by Autobot032 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:11 pm
- Weapon: Switch Blade Tail
First recommendation: Get rid of the apps, they're entirely useless.
Anything they shut down can be done by human interaction, too. On top of that, some of the apps and services they shut down actually force the phone to work harder, not less, because Android will reactivate them on it's own or use resources picking up the slack created by killing the apps in the first place.
Second recommendation: Stop using apps and services that aren't needed at the moment.
For example: Kill the GPS and NFC (all phones have GPS, only a few have NFC, so don't panic if you can't find it to disable it. If it doesn't show up, you don't have it.) They're pointless energy wasters if you're not actually using them and 9 times out of 10, you're not.
Also recommended, turn off wifi when using data and data when using wifi. Regardless of what Android tells you (location services and all that jazz) they aren't necessary at all times and certainly not at the same time. Besides, using wifi saves on your phone bill.
Heck, even the gyroscope/rotation can be a battery drain, but most definitely the auto sync. Unless you're on a wired power source or an external portable battery and on a constant wifi connection, this is a feature that's not needed.
Speaking of batteries...
Third recommendation: Buy an external backup battery. Amazon has them dirt cheap, you can pick 'em up for $5.00 or less at Five Below, $10.00 or less at Walgreens, even. They'll recharge using a micro usb cable, just like your phone will and they come with one so you can either charge your phone with the cell, or to recharge the cell for later use. I have several of them and they all get heavily used, you'd be amazed how handy they become.
Bottom line:
When at home, use it for fun and keep it tethered to a wall outlet so there's constant power and use wifi to save on data. When out and about, keep a portable battery pack on hand, shut off needless system features (the ones mentioned above) and use it mainly as a phone, you'll notice you'll get quite a run out of each charge.
Oh, and this should go without saying, but remember to turn your brightness down when on battery. That can eat 75% of the battery, alone! Check out the battery stats in the settings sometime, you'd be amazed at how much life the screen can drain.
Other thoughts:
If your phone has Miracast capability (stream audio/video/pictures to the TV) or has MHL/Micro HDMI, go ahead and connect it to the TV, it'll let the TV take the heavy burden of broadcasting the image and shuts off the phone's screen so you can still use it and save some power. Some phones will not charge when in MHL mode, others will, so be careful about this as well.
Just basically keep the phone charged, that's all you really can do. Believe me, I've been through the ringer with these things.
I've owned an iPhone 3G, Samsung Droid Charge, HTC DNA/Butterfly J, Motorola Droid and currently a HTC One m8 and all of them have been battery hogs, you learn pretty quickly that you'll end up being tied to some form of power to keep things going. lol
Oh, final addendum.... turn off bluetooth when not in use. If it detects anything bluetooth nearby, it can kick on it's scan feature hoping to connect to that device, which is not only a battery drain (worse than data or wifi) but is also a security risk. Only have bluetooth onwhen you're actually using it with another device.
NOTE: Realize that I am not a perfect Christian, nor do I profess to be. I apologize if anyone's ever offended by me, I'm not perfect. Don't hold my posts and opinions against other Christians.