How to maximize battery life?

I was reading lots of posts on the internet that said that in order to maximize your battery life, when you are using your notebook at home you should remove the battery completly and use only the AC Power. Now ... I have only one question: what should I do? What's the best tactic?

You can find different opinion about it but, in my opinion, if you have new notebook model you must not remove the battery at all. Simply leave it in the notebook.
I do the same with my Satellite P200.
When I compare the running time a year ago and today you can believe me there is almost no difference. Few minutes maybe but it depends on notebook usage.

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Does anyone have any tips on how to maximize battery life of MacBooks ?

I have just bought the new Macbook 15'' after my older macbook (2009 version) had gone through some issues with its battery. The battery life of my old mac became very short, maybe due to overcharging etc. Therefore I want to make sure I dont make any mistakes this time around and make good use of my battery so that it doesnt get damaged too fast. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this? Or perhaps any MUST NOTs (things that would be harmful to the battery), eg. overcharging?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Macs do not have overcharging. The battery is stopped being charged when it is full, so do not worry about that.
The most basic tip is to make regular battery cycles and do not disconnect the MacBook Pro from the charger until the battery is fully charged. Then, if you want, you can use your MacBook plugged in all the time, but remember to make a cycle at least once a month to keep the battery life. Also, do not let your MacBook turn off because its battery ran out of energy.
See > http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

How to maximize battery lifetime with Lithium-ion batteries?

Hi all,
There are severay discussions about the battery lifetime.
Toshiba says on http://support.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/FAQ35007L0020R01.htm that:
Totally discharging the battery pack before charging, will allow the battery pack to be charged to its highest capacity
But this and other points do not comfirm information about maximum battery lifetime from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery
Question: What's the best option to maximize battery lifetime with Lithium-ion batteries???????????

Hi Flutters
The "best" way to "maximize" battery life is always a tricky issue but there are a few important factors to consider:
A Li-Ion (lithium-Ion) battery will not suffer from the "memory" effect that many other battery types, including Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium), are well known for. This means that only charging for short times or charging for different periods of time during use will not change the battery's ability to store a charge, but like any chemical process this will break down over time, so the older the battery, the less chance there is of it storing a charge properly.
Another thing is how to store the battery. The general rule is to discharge any rechargeable battery if it is to be stored for a significant amount of time (say 1 month or more.
The way a battery pack behaves will also vary according to temperature, so a warm battery pack in a warm room will charge much quicker than a cold battery pack in a cold environment, although you should never artificially warm a battery by maybe heating it in an oven.
At the end of the day, I would suggest just being sensible and consider what the laptop was designed for; the spec will tell you whether the unit was designed with simple applications such as Office or more demanding tasks such as video editing and other resource-intensive tasks. The harder the processor (and therefore the rest of laptop) is working, the more strain this will be putting on the battery.
I hope this helps

What Apps and Settings to Change to Maximize Battery Life

Hello - I have been reading many threads on different forums on ways to maximize battery life. Can someone provide a concise listing (such as what settings to change or which apps to install) to maximize the battery? Also didn't the latest update from Verizon say that it would make better use of the battery?
This way we could have all the steps in one place to make reference to.
Thanks! Marvin

i'll just give you my setings/options/details, as i believe i get as much out of the battery as i can get. fyi....i use the stock battery that came with the phone.
-i use NO battery saving apps (juice defender, etc). While they may help some, i just don't see the need for them.
-I use no app killer and don't try to "manage" the apps running in the background. i believe they do no good. i know others will disagree.
-my screen timeout is 30 seconds
-my screen display is 35% (i increase it sometimes during the day or outside to see better)
-i leave it on 3g for the most part. i turn on wifi if it's available and i'm going to be using data. i put it on LTE if i'm going to be streaming or downloading large files.
-i don't sync facebook, stock, or news. i sync email every 15 minutes, weather every 3 hours, and google is set to sync (docs, contacts, gmail, and calendar) although i don't know how often it does it? i also syn backup assistant every night.
-i have standalone gps and google location services on all of the time.
-i have the power saver enabled and is set to activate when i get to 15%
i use my device moderately. i hop on facebook, text a bit, make a few calls, download and play podcasts, and browse a bit during the day. i can get through a full day with one full charge on an average day. this entails about 2.5-3 hours of actual use and at least another 12-15 hours of idle time. on a good day i will get 20+ hours of idle time. the more i actually use it, the less idle time i will get. here's a screenshot of yesterday's stats. the "uptime" is the time i actually used the device (calls, apps, texts, etc). the "real uptime" is the amount of time that the device had been turned on since i unplugged it from the charger. i "bump charge" it daily. this is fully charging it (while the phone is on)....then turning it off and plugging it back in again. the light goes back to orange for another 10 minutes, and then goes green. so my phone is turned off every day, for about 10 minutes.
edit: i forgot to mention that i'm in an extremely solid network all day and this will have A LOT to do with your battery life. if your in a poor coverage area, your phone will struggle to get and hold a signal and that will strain the battery....and there's really nothing to do about that, short of moving...lol. but if live in a pretty good network area, then you can get a full day off of one charge (unless you're using it half the time your awake.....in which case no phone is going to help ya out..lol).
hope this helps.

