There’s nothing worse than looking down and seeing your phone showing that the battery is down to 1% or worse, completely dead.
I’m sure it’s not surprising to find that part of the problem is the application you’re running. The most battery-hungry apps are social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, and WhatsApp. They’re in the top 20, and both allow 11 functions to run in the background. Android and Iphone will periodically refresh background apps by default. This uses your phone’s battery and data.
While background app refresh won’t drain your resources like screen brightness and cellular connection, stopping app refresh can help you save battery and data for when you really need it.
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How can I determine how much battery power certain applications are using?
For iPhone users:
- go set up
- scroll down to Battery then click
- then scroll down to see the list of read App battery usage
iPhone battery usage
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Here, you’ll see a list of your most-used apps and how much battery power they’re taking from your phone. Be sure to update the apps you use regularly, as this will ensure they consume less battery.
For Android users:
- go set up
- tap application
- Open every app you want to stop refreshing in the background
- tap Battery
- choose from optimization or Restricted, This completely limits battery usage in the background
- Some Android users (depending on your manufacturer) also have a shortcut that controls battery power across all your apps.
- tap set up
- tap Battery equipment maintenance
- tap Battery
- tap Background usage restrictions
- Open Put unused apps to sleep
- This will put all unused apps to sleep, saving battery power.
Note that settings may vary depending on your Android phone manufacturer.
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5 Ways to Extend Battery Life
- Besides managing and throttling the apps on your phone, there are many other ways to preserve battery power last longer.
1. Enable Low Power Mode
This will make your battery last longer, and it will prevent some apps from refreshing and limit the service of others.
Low Power Mode on iPhone
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for android users
go set up
tap Battery and Device Care
tap Battery
Open power saving
if you clickpower savingYou’ll get a few options here, includingTurn off always on display, limit CPU speed to 70%, reduce brightness by 10%.
Note that settings may vary depending on your Android phone manufacturer.
2. Turn off location services for apps you don’t need
In general, only GPS, ride-sharing, and delivery services are necessary to enable Location Services, and even then, it’s best to only enable them while you’re using the app.
- For iPhone users
- goset up
- tap Privacy and Security
- tap location service
- Find the application that uses this service and adjust it to ” Nivir” or ” when using it “
Location Services on iPhone
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for android users
On your phone’s Home screen, find the application icon.
Touch and hold an application icon.
click small A generation in the corner application information
tap permissions
If you allow location access, you’ll see your location below allow Then you can close
3. Manage Background App Refresh
For iPhone users
go set up
tap General
tap background app refresh
Here you can turn it off completely or on selected apps
Background App Refresh in iPhone Settings
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- for android users
- go set up
- tap application
- Open every app you want to stop refreshing in the background
- tap Battery
- choose from optimization or Restricted This completely limits battery usage in the background
4. Reduce screen brightness
For iPhone users
tap set up
go Display and Brightness
Adjust screen brightness to your liking.
Display and Brightness on iPhone
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for android users
- On an unlocked device, swipe down from the top of the screen twice
- Drag the brightness slider left or right with your finger to adjust the brightness
Android users may want to consider disabling WiFi and Bluetooth scanning,and alsoScanning for nearby devicesIt automatically searches for open networks and devices, and has the potential to drain your battery faster than if you manually select a network or device.
- Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
- goset up
- tapprivacy
- tapPlace
- tapscanning
Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
Turn off nearby device scanning
- goset up
- tapconnect
- tapMore connection settings
- closeScanning for nearby devices
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Your phone connection also affects your phone’s power. In areas with poor reception, your phone uses more battery to search for a signal. So, how do you deal with poor signal at home? A cell phone signal booster picks up and boosts weak signals that are out of range so your phone doesn’t have to drain its battery in constant searches.I recommendSureCall Flare 3.0 Cell Phone Signal Booster.It extends coverage to multiple users in your home and reduces dropped calls, improves battery life, improves audio quality, and speeds up data and streaming.
It’s also worth noting that if your phone’s battery is draining suspiciously fast, you’ve most likely been hacked. Go to CyberGuy.com and search for “stalkerware” by clicking the magnifying glass at the top of my site.
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