Monitoring battery power usage
Monitoring battery power usage
From the Settings app, scroll to and tap Battery.
To review the status of your battery's health, tap Battery health.
Tap Charging optimization.
From here you can review your battery's current capacity and find tips to extend your battery's lifespan.
Selecting the Limit to 80% optimization method will prevent your phone from charging past 80% regularly, and only charge to 100% once every 1-2 weeks.
From the Battery settings screen, tap Battery usage.
Review the charts and data on this screen to get a better understanding of your overall battery usage.
Scroll through the list of apps and check the percentage next to each one to see which apps are using the most battery.
To see which system components are using battery, tap the "View by apps" dropdown and select "View by systems".
Tap any app to view more detailed battery usage information.
Tap Allow background usage.
On this screen, you can adjust how the app uses battery power, or limit it from background usage.
Choose from:
- Unrestricted – no background limits (uses more battery)
- Optimized – Android manages background use (recommended)
You've completed the steps!
