Improved battery performance. Additional gadgets to increase operating time
Long-term battery life of a smartphone during a hike or tourist trip is ensured in several ways. Among them are the choice of a device with powerful battery, the presence of a second battery, the use of external portable chargers and Powerbank. But even if you regular smartphone With regular battery and there are no external batteries or chargers, it is quite possible to increase autonomy by optimizing the functions of the communicator itself.
10 Ways to Increase Battery Life
1. Lower the brightness level and turn on sleep mode.
This is perhaps the most suitable battery saving method, which is equally suitable for any device equipped with a screen. Set your screen brightness to 50% or less and your phone will drain slower. You can adjust the screen brightness by lowering the notification shade: this can be done by swiping two fingers across the screen (sometimes one is enough). The status bar will open and the option to change the brightness will open; you can do the same by going through the directory: “Settings” “Screen” “Brightness”. And while you're there, you need to turn off "Auto Brightness" (which is also called "Adaptive Brightness" in the latest version of Android 5.0 Lollipop).
Another important option in the display settings is that you can change the screen's "sleep" time. That is, the amount of time the screen will spend waiting for your commands before dimming and turning off a second later. Typically, the default interval is 30 seconds, but we recommend lowering it (to 15 seconds or less).
2. Identify the gluttony of some applications.
Suspended applications are those programs that are "minimized" but not completely closed, and they may continue to consume a lot of power without your knowledge. Luckily, Android has a built-in battery monitor. Go to “Settings” “Battery” and you can see which applications are the most power hungry. Now you know exactly which apps to avoid using if you're going to be outside the house all day. I would like to note that not all applications “burn out” the battery. For example, an application for recording calls and telephone conversations Arkyver, here is about it http://arkyver.com/ru/Android, is designed with minimal power consumption in mind.
3. Enable energy saving mode.
Not all smartphones are Android system have a power saving function, but if you own phones from Samsung, Sony, Motorol and HTC, then they probably have the option to enable this mode, and you can start it when your battery charge is rapidly decreasing. On some Android phones, the energy saving solution may be set to automatic start when the battery level drops below a certain percentage.
If your smartphone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. then there is a built-in energy-saving mode that can save you more than 90 additional minutes. You can get into it by going to “Settings” “Battery” “Battery Saving” (in quick menu- this is the top right icon).
4. Disable NFC and Bluetooth.
Bluetooth is usually disabled by default, but NFC may work. We've tested many new Android smartphones and found that the only source of hidden power drain is background NFC. WITH using NFC smartphones under Android control from one touch communicate with objects, both with Bluetooth headsets and digital cameras. But just like Bluetooth, you need to enable this option only when it is needed. Some Android smartphones have a special NFC icon on the notification shade.
If your phone does not have it, you can turn NFC on or off by going to “Settings” “Wireless Networks” “NFC Technologies”.
5. Use dark “wallpapers” on your desktop.
There are two main types of displays for smartphones: LCD (LCD) and AMOLED. LCD displays use a backlight system that illuminates every pixel on the screen. However, AMOLED displays are created with pixels that emit light on their own. Each pixel, acquiring one color or another, glows and consumes energy accordingly. And the pixel that remains black does not light up and is not powered by battery power. If your phone has AMOLED screen or SuperAMOLED (and, for example, most Samsung smartphones are equipped with it), then you can set dark or even black wallpapers on your desktop to make your device more energy efficient.
6. Turn off location detection (GPS).
Many applications, e.g. Google Maps, Swarm, and Yelp use geolocation to provide accurate data about your location, but if you rarely or moderately use programs with this feature, it is very wise to leave GPS inactive. Some smartphones have a GPS deactivation icon - also called "location" in Lollipop - in the menu quick settings. Be that as it may, you can disable the transfer of geodata by going to “Settings” “Location”.
7. Disable unnecessary features.
There are some differences in the functionality of different gadgets on the Android system. And if your device is equipped with such stupid functions as “tracking the direction of your gaze” or “air control”, which, for example, the Galaxy S4 has, then go ahead! It's time to deactivate them.
