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  1. Windows 11 battery life is terrible. How do you fix it?


    Hi. Wonder if anyone can offer suggestions please? So far Windows 11 seems only slightly more appealing than windows 8. Aside from ruining a perfectly good user interface -which I imagine I will eventually get used to.. the biggest ongoing issue affecting me daily is the INSTANT 30-40% reduction in battery life after the conversion from windows 10.What is it about Windows 11 that is makes it chew through the battery so quickly? I have a late model laptop slightly over 1 year old.. bought new with Windows 10. Unfortunately its too late to roll back to Windows 10. Initially I worked to fin

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    EdStungevičius, Jan 26, 2022
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  2. The battery life

    Hi boerab61,

    Battery life varies from phone model to phone model, even when they're from the same OEM. For instance, the HTC Titan II has a different battery life than a HTC HD7. However, your particular battery life can be varied depending on several factors:

    • Strength of your phone carrier signal. If you're in areas of low or terrible coverage, then your phone will consume more energy trying to maintain a connection with a cell tower.
    • High usage of GPS can also drain the battery quickly because the GPS sensor consumes a lot of energy. By the way, if you are using GPS a lot, you can actually improve battery life by leaving WiFi on, as Windows Phone can quickly pull geolocation info from
      WiFi routers, even if you're not connected to them.
    With that in mind, here's some suggestions to try to extend the life of your battery.

    Reduce the load on your battery:


    • Decrease screen brightness.

    • Set Timeout duration on Backlight.

    • Set Auto-Off Timeout duration for 1 minute or less (device turns off).
    • Throttle down your CPU speed.

    • Remove external devices (SD Cards, etc)
    Turn off appropriate radios on your device:


    • Turn off Bluetooth transceiver when not in use.

    • Turn off WiFi transceiver when not in use (except when using GPS).

    • Turn off GPS receiver when not in use.

    • Turn off Cell transceiver when not in use.
    Change the way you do things with your device:

    • Minimize media playback use.
    • Minimize use of e-mail and browsing.

    • Once in a while (every few weeks), drain battery until dead, then recharge 100%
    • Keep a spare charger in your car and/or office.

    Again, these are the ways you can consume battery life and yes, some are extreme but if you're serious about conserving your phone's battery, these are some great suggestions.

    I hope this helps!

    David
     
    David Scammell, Jan 26, 2022
    #2
  3. The battery life

    Hi boerab61,

    Battery life varies from phone model to phone model, even when they're from the same OEM. For instance, the HTC Titan II has a different battery life than a HTC HD7. However, your particular battery life can be varied depending on several factors:

    • Strength of your phone carrier signal. If you're in areas of low or terrible coverage, then your phone will consume more energy trying to maintain a connection with a cell tower.
    • High usage of GPS can also drain the battery quickly because the GPS sensor consumes a lot of energy. By the way, if you are using GPS a lot, you can actually improve battery life by leaving WiFi on, as Windows Phone can quickly pull geolocation info from
      WiFi routers, even if you're not connected to them.
    With that in mind, here's some suggestions to try to extend the life of your battery.

    Reduce the load on your battery:


    • Decrease screen brightness.

    • Set Timeout duration on Backlight.

    • Set Auto-Off Timeout duration for 1 minute or less (device turns off).
    • Throttle down your CPU speed.

    • Remove external devices (SD Cards, etc)
    Turn off appropriate radios on your device:


    • Turn off Bluetooth transceiver when not in use.

    • Turn off WiFi transceiver when not in use (except when using GPS).

    • Turn off GPS receiver when not in use.

    • Turn off Cell transceiver when not in use.
    Change the way you do things with your device:

    • Minimize media playback use.
    • Minimize use of e-mail and browsing.

    • Once in a while (every few weeks), drain battery until dead, then recharge 100%
    • Keep a spare charger in your car and/or office.

    Again, these are the ways you can consume battery life and yes, some are extreme but if you're serious about conserving your phone's battery, these are some great suggestions.

    I hope this helps!

    David
     
    David Scammell, Jan 26, 2022
    #3
  4. Totig Win User

    Windows 11 battery life is terrible. How do you fix it?

    Samsung Omnia 7 - terrible battery life!!!

    Hi, does anyone else have terrible battery life on a Samsung Omnia 7? If so, do you know where or how to report this to Samsung? I fully charge my phone over night on mains, in fact it charges for longer than I end up using it. After 5 hours it has
    about 30% battery remaining, and all I do is listen to music for about 3 hours on it. I have my gmail account set to sync automatically, and thats the only account. My old iPhone 3g which had very bad battery, at least used to make it through the day.


    If the battery is this bad when I am hardly using it, I cant imagine what its going to be like when I actually need to use it properly.

     
    Totig, Jan 26, 2022
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