Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery

1. Swipe down with two fingers from the top of your screen.
2. At the top of the screen, move the slider left.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Display  Dark theme.
3. Turn on Dark theme.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Display  Lock screen.
3. Turn off your screen when you're not using it:
   • Pixel 4: Tap Idle lock screen  Off.
   • All other Pixels: Turn off Always show time and info.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Display  Screen timeout.
3. Pick a time, such as 30 seconds.

1. Open your phone’s Settings app.
2. Tap Display  Smooth Display.
3. Turn off Smooth Display.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Display  Adaptive brightness.
3. Turn on Adaptive brightness.

1. Open your phone’s Settings app.
2. Tap Network & internet Adaptive connectivity.
3. Turn Adaptive connectivity on or off.

Learn more about Adaptive connectivity.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Battery.
3. If you find a message with advice to restrict an app or system, tap the message Restrict.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Battery Battery usage.
   • To get battery usage by app, tap View by apps.
3. To review or change how a listed app or system uses the battery, tap the app or system.​
   • For all apps, it’s recommended you keep "battery optimization" turned on.
   • For some apps, you can restrict background battery usage.
4. To review the "battery usage settings" for all your apps:
   1. Open your phone's Settings app.
   2. Tap Apps  App battery usage.
5. If you find a message with advice to restrict an app or system, tap the message  Restrict.

Tip: When some apps are set to “Restricted,”  they may not work as usual, or notifications are delayed. 

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Battery  Adaptive preferences.
3. Turn on Adaptive Battery.

• Turn off tethering and hotspots when you’re not using them. Learn about tethering.
• Set your Wi-Fi to not turn on automatically near saved networks. Learn about advanced Wi-Fi settings.

Avoid situations where your phone can overheat.

Your battery will drain much faster when it's hot, even if you're not using it. This kind of drain can damage your battery.

To protect your battery health and help extend its lifespan, your phone automatically limits charging to about 70%-80% under certain conditions, such as:

• Continuous charging for more than a few hours under high temperatures
• Continuous charging for more than several days

When this feature is turned on, you will receive a notification that says “Protecting your battery.” A message that says “Charging optimized to protect your battery” is also displayed in the Settings app under Battery.

Tip: This feature is automatically deactivated when the phone no longer meets the conditions listed above. You know that the feature is no longer active when the phone starts to charge to 100%.

If you wish to override the battery protection feature and enable the phone to charge to 100%, tap on the ‘Charge to full’ link in the Settings app under “Battery” or restart your Pixel phone.

Tip: The next time your phone meets the above conditions, this feature will automatically activate again.