You will probably never use them, and they will drain the battery charge while in background. Typically, options to turn them on and off are located in the settings of the applications themselves.
8. Disable vibration and optional sound alerts.
Tactile feedback, or vibration, that occurs when you interact with touch display smartphone - wonderful. I love the tactile sensation of touching a device that creates vibration feedback. But you have to pay for this pleasure with significantly increasing battery consumption.
Turn off energy-eating vibration by going to Settings Sound and notifications Other sounds. And there you can turn off “Vibration”, and, of course, “Key sound”, “Screen tap sound”, “Screen lock sound”, “Vibration response” - by turning off all this, you will be able to save the remaining battery charge in the event of, for example , emergency, when the smartphone is just about to run out.
9. Set the minimum number of widgets.
Widgets are a great opportunity to capture everything important information with one quick glance at home screen or get easy access to the control keys something like music app. But for the sake of your battery life, turn off widgets that don't get your attention often. You can eliminate widgets by long-pressing and holding them, then dragging them to the “delete area” (sometimes it looks like a trash can symbol).
10. Cut off unnecessary animation effects.
Did you know that beautiful effects Do animations and graceful transitions consume power on your phone? Good news: you can turn them off and add “life” to the battery if you activate hidden settings: "For developers". Go to Settings > About Phone, then scroll down to Build Number and tap here 7 times.
Go back by clicking the back button and you will see the Developer section that was missing before. Once in, scroll down to “Window: Scale”, “Transition: Scale” and “Animation Speed”. Disable these three configurations and voila: your smartphone battery will start to hold a charge a little longer (and perhaps your phone will become faster). By the way, a reboot may be required for these changes to take effect.
Alexey Starobogatov.
Despite the fact that manufacturers are constantly working to increase the time battery life our gadgets, we are still faced with a situation where by the evening the smartphone is completely discharged. There are many ways to increase the operating time of a device without recharging. Most smartphone owners have learned to turn off Wi-Fi and GPS when not in use. We will tell you about those Android settings that may not be so obvious.
Reducing power consumption Android
Mobile operating system from Google is no longer the nightmare for smartphone batteries that it used to be, but a number of its standard settings are still not very optimal from the point of view of the autonomy of gadgets. Fortunately, this is not difficult to fix: we offer you a number of simple steps to optimize battery consumption.
This advice may seem no less obvious to you than the need to turn off GPS, but few smartphone owners use the power saving mode when the battery level is sufficient. Majority modern gadgets have several energy saving modes of varying degrees of aggressiveness, and some allow the user to configure them quite flexibly. At the same time, the “normal” power saving mode, as a rule, does not greatly affect the convenience of working with the gadget, but only slightly limits the maximum brightness of the display, processor frequency and background use data. In most cases (unless you play), these changes will not be noticeable, but they are quite capable of adding a couple of hours of battery life to your smartphone.
Almost all of our lives are now spent on the “cloud,” which Google (and other services) actively use, almost continuously synchronizing data in the background. And of course it's not in the best possible way affects both the amount of traffic consumed and the battery life of the device. To disable synchronization, you need to find the item “ Accounts ", and then click on the " menu» and select the desired option. If you still need to transfer data to the cloud (for example, to synchronize contacts), you can do this manually from time to time by clicking on the appropriate items in the list.
Unfortunately, Android does not allow flexible configuration automatic synchronization, and therefore it works according to the principle “ all or nothing». The only way Save some battery power when synchronization is enabled - disable push notifications for some programs included in auto-sync services (however, this method also works for any other applications). To do this, when you receive a notification from any program, open the notification panel and make a long tap on the message, after which the settings screen will open. To completely turn off notifications from the program, just click on the “ Allowing notifications».
Voice search with query recognition on any screen and even when the gadget is locked is a convenient thing, but it also consumes enough energy. If you rarely use this feature, you should disable it. To do this, open settings Google Now and then go to the " Voice search" and select " “OK Google” recognition" To increase the autonomy of your smartphone, it makes sense to disable recognition on any screen, but you can easily leave the “ From Google apps " to use voice search when Google Now is already running.
