The Android smartphone platform has gone from an unrefined newcomer to the #1 platform in a relatively short period of time.

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Tips for prolong the battery life of a 4G
Android smartphone
Tips for prolong the battery life of a 4G big role in luring users away, but the tradeoff for
Android smartphone all these great features can be diminished battery
life if you’re not careful.
I have a 4G Android smartphone that blows through
the battery in less than a day! Any tips for extending It’s important that you really think about how you
the battery life? use your phone to know which features aren’t really
necessary to have running in order to extend the
battery life.
Android device options vary by manufacturer and
version of the OS they have installed, but there are
some basic battery extension tips that apply to all
smartphones.
The screen brightness is one of the biggest battery
killers, so make sure you lower the levels as low as
you can reasonably set it for a big boost.
Location services are very handy, but having the
GPS update your location as you move around can
also drain the battery, so turn it off unless you need
The Android smartphone platform has gone from it (if an app needs it, you’ll be alerted).
an unrefined newcomer to the #1 platform in a re-
latively short period of time. The most recent Coms-
core rankings showed that Google’s Android is used
by 41.8% of smartphone subscribers while Apple’s See Also:
iPhone IOS was at 27% and RIM (Blackberry) has
slid down to 21.7%. (A year ago, RIM’s Blackberry
was #1, with Apple second and Android 3rd.)
One of the silly features that Android phones offer
In order to compete with the Blackberry & iPhone is ‘Live Wallpaper’ which isn’t a huge drain on the
dynasties, Google and the handset manufacturers battery, but it serves no real purpose, so stick to a
had to create alternatives that were compelling static background.
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enough to be considered an option, which they
clearly have done. If you search the Internet for battery saving tips,
many will suggest that you install a ‘task killer’ app
Bigger screens, 4G connectivity, built-in hotspots and so you can shut down processes that are running in
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Tips for prolong the battery life of a 4G Android smartphone
the background, but I’m not sure that it’s the best Some of the newer handsets such as Motorola’s
idea for everyone. Droid Bionic have beefed up batteries and newer
power management tools built-in that help you un-
Tech savvy users who understand what they are derstand exactly which process is using up your
looking at can effectively use task killers to extend battery power.
battery life, but I’ve seen many non-technical users
randomly turn things off that they don’t recognize Android devices update the operating system regu-
and disable critical functions of the phone. larly, so be sure to look at your setting options from
time-to-time to see if any new battery management
Another potential drain on the battery is when your options get added to your phone.
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4G speeds are amazing, especially on Verizon’s LTE
network, but it’s also going to consume more juice
so check to see if an extended battery option exists
for your phone if you are an avid surfer on a 4G
network.
The built-in hotspot feature is also pretty handy
when you have other devices that you’d like to
connect to the Internet, but you will also watch your
battery levels drop right before your eyes.
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Try to plug the phone into a wall socket whenever
you plan on using it as a hotspot if at all possible.
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