CHECK your Samsung phone for an important setting that gives you a huge battery life boost.
It can save you from running out of charge so quickly if you keep it switched on.
The setting is called Adaptive Battery, and it's available as standard on Android-powered Samsung phones.
It's tucked away in your phone's battery settings, so there's every chance you've missed it.
But it works to understand how you use your phone – and improve battery life by making optimizations.
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"Adaptive battery can extent your battery life by learning your phone’s usage patterns," Samsung explained.
HOW TO USE ADAPTIVE BATTERY ON SAMSUNG
First go into your phone's Settings app.
Then tap on Battery and Device Care > Battery > More Battery Settings > Adaptive Battery.
It should say something like "extend battery life based on your phone usage" – turn the toggle next to it on.
Note that some of the settings may have different names depending on your version of Android.
When Adaptive Battery is switched on, some app activities will be limited.
This may affect performance and the speed of notifications.
Samsung explains: "Optimized apps will use less battery, but some background functions will be restricted."
OPTIMIZE IT!
There are some other tricks to help improve your phone's battery life too.
Samsung recommends using the general optimization feature to see if it helps.
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"You can optimise your phone using the Battery and device care feature to reduce battery consumption by closing unused apps and controlling abnormal battery usage," Samsung said.
Just go to Settings > Battery and Device Care > Optimize Now.
Samsung says it will do the following:
- Closes apps running in the background
- Manages abnormal battery usage
- Scans for crashed apps and malware
You can also set your Samsung phone up to automatically optimize.
Just go to Settings > Battery and Device Care > More Options > Automation.
Then simply toggle on the Auto Optimize Daily feature and your Samsung phone will handle the rest.