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Reasons why smartphone battery drains quickly

1. Keeping your phone at maximum screen brightness 

2. Your phone is constantly searching for Wi-Fi networks

3. Lots of notifications 

4. Background apps are draining your phone's battery

5. Poor cell reception

6. Hardware problems in the device

 

We're all addicted to our smartphones, aren't we? We spend almost half of our time browsing social media. All of these activities use a lot of resources, including processing power, Wi-Fi signals, display panels, and more. But all of these components in a smartphone consume battery. Now, it's a well-known fact that the more you use it, the faster the battery drains. Each one of us wants to keep the phone running as long as possible. There are many users who are facing the problem of battery drain in their smartphones.

Moreover, there are many reasons that lead to fast battery drain in smartphones. However, it is important to identify the cause and fix the problem. Here, in this article, we will discuss why the battery of the phone drains so fast.

 

Reasons why smartphone battery drains quickly

1. Keeping the phone at maximum screen brightness 

Smartphone displays consume more battery than any other individual component of the device. That's because it's the only way we interact with our phones. As smartphones become larger and support high resolution QHD+ and high refresh rate displays. The resolution and size of the display panel has become the most important factor in draining battery power. That's why all the power saving guides and tutorials revolve around adjusting the display to save battery.

If the screen is too bright, it will eat up your phone's battery. To save your phone's battery, you can adjust its screen brightness to the lowest feasible level, or you can set it to auto-brightness. This will automatically determine the brightness of the screen based on your surroundings and adjust the brightness accordingly. In addition, you can also reduce the amount of time your phone's screen is turned off when it is idle. This way you can reduce the waste of your smartphone's battery.

 

2. Your phone constantly searches for Wi-Fi networks

Although choosing Wi-Fi over data will not only save you data but also your monthly bill, keeping Wi-Fi on all the time can be detrimental to your device. Your phone's battery can easily be drained during the constant search for Wi-Fi signals. Therefore, it is best to turn off Wi-Fi on your device if you are not connected to any Wi-Fi network. 

 

 

3. Lots of notifications 

In addition to email, messages and updates, there are many applications that require user permission to send notifications. That's why your phone is constantly flashing, vibrating and playing notification tones all day long. This constant stream of notifications can drain your phone's battery. So, you can turn off notifications for those apps you don't use often and you will receive notifications for the ones you care about. This will reduce the number of alerts and requests you receive on your phone.

 

 

4. Background apps are draining your phone's battery

There are many apps that continue to run in the background, using data and thus draining the phone's battery. However, you can check which apps are running in the background and draining your phone's battery. Just go to "Settings" and navigate to "Battery" and you will see which apps are using how much battery. In addition, you can disable the background activity of apps that consume too much battery here.

 

 

5. Poor phone reception

Sometimes, your phone's battery performance can be affected by the uneven service in the area. If you are in any such area with poor cell reception, your battery will run out faster. This is because your phone will keep trying to communicate with nearby towers to keep you connected, but when it can't, it will try harder to connect to the network and get you back on the grid.

Throughout this process, your phone's battery starts to run out. This usually happens when you are in a large building or any rural area with very little and weak signal, or if you are traveling between cities at very fast speeds. To solve this problem, if the problem is caused by a weak signal, you can switch carriers and choose a better option. In addition, you can keep your phone in airplane mode while traveling. 

 

 

6. Hardware problems in the device

If you have checked the battery usage of the app, screen time and other factors that affect the battery but still face power consumption issues, then your phone may also have a hardware problem. Your battery may be malfunctioning or the charging mechanism of your smartphone may be faulty and unable to charge the battery to its maximum capacity. So, check the hardware of your phone. To do this, you can go to a store and take the advice of a professional.

 

 

Therefore, we hope that this article will be helpful to you. These are the main reasons behind the poor performance of your phone's battery and some quick solutions. The solution steps are not that tricky or difficult to apply and you can do it yourself even if you are not tech-savvy.