10 reasons why your phone battery keeps dying

You’re overdoing it with battery-draining apps and activities

If you’re checking the weather a dozen times a day or constantly looking things up in Google Maps, you’re giving an app permission to track your location, which can use a lot of battery power. It’s OK to use apps that require GPS when you need them, but make sure that you aren’t overusing them, and ensure that you’re closing them when you don’t need them. Similarly, constant use of tethering, streaming music or videos all day, or making phone calls while in the car are data-intensive activities that you may need to cut back on if you want your battery to last the day, and you should avoid watching videos, playing graphics-heavy games, or spending a lot of time with the camera when your battery is already running low.