To save battery on your Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, focus on optimizing your screen settings, efficiently managing applications, and leveraging the phone's built-in power-saving features.
Optimize Your Screen Settings
Your phone's display is often the biggest battery consumer. Smart management here yields significant savings.
- Reduce Screen Brightness: High screen brightness dramatically increases battery consumption.
- Manual Adjustment: Swipe down from the top of your screen to open the Quick Panel and adjust the brightness slider to a comfortable, lower level.
- Adaptive Brightness: Enable this feature by going to
Settings > Display > Adaptive brightness. Your phone will learn your preferences and automatically adjust brightness based on ambient light.
- Enable Dark Mode: Since the Galaxy S10 Plus uses an AMOLED display, dark pixels consume less power than bright ones.
- Activate Dark Mode via
Settings > Display > Dark mode. This applies a dark theme to your system UI and compatible apps, significantly saving battery life.
- Activate Dark Mode via
- Disable Always On Display (AOD) or Set a Schedule: AOD continuously shows time, date, and notifications, using battery.
- Go to
Settings > Lock screen > Always On Display. You can choose to:- Disable it entirely.
- Tap to show: Only show AOD when you tap the screen.
- Show as scheduled: Set specific times for AOD to be active, e.g., only during your active hours.
- Go to
- Shorten Screen Timeout: Reduce the time your screen stays on after inactivity.
- Navigate to
Settings > Display > Screen timeoutand select a shorter duration, like 15 or 30 seconds.
- Navigate to
Manage Apps and Background Activity
Apps can drain battery even when you're not actively using them.
- Close, Disable, or Uninstall Unused Applications:
- Close Unused Apps: Regularly clear apps from your
Recentsscreen (the square button at the bottom of your screen) to prevent them from running in the background. - Disable/Uninstall Unused Apps: If you have apps you rarely or never use, uninstall them to free up resources and prevent background activity. For pre-installed apps that can't be uninstalled, you can disable them via
Settings > Apps, select the app, and choose Disable.
- Close Unused Apps: Regularly clear apps from your
- Restrict Background App Usage: Limit which apps can use battery in the background.
- Go to
Settings > Device care > Battery > Background usage limits. - Enable Put unused apps to sleep or manually add apps to Sleeping apps or Deep sleeping apps lists.
- Go to
- Control App Notifications: Excessive notifications from apps can wake your screen and consume power.
- Manage app notifications via
Settings > Apps, select an app, and thenNotificationsto customize or turn them off.
- Manage app notifications via
Leverage Built-in Power Saving Modes
Your Galaxy S10 Plus comes with smart features designed to extend battery life.
- Activate Power Saving Mode: This mode intelligently limits CPU speed, reduces brightness, restricts background network usage, and disables AOD to save power.
- Access it via
Settings > Device care > Battery > Power saving mode. You can choose between Medium and Maximum power-saving levels, or customize the settings for each.
- Access it via
- Utilize Adaptive Battery: This feature learns your app usage patterns over time and optimizes battery consumption for apps you rarely use.
- Ensure it's enabled under
Settings > Device care > Battery > More battery settings > Adaptive battery.
- Ensure it's enabled under
Adjust Connectivity and Other Features
Small adjustments to connectivity options can add up to significant battery savings.
- Turn Off Unused Connectivity:
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS (Location): Toggle these off from the Quick Panel when you're not using them. GPS, especially, can be a major drain if apps are constantly requesting your location.
- NFC: Disable Near Field Communication if you don't use it for payments or device pairing. Find this in
Settings > Connections > NFC and payments.
- Reduce Vibrations and Haptic Feedback: Vibrations consume more power than ringtones.
- Adjust or turn off vibration for calls, notifications, and keyboard feedback in
Settings > Sounds and vibration.
- Adjust or turn off vibration for calls, notifications, and keyboard feedback in
- Disable "Lift to wake" or "Double tap to wake": If you frequently pick up your phone or tap the screen inadvertently, these features can cause the screen to turn on unnecessarily.
- Check
Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures.
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General Battery Health Tips
Maintaining good battery habits can prolong your phone's battery life over time.
- Keep Your Software Updated: Samsung regularly releases software updates that include performance enhancements and battery optimizations.
- Avoid Extreme Temperatures: Hot or cold environments can degrade battery health. Try to keep your phone at room temperature.
- Use Original or Certified Chargers: Using incompatible chargers can negatively impact battery health.
| Feature | Action to Save Battery | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|
| Screen Brightness | Reduce or use Adaptive Brightness | Settings > Display |
| Always On Display | Disable or schedule | Settings > Lock screen > Always On Display |
| Unused Apps | Close, disable, or uninstall | Settings > Apps (or Recents button) |
| Power Saving Mode | Activate Medium or Max | Settings > Device care > Battery |
| Dark Mode | Enable | Settings > Display |
| Connectivity | Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS when not needed | Quick Panel (swipe down) |
