Since the last version of the Android operating system, all smartphones have been able to improve their battery saving and its useful life thanks to the possibility of new settings. This is because the battery is considered one of the most important components in devices by users, therefore, its different capacities can make the difference between reaching the end of the day or having to resort to the charger.
And it is that the usefulness of mobile phones is closely related to the degradation of batteries, something that worries every buyer. For this reason, companies such as Huawei or OnePlus have already implemented both batteries and smart charges in their terminals so that our terminal does not suffer too much and the user does not have to worry too much about saving the energy of their device as much as possible.
Smart charging mode on Android
We have also seen this technology in the iPhone, since Apple insisted on trying to protect our battery from fast charging and its effects on the mobile. This is because as the power increases and the waiting time is reduced it affects the degradation of the batteries . Although it is true that this technology has become essential today. Luckily there are ways to avoid it, with systems like the one that Huawei is integrating.
Luckily for us, there are ways to prevent the battery in our terminals from suffering less with different options. Among them, we find intelligent charging , with which we will prevent our mobile from charging quickly when it is not necessary, since when we are sleeping we are not in a hurry to complete the charge completely. So it will not matter how long it takes to load the seven or eight hours that we are sleeping. In this way we will be able to extend the useful life of the battery by not having to abuse the fast charge so much.
How does it work?
This function was implemented designed for the majority of users who decide to connect their mobile to the charger before going to sleep . As we have already mentioned on occasion, if the terminal begins to charge and we leave it plugged in overnight, the battery will be at 100% all the time, a fact that will not be beneficial for long-term durability.
Therefore, the idea of this smart charge is to ensure that our device only charges up to 80% and remains at that percentage until a while before waking up . In addition, after a few days of use this mode manages to learn your habits and it will know, in a certain way, when you get up normally. Shortly before getting up, start charging the device’s battery from 80 to 100%.
However, this function has been improved, as some devices have a better configuration in which they will begin to finish charging hours before your mobile alarm sounds. Although be clear that if you use it only for a week you will not notice the change, but if it is activated day in and day out, the degree of degradation can be much lower than usual .
Smart charging companies
Huawei
Lithium batteries, the technology most used today in mobile phones, and the bad thing about these batteries is that they suffer more when they are below 10% and above 90%. Besides that in these two points the degradation is multiplied. For this same reason, Huawei’s smart charging method will make our lives easier.
Likewise, the smart charging mode will be in EMUI but, unfortunately, it will not be available for all Huawei devices . Well, to have this mode will also depend on the fast charging technology used by each model of this manufacturer. There is only one way to check it, after updating our mobile, we can make sure if we have this functionality by entering Settings> Battery> More options> Smart charging.
With the arrival of the ‘Feature Drop’ that Google mobiles received at the end of last year, the Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, 4a 5G and Pixel 5 began to have this great functionality. The smart charging of the Google Pixel 4 or higher is activated by default in the terminals , but we can change this setting by going into Settings> Battery> Smart battery. There, we will see this new option that informs us that the battery will be charged continuously throughout the night and that, in addition, it uses the alarm so that the battery is fully charged as soon as it is going to sound.
Keep the smart battery active
One of the novelties that came with Android 10, and that remains in Android 11, is smart battery saving . The objective of this mode is based on making the battery last longer by limiting various processes in the background world that we do not need continuously.
Samsung’s adaptive battery
For some time, the Samsung have this configuration in which the AI of our mobile is able to learn our routines of use, saving energy. What does this mean? Well, both the use of the CPU and the applications in the background will be controlled if we have this function active. To be able to do this we will only have to enter Settings> Battery> Performance Mode> Adaptive energy saving .
Power saving mode on Android
This configuration allows us to control the consumption made by our terminal by limiting many processes. This mode is done automatically and we will only have to activate it for it to work. To be able to activate it in Android 11 we will only have to enter Settings> Battery> Battery saving. Once inside, a new tab will be displayed with the possibility of activating it now or it also gives us the option of being able to program it.
When doing so, we can configure this battery saving mode in two ways. The first option will be based on our routine with the mobile, while the second we can set a percentage so that when that battery level arrives, this function is automatically activated.
