With Battery Saver, you can extend the battery life of your Chromebook by:
- Lowering display brightness
- Turning off keyboard backlight
- Turning on Chrome Energy Saver
- Turning on Android Battery Saver when you use apps
- Throttling the CPU
Turn Battery Saver on or off
- On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, click the battery icon.
- Select Settings
System preferences
- Under 'Power', turn Battery Saver on or off.
System preferences Tips:
- When you plug in your Chromebook to charge, Battery Saver isn't available.
- If you don't have Battery Saver turned on, when your Chromebook gets to low battery, a notification appears that lets you know that Battery Saver has been turned on automatically.
- To turn the Battery Saver off, in the notification bar, click Turn off. Or, go to the Power page in Settings and turn Battery Saver off.
- When you plug your Chromebook in to charge, Battery Saver will be turned off automatically.
- You know Battery Saver is turned on if:
- The battery icon in the toolbar has a '+' symbol in yellow.
- When you open the Quick Settings, you find a yellow bubble around the battery icon, with a '+' symbol.