Widgets have always been the hallmark of Android, but some of them literally eat up energy. First of all, we are talking about those that are constantly updated by downloading information from the Internet - news widgets, widgets with collections of videos and applications, and the like. However, there is no need to rush to delete all widgets in a row: many of them allow you to configure the automatic update period. If you set a reasonable data loading interval in the widget, problems with energy consumption can be avoided. But there is no point in giving up widgets for social networks or mail: applications constantly communicate with the network, regardless of whether there is a widget on your desktop or not.
Wireless Wi-Fi module in your smartphone consumes quite a lot of energy to provide a connection to the access point, including when the gadget is not transmitting data. Moreover, with standard settings this happens even when you are not using the device. To correct this behavior, you need to open the wireless network settings on your device and click on “ Additionally"(sometimes this requires first pressing the " Menu"). Here you need to find the item “ Wi-Fi in sleep mode" and select the mode " When charging" instead of " Always" Now, when you turn off the screen on your smartphone, it will use mobile data instead of Wi-Fi, which will save you some battery power.
Geolocation is one of the main battery drains on your smartphone, so if you don't need it, it's best to keep it turned off. Sometimes you can't do without location detection, but even in this case, you can reduce power consumption to a minimum by spending just a couple of minutes on setup. So, first, open the geodata settings on your smartphone and find the item “ Improved accuracy" Here you are usually asked to use Wi-Fi network scanning to increase the accuracy of determining your location even when Wi-Fi is turned off, and on some smartphones the same is also available for Bluetooth. We recommend disabling both of these items.
Now find the section “ Application Permissions" On various smartphones it can be located in different places: in our case, we had to go to the “ Applications", press the button " Menu» and select the appropriate item. If you did everything correctly, you will see a list of main system permissions Android, among which will be " Location" By clicking on this item you will see big list apps that have permission to use your location. Moreover, most of these programs will probably be able to work without access to geolocation data. Now you just have to go through the list, disabling programs that clearly can do without using location - games, social network clients and other applications that are clearly not related to navigation or displaying maps.
Unlike smartphones with TFT displays, for which the power consumption of the screen depends only on its brightness, in gadgets with AMOLED matrices the gamma of the picture is also of considerable importance. Therefore, on such devices it makes sense to go to the dark side and use appropriate themes for the system and applications. When displaying black on AMOLED screens, the pixels are completely turned off and do not consume power.
Animations on a smartphone can sometimes look beautiful, but for the most part they are useless: they load the processor with unnecessary calculations and slow down some actions when using the smartphone, such as switching between applications. In a word, you won’t lose much by turning them off. The corresponding item is hidden in the settings for developers. Therefore, first you need to access the hidden section. To do this, in the application " Settings"open the section" About the device" and find the item " Build number"(on some devices it is located in the subsection " Software details", then tap on it seven times.
Now on home page settings section will appear " Developer Options", inside which you need to find three items called " Animation scale" and set the mode for them " No animation».
Unfortunately, many Android developers believe that their programs need to always run in the background. This behavior is especially surprising for applications that are launched from time to time, for example, games, photo viewers or file managers. There is no native way to combat this behavior, but there is an application Greenify, which can kill unnecessary processes even without superuser rights. For the program to work, you will need to grant it a number of system privileges when you first launch it, after which you will be asked to select programs that will automatically “greenify” when you press the power button. Moreover Greenify can give advice on which programs need to be disabled first and shows applications running in the background and slowing down the device. However, before adding a program to the list for automatic hibernation, you should consider whether Greenify will interfere with its operation. For example, if you use auto-upload of photos in Dropbox, you should not kill the cloud client process.
Despite great amount user complaints for several years, social network client Facebook, as well as the messenger, remain a real disaster for smartphone autonomy on any platform, be it Android or iOS. Adding to the complexity is the fact that battery drain right before your eyes when using applications can be caused by various reasons, some of which the developer managed to fix over time, and some not. Unfortunately, we can only give one piece of advice in such a situation - remove Facebook applications from your smartphone and use social network through browser. For convenience, you can add a Facebook link to your home screen. In Chrome on Android, to do this you need to call up the menu and click on the item “ Add to main screen ».
