Google reveals little-known Android battery life trick that ‘saves even more juice’ than regular ‘power saver’ mode
DEALING with your phone battery life can be frustrating, especially when you don’t know why it’s draining.
Luckily, Google has some tips and tricks on how to make your battery life last with its Pixel phones.
To extend your battery life on your Google Pixel phone, you can configure Battery Saver to activate automatically.
This useful feature conserves battery power by minimizing background activities and visual effects.
You can enable Battery Saver to automatically activate when your Pixel battery reaches 10% or 20%, with notifications alerting you.
You can also manually enable Battery Saver at any time.
For even greater power conservation, you can activate Extreme Battery Saver on your device.
BATTERY SAVER AUTOMATIC FUNCTION
There is a setting to get the Battery Saver function to work automatically.
That is, without having to turn it on manually every time you wish to use it.
Here’s how, according to the Google blog:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap on Battery, then select Battery Saver, and go to Schedule and Reminders.
- Ensure that “Turn on based on battery level” is enabled, then adjust the slider to the desired percentage.
For Pixel 3 and later devices, you can choose between Standard Battery Saver and Extreme Battery Saver by going to the Settings app and selecting your preferred mode in Battery Saver.
Extreme Battery Saver “saves even more juice” by pausing all non-essential apps, per the Google blog.
Use the settings icon next to Extreme Battery Saver to select which apps you want to keep running when it’s activated.
SCHEDULE REMINDERS
For those who want to try using Battery Saver but tend to forget the feature exists, there is a way to keep on top of it.
You can try turning on Battery Saver reminders by doing the following, per the Google support page:
- Access your phone’s Settings app.
- Select Battery, then navigate to Battery Saver, followed by Schedule and Reminders.
- Enable Battery Saver reminders.
Google Pixel battery tips – the official guide
Here's the official Google advice for Pixel owners on how to make your battery charge go further...
Tip 1: Let the phone close apps you’re not using.
Tip 2: Keep your phone and apps up to date. Applications become more battery efficient with each new iteration, addressing errors and glitches that use unnecessary power.
Tip 3: Turn down the brightness. Save your eyes by turning down the brightness of your phone, while also saving the battery. You can also set your phone to Dark theme, which turns your background to black. It uses less power and relieves some of the strain on your eyes, too.
Tip 4: Know which apps and activities are power hungry. Pixel users should be aware of what activities drain their batteries most. Video calls and gaming are at the top of the list. Users should also shut down apps they have opened but aren’t using.
