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Imagine you are going to work and is coming later. You want to call your boss to let you know but just realize that your cell phone is out of battery.

And, one of the biggest headaches for users of smartphones is the short duration of.

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It is true that there are a number of tricks and tips able to optimize but so far no one had been able to create a technology that would allow the batteries last longer than a few days.

See also: 9 tricks to make your phone battery last longer

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Image caption The battery life is one of the unfinished business of telephone companies.

But a US university researchers claim to have the formula for a few extra minutes in the use of Android phones.

This is a new software tool that promises to reduce the drain on battery power because of the applications when the screen is off.

HUSH

According to a University study of Android applications Purdue are responsible for 29% of spending battery power when the screen is not active

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With the Hush software, researchers claim to have been reduced by 16% the consumption of batteries of smartphones.

HUSH eliminates activities that run in the background that are initiated multiple my of Android when the screen is off.

According to the researchers, computer bugs and problems cause the application not be disabled at the time the user stop using them.

“Applications periodically wake up the phone while the screen is off to perform tasks but then let the phone back to sleep because of software bugs,” said Charlie Hu, professor electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, and a member of the research team.

How It Works

Although many applications are important to the operation of the device not all are necessary.

For example, it is useful to our email with the processes carried off so we learn that we have a new mail screen, but do not want a game remains active when no we are using.

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Image caption Let the phone run out of battery can be a nuisance.

In this regard, the application is ready to identify processes and applications that are not helpful to users of the smartphone .

Hush ineffective identifies applications based on the user’s activities and how often applications are used.

It is known that reducing the discharge of the batteries contribute to increased life batteries of smartphones.

“Our goal is to double the battery life of smartphones,” Hu

said. For the study, researchers of the project employed 2,000 units of the Galaxy S3 and S4 in up to 61 countries.

can download the free application here