Why is Smartphone Health important?
5 Hidden Features Affecting your Smartphone’s Performance
1. Background App Refresh: New and technologically advanced smartphones usually allow apps to refresh content in background by default, even when you are not using the apps frequently which affects the phone’s health. The phone may keep various apps ready with new data but it also drains battery quickly, uses mobile data and impacts performance.
2. Location Service: There are various mobile apps which ask permission for location service to work smoothly. However, keeping on the location services for all apps is not important. Leaving the location at all times increases the risk of data piracy and also affects your battery health. To manage this, follow these steps:
3. System Animations: The animations may help make your phone look good as they provide different transition effects, but they also consume battery and CPU. On budget or mid-range phones, disabling the animations can help improve the phone’s performance. To manage these animations, you can follow these steps:
4. Live Wallpaper: Even though the live wallpapers may look fancy and beautiful, they consume free space and battery, which hurts the phone’s performance. To remove the live wallpaper, follow these steps:
5. Device Diagnostics: Most smartphones have this feature enabled by default which usually sends usage data, crash reports, or other data in the background without your knowledge. It may be focused on improving the service but affects your phone as well.
