HOW TO SAVE YOUR SMARTPHONE BATTERY (WHILE TRAVELING)

Turn off your WiFi

When you are not using or, even worse, not connected, this drains the battery. Your phone will keep looking for a connection. This will use so much battery without you even knowing.

Turn off your data (when not in use)

If you are not researching anything, your data is useless. It will use your battery to make sure you always have a steady connection. Which you don’t really need at that moment, so turn it off!

Turn off your Bluetooth

Same as with your WiFi and data, your Bluetooth will keep looking for connections to make. Bluetooth is something you rarely need, so make sure to turn it off by default.

Dim your screen brightness

Turn down the brightness on your phone. This reduces the power your screen needs and saves you some battery power.

Turn on battery saving mode

If you are really scrapping for battery, turn on battery saving mode. Often this will limit certain activities on your smartphone to make sure you save battery.

Leave your phone in your pocket

As simple as that, just leave it in your pocket. Turning the screen on and off again to see if you have any notifications is using the battery. Just let it rest in your pocket, where the screen can stay off.

Switch off the apps you don’t use

A lot of people let their apps running in the background. This way they are already running when they need them. When they need them. If you are not using the app right now, you don’t need it. Close all your apps to save that little bit of battery on your phone.

Avoid the use of apps with GPS (Maps, Pokemon, Waze, …)

GPS is a smartphone battery killer. Apps like Google Maps, Waze, and Pokemon Go are all GPS dependent. If you are trying to save your battery, avoid these apps. Of course it’s not always possible. Just make sure to keep the use of them as short as possible.