JuiceDefender (Android Program)
I've been using a Galaxy S3 the last several months and it's had pretty good battery life, until a few weeks ago. Right after the last update it started running it's battery down everyday, even when I wasn't using it all day. It's turned out to be a common problem for anyone who received that update, and it causes the phone to get pretty noticeably hot. I've seen recommendations for JuiceDefender on some Android forums so I thought it might be a good solution until a fix comes along. It's free in the Android Store, they have a paid version too with extra features but the free version works well enough for me. I was amazed by how well it worked, my battery went from being critical or dead within 8 hours of zero to very minimal use before installing it, to 95% power remaining after 12 hours under the same conditions with JD running. I don't notice any difference in my usage of the phone, everything still works as it's supposed to. But I no longer have to recharge my phone throughout the day to keep it running and it doesn't get hot to the touch just sitting there idle.
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That from their website. And here's a Cnet article on it.JuiceDefender extends your battery life by intelligently and transparently managing the most battery-draining components of your Android device, like 3G/4G connectivity and WiFi.
It is ready to go right after installation: the preset modes are the perfect way to easily gain precious hours of battery life - it's literally as easy as one tap!
And if you want to go under the hood, you can tweak everything to your unique needs, because JuiceDefender is also fully customizable through a clean and intuitive user interface.
Once configured, JuiceDefender runs by itself, improving your battery life in a fully automated manner.
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