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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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
01. Go to 'Device care' in 'Settings'.
02. Tap 'Battery'.
03. Tap 'View details'.
04. Check battery usage by app and feature.
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.
