The Secret to Keeping Your Phone Charged During the Day

My Phone is Dying! What Do I do Next?

Your charger is at home, you are not in your car, yet you need your phone. The answer, a handy dandy portable charger you can keep in your pocket, purse or briefcase. No need for a car charger or AC outlet. How cool is that?!

If you are like many people your phone is not just for talking to people throughout the day, it is a mini computer, your gateway to Netflix, your GPS navigator, and MP3 music player all in one. Many of these apps are battery hogs and suck battery power leaving it gasping before the day is over.

My son, who just recently moved to Chicago, learned living in a big city drains your phone battery faster than normal as his phone is constantly competing with signal and data from millions of other users. By the time he gets out of classes his phone is dead at the end of the day when he commutes home. Only took a week before he bought a battery pack to stick in his pocket.

So how do you get through the day with battery power to spare?

Other than killing applications throughout the day or not using your phone the only other option is to carry an alternative charging station, or portable charger. The Anker Astro charger is ranked #1 on Amazon for a reason, it will hold a charge long enough for seven phone charges without having to be recharged again. It even has enough juice to fully charge an iPad.

To quote their sight it's the "..biggest, baddest battery in the Anker line.." and they are not shy when it comes to bragging about their lithium battery line of chargers.

Other Handy Phone Gadgets

Every electronic device has it's set of handy gadgets and phones are no exception. Check out the solar powered battery chargers, if you commute in a car these will charge just from the sunlight coming through your window during the day.

Battery Saving Tips for Your Smart Phone

Here are some battery saving tips and tricks for your Android, iPhone and other smart phones to help your phone last longer during the day. Many of this tips include turning off your Wi-Fi and data when you leave the house in the morning, decreasing your screen brightness or installing app killers. Some tips are unique to your individual smart phone. Check them out and let me know what works best for you.

I don't know anyone who still has a Blackberry, but this video will show you how to save the battery power on your Blackberry to help all you Crackberry addicts save power throughout the day.

How to save battery power on your iPhone, this handy tutorial helps with power saving settings including turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings.

What Other Battery Saving Tips Do You Have?

If you use other battery saving tips share them here, technology is always changing, phone apps are always being developed, and the best tips are from those that use them every day.