Will Brightmile drain my battery?

Brightmile has been engineered to carefully minimise battery usage. Learn how Brightmile manages this and what to expect for your battery life

The Brightmile team have invested years of development effort to minimise the impact of Brightmile on your device's battery life. We know that you, like ourselves, rely on your devices and the last thing you need is for Brightmile to get in the way of that!

We closely monitor the battery usage of the Brightmile App for each of our drivers.

When you are not driving, the Brightmile App is asleep in the background and uses hardly any of your device’s battery life (typically 1-2% over the course of a day). 

When you are driving, the Brightmile App uses a little more battery as we are assessing your driving behaviour. We typically see battery usage at less than 3% of battery for one hour of driving. 

If you drive for several hours in a day, and/or if you also run other apps whilst driving (and especially apps that require access to your GPS, Bluetooth or cellular data like navigation services or Spotify), we would recommend that you charge your device in-vehicle to ensure that the combined impact of all of these apps does not drain your battery.

To reduce battery consumption on a mobile device, you can follow these practical tips:

1. Optimize screen settings: Adjust brightness, reduce screen timeout, and use dark mode for OLED or AMOLED screens.
2. Manage connectivity: Turn off Wi-Fi when it's not needed.
3. Stay updated: Keep apps and OS updated for performance improvements.
4. Additional tips: Disable vibration, limit the use of widgets and monitor battery usage stats.
5. Protect your device: Avoid extreme temperatures to maintain battery health.
6. Avoid using Location-intensive apps alongside Brightmile.
7. Charging your device while driving is an excellent way to ensure your device doesn't die during your working day.