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    10 tips to improve your cellphone battery life

    As cellphones become more powerful and capable of doing more, a notable tradeoffhas been a decline in battery life.

    We all want high-performing phones that we can use to make tons of phone calls as well as run lots of apps, stream music, and surf the web, and have the battery

    last for a few days. But unless you want to go back to Zach Morris-style headsets (which could house super-large batteries), we'll have to settle for recharging at least once a day.

    But there are things you can do to increase the battery life of your phone. Here are our 10 top tips:

    1. Be more aware. Make sure you close out of all apps when you're not using them. For the iPhone, you double tap on the Home button, hold down the icon of the program you want to close until a red sign comes up, and then tap on that. It's also smart to install a basic app on your phone to monitor what applications you'

    re using that are draining the battery the most.On an iPhone, for the most basic information, go to your Home Screen, Settings,General, Usage, time since last full charge and see just how much you use your phone and how much standby time you have. Other phone brands have similar settings for monitoring usage.

    2. Upgrade the software. Engineers are constantly optimizing phone software. Onthe iPhone, update the software on the phone (Settings, General, Software Update) or the computer (iTunes by going to Summary, Check for Updates).

    3. Minimize location-based services. While there are definitely apps with whichyou'll want to use location services (like Maps!), it's better for you to activate these services only when necessary. In the meantime, for iPhone users go to Settings, General, Location Services and disable them.

    4. Turn off push notifications. Push means updates are constantly being added toyou your mail and apps. And yes, it's great to know there are updates waiting f

    or you on Facebook, but it's even better to have a battery charge that lasts formore than a day! So, go to Settings, Notifications, "Off" to disable push notif

    ications if you are on an iPhone, or adjust your settings similarly on other phones. Don't worry, when yougo to Facebook you'll get updates-they just won't be there waiting for you as soon as you open the app.

    5. Optimize your data-fetching intervals. For apps that don't rely on push servi

    ces, your data is fetched at specific intervals. Fetching more often will drainthe battery more quickly. So for things like mail, you can make sure your phoneis not fetching too frequently by going to Settings, Mail, Contacts, Calendars,Fetch New Data and choose "manually" or "hourly" depending upon your needs. Forservices s that rely on push services (like many mail accounts), follow the same

    path but set Push to "Off" so new data comes in based on your fetch setting. And if you have email accounts on your phone that you don't use anymore, turn them

    off or delete them (Settings, Mail, Contacts, Calendars,choose email account and either set to "Off" or Delete Account).

    6. Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use. If you don't use Wi-Fi frequently, turn it off (iPhone users: Settings, Wi-Fi, Off). However, if you're alwayson the web it may be advantageous to keep it on since it may give you more life

    than surfing over the cellular network. Ditto for Bluetooth - If you don't frequently use it, turn it off (Settings, General, Bluetooth, Off).

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