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Between reading e-mails, listening to music, playing games, taking photos, and browsing the Internet, people are demanding more than ever from their mobile phones. Now that cell phones do so much more than just make and receive calls, maintaining a good battery is crucial.
Taking proper care of a cell phone battery only requires a little common sense and (in most cases) a few tweaks to the way people already use their phones. A battery that is well-cared for not only lasts longer overall, but can also go longer in between charges than a mistreated battery.
By increasing the lives of cell phone batteries, people can spend less on new phone equipment and keep more used batteries from piling up in landfills. Batteries contain some pretty toxic ingredients, and the fewer we have wasting (and leaking) away in landfills, the better.
Obviously, batteries drain faster when phones are being used frequently (either as phones, MP3 players, web browsers, or whatever else people are doing with them these days), but there are plenty of ways to improve battery life while still enjoying use of one’s mobile device.
Keeping phones on vibrate, or even loud ringtones, drains the battery much more than a nice, low ringtone. For people who receive a lot of phone calls, adjusting the ringtone can be a great way to ensure plenty of battery remains for talk time.
Batteries also drain rapidly when they’re searching for a signal. If people turned their cell phones off instead of letting them continue in their futile quest for bars, it would preserve a great amount of energy. This is especially true in places like subways and airplanes where cell phones can’t be used anyway.
Even when there is a good signal, occasionally turning a cell phone off (rather than just silencing it) is another great way to preserve battery life. Again, this is a good trick to use when people aren’t planning to use their phones anyway, like at the movies or at night while sleeping. Basically, anytime a cell phone would be silenced for an extended period of time, it should actually just be turned off instead.
Overheating, flash photography, and excessively bright screens are all notorious battery drainers as well. With a few simple and painless changes to the way people use their cell phones, batteries can be kept properly working and out of landfills longer.
By Elizabeth Wolfe
August 24th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
This is a great website! My iPhone battery always drained in a matter of a day. But, using the tips on this website, it lasts much longer. I never realized going into the subway that my phone constantly searched for a signal! This application works great and easy to understand green tips!
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