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10 simple ways to extend your smartphone’s battery

Yahoo Finance Canada

If it’s true we’re looking at our smartphones about 150 times a day, perhaps it’s no surprise the battery conks out before we do.

In other words, the more we use – nay, rely – on these do-it-all devices for work and play, the more demanding it is on its small battery. No one wants to see that 10 per cent warning by lunchtime.

But there are a few things you can do to help squeeze more life out of your phone while on the go — besides carrying around a backup battery charger, of course. — Marc Saltzman

Yahoo readers, have any battery-saving tips to share of your own? Please let us know on Twitter at @YahooFinanceCA or @marc_saltzman.