Save thousands of shekels in a few steps: This will extend the life of your smartphone

In recent years, smartphone wear and tear has risen significantly, and manufacturers seem to be doing everything they can to get consumers to buy the new generation. However, there are some steps that will extend the life of the current smartphone and prevent you from spending thousands of shekels every year

Save thousands of shekels in a few steps: This will extend the life of your smartphone

2020 is coming, and with it comes the biggest problem in the smartphone world from previous years, which even finds a way to get worse from year to year: slowing down smartphones. Smartphone makers are launching new devices each year in both the mid and flagship category, but most consumers still want to buy a device that will be durable for several years. In fact, smartphones have reached a very high level and only in the past year have we seen foldable and many other devices with advanced processing capabilities, artificial intelligence, more advanced processors than ever, cameras that perform well and more. Despite this, many devices do not survive much beyond a few years, and this is also because most do not know how to extend the life of the smartphone properly. In a few simple steps, this will extend the life of your smartphone.

We charged the smartphone correctly

At the end of the day, you come home and the smartphone signals that it is going to shut down for a moment because the battery is running out. You hurry to the nearest charger in your home, put in your smartphone and breathe a sigh of relief. The situation sounds familiar to quite a few people and this is one of the cases where you are destroying the smartphone battery. If you do this every day, you wear out your battery more. So what is the best way to charge your smartphone? Little at a time; That is, whenever there is an opportunity, plug it in for a few minutes. Make sure not to completely drain the battery before recharging the device. In the past it was customary to unload them completely before charging, but on smartphones - this is not allowed. To maintain an ideal battery life over time, leave it at a charge level of about 75 percent. Even if you find it difficult to do this, try not to let your smartphone get under 35 percent battery.

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Charge your device correctly. (Photo: ShutterStock)

Smartphone connected to charger (Photo: ShutterStock)

Do not charge the smartphone with a wireless charger

To be honest, it is tempting and quite comfortable. One charging surface that takes care of charging the smartphone every year at a faster rate than before, without getting involved with unnecessary wires. That is, you should not unplug the cable once you want to take the smartphone. Just place it on the loading surface and wait for the percentages to rise. According to a test previously conducted by the Zdent technology site, it was found that a wirelessly charged iPhone device completed 135 charging cycles in about six months. In simple terms, the iPhone is expected to reach about 500 charge cycles in about two years, at which point Apple claims battery performance is dropping significantly, and as a result, processor performance is dropping. The average is three years, but wireless charging may wear down the battery and in two years you will need to replace it. Therefore, if you use heavy, avoid wireless charging and stick to wired charging, like in the Middle Ages.

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Clear the cache

Apps use the device's cache when running. Temporary new files are created and stored, and with several months of active use, the files stored in the cache memory load the device and make it work more slowly. It is recommended that you periodically log into your device settings and there to the list of apps to clear cache. However, there is an even simpler solution, since in the app stores you will find quite a few apps that will do general and thorough cleaning for you.

Replace the smartphone battery

The smartphone is one or more years old? Feeling like the battery is not like it was when you just bought the device? It's time for you to replace his battery. Apple is launching a slowdown to the smartphone if battery life is significantly shortened, but even a battery that is about to expire will provide lower voltage and may cause reboots when operating heavy applications. So, if you feel that your battery life has significantly shortened, go to your smartphone manufacturer's official lab and replace it. Apart from the longer battery life, you will feel that it works significantly faster.

Reset the device once a year

This is the last and least recommended way out but when there is no choice, then there is no choice. If you've removed all the apps you don't know, cleared your cache and still have little to do with performance and battery life, you may be deadlocked, when the only way out is to reset your smartphone and that's always the worst thing. Back up the smartphone content on your cloud or computer with reference to what files you back up, since during use, your device can also accumulate unnecessary data. Once you've checked that all information is backed up, go into Settings, select Backup and Storage, and then click "Reset Data." After entering the smartphone password (if any), it will perform a full reset and delete all data.

Reset page on Android devices (screenshot)

Reset smartphone (photo: screenshot, screenshot)