The Android OS is highly customizable, but that means that a lot of its default settings won't be a good fit for the way that ...

From bright displays to background apps, your Android phone might be using more battery than needed. Here are some simple tweaks to gain time between charges.

On iPhone: go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh to turn it off globally or per app. On Android: go to Settings > ...

Go to Settings, select an app, and use Force Stop to stop it from running. On Pixel phones, turn off Allow background usage; on Galaxy phones, choose Restricted to save battery. Developer options show ...