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ANDROID owners have discovered two tips that can help keep their devices’ batteries juiced up.

It can be frustrating when your phone’s battery drains – especially if you’re out and doing stuff.

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Thankfully, there are two tricks you can employ to preserve battery life on your Android.

LOWER SCREEN BRIGHTNESS

It goes without saying that the brighter your screen is, the more battery power your device uses. 

You will want to make sure your device’s brightness is not turned up to full at all times.

Some experts suggest keeping screen brightness somewhere between 65 percent and 70 percent as that can save you a lot of battery power.

Meanwhile, some suggest even keeping it below 50 percent. This all depends on your eyes’ comfort level.

To adjust this, go to Settings > Display > Brightness Level > adjust the slider as desired.

USE ADAPTIVE BATTERY OR BATTERY OPTIMIZATION

An Android tool called Adaptive Battery can conserve battery by having apps use your phone’s battery only when you need them to.

If you keep an adaptive battery on, apps that you use less often will also run less while you’re not using them.

To try this, go to your phone’s Settings app > tap Battery and then select Adaptive Preferences.

Scroll down to Adaptive Battery and then toggle it on.

Turning on Battery Optimization for each app can also help prevent them from using battery life.

Disabling battery optimization for an app means that the app can run while you’re not using it – even with adaptive battery mode on.

To turn battery optimization on for an app follow these steps:

1. Open your phone’s Settings app.
2. Tap Apps > See all apps.
3. Choose your app. Then, tap Battery.
4. Under “Manage battery usage,” tap Optimized.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk