How to Improve the Autonomy of Your Smartphone

The endurance of a smartphone depends on many parameters, which the user can adjust to not run out of battery. Here are our tips to keep your mobile on as long as possible. Despite the technical progress of manufacturers in terms of power, design or photo quality, our smartphones are still handicapped by batteries that only last a few hours. The vast majority of them need to be recharged at least once a day, if not more. Moreover, for good reason, these batteries power real miniature computers, capable of playing videos, managing emails and connecting to several types of networks. Here are three reflexes to take to extend the autonomy of a smartphone.

On a smartphone, a large part of the energy is used to power the screen. The display settings are therefore among the first to change to preserve the endurance of the mobile. A simple decrease in screen brightness will have an immediate impact on battery life. If screen is damaged by any means then iPhone Screen Wholesale is perfect solution to get replacement.

It is also very useful to reduce the sleep time of the smartphone, which is the time needed before the screen turns off when the terminal is not in use. Most brands offer to oscillate between 30 seconds and several minutes. Choosing the shortest time will logically reduce the consumption of the screen. Other more advanced options are available on some smartphones, for example high-end devices from Samsung. Still in the settings, the manufacturer lets you choose the screen definition (HD, Full HD or Quad HD). A lower definition makes the display less energy intensive, with sometimes-negligible loss of detail.

Still at Samsung, but also at many competitors (especially on Apple’s iPhone X), there are OLED screens. Unlike LCD screens, their black pixels are actually “off” pixels, so they do not consume electricity. On such smartphones – the screen technology is indicated on the box or on the manufacturer’s website, a black wallpaper is much more energy efficient.

On a daily basis, other applications use GPS. This is the case with social networks like Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, for example to suggest that the user display their location when posting a photo. From the settings menu, it is possible to disable an app’s access to geolocation data to prevent it from calling on the GPS functions.

The advice is the same for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, which can usually be turned off from the control center. A more drastic solution is to activate airplane mode, which will cut off all connectivity functions. It can be relevant when the smartphone is doomed to stay in a pocket or bag for a long time, or when the network is very bad. Under such conditions, the smartphone spends a lot of energy to pick up a 3G or 4G antenna, often with poor results. Better to switch to airplane mode until you reach a better-covered area.

One intermediate solution is to turn off background app activity. This activity involves uploading new information – such as new Facebook posts – to display an up-to-date feed when viewed. This activity can be deactivated for each application, or for all of them thanks to the energy saving mode proposed by the manufacturer. More generally, it is advisable to do a regular sorting among its applications, in order to remove those, which are rarely used.

A recent study published by Ipsos for smartphone maker OPPO found that half of French people now spend more than 3 hours a day on their smartphone. This number is increasing, and this is normal. In March, we spent 15% more time on our apps.

The period we know has changed our practices. Thanks to numerous applications and platforms, many companies have been able to find refuge in the digital space to continue to operate. The Zoom videoconferencing service has seen its number of active users explode from 10 million last December to more than 200 million today.