Turn the phone off. This will probably be the most effective and simple way of conserving your battery’s power.
Why? This will help conserve energy and also charge your phone. If you don't plan on answering the phone while you're sleeping or after business hours, just turn it off. Do the same if you are in an area with no reception (such as a subway or remote area, since constantly searching for service depletes the battery fairly quickly.) Some phones have an automatic power save feature, but it takes about 30 minutes with no service to kick in. By then, much battery power has been used. If you don't need to receive or make calls but are using a smartphone as a PDA, disable the phone functionality (flight mode).
Stop searching for
a signal. When you are in an area with poor or no signal, your phone will
constantly look for a better connection, and will use up all your power doing
so. This is easily understood if you have ever forgotten to turn off your phone
on a flight. The best way to ensure longer battery life is to make sure you
have a great signal where you use your phone. If you don't have a perfect
signal, get a cell phone repeater which will amplify the signal to provide near
perfect reception anywhere
Do not follow the method of full charge and full
discharge. Avoid letting your cell phone's battery run all the way down.
Unlike nickel-based batteries (such as the NiCd or NiMH rechargeable AA
batteries seen in most supermarkets), lithium-based batteries are designed to
be charged early and often, and letting them get too low can damage the
battery. With Lithium batteries, doing
shallow discharges and frequent charging prolongs battery life.
Switch the vibrate function off on your phone, using just
the ring tone. The vibrate function uses additional battery power. Keep the
ring tone volume as low as possible.
Switch the vibrate function off on your phone, using just
the ring tone. The vibrate function uses additional battery power. Keep the
ring tone volume as low as possible.
Turn off your phone's back light. The back light is
what makes the phone easier to read in bright light or outside. However, the
light also uses battery power. If you can get by without it, your battery will
last longer. If you have to use the back light, many phones will let you set
the amount of time to leave the back light on. Shorten that amount of time.
Usually, one or two seconds will be sufficient. Some phones have an ambient
light sensor, which can turn off the back light in bright conditions and enable
it in darker ones.
Avoid using unnecessary features. If you know it will
be a while before your phone’s next charge, don’t use the camera or connect to
the Internet. Flash photography can drain your battery especially quickly.
Keep calls short. This is obvious, but how many times
have you heard someone on their mobile phone say, "I think my battery’s
dying," and then continue their conversation for several minutes?
Sometimes, the dying battery is just an excuse to get off the phone (and a good
one, at that), but if you really need to conserve the battery, limit your talk
time.
Use GSM rather than 3G - Using your phone in 3G / Dual
Mode will drain the battery quicker than if you just use GSM mode - have a look
at your phones spec and you'll see it will quote two different battery life
times - normally 50% more for pure GSM use
With a smartphone, avoid using moving or animated
pictures or videos for your background. Animated backgrounds will drain the
battery faster
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