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Save Battery Life on Your Android

I’ve been writing a lot of stupid blogs lately such as ripping onRon Weasley’s titsand a bunch of other nonsense that is useless and maybe funny. But let’s get to a more serious conversation.

If you use your smartphone nonstop to watch video, stream internet, use WiFi or play games, expect 4 hours max battery life. Under average use, you should be able to get a day to a day and a half out of your battery. I always charge mine every night and can get through the day with no problems, but that’s me not really checking it while I’m at work. Once I start using the GPS for foursquare, maps, Gmail, games etc – the battery goes quickly. Nothing you can do about that. Sorry. These will help:

Your Display is the worst battery killer ever
Want to save a lot of power? Keep your screen off as much as possible when you’re not using your phone. Also, use the power widget (see below) to keep it as dim as possible. This may be annoying in bright sunlight, but it will save a ton of battery.

Use the Power Control Widget
This thing is awesome. It’s a quick widget to toggle Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, Account Sync and Brightness. Keep WiFi off at all times when you don’t need it. It kills the battery. There’s no reason to use Bluetooth unless you have a headset. Turn GPS off if you aren’t using it. Account sync: this one is tricky. If you want your Gmail to be pushed, leave this on. If your battery is getting low or you don’t mind refreshing Gmailmanually, shut this off to conserve

PS - see all that crap running in your notification tray/ Get rid of them all

Check Your App Settings
Turn off push notifications for stupid thengs that aren’t necessary, such as Twitter and Facebook updates. The fact that they have to have a constant internet connection to send you updates that Jane Moron updated her picture is not only annoying, but kills your battery. Want to see what apps are killing your battery? You can find out. Just go toSettings» About phone» Battery use

Be a Geek
I will not go into details but root your phone. Google it. Delete all of the bloatware your carrier installs. Install SetCPU and underclock the processor when you turn your screen off. Unfortunately, Motorola now locks their bootloaders which makes installing custom ROMS much more difficult. Only older phones and the Nexus phones have unlocked bootloaders. Good news is that HTC is providing an unlock tool and Motorola promised to unlock the bootloaders by Q4 2011 (and the Googleacquisitionwill help).

Google It
I’m sure I missed a lot. I’m tired. I’m lazy. Google is your friend. This isn’t the best guide but I don’t care.