Battery drains too fast

The way you use your phone can really affect how long you can go before recharging your battery. Navigating, playing games, browsing the web, making calls and texting all require energy. So, your battery life may vary day to day, depending on what you're doing.

If your battery is draining faster than expected

If your battery life seems shorter than usual, a quick and easy step is to reboot your phone, especially if you haven't turned it off in longer than a week.

  1. Press and hold the Power button.
  2. Touch Restart.
  3. Plug your phone in and charge it normally.
TipYou can adjust settings to extend your battery life.

Check apps for battery drain

To see if a specific app is draining your battery:

  1. Open Settings and touch Battery.
  2. Review the list to see power used by apps or features since the last full charge.
  3. Touch the app or feature using a lot of power.
  4. Under Adjust power use, touch options for reducing the power usage.