I have an Alcatel TCL A 1 "burner" phone, (also known as A 501 DL) with Android 8.1 - it's one year old. The battery seems to get drained very fast. I barely use the thing and when I do it's usually only for 10-15 minutes and I'm careful to turn it off. The phone is supposed to give "up to 9 hours talk time" - I realize that battery life depends on a lot of things but is there any way I can improve the length of each battery charge. This old Luddite thanks you!
Correct, even apps if you have any will also use power too. For example there is a game that I played that used a ton of battery power... which was insane.
And a lot of apps will periodically check for product updates or status changes (depending on what the app is/does). Also, if you are not using any Bluetooth devices, you can disable that. The radio will use some power checking for connected devices (headphones, speakers, your car, etc.).
Go into settings, look for notifications and turn off a lot of notifications. That way the apps won't be checking and inform you with those numbers/badges that there is an update.
considering that I have no idea what "bricking" is, I definitely won't try it! But what about me using xxxxx? Do you still think I should try it? Thank you for your help.
This is a very specialized subject and it's beyond our capabilities to help with such topics. Although it is legal to unlock/root or jailbreak phones in some countries it is still illegal in others. Several manufacturers use methods to prevent it. Any incorrect advice given can easily render the phone unworkable (like a brick hence the reference) and we wouldn't want that to happen.
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