As you might now, batteries are among the most concerned parts of any smartphones. Surely, you have heard a lot of tips how to save battery life of your phone. But are they all true? Today we will tell you which battery tips are just myths. Are you curious about these myths? Read on to find it out…

1. Stop Apps from Running in the Background 

The first myth we want to clarify is to stop apps from running in the background. That’s why many smartphone users clear the cache after using an App, force an App stop in the phone’s settings or try to control background processes. All that to save battery power but this is extremely wrong. Usually, the new operating systems are able to close an App automatically when it is needed.

So, you don’t need to take manual actions to shut down these Apps. Additionally, if they are stopped they consume more power when you restart them. Let them run, your smartphone is ‘smart’ enough to control the processes it by itself. That’s interesting, isn’t it? Many users haven’t known this.

2. Use Saving Battery Apps

Currently, there are countless applications which should support the battery of an device, you can download them easily and free in the Appstore. Extending the battery life by 50 percent or more, higher speed loading programs, more efficient storage space usage – these optimization Apps promise a lot. But are these really necessary for phone users or are these just empty promises? Actually, those Apps don’t provide longer battery life, there is no difference if you use those Apps or not.

3. GPS consumes a lot of battery

If the GPS Receiver is active it consumes about 500 mW but only about half a milliwatt in stand-by mode. For comparison, the touch screen of a smartphone consumes about 300 to 1,500 mW and  a download via WLAN around 500 to 1200 mW. So, if there is no app that constantly polls the current location, the shutdown of GPS saves almost no battery power. In short, this is a saving measure that is definitely unnecessary.

Wrong Ways to Save Battery Life on Your Device

You have just read 3 wrong ways to save battery life on your device. We hope that our interesting article is useful for all smartphone users regarding to save battery life. Just try it out!  If you want to know more about smartphone tips, just follow our page!