Tips For Making Your Cell Phone Battery Last

Every time you get a new phone you find more and more features crammed into this tiny device. For the most part, this is a good thing, except that these features are a drain on your phone’s battery and the battery technology has not kept up with the increase features. So what do you do when you need to conserve your phone battery because you are away from home or away from your charger?

Here are some tips and tricks that might help you make your phone battery last a bit longer when you need it the most.

Disconnect What You Don’t Need.
Many phones come with an option to connect to a Bluetooth device, such as a headset or hands free speaker in your car. When the Bluetooth is turned on, the phone is constantly searching for the Bluetooth devices and this can drain power. Also, if your phone has the ability to connect to the internet by a Wi-Fi wireless device, you can turn that off as well when you don’t need it.

The Apple Iphone comes with the option to switch between 2G or 3G mobile technology. Switching to 2G will slow down your internet connection and make Web surfing slower but it will increase your battery life tremendously.

Pull That Memory Card

Many phones now feature slots for external memory cards to carry photos and music. The phone uses a small amount of power to access those memory cards even when you are not using them. Therefore, if you are trying to conserve battery life and you don’t need to access the memory card, take it out of the phone.

Slow Down Email Updates

If your phone has email capability, then this feature can drain your battery even when you are not sending or receiving any emails. This is because the phone is going out and checking for updates on your email very often. If your phone uses Windows Mobile, you can change the frequency of the email updates and this will extend your battery life considerably.

Don’t Work That Antenna To Death
Believe it or not, your phone’s antennae requires battery strength as well. If your phone is dying, make it easier for the antennae to do its job. Keep your phone out in the open. Putting it in your pocket or purse will require more battery power for the antennae to function. Also, when you are using the phone, pay attention to where the antennae is so that you don’t block it with your hand. And if you are in an area where your phone is roaming or has poor service, then turning it off may save more battery than letting it roam continuously. Roaming is a big drain on battery life.

Final Tips

Get in the habit of dimming the backlight on the screen when you aren’t using it. Backlighting for one minute is roughly the battery use equivalent of one hour of standby time. Also, keep in mind that setting the phone to vibrate means more power use. Vibrate uses more power than a regular ringtone so only use the vibrate mode when you simply can’t avoid it. And last of all, keep the phone cool. Phones are designed to run best at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. The battery is more sensitive to heat than cold and on average a temperature increase of 5 degrees will cause your phone to lose 5% more power. So if you can, don’t leave your phone in the sun or in a hot car.

By combining all of these tips and tricks, you may find that you can more than double the battery life on your phone.

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