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Who Else Keeps Power Save Mode On At All Times?

Dankees

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I leave my Power Save Mode on at all times, and I have not noticed any downfall.

Does anyone else does this?

Is there a downside to this?
 

LaTuFu

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I'm the exact opposite. I have yet to use it at all. Haven't had to.
 

fragologist

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Never used it. I still manage 18hrs without needing a charge.

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.
 

Dankees

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I'm gonna test it today. I turned the phone on at 7:00am. I am sitting at work. I will see where I am when I get home.

I will repeat tomorrow without this setting on, and I will see how much it differs.
 

o0Grinder0o

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Unplug Note 4 from charger around 430 AM when I go to the gym. Do not plug back in until I go to bed at night around 830 PM (not ashamed :) ). When I plug in for the night still have at least ~70% lift left. Battery has been a nice feature of this powerhouse.
 

yeatzee

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I've noticed a definite slow down of the phone when in power saving mode, and I only use it when I'm around 20% and need it to last, which has been only a couple times thus far.
 

pantlesspenguin

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I've noticed a definite slow down of the phone when in power saving mode, and I only use it when I'm around 20% and need it to last, which has been only a couple times thus far.

Hmm, I've used it 24/7 since I got the phone. What all slows down, if you don't mind me asking? Maybe I should try not using it and see how it does.
 

honey_bee_33

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I've noticed a small change. Without PSM I would get at least 6 hours of heavy use...I'm talking facebook, instagram, texting, playing bejeweled, playing cubis, playing word search, using s note for class lectures...using Google now to find health conscious restaurant. .... But with PSM on I would get a good 7 maybe 71/2 hours with the same usage as mentioned above. So yeah I think it's worth using.

Also I dug deep into my data setting and I came across the settings that would allow you to disable background data for certain app. I haven't played with those setting yet but I will soon to see if it helps with battery life. I normally wouldn't mess around with those sitting on any of my phones. But this time I'll get it a go...





girls love tech too
 

Nitro211K

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Unplug Note 4 from charger around 430 AM when I go to the gym. Do not plug back in until I go to bed at night around 830 PM (not ashamed :) ). When I plug in for the night still have at least ~70% lift left. Battery has been a nice feature of this powerhouse.

That is amazing, what are the settings that you have checked on the Power saving mode?
 

bembol

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Out of all the phones I've owned, I probably used Power Saving 3-4 times.
 

jayochs

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i notice no difference with power saving mode than regular mode. honestly, i drop the same percentages while using it, and the same while idling. does nothing for me.

i actually only use it bc i set it to lower brightness and turn the capacative buttons off...so when i first wake up, i immediately turn on power saving mode and drop the brightness to 0 when it's dark in my room lol
 

pantlesspenguin

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more lag, stutters when scrolling through stuff. Things like that . . .

I played around with it last night and I definitely noticed more smoothness, but I also noticed my battery percentage ticking away. I guess it all depends on which is more important to the individual.
 

Almeuit

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To be honest I rarely every use the power save modes .. I never find myself in that crunch.
 

AKFL3TCH3R

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I only needed to use it at the end of the second day on one charge to promise me power until bed time. Haha.

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ishore99

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Why use the Power Save Mode, if you carry the charger that came with the N4, it has the new fast charger. I have gotten a full charge in less than 45 minutes.
 

raptir

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I just got the Note 4 after being on the Nexus 5. Going from ~3.5h SOT to 7h SOT means I don't really need any extra power saving features.