Optimizing the battery life of our phone is an art and no one wants to end up with a dry cell phone in the middle of the day and without the possibility of recharging it. At Xataka Android, we’ve talked at length about how to extend battery life and our best tips. What is curious about this discovery to considerably improve the autonomy of your Android phone This is a consequence of one of the most popular manufacturers: Xiaomi. And I’ll tell you one thing: applying these three settings also works with other brands and you will notice it in the remaining battery at the end of the day.
The Xiaomi workshop. A few years ago, Xiaomi carried out a study on what consumes the most battery on its phones. Always On Display mode and brightness management appear in the top 5, with 15% and 14% respectively. It is true that this analysis of the Chinese brand focuses on Xiaomi and MIUI devices, but it is worth remembering that both functions are found in practically all smartphones, so although each layer can do different energy management, the same We had a surprise when looking at the battery usage.
Be careful because we are talking about almost 30% for Xiaomi, a real scandal, but I can tell you that in general the screen weighs generously on the battery. In summary, if you own a Xiaomi, making these two simple adjustments will significantly improve the battery life of your phone in our experience, but in general it is good idea to apply it if your mobile battery does not last long.
Three tweaks that can save your battery life
The first parameter is quite obvious: The longer the phone screen is on, the faster the battery will drain.
To use: In my case I applied it on a Samsung Galaxy A71 and the routes explained come from this terminal, but if you plan to use them on another mobile phone it will not cost you much to find them using the search engine research.
The first adjustment would therefore be to disable “Always on” modewhich you will find in the phone settings, in the “Lock screen” section.
In my case, I did not have Always On Display enabled as standard, but I had the The screen lit up with each new notificationsomething I disabled by going to settings and there, following this path: ‘Notifications’ > ‘Application notifications’ > ‘Lock screen notifications’ and once inside, disabling the seesaw.
It seems silly, but between WhatsApps, emails, Telegrams and many other notifications, phone screen lights up several times during the day.
The last parameter is a must and is above all intended for lovers of maximum brightnessFor example, my parents: these days, auto brightness does a pretty good job of adjusting so that you forget about carrying the screen as if it were a flashlight.
We go to the settings and in “Display” we make sure that the automatic brightness toggle is activated. 14% in a full day This is an absurdity that deserves to be taken into account.
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