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Tom Pritchard

UNBELIEVABLE: Help preserve your android battery by switching off this hidden feature here s how - The Untold Story

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There are a number of things that can drain your phone’s battery life, even something as simple as browsing Tom’s Guide is going to cause that percentage bar to slowly creep down. But Android users may be interested to know that there’s a hidden setting deep in the depths of your phone that might be making the problem worse than it needs to be.

I’m specifically talking about the “Mobile Data Always Active” feature, which keeps your phone connected to cellular signals even if you’re connected to a stable Wi-Fi network. While there are benefits to this, the main drawback is that being connected to two types of internet drains your battery.

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