Extend battery life - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Before you start

This guide will show you how to turn off some features on your phone to extend the battery time. Use the guide as a guideline for extending the battery life in situations when in need and the battery is low. Make sure you read all the text in the different steps when turning a service off and remember that it is easily turned on again.

To close all running apps, select the Recent apps button

Select CLOSE ALL

Slide down the top menu

Slide down the top menu again

Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Deactivating Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will help to save battery.

Turn off Location

Deactivating the GPS will help to save battery. Remember to activate again when you need GPS services.

Check the Auto checkbox

Reducing the brightness will reduce battery consumption.

Select Power saving

Select APPLY

Enabling Power saving mode will make the phone slightly more slow and the screen less bright.