Conclusion
We tried to list everything simple ways optimizing energy consumption on the two most common mobile platforms. You don't necessarily need to use everything at once, for example, if you are not ready to give up push notifications or put up with the lack of animations. But by combining even some of these tips, you can easily achieve a noticeable increase in the battery life of your smartphone.
This article provides information about new features of built-in battery optimization and supporting applications for older versions of Android. Modern versions of Android have built-in features that extend battery life. However, if you have an older version of it, such as Lollipop or KitKat, there are tools that will be useful.
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Once upon a time, you had to monitor your phone to prevent the battery from draining quickly. Manually switching connections, constantly adjusting brightness and more, basically all this is a thing of the past. But there are still some ways to increase the battery life of your phone. Before we talk about that, let's take a look at how far Android has come. With version 6.0 of Marshmallow, Google released new feature entitled "Doze Mode", which promises to improve battery life, "forcing" phone to deeper sleep when not in use. Leaving the device on the table motionless, after a while, it will work this application and put him to sleep. In version 7.0 Nougat, this application has been further improved. Compared with previous version when the phone should remain stationary, now it works even when the phone is in a pocket or bag, not active use. In the new version Android Oreo, implemented new set functions called "Vitals", which, among other things, aims to reasonably limit background activity to save battery life. All this works quite well and effectively. Unfortunately not everyone has "Oreo", "Nougat", and even "Marshmallow". If your phone uses Lollipop, KitKat or older, there are some things you can do to make sure you receive maximum return from battery.
How to check battery usage
If you suspect that the battery is draining faster than usual, look at the statistics. To do this we open "Settings" and look for a section "Battery".
In the window that opens, you will see which processes use it, and a detailed history with a graph.
IN "Oreo" We have returned the ability to view the list of programs that drain the battery. To view, go to Settings – Batteries– . You can view a list of programs, a graph of battery discharge in standby mode and smartphone operation, as well as battery usage "iron"– screen, processor or network.
Checking Battery Optimization Settings in Oreo, Nougat and Marshmallow
IN modern versions Android has built-in battery optimization. Although in most cases it is enabled by default, it is a good idea to check it. Go to Settings/Battery, then the three dots in the top right corner. Select there.
The window that opens will display a list of unoptimized applications. Some of them cannot be optimized.
To view a list of all applications, select "All applications".
Disabling wireless connections
In devices with more new version, turning off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, will not make much difference. But in the old ones Android versions, It was important step to extend your phone's battery life.
Still, if you never use Bluetooth and it's on, it might be wise to turn it off. Also when you're not around Wi-Fi networks, it's better to turn it off. Just go to settings and disable these services.
It's not that simple with GPS, it can be used by the weather service and at times determine your location. Or if you use navigation, then work all this time. But the service can also be controlled. For example, changing "Location Mode". Allowing the phone to use "High accuracy" It will use GPS, WiFi and mobile networks to determine location. Which will use up a lot of battery, but is more accurate.
Entering "Settings"– , change the mode.
Check notification settings
Another cause of discharge may be notifications. Most applications use . Instead of constant monitoring for new notifications, they use the listening port to receive information. Instead of connecting to the Internet every few minutes, information is taken from the applications that are running. This is much more efficient because it is a passive service.
The easiest way to check if it is one is to check your notification settings. And if necessary, specify the synchronization frequency.
Use Greenify to manage services
The use of this program will be relevant for versions below "Marshmallow". The application allows you to select programs to go into sleep mode, not killing the process, but putting it to sleep. To use it, you first need to download it from Google Play.
After installation and launch, make some settings. Indicate whether you have root rights A.
Do you use smart locking?
If you don't have root rights, allow it to manage other applications.
A window will open with applications running in the background, and those that can slow down the device under certain circumstances.
Select the ones you need to put them into sleep mode.
If you choose a messaging app, they won't come, so think before you choose. Having marked it, click the bird in the lower right corner.
For convenience, you can place shortcuts on the main screen of the device.
