Jeff Crawley
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- A "Tourigrino" trip once Covid has passed, so 2023
Some of you may be aware of this but it was new to me.
While sorting out a problem one of my brothers had with his mobile phone I came upon this feature - it may come in handy in some circumstances - I was thinking of the poor lad who has disappeared in Spain, last heard of with a low phone battery.
My phone is an Android but no doubt Windows and Apple phones have a similar feature.
Swipe the home screen down twice and you should see this:
Touch and hold "Power saving" and you get this
Notice I have 1 day 9 hours of battery life left? Switch "Power saving" to off
Now go to the bottom of the screen and switch on "Limit apps and Home screen"
I now have THREE days and 12 hours of battery life left!
Switch Power save back on and go to the Home Screen:
You now have a "dumber phone" but can still call and send messages though the phone's abilities will be scaled back.
Reverse these steps to go back to your normal settings.
If you think you might find this useful it might be a good idea to try it before you NEED it.
While sorting out a problem one of my brothers had with his mobile phone I came upon this feature - it may come in handy in some circumstances - I was thinking of the poor lad who has disappeared in Spain, last heard of with a low phone battery.
My phone is an Android but no doubt Windows and Apple phones have a similar feature.
Swipe the home screen down twice and you should see this:
Touch and hold "Power saving" and you get this
Notice I have 1 day 9 hours of battery life left? Switch "Power saving" to off
Now go to the bottom of the screen and switch on "Limit apps and Home screen"
I now have THREE days and 12 hours of battery life left!
Switch Power save back on and go to the Home Screen:
You now have a "dumber phone" but can still call and send messages though the phone's abilities will be scaled back.
Reverse these steps to go back to your normal settings.
If you think you might find this useful it might be a good idea to try it before you NEED it.