How to keep your mobile phone strong

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Does your phone have a hundred apps or more? Those apps and other factors could be draining your phone battery. To keep your phone running strong, heed the instruction from Byron K. Patrick, CPA/CITP, CGMA.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • The effect of age on a phone’s battery.
  • The mantra “always be charging” — good or bad?
  • Why a reading of 25% battery power isn’t necessarily accurate.

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