HTC Desire Tips & Tricks Volume 2

Judging by my site stats, Tips and Tricks Volume 1 got your attention. So, I’ve collected more tips for your HTC Desire. Here are 10 tips to improve battery life:

Turn off Wi-Fi and GPS if you’re not using them. This will improve your battery life a lot (tested and confirmed!) You can easily toggle those settings with Power Control widget.

Live Wallpapers – yes, they’re cool, but they also consume a lot of your battery power. Turn them off if you don’t need them.

In Maps application disable Latitude option. Use it only when you need it.

Use some task management application (search Market for Application Task Killer) to turn off apps you do not need.

Some apps such are Maps, Facebook, Flickr, Footprints, Friend Stream use Maps (and GPS) and drain your battery. Turn them on only when needed.

One of my friend has turned off GPS, Wi-Fi and Internet. He uses them only when he needs them. Battery life – 3 days and counting!

Use Bluetooth only when you need it (once again, you can easily switch on/off with Power Control widget.)

If you access to a access point (Wi-Fi) you should disable 3G. There is no need to have them both turned on.

Lower screen brightness (once again you can use Power Control widget or manually check settings -> sound & display -> brightness.

Disable always-on mobile data and you’ll save a lot of your batter power. Check Settings > Wireless and networks > Mobile Networks and then uncheck “Enable always-on mobile data”.

Feel free to leave your comments below. Let me know if you have more ideas how to improve Desire battery life!