Tips to Save Battery on Android Phones

The droid users have only two options, either carry a charger or have bigger battery backup. While it both doesn't justify the usage time of your phone.

So, Here some tips to enhance the stand by time and battery life of your Android while your phone is being used or is in sleep mode.

1. Screen is the most Battery Draining Hardware on a Device.

Screen brightness can be a matter of death or life on battery performance. While some say that SUPERAMOLED saves more power than SUPER LCD and TFT, but I have seen all of them draining the power in my droids.

Hence rather than using auto brightness, toggle it to 5-10 % while indoor and again back to auto in outdoor conditions. The reason why companies tweak auto brightness to 10 -15 % brightness more than the requirement whether it is indoor or outdoor is to show rich colors.

Moreover don’t forget to un-check auto rotate. Also, screen auto off time should be reduced.

2. Phone Radio  Hardware Check

Any hardware on the device whether it is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile network radio, when used will drain the battery, you must need to check whether any of them is ON even if  you don’t need.

Mobile data network or GPS have improved a lot since ICS android 4.0, so if you keep them enabled, won’t affect much because GPS turns ON only when used by app,  but data network can trigger apps to use them in case of background apps and lead to battery drainage and even charging you cost.

You can use some great apps like PowerMax or Easy Battery Saver and let them manage it automatically.

3. Personalize and Auto Synchronize Account Wisely

Too many options by too many custom UI by too many companies overloading your phone’s battery. More you load them by options like face unlock, skins, widgets, themes, the more they will use the processor and ultimately more is the battery drain. Even though most companies have customized and optimized a lot to minimize such activities in standby mode, but when you unlock the phone, the UI starts them.

Say NO to live wallpapers if you want better battery performance.

When it comes to auto sync, only do if needed, or want important email accounts to notify you, social accounts like Facebook should be sync manually because these accounts are the real battery drainers. One or two G-Mail accounts won’t drain your battery even in auto mode because Google has done a lot on optimizing stock apps.