How to Extend the battery life of a Tablet PC

The tablet PC is designed to give a solid battery life depending on what you do, but there are things that you can do from your side to maximize the battery life of your tablet PC ,which helps you to stay connected, enjoy media & capture amazing pictures and videos. So here we have made a number of tips to help you.

So here is the list of tips that you can do:

Dim the screen

A quick tip to help extend battery life of the tablet PC is to adjust the screen brightness of the display to a lower value than the one you are currently using. Note, the system keeps separate brightness levels for whether you’re plugged in and charging or running on battery power only.

Turn off the screen automatically

Consider setting a short backlight time-out value that causes your tablet screen to turn off when left idle for a specific amount of time (5 minutes, for example).

Enter standby mode automatically

In addition to the backlight time-out, you also have a standby time-out value, which will cause your tablet to enter standby mode automatically. 

Enter and exit standby mode

As mentioned in the previous tip, setting a standby time-out value can help extend battery life. Here’s how to enter standby mode manually, as well as exit standby mode if you manually enabled it or if the standby time-out was triggered.

Turn off Wi-Fi

Any time you are in an area without Wi-Fi access or traveling for an extended period of time without having a network connection, consider turning off your tablet’s Wi-Fi radio to help extend battery life. 

Turn off Bluetooth

In Tablet PC Bluetooth® is being used to connect keyboard, mouse and smartphone. like wi-fi, bluetooth can also drain the battery faster. so keep in mind that when bluetooth is not using turn the bluetooth settings to "off".

Airplane Mode

If you want to turn all the radios off simultaneously, set your tablet to Airplane Mode by setting the switch to "Airplane Mode on".

Change Application Behavior

The next time you know you will be unable to charge your tablet for a while, consider pausing apps or games on your tablet whenever you show the Home screen or switch between apps.

Turn off your tablet

Not planning on using your tablet for a while? If so, turn it off instead of leaving it in standby mode. 

Charging Tips

This is the most important point you have to keep in mind. Charge your tablet using the charger provided by manufature. And not only that other charging solutions [like using power from USB port, using third party charger etc] may not provide adequate power to charge your tablet. By using other charging solution can harm the Tablet PC battery ie if we use other charging solution the battery life get reduced ,battery may burst due to heat, Not only that charging can take more time and gives less backup.

 

Things to keep in mind while charging the device  

"Power off" the tablet PC while re-charging , Do not try to re-charge the battery while using , Only recharge the battery when the tablet PC indicates "battery low". Do not short circut the battery. Remeber proper charging and discharging the battery will keep the battery healty . Always service the device in authorized service center.