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• To step
• Method 1 of 3: Make simple changes
• Method 2 of 3: Make advanced changes
• Method 3 of 3: Turn off animations
• Tips
• Warnings

The Android operating system has many great features including WiFi, GPS and countless apps. Unfortunately, all of these features can take their toll on your device's battery life, consuming it quickly. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks you can try to extend the battery life of your device.

To step

Method 1 of 3: Make simple changes

1. Turn on power saving mode. With most devices, you just need to swipe down from the top of the screen to display a menu. Scroll sideways until you find the power saving mode and select it.
   • Power saving mode can slow down your phone just a little bit.
   • If you immediately get notifications from social media applications, they will stop until you open the application.
2. Turn off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when you're not using them. All of these features use battery power, even when you're not using them. For example, the wireless network transmitter will keep searching for a wireless connection as long as it is turned on. This uses battery power even when you are not surfing the internet.
   • To disable these functions, you simply have to swipe down from the top of the screen. Scroll sideways along the menu and deselect items.
3. Turn off apps you don't use. Closing the app by pressing the back or home button is not enough; the app can be restarted in the background and thus continue to use up battery power. You need to check your device's recent and wallpaper apps and manually disable them. This will usually keep them from running in the background and thus consume battery power.
4. Put your phone in standby mode when you are not using the device. Simply push the home button and the screen will darken. As a result, less battery power will be used. To exit standby mode, press the start button again; you may need to unlock the phone when it "wakes up" again.
5. Switch off the vibration function of your phone. Push the volume buttons up and down until you are out of vibration mode. It's also a good idea to turn off vibration for text messages. You have to go to your Settings and then to "Sound & Display". If you can't find the settings for your text messages there, you need to go to "Applications" and then to "Messages".

Method 2 of 3: Make advanced changes

1. Reduce the brightness of your screen. Go to your Settings and select "Sound & Display". Press "Brightness" and move the switch to the side to decrease the brightness.
   • If you are using the energy saving mode, the brightness of your screen may already be reduced.
   • Reducing the brightness will make your screen more difficult to see, especially at night.
   • If you are using the internet there may be a shortcut to adjust the brightness.
2. Set your screen timeout as short as possible. This setting ensures that your device turns off the screen after the selected period of inactivity. The shorter the time span, the less battery the screen will use. The setting options for this differ from device to device.
   • You can find this option in Settings. Go to "Sound & Display" and select "Screen timeout".
3. If your device has an AMOLED screen, you can use a black background. AMOLED screens can reduce battery usage sevenfold by displaying black instead of white or any other color. When you search on your phone, you can also use Black Google Mobile on bGoog.com to get standard Google results (including images) completely in black.
4. Make sure your device only uses 2G networks. If you do not need fast data transfer, or if there is no 3G or 4G network available where you live, you can set your device to only use 2G networks. You will still be able to access the EDGE network and Wi-Fi if needed.
   • To switch to 2G you need to go to the Settings of your device and select "Wireless control". Scroll down until you find "Mobile networks" and press "Use only 2G networks".

Method 3 of 3: Turn off animations

1. Consider disabling animations if you are confident about using factory settings. Animations look nice while on your phone, but they can slow performance and use battery power. To disable them you will need to enable Factory Mode, but this is not for the faint of heart.
2. Open your Settings and scroll down to "About phone". This will display a screen with more information about your Android device, along with a list of items including "Build number".
3. Press "Build number" about seven times. This will open the Android Factory Options.
4. Access the Factory Option. Press the Back button on your device to return to the main Settings menu. Scroll down and press "Factory Options". This should be just above "About Device".
5. Disable the animations option. Scroll down until you find "Scale Screen Animation", "Scale Transition Animation" and "Scale Animation Duration". Turn these all off.
6. Restart your Android device. This will save the new settings and be applied to your device. This can increase your battery capacity a bit and your phone can also work faster.

Tips

• When traveling, you must bring both the charger and the USB cable. Most airports offer free charging devices or power outlets, but some only have a USB input to charge your phone.
• Put your device in "Airplane Mode" when you're at a movie theater or on an airplane - or turn your device off.
• Via Settings> Applications> Enabled services you can see how much memory of your device is used. You can manually disable certain apps here.
• You can see what consumes the most battery power by going to the Settings of your device and selecting "Battery usage" there.
• Consider buying a portable charger. This way you can still charge your phone when your battery is empty or when you do not have a socket at your disposal.
• Many planes have power outlets near the seats so that you can charge your devices during the flight. However, some airlines are concerned about in-flight charging of lithium batteries as it is known to cause heat loss. It is best to check with the airline before flying.

Warnings

• If you have Android 4.0 or later, apps to manage tasks from the Play Store will use more battery power than they will save. Avoid these and simply use a built-in task management app instead. Android 6 does not have a task management program because the memory management algorithms are much better than earlier versions of Android.
• All Android devices are set up a bit differently. The sections within the Settings of your device may have names that differ slightly.