5 tricks to make battery last 2 days!

My husband bought me this phone for Christmas. I hated it at first because the battery would not last past 1 or 2 in the afternoon, after charging it all night. I was pissed. But I've totally figured it out and now I love it. My battery lasts 2 days with moderate use. Its faster and more reliable.

1. Don't waste time with task killers. They just suck juice out of the phone and aren't necessary if you use the phone properly. Most people don't know how to use them and constantly killing tasks is bad for your phone. I tried several task killers and they did very little to nothing for my battery life or phone function.

2. Back out of everything when you are done with it. If you go into messaging, then back out of it to the main screen when you are done. Any app used...just back out of it to the main screen when your done. Games...back out of. Email...back out to the main screen. GPS...back out of it. Trust me, this makes a huge difference. The phone runs faster and glitch free if you do this. Doing this is a natural way to kill tasks on you phone so you don't need a task killer.

3. Go to setting...then accounts and sync...and then turn off you auto sync and background data. This saves a lot of battery. Trust me. This made a big difference. If you need to sync accounts then go turn it on and do it then turn it back off. Remember to back out of the settings page too.

4. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. Condition the battery everyday. This is how you do it. Charge your phone over night. While the phone is still plugged in, turn it off. After the phone is turned off then unplug the phone. Then turn it on. This will keep you battery happy and healthy.

5. This is important if you have a browser installed. I use Dolphin HD and I love it, it is super fast and I love the gesture option. After using your browser and you are ready to close it out you must do this to close it properly. Hold your finger down on the "back" arrow.You need to hold your finger on it for 3 to 5 seconds. A small window will pop up that says "exit dolphon browser HD". Click on clear cache and clear history. Then hit exit. Leaving your browser running in the background will suck energy out of your phone faster than anything. I think you can also just back out of it. But I like to do it this way to make sure it is off.

I just about threw this phone out the window a few weeks ago. But now it is fast and totally awesome. And since following these rules my battery last up to 2 days. After 1 day it is still completely full. Hope this helps some frustrated person out there:)

Actually, there is very mixed debate on the effectiveness of task killer apps. VERY strong arguments for and against them. If Froyo has one installed then that is encouraging....only because it is specfically designed for the phone. Great! Sounds good to me. My phone is only a 2.1 so I look forward to the upgrade later this month. And I'll let you know what I think of the built in app killer. It probably doesn't go around killing apps randomly like people do.

Android are designed to have apps open in the background and those stock apps will just reappear after they are killed. So let them be. Problems arise though when many apps are opened and remain opened running in the background but killing all apps is bad for the phone and i think most people don't know how to manage this properly so its best to leave it alone. I did have Watchdog for awhile. It lets apps run and then alerts u about misbehaving apps. Sounds great but basically it ran constantly for 3 weeks and during that time I only had to kill 1 app, and in the meantime it requires battery to keep the Dog Watching. Stupid and pointless. I say back out of you apps(don't mess with the home button) and this will naturally take care of most problems with glitchiness and battery drain. But I'm sure you know this.

If a phone is used properly you just do not need an app killer. That's my personal experience and I tend to side with the nay sayer's when it come to app killers.

Ok. Let's not call it battery "conditioning". We'll call it Lithium Ion battery "calibrating". I guess for 20 different people there will be reported 20 different ways to calibrate a cell phone battery. But whatever I'm doing works. So if I have to keep doing it while jumping up and down on 1 leg with my finger in my belly button, that's exactly what I'll do.
Here's info on calibrating  http://forums.phonedog.com/showthread.php?t=308

I went from 6-8 hour battery life to 48 battery life. Something is working right here.

Curleygirl... thanks so much for your contribution! I've been doing what you posted already, but even so, I appreciate that you posted these tips. 


Like they say.. if there's no pics, it didn't happen! 

 

We need all ideas that we can get for battery saving. There is no such thiing as repeat tip of too many tips!

This phone is great as long it has 3G Data connection along with enough power and enough free memory.

There’s a screen built into Android that most casual users probably don’t even know about, and it can tell you exactly what is killing your battery. Head into Settings –> About Phone –> Battery use to see what has been killing your battery life.

Phone radio is always searching for 3G Data signal. The areas where there is no 3G Data signal or poor 3G Data signal, phone radio consumes more battery while searching for signal frequently. One can set phone to Airplane mode when there is poor 3G Data signal or no 3G Data signal or when 3G Data is not in use.

Adjust the Backlight to be Less Bright


Head into Settings –> Display –> Brightness, where you can choose to automatically adjust, which usually works fairly well, or you can just turn the brightness down to the lowest acceptable level.


Disable Animated / Live Wallpaper


Do not use phone when it is too hot. Turn off the phone completely and wait until it cools down.


Disable Home Screen Widgets You Don’t Need - Too many widgets drain battery quickly


Disable or Remove Applications That You Aren’t Using
Head into Settings –> Applications –> Manage Applications and then you can click the Uninstall button for an app.


Turn off the phone vibration function. (Settings » Sound & display » Phone vibrate)


Turn off keyboard feedback


Manually turn off the screen when not in use.


Turn off haptic feedback


Disable Apps that Sync Constantly


Keep speaker phone volume low when playing YouTube or Music player


Too much Camera use drains battery


Disable GPS, Bluetooth, wi-fi, Background Data


Reduce timeout for screen and keyboard to 30 seconds


Clean Cache


I use Go launcher Ex Home Replacement App that allows me to monitor Apps that are running and gracefully close the ones that I do not need. Also, Android Assistant App (with 12 functions) allows me to monitor battery use, Save Battery settings, etc.


For more tips, search term - android battery saving tips - in Google. ()


As always, carry your wall charger and car charger always with you.