How to preserve battery life ~ used to last all day, now it runs out by lunchtime

How to preserve battery life ~ used to last all day, now it runs out by lunchtime

I would advise updating to iOS 7. It might improve your battery and the bugs are worked out by now.
If not wanting to update because of the new look, here are some tips:
-Turn off bluetooth when not needed.
-Connect to wifi and turn off cellular data when possible.
-When not around wifi, turn wifi off.
-Keep your screen at around 50% brightness.
-Disbale certain apps or features in Settings<Privacy<Location Services if they are not necessary.
-Close out of apps in the multitasking bar.
-Enable airplane mode when you plan on not using your phone for a while.
Hopefully these tips help you. If your battery does eventually get too bad, you can get it changed out by apple. If youve had your device for under a year, you can take it into an Apple store and theyll give you a new phone in return. Have a good night and good luck!

How to improve battery life of my new laptop hp r0007tx

how to improve battery life of my new laptop hp r0007tx. whether it should be use with ac power suppy eventhough 100% charge. or charge 100 % then use then wait for discharge to almost 0% then charge. which shoulde be preferab le

Hi,
Second choice is always recommended...but try these links below.It'l tell you everything that you can do to improve battery performance..
Improving Battery Performance (Windows 8, 7, Vista)
HP Notebook PCs - Understanding Lithium-Ion and Smart Battery Technology
Note:
If you have HP Support Assistant installed on the computer(The Blue Question Mark) then open it ==> Complete all pending Updates & Tuneups==> Restart and Check. It may solve your problem
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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How to save battery life on iPod touch 5g?

Give me tips on how to save battery life on iPod touch 5g.It dies out very quickly.

Turn down the screen brightness
Look into notifications. it defaults to everything being on and you can turn off most if not all of them.
Check your e-mail. If it's on push that means it's reaching out for new mails every so often, turning it to fetch means that it only goes to get mail when you tell it to.
Look at some of your apps. Some of them may be doing things in the background that you don't realize and you can tweak those to not run when you don't need them to run.

3GS Upgraded to OS 3.1.2, How is your battery life now?

I upgraded to 3.1 only to find my battery life halved to around 4-6 hrs depending on use.
I then upgraded to 3.1.2 hoping this would be fixed, but no luck.
I use this for work but it wont even last 1 8hr business day without a charge.... not impressed!
How is your battery life since upgrading to 3.1.2?
Is Apple working on fixing this some time soon, or do I start looking for a new "non-iPhone" phone?

bbdigital wrote:
How is your battery life since upgrading to 3.1.2?
My battery life has been just fine with all OS versions; no change with 3.1.2
Is Apple working on fixing this some time soon, or do I start looking for a new "non-iPhone" phone?
Many of us have no problems with battery life. So I'm not sure there's anything general for Apple to fix -- but your iPhone may need attention. Why not take it to to a Genius Bar?
Phil

Any tips on how to improve battery life on new macbook pro?

Any tips on how to improve battery life on new macbook pro?

