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The same goes for smartphones which I think we all know have a notoriously bad reputation for their battery life. Well here are a few tips that I have thought up to help you.
Now I am going to start with the most obvious thing. When you are not using it you don't need it on standby. Now I know that you can't always turn off your phone or laptop but do take a moment when you are about to leave your laptop on the coffee table and ask yourself 'Do I really need this on while I'm gone?' People often ask me how I keep my smarphone from dying during the day and I answer quite honestly that it is usually off during the first half of the day except when I turn it on briefly to check for messages. Now I know not everyone can simply switch off their phone but if you are an antisocial like me than you'll find that it is the quickest easiest and by far the simplest way to save battery.
Cut down on the Wifi!
Wifi really is a killer on the battery I must say, My phone barely can stand an hour on wifi without losing all of it's battery. It isn't just Wifi either, any sort of wireless connection like bluetooth can also be equally draining. Also Wifi tends to heat up your phone if you leave it too long so why not cut down on those nasty wireless connections?
Adjust the brightness.
The brightness on the screen is a killer for the battery on any device whether it be your laptop, phone or handheld gaming console. You can dim the brightness of the screen, on most laptops this can be achieved by pressing F4, if you care to look you should see a symbol of a sun with a doen arrow next to it. On the phone you have to go into display settings to adjust the brightness.
Background data traffic.
This one is mainly for the phones, if you will notice on a smartphone you get email notifications and facebook notifications and so on. This requires a background internet connection that not only costs a lot of money to maintain but also eats up your power faster than pretty much anything else.
Video and pictures.
Taking pictures on the phone and using the camera for any measurable amount of time will absolutely demolish your battery. The same is true for watching videos or using skype. So if you are trying to save the power don't use that too freely. The same goes for playing music on your device (which I am guilty of every morning but you don't have to be!).
Gaming... I don't think I have to go into detail about how much power this uses.
That's about it, really it comes down to a little common sense and as long as you are careful you should be able to extend your phone and laptop battery immensely.
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