Ways to make your cell phone battery last longer

Cell phone batteries can be a giant problem for people and sadly the batteries never seen to last long enough. After using them for a few months the batteries often start to die incredibly quickly and rather more often than you may feel they should. Though there is no way to get the performance and life span of the early days back, you can use your phone, it's settings and the way you use it to substantially increase the time between needing to charge it. Remember each time it gets charged it damaged to battery little by little, for a few charges the damage isn't recognisable but over a long period it's massive.
Firstly modifying the settings on you're phone, for this the exact details and settings are all from the Sony Ericsson C902, but most modern phones will have similar options for you to change. First turn the brightness to the lowest setting the phone has (in this case 50%) the phones screen is still very visible though the power needed is much less, meaning the battery will last longer. Along with this are other display settings, for the background you should settle on a blank or “none” setting, as it uses less processing power than an intricate and clever pattern or a picture of you and your partner. This may seem a bit “dull” but when it comes to getting the most out of the battery life this is a great step in the right direction.

It's not only the lighting settings but the sound settings that can effect the battery life. Firstly put the phone onto mute, the sound needed to play your ring tune adds up over time, especially if you're phone is one that's constantly getting messages. Though what you should also do is actually turn the vibrate off as well as the vibrations use up some of the battery life, though it's not a lot, when you're wanting every drip of juice it adds up.

Staying with the settings, the biggest drains of the battery are what some phones call “Connectivity” options, things such as Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi. Turn each of these off as they quickly sink their teeth into the battery and should only be turned on when needed. In the case of the C902 the phone can still surf online (using GPRS) with 3G turned off, rather than wasting battery life searching for a 3G signal constantly even when you're not wanting to be connected to the net.

Now with all your settings altered you should notice longer life, though there's more to it than just a few quick settings. Most modern phone users will use some programs or applications, be it to surf the internet (such as the Opera browser), play games or even gamble, though many users will also leave them running in the background. Leaving programs, such as those that are java based running can substantially cut the battery life, those that use both the internet and java therefore deliver a double whammy. If you're done using them close them, don't just leave them in the background where they are nibbling on your battery life.

Finally, if you're not expecting calls, texts or anything, turn your phone off. It may seem rather obvious to some, and incredibly backwards to others but it's only really using battery whilst it's on (though leaving it off for long enough will drain it) so turn it off until you need to need to call someone or text them.