11 Surprisingly Easy Tricks for Longer Laptop Battery Life

Adjust the display

Tweaking a few minor display settings can help to keep your laptop charged for much longer. Turn your brightness down as much as you can without it getting to the point where you could strain your eyes. Also, try switching out your vibrant background for something with dark colors, or just a black screen. It might be nice to see a picture from your latest beach vacation every time you open your computer, but it’s using up unnecessary energy. One last display adjustment you can make is setting your screen to automatically turn off after a certain amount of time. Tim Katsch, Vice President of iDropped and former device repair technician says that having it shut off after 60 seconds of no movement on your screen is ideal. Also try these tips to keep your smartphone battery charged for longer.