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For a long time Nook insisted their ereader be recharged off the USB port of a computer. Mighty inconvenient at times. But I do realize that hammering the little guy with lots of current might be detr...
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Hi Mex,
It sounds as if you have programs running in the background on the Galaxy. GPS location, Hot Spot, Blue Tooth and WIFI are energy hogs, turn them off until you need them. My S3 would run in standby mode (i.e. on and ready to answer) for 5 days. My S4 is even better.
To see what apps are "running" hold down the button at the bottom of the screen for about 3 seconds . To stop the items slide them off the screen to the right.
There is also a way to limit the phone to only run 2 apps at one time--but I'm not familiar with how that is done.
It sounds as if you have programs running in the background on the Galaxy. GPS location, Hot Spot, Blue Tooth and WIFI are energy hogs, turn them off until you need them. My S3 would run in standby mode (i.e. on and ready to answer) for 5 days. My S4 is even better.
To see what apps are "running" hold down the button at the bottom of the screen for about 3 seconds . To stop the items slide them off the screen to the right.
There is also a way to limit the phone to only run 2 apps at one time--but I'm not familiar with how that is done.
