Get the most life from your battery on Android

Here are some tips to help your phone’s battery last longer throughout the life of your phone.

If your battery is running low now, first turn on battery saver. Then learn to stretch a low battery's power.

Note: Some of these steps work only on Android 9 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.

Choose settings that use less battery

Change screen display

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.

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Display And then Advanced And then Screen timeout.
  3. Pick a time. We recommend 30 seconds.

Reduce screen brightness

To save battery, lower your screen’s brightness. 

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

Have screen brightness change automatically

To save battery, have your screen’s brightness change with the light around you.
  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Display And then Adaptive brightness.
  3. Turn on Adaptive brightness.
Turn off notification light

If your device has an LED notification light, you can save battery life by turning off that light.

Turn off keyboard sound & vibration

You can save battery life by turning off your device's keyboard sound and vibration.

Reduce background battery drain

Restrict apps that use more battery

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.

Learn how to restrict app battery use.

Keep adaptive battery & battery optimization on

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

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

Keep battery optimization on for all apps

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Apps & notifications And then Advanced And then Special app access And then Battery optimization.
  3. If an app is listed as “Not optimized,” tap the app And then Optimize And then Done.
Turn off high-drain features

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. 

Learn more about what drains a battery most.

Delete unused accounts
Having fewer accounts on a phone can save battery. The phone's owner can delete accounts and user profiles.
 

Learn how to remove accounts.

Take care of your battery

Use the power adapter that came with your phone

Other power adapters and chargers can charge slowly, not at all, or damage your phone or battery.

Keep it cool

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.

Charge as much or little as 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.

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