How to Make Your Phone Battery Last Longer Today

You can make your phone battery last longer by changing a few hidden settings on your device right now. These simple adjustments stop power draining apps from running in the background and burning through your charge.

Many people struggle with a dead phone before the end of the work day. A regular smartphone has several power management tools built right into the menus that you probably never use.

How to make your phone battery last longer

Your screen is the biggest power drain on your device. Turning down the brightness and shortening the auto lock time will immediately save hours of battery life every single day.

• Open the Settings app on your phone and tap on Display and Brightness.
• Move the brightness slider down to about fifty percent or turn on Auto Brightness.
• Tap Auto Lock or Screen Timeout and change the setting to thirty seconds.

Turn off background app refresh

Apps love to update their content in the background even when you are not using them. This constant data fetching drains your battery very fast and heats up the phone.

• Open Settings and tap on General.
• Tap on Background App Refresh.
• Switch the main toggle to Off or turn it off for apps you do not need live updates from.

Manage location services

GPS tracking uses a massive amount of power because your phone has to talk to satellites constantly. Restricting which apps can see your location stops this silent drain.

Go to your main settings menu and select Privacy and Security, then tap Location Services. Look through the entire list of apps and change every single one from Always to While Using the App or Never. This simple fix stops hidden tracking and keeps your charge intact.

Turn on power saving mode

Every modern phone has a built in mode designed to stretch your remaining battery as far as possible. This feature limits background email fetch, visual effects, and high performance tasks.

Swipe down from the top of your screen to open the quick settings panel and tap the Battery Saver or Low Power Mode icon. You can also turn this on manually inside the Battery menu in your settings whenever your charge drops below twenty percent to get a few more hours of use.

Close unused web browser tabs

Leaving dozens of web pages open in your internet browser uses a lot of memory and power. Every open tab keeps trying to load new data and ads in the background.

• Open your phone web browser and tap the tab icon in the corner.
• Swipe away all the pages you are no longer reading.
• Close the entire group to give your processor a much needed break.

Turn off wireless features you do not need

Your phone constantly searches for Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth accessories even when you are walking outside. This endless scanning wastes a surprising amount of juice.

Swipe down your quick menu and turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi if you are nowhere near a connection. You can also turn on airplane mode in areas with bad cell service to stop your phone from burning through energy while trying to find a signal.

Keep your software up to date

Phone makers regularly release system updates that fix power bugs and make the processor run more smoothly. Running an old software version often leads to fast battery drain.

• Open your settings menu and select Software Update.
• Tap download and install if a new version is waiting for you.
• Plug your phone into a charger while it finishes the update process.