How Make Your Cell Phone Battery Last Longer

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as the process of turning the phone off or on actually uses a lot of power. This will probably be the most effective and simple way of conserving battery life between charges. If you dont plan on answering the phone while youre sleeping or after business hours
just turn it off.Reduce your screen brightness and overall screen time. Your Android or iPhone uses more battery while the screen is on
especially if your brightness is pretty high. If your battery is low
avoid keeping the screen on while following navigation instructions
dont watch videos
and stay away from games and apps with lots of animations. If you do have to use the screen
reducing the brightness will conserve more battery power.Use a black background if you have an AMOLED screen. It will use less power because AMOLED screens only light the pixels needed for an image—if an image is completely black
all the pixels are off.When not in use
the screen is likely set to turn off after a certain amount of time. You can decrease the amount of time your smartphones screen stays illuminated by visiting How to Adjust the Screen Timeout on an Android Phone or How to Change Auto Lock Time on an iPhone.If youre using an iPhone
disable the Raise to Wake feature so your screen doesnt come on automatically when you lift it. Youll find this setting in Settings > Display & Brightness.Disable Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
and/or GPS. Leaving any of these services on when not in use uses your battery. Leaving Bluetooth on uses battery power even when youre not paired
and having Wi-Fi enabled causes your phone to constantly search for available access points.To disable Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
swipe down from the top of the home screen (Android) or open the Control Center (iPhone) and tap the Bluetooth (a sideways bowtie) or Wi-Fi (three curved lines in the shape of a pie slice).See How to Turn Off Location Services to learn how to disable your phones GPS.If youre using a non-smartphone
you can usually find the options to disable these services in your settings.Use airplane mode when you dont need a steady internet connection. If youre somewhere that mobile data and phone coverage is weak or nonexistent
turn on airplane mode until you get back to better service. You wont be able to use mobile data or phone service in airplane mode
but you can still use Wi-Fi.To turn on airplane mode
swipe down from the top of the home screen (Android) or open the Control Center (iPhone) and tap the airplane.Enable Low Power or Power Saving Mode when the battery is low. If youre running low on battery power
you can enable a special mode on your Android or iPhone that can buy you some extra time. See Enabling Power Saving Mode on Android or Enabling Low Power Mode on an iPhone to learn how.Turn off vibrations. If possible
put your phone on silent or just use the audible ringer. Vibrations use more power than tone.Use the camera sparingly. If you know it will be a while before your phone’s next charge
avoid using the camera
especially the flash function. Flash photography can drain your battery quickly.Keep your phone calls short. This is obvious
but how many times have you heard someone on their cell phone say
"I think my battery’s dying
" and then continue their conversation for several minutes? Sometimes
the dying battery is just an excuse to get off the phone
but if you really need to conserve the battery
limit your talk time.Keep the battery cool. Your battery will last longest if used near room temperature
and nothing wears on a battery like extended exposure to high temperatures. While you can’t control the weather
you can avoid leaving your phone in a hot car or in direct sunlight
and you don’t have to carry your phone in your pocket
where your body heat will raise its temperature. In addition
check the battery while it’s charging. If it seems excessively hot
your charger may be malfunctioning.Charge your battery correctly. Use the correct charger for your phone to avoid improper charging. Get a charger from the manufacturer
not the gas station.Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries (common in non-smartphones) naturally get quite warm while charging unless you use a specialized "slow charger." If your phone uses a NiMH battery
do not worry about the heat generated during charging unless it becomes so hot that it is uncomfortable to touch.When using a car charger
do not charge the battery when the inside temperature of your car is hot. Wait until the car has cooled before you plug in the phone.. You should see the amount of charge your Android has at the moment (and how long that charge will last). menu. Its the three dots at the top-right corner of the screen.. If you dont see this option
tap the icon of the battery instead.Find out which apps use the most battery power. Youll see a list of apps on your Android and how much of your battery power that app has consumed since the last full charge.Tap an app to see specific information about how the app uses the battery. Depending on the app
you may see the option to enable Background restriction
which ensures the app doesnt use the battery unless its open on the screen.If youd like to see which Android services (in addition to apps)
tap the three-dot menu again and select Show full device usage.. Its in the third group of settings.Scroll down to view battery level information. Youll see a graph that shows your battery activity over the past 24 hours. Tap Last 10 Days to see this information for a longer time period.Scroll down to view the battery usage by app. Under the "BATTERY USAGE BY APP" header lies a list of app names with corresponding percentages. The percentages tell you how much of the battery power over the past 24 hours (or 10 days
if you switched the view in the last step) was consumed by this app.Tap the SHOW ACTIVITY link above the percentage column to show the amount of time the app was using the battery over the selected time period. Each entry will display how of that usage occurred with the screen on versus off (in the background). to check the status of the battery. If you have an iPhone 6
SE
or later
youll see this option above the graph (and below the battery modes).Check "Maximum Capacity" to find out how much life is left in your iPhones battery. This value should be at 100% when the iPhone is brand new
but it will decrease over time. As the maximum capacity decreases
youll have to charge your iPhone more often. Once the batterys capacity is problematically low
youll see a warning on the screen that tells you to replace the battery. Check "Peak Performance Capability" to find out if your iPhone is functioning with reduced performance due to the maximum capacity being too low. Once the battery reaches the end of its life cycle
your iPhone will automatically stop performing as fast to preserve its life for as long as possible.. Its usually under the "Intelligent standby power saving" button.. Its at the bottom of the menu. Now that battery saver mode is enabled
your Android will operate with some reduced functionality to preserve your remaining battery power. Some of functions affected: Vibration and haptic feedback will be disabled.Location services and other apps and services that run in the background will be paused. Apps that sync in the background
such as your email and social media apps
will not update until you open the apps.Processing power will be reduced during power saving mode
so your Android may seem slower than usual.. Its in the third group of settings.Add Low Power Mode to the Control Center (optional). If you want to quickly toggle Low Power Mode on and off in the future
heres how you can add it to the Control Center (the menu that appears when you swipe up from the bottom of the home screen):Open Settings.Scroll down and tap Control Center (in the third group of settings).Tap Customize Controls.Scroll down and tap the + next to Low Power Mode. Now when you open the Control Center
youll see a battery icon on the bottom row that
when tapped
allows you to toggle Low Power Mode on or off.