The battery of our mobiles has improved a lot in recent times in terms of capacity and charging speed. However, they remain extremely sensitive items to certain elements, including our own treatment. Except for a manufacturing fault, and starting from the premise that they all have a limited life , we can make it stay with us in good condition for a long time. To achieve this, we must be meticulous with some usage patterns, which will make the battery life as long as possible.
The symptoms of a battery reaching the end of its days are very clear. Its duration is far from being that of the best times, and in addition there may be chaos that it is not possible to reach 100% in the loads. This can have its certain logic after two years of use. If it happens before this time, it is possible that we are misusing it. For this reason, we are going to see the keys so that this does not happen and we can keep the battery up to date.
Make the battery degrade more slowly
Original cables and charger
It is the first thing that the experts and the mobile manufacturers themselves recommend. Our mobile has been tested to be used with the original charger and cable. Therefore, using those from another brand or third-party manufacturers (at least those of doubtful reliability) can be a problem. If the charging power is not adequate or the charger does not have the minimum necessary security elements, our battery can be in danger and accelerate its degradation.
If for any reason we must replace the charging cable or the charger itself, we will have to try to get the original replacement for our mobile. If it is not possible, at least we must make sure that the third-party charger has been tested on our mobile.
Smart charging
This is a first for many mobiles, including iPhones. Basically, it is about automating what many users already did manually. The new smart charges maintain control over the charge to keep the device with sufficient energy, adapted to the user’s nonsense, but without sacrificing charge cycles in a useless way. We can activate it from the battery settings. If our mobile does not have this option, we must opt for the traditional manual method, that is , do not let the battery drop below 20% of its autonomy and stop charging when it reaches 80%.
Calibrate the battery from time to time
It is one of the most mythical solutions and that continues to offer the best results. To carry out this remedy manually, we will have to press the power button and turn off the mobile. When it comes back on we will charge it to 100% of its capacity. Once done, we will have to leave it connected for at least another additional hour. This method improves battery performance and extends battery life. What is not recommended is to download applications to proceed with the calibration, since they can contain malware, perform a false calibration and even weigh down the performance of the battery.
Avoid temperature changes
It is important to avoid temperature changes in the battery. This means that neither extreme cold nor heat is good for its useful life. The optimum temperature for lithium batteries is a maximum of 20 degrees and a minimum of 10 degrees. Sudden changes in temperature are one of the worst enemies to maintaining a long battery life.
Do not use the mobile charging
This is something that manufacturers also recommend. Ideally, while the mobile is charging we should not use it. This will prevent additional stress on the battery that will make it last longer in good condition. This is especially important while charging the mobile and playing games at the same time. In these cases the mobile can reach high temperatures that are not beneficial for the battery.
Other tips
If we manage to save on energy consumption, we will make the charging cycles occur every longer and this will make the battery life longer. Some tips to activate on our mobile and that promote energy saving are:
- Automatic power saving mode: found within the battery settings. We can set it to turn on when it reaches the level we want (for example 15%)
- Activate functions such as Always On Display : this function is found within the screen settings, but it is not available on all mobiles.
- Usually close apps in the background : if we press the “multitask” button on our mobile, we will see all the open applications, we can close them by sliding each one of them or by pressing close all of them, usually marked with an “X” or an icon trash can.
- Do not have unnecessary applications installed : delete everything that we do not use to avoid its execution and unnecessary energy consumption.