It’s summer. You and your friends are on a road trip to a vacation getaway you’ve planned for weeks and weeks. Beers are on the car trunk, cameras are ready to take your group photos and everyone is on full merriment mode. The fun is complete – almost.

Just when you think that nothing can go wrong your Smartphone suddenly flashes that horrendous “low battery” signal. From joyful mode you suddenly felt panicky and worried. And you still have hours on the road before you find an outlet where you can recharge your battery.

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Terrifying isn’t it? No one wants that to happen during a vacation getaway. So before that dreadful moment comes why not take down these tips for a long lasting battery.

1. Have a simple background

You may not know this but the wallpapers you use actually play a role in lessening your battery power. So while you’re not sure when you can recharge your phones again switch your background into simple ones.

2. Download a power-saving app and battery booster

Take charge of your battery and make use of downloadable applications that keep track of your battery power and boost it for extra charge.

3. Lose the vibrate mode

As much as your wallpapers make use of your battery power, vibrate mode actually takes up more of it compared to normal ringtones. So lose that vibrate mode for long lasting battery.

4. Change some phone setting

Some phone settings also use most of your power unit. Among them are the brightness, haptic feedback when you press buttons and notifications. So save your phone batteries by lowering the brightness display and turning off haptic feedbacks and notifications.

5. Disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS also take part in decreasing your battery level, so if you don’t need it turn in off.

6. Keep your Smartphones cool 

Many don’t know that the heat actually lessens our phones power unit. So always keep it hidden under the sun.

7. Turn on the Airplane mode

Ever wondered what that Airplane mode is about and why flight attendants never cease to remind passengers to switch it on? Well, you may not know this but by using this mode you can actually save a lot of power on your battery unit. So turn it on when you’re not using your phone or when you are out of cell coverage.

8. Wireless charger

If your one of those people who really can’t leave without checking up their phones every five minutes or your one of the many individuals who always wants to play games on their phones then it’s time to get a wireless charger you can bring  everywhere.

9. Read a book

Save not only your batteries but also your eye’s perfect visions by turning off your phones from time to time and start reading that books you’ve always want to read.