• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Best settings for maximum battery life

I realize this thread is quite old. There are some apps that can help. Like Juice Defender which automatically tune stuff to save battery, and NoFrills which let you limit your CPU speed.
 
Hambiscuit said:
Anybody got any suggestions on the best combination to get the longest life out of battery.
Click to expand...

Sure.

Leave GPS and Bluetooth off except when you have an app that is specifically using one of them.

Set WiFi to turn on when the tablet wakes and off when it sleeps.

Only set programs to sync if you need them to sync, and then at the longest intervals possible. Mail programs can be real offenders here.

Instead of using auto-brightness for the screen, fix the setting as low as will work for you.

Don't use task killers. If you need to force close a misbehaving app, use

Settings>Applications>My Applications>That App>Force Close

Check what's using your battery and turn off any offenders:

Settings>About Tablet>Battery Use

You've now done everything programs like Juice Defender can do for you.

Your Thrive should use only about 1/2% of its battery life per hour when it's sleeping. If it's much worse than that, go back through the troubleshooting steps.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom