Turn Off Features Not in Use
Turn off Bluetooth.
Disable GPS when not in use.Shut down Wi-Fi.
You might even considerdisabling your hotspotfeatures.
Turn off these features in your phone’s parameters except when you need them to save power.
Another setting to look at is the screen timeout.
Adjust to your level of patience.
Emails, news, the weather, celebrity tweetsyou are constantly getting updates.
Besides being bad for your sanity, the constant data-checking depletes your phone battery.
Adjust the data-fetching intervals andpush notificationsin your phone’s configs and apps.
News apps and social media apps regularly check in the background for new information.
Set those to check manually or hourly.
Research suggests free,ad-supported apps drain battery life.
In one case, 75 percent of an app’s energy consumption was used just to power the ads.
The other option is to use an ad blocker to see if it reduces the drain on your battery.
FAQ
Cellphone batteries typically last between 3-5 years.
Tocheck your battery health on Android, use a third-party app such as AccuBattery.
TapSettings>Battery>Battery Usageto learn which apps are using the most power.
Tomake your phone charge faster, turn on Airplane Mode or power down your phone.
If your gadget supports it, use USB-C chargers that speed up charging time.
Don’t use your phone when it’s charging.
