[vida_llevares]

What battery saver would you recommend for Android devices?

[macpdiaz]

If you’re talking about an app, there is none. Just like any smart phone, you can stretch your battery life by simply adjusting your settings. Adjusting the brightness of your phone is one way to save battery, also, turning off features like WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G when you’re not using them can also save a lot of power. If you are a heavy user and you absolutely have all these features on, you may want to consider buying a spare batter or a rechargeable power block.

[man007]

I recommend Battery Saver DX PRO. It is really got. With this application, you can choose to lower you cpu frequency when the screen is locked. This option will save very much battery. By the way, you have to root your phone for this…

[lindbergh]

There are a lot of free “Battery Saver” apps available for download. However, I don’t believe in any of them. I think these types of apps only show you ads and don’t do anything to prolong battery life. Just follow what macpdiaz said. That would save lots of battery power.

[Alex19]

I recommend to avoid using task manager programs that kill your battery and of course, reduce the brightness of your screen and your battery will definitely last longer. If you really want to try an app I recommend Juice Defender. It seems to help the battery life a little bit.

[Memento_Mori]

I would also recommend using Battery Saver DX PRO. I tried it before and it did help. It also has some interesting and useful features.There are a few free alternatives but I personally don’t think they are as effective.

[macpdiaz]

@Alex19

In theory, a task killer program should work. However, most apps that need to be running in the background are programmed to restart themselves. Especially apps that are needed by other apps.

@Memento

Battery Saver DX Pro is partly a task killer, and just like I said about task killers, they dont work. Not anymore. However, it has a feature that can close wifi, 3G and Bluetooth at the same time with just one button. That could be handy.

[Norrwen]

I recommend just turning off your phone when your not using it. It saves alot of battery believe it or not.

[ainolsupporter]

Alex19 wrote:

I recommend to avoid using task manager programs that kill your battery and of course, reduce the brightness of your screen and your battery will definitely last longer. If you really want to try an app I recommend Juice Defender. It seems to help the battery life a little bit.

Most developers and experts do not recommend task killers at all.

http://www.howtogeek.com/127388/htg-explains-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-task-killer-on-android/

Quote:

Android can intelligently manage processes on its own – it doesn’t need a task killer.

[…]

Android isn’t Windows and doesn’t manage processes like Windows does. Unlike on Windows, where there’s an obvious way to close applications, there’s no obvious way to “close” an Android application. This is by design and isn’t a problem. When you leave an Android app, going back to your home screen or switching to another app, the app stays “running” in the background. In most cases, the app will be paused in the background, taking up no CPU or network resources. Some apps will continue using CPU and network resources in the background, of course – for example, music players, file-downloading programs, or apps that sync in the background.

When you go back to an app you were recently using, Android “unpauses” that app and you resume where you left off. This is fast because the app is still stored in your RAM and ready to be used again.

[…]

Proponents of task killers notice that Android is using a lot of RAM – in fact, Android stores a lot of apps in its memory, filling up the RAM! However, that isn’t a bad thing. Apps stored in your RAM can be quickly switched to without Android having to load them from its slower storage.

Empty RAM is useless. Full RAM is RAM that is being put to good use for caching apps. If Android needs more memory, it will force-quit an app that you haven’t used in a while – this all happens automatically, without installing any task killers.

Task killers think they know better than Android. They run in the background, automatically quitting apps and removing them from Android’s memory. They may also allow you to force-quit apps on your own, but you shouldn’t have to do this.

Task killers aren’t just useless – they can reduce performance. If a task killer removes an app from your RAM and you open that app again, the app will be slower to load as Android is forced to load it from your device’s storage. This will also use more battery power than if you just left the app in your RAM in the first place. Some apps will automatically restart after the task killer quits them, using more CPU and battery resources.

Whether RAM is empty or full, it takes the same amount of battery power – decreasing the amount of apps stored in RAM won’t improve your battery power or offer more CPU cycles.

[Norrwen]

Adding on to my last post, I would say adjusting the setting to low performance.

[lindbergh]

Better yet, you may want to have an extra battery so that your mobile phone could actually live forever. you may need to purchase a universal changer though so that you could charge your extra battery without connecting it to your phone.

[NextLT]

I agree with the others Battery Saver DX PRO is the way to go.

[youlovejordan]

It’s called task closer it helps close the apps running in the background draining the juice.

[Artixion]

Task Killer program will do the trick for you.

[danealegana]

I recommend Antutu CPU Master. Do not use the Antutu Battery Saver as I do not see any factual evidence that it is saving battery life.

The Antutu CPU Master automatically detects CPU’s available frequencys and can change the CPU speed faster and simplier. However, this is only true to rooted Android Mobile Phone/Pad.

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