Ensuring your device gives you an optimum battery performance should be your first goal when using an Android. Your ability to know which features to turn on and off will assist you in achieving this goal. Ensure you read it to the end. Hence we present 5 ways to extend your smartphone battery life.

1. Do an update to the latest OS

Each time there is an update in Android OS, you are bound to get an extended battery life. No wonder smartphones like Gionee Marathon M5 Tecno Camon C8, Infinix Note 2 (that runs on Android OS 5. 1) and the latest Infinix Note 3 which runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow are designed to provide you with an extended battery life that you can use up to 2 days which involves non-stop web browsing and music playing in the background.

The latest Android OS is Android Marshmallow 6.0. This OS is built on customized XOR user interface. This OS comes with a utility support to ensure your battery consumption is saved up to 30%. If your smartphone isn’t running on this latest OS, I suggest you do an upgrade by checking for updates. You ought to have received the notification for the update and if you haven’t, just go to settings, locate About device, then tap updates and finally tap check for updates now.


2. Uninstall Unused Apps

Using an Android OS based smartphone has been terrific and invaluable. As far you use an Android smartphone, you have unlimited Apps ready to serve you. These applications provides enormous and considerate options for you to choose from. These applications are there to meet your needs and wants. In fact, just think of what you want to do, search on Google Play and it’s done. Don’t try to look for an App that will print money for you please because you won’t find it.

However, it’s been said that too much of everything is bad. Of course! You know that right? I am very sure that you have some Apps you have not opened in the last 3 months. If you are reading this now, check your smartphone for any unused Apps and delete.

The reason is because most of these Apps runs even without you starting them. They notify you of updates and these updates require internet connection to download and by downloading these updates, you are using times two of the normal battery consumption you ought to consume when you only browse on the internet.

3. Close open Applications

Your battery drains faster when you multitask with your smartphone. The beauty of a smartphone is the ability to open multiple Applications concurrently. However, with this capability, the rate at which your battery discharges is faster when you open multiple Apps compare to when you are using a single App. The best and only way is to close Apps running in the background. Ensure you always close a session after you are done using the App to extend your smartphone battery life.


4. Set your screen brightness to Auto Brightness

If you are looking for any feature in a smartphone that drains battery faster, It is the screen brightness. This feature uses as least 70 percent of the total battery capacity when set to a screen brightness of above eighty percent. Aside from draining your battery, this feature also has a negative effect on the eyes. To achieve optimum battery performance, we suggest you set your screen brightness to auto. This will adjust the screen brightness based on the atmosphere

5. Set your preferred network type to Auto select Between 2G and 3G

Setting your network connection to auto select between second Generation (2G) and Third Generation (3G) networks reduces your smartphone battery consumption.

This is because 2G transmit at a speed relatively lower than 3G. When you set your preferred network connection to be on Wide Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) also known as 3G, it transmit and receive at a very high rate and of course faster than 2G, thus, sending a message to the battery that it needs power to boost its signal which is another reason while your battery drains fast.

Others are turning off your Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth among others.

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Quick recap on ways you can extend your battery life


Do an upgrade to the latest OS.
Uninstall unused applications
Close opened applications
Set your screen brightness to Auto brightness
Set your preferred network type to Auto select 2G and 3G[ hr]

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