Get the most life from your battery on Android
If your battery is running low now, first turn on battery saver. Then learn to stretch a low battery's power.
Choose settings that use less battery
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
Let your screen turn off sooner
To reduce battery drain when you're not using your screen, set a shorter time before your screen turns off.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Display
Advanced
Screen timeout.
- Pick a time. We recommend 30 seconds.
Reduce screen brightness
To save battery, lower your screen’s brightness.
- Swipe down with two fingers from the top of your screen.
- At the top of the screen, move the slider left.
Have screen brightness change automatically
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Display
Adaptive brightness.
- Turn on Adaptive brightness.
If your device has an LED notification light, you can save battery life by turning off that light.
You can save battery life by turning off your device's keyboard sound and vibration.
Reduce background battery drain
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
You can restrict background battery use by individual apps. In your battery settings:
- Your phone could recommend apps to restrict.
- You can see which apps use the most battery.
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
To help apps use your phone’s battery only when you need them to:
Keep adaptive battery on for your phone
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Battery
Adaptive Battery.
- Turn on Adaptive Battery.
Keep battery optimization on for all apps
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Apps & notifications
Advanced
Special app access
Battery optimization.
- If an app is listed as “Not optimized,” tap the app
Optimize
Done.
You can save battery by turning off high-drain features.
- Turn off tethering and hotspots when you’re not using them.
- Set your Wi-Fi to not turn on automatically near saved networks.
Take care of your battery
Other power adapters and chargers can charge slowly, not at all, or damage your phone or battery.
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.
Tip: Your phone warms up when it's plugged in, so don’t keep it charging more than needed.
You don’t need to teach your phone how much capacity the battery has by going from full to zero charge, or from zero to full charge.