How to extend your Android phone’s battery life

Not happy with the amount of battery life you’re getting on your Android phone? Here are five simple tips to get your phone to last longer.

1. Find out what’s draining your battery

If you visit Settings > Battery or Settings > Power > Battery Usage you’ll see a helpful list of the apps and features — like the screen, WiFi and your cellular connection — that are using the most of your phone’s power. You can tap on apps to disable or uninstall them, or features to tweak their usage. For example, you can turn down screen brightness to save power or disable unneeded features like Bluetooth or NFC.

2. Pick up a power bank

One of the easiest solutions is to keep a power bank in your bag. These portable chargers can top up your phone throughout the day, and come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colours and capacities. Look for a power bank with a capacity similar to that of your phone — usually 3,000mAh or above. That should ensure you get a full recharge out of your power bank.

3. Enable power saving mode

Many modern Android phones and tablets come with power saving modes. These modes tend to disable mobile data and WiFi while the screen is off, preventing apps from draining your battery while you’re not using it. More advanced power saving modes, like those on the Galaxy S7, will also make your smartphone a little slower or even change your display to black-and-white to save power.

4. Choose a battery case

Battery cases only tend to be available for the most popular phones, but they can offer a great way of drastically extending your battery life.

Here is a short list of Android phones that we stock battery cases for:

You can also get replacement batteries for the small number of phones that still have this feature, including the phones below:

5. Embrace wireless charging

Wireless charging is becoming a more popular addition to leading-edge smartphones. If your phone has it, then it can be one of the most convenient ways to top up your battery reserves throughout the day without needing to constantly plug and unplug your phone to use it.

Qi wireless charging pads

If your phone doesn’t have wireless charging, you can get a Qi adapter that connects to your phone’s charging port and tucks into the back of your case.

Wrapping up

We hope you found this article helpful! If you’d like more specific comments tailored to your smartphone, try Googling ‘how to improve battery life’ and the name of your smartphone, or visit one of the links provided below:

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