ACME
14-03-2016, 10:35 AM
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IN THEORY, modern smartphones can last
hundreds of hours on a single charge. But in
practice today’s top phones will squeeze out about
20 hours at best. With that in mind, we tested both
Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) phones to pin
down battery-saving tricks that actually work.
Delete apps you don’t use
On average, smartphone users download about
42 apps but use only ten daily.
n IOS Tap and hold the app icon, then tap the X in
the top left corner.
n ANDROID Tap and hold any app icon, then drag it
to the top right to uninstall or the top left to remove.
For both operating systems, note that there are
built-in apps that you can’t delete.
Control which apps run all the time
Apps like Facebook and email continue to run in
the background, even when you’re not using them,
so you’ll receive a notification as soon as you get
a new message or comment.
n IOS You can turn off background data on an
app-by-app basis. Go to Settings > General >
Background App Refresh to select apps to turn off.
n ANDROID You can ‘restrict background data’ for each
app. Go to Settings > Data usage. Tap on your app of
choice, then scroll to the bottom to restrict background
data on cellular networks.
Disable notifications
Some apps, such as those for weather,
news and sports, will automatically
send you ‘push notifications’
throughout the day, unsolicited. If
you’re not interested, disable them.
n IOS Visit Settings > Notifications, and
turn off notifications for all but your
most important apps.
n ANDROID Go to Settings > Sound
& notification > App notifications.
Turn off location services
Map and weather apps need to use
your location, but do you need to
geo-tag Facebook and Instagram?
n IOS Go to Settings > Privacy >
Location Services. You can either
turn them all off at once or turn
them off individually.
n ANDROID Go to Settings >
General > Location. Then use
the switch at the top to turn
location reporting off.
Forgo vibrations
When it comes to battery life,
ringing is a lot less taxing
than rumbling.
n IOS Go to Settings > Sounds, and
then switch off the two vibrate toggles
at the top of the menu.
n ANDROID Use the volume toggle
to turn down the ringer, and you’ll see
a menu pop up at the top of your
screen. Here, you can either turn off
all notifications for a custom period
or receive only ‘priority notifications’
based on your personal preferences.
Dim the screen
Viewing your phone’s millions
of pixels at full brightness is
a guaranteed battery drain.
n IOS Go to Settings > Display &
Brightness. Turn off Auto-Brightness,
and then dim the display to your
comfort level using the slider.
n ANDROID Go to Settings > Display,
and turn off Adaptive Brightness. Then
tap on Brightness level and adjust to
your preference.
Decrease display time
A phone’s single biggest battery drain
is the display, and we often leave it
on even if we’re not looking at the
screen. Set your device to turn
off its display after a short
period of time, 30 seconds to
a minute should be enough.
n IOS Go to Settings > General
> Auto-Lock
n ANDROID Go to Settings >
Display > Sleep
Turn off Bluetooth
Bluetooth, a short-range
wireless technology, doesn’t
drain as much battery power as it
used to, but if you don’t use it for
external devices or data transfer,
consider turning it off.
n IOS Swipe up from the bottom of
your screen, and tap the Bluetooth icon
in the middle.
n ANDROID Go to Settings >
Bluetooth, and toggle it off.
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IN THEORY, modern smartphones can last
hundreds of hours on a single charge. But in
practice today’s top phones will squeeze out about
20 hours at best. With that in mind, we tested both
Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) phones to pin
down battery-saving tricks that actually work.
Delete apps you don’t use
On average, smartphone users download about
42 apps but use only ten daily.
n IOS Tap and hold the app icon, then tap the X in
the top left corner.
n ANDROID Tap and hold any app icon, then drag it
to the top right to uninstall or the top left to remove.
For both operating systems, note that there are
built-in apps that you can’t delete.
Control which apps run all the time
Apps like Facebook and email continue to run in
the background, even when you’re not using them,
so you’ll receive a notification as soon as you get
a new message or comment.
n IOS You can turn off background data on an
app-by-app basis. Go to Settings > General >
Background App Refresh to select apps to turn off.
n ANDROID You can ‘restrict background data’ for each
app. Go to Settings > Data usage. Tap on your app of
choice, then scroll to the bottom to restrict background
data on cellular networks.
Disable notifications
Some apps, such as those for weather,
news and sports, will automatically
send you ‘push notifications’
throughout the day, unsolicited. If
you’re not interested, disable them.
n IOS Visit Settings > Notifications, and
turn off notifications for all but your
most important apps.
n ANDROID Go to Settings > Sound
& notification > App notifications.
Turn off location services
Map and weather apps need to use
your location, but do you need to
geo-tag Facebook and Instagram?
n IOS Go to Settings > Privacy >
Location Services. You can either
turn them all off at once or turn
them off individually.
n ANDROID Go to Settings >
General > Location. Then use
the switch at the top to turn
location reporting off.
Forgo vibrations
When it comes to battery life,
ringing is a lot less taxing
than rumbling.
n IOS Go to Settings > Sounds, and
then switch off the two vibrate toggles
at the top of the menu.
n ANDROID Use the volume toggle
to turn down the ringer, and you’ll see
a menu pop up at the top of your
screen. Here, you can either turn off
all notifications for a custom period
or receive only ‘priority notifications’
based on your personal preferences.
Dim the screen
Viewing your phone’s millions
of pixels at full brightness is
a guaranteed battery drain.
n IOS Go to Settings > Display &
Brightness. Turn off Auto-Brightness,
and then dim the display to your
comfort level using the slider.
n ANDROID Go to Settings > Display,
and turn off Adaptive Brightness. Then
tap on Brightness level and adjust to
your preference.
Decrease display time
A phone’s single biggest battery drain
is the display, and we often leave it
on even if we’re not looking at the
screen. Set your device to turn
off its display after a short
period of time, 30 seconds to
a minute should be enough.
n IOS Go to Settings > General
> Auto-Lock
n ANDROID Go to Settings >
Display > Sleep
Turn off Bluetooth
Bluetooth, a short-range
wireless technology, doesn’t
drain as much battery power as it
used to, but if you don’t use it for
external devices or data transfer,
consider turning it off.
n IOS Swipe up from the bottom of
your screen, and tap the Bluetooth icon
in the middle.
n ANDROID Go to Settings >
Bluetooth, and toggle it off.
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