How to Improve Smartphone Battery Life (Tips + Tools)

The battery life of smartphones remains one of the biggest grievances among users. Smartphones are themed faster, smarter and loaded with features, and all that functionality comes at the cost of battery life. I think there is no single magic setting that can help to improve battery life; there are smart habits, proper settings, and several useful tools, which should collaborate and help.

The good news? You do not have to purchase a new phone that is going to perform better in terms of battery. Minor changes can bring a visible difference.

Use the Screen Wisely (Biggest Battery Saver)

The largest battery user of smartphones is the display. Screen strain can be highly reduced, which would greatly increase battery life.

My recommendations:

• Reduce the brightness of the screen or use adaptive brightness.
• Minimize screen time (15- 30 seconds is good)
• Use Dark Mode, particularly on AMOLED displays.
• Don't use live wallpapers and other unneeded animations.

Personally, I was able to add hours on a daily battery life by simply controlling the screen brightness.

Control Background Apps & Syncing

Millions of apps operate in the background, giving data updates, content, and using power.

Tips:

• Limit the background activities on frequently visited applications.
• Switch off the automatic sync of the apps that are not required immediately.
• Close applications that are running in the background.

The phones that we have today are intelligent, though they still require the user to be in control to avoid the unnecessary drain.

Manage Connectivity Smartly

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and mobile data are always seeking signals- and that consumes power.

Best practices:

• Switch off GPS and Bluetooth.
• Wi-Fi should be used instead of mobile data where possible.
• Turn on Aeroplane Mode when sampling a low signal.

I believe that the weak signal areas drain batteries more than heavy usage does.

Enable Built-In Battery Saver Modes

The smartphones of today have smart battery-saving functionality which is usually not utilized.

• Turn on the battery saver/power saving.
• Optimized charging or Use Adaptive Battery (Android).
• Schedule battery saver in order to start itself at a low percentage.

The features restrict background activities and maintain the necessary functions.

Charge Smartly to Protect Battery Health

The long-term functionality is influenced by the Battery health.

Charging tips:

• Do not always charge completely to 100%.
• Do not allow the battery to go down to zero very often.
• Original or certified chargers should be used.
• Charging should not be overheated.

It seems to me that being able to keep the battery healthy is as important as power saving in everyday life.

Tips to Better Battery Life: Useful Tools and Apps

The following are some of the tools that really help (when put to good use),

• AccuBattery- Monitors the condition and usage of batteries.
• Greenify- Sends idle applications to sleep.
• Inbuilt Battery Usage Tracker- Displays the apps that consume the most.
• Adaptive Charging Tools- Reduce charging to conserve battery life.

Battery booster apps are not good, and some of them are harmful to use.

I think the solution to increasing battery life in smartphones is less of a sacrifice than awareness. You do not have to make your phone a mere machine, and all you have to do is streamline things that you do not need to be running constantly.

It requires only moments of utilizing intelligent habits, in-built system applications, and a few apps that can be trusted, using which you can easily achieve longer battery life and enhanced performance, along with better battery health, without having to affect the experience of your smartphone.