Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - 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 Tab A (8.0).
- 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, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
- Navigate:.SettingsDevice careBattery
- TapBattery usage.
- Review the Past and predicted usage graph.The graph displays the time since it was last charged to 100%.
- Review the 'Battery usage since last full charge' section.Percentage indicates the remaining battery life and/or charging status.
To improve battery life, you can:
- Stop running apps that are not being used.
- Disable apps that are consuming too much battery or RAM and not being used.
- Contact the app developer if an app appears to cause excessive battery drain.
- Adjust brightness to lowest setting and ensure 'Outdoor mode' is turned off.
- Turn off GPS when not in use.If disabled, certain apps or services may not work properly.
- Turn off Wi-Fi when not in use.If disabled, certain apps or services may not work properly.
- Turn off vibrate mode if not used.
- Change account sync settings to lowest frequency.
- Remove widgets that automatically update.