There are two options here: which will put applications to sleep and turn off the screen. AND "Put to sleep"– puts applications to sleep while leaving the display on.
Protect the device from extreme temperatures
Keeping your device safe from extreme temperatures will be a more difficult task. After all, this is not just a setting, but already physical state apparatus. Extreme hot and cold temperatures may cause battery failure. For example, a phone operating in hot weather and exposed to the sun will experience serious overheating, which has a bad effect on its life. Extreme cold is just as bad as heat. Safe operating temperatures for lithium ion batteries are -20°C to 60°C, while safe charging temperatures are lower: 0°C to 45°C.
Usage "process killers" and other myths
Applications are not recommended "process killers" although you may be told otherwise, this is not true. They will often complete again running processes which will drain the battery more than save its charge. Applications violate normal work, which affects not only the battery, but also the system as a whole. The best solution will use Greenify, it handles background applications more subtly.
Enough a large number of users Android devices complain that the battery charge of their devices is too low.
This actually happens sometimes, since one of the disadvantages of this mobile platform is too much energy consumption. Meanwhile, there are several ways that will extend the battery life of your Android device. They can be divided into several groups.
Optimization – reduction of energy consumption by manual means
The easiest way to save battery on Android is to directly reduce the energy consumption from it. The best way to do this is by adjusting the screen operation. High brightness quickly consumes the contents of batteries, reducing the brightness will extend the life of the battery.
But not all devices allow you to do this - too dim screen may become unreadable under bright light sunlight, so you need to consider other options.
Fine tuning also applies to many other factors. For example, the backlight duration in the settings can be set at 30 minutes, and this is completely uneconomical.
By reducing this time to a minimum, you can significantly extend the operation of your tablet or smartphone on a single charge. On long trips, you can extend the life of the gadget by setting the “Pilot” or “airplane” mode. It completely turns off all communications, saving battery power.
If you expect to receive frequent calls on your smartphone, you should not use heavy melodies for the “call”, the “weight” of which reaches several tens or even hundreds of megabytes. It is best to use optimal ringtones of 300-400 kb.
In the settings of your smartphone or tablet, you can disable the accelerometer, which ensures automatic screen rotation and a stable load on the device's power consumption.
The network also seriously reduces the energy efficiency of a tablet or smartphone, because large amounts of data are transmitted via Wi-Fi or other means of communication, which negatively affects the battery.
Internet connections can also be optimized. The easiest way is to have it turn off automatically when activity stops. It is best to turn off Bluetooth and other types of communications yourself after finishing working with them.
If there is a choice between 3G and GSM, it is better to give preference to the latter - GSM consumes less energy.
It is impossible to increase the battery on Android devices yourself. Each battery has its own limit and its capacity will gradually decrease. If you regularly use the device at low temperatures, you can only speed up this process.
Battery saving apps
It is the abundance of applications on the device that encourages device users to look for a way to reduce battery consumption on Android. The most important of them is the GPS navigator. This functional application consumes a large amount of energy, so if it is not needed, it is better to turn it off.
This is what allows you to track the user’s location. And almost all Android devices regularly synchronize data and programs automatically. Disabling this function will help not only increase the battery charge on your Android by saving it, but also reduce cash costs.
To keep your Android device's power consumption low, don't overload it with programs. Overloaded memory will require constant replenishment and will slow down the operation of your tablet or smartphone. The same applies to the so-called “live wallpapers”. At their core, they are also programs that require “power”.
It's interesting that buying games and other things software in specialized stores also allows you to extend the operation of the device on a single charge.
The fact is that free software is overloaded with advertising, which noticeably drains the battery automatic mode. It's also possible.
If there is a need for an overabundance of software on board the device, most of them can simply be “frozen” by disabling certain programs using the settings menu. As an alternative, you can download Titanium Backup.
You should not think that the programs only cause harm - among them there are special ones written specifically for. One of these is the Tasker program - it is capable of carrying out full optimization, reducing energy consumption from the battery in a user-friendly mode. Applications you might also consider:
- Battery Defender;
- Wakelock Detector-Save battery;
- BatteryXL;
- Go Power Master Battery Saver;
- Juice Defender.
