If you are reading this there is only one possibility: you want improve the battery of your Xiaomi mobile. You are in the right place, because we have made a selection of the best tips to save battery and squeeze a little more autonomy. They are tips for all Xiaomi mobiles, so you can carry them out on any model. There are a total of 5 steps that, carried out correctly, will improve the daily life of the battery. Let’s go there!
1. Use dark and static wallpapers
One of the things that is most displayed on your Xiaomi mobile is the wallpaper. Whether it has one color or another affects autonomy. Light colors like white expend much more energy than dark ones. Using a background with dark colors will make your screen consume less energy.
It is also recommended that do not use live wallpapers. Many Xiaomi smartphones include them by default and their use will, again, cost the processor and the screen more. If you have one configured, change it to a static and dark one.
2. Be patient and set a low screen brightness
The human being, and our eyes, are designed to get used to continuous situations. If you usually have a high screen brightness Our recommendation is that you lower it gradually. Every day lower it a couple of points. You will get used to having a very low screen brightness and consuming less energy.
If you lower the brightness suddenly you will notice the strange screen and shortly after you will raise it again. Do this exercise for about 5-7 days and you will considerably improve the daily autonomy of your mobile. This parameter is one of the most influential in battery life.
3. Is any app spending more than normal?
It is possible that a bad autonomy is caused by an extra expense that is not very normal. To find out if this is the case, you must enter the settings of your Xiaomi, go to the battery section and open the «Battery Usage«. In this section you will be able to see what percentage of battery each of the apps and processes on your smartphone spends daily.
Is there an application that you use little and is in the top positions? Does any game spend too much without using it? Take a good look, because it is possible that some apps are spending too much in the background and are to blame for the poor autonomy of your mobile. Close or delete them to improve it.
4. Use Battery Saver Mode
Xiaomi has a Battery Saving Mode pretty good and effective. If you want to have a perfect experience we do not recommend using it always. Of course, if your smartphone has a very short battery life, it can be a good ally. always activate it and the device will use less power when it is idle.
Why is it not recommended to always use this mode? The device closes background processes and apps that should be open. Certain apps may not display notifications or may take longer than usual to open.
5. Do you need 5G? Turn it off!
5G is present in more and more devices. In a few cases it is necessary to have a 5G network, since the improvement is so vague in most cases it is not worth it. If your smartphone is 5G it will always be looking for this network, even when it has a good 4G LTE signal.
The 5G network is not too extensive, so you will almost always be trying to improve the current connection. And when it finds it, it will spend more battery than 4G LTE without being necessary for most processes.
Our recommendation is that you go to the networks section and in «preferred networks» deactivate the 5G of your Xiaomi mobile. You will not notice anything and battery consumption will be reduced when you are using mobile data.
If you implement these 5 tips, your smartphone will begin to use less battery every day and you will be able to squeeze a little more out of its autonomy.