Battery life: Samsung Galaxy Note5

Learn how to save battery life on the Samsung Galaxy Note5.

 

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Battery saving mode

To turn on Power saving mode, follow these steps:

 

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

  1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Battery.
  4. Tap Power saving mode to move the slider to ON.
  5. Adjust when Power saving mode is turned on by tapping Start power saving and selecting one of the following:
    • Immediately
    • At 5% battery power
    • At 15% battery power
    • At 20% battery power
    • At 50% battery power

 

Android 7.0 Nougat

  1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Device maintenance.
  4. Tap Battery.
  5. Tap MID under 'Power saving mode'.
  6. Customize the Power saving mode settings, then tap APPLY.

 

Ultra Battery saving mode

To turn on Ultra Power saving mode, follow these steps:

 

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

  1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Battery.
  4. Tap Ultra power saving mode to move the slider to ON.
  5. Check the terms and conditions then tap AGREE.
  6. Once active, tap one of the + icons to add additional applications to the Home screen.
  7. Ultra power saving mode includes the following applications:
    • Phone (default application)
    • Messages (default application)
    • Internet (default application)
    • Calculator
    • Clock
    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Memo
    • Voice Recorder
    • WhatsApp

 

Android 7.0 Nougat

  1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Device maintenance.
  4. Tap Battery.
  5. Tap MAX under 'Power saving mode'.
  6. Customize the Power saving mode settings, then tap APPLY.

 

Tips to save battery life

  • Change application sync settings
  • Lower screen brightness and timeout duration
  • Toggle from 4G to 2G
  • Turn off background data
  • Uninstall unused apps
  • Update to the latest software

 

Set device to sleep when unused

Press and then quickly release the Power key to set the screen to sleep mode.

 

Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and Smartphone Mobile Hotspot

  1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap the service you wish to turn off.