Snapdragon BatteryGuru Mobile App Review

Snapdragon BatteryGuru App

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What is the Snapdragon BatteryGuru App?

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Snapdragon BatteryGuru App Details

● Developed by the team at Xiam Technologies in collaboration with Qualcomm engineers

● Helps users of devices running the Snapdragon processor better understand their battery usage

● Increases battery life through optimizations the app creates

Snapdragon BatteryGuru works on the majority of Snapdragon-powered devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above. If you have a device powered

by a Snapdragon S3 processor, and Snapdragon S4 processor, or a Snapdragon 200, 400, 600, or 800 processor, you can use Snapdragon BatteryGuru.

Who Can Use The Snapdragon BatteryGuru App?

Getting Started with Snapdragon BatteryGuru


You can grab the Snapdragon BatteryGuru app on the Google Play store and it is free.

After you launch the app for the first time, you go through a very short tutorial which explains how the app works.

The first screen in the tutorial is shown on the left.

SIDE NOTE:

I am running the Snapdragon BatteryGuru app on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Installing Snapdragon BatteryGuru


Initially I was worried that running a battery monitoring application would actually drain my battery faster.

But then I realized that it would not be in Qualcomm’s best interest to launch an app that damages its own reputation, so I decided to give it a try.

SIDE NOTE:

This is the first battery monitoring/management app I have ever installed on a phone I own.



One of the most prominent features the BatteryGuru app promotes is the ability to help you set app refresh schedules to save battery life.

In a following slide, I will show what that screen looks like.

SIDE NOTE:

There are manual ways to set refresh schedules for apps within the Android OS, but the BatteryGuru app has done a great job making that automated.



One thing I have noticed is that the app has not fully figured out yet when (and when not to) turn my Wifi on and off.

I am hoping this will get better over time, especially since I really only use two different Wifi connections consistently. SIDE NOTE:

I am currently not using the BatteryGuru widget on my home screen.



Here is a look at the various widget options you have if you install the feature on your phone (Shown in the image to the right)

I am usually always near a power source to charge my device, so I rarely have my phone go into Low Power mode.

Also, one of the best investments I have ever made is a mobile battery charger.

SIDE NOTE:

Historically I have not run many widgets on my phones because they can be battery drainers.

Using the Snapdragon BatteryGuru App


After the long four-and-a-half day wait for the BatteryGuru application to learn my mobile habits, the application started to give me some insights on how my battery was operating.

The app sits in the notification bar at all times, making the ability to see battery information really quick and easy.

SIDE NOTE:

I have never been a fan of notifications cluttering the top bar, but with the addition of my Galaxy Gear and Google Glass (which have constant notification symbols), I have gotten use to it.

Using the Snapdragon BatteryGuru App | Status


Inside of the BatteryGuru app, there are four main areas:

● Status (shown to the left)● Apps● Activity● Extras

I will highlight the “Apps” and “Activity” tabs in the next slides. The “Extras” tab is pretty much just Snapdragon marketing videos.

SIDE NOTE:

I like apps that give statistics. Just one reason why I like Snapdragon BatteryGuru.

Using the Snapdragon BatteryGuru App | App Usage


Even though BatteryGuru alters your apps to maximize battery usage, you can still go in and change each app individually.

In the image shown to the left, you can see that I manually altered the Gmail app to refresh more often than BatteryGuru wanted it to.

SIDE NOTE:

I always have mission-critical apps refreshing frequently (like email), but non-critical ones can have longer wait times to help my productivity.

Using the Snapdragon BatteryGuru App | Activity Reporting


The activity screen (shown to the left) shares some useful statistics around battery level, charging times, WiFi activity and its battery usage, and finally how app refreshing is saving battery time.

This may be one of the most useful screens in the app.

SIDE NOTE:

Until I had BatteryGuru, I never realized how much battery usage was being used for app refreshes.

Closing Thoughts on the Snapdragon BatteryGuru App


Here are some of my final thoughts on the Snapdragon BatteryGuru app…

● From the time of install to the time I could actually start seeing battery stats was over four days. That is a long time to start enjoying an app! But I get that the app needed to learn my usage behaviors.

● Having not been a fan of battery apps in the past, I like BatteryGuru and the fact that it was developed by the makers of the actual processor.

● I would recommend users of mobile devices with Snapdragon processors definitely download and install this app. You can definitely learn a lot and get even more life out of your device.

● Learn more here: http://goo.gl/8KwYft

SIDE NOTE:

Grab the Snapdragon BatteryGuru app from the Google

Play store: http://goo.gl/lC1es

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