When power reserves drop rapidly, the culprits are often apps running in the background. TECHBOOK shows how to find the battery guzzlers.
After just a few months, it sets in on Android smartphones: old age. It is particularly noticeable with the battery, the energy no longer lasts as long as it used to. The main reason for this are apps that eat up a lot of battery. But with just a few clicks you can locate and shut down the energy-hungry applications on your smartphone.
Find battery hogs in settings
1. If you want to find the battery hogs, first open the ideas your Android device.
2. Then tap on the menu item battery pack.
notice: On some Android smartphones this option is sometimes hidden, but it can be easily accessed via the search function can be found in the settings.
3. Choose the option total consumption out. On some devices, this point is hidden under the Three point menu and the option battery usage.
4. In the overview you can see a curve that shows how much battery charge is left and when the smartphone needs to be plugged in again. Below that, the individual apps are listed according to percentage of consumption. Click on one of the appto learn more about consumption.
5. In the single view, you can check how the battery consumption of an app is divided. It will show how long you have been in background or with active use running. This is a quick way to find out which app is eating up battery power when you’re not using it.
6. In the battery usage overview, you can use the three-point menu also the option Show full device usage call. In addition to the consumption of the battery-eater apps, the consumption of individual phone functions such as the screen, WLAN and operating system is also listed.
More tips for better battery life
If apps in the overview consume a lot of battery in the background, it can help to force a stop. Android 8 Oreo and higher also has built-in battery optimization that automatically reduces background activity to a minimum. The option can be found in the battery settings.
TECHBOOK also has an overview of the biggest battery guzzlers. Some apps on the list might surprise you.
You can save battery by avoiding certain things. The battery loses a lot of capacity if it is exposed to heat over a longer period of time. It is therefore recommended not to use the smartphone while charging, so that no additional heat is generated.
The battery capacity also drops permanently if the cells are always fully charged and discharged. The battery level is optimal for the “health” of the cells between 20 and 80 percent. Therefore, try not to always charge the smartphone to 100 percent, but rather to pull it out of the socket at 80-90 percent if possible. Some manufacturers like Apple already have a built-in protection function that only charges the smartphone up to 80 percent at night.