Tips and Tricks
How to extend Battery Life and Performance of your Samsung smartphone
Samsung has set a new standard for smartphone innovation. To empower more users with enhanced work and play skills. The company is continuously working with partners around the world to make more Galaxy devices have up-to-date mobile experiences.
Samsung also offers the Galaxy’s High-quality, High-performance Battery. Every Samsung mobile device is equipped with a high-quality to strengthen your Galaxy experience.
Galaxy comes with an integrated state-of-the-art Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that is both lightweight and long-lasting. And learn more about battery life and proper use to maximize your battery’s performance.
Batteries are consumables, and their lifespans are affected by their usage patterns and environments. If you find yourself charging your phone too often, and your battery life has noticeably diminished.
Galaxy’s AMOLED Display has a high contrast ratio that will increase battery consumption. Increased screen brightness, longer intervals before screen timeout, high-performance apps, streaming high-resolution content, and location services or other allowed services will also increase battery consumption.
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Learn about proper battery use and care to ensure their safety and efficiency:
Optimal Battery Usage Environment
Galaxy battery is designed to perform best at 0°-35°C. And continuous use or charging in extreme temperatures may accelerate battery deterioration. The temporary exposure to extreme temperatures will activate the device’s safeguards to minimize damage, and charging will be limited to protect the battery from overheating.
Settings Tips to Extend Battery Life
- Optimize your battery in Settings.
- Go to Settings and click Device care.
- Tap Optimise now to optimize your Battery, Storage, Memory, and Security.
- Tap Battery in Device care.
- Check your Usage by apps
- Click on unused app and toggle Put app to sleep.
- In Battery, tap See more to go to Settings and click Sleeping apps.
- Tap Add to select apps you want in sleep status, then tap Add once again.
- In Battery, tap See more to go to Settings and toggle Optimise settings,
Brightness, Screen timeout, and Media volume will be set to the default values. - Click Optimise settings to adjust settings to your preference.
Enable Power mode
When the battery is running low, enable Power mode to extend battery life. Once Power mode is enabled, background apps will be restricted from Wi-Fi and mobile data, and energy-consuming features such as Always On Display will be disabled to extend battery life.
You can adjust the CPU speed, brightness level, and background networks to your preference.
Clean up unused apps and features
- Go to Device care in Settings and click Battery, and then Battery Usage.
- Click See more and tap Hide OS and system apps Check the battery usage and details of apps actually in use.
- In Settings click User account on the top right.
- Tap See more and click Sync settings.
- Disable auto-sync for apps like Gallery and Reminder to lower battery consumption.
- Turn Bluetooth off when you’re not using it to lower battery consumption.
Change Display Settings
Turn the display off by pressing the power button when the device is not in use. Set Screen timeout to a short interval. Lower your brightness. The brighter the screen, the higher the contrast ratio, which leads to higher battery consumption. Extend battery life by using a dark-tone wallpaper or theme.
In today’s era, ensuring our online activities remain secure is very important. For that, Samsung has a powerful feature called Auto Blocker, which enhances user privacy and protects devices from cyber threats effectively. You can easily activate the Auto Blocker feature on your Samsung One UI 6.1 devices.
Auto Blocker feature is mainly valuable for safeguarding against malware and viruses that often infiltrate your device via applications outside the official platform such as the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store.
It prevents devices from downloading applications without user confirmation from suspicious sources. Users can enjoy a safer browsing experience with minimized exposure to potential threats.
Moreover, the feature also blocks unauthorized commands attempting to access the device through the USB port. This feature is especially useful when connecting devices to transfer files.
You can easily activate Auto Blocker on your One UI 6.1 Samsung device, just need to follow a few steps:
- Navigate to the Settings app on your smartphone.
- Scroll down and select Security and Privacy from the list of options
- Find the Auto Blocker menu. From there, toggle the feature on to enable its protective functionalities.
Users can also customize settings further, such as activating the Messaging app protection option or blocking software updates via USB, depending on their security preferences.
By enabling Auto Blocker, users significantly reduce the risk of malware and viruses infiltrating their devices through untrusted sources. This feature not only safeguards your personal data but also enhances the overall security of your Samsung device.
Samsung has updated several Galaxy devices to One UI 6.1, with plans to extend this update to all eligible devices soon. This latest update not only enhances the overall performance but significantly boosts the device’s security. If you want your Samsung One UI 6.1 device to remain safe even during servicing, you can use the Maintenance Mode.
Maintenance Mode is an innovative feature that safeguards users’ personal data during device repair. As smartphones store increasingly sensitive information, it is important to protect this data when giving the device for repairs.
This mode allows service technicians to access the necessary functions of the phone without exposing any personal information. It enhances the privacy and security of Galaxy devices.
The feature also ensures that applications installed by the user are not removed. Any data or accounts created while in Maintenance Mode will be automatically deleted once the mode is turned off.
To activate Maintenance Mode on your Samsung One UI 6.1 devices, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings on your device.
- Select Device Care.
- Choose Maintenance Mode.
- In the menu, select the Secure Wi-Fi option.
- Click on Turn On to enable the feature.
- Restart the device as instructed to secure your personal data.
You’ll need to unlock your phone to turn off Maintenance mode. When you do, everything will go back to the way it was when Maintenance mode was first turned on.
In an age where digital security is more important than ever, Samsung keeps Galaxy devices secure with its App Protection feature. Let’s see how you can enable the App Protection feature on your One UI 6.1 device and keep your Samsung smartphone more secure.
Samsung’s App Protection Feature scans your device to save it from the unseen dangers of malware and viruses. It works seamlessly in the background, automatically scanning all applications and files on your device.
If a security issue is noticed, you can uninstall or stop the download process of the related application to avoid data theft.
Here’s how to activate the App Protection feature
You can activate the App Protection feature on your One UI 6.1 device with just a few taps.
- Open Settings and select Device Care.
- Turn on App Protection within the Device Care menu.
- After enabling, the device will start scanning.
- For additional settings, tap the More icon and go to Settings.
- Enable options such as Auto-scan apps daily and Auto-scan when installing apps.
- By enabling Auto Blocker, App Protection will also be activated.
By following these steps, you can set up your Galaxy smartphone to automatically monitor and protect your device. This feature simplifies the process of maintaining your digital safety, allowing you to focus on your day-to-day activities without worry.
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