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Try these simple battery life tips (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently got myself a new Motorola Edge 20 Pro, but after just one day, I noticed the battery was draining like crazy, even on standby. So, I decided to try a few things and holy smokes, they actually worked! Figured I'd share my experience here in case anyone else is struggling with battery life.

First off, I "recalibrated" the battery by letting it charge to 100% and leaving it plugged in for an extra hour as per Motorola's support team's advice.

Next, I manually selected my mobile network and disabled automatic network selection.

Then, I disabled background data for all the social apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit, because honestly, who needs all those memes and shitposts loading in the background 24/7? Surprisingly, not many people know about this trick, and I'm wondering why I never tried it before.

Lastly I enabled developer options and disabled "mobile data always on". This is said to be necessary for fast switching between wifi and data but i haven't had any problem after turning it off.

Anyway, these tweaks made a huge difference in my battery life. Right now, I'm sitting at 70% with over 3 hours of screen-on time. So, if you're having battery issues, give these tips a try!

Update: got some 8 hours of sot with 18% left. Pretty sure i'd get more battery life if i lived in an area with less crappy cell network coverage.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Of course! I'd say you can do that with any app you only use in foreground occasionally. For me it's just Telegram, Whatsapp, Slack and Outlook that need to be updated all the time because I use them for work and keeping in touch with family. I restricted background sync for the rest of installed apps.