Help for a Constantly Drained Android Battery

Posted: April 11, 2014

[caption id="attachment_11838" align="alignright"] android battery primary Image from greenbot.com[/caption]Having a cell phone is practically a necessity. If the battery on your android device dies quickly, it renders it useless. This process can help keep an android's battery alive longer.

Ryan Whitwam, writer for GreenBot, shares a simple process that can be done to help keep your android battery from running out so often.

It’s the early afternoon, and your Android phone is already running on “E.” What’s the deal? A smartphone is supposed to be the hub of your digital life, but it can’t do that very well when the battery has run dry, can it?

You probably shouldn’t wait until your phone has failed you at a critical moment before you figure out what’s destroying your battery life—there’s no better time than now to track down the culprit. If you're lucky, you might even be able to fix the issue without sacrificing functionality.

Wakelocks and misery

Android has gotten much better at managing background processes in the last few years. Anyone who has used Google's platform since the early days can tell you how bad things used to be when “task killers” were a necessity.

Read the entire article How to Fix your Android Phone’s Terrible Battery Life on Green Bot.