Use battery saving modes

Battery saver helps extend battery life until your next charge. Your phone can prompt you to activate it when the battery is low, or you can enable it anytime.

When Battery saver is on

When the phone is in Battery saver mode, you'll see in the status bar.

To save power, your phone will:

  • Turn on Dark theme (You can turn it off, but that uses more battery.)
  • Wait until you use an app to refresh its content, like email or news
  • Stop apps from doing things in the background
  • Stop using Location services when your screen is off

Turn Battery saver on/off

Open quick settings and tap to manually turn Battery saver on/off.

Turn Battery saver on automatically

To turn Battery saver on when your battery is below a specified level:

  1. Open quick settings, then touch & hold .
  2. Tap Battery saver > Set a schedule > Based on percentage.
  3. Move the slider to adjust the percentage when Battery saver switches on.
TipBattery saver turns off while your phone is charging. It turns back on when you unplug the phone.

Let it turn off when your phone is charged

To prevent your phone from turning Battery saver on before you need it, you can set it to turn off when your phone is charged to 90% or above:

  1. Open quick settings, then touch & hold .
  2. Tap Battery saver.
  3. Make sure Turn off when charged is on .

Save more power with Ultra saving mode

For maximum battery savings, turn on Ultra saving mode.

Ultra saving mode limits you to six or fewer apps, which you select. It also restricts quick settings to basic functions, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Data, and Location.

To turn it on:

  1. Open quick settings, then touch & hold .
  2. Turn Ultra saving mode on .
  3. Touch OK.

  4. To add or remove apps:

    • To add, touch plus icon.
    • To remove, touch , then touch on the app to remove. Touch when done.

To turn off Ultra saving mode, touch > OK.