draining battery – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog Articles and news about Mobile Security, Android, Apps, Social Media and Technology in general. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-psafe_blog_purple-shield-32x32.png draining battery – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[The Best Battery Packs to Use on the Move]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/best-battery-packs-use-move/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:18:09 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=4741 If you’re a habitual user of your cell phone, you may have to charge your phone multiple times a day. Having a dead cell phone in an unknown area can lead to dangerous situations. Luckily, there are battery packs that can keep your phone juiced up while you’re on the go. Here are a few that you should consider:

Flux Portable Charger
At only $30, this portable charger is extremely pocket friendly. It’s only 7.8mm thick, with 108 x 62.8mm dimensions. It only takes about 3 to 4 hours to fully charge this device. Additionally, the device contains enough power to recharge your phone once, and maybe even twice if you’re efficient. There is a button on the side that you can push to see the battery power of the portable charger. However, one of the glaring cons is that this device takes over 2 hours to completely charge the battery of the Samsung Galaxy S7.

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RAVPower Portable External Battery Charger
While this charger contains more USBs than the Flux Charger, it is much bulkier. While it is certainly possible to take on the go, it could burden your pocket. Despite its bulky size, it offers a very efficient charge. This charger also contains three output ports, so you can charge multiple devices at the same time. Your laptop and tablet can also be charged by the powerful charger. At $60, it isn’t as economical as the Flux.

ZeroLemon ToughJuice Rugged Portable Charger
If you’re going on a hike in the middle of nowhere and you need a powerful device to charge all of your electronic devices, then look no further. With a 30,000 mAh capacity, this charger can keep your devices going for days. The Galaxy S6 can be charged up to seven times on this device. Although the ZeroLemon weighs 14.1oz, you can’t expect a device of such high power to be light. It can also take up to 24 hours to fully charge this product. At $75, this device should only be sought by those who absolutely need their electronics on the road when they’re off the grid.

Braven BRV-BANK Rugged Portable Battery
If you need a portable battery that can survive being mauled by a bear in the wilderness, then this charger is right up your alley. It is water resistant and successfully met the military drop test. This means it can withstand hard falls with ease. It costs $100, but it’s well worth the price considering its durability and 6,000 mAh battery.

To ensure that your phone runs for as long as possible before you break out your portable chargers, download PSafe’s PowerPro.

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<![CDATA[The Top Android Apps to Stay Far Away From]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/the-top-android-apps-to-stay-far-away-from/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:02:30 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=2857 Some apps that are available for Android may not be good for you to use on your device. These apps, a number of which may seem like quality programs, can drain the battery of your device, make it susceptible to hackers, and more. Some of these apps that you want to avoid may even be popular apps that you are not even aware can be a threat.

Top Android Apps that Drain Battery Life

One popular app that is known to drain the battery life of your Android device is Snapchat. The app can take up a great deal of internal storage space and usage of the app may cause you to utilize more of your mobile data allotment that you realize.

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Another app that is known to drain the battery of device is Netflix. This is due to the fact that many people watch entire shows and movies through the app right on their Android device. To try to preserve some of the battery life of your device while using this app, it is a good idea to dial back the brightness level of the display.

A third top battery drainer is the shopping app by Amazon. Although this app seems to function efficiently with Android devices, it is continuously running in the background when you are not using it so that its contents can stay updated. Your device’s battery is taxed by this feature of the app.

Performance Draining Apps to Avoid

Some apps affect the performance of your device in a negative way. Apps which are known to drain an Android device’s performance include: Facebook, Path, Instagram, Spotify Music, and textPlus: Free Text and Calls.

Android Apps and Hacking

Android apps face a higher risk of being hacked than their iPhone counterparts due to the fact that there is no limit to whom can publish these apps. This factor makes these apps more susceptible to hackers. To avoid something like this from happen to you on your Android device, only download apps that you find in the Google Play store.

 

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