One of the wishes of all of us who have a smartphone in our hands is to make the battery last much longer. Fortunately, for us, advances are allowing it to be more and more common to charge the mobile only once a day, but, there are situations in which this does not happen and we have to juggle to save battery.
The Android operating system has a lot of options inside that allow us to decide practically everything that happens on the smartphone and therefore, we have many advantages when it comes to saving energy . If lately you are finding that the mobile battery drops faster than it should, you are not alone, with these tips I have achieved and you will also achieve a great difference in autonomy.
The screen holds the key
It is the element that consumes the most energy and, therefore, it is where we should first focus. It is true that deactivating the automatic brightness will help and the same happens if we always have the brightness very low, although it will make it difficult for us to see. With our recommendations we do not want to make it difficult for you to look at the screen and that is why we opted for this solution:
- Go into the settings of the Android phone.
- Scroll down until you locate Screen.
- Once inside, what we must do is look for Fluid screen or Refresh rate.
- We deactivate this point or reduce it to 60 Hz.
With this change, we will not have extreme smoothness when scrolling through social networks or when browsing menus, but the difference will not be abysmal, compared to what it will bring us to the battery.
Another case is found in the dark theme, another option that is also found in the same screen menu. In this case, the system changes whites for blacks, which represents an advance in battery saving with AMOLED screens . Now that even cheap mid-range smartphones enjoy this extra, it is more important than ever to have it activated.
Take control of Wi-Fi
When we start using the device for the first time, we have to choose several options in the system and among them it is common for the automatic WiFi search to always remain activated. In the long run, this does not give us much and with a simple modification, we can prevent it from being activated continuously, consuming the battery of the smartphone , something that happens even when we are in the forest and it is impossible to find a network. To change it we just have to follow this procedure:
- We access the phone settings.
- We touch on the Location panel.
- Now we have to tap on Location services or other mobiles called More options.
- At this point, what we will do is disable the search for WiFi networks.
This is how I have managed to decide when the mobile starts looking for a WiFi connection, from the on and off button in the quick access panel. Since I don’t usually disable WiFi, I’m saving myself from searching for unknown networks every few minutes.
Half an hour more battery
Testing our mobile before and after applying all these changes, we have found a satisfactory result. On average, the phone manages to stay on for about 30 minutes more, something that will also depend on the age of the battery. It will not be the same in all smartphones, each one is different and the use we make of it will be important, although you will surely manage to scratch it for a few extra minutes . For me, personally, it has been the difference between having to charge it at dinner time and doing it when I go to sleep.