Samsung Galaxy S4: Extend battery life - the 5 best tips

Large cell phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4, often have the problem of short battery life. 5 top tips on how to extend battery life - not just on the Samsung Galaxy S4 - can be found here.

Battery tip 1: disable apps in the background

• Often, various apps run in the background on Android that you actually don't want to use. These applications can drain your battery unnoticed.
• To prevent this, you can install a Task Manager (e.g. Task Killer) and occasionally use it to end unnecessary apps.

Battery tip 2: Deactivate unnecessary connections using Profile Manager

• Certainly you do not always need Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, mobile internet or GPS. The latter in particular is a real battery killer. Therefore, simply switch off all unnecessary connections.
• If you don't feel like deactivating everything individually, a profile manager could also help you. The application manages the appropriate connections for different situations (at home, at work, etc.) and deactivates them depending on the location or time. Two good examples of this are "Llama" or "Tasker".

Battery tip 3: Reduce the screen brightness of the Samsung S4

• The light is rarely large in closed rooms. A low screen brightness is also sufficient here. Please note that you activate the manual and not the automatic screen brightness, otherwise the cell phone will quickly return to its original state.
• It is also recommended to reduce the automatic lighting time. These two settings save a lot of battery life, especially on large displays like the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Battery tip 4: activate airplane mode on Samsung Galaxy

If you do not have to or cannot be reached, it is advisable to activate the airplane mode. You can save electricity mainly at night or on vacation. In addition, you should activate the airplane mode if you are in a dead zone for a long time, otherwise the Galaxy S4 consumes a lot of power for the (unsuccessful) network search.

Battery tip 5: Deactivate vibration and ringtone

• You can save not only electricity but also nerves by deactivating the vibration and the ringtone at night.
• Incidentally, you can also set this automatically with the profile managers mentioned above (ie depending on the time or location) ("Llama" or "Tasker").

Emergency solution: larger battery

There are extra power batteries especially for the Samsung Galaxy S 4: they have twice the capacity and should therefore last twice as long. But make sure that the S4 with such batteries is a little thicker and heavier and requires a new battery cover. However, this is usually sent along.

• Buy tip: You can get the power battery online for around € 20, for example here at Amazon.