How To Save The Battery Life Of Your Samsung Galaxy S 2 Skyrocket

If you're reading this article, then you must own a Samsung Galaxy S 2 Skyrocket and you're less than thrilled with the life of your battery.

This powerful little smartphone is capable of performing so many tasks, that we forget that it's not plugged into a wall socket like our PC's and laptops, so we're shocked how fast the battery life is sucked right out of it.

Short of purchasing an extra battery, or a power bank extension kit, there are a couple of configurations you can implement that will significantly extend the life of your battery.

Please note: If you are a gamer, or watch movies and videos on your phone on a regular basis, these configurations will still help, but these activities are massive battery killers.

Here are a few helpful tips on how to save the life of your Samsung Galaxy S 2 Skyrocket battery:

1. Utilize your WI-FI feature. - If you are in a location that is WI-FI enabled, make sure your phone is turned on to WI-FI. When your phone is using WI-FI, it isn't using your data plan, so it's not draining as much battery life. If you have a wireless router in your home or office, link your phone up to it and watch how much longer your battery life lasts.


2. Close open apps. - This phone is designed to close out apps on the fly. Unlike the ever-so-popular 'iPhone', the Samsung Galaxy S 2 Skyrocket can shut down all open apps at once, using the Application Monitor widget. If you don't already have this on one of your home screens, you can easily add this widget by accessing the menu key, selecting 'add' and then 'widgets and then scroll through, finally selecting the Application Monitor widget.


3. Turn off GPS. - It's amazing how pin-point specific the GPS application is, but keeping this app open drains your battery like nobody's business. Only use the GPS when the GPS is actually needed. There's no need to keep this app running when your phone is sitting on your coffee table.


4. Download the Battery Widget. - This widget won't help save battery life, but it will keep you informed of your battery life level. The Android battery indicator does not include the percentage of battery remaining. This app shows your batter charge level on screen and you can touch the icon to open up the battery dashboard to see a breakdown of battery usage phone-wide. You can add this widget to any one of your home screens by opening up your menu, select 'add' - 'widgets' and then scroll across until you get to the battery widget. Then, you simply drop it on to the screen you want it to appear on.


5. Adjust your screen settings. - If you open up 'settings' and select 'Power Saving Mode', you can adjust your screen time-out setting and your screen brightness setting. These two settings are important to your phone battery, because both of these settings are used each and every time you're using your phone. If you don't need your phone's brightness to blast open your eyes, then keep the brightness setting as low as possible. And there's no need for your phone's screen to stay open longer than 15-30 seconds after you lay your phone down, so keeping it open for longer than a minute is surely to reduce the battery life.


6. Monitor Battery Usage. - Knowing what is using up your batter is just as important as knowing what to do to save your battery's life. If you open up your 'settings', scroll down and select 'About phone', here you'll see what operations and applications are using up most of the battery juice. If you decide to download the Battery widget, you'll be able to access this area by simply selecting the battery icon and choosing 'Battery' from the selection menu.

Remember, your smartphone is essentially a mini hand held computer and the battery that accompanies it, is designed to fit within the smartphone's slim design. The more it's being used and the more applications that sit idly open, the faster the battery will drain.

Try remembering to close out all applications once you're finished using the phone, and be sure to shut the screen off immediately after use.

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