Tips to Improve Battery on Pixel Phones

Haneet Singh

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Battery is one of the main concerns for any user independent of the devices they own. Everyone wants to have good battery performance in their device.

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If you have a Pixel phone and you have the same concerns, here are some tips to extend the battery life on your Google Pixel phone.

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Nowadays every smartphone has some built in features to extend the battery life. Google Pixel also comes with similar features.

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Open Settings App on your Pixel phone. Go to Battery > Adaptive Preferences. Now switch the Adaptive Battery toggle to On.

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This feature is available on most Android phones. Swipe down twice to open quick settings. Now swipe to the left and enable Battery Saver.

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When you enable Battery Saver, you will be eligible to stretch it to the extreme mode. Let’s see how to enable it.

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Open the Settings app on your Pixel and go to Battery > Battery Saver. Tap on Extreme Battery Saver. Now select ‘Always Use’ in When to use.

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If traveling and want to reserve battery, go to Settings > Battery and turn off Smooth Display (120Hz). Also, reduce the brightness levels.

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Turn off Always show time & info (AOD), Change to Static Wallpaper if using live wallpaper.

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Some other battery optimizations include changing the battery consumption for each app as per your preference.

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