How to save iPhone and Android battery with 10 easy tips to improve battery life – and the best portable chargers

ARE you tired of your mobile phone running out of battery before the end of the day?

There are tricks you can do for both iPhone and Android users to help improve your device's battery life...

How can you save your iPhone and Android battery?

Turn on Low Power Mode

If you have updated your iPhone to the iOS 9 or higher software, you’ll be able to activate a Low Power Mode on the settings tab.

Apple claim that this helps you to gain three extra hours of battery life from your phone.

The energy-saving mode is offered to you automatically when you hit 20 per cent remaining power, which turns the battery indicator from green to orange if activated.

However, you can turn it on before your phone reaches 20 per cent by going to Settings > Battery and turn on Low Power Mode.

Android users also have a power saving mode which can be activated via the battery screen in the Settings app, or by pulling down the notification shade from the top of your screen, pulling it down again to access quick settings, tapping the gear icon to open the Settings screen, and tapping “Battery.”

Turn down your brightness

If you reduce your phone’s brightness, you are able to get another few hours out of your phone.

To activate on your iPhone, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and drag the brightness slider as far left as you can.

You should also head to Settings and then access Display & Brightness and make sure Auto-Brightness is turned off.

This stops your phone turning up the brightness whenever it deems necessary.

Android users can pull the top of the home screen down and then adjust the brightness on the slider.

Reduce your Auto-Lock time

The longer your screen is on, the more power you are consuming.

Set your Auto-Lock to as low as 30 seconds to ensure your device sleeps as quickly as possible after inactivity.

To do this on the iPhone, go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock (in iOS 10 it's found in Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock).

Android users can do this by going to Settings > Timeout (depending on which version you have it could also be Screen Timeout), and adjust the timeframe.

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Airplane Mode

Activating the Airplane Mode can be the best way to get the most out of your phone during the day.

Your mobile will drain quickly during the day thanks to the antenna constantly searching for Wi-Fi networks and nearby cellular signal.

If you don’t need to access the internet or receive calls and text, put your phone in flight mode and it will stop all internet and cellular connection.

IPhone users can turn it on easily by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and tapping the airplane icon, or tap Settings and set Airplane Mode to On.