Remember what the legendary Muhammad Ali said: “I’m so fast that when I turn off the light, I’m in bed before the lamp goes out!” . Why this joke?
Yes, to the fact that Android devices discharge at the speed of light.
No wonder they joke online that If you lost your Android smartphone, look for it near the outlet.
You can endlessly make fun of Android's shortcomings to the delight of iPhone fans. However, they will not get such pleasure. No no.
Now the AndroidOne team will tell you how to solve the problem fast discharge battery
Let us immediately note that we did not Google or communize other people’s articles. These are our own developments. Well, or almost...
So, get acquainted - 10 working ways to pull out Android smartphones from Knockout:
Secret #1 – Disable services you don’t use.
Everything is obvious here. Services access Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This is an additional load on the core - energy consumption increases.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Wireless Modules.
There is a more convenient alternative. Display service widgets on the Desktop and enable modules only when necessary.
Secret #2 – Turn off 3G in areas with weak signal.
If you find yourself in an area of weak 3G coverage, your phone will start switching between modes in an attempt to find a 3G network. So turn it off.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Wireless modules >> mobile network>> Network mode.
Set to “GSM only”
Secret #3 – Turn off data if you don't use the Internet.
The smartphone rushes to the Internet like a spy, wasting precious energy.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Wireless Modules >> Mobile network.
Uncheck “Data Transfer”.
Secret #4 – Turn off your GPS [unless you're going into the woods].
The GPS module eats up energy like a cat after a week's diet. Just a few hours and your battery will be as empty as a bottle of vodka at a high school reunion.
Therefore, turn off the GPS if you are not going to real life play S.T.A.L.K.E.R or hide and seek in the forest.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Location and Security.
Uncheck the boxes “ Wireless network” and “GPS satellites”.
Secret #5 – Lower your screen brightness and turn off automatic brightness.
No comments here. Even a blonde will understand why this should be done. It is so?! =)
Solution: SETTINGS >> Screen >> brightness.
Uncheck “ automatic brightness” and set the screen brightness to a comfortable level.
Secret #6 – Turn on airplane mode before bed.
And this is not done at all in order to grow a couple of centimeters.
The fact is that a smartphone consumes a huge amount of charge overnight. Therefore, if at night you are not expecting a call from (lover/mistress, serial killer from the movie “SCREAM”, housing office), turn off the radio module.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Wireless Modules.
Check the box for “Airplane Mode”
Secret #7 - Disable “Auto-set date and time”
It is unknown why a smartphone periodically synchronizes the time and calendar with the Internet. But this costs you precious drops of energy.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Date and Time. Uncheck “Automatically adjust date and time”
Secret #8 - Disable “Auto-sync”.
“Auto-sync” updates mail, weather, MordoBook (facebook) and other services. This wastes battery power. Therefore, use manual updating.
Solution: SETTINGS >> Accounts and Synchronization.
Uncheck “Traffic in background” and “Auto-sync”
Secret #9 – Avoid Live Wallpaper on your desktop.
Overblown special effects waste your energy. Therefore, set a modest static picture and enjoy the increased battery charge.
Secret #10 – Charge your phone using the AbraKadabra method!
There is a special phone charge cycle that extends the life of the smartphone battery. Sorry, but this method We didn't invent it. Otherwise they would have applied for the Nobel Prize.
Here's what you need to do:
Step 1 : Wait until the smartphone shows low level charge. Put it on charge for 8 hours;
Step 2 : Disconnect the smartphone from the power supply, turn off the smartphone completely, and put it back on charge in OFF mode. Charge this way for another 1 hour;
Step 3 : Unplug your smartphone from the outlet, turn on the device, wait until it boots up completely (this will take a couple of minutes). Then turn off the smartphone again and charge for another 1 hour.
Do you think this is stupid? Just do this once and see the difference!
IMPORTANT >> This procedure It doesn’t have to be done often, once every six months is enough.
That's all!
And even though Android can sometimes cause some inconvenience, we will still protect it. At least he's fun to be around.
Millions love Apple and iOS. Someone must hate them. This is US =)
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