Battery Life

  Hello! In the past I have posted about several applications, so now I am going to try to help you get more battery life from your US Cellular Android powered smartphone.
  My quest for better battery life started with my first Android phone, the HTC Desire. It was a great phone in it's day and I still have it for a backup phone if needed. HTC, Samsung, and other devices (except the Galaxy Nexus) come with a "skin" or overlay over the stock Android operating system ie HTC Sense, Samsung Touchwiz. This "skin" is a battery hog in my opinion, but other than buying a Galaxy Nexus we have no choice other than rooting. I don't recommend rooting your phone because you can BRICK  YOUR PHONE, and it WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!
  So with that said some of my friends and I started a quest to squeeze the most out of our batteries, and the steps below are the results of our research.

1. Do not use live wallpapers. The best wallpaper for battery life is a plain dark one. But the battery loss may be worth it to you to not have a boring phone!
2. If you are not using a navigation app turn off your GPS. The same goes for the Bluetooth, it does not take long to power it up if you need it.
3. If you must sync apps automatically, set them to sync every two hours or longer. Disable "push" notifications, they work in real time but eat your battery.
4. If you are at work, turn off your mobile data when not in use. I have found this to be the single biggest battery drain on my phones.
5. If you are not around a WIFI connection, turn off this option, the constant scanning for a signal will put a drain on your battery
6. Turn your screen brightness to the lowest possible setting that you can see.

  Every Android phone I have seen has a "power" widget. This handy widget will give you quick access to most of the settings listed above, for adjustment as needed.
  Also here is a link to the best mobile data switch I have found, it is simply called "DataSwitch" and it does just what it says.
  Another handy app some like is Display brightness, which like the name implies, lets you control the screen brightness from any screen you happen to be on.

 As always if you have any questions about anything in this blog, Android in general, or about switching to US Cellular, feel free to message me through Google Plus, or post a comment/

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope it will help you extend the battery life of your wireless devices!

John USCC Customer Crew Member