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This awesome interactive tool will help you improve any phone’s battery life

Published Oct 22nd, 2014 2:05PM EDT
How To Improve Battery Life

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Ask a smartphone user what aspect of his or her phone is most in need of improvement, and “battery life” will be the answer you hear more often than not. Whether it’s a brand new iPhone 6 or any recent Android smartphone, battery performance is never quite where we want it to be. The simple fact of the matter is battery technology just isn’t progressing quickly enough to keep up with all of the new technology vendors are now stuffing into their smartphones.

Of course, there are plenty of ways to help squeeze as much battery life as possible out of each charge.

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We always try to share helpful tips and tricks when it comes to extending battery life on smartphones, but often times it’s difficult to find a single source of good information for a wide range of smartphones. For example, some tricks that work for phones with AMOLED displays like Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5 might not work for Apple’s iPhone lineup.

But now, there’s a new interactive tool that will help you improve your phone’s battery life regardless of which handset you use, whether it’s an Android phone, an iPhone, a Windows Phone or a BlackBerry.

Created by U.K.-based online electronics retailer liGo, the new tool is packed full of tips aimed at extending battery life. Simply select your handset manufacturer and model, and the interactive widget will make various suggestions. Of course, some of the suggestions are more useful than others, but there are definitely some helpful battery-saving ideas to be found.

ilGo’s widget is embedded below.

SEE ALSO: 15 tips for squeezing as much battery life as possible out of your iPhone

Zach Epstein
Zach Epstein Executive Editor

Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.

His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.