Keep Your Smartphone Charged in a Power Outage

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Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images
Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images
1
Utilize Your Laptop
As long as you remember to charge your laptop to 100%, you can use it as a charge with the USB port.
Low Power Mode / iPhone
Low Power Mode / iPhone
2
Low Power Mode
Keep the battery from draining quickly
iPhone: Settings - Battery - Turn on “Low Power Mode’
Android: “swipe down from the top menu and find the "Power Saving" icon.
Car Charger
Car Charger
3
Get in the Car
If you have a newer model, you may have a built-in USB port. If not, you can use your lighter plug with a car charger.
Thinkstock
Thinkstock
4
External Charger
External chargers are cheap enough at drug stores, or you can buy them on Amazon. Good to keep an extra handy, just in case.
Smart TV
Smart TV
5
TV
If you still have power, but don’t want to charge your phone using a wall socket, try the USB port on your TV if you have one.