Smartphones have become an indispensable part of our life, but the battery life is as important as the smartphone itself. A smartphone having good battery life enhances the user experience. In this article, you will find about the best battery saving tips for android phones.
Mass of people thinks that the way we charge our Android Phones doesn't impact the Overall life of the battery. We charge them in any way we want, but that's definitely not the case. How you charge your phone will decide the overall lifespan of the battery
Many of us charge in the wrong way, and that’s why our battery doesn’t long last. You must use the following tips to make sure you do it in the right way.
You can extend the lifespan of your phone battery in two ways :
- By charging it properly
- By using General Tips while using smartphones
How to Increase the Battery life of Android Phones: Understanding Charge Cycle
Charging Cycle indicates how many times a rechargeable battery can undergo the process of complete charging and discharge until failure or it starting to lose capacity.
In simple words, it means full discharge and charge of the battery from 0 to 100%. Charging from 50 to 100% will imply half charge cycle, doing this twice and it will be a complete charge cycle
There is battery degradation upon every charge cycle. Battery manufacturers say that after 400 complete charge cycle, the phone battery is degraded by 20%, means that 20% of capacity is lost and 80% remain further.
So you saw, how charging is crucial for the overall life span. If you can slow down those charge cycles — you can extend the everyday battery life of your phone — you can extend its battery lifespan also.
Best Battery Charging Tips for Android Phones
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Many of us charge in the wrong way, and that’s why our battery doesn’t long last. You must use the following tips to make sure you do it in the right way.
1. Remove Cover and Cases During Charging
Phone case and cover protect your phone from damages but using them while charging obstructs proper heat dispersal. Heat is the biggest enemy of a phone's battery. Charging a phone itself generates some heat but when a phone is charged with cases and covers on, it generates even more heat.
2. Stick to Partial Charging
Android Phones nowadays uses lithium-ion batteries and partial charging has a positive effect on their life. Batteries are neither happy at extremely lower levels nor at the extremely higher levels. You not necessarily need to charge it all way 100 every time.
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If it is charged for like 80%, it is sufficient. Battery drops to 30% charge it to 80 or 90% and that's it. One thing is to keep in mind that never let your battery drop below 20% as it impacts performance very badly. Always try to keep it above 20%.
Using partial charging can extend battery life by about 15-25%.
3. Never Repeatedly Charge your Phone
Some of us have a habit of charging our phones 5 to 6 times daily, but the point is if you have charged your phone, let the battery do the work it is meant for. Use it for the day. Continuously charging your phone adds up to the charge cycles and you know how it impacts the overall life span.
Wait for it to come at 20% at least and then plug it. I would suggest charging it a maximum of 2 times a day, however, it also depends on which type of user you are.
4. Avoid Overnight Charging
Most of us prefer to plug our phone for an overnight charge but it's not a good practice. If it has reached full, there's no point in keeping it plugged-in.
Overnight charging would be good if you're using slow chargers like 8W or 10W, but it is not advisable to do if you're having fast chargers like 20W or 30W as it causes overheat and overcharge.
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However, this thing is a debatable question. Some say that smartphones are smart and are able to maintain power supply throughout. On the other hand, some say it damages battery due to overheating in the long run
5. Use Only Orignal Charger and Cable
Never charge your phone with any third party local charger. If in any case the original charger is damaged or broken, buy a new original branded one. Local chargers don't guarantee even voltage and power supply into your smartphone and can cause many consequences like :
- Cause overheating of Phone while charging.
- Damages battery life.
- It can also lead to an explosion of your phone. ( Phone explosions are mainly due to using third party chargers)
6. Never Heavy Use your Phone while Charging
Give some rest to your phone during charge and then use it. While charging it is already performing a task and how much it will perform simultaneously. Light usage is fine but using it extensively during charging ( playing high-end games along with multi-tasking) will damage its battery and distorts the charging cycle.
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There had been cases where phones had exploded while charging.
7. Charging Phone with High-Watt Charger
Some people charge their phone with chargers of 20W or 30W even when their phone has the support of 15W or 18W only. They do it in the hope that their phone will charge very fast but it's not true. The phone will charge properly only when charged through the correct watt charger.
If you will use a very high watt charger it will not work because of the phone's hardware incapability. Instead, it will add excess strain which will not be good.
8. Suitable Charging Condition
Always charge your phone in a suitable atmosphere ( neither very hot nor very cold). Avoid charging your phone in hot places ( like in direct sunlight). It adds unnecessary strain during the charging process. Charge it in a normal place under normal room temperatures.
The best way is to set your phone brightness manually ( Increase it when you're outside and decrease it when you're inside ). You can set it at Auto-brightness also, but then the light sensors will also consume some power. It would be negligible, but yes it will consume,
Best Battery Saving Tips for Android Phones
Apart from charging, there are some day-to-day tips that you can use to save battery on a daily basis or in an individual charge cycle.
9. Dark Wallpaper on AMOLED Screens
Users having a phone with AMOLED Display should use a black or dark color wallpaper in order to preserve a huge amount of battery. Amoled screen pixels that are black in color draw no power at all.
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So for al the black part on the screen, no battery is being used. This results in lower consumption of power and greater battery life
10. Brightness
" The brighter, the vibrant ", we all think so and due to this many of us keep our phone brightness at the max level all the time, which drains hell of power.
The best way is to set your phone brightness manually ( Increase it when you're outside and decrease it when you're inside ). You can set it at Auto-brightness also, but then the light sensors will also consume some power. It would be negligible, but yes it will consume,
11. Software Updates
Don't upgrade your phone as soon as any new update comes. Sometimes there are minor bugs in the update which can cause an issue in the battery as well as overall device performance. Check online reviews and then upgrade it.
12. Killing Recent Applications
We think that removing an app from the recent tab will save our power as they will not run in the background but the thing is the exact opposite. When you erase an app from memory and you open it next time, the app loads from the starting instead of where you have left it.
It uses more processing power and eventually uses more battery. Your phone software is well optimized for handling recent apps & memory usage, you don’t need to clear them manually.
13. Battery Saving Applications
Android OS had become so advanced that it does battery optimization to a great extent. It saves power as much as it can. Do not install any battery-saving applications. Instead of saving power, it results in increased power consumption as they always run in the background with many processes. It drains more oy your battery.
14. Screen Timeout
Leaving your display on is also one of the greatest battery killers. Screen Timeout is the time after which your smartphone goes into sleep ( the screen turns off ) after you have stopped using or interacting with it.
Try to keep it low as possible like 15 secs or 30 secs. Don't put it for a very long time like 5 minutes or 10 minutes. Trust me it will save you a lot of power.
15. Use Lite Versions of Application
This thing has a person to person aspect. Some like to use the original version of application while others use Lite Version. Lite version uses less power and resources in comparison to original ones.
So, I would suggest that if you're having an old smartphone with low hardware specifications, use Lite Applications. They will help you reduce power consumption.
But again it a person's individual choice
Conclusion
Putting all things together, you can achieve 20-25% power saving and at the same time extend the overall lifespan of your precious smartphone. Always make sure that :
- You charge your phone with the original charger and cable
- Adopt Partial charging. Remove cover when charging.
- Do not continuously charge your phone
- Use dark wallpapers on AMOLEDs
- Never Install any battery-saving application.
- Do not kill recent apps manually
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