{"id":9416,"date":"2017-04-02T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=9416"},"modified":"2017-04-07T14:31:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:31:50","slug":"heres-phones-battery-life-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/heres-phones-battery-life-sucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why Your Phone\u2019s Battery Life Sucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you just bought a new phone, then your phone\u2019s battery should still be in great shape. It\u2019s rare to buy a new device with a bad battery. Before you return your device or contact customer service about a sputtering battery life, try one of the following methods for improving your device\u2019s battery life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Use PowerPro to Manage Your Apps<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new (or newer) smartphone can be exciting: there are plenty of great features that you can enjoy using. With so many great features, you might use your phone more now than before. If you download a lot of apps on your device, that may be the reason your battery life is poor. Use PowerPro to manage your apps, and quickly identify and disable any apps \u2014 even pre-installed ones \u2014 that are causing your phone\u2019s battery to drain. PowerPro will also suggest solutions to further improve your phone\u2019s battery life. Click here to disable battery-hogging apps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2mVDuwK\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9350\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Deeplink_stop_battery_drain-300x65.png\" alt=\"Deeplink_stop_battery_drain\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Deeplink_stop_battery_drain-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Deeplink_stop_battery_drain.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><b>Read More: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/apps-dont-use-waste-60-battery\/\"><b>Apps You Don\u2019t Use Waste Up to 60% of Your Battery<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although it may be tempting to continuously use your smartphone for a variety of tasks \u2014 such as watching videos, using social networks, playing games, and writing documents \u2014 this practice can quickly drain your phone\u2019s battery. This is also a dangerous practice because overloading your phone with tasks can cause your phone to overheat. Overheating can quickly damage your phone\u2019s battery and shorten its lifespan. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to limit your phone usage and to disable battery-hogging apps when you\u2019re not using them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Protect Your Battery with Total Charge<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, leaving your phone plugged in after it\u2019s reached a full charge can cause your phone to overheat. In order to prevent this, use DFNDR\u2019s Total Charge feature to monitor your phone\u2019s charging process and alert you when you phone is fully charged. This will help to protect your phone\u2019s battery and extend its life. Click here to protect your phone\u2019s battery and prevent your phone from overcharging:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"psafe:\/\/launch\/total_charge\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BOTAO_EN_total_charge_02-2-300x78.png\" alt=\"BOTAO_EN_total_charge_02 (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/center><b>Other Reasons for a Poor Battery Life<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use your phone to stream music or make phone calls through your Bluetooth-enabled car, then your phone\u2019s battery life will be affected. This will also affect your phone\u2019s data usage, too. If you can, download your favorite songs to your smartphone in order to save your battery life and data. If you have to make phone calls while driving, consider charging your phone \u2014 as long as Total Charge is activated \u2014 to ensure that your device doesn\u2019t die mid-conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your phone\u2019s battery is drained after only a few hours, then odds are, you\u2019re doing something wrong. Find out how to better manage your battery life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[210,240,4025,349],"class_list":["post-9416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performance","tag-apps","tag-battery-life","tag-dfndr","tag-phone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}