It all depends on how much you plan to run on battery power. If you don't use it often, set yourself a reminder to let it run unplugged about every couple of weeks to aboout a 40% charge and then plug it up and let it charge back to 100%. If you'r'e a frequent battery user (like me) don't let your MBP discharge to the point where you're running on reserve power - down to about 30 minutes remaining and then charge it back in.
I have over 130 cycles on my computer and I've just had it since March. Even though my battery health was 102.2% when I got my MBP, it's still at 98.8% health and I'm still getting 7+ hours out of my battery. To get the longest use when under battery, keep your activities to low-CPU intensive apps (browser, email client, word processor, etc.) - Internet surfing alone, and not watching a lot of online videos, will give you mor ebang for the buck. You can also check your battery health in 'real time' by using "Battery Health" - free from the App Store and you can make sure that you're running on integrated graphics, which uses less power, by downloading Cody Krieger's exceptional gfxCardStatus.
Keep your screen brightness down to about four ticks and your keyboard backlighting to one tick - should work fine.
Good battery health to you,
Clinton

How is your battery life? (on new ZEN on

Well, after the firmware update I thought I'd give it a try and see how long it would last.Last time I did this I got 22 hours, with the first update, the sd card one. This time it ran for 28 hours! With volume 5/25, when I did my last test with 22 hours, I only had it at 5/25 volume.No EQ, no smart?volume, no bass boost etc...And most of my music is 96 kps wma or 28 kps mp3 with a few 92 kps mp3s I've downloaded recently. Then while I'm doing?the test, I'm looking at the Zen page to see how they got battery life(sometimes they say half volume at 28 kps mp3 etc) and I noticed they upped it to 30 hours life instead of 25!Now I don't feel so special. :P?So, I just want to know how much juice you get out of your ZEN?And say if you use eq, volume level, bass boost, kps, etc

Hi guys, you will not keep your player on all day long, so you will not get those?playback durations in normal daily use... i tried all the f/w and now i?use my zen?with the .03.04 f/w and it gives me about 4-5 hours (EQ on, Bass Boost and Smart Volume off and i browse the player much)... yesterday, after an approximately 3 days of daily use (4-5 hrs/day) it got down to the final bar... This is better?than the new f/w?s?for me because when I turn it off with the new f/w s it drains quickly because of the hot standby mode... if you have any solutions for this issue (except leaving it turned on ) i will update my f/w too... coz i can not use my SD card as well as i want to especially while watching video...

Where's the option to maximize battery life?

I remember seeing an option about battery life but now I can't find it. The option was to let Vista manage how much to charge the battery to maximize the long term life of the battery. The option actually lowers the per charge life since I think the startegy is to not always let it charge completely. Anyways, I looked through power manager and vistas power plans and cant find that option. Someone know where it's hiding and if it's worth using?
thanks

Hi there:
Open Power Manager, select Advanced View, select Battery tab, click on Battery Maintenance. I have read on this forum that some folks have set their thresholds at start charge ~40%, end charge ~80%.
I just did a quick search and found this from march 09, search terms "battery charge thresholds" (one hit, 49% confidence), scroll to jonlumpkin's reply.
http://forums.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=T400_series_ThinkPads&message.id=8742&query.id=1...
Hope this works.
Ulu
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How to save battery life (ipad mini)

When I'm away from home and I don't have my charger. What are some ways that will save my battery life? I know the basics like screen brightness and double tapping the home button to delete history. Are there more ways I can save lots of battery life?

