How to Save Battery on Android

The Android operating system offers quite a few interesting features, including WiFi, GPS, and countless applications. Unfortunately, some of these features can consume a lot of power and cause the battery to drain quickly. However, there are a few simple solutions you should try to extend your device's battery life.

Make simple changes

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Turn on battery saving mode. For most devices, you just swipe down from the top of the screen to open a menu. Scroll sideways until you find the battery saving option, then tap to select it.

Battery saving mode may slow down the phone a bit.

If you're receiving instant notifications from a social media app, these notifications will stop until you open the app.

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Turn off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when not in use. These features all consume battery power, even when you're not using them. For example, the wireless router will still regularly search for Wi-Fi connections when turned on. This process consumes battery even if you are not surfing the web.

To turn off these features, simply swipe down from the top of the screen. Scroll sideways along the menu and uncheck those features.

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Turn off all applications that you do not use. Closing the app by pressing the back or home button is not enough; Apps can still run in the background and drain battery. You need to access recent apps and background apps to turn them off manually. Thus, you will limit unwanted applications running in the background and consuming battery.

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Put your phone in standby mode when not in use. You just need to press the power button to turn off the screen. This will limit battery consumption. If you want to exit standby mode, press the power button again; You may need to unlock your phone to use it.

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Turn off your phone's vibration feature. Press the volume up and down buttons until you exit vibration mode. It's also a good idea to turn off vibration for text messages. You need to open Settings and select "Sound & Display". If you can't find your message settings here, go to "Applications" and select "Messages."

Make advanced changes

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Reduce screen brightness. Go to Settings, select "Sound & Display", tap "Brightness" and drag the slider to the side to reduce brightness.

If you use battery saving mode, the screen brightness may already be reduced.

Low brightness will make the screen difficult to see, especially outdoors.

If you are using the internet, your internet settings may have a shortcut to adjust the brightness.

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Set the screen timeout as short as possible. This setting will turn off the device screen if you do not use it after a set period of time. The shorter the standby time, the less battery the screen consumes. Setup options will be different on each phone.

You can find this option under Settings. Open "Sound & Display" and select "Screen Timeout".

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If your device has an AMOLED screen, use a black background. AMOLED displays can reduce energy consumption seven times by displaying black instead of white or another color. When searching on your phone, you can also use Black Google Mobile at bGoog.com to get standard Google results (including images), all in black.

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Set your phone to only use 2G network. If you don't need high-speed data access or where you live doesn't have a 3G or 4G network, you can set your phone to only use the 2G mobile network. You can still access EDGE network data and Wi-Fi if necessary.

To switch to 2G, open Settings on your device, select "Wireless Controls", scroll down to "Mobile Networks" and tap the "Use only 2G Networks" option. (Only use 2G network).

Disable animations

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Consider disabling animations if you feel confident in your ability to use the developer settings on your device. Animations look pretty cool as you navigate your phone, but they can slow down performance and drain battery. However, to disable animations, you need to enable Developer Mode and this operation is not for regular users.

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Open Settings and scroll down to 'About phone'. A screen with more information about your Android device will appear with a list of items, including "Build Number".

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Tap "Build Number" about seven times. Android Developer Options will be enabled.

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Access Developer Options. Press the back button on the device to return to the main Settings menu. Scroll down and tap on the 'Developer Options' option located above the 'About Device' section.

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Turn off animation options. Scroll down until you see the options 'Window Animation Scale', 'Transition Animation Scale' and 'Animation Duration Scale' ). Turn off each option one by one.

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Restart your Android device. The new settings will be saved and applied to the device. Battery life will be a bit longer and the phone will also run faster.