8 Tips To Extend Your Phone's Battery Life

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Smartphones these days are a necessity. Its uses include the likes of booking a cab, ordering food and even making payment.

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They are quite powerful which means handling these tasks is easy.

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But all this power puts a strain on the phone's battery.

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Thankfully there are some tips that can help extend your phone's battery life; we have 8 of them for you.

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Make sure to update your phone to the latest OS version; limit the use of location tracking.

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Don't keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on all the time; dim the brightness of the screen.

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Use dark mode to preserve the battery; disable push notifications which also consumes power.

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Control the temperature of the device by charging it judiciously.

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Opt for features like optimised charging for overnight support.

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