Almost all smartphone users download apps, which explains why we're all familiar with the agony of being down to 10% battery by 5 p.m. We're not suggesting you should give up your Twitter or Google Maps apps, but learning which of your apps are the most battery draining can help you make smarter decisions using your smartphone.
While these nine common apps in the above gallery can have a negative effect on your phone's battery usage when used improperly, most of them are less draining with the proper settings.
Some tips for making the most of your precious battery juice:
- Keep Location Services off until you need it. Maps are a no brainer, but there are tons of apps that use your phone's GPS to determine where you are in the world. Services like Yelp and Google Now are also going to pinpoint your location on the map, so it's best to just keep this feature turned off until you need to figure out where you're headed next.
- Avoid apps with lots of advertisements. Games are the biggest culprit here. Those ads are constantly refreshing, sucking up your precious battery life while doing so.
- Keep your 3G or 4G and Wi-Fi off when not in use.
You don't need to completely stop using your phone's Internet
connection, but if you want that battery to last all day, turn off the
cell connection and Wi-Fi when you're definitely not going to be using
it, like when you're at your desk and using your computer anyways. It'll
also eliminate those pesky phone notification every time you get a new
email.
9 Apps Draining Your Phone's Battery
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