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Monday 30 March 2020

How to calibrate the battery of an Android phone


How to calibrate the battery of an Android phone. Calibrate Android battery: all the steps to be performed. One of the elements that makes phone users headaches is, without a doubt, the battery. Aware of the importance of having a good autonomy, manufacturers are increasing the capacity of the batteries, introducing solutions to optimize energy consumption .

For our part, we have already explained to you on other occasions how to keep track of charge cycles , how to charge it to extend its useful life and even how to save energy by configuring apps in standby. The Android operating system has a file called Battery Stats, which indicates the capacity of the battery when it is full or empty. The problem is that this file sometimes gets corrupted and starts showing non-real data, which causes the cell to freeze before it reaches 0% or that, once loaded to 100%, it quickly runs out.

The battery calibration process involves correcting the values ​​of this file and does not repair anything physical or chemical in the battery, that is, it is a software correction, not a hardware correction. Today we will explain a process that should be repeated every two or three months: how to calibrate the battery of an Android phone.


Because we need to periodically calibrate the battery of an Android phone

The charge percentage of a mobile phone is calculated based on a series of algorithms executed by the system and based on the battery capacity, the time it was charged and the maximum charge point, which is reached after a time. If any of these are wrong, we can find a deviation in the calculations and, therefore, we have before us a badly calibrated battery that shows us the wrong percentage.

Therefore, keeping the battery calibrated is useful twice: on the one hand, it is good for us because we will be able to see a reliable percentage of charge and our mobile phone will not turn off suddenly and, on the other hand, it is healthy for the battery itself, because it will help us maintain an optimal charge level (between 40 and 80%).

In the app stores you can find several apps that promise a battery calibration, but our recommendation is to perform the calibration process yourself. As we will see, it is a very simple process that is recommended to be repeated every two or three months.

When to recalibrate a battery?

When you notice that the battery never reaches 100%, but freezes at 90 or 95%, or when the smartphone turns off suddenly, for no reason or when the battery drains very quickly.

How to calibrate the battery of an Android phone

However, if the battery life of the smartphone has started to shorten for no apparent reason, it may be time to calibrate it. Here's  how to calibrate the battery of any Android phone .

Unlike Apple, which provides a specific calibration procedure for the iPhone battery, the rest of the Android manufacturers do not generally specify standards for calibrating the battery of their phones. Below we offer a general method that you can perform on any device  regardless of its brand:

Fully charge the phone battery : connect it to the charger and wait until the battery indicator charges 100%, but do not disconnect it immediately when it reaches 100%, leave it a little longer.
Fully discharge the battery : after fully charging it, using the phone normally or intensely, fully discharge the battery until the phone turns itself off. Demanding applications, games or multimedia content will help you consume energy faster.

Leave the mobile phone to rest for at least 4 hours : the battery may have a residual excess charge that causes it to fail to calibrate, so that during these hours of rest, the residual energy is released from the battery itself.

Recharge your mobile phone : once it has been fully discharged and you have waited at least 4 hours, recharge your mobile phone until it reaches 100% charge and wait a little longer to make sure it is fully charged before disconnecting it.

Turn the phone back on  and use it again normally: if you have completed the process, it should already be properly calibrated so that you can use it without problems for two or three months.
How to calibrate the battery of an Android phone with an app

Download the AccuBattery app  from the Play Store . This app will show the battery charge in milliamps (mA) in the notification bar. You should charge your smartphone until the app shows 100%. When you reach 100%, turn off and restart the device. Through this procedure you have  calibrated the battery of your Android smartphone .

GO Battery Pro - Battery Saver monitors applications and decides which ones most affect battery power. By clicking the "Optimize" button, any unnecessary applications that currently consume resources are deleted.

Avast Battery Saver  increases battery life by stopping all applications that are not used, optimizing device settings. It also has 4 predefined profiles: Home, Work, Night and Emergency, which simplify everything.






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