JuiceDefender Ultimate Review

I have had an Android-powered smartphone for nearly 4 months now. If you asked me about the battery life, I would say it's mediocre to terrible! In fact, my HTC Thunderbolt would barely go half a day, with only little use. I have written in a previous article about Android Smartphones and their Battery Life, but thanks to the genius's over at Latedroid, they've created an app that will actually save battery life.

JuiceDefender is an app that promises "extra hours of precious battery life." And damn, do they deliver!

The app works some simple but clever magic; whenever your phone goes into idle (i.e. the screen goes off), JuiceDefender disables battery-draining items like 3G and Wi-Fi. Once you turn your screen back on, the radios come right back into action.

JuiceDefender Ultimate allows many different schedules to take place on your device. You can use the Sync Schedule to periodically enable connectivity to let background data sync up (email, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) so that you don't miss your important news or updates. You can enable the Night Schedule to disable connectivity during certain hours of the night. Peak Schedule lets you choose what hours your connectivity needs to say on. And there are also other schedules you are able to set to your liking.

One of my favorite features of JuiceDefender Ultimate is the WiFi Control and Location-aware WiFi Control. JuiceDefender can learn where you are and what WiFi connections you use often, so that it can connect directly to them when you are in a certain area. JuiceDefender uses the network location to determine your location rather than GPS, since GPS is a major battery-drainer.

JuiceDefender Ultimate also allows you to customize each app in your device. For example, if you have Pandora or any other streaming app, you can tell JuiceDefender to keep the connection alive while that app is in use.

So if you're unhappy with your phone's battery life, I would give JuiceDefender Ultimate a try.

[Direct Link] JuiceDefender - Battery Saver (Free)

[Direct Link] JuiceDefender Ultimate