This was a great informative article just as you said. Everyone should read it.
Deidre > On Apr 9, 2017, at 4:03 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > The following article, the link to which is located at the end of the text, > is an Informative piece on how to extend battery life on iOS and Android > devices. > > Enjoy, > > Mark > > How I added four hours of battery life to my smartphone every day for free > By Jennifer Jolly, Special for USA TODAY, April 9, 2017 > > Phone constantly dying? Here's how to get back battery life > > Columnist Jennifer Jolly describes how to check if emails and apps are > draining your smartphone way too fast and what measures won't help. Jennifer > Jolly for USA TODAY > > I've had big-time battery drain issues on my last three iPhones. I just > figured it was my fault - maybe I'm too addicted to apps, take too many > photos, or just use my phone too much? > > It's an issue I've gone to Apple for help with many times. But the Genius's > - Apple's retail support - were flummoxed, too. After the typical > troubleshooting: Update iOS? Check. Adjust screen brightness? Check. Use > Wi-Fi when possible, turn off location services, and tone down > notifications? Check, check, and check again. Nothing seems to solve the > issues. Maybe I got the phone wet? > > It was time to kick things up to the next level. I enlisted experts like > Scotty Loveless, a former Apple Genius and iOS tech who told me this would > not be another, "turn off every useful feature of iOS posts." because those > "really grind my gears." Finally, someone speaking my language! > > With that said, here's how I finally beat the worst of my battery battles - > and now you can, too. > > #1 Start with your own battery test > > Your battery should only be doing its heavy lifting when you're actually > using your iPhone, and the rest of the time it should be relaxing in standby > mode. Sometimes an app prevents your phone from going into standby and > wreaks havoc on your battery life. > > Here's how to test it: > > Go into Settings > Battery. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and you'll > find two numbers, one for Standby and one for Usage. Your Usage number > should be way, way lower than your Standby number. If it's not, you might > have a problem, and you can confirm it by jotting down your Standby and > Usage times and then clicking the lock button on your phone. Let it sit for > about five minutes and then check the numbers again. If your Standby time is > five minutes higher, you're in good shape, but if your Usage time has bumped > up by a more than a minute it's a sign that your phone isn't resting like it > should. > > On Android, you can get the same information under Settings > Device > > Battery (or Settings > Battery if you have a newer version of Android). The > information on this menu is essentially the same as it is on an iPhone, and > lists "Device Idle" which is the same as standby mode. > > If you find that your phone isn't "resting" when you're not using it, > there's likely a very clear reason, which brings us to #2. > > #2 Don't push me > > When an app is doing things even when you're not using it, it could be > malfunctioning, and stuck in an endless loop that's draining all your power. > That's what happened to me, with, of all things, one of the email accounts I > had connected to my phone. Loveless picked up on this right away. "This > happens unbelievably often, especially with Exchange push email," he said. > "I knew when you told me your phone typically dies within six hours of being > off the charger, and the Standby and Usage are the same. Sometimes, these > times are not the same because the 'firmware is bad or corrupted,' but this > time it's because push email is keeping the phone from sleeping properly." > > The fix was simple. > > Go into Settings > Mail > Accounts> Fetch New Data. Mine was automatically > set to Push. Loveless recommended that I set it turn that off temporarily > and set it to Fetch every 15 to 30 minutes instead. You can also use the > Manual mode, which only scans for new messages when you actually open the > email app. > > You can also tweak the push settings to fetch new emails only every hour or > so, which is also a big help. You don't sacrifice timely email updates > either, though you'll still save the most power by disabling push emails > altogether. > > On an Android phone, you can manage the push notification settings for any > apps that use it by heading into Settings > Apps and then picking an app and > tweaking its individual settings. > > #3 When background apps are the killer > > There are other times too when an app is running when you're not using it > and that's called "Background App Refresh." There are lots of reasons apps > update in the background, like the Music app fetching new playlists, > Facebook updating your social feeds, and even Pokemon Go keeping an eye on > your steps so you can hatch eggs. It's all in the name of convenience, but > it might also be leaving you with a dead battery halfway through the > afternoon. > > To check out which apps are eating up valuable power in the background go to > Settings > Battery and you'll see a list of the apps taking up your battery > life, with the topmost app being the biggest power hog. If you see an app > listed with "Background Activity" below it, that's when you know it's using > power even when you're not using it. Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and > streaming apps like Apple Music can be real demons in this department, so > head to your Settings > General > Background App Refresh page and toggle off > any apps you don't want working overtime to save some serious juice. > > #4 Multitasking is OK > > Do you ever double-tap your home button and see all the apps your iPhone has > suspended, waiting for you to go back to them? Whenever I do, I always close > them out of instinct, thinking that they must be eating up battery life, > right? Nope! In fact, Loveless says that closing apps from the multitasking > menu can actually hurt the iPhone's overall battery life, and for a totally > logical reason. > > Just because you see an app sitting in the multitasking menu doesn't mean > it's actually using your battery life at all - it's just paused, sitting in > the phone's memory and not doing much of anything. When you close it, the > phone shuts it down, but when you inevitably open the app back up, it forces > your phone to load all that data back up again, and that means it's using > valuable power and ticking down your reserves. Just leave the apps alone and > you'll be doing yourself and your battery a favor. > > On Android, finding the apps that are running is as easy as pulling the top > menu bar down, which brings up a list of the apps either running or paused. > You can choose to close them, but again, the idea is that by leaving them on > you're actually saving more power, so just leave them be. > > #5 Low-power mode can add hours to your battery life > > Android and iOS both come with low-power features that let you turn off > almost all of your phone's extra features anytime and save tons of energy > throughout the day. You can turn it on when the battery drops to 20% or much > earlier - by going to Settings > Battery > Low Power Mode and switching it > on. > > On Android, the battery saving feature kicks in automatically if you leave > your settings as-is, but you can also manually turn it on by going to > Settings > Battery then tap the menu icon and select "Battery Saver." > > It can be a real life saver, and it has the bonus benefit of preventing even > more battery stress by depleting a dying battery even further than it > already is. > > There are other little things you can do, too, which many other writers have > mentioned. But fixing the email and background activity issues on my own > phone has already added more than FOUR HOURS of battery life back into my > day. That's nothing short of a miracle in my book. > > Original Article at: > https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/04/09/iphone-android-low- > battery-running-out-of-battery/100231638/ > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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