Mobile phones are getting smarter and more powerful than before with advanced battery pack to make it run for hours or days continuously. One can expect a good battery performance when they use mobile phone according to the manufacture instructions. Apart from the manufacturing instructions, by following certain tips you can even increase the battery life such that you can use it for long. Here are some of the important tips which you can follow to improve your mobile phone battery life.

• If you are carrying a smart phone with multiple connectivity options then make sure that you turn on the option which you use currently. Most of the people forget to turn off connectivity options like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi even when they are not using.
• Phones like iPhone 3G and other 3G phones are good choice to browse Internet with speed. But you should also note that this technology needs more power than normal EDGE connection. It is better to use EDGE connection to surf on the net when speed is not an issue, this will save considerable battery power to keep your mobile running for extra minutes or even hours before you need to recharge it again.

• Keep your phone in normal mode when vibration is not needed or keep it in normal mode in a noise polluted area where you cannot here you phone ring. Using these two features at a time demands more power from battery. When features are applications demand more power from battery it gets heated decreasing its ability to store power and its life.
• Turn off any applications that you are not using at the movement, in certain mobile phone models applications remain running in the background sucking power from the battery like a parasite. Kill all the applications that you do not need at the movement to save on the battery.
• Even little things like phone theme and screen wallpaper show their footprint on the phones battery life. It is recommended that you use theme with minimal effects with optimum screen brightness. The LED’s which illuminate the screen demand more battery power when you set your screen brightness to the highest. Set a decent brightness level where you can read the contents on the screen comfortably. Animated wallpapers also draws considerable amount of battery power to stay running in the background even when then screen is turned off.
• Mobile phones are not solely designed to play games or listen to music on them. Occasional gaming or enjoying music on phones is OK but heavy gaming or playing music will affect your battery performance and make it to drain power quickly.
• If you are travelling in no network coverage area or where there is limited network coverage switch off your mobile or put it in the flight mood to save on battery. When there is no network coverage or limited network our phone will work hard to establish connection with the network. Avoid exposing your mobile to extreme temperatures both heat and cold, temperature can make irreversible damage to battery’s especially Li-ion batteries are sensitive to extreme temperature. Read your phones instruction manual to know more information about its temperature range.

By following few or all of these tips you can make your phones battery last long. So you do not need to recharge your phone often thereby saving power and also energy or fuel required to charge your mobile. You can contribute your part to make our planet green and more energy efficient.