How to improve battery life in android?
Hi Guys, battery life is always a problem for an android phone. I have been using a Galaxy Ace for the past year. To be frank it got one of the worst battery life one could buy. Here are some of the few tips and tricks that could increase your android battery life to an extent.
1. Always keep the brightness to the minimum. Screen brightness is one of the main reasons for battery life to get empty.
Tip: You can keep a power control widget on homescreen to switch between brightness levels quickly when in need.
2. Turn off the data connection when not in need.
Tip: If you use only Edge/GPRS network, it’s better to be in a 2G network all the time. You will have an option “Use only 2G Networks” under the mobile network settings. Only positive of using edge on a3G network is that the data connection won’t disconnect when you are on a call.
3. Use an automatic task killer to close the unwanted apps in background at a regular interval.
4. Turn the GPS on only when you require it the most, use mobile networks to determine you position for basic needs.
5. Recharge your battery only when it is at 0% and unplug the charger when it is at 100%.Dont keep the charger connected after 100%.
6. Set an appropriate screen timeout based on your usage.
7. Turn off the Google data sync, if you don’t use gmail/gtalk/google contacts on phone. Else, Auto-Sync can be unchecked.
8. Activate the proximity sensor to turn off the display when you are on a call.
9. Please don’t use live wallpapers. 😉
10. Use less widgets.
11. If available, keep your android updated to the latest version.
For advanced android users:-
1. Install a custom rom with better RAM management and apps. (for eg Cyanogenmod ‚Coderom etc)
2.If you are using a third party launcher (ADW ‚GO, Zeam), Keep only one launcher installed in your device at a time. Even if you don’t use the launcher, both the launcher will be running at the same time, eating up RAM as well as battery.
Hope this helps somebody. 🙂
i,Dany Varghese 