HOW TO PROLONG YOUR PHONE BATTERY

There are people that can treasure the optimum functioning of cell phone batteries. There is nothing as sad as when one buys mobile phone and within a short time, the battery starts misbehaving. Prolonging the lifespan of a battery  has always been the dream of phone Users. No wonder, when one buys a new phone or new battery for phones, he or she is strongly advised to charge the phone/battery for at least six hours before usage. Below are the ways to further make your phone battery last .

1. Switch  off the phone. 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 smart phone as a PDA, disable the phone functionality (flight mode).

2.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 . 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.

3.Follow the method of full charge and full discharge. Don’t put your phone on charging when there is the battery remaining it for another few hours unless it’s very important. Charge it when your battery is about to get totally discharged and when you put it for charging, let it get charged totally.

4.Turn off  the vibrating  function of on your phone,  The vibrate function uses additional battery power. Keep the ring tone volume as low as possible.

5.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.

6.Do not use 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

7.Keep calls brief..  Many times we you hear someone on their mobile phone say, "my battery’ is getting low," and then continue their conversation for several minutes or hour . If you really need to conserve the battery, limit your talk time.

8.Turn off Bluetooth. It will drain your battery very quickly.

9.Same goes for WIFI, GPS, and infrared capabilities, if your phone has these features built in. Keep them off except when you need them.

10.Turn the brightness of the display to the lowest setting possible.

11.Use GSM rather than 3G - Using your phone in 3G / Dual Mode will drain the battery quicker than if you just use GSM mode - have a look at your phones spec and you'll see it will quote two different battery life times - normally 50% more for pure GSM use.

12.With a smartphone, avoid using moving or animated pictures or videos for your background. Animated backgrounds will drain the battery faster.

13.Use a black background whenever possible. AMOLED screens use a lot less power displaying black instead of white