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Unplugging the charger, avoiding peak hours, activating the “energy saving” option… Here are the reflexes to adopt to charge your mobile phone economically and preserve your battery. At a time when the French are called to energy sobriety, everything is good for saving energy, including with your smartphone. Charging it properly will reduce your electricity…

Another bad habit to give up: leave the charger plugged into the outlet, even without a phone at the end. Indeed, the cable will continue to consume electricity. To check this, just touch your charger: if it is hot, it is consuming energy. The right thing to do is to always unplug it once your…

The “energy saving” mode reduces the amount of energy used by your mobile phone and therefore extends its autonomy by reducing the brightness, disabling automatic application updates, geolocation or automatic rotation of the screen. As soon as the battery drops below 20%, your phone prompts you to activate it. But it is also possible to…

When you use your smartphone to surf the Internet, Ademe recommends using Wi-Fi rather than 4G, which consumes three times more energy. Disable unused features and apps On a day-to-day basis, also consider disabling the features that consume constantly and that you do not use: geolocation, notifications, automatic updates and downloads, updating applications in the…

However, there is a behavior that can cause the bill to rise, albeit slightly. We are talking about keeping the cell phone charged even after it has reached 100%. The common practice is to charge it before bed and keep it running all night. Even if it has stopped recharging, keeping the charger in power…

Essential accessory now used much less for making calls and more for working, texting or for leisure. We are talking about the mobile phone, now defined as a smartphone due to its ability to adapt to different uses. The State of Mobile 2022 report shows that users now spend an average of 4.8 hours a…

Let’s see how much recharging the cell phone battery affects the consumption of electricity and if it is correct to leave it charging even after it has reached 100%. Mobile phones are now an indispensable accessory in anyone’s life. Almost all people now own one, but there are also those who, for work reasons, own…

Before you buy a new computer, think about whether it could be the battery instead. Laptop batteries are not manufactured for eternal recharging. You might think you’re doing the right thing by keeping it plugged into a wall charger all of the time, but you’re actually doing your battery a favor by unplugging it every…

How easy it will be to replace a battery will depend on the device you’re working with. It can be a simple process involving a single screw, or an incredibly complicated enterprise that requires you to disassemble your entire computer and melt an incredibly sticky adhesive while you try not to break anything. If the…

Usually, a dead battery will not harm your laptop if you leave it in. If the battery is completely ineffective, then no electricity will flow through it. And without electricity, there is not much of a chance for it to overheat or bust and cause you damage. So, you can leave it in and not…