Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ - View / Extend Battery Life
Here's how to extend battery life, view charging status / remaining battery and determine what uses the most power on your Galaxy S8 / S8+.
- Battery life is measured by standby time and talk time.
- Standby time is the amount of time the device stays powered on with no voice, data, or other usage.
- Talk time is based on voice usage.
- Using data such as web browsing, apps, or streaming reduces overall talk time.
- Apps and processes are listed from highest to lowest percentage of power consumption. Review any high or unusual battery drain.
- From a Home screen, touch and swipe up or down to display all apps.These instructions apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
- Navigate:.SettingsDevice careBattery
- TapBattery usage.
- From the "Past and predicted usage" section, review the estimated usage time remaining.
- From the "Recent battery usage" section, review the usage (e.g., Screen, Android System, etc.).Percentage indicates how much battery usage occurred for each category.
To improve battery life, you can:
- Contact the app developer if an app appears to cause excessive battery drain.
- Ensure Power Saver Settings are enabled.
- Adjust brightness to lowest setting.
- Turn off GPS when not in use.If disabled, certain apps or services may not work properly.
- Turn off vibrate mode if not used.
- Ensure battery optimizations aren't ignored; make sure accounts (e.g., email, Facebook® , etc.) are selected and optimized as desired.
- Remove widgets that automatically update.
Watch this video to see additional tips and tricks.