For the annual Earth Day, we’ll run you through some simple smartphone tips to help you save the planet.
April 22 is Earth Day, dedicated to the awareness of climate change – and sure, we probably shouldn’t reserve just a single day for the human race’s biggest existential crisis, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles apparently. Lots of tech brands are coming out in force to pledge their care for the environment, including Amazon making a song and dance about its sustainability efforts and Google dedicating multiple Google Doodles to things like the glacial retreat of Kilimanjaro and coral bleaching. But it’s also worth thinking about things that we could do with our everyday tech to make a small difference to the planet. Sure, none of these will remotely compare to what big companies could do in a heartbeat if they cared about the planet over profits, but if we all bear these tips in mind, it might help… maybe? Hopefully? Well, it won’t hurt, that’s the main thing. So here are 6 easy tips that could help the planet in a small way, starting with smallest ones and getting bigger. You might think that the tiny bit of electricity you could save every day by changing the way you use your smartphone might not really make a difference in the grand scheme of things. But consider how often you use your phone, and how many phones there are in existence – it quickly adds up. There are some easy things you can change about your phone to reduce power consumption that we always recommend to people: We’ve got more tips in our guide on how to improve your smartphone battery life. But there are a few other ways to save power on your smartphone – make sure not to overcharge it (so don’t leave it plugged in when it’s at 100%) and simply use it less. Do you really need to watch a whole movie on your commute, or could you stare out the window at the beautiful Earth around us? Sure, this is the smallest change you can make to help the environment and reduce your power use, but every little helps, right? Reducing our consumption is one of the key things we can do to help the planet – but that potentially brings a problem with accessories. If you buy a case, you could be hurting the planet, but if you don’t, you could break your smartphone and need to buy a whole new one, which is even worse. Except it’s not that bad, because luckily, there are loads of eco-friendly smartphone cases which let you off the hook when it comes to buying new gadgets. Our list there contains loads of different brands which make great options.
