SAMSUNG has come up with a battery life trick that takes advantage of an easily overlooked phone setting.
Not only that, but it also has some extras benefits for your Samsung Galaxy phone beyond just extending the charge.
The trick was revealed in a special memo for phone owners aimed at increasing battery life.
Some tricks – like lowering the screen brightness – are pretty common sense.
But there’s another display setting you’ll want to try too: Accidental Touch Protection.
“You can reduce battery wear and avoid embarrassing pocket buttons by blocking accidental touches,” explains Samsung.
“That way you won’t have any more setbacks.”
You can find it by going to Settings > Display.
Then just toggle the switch next turn the accidental touch protection to the on position.
The feature explains that it “protects your phone from accidental touches when it is in a dark place, such as a pocket or bag.”
This should prevent your phone from waking up by mistake, silently draining battery life.
CHECK YOUR USAGE
In fact, your Samsung phone will tell you how much usage time is left.
The reading can be found in Settings > Battery and device care > Battery.
You will be able to see the remaining charge time at the top of the screen.
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Samsung adds: “Remaining usage time shows the time remaining before the battery runs out.
“Remaining usage time may vary depending on device settings and operating conditions.”
SUPER SAVINGS
There is another trick to help you too.
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Samsung phones offer a power saving mode to limit the amount of charge you are using.
You can find this in the same menu as the remaining battery time readout.
Go to Settings > Battery and device care > Battery and select Power saving mode.
You will need to tap the switches next to the desired settings or customizations for the resource.
Why do batteries get worse over time?
Here’s what you need to know…
- Most gadgets run on lithium-ion batteries
- Over time, the amount of charge this type of battery can hold decreases.
- This means you need to charge your device more often because they hold less charge
- Batteries have two electrode points – the cathode and the anode
- To charge a battery, ions inside the battery are forced from the cathode to the anode
- When you use a battery, it moves in the reverse direction
- This process wears down the anode structure, reducing its ability to function properly.
- But the process also accumulates a type of salt on the cathode during charging.
- As this buildup increases, the battery will accept less charge over time
- It is estimated that between 500 and 1,000 full charge cycles will reduce the battery’s maximum capacity by about 20%.
For example, you can disable Always On Display, generally lower brightness, disable 5G, and limit performance.
Please note that if you restrict performance, you may experience problems with some applications.
Then tap the button at the top of the screen to activate Power Saving Mode.
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