Smartphone batteries don’t last forever and some devices have almost embarrassing screen time. Those big luscious AMOLED and LCD screens and demanding apps are an obvious drain on your battery, but there are plenty of things you can do behind the scenes to make your Android last longer. Let’s explore how to increase your smartphone battery.
How Android Batteries Work
First, some background: Most smartphones have a lithium ion battery or a lithium polymer battery. However, both are actually lithium-ion and as such don’t have a ‘memory’ meaning you can charge them from any level, you don’t have to fully discharge them before charging, and you don’t have to charge them up to the 100 percent.
In fact, these types of batteries suffer from low-voltage issues, so it’s actually better to partially charge them (say, 20 to 90 percent) than to fully charge and drain them. However, battery care is always open to debate, so for every piece of advice accepted there will be someone who says there is no difference. Just find the ones that work for you and you can boost your Android device’s battery.
To our regret, most devices released today do not have removable batteries. It seems that this will not change anytime soon. And even though most of them come close to 3,000mAh, they still need to be optimized, especially for demanding new games. Take advantage of some of the tips below and get the most out of your smartphone.
1. Black wallpaper can increase battery
If your phone has an AMOLED screen (like most Samsung devices), use a dark colored background. Black wallpaper can increase battery life because AMOLED displays only illuminate colored pixels. Black pixels are off, so the blacker or darker you are, the less power it takes to illuminate them.
To download a completely black wallpaper, tap the link here.
• Now, save the image and go to your Settings.
• From there, touch Wallpaper, select Choose wallpaper and scroll down to Gallery.
• You should be able to find the black wallpaper you just saved.
• Press set for wallpaper and lock screen.
2. Sleep mode
Doze mode exists since Android Marshmallow, but has been improved with the latest versions of Android. Before, Doze only worked when the smartphone had been idle for a while. But now, it can also work when you’re on the go (in your bag or pocket while on the go, for example). The screen only needs to be off to work.
Doze mode basically turns off things you’re not using depending on how long it’s been since you touched your phone. The network connection is interrupted and synchronization only occurs during specific intervals. When you’re away from your phone for longer, more things like GPS, Wi-Fi scanning, and all syncing stop.
3. Turn off the Google Assistant
Prevent your phone from always listening. The Google Assistant is a fantastic feature, and often very functional. The problem is, it can wreak havoc on your battery. Especially if you don’t actually use it or only use it occasionally.
Go to Google> Search from your Settings menu and tap Google Assistant> Settings heading. On the next page, select your device and disable the Google Assistant for longer battery life.
4. Don’t let your applications lag.
Keep your applications up to date. There’s a reason developers constantly update apps, and most of the time it’s to optimize memory or battery life. Keeping your apps up-to-date also means you have the best optimizations available. Similarly, remove old apps that you no longer use as they may be running background processes that consume your RAM and battery life.
Once you’ve made sure your apps are up to date, you can review them individually and check if they are optimized for battery life. This can be done quite quickly. Just go into Settings and tap on Battery. From there, press the menu button (three dots at the top right of the screen) and go to Battery optimization. From there you can see which apps are optimized and change them. You can only change non-essential system apps. Watch the video below to see how this is done.
5. Use Greenify
Unlike many Android apps that claim to optimize performance and increase battery life, Greenify really works. Greenify allows you to put other applications into hibernation when they are not in use, preventing them from running in the background.
This frees up system resources and increases battery performance, but requires a bit of thought. For Greenify to be effective, you can’t just hibernate all installed apps. But since there are many Android apps that perform actions that you don’t know about, or necessarily want to, this is a useful tool.
References:
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-save-battery-life
