Smartphones have become that one necessity most people carry on them and use throughout the day. The main problem most of us face is that the battery drains out very quickly on our devices. One fix is to get a new smartphone with a massive battery, however, that would cost a lot of money. If you want to save on a few bucks and at the same time make your Android smartphone last longer, here is a list of Android apps you can download from the Google Play Store to do so. These apps will help curb extensive battery use on your smartphone by monitoring the phone, killing off background apps, and help to cool off your battery to optimal working temperatures.
DU Battery Saver
DU Battery Saver is one of the most popular battery saving applications for Google's Android operating system. It offers users various power management modes like Long Standby, General Mode, and Sleep Mode. Additionally, there is an option for users to customise their own mode according to their requirements.
The app also comes with a one tap optimise button that terminates all of the battery consuming apps that are running in the background. There is also a live monitor to get a real-time overview of how your smartphone system resources are being used and what all processes are running.
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Battery Doctor
Battery Doctor is an app that not only kills all of your unnecessary background apps, but also speeds up and optimises your Android-powered smartphone. The app is able to automatically scale the battery levels of your device and is able to provide you with the time frame of how much your battery will last up to. To be more handy to its users the app also notifies them if any unneeded tasks or apps are running in the background that are taking a toll on your device's battery, it also gives users an option to kill all these battery draining apps.
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Juice Defender
Juice Defender is an app that lets its users manage the power based on their preferences or by its preset profiles. The app can manage all of the power-draining features of a smartphone like Wi-Fi, mobile data, brightness, etc. The device has an intuitive layer on top which manages the device and is fully user customisable with app toggles.
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GO Battery Saver
GO Battery Savier is a battery saver app that alongside bringing a lot of power saving options, is extremely easy to use. The app comes with an easy-to-use UI and a handy widget for your home screen. The app has pre-set modes which include power-saving mode, smart saving, power testing, toggle control, etc. Similar to some other apps of the list this one also comes with a one-click optimise button. The app with the help of its algorithms estimates how much time your device can stay on and if need be extend that time by shutting down battery consuming features.
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Avast Battery Saver
Avast Battery Saver like all the other apps helps users save the battery used on their smartphones. The company claims that the app can save up to 20 percent of the power on your smartphone. The app can do this by stopping unneeded apps and optimising your device.
The app can also analyse and estimate the battery time left so that you can optimally plan out a charging routine. Like all of the other battery saver apps, it also has five presets - Smart, Home, Work, Night, and Emergency, which help in saving the battery of your device. It also does send out push notifications for users to switch profiles based on how much battery their device has at the time.