The mobile phone has become integral to the modern world, both for professional and personal use. It would be impossible to imagine a world without them now, not only due to their importance at providing us with the ability to communicate on the move, but due the range of other features they provide
Mobile phones run on a variety of different batteries depending on the phones maker, its size, shape, and features.
Mobile phone batteries are made to last for a duration of time while it’s been used. Often times we have found ourselves stuck in a difficult situation whereby you are on transit or maybe at a conference and need to get information from your phone only to realise it’s at 10% battery life.
As you start to panic about the fact that you forgot your charger at home, it goes down to 9%. Then 8%.
While there may be little you can do, there are also few tricks that can help keep the little power you have left.
Turn off phone’s brightness
Make sure you’ve turned your phone’s brightness all the way down. Yes, it will be hard (and in some cases impossible) to see the screen, but that light saps up battery life. So, save it for when you really need it.
Turn off your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Next, turn off your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionality. Constantly pinging to scan for networks is a big drain that you can easily avoid. Also, if you use a Personal Hotspot, shut that down too.
Turn off Background Applications
Background App Refresh allows applications you aren’t using to continue to function. Turn them all off. To do that on your iPhone, you need to go to General, then Background App Refresh. And to do that on your Android, go to Settings, then Gear, then Data Usage, and finally, Restrict Background Data.
Switch phone to Airplane mode
This trick—switch your phone to Airplane mode is very effective as it shuts down the internet, which is good for your battery and productivity. Yes, even if you’re not on a plane.) This essentially shuts down the internet.
Also When you only have a limited time to plug-in your phone, you should also switch it to this mode for a faster charge.
These few tricks can stretch out your battery life for a while till you are able to get to power where you can charge it. It’s also advisable to have external battery that fits in which can be used when needed.