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Enabling Power Saving Mode:
You can enable Power Saving Mode in order to limit the smartphone's functions and increase battery life. To do so:
- Tap the "Apps" icon while on the home screen
- Tap "Settings" > "Power saving"
- Touch "Power saving mode"
- Drag the "Power saving mode" switch to the right to enable the feature
- You can enable or disable various features to customize how power saving mode works, such as:
- Restrict performance: disables various features to increase battery life, such as turning off "Recent apps" ad disabling the "Back" button's backlight
- Block background data: prevents application that run in the background from using the mobile data connection
- Greyscale mode: changes the color scheme to grey tones. AMOLED displays require less energy when they don't display bright / vivid colors
Enabling and Managing Ultra Power Saving Mode:
Samsung has added a new battery feature on the SGS5, called "Ultra power saving mode". This mode increases battery life by:
- Displaying everything in greyscale
- Deactivates the data connection when the screen is turned off
- Disables Bluetooth and Wi-Fi features
- Limits access to various apps
To enable and manage Ultra power saving mode:
- Open the apps drawer
- Tap "Settings" > "Power saving"
- Tap "Ultra power saving mode" and drag the switch associated with this feature, to the right
- You can add an application to the home screen by pressing "+". To remove an app, tap "Menu" > "Remove" > select the app and tap "-" > "OK"
- You can change the mode's sound settings and network connectivity features by going to "Menu" > "Settings"
- To disable this feature, tap "Menu" > "Disable ultra power saving mode"
Lowering the Screen Brightness and Timeout Duration:
- Tap the "Apps" icon from the home screen
- Go to "Settings"
- Tap "Display" > "Brightness"
- If necessary, clear the auto brightness check box
- Drag the brightness slider to the left, and set it to a lower level
- Tap "Back" and tap "Screen timeout"
- Select a lower timeout value
Disabling Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and HotSpot:
- Tap "Apps" while on the home screen
- Tap "Settings"
- Under "Connections", tap "Wi-Fi" and drag the Wi-Fi switch to the left
- Return to the "Settings" menu and tap "Bluetooth", then drag the switch to the left
- From the "Settings" menu, tap "Tethering and mobile hotspot" and disable the feature
- Press "Back" to return to the "Settings" menu, and tap "Location"
- Drag the "Location" switch to the left to disable GPS
Disabling Background Data and Adjusting Sync Settings:
- While on the home screen, tap "Apps"
- Tap "Settings" > "Data usage"
- Press the "Menu" icon and tap "Restrict background data" to prevent your smartphone from syncing in the background
- Tap "Auto sync data" to deactivate auto syncing. To adjust more sync settings for a specific account, you can go to "Settings" > "Accounts" > Select an account
Minimizing the Use of Third Party Apps:
- From the home screen, tap "Apps"
- Tap "Settings"
- Tap "Application manager"
- Browse for the desired app and tap it
- Tap "Disable" to turn off the app, or tap "Uninstall" > "OK" to completely remove the app and tap
Disabling 4G Connectivity:
- Open the apps drawer
- Tap "Settings" > "More networks"
- Tap "Mobile networks" > "Network mode"
- Select the desired (non-4G) network type
- Return to the home screen
Keeping Your phone Up to Date:
NOTE: the following steps can have a positive impact on your battery life only if Samsung has launched a new software update that improves your phone's battery power management. Otherwise, following the steps below will have no effect.
- From the home screen, tap "Apps"
- Open "Settings"
- Tap "About device" > "Software update"
- If an update is available, follow the on-screen prompts to download and apply it. Otherwise, return to the home screen
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