Battery Savers
This category shall be for apps to help you prolonging your battery runtime.
At Google Play, there are plenty of apps promising exactly that. Many promises are "empty" ones, and I've tried to exclude those "fakes". The remaining list still would be quite long, so I hope I've made the right selection …
Battery Savers working automatically in the background
2023-05-18
- [4.1+][Alpha] Power Nap for Xposed (4.9@7) 10 1
LastUpdate: 2018-05-02 XDA; Stamina for all
- Naptime - the real battery saver (4.7@17) Ǥ 15
1
LastUpdate: 2021-02-18 Video Review 11/2017; Review 11/2018
- Island (4.7@6) Ǥ 19
3
Vorstellung 3/2018; XDA; like Greenify, but more: freeze, isolate (sandbox) apps, clone (for parallel usage), hide …
- [ROOT] HEBF Battery Saver & Android Toolbox (4.4@5,817) Ǥ 29
4
LastUpdate: 2021-09-15 Github
- Hibernation Manager (4.4@518) Ǥ 14
LastUpdate: 2017-07-20
- Smart Network (4.4@454) 1 LastUpdate: 2017-08-09 XDA
- Servicely to control your phon (4.3@196) Ǥ 9
1
LastUpdate: 2019-11-29 requires root
- Hibernator : Force Stop Apps (4.2@353) Ǥ 13
2
- Deep Sleep Battery Saver (4.1@22,340) 19 1
LastUpdate: 2017-08-17 / Deep Sleep Battery Saver Pro (3.6@1,413; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 31
LastUpdate: 2017-08-15
- Amplify - Battery Extender (4@13) Ǥ 4
LastUpdate: 2018-05-02 Github; XDA; Tasker support
- Greenify (3.9@324,485) Ǥ 28
4
/ Greenify (Donation Package) (4@23,054; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 2
LastUpdate: 2013-12-31 Tutorial 7/2016 | 12/2016; Android.SE
- Shelter (3.8@1,870) 10
Github; Vorstellung 9/2018 | 1/2019; Vorstellung & Howto 7/2019; Intro 9/2019; Howto 11/2020; Anleitung 12/2020 | 3/2020-2/2021; FOSS alternative to Island
- Battery Tool [Root only] (3.8@9) 5
Github; enable aggressive Doze mode and more
- Doze Battery Saver (1@330) Ǥ 4
2
LastUpdate: 2016-07-05 root required
- 自冻 - 冻结、加速、省电 (0@0) 20
Github; (un)freeze apps automatically, e.g. on display on/off, lauch/end, etc.
- DeepSleep (0@0) 5
Github; simplified version of Amplify for Android 7+
- Insular (0@0) 16
Github; FOSS variant of Island
- Greentooth (0@0; ~EUR 1.75) 6
LastUpdate: 2021-03-11 GitLab; Automatic Bluetooth disabler
- ForceDoze (0@0) 9
LastUpdate: 2018-10-28 Github; ausführliche Vorstellung 9/2016
- SaverTuner (0@0) 1
Codeberg; configure Android's built-in battery saver
- SuperFreezZ App stopper (0@0) 5
GitLab; XDA Intro 7/2019
Scheduler as Battery Savers
2023-05-18
Data Stutterer
2023-05-18
- Battery Defender-Battery Saver (4.5@28) 22
10
LastUpdate: 2018-06-09
- 2 Battery - Battery Saver (4.1@115,472) Ǥ 28
7
LastUpdate: 2018-10-01
- BatteryFu (3.8@1,603) 8
LastUpdate: 2018-09-21 Github
- Battery Saver: ZEMB (3.7@311) Ǥ 20 2
LastUpdate: 2019-03-21
- iPulse - Connection manager (3@330) 4
LastUpdate: 2016-03-30 / iPulse Pro (5@90; ~EUR 1.25) Ǥ 9
LastUpdate: 2016-03-30
- Step-by-Step: Maximize battery by toggling Sync with Tasker
Manual switches to save juice
2023-05-18
- Power Tune-Up (4.2@7,533) 20 LastUpdate: 2017-05-14
- Battery Dr saver+a task killer (4.1@119,836) Ǥ 24
4
LastUpdate: 2016-11-30
- Battery Saver - Power Saver (3.3@3,099) Ǥ 10
11
LastUpdate: 2017-12-21
Display Adjuster for Juice Saving
2023-05-18
- Any Screen Timeout (4.5@26) 4
2
LastUpdate: 2020-06-16 / Any Screen Timeout Plus (4.3@8; ~EUR 1.25) 2
- Screen Timeout (4.3@206) 3
3
LastUpdate: 2018-05-30
- Lux Auto Brightness (3.1@8,599; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 15 1
LastUpdate: 2020-12-25
Other Battery Savers
2023-05-18
- WiFi Location Toggle (5@54) 9
LastUpdate: 2013-04-14
- PowerPro: Battery Saver - manage your battery life (4.4@213,476) Ǥ 24
13
LastUpdate: 2021-07-06
- DU Battery Saver (4.1@113) 33
17
LastUpdate: 2019-03-11
- [root] RadioControl (4.1@35) Ǥ 14
2
LastUpdate: 2018-02-01 Github
- DrainGuard TRIAL (3.2@49) 9
LastUpdate: 2012-12-30 monitors usage and alarms you in case of "jumps"
- Better Battery Saver (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-07-23 Github; XDA
Further Readings:
- Category Automation (Profile Switching and more))
- Category Battery Helpers
- Category WiFi Automatisation
- How to Save Your Smartphone Battery (device specific index)
- Do You Still Need Greenify on Android? An Evolution of Battery Management (6/2021)
- How Android Doze Works to Optimize Battery (And How to Disable It) (8/2019)
- How to Automate Your Android Phone for Better Battery Life (6/2019)
- How to Extend Phone Battery Life (4/2019)
- Best battery saver apps for Android and other ways too (4/2019 - 3/2022)
- Best Android Battery Saver App (1/2019 - 5/2022)
- Sparen um jeden Preis: Wie verlängerte Akkulaufzeit Smartphones dumm macht (1/2019)
- 5 apps to save power and stop battery drain on Android phones (which you better avoid; 6/2018)
- 17 Tips & Tricks to improve your Android Phone’s battery life (7/2017)
- Improve battery life with Xposed, Amplify and Greenify (1/2016)
- 16 Tips to improve battery life on your Android phone (1/2016)
- Five ways to boost your Android phone's battery life (4/2013 - 2/2016)
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