Q&A: Any tips on making a mobile phone battery last longer, besides replacing it?
Question by Tintu: Any tips on making a mobile phone battery last longer, besides replacing it?
I’ve had the phone for 9 months and the battery seems to be draining faster and faster. Should I keep it on or off when I’m not using it for a long time? Is there such thing as over charging? How long should I charge the battery? How come it will say that it’s fully charged after a half hour of charging, I’ll make one 10 min. call and the battery goes down a bar? Does the vibrate ring use more of the battery? The phone company told me to buy a new battery. Of course they say that. That’s how they make their money. If I’m doing something wrong I’ll just wear out that one too. Any tips?
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Its not designed just to die after a year. Rechargable batteries have certain chemicals inside that can hold a charge and regain the charge by adding electricity. Over time, these chemicals (usually nickel and cadmium) lose their potency. The best way to extend their life is to periodically run the battery completely dead, and then recharge it fully. Most take several hours to actually recharge, and if you take them off too soon it can reduce their potency. Always leave your batteries to charge for at least a couple hours, don’t always trust what the phone says.
As far as the on/off question, the batteries will keep the current charge for longer if you turn it off, but it shouldn’t affect the lifetime of the battery. Vibrate does use more of the current charge, but ditto on the lifetime. If your battery won’t keep a long enough charge, the potency is permanently affected and you do need a new battery.
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).
Gemini mobile Phone Booster that Works on All Carriers 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.
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 when not in use. 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.
Turn off Bluetooth. It will drain your battery very quickly.
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dim the lights, avoid areas with bad service and if you have stuff like ubertwitter or facebook or stuff like that that continuously makes API calls or gets your email, reduce how frequently it does this. There are usually options on how to do this on your cellphone
Let ur phone die all the way…then charge it…make sure u don’t over charge it cuz that makes ur battery die faster as well…just keep an eye on it when its chargeing when u see its charged take it off the charger asap…it worked for me…an always let ur battery almost die before u charge it…when I charged it when the battery was half way down it always seemed to lose power right after I charged it..good luck I hope it works
The worse thing you can do is leave your phone on the charger throughout the night. There is such thing as over-charging.. When your phone is being charged, your phone has a light on to show you its being charged so that uses battery to do that. It actually drains the battery fluid causing it to hold less of a charge. Hope this helps you.
I had the same exact problem. I tried everything they told me and NOTHING worked. I broke down an bought a battery on ebay, it was cheap and it solved my problem. Good luck
Choose the lowest back light option and the quickest light off mode.
Wait until the battery is drained before recharging completely.
You may need a new battery but before you shell out any money call the battery company and tell them the battery will not hold a charge. Tell them you can’t afford to buy a new one. Ask them if 9 months is acceptable to them for a battery to no longer hold a charge. Tell them you have never had a battery problem like the one your dealing with now. Be polite, factual and insistent. I did this with Motorola 2 years ago and they sent me a battery.