Autonomy ... this is one of the biggest flaw of our favorite smartphones, regardless of the brand or embedded system. When your old Nokia 3310 was several days without problem, you rales every day after breakfast today battery indicator emptying by eye.
Even if there is no miracle solution, except to lug around multiple batteries (or smartphone!) On itself, here are some tips to improve somewhat the autonomy of your favorite apps.
It should already remember that you can learn more about the current use of your battery: go in Settings / About Phone / Battery / Battery Use . Appears as if by magic percentage elements that consume the most. It will take care of them at present.
The screen
Modern mobile screens are becoming larger, more light ... for the pleasure of our eyes and ease of use, unfortunately incompatible with prolonged use in total mobility. You can already start adjust the brightness in Settings / Sound and Display / Brightness . You can choose to leave your smartphone to automatically adjust to the ambient light, but you can also manually set the preference to choose a good compromise between comfort and autonomy. Put the widget power control on your desk for not having to dig through menus on the day you want to change your default setting, and voila!
You can also decrease the time Standby screen: default set to 1 minute, do not hesitate to pass this value to 30 see 15 seconds. This happens in Settings / Sounds & Display / Standby screen.
Mobile data
More poor reception, your phone will consume more battery to successfully connect to the network. And of course if you are using the 3G network fully, the battery will drain much faster than single connection. Hence the idea of not activate the data connection only when it is really necessary. To call, write an SMS or a mail, a simple EDGE connection will suffice. You can connect / disconnect simply through the box Settings / Wireless & Networks / Mobile Network.
Applications such as APNdroid andQuick Settings allow you to manage all that finger and the eye.
Wi-Fi
Maximum using Wi-Fi when a network is available nearby! It will automatically shut off your data connection, which is much better for your battery. But be careful though, if you're not in an area covered and the Wi-Fi is turned on, your device will constantly search for a network and increase your energy. So cut the Wi-Fi when it's useless. Again, a little widget on the desktop to simplify your life is very significant.Bluetooth
Same comment as for Wi-Fi: cut when unused, and the small Widget that goes to simplify activation.
GPS
Probably one of the biggest consumer of battery (do not forget to invest in a small reloading kit cigarette lighter if you use it in the car). However, what is done is that it will use the battery only if you use it really is to say when you do run an application that needs it, such as Google Maps or system navigation. Be careful though if you have enabled location options on Facebook, Twitter ... because in this case it will turn more often than expected. Again the little widget on the desktop is essential in my opinion.
Automate the management of these parameters
Well it's nice stuff, but I spend my time to click on the icons every time I want to do something! Do not worry, you can automate all thanks to applications like Tasker , Locale , orSetting Profiles . Every 3 paying, but it can really worth the investment: for example you can automatically activate the GPS as soon as you open Google Maps, enable Bluetooth automatically during your office hours, turn on Wi-Fi when you enter your home . Simple and practical.
To go further regardless of parameterization, JuiceDefender will simply connect your smartphone to the data network at regular intervals to check your new messages, mentions on Twitter and other notifications without leaving the network permanently activated.
If however you prefer to manage everything by hand, the widget power control mentioned above is essential. You will also find paid versions improved on the Market.
Check the settings of your applications
Some applications, such as default Facebook or Twitter, periodically check any notifications you display. Is it really useful to connect every 5 minutes for this? You can adjust this frequency to avoid too frequent connections to the network. And let's just turn these applications when you do not need via a good old Task Killer .
As for the applications that you do not use at all, do not forget to uninstall. In addition to free up some connect to the internet without you know it. Widgets and attention also that update constantly, such as Facebook statuses, Tweets, or weather.
Forget the glitz
Ok, animations, wallpapers, slap it, it's pretty ... but it also consumes the resource, so when you want to conserve battery power, disable what is not really necessary.
Attention to the heat
Nothing kills the battery more than heat. So be careful not to forget your smartphone in a car in direct sunlight, in a pocket of jeans, or simply too exposed to the sun in summer.Basic but essential.
Empty your battery stats
The experts correct me if necessary, but if I understood everything as it should be: it is a file that tells your phone to the amount of battery life remaining. Only is it possible that from time to time indications are no longer entirely accurate; your machine will think it is fully charged then it will be for example only 95%. Annoying.
If you are an experienced user and your Android is Roote, then you can "reset" the file. I will not go into detail here, you can find more information here (in English) . If you're interested let me know I really try to test and give you a small article.
Undervolt or underclock your smartphone
Again aimed at power-users : you can reduce yourself perfectly performance processor (underclocking) to reduce energy consumption. And guess what? There's an app for that ! Paid and reserved exclusively for Android Rootes again.
You can also decrease the voltage viathis application .
Android is crazy anyway.
Buy a second battery
It's silly but in the end why not fit a second battery? Or simply replace the original with another larger capacity? However, be careful to choose the right model from the manufacturer if possible. Beware of cheap products! The solution of the autonomous charger can also be a good alternative.
So much for these few tips to make even more of your precious mobile. If you have other tips do not hesitate to indicate comment!
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