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imagine running to and fro on a very hot day busy with work making calls replying to SMS shooting emails fighting info on the web and suddenly you run out of juice Android devices are smart mini computers but there's a price for that for one they need more battery power than none smartphones how do you make your battery last longer so you can use your device longer hi I'm mark welcome to Android Authority in this video learn several useful tips and tricks to squeeze more juice out of your Android devices battery the first tip is a common-sense one turning off features that aren't in use particularly features that can little down your battery level fast which features are these for starters there's Bluetooth Wi-Fi portable Wi-Fi hotspot' GPS mobile data and NFC leaving them on will eat a chunk of your battery power so kill them when not in use if you use these features frequently it can be a big pain in the behind to keep turning these features on or off during the day to keep your sanity you can use the power control widget to quickly toggle those features just place the widget on your home screen and tap on the buttons haptic feedback and also eat battery power those little vibrations that you feel when you interact with a UI or when you get alerts is powered by a small vibration motor which Jesus battery-powered guess what happens to your battery if you turn that motor off if you want a more automated approach to controlling these power sapping features you can seek the help of apps such as automated Tasker or Jews defender disabling the options in settings location services can also help conserve power of it this way too no app will be able to pinpoint your precise location with the help of either Wi-Fi networks mobile networks or GPS without your approval also if your device allows you to you can use the restrict background data option to prevent all apps or individual apps from downloading or uploading data in the background this can also conserve some of your battery power if you must connect to the internet and you and choose between Wi-Fi or mobile data choose Wi-Fi as it eats less battery mobile network connections tend to fluctuate so your device's antenna will need some extra power to keep the connection strong and stable same thing for phone calls your phone tends to use more energy when making calls in a low signal area this tip can actually be summarized into a bottom line find strong at Brick signals you'll be using your battery more efficiently that way another area where you can save more battery power is an app data syncing app update frequency and app notifications or alerts many apps need to sync data with external servers naturally the process uses battery power apps like Facebook Twitter Instagram RSS readers news apps weather widgets stock tickers and alike need to fetch updates from the internet at regular intervals if you want to save battery power you need to pull the reigns in you can disable auto syncing for such apps or set them to get updates less frequently or at the very least be extremely selective with which app to allow the auto sync some widgets need to be placed on leash too because they connect to the internet to fetch updates and data weather widgets for instance again you can lessen the update frequency for such widgets also use widgets sparingly widget overpopulation can speed up battery drain and slow down your device along the same vein add supported apps also contribute to faster battery drain such apps fetch ads off the net and upload user data for targeted ads and in the process consume battery power opt for add free apps most are paid apps though but you can find well-developed free apps that don't use ads you can also save battery power by restricting notifications do you really need to be notified about everything that all of your apps do allow only important notifications to go through for everything else turn off notifications if you have a jelly bean device you can go to settings apps then go through the apps on the all tab and uncheck the show notifications option on each app's info page this is probably not news anymore the brighter your screen the more power it uses therefore dim the lights and lessen power consumption go manual on this one instead of using the auto brightness feature auto brightness uses power because it activates the light sensors to detect light levels from the surrounding so it's not a very viable solution at all if you want to conserve power and as I've told you earlier turn off unused features including the screen set your screen to sleep or time out quickly after becoming idle if your device allows it set the screen timeout to 15 seconds to tell you the truth I know of some former iPhone users who converted to Android simply because of animated wallpapers live wallpapers look cool and awesome but they also use device resources especially battery power you might argue that they use minimal power but minimal is still something to someone who wants to squeeze every last drop of juice from the battery therefore prefer static wallpapers to live wallpapers or if you really can't live without any home screen animation at least choose to stock live wallpapers or those that are well coated and if your device uses organic light-emitting diode or OLED technology or its am OLED and Super AMOLED siblings you can conserve more battery power by using a black wallpaper and a dark theme unlike LCD technology which uses backlighting each OLED pixel produces its own light and thus uses power so if the bulb is lit power is eaten black pixels are unlit bulbs so they don't eat power therefore a black background means many unlit bulbs lesser power them as an app been hogging down your CPU and eating your battery power fast uninstall it there's no use for an app that constantly misbehaves hogs resources and suck out your device's juice big-time to help you identify these delinquent apps you can use apps such as watchdog task manager light it alerts you when a black UMES too much CPU power that intended eliminate these apps to help increase battery life also always keep your apps up to day updates not only fix bugs or add features but also often help the app consume less power some OEMs too versions of Android include a power saving mode feature that can help cut down on power consumption with active it usually limits CPU performance disables haptic feedback lowers screen brightness disables mobile data and lower sabryna's level of the browser's background but if you're a heavy user this mode might degrade performance so when using your device intensively you might want to disable power saving mode if you've routed your Android you're in luck if not it's probably high time to do it a rooted device opens up several more ways to lessen battery consumption one way is to remove apps that OMS and network carriers pre install on your device some of such apps are actually useful but most others are just energy-sapping bloat another way is through the use of CPU control apps such as set CPU for root users no-frills CPU control and CPU tutor all these need route such apps let you set a lower CPU speed which also lowers battery use or if needed you can max out your device's performance power by using the highest CPU speed but this will drain your battery faster of course a third way is through custom kernels and custom roms many of which promise more efficient use of resources and better battery life third-party Android developers often offer slimmer trimmed-down and lighter versions of Android that also eat a blast power if the tips and tricks that I've been talking about for the past few minutes still don't satisfy your need for longer battery life there are still a few things free to try one is to buy a spare battery if your device has a removable battery pack prefer OAM batteries to third-party batteries ôm accessories tend to last longer and are more reliable than third-party accessories of course you may also buy third party high-capacity extended batteries or portable juice packs also known as portable battery banks but do some research first and buy only from reliable manufacturers lastly learn how to take care of your battery for example for lithium ion batteries don't fully discharge your battery before recharging such habitus harmful to your battery see more battery care tips in this video's companion article on Android authority stretching Android devices battery life requires discipline and responsibility from you as user it requires energy saving habits in this video I've shown you several ways to cut down your energy consumption and extend your Android devices battery life I hope you find this video helpful for more Android guidance news and reviews visit android authority comm and subscribe to our youtube channel I'm mark glad to be of service until next time and remember the power of Android is yours