Galaxy Battery

Battery Life Optimisation

Battery life can be affected by various factors, such as device settings, environment, and usage patterns. Understanding these factors and using the settings will help you use the battery more efficiently and for a longer period of time.

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Factors Affecting Battery Life

Environment

Battery consumption increases in areas with weak or overlapping signals or with increased screen brightness under strong sunlight or any other light source.


※ Galaxy offers Adaptive Brightness to optimise screen visibility based on the light intensity of the environment.

Usage Pattern

Galaxy's AMOLED Display has a high contrast ratio that will increase battery consumption. Increased screen brightness, longer intervals before screen timeout, high-performance apps, streaming high-resolution content, and location services or other allowed services will also increase battery consumption.

Settings Tips to Extend Battery Life

Discover various ways to extend your battery life!

※ Feature names and settings paths may vary depending on the Android OS version.

How to Optimise Your Battery Life in the 'Settings'-1

Check the apps with high battery usage

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Optimise now' to check apps with high background battery usage.

03. Select 'Battery'.

04. Check the apps with high battery usage.

Put rarely used apps into sleep or deep sleep

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Battery'.

03. Select an app.

04. Turn on 'Background usage limits'.

05. Tap 'Put to sleep' / 'Put in deep sleep'.

How to Optimise Your Battery Life in the 'Settings'-2

Keep rarely used apps in sleep or deep sleep

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Battery'.

03. Go to 'Background usage limits' in Battery.

04. Select 'Sleeping apps' or 'Deep sleeping apps'.

05. Tap '+' to add apps.

06. Select unused apps, then tap 'Add' to finish.

※ Sleeping apps: Apps set to sleep may occasionally run in the background. App updates and notifications may be delayed.
※ Deep sleeping apps: Apps set to deep sleep will not run in the background. You will receive app updates and notifications only when you open the app.
※ Availability of this feature may vary depending on app.

Check what is affecting battery life in App History

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap the chart icon on the top right.

03. In Deep sleeping apps, check apps that have not been used for a long time or were set to deep sleep due to frequent notifications.

※ Apps with issues can affect battery life.
Update apps to the latest versions. It is recommended to put unused apps to sleep, in deep sleep, or to uninstall them.

To prevent certain apps from going to sleep or deep sleep, follow the instructions below

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Battery'.

03. Tap 'Background usage limits' from Battery.

04. Tap 'Never auto sleeping apps'.

05. Tap '+' to add apps.

06. Select the apps you want to exclude from automatic sleeping, then tap 'Add'.

Enable 'Power saving' mode

When the battery is running low, enable 'Power saving' to extend battery life.

Activate Power saving mode

Once 'Power saving' is enabled, background apps will be restricted from Wi-Fi and mobile data, and heavy battery-consuming features such as Always On Display will be disabled to extend battery life.

You can select and adjust CPU speed, brightness level, and Always On Display to your preference.

※ When ‘Power mode’ is enabled, background data restrictions will apply to all apps and location services may also be limited.

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Battery'.

03. Tap switch to turn on 'Power saving'.

Enable 'Power saving' mode in your Galaxy watch (from phone view)

01. Open 'Wearable app'.

02. Tap 'Watch Settings'.

03. Select 'Device care'.

04. Select 'Battery'.

05. Switch to turn on 'Power saving'.

06. Power saving mode will be turned on and a list of affected functions will be displayed.

Enable power saving mode: (from watch view)

01. Swipe down to open the quick panel and tap 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Battery'.

03. Tap switch to turn on 'Power saving'.

04. 'Power saving' mode will be turned on and a list of affected functions will be displayed.

Clean up unused apps and features

Check unused apps in 'Battery usage'

01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Battery'.

03. Tap 'View details'.

04. Check battery usage by app and feature.

Deactivate auto-sync for apps that don't require syncing

01. Go to 'Accounts and backup' in 'Settings'.

02. Tap 'Manage accounts'.

03. Select your 'Samsung account'.

04. Tap 'Sync account'.

05. Check the list of apps that can sync data, then turn off data sync for the same apps to reduce battery usage.

Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it

In the quick panel, tap Bluetooth icon to turn on or off.

Change Display Settings

Turn display off by pressing the power button when the device is not in use.
Set ‘Screen timeout’ to a short interval.
Lower your brightness.
The brighter the screen, the higher the contrast ratio, which leads to higher battery consumption.
Extend battery life by using a dark-tone wallpaper or theme.

※ Menu names, paths, and screen layouts may vary depending on your device model, software or app version.

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