Take 5 is my new addition to What the Fitness! In TAKE 5 you can expect to get ideas or reminders to do the things that we all forget – purposefully or not! Please share other ideas you may have for this or future articles of TAKE 5!
TAKE 5
To turn your smartphone settings to a more energy saving mode so that it won’t suck your battery dry.
1. Turn off the auto brightness and dim the display settings. The screen alone sucks up a ton of energy!
2. Make the screen go black quicker by adjusting the “screen timeout” or “auto-lock” options on your smartphones.
3. Once your phone is charged to 100% unplug it. A battery can lose up to 10% effectiveness by being overcharged.
4. Shut off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and location services if you are not using them.
5. Disable the feature that lets apps update automatically.
6. Still running through your battery? Invest in a powered case or portable battery.
Courtesy of Real Simple Magazine Sept 2015 issue.