While I'm on Kim Komando, her web site has some excellent tips on saving power on your smartphone, especially if it is at the "low point" and you need to use your phone. The web page is:
http://videos.komando.com/watch/5241/kims-reports-3-ways-to-squeeze-more-life-from-a-dying-smartphone-battery?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=tvkim&utm_content=2014-08-23-article-screen-shot-d
This page has a series of videos on the subject.
Something I noticed in these videos is that Kim doesn't cover the Droid phones as well as she does the iphones.
One simple trick I've discovered on those Droid phones that have three symbols along the bottom of the phone (outside the screen area), left to right: counterclockwise arrow, then a kinda house symbol for return to home screen, and finally, on the right, two rectangles, one in front of the other.
That last one, the rectangles, shows you all your running apps. I use that a lot now. I use it to stop all the apps I'm not using. Put your finger on the app and flick it to the right. App gone. An easy way to get more life.
Note that the GPS using apps, such as navigation and "track" use a lot of power. As, much as possible, make sure you don't have your screen on when using these. Set your phone out, don't put it in an enclosed place. (When riding a bike and using "track" to keep track of progress and location, put it in a breathable pocket on your jersey.)
Also, I rely on Google Maps and Track when I am biking in the wilderness. It's a safety feature and it works most all the time, even here in the mountains. So, I carry an external battery pack backup, just in case. When the battery gets low on my phone, I plug the backup battery into my phone for extra hours of "up-time."
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