How to make your Android tablet last longer

Android tablets are seeing a newfound resurgence in the tablet market, which was previously dominated by the iPad. Today, it is difficult to equate the word tablet to iPad thanks to a new range of Android tablets and the competition seen in terms of features and price. Just last month for example, OnePlus announced a price cut on its erstwhile flagship Android tablet – the OnePlus Pad – after releasing its successor, the OnePlus Pad 2.

There has never been a better time to get yourself an Android tablet. And it naturally follows you might also want to put your Android tablet to good use. And so, we thought we’d put together this little guide on how to make it last throughout the day, to do just that.

How to make your Android tablet last longer

The first step to make sure that your Android tablet lasts longer is to ensure that you charge your device’s battery to full before using it. Once you have fully charged your Android tablet, you must ensure that you don’t regularly discharge your device’s battery to a point of a full discharge. Such a practice will reduce the overall capacity of the battery and shorten its life.

In addition to charging the battery more frequently, here are some tips to make your Android tablet last longer:

1. Turn off location services 

2. Turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 

3. Lower the screen brightness 

4. Limit auto sync 

5. Activate energy-saving mode

1. Turn off location services

One of the common mistakes people make with their Android tablet as well as Android smartphone is keeping location services active at all times. When you have location services enabled, there are several apps that use the location data in the background. A good example would be a weather app using location data to update the weather in real time. 

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Since location data relies on GPS, it puts a huge toll on your phone’s battery. For apps that require location, you can manually allow the app to determine your location. To turn off location services on your Android tablet, swipe down from the top of your screen and click on the location services. Click on the toggle next to location services to disable location data.

2. Turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

In addition to location services, we also tend to keep Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled on our devices. Even when you are not connected to a Bluetooth device or Wi-Fi network, your device still uses power. This is because, with Wi-Fi enabled, the device keeps looking for a wireless network to connect to. You should disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use. To turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, swipe down from the top of your screen and tap on the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth icons to turn them off.

3. Lower the screen brightness

Since the screen is the primary way for us to interact with our Android tablet, it is also the one draining the battery the most. If you set the screen to high brightness, the battery will run out a lot faster. One of the recommended ways to get the best balance between screen brightness and battery life is to use automatic brightness. You can swipe down from the top and either use the slider to set the screen brightness or click on the toggle next to auto-brightness.

4. Limit auto sync

Another feature that you need to disable on your Android tablet to extend its life is disabling auto sync. When enabled, the auto-sync feature allows apps to constantly check for new updates in the background and it is a task that consumes a lot of energy. For many users, the auto-sync feature may not be necessary and to save battery, you can either turn it off or adjust it. To limit auto-sync, swipe down from the top and click on the sync icon to turn off automatic sync on your Android tablet.

5. Activate power-saving mode

Another way to extend your Android tablet’s battery life is to activate the energy-saving mode. On most Android tablets, the power-saving mode will be enabled once the battery is at 20 per cent. With energy-saving mode, you limit the energy consumption of your tablet and it works by limiting the apps running in the background. You can enable this by clicking on energy saving mode in quick settings.

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It is never ideal to not have an Android tablet that can hold charge for a long time. In addition to the above steps, you can also switch to dark mode and change the screen timeout to a lower time. By following the steps mentioned above, you can make your Android tablet last longer.

In addition to these, it is also advisable that you don’t expose the device to heat since it can cause rapid discharge of the battery. While good charging behaviour will aid the battery of your device, you can also use the aforementioned software tricks to make your Android tablet last longer.