Every day we use more gadgets and mobile devices with their apps and programs and the battery of these devices lasts less and less, so It is always good to use tricks to save the battery of our gadgets. Although I have to say that the best method to have great autonomy is to buy a device that is not very powerful but with a lot of mAh capacity. battery, seems like a no-brainer but it works great.
There are many tricks that work well to extend the battery of our mobile device, but while some are very specific, as in the case of the illuminated screen, others are very general such as the closure of communications, that is why I have divided the article into two parts, one with general advice and one with specific advice.
General tips to save battery
- Sif connectivity is not going to be used, turn it off. In general, many of us do not need to have all types of connectivity turned on at the same time, so if it is not going to be used, turn it off and the battery will notice it.
- Don't keep the battery 100%. Recent studies have shown that keeping the battery at 100% what it does is deteriorate it and in the end its degradation is accelerated since the cells go into high tension when they are charged to 100%. If you want it to last you on battery, do not have them for a long time at 100%.
- Improve the use you give them. It seems silly, but if we start to use each mobile device with its function, the battery of these mobile devices will lengthen significantly. By this we mean that if we have an eReader, let's not read with a smartphone and if we have an mp3, let's not use it as a phone or player.
How to save battery if you have a smartphone
- Remove all widget or animated wallpaper. This is seems silly but these decorations constantly make the smartphone work even if we don't use it, which in a short time makes our battery drain.
- Reduce shine to a minimum. Another element that devours our battery is the brightness and the screen, reducing to a minimum or removing the automatic mode to place it in a low area will allow us to significantly lengthen the battery.
- Turn off Bluetooth, NFC and GPS. There are three types of connection that eat up the battery of our smartphone by the second. If we don't use it, let's not activate it and you will notice. In the case of GPS, it is not spent but used, but when it is activated any app can use it without us realizing it and drain our battery.
- Check the apps and their consumption. Looking at the consumption of the apps will not only help us to regulate the battery of our smartphone but it will help us to save the data cost of our phone bill. The system is simple, with a lower number of data costs, fewer connections and therefore lower energy costs.
How to save battery if you have a tablet
- Activate the «save battery«. Many tablets have the option «Save battery»Or«Economy mode«, Is an option that meets the above tips but also modifies the processor so that it consumes less. If we are going to read or listen to music, this is the best option.
- Remove all widgets. It is illogical and can almost render the tablet itself non-functional, but by removing the widgets we are reducing processor use and it is another way to save energy.
- Unplug accessories. Many use accessories with the tablet such as a usb mouse, a printer or a keyboard. For a tablet and unless we have no other choice, they make no sense, so saving its use can save us battery.
How to save battery if we have an eReader
- Turn off the lights. There are more and more eReaders with an illuminated screen, but it is an energy expenditure that greatly reduces the autonomy of our ebook reader, so turning off the lighting can save the battery of our reader.
- Turn off connections. Many use the eReader connections to pass ebooks, read them online, etc ... This drains the eReader's battery enormously, so if we use the miniusb connection and turn off the Wi-Fi connection, the battery of our eReader will last up to a month or month and a half.
- Turn off, don't pause. Many eReaders have the standby option, well although it is a very successful function, it still uses energy, turning off the device instead of suspending it will also affect the life of our battery.
I hope they help you like me and if you respect it, you can get to double the battery life, only in some cases, but something is something.