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Android phones are enjoyable, amusing and usually interesting but when your charge goes off in a matter of hours and sometimes minutes, even the most fearless of us start to panic when leaving home for several hours. In fact one of the most common concerns of the android users is: “How long will my phone last?” Here are some practical tips that will help you with prolonging the charge duration by at least several hours. The outcome will depend on your phone – its characteristics, software and use.

In most instances the first order of business is to uncover the reason of the trouble. In other words we have to figure out exactly what shortens the life of your android battery.

Test the battery – assessing the battery life is helpful for uncovering any variations for better or worse. You can use such an application as Batter Graph (it is free from Android Market).

Screen – large screen is a helpful feature of a device, but there is a single shortcoming – it exerts a bigger load on the battery charge. We cannot decrease the dimensions of the screen when the device is in use, but there are two options that can be altered to reduce the battery use: timeout and brightness.

Brightness – android devices have a feature to either adjust the display brightness or to set it automatically. Switching your brightness into auto mode will allow your device to lower brightness in dark settings.

Time out – what do you assume about power consumption of the illuminated display when you are not using it? It is certainly a waste of the battery juice. Go to your Display settings and modify timeout function.

Disable synchronization – such applications as Twitter, Facebook and Gmail automatically upload updated data – the internet connection stays live while it is waiting for an update. Extending the time frame between updates will improve the effectiveness of the battery. Better yet, switch off the synchronization entirely and manually control each application instead. Although it takes longer, you’ll be less occupied with the phone. Battery charging time goes up as well.

Wi-Fi vs. Mobile – mobile connection utilizes more power than Wi-Fi, because the device is constantly looking for the best connection with the provider, while Wi-Fi stays on the permanent connection for a long time. Besides, you can utilize 3G instead of 4G as 4G requires more power. The only drawback is that the connection is much slower. But if Internet is not your primary purpose you don’t have to worry about it.

Wallpapers Widgets and Animated transitions are able to significantely liven up and personalize your device, but they can also significantly reduce the battery life, so you have to settle for some middle ground.

Inadequate applications – certain games can use a huge amount of system recourses and therefore use a lot of battery charge. Be wary of them as even one hour can leave you without an operating phone.

There are many applications that are designed to improve the battery life. A lot of them limit the use of internet, and if you have root access, it does underlock the processor. The effectiveness of these applications can be very different depending on the user.

Conclusion – different versions of Android devices provide different degrees of battery performance. The life of your battery will vary depending on the version of Android. Generally, with each updated version of Android the battery life improves.

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