Noticing your phone battery getting significantly worse can be frustrating but there are some common habits you may be doing that are harming your phone without even realising
If you notice your phone is constantly draining its battery – it may be down to one common habit. While it may be frustrating and tempting to buy a new phone with a better battery there’s a cheaper way to solve your issue.
It’s a habit millions of people as they swipe their apps closed and quit the app in a bid to help, but even Apple have told people not to do this as it doesn’t save battery life at all.
“You should only close an app if it’s unresponsive. Typically, there’s no reason to quit an app. Quitting it doesn’t save battery power, for example,” Apple explained.
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By doing this, it could be making your phone worse as after you move to a different app, the old one will be “suspended”. Apple added, according to The Sun: “After you’ve switched to a different app, some apps will run for a short period of time before they’re set to a suspended state.
“Apps that are in a suspended state aren’t actively in use, open or taking up system resources.” The apps are kept in a suspended state so it’s quicker and more power-efficient to reopen them when needed, but if you force quit an app it will then need to reboot when opened again which can make it slower and use up more battery.
Therefore it’s more power efficient to leave them in the suspended state unless the app has frozen or crashed. Another common habit that may be killing battery usage is charging it through the night.
While charging your phone before bed is a common routine for many, making sure they have charge for the following day, it could be harming your phone instead and setting you up for costly repair bills.
The main issue with leaving your mobile on charge throughout the entire night is that it probably reaches maximum charge several hours before being disconnected.
While older mobiles used to risk overcharging due to this practice, the problem has been reduced with more recent devices. Samsung specialists explained: “Modern smartphones are equipped with smart charging technology that halts the charging process once the battery reaches full capacity.
Apple emphasised that device batteries can become less efficient as they chemically deteriorate, which can be caused by various factors including temperature exposure and charging habits. It stated: “iPhone automatically stops charging when the battery is fully charged.
“So it’s safe to keep your iPhone connected to a charger overnight. When possible, unplug your iPhone after it has fully charged.
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