See some of the links below.
Could be the charger, cable or iPad. Plug the USB cable into your computer. It may say "Not Charging", however, it is charging slowly and will verify that the cable is good.
Try this first - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.)
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How to Calibrate Your Mac, iPhone, or iPad Battery
http://www.macblend.com/how-to-calibrate-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad-battery/
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Apple: iPad Battery Nothing to Get Charged Up About
http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-abou t/
Apple Explains New iPad's Continued Charging Beyond 100% Battery Level
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/27/apple-explains-new-ipads-continued-charging- %20beyond-100-battery-level/
New iPad Takes Much Longer to Charge Than iPad 2
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/03/new-ipad-takes-much-longer-to-charge-than-ipa d-2.html
Apple Batteries - iPad http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting (Power/Battery section also applies to iPad)
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-d rain
http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-d rain
Extend iPad Battery Life (Look at pjl123 comment)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3921324?tstart=30
iOS 7 Battery Life Draining Too Fast? It’s Easy to Fix
http://osxdaily.com/2013/09/19/ios-7-battery-life-fix/
Poor battery life after installing iOS 7.1? Try these simple tips
http://www.zdnet.com/poor-battery-life-after-installing-ios-7-1-try-these-simple -tips-7000027348/
New iPad Slow to Recharge, Barely Charges During Use
http://www.pcworld.com/article/252326/new_ipad_slow_to_recharge_barely_charges_d uring_use.html
iPad: Charging the battery
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4060
Best Practices for iPad Battery Charging
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/best-practices-for-ipad-batte ry-charging/
How to Save and Prolong the battery life of your new ipad
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4480944?tstart=0
Prolong battery lifespan for iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3: charging tips
http://thehowto.wikidot.com/prolong-battery-lifespan-for-ipad
iPhone, iPod, Using the iPad Charger
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4327
Install and use Battery Doctor HD
http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/battery-doctor-hd/id459702901?mt=8
To Extend a Device’s Battery Life, Get to Know It Better
http://tinyurl.com/b67c7xz
iPad Battery Replacement
http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html
In rare instances when using the Camera Connection Kit, you may notice that iPad does not charge after using the Camera Connection Kit. Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPad from the charger will resolve this issue.
 Cheers, Tom

How to extend battery life in Mountain Lion?

I have an Macbook 5,2 and recently I update Mac OS X from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion (10.8.3 12D58). Current main problem is my battery life reduced from 5 hours to 1:58:00. This is crazy. Are there some applications runs on the back ground? How to uninstall useless applications and extend battery life? Looking forward to get help from this forum.
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How to save battery life for ios 7

How do you save battery life

There is many things to help save battery life on IOS, hear are some battery saving tips I use when with low battery .
Battery saver 1: Turn off Bluetooth , by going to "Settings>Bluetooth" and switching the little "On/Off" toggle.
Battery saver 2: Turn down the screen brightness half way or just below is fine, for at home, but if you use your idevice outside turn it up just below max brightness so you can see the screen, to turn up or down brightness you can navigate to "Settings>Wallpaper and Brightness" and there will be a slider to adjust brightness.Or if you are on IOS 7 you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen and it will bring up "Action Centre" and there will be a little sun icon, next to it will be another brightness slider, to exit "Action Centre" press the home button or just swipe the little down arrow.
Battery saver 3: Volume turn the volume up and down at certain times of day "eg: I turn volume up full or just below in the afternoons because most things are going on in the afternoon that probably make lots of noise, and at night turn it down because your ears have adjusted to quietness and can pickup on quieter sounds".
Battery saver 4: Turn off WIFI when not in use "eg when playing games or just switched off" you can do this by going to "Settings>WIFI" there will be a "On/Off" toggle or via "Action Centre" "IOS 7+".
Battery saver 5: When your not going to be using your device for a while shut it down by holding the "Sleep/Wake" button.
Battery saver 6: Close apps running in the background by double tapping the home button and holding down the running apps then tap the little "-" minus in a red circle to close "IOS 6 and lower", things are a little different with IOS 7 its the same process of double tapping the home button but a different way to execute the apps, you do this by swiping "Up" on the open apps. "Tip: You can swipe 3 at once!".

How to prolong battery life

How often should i calibrate the battery? does calibrating the battery more often help to prolong battery life? I usually leave airport on even if im not using the internet, so does that drain the battery life much faster than if I left it off? I use my laptop sometimes in class with airport on, but im not using the internet. And it went from 100% to about 85% in about 40 minutes. Text edit was the only application I had open. is this normal? Idk i might be wrong, but it just seems to me that my battery drains really fast. bluetooth is always off. at home even when its at 100% i leave the charger plugged in. is that affecting battery life?

How to calibrate:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
Do that for a couple of month or whenever you think the battery starting to behave erratically.
Some more explanation :
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
And 15% for 40 minutes is about right even if you using it only for text edit, considering the screen is on most of the time.
Yes airport consume power too, if you not need that for a long time (in class for 1 hour), turn it off. But some user posted that the different is only couple minutes only.
And new battery technology won't let you over charge the battery, so it still safe to leave it plugged let say overnight.
Good Luck.

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