battery usage is horrible - how to optimize

[tonyvr4]

Yeah then go to motion smoothness in same menu turn to 60hz

Ok so I have FHD+ set
I can not set motion smoothness to standard (60hz) because battery saving is on.
I had to turn that off.

What else should I do to save battery?
I have dynamic lock screen off

 

[mustang7757]

Ok so I have FHD+ set
I can not set motion smoothness to standard (60hz) because battery saving is on.
I had to turn that off.

What else should I do to save battery?
I have dynamic lock screen off

Yeah battery save automatically puts it in 60hz , turn AOD off of tap to see in settings>lock screen
Dark mode and turn 5g off you should see significant difference

 

[tvr4]

Yeah battery save automatically puts it in 60hz , turn AOD off of tap to see in settings>lock screen
Dark mode and turn 5g off you should see significant difference

Great. I will try those and see how it goes

I really appreciate all the help. There is always a learning curve with a new phone plus this is the first time I used android 12
Thanks

 

[mustang7757]

Great. I will try those and see how it goes

I really appreciate all the help. There is always a learning curve with a new phone plus this is the first time I used android 12
Thanks

Welcome
Yeah I agree new phone /new Android version new things to learn

 

[Tim98TA]

Turning 5G off worked wonders for my battery usage. Do it.

 

[anon(50597)]

Yes in Android 12 probably was Android 11 also

You'll have 3 selections it's no longer available in settings>apps>3 dots upper right corner>battery optimize
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Thank you for this. Great information I was unaware of.

 

[mustang7757]

Thank you for this. Great information I was unaware of.

Your welcome

 

[j_rock1511]

Try clearing you cache then rest phone....

 

[tonyvr4]

Your welcome

Can you advise how to turn off 5G ?

I can not find any setting for AT&T to disable that

 

[mustang7757]

Can you advise how to turn off 5G ?

I can not find any setting for AT&T to disable that

Sure use this app

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...d=com.ray.samsungbandselection&token=eWVE6PCZ

 

[tonyvr4]

Sure use this app

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...d=com.ray.samsungbandselection&token=CEbE_UrD

The app doesn't work. If I click on the button I get this error

 

[mustang7757]

The app doesn't work. If I click on the button I get this error
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Click more network settings

 

[mustang7757]

Screenshot after tapping more network settings

 

[J Dubbs]

Turning 5G off worked wonders for my battery usage. Do it.

Yep 5G seems to be one of the worst things to come along for the consumer since non removable batteries

 

[rvbfan]

Yep 5G seems to be one of the worst things to come along for the consumer since non removable batteries

Turned off on my pixel and wife's Samsung. Even when you know you are in 5g coverage the battery drain is surprising.

 

[tonyvr4]

Turned off on my pixel and wife's Samsung. Even when you know you are in 5g coverage the battery drain is surprising.

I very much agree on both counts. I really liked my first smart phone with removable batteries. I kept a spare on charge and swapped them quickly and easily anytime I needed

 

[tonyvr4]

Screenshot after tapping more network settings View attachment 347852View attachment 347853

Awesome. I didn't see any info on that feature.

I did set the preferred network to LTE but when I turn off WiFi the phone shows the 5G icon next to the battery percentage.
How can I tell if it is actually changing the network type or not?
And if so, is there any way to get the phone to show LTE ?

 

[mustang7757]

As you can see in my screenshot it says LTE and now this screenshot shows LTE without WiFi

 

[tonyvr4]

As you can see in my screenshot it says LTE and now this screenshot shows LTE without WiFi

Actually I think it is strange on my phone. I think it is showing the 5G with the LTE behind it. Part of the E sticks out on the right

 

[mustang7757]

Actually I think it is strange on my phone. I think it is showing the 5G with the LTE behind it. Part of the E sticks out on the right
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That E was Att evolution?