You can help your phone’s battery last longer throughout the life of the phone by taking care of the battery and reducing battery drain.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Choose settings that use less battery
Change screen displayReduce screen brightness
- Swipe down with two fingers from the top of your screen.
- At the top of the screen, move the slider left.
Turn on Dark theme
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Display
Dark theme.
- Turn on Dark theme.
Turn off live wallpapers
To save some battery life, turn off live wallpapers. Learn how to change wallpapers.
Turn off your screen when you're not using it
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Display
Lock screen.
- 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.
- Pixel 4: Tap Idle lock screen
Let your screen turn off sooner
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Display
Screen timeout.
- Pick a time, such as 30 seconds.
Turn off Smooth Display (Pixel 4 & later)
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Display
Smooth Display.
- Turn off Smooth Display.
Have screen brightness change automatically
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Display
Adaptive brightness.
- Turn on Adaptive brightness.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration.
- Turn a sound or vibration on or off.
Important: In the United States, some carriers may limit Adaptive connectivity. Contact your carrier for details.
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Network & internet
Adaptive connectivity.
- Turn Adaptive connectivity on or off.
Reduce background battery drain
Turn off Motion Sense (Pixel 4 only)Restrict apps with high background battery use
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Battery.
- If you see a card with advice to restrict an app, tap the card
Restrict.
Restrict apps with high overall battery use
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Battery
Battery usage.
- You'll find a list of apps that used your battery in the previous 7 days, or since your Pixel phone's last full charge.
- To review or change how a listed app uses the battery, tap it.
- For all apps, we recommend keeping Battery optimization turned on.
- For some apps that you are not actively using, you can change their settings to Restricted to prevent them from using the battery in the background.
Tip: When some apps are set to Restricted, they may not work as usual, or notifications may be delayed.
- To review the battery usage settings for all your apps:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Apps
App battery usage.
Keep adaptive battery on for your phone
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Battery
Adaptive preferences.
- 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.
Having fewer accounts on a phone can save battery. The phone's owner can delete accounts and user profiles.
Take care of your battery
Use the power adapter that came with your phoneOther power adapters and chargers can charge slowly or not at all. They can also 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.
Learn why a phone can get warm and what to do about it.
Tip: Your phone warms up when it's plugged in, so don't keep it charging more than needed.
Important: When you charge your phone between 9 PM and 4 AM with an active alarm set for 3–10 AM, your phone may use Adaptive charging. This feature must be turned on for your phone to use it. Learn how to set an alarm.
To help preserve long-term battery life, you can charge your phone steadily overnight. Adaptive charging uses your alarm’s settings to completely charge your phone right before you wake up.
To turn off Adaptive charging:
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Battery
Adaptive preferences.
- Turn off Adaptive charging.
Tip: When Adaptive charging is on, the Always On Display will display “Adaptive charging” and the time your battery will be fully charged.
To help preserve battery health, your phone automatically limits charging to about 80% under certain conditions:
- Continuous charge under high battery drain conditions, like game play.
- Continuous charge for 4 days or more.
The temporary feature automatically turns off when the phone no longer meets the conditions listed above. You know the feature is no longer active when the phone starts to charge to 100%.
When this feature is on, a notification that says “Optimizing for battery health” appears on the “Always On Display” and in the Settings app under “Battery.”
To stop using “Optimizing for battery health”:
- Unplug your Pixel phone from its charger or remove it from Pixel Stand.
- Either restart your Pixel phone or wait about 10 minutes.
- When the feature is turned off, the notification disappears and the phone can charge to 100%.
- Tip: The next time your phone meets the above conditions, the feature automatically turns back on.