How to IMPROVE Google Pixel battery life | Simple tips!

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Published 2024-05-09
Tips to help you get the best battery longevity from your Google Pixel.

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Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Basic battery information and limitations
1:43 - Disable auto-brightness
2:30 - Set a monotone wallpaper
3:04 - Disable Smooth Display (Optional)
3:34 - Adjust screen timeout
3:54 - Display changes
4:39 - Check app location usage
5:36 - Check app battery usage
6:35 - Turn off location tracking when at home
7:10 - Disable 5G in 4G areas
7:36 - Disable background mobile data access
8:20 - Disable Wi-Fi scanning
9:22 - Battery Saver Mode / Extreme Battery Saver Mode (last resort)

All Comments (21)
  • @BadrSh42
    Just 3 things that help with improving battery life. 1- turn 5G off 2- turn battery saver on automatic below 40% 3- check apps usage if there any issues. Otherwise it is a waste of time
  • @thetruthstand
    I use my phone to its maximum capabilities and I just live with the fact that I know I need to keep a car charger, a portable charger and of course my wall charger. I have so many ways to charge my device that device battery life is really not an issue for me.
  • @Ram-Kr
    I experimented too much to save the battery on my pixel 6a from the last one year. Here are features which impact battery from high to low. 1. Turn OFF 5g 2. Turn OFF location (wifi & Bluetooth scanning) 3. Turn OFF screen attention Once I turned on all the features like location, now playing, screen attention, adaptive sound, Bedtime (in clock ) etc (all the features except Heads up). My phone was draining 10-12% every hour and running too hot. I would say you should not worry about battery. Only enable those features which are useful to you. For example now playing is not the features that I use often, so I keep it disable. Most of the features are well optimised in pixel. One more thing you don't need to restrict an app. Android is smart enough that it will automatically stop the app if the app is no longer in use or notify you. And don't remove the permission if a screen shows this 05:31 . Some system apps consumes more power if a basic permission is denied. At the end use your device as you want because you had paid for all the features. Disable only those you don't use.
  • @justinadams6167
    I already knew about some of these tips , but there were a few in there I was not aware of. I actually paused the video at the " turn off mobile data always on " part and did it right away lol. 9 To 5 Google is an awesome channel and the content makes the Google fan boy inside of me very happy!
  • @im_andrewtodd
    Great video and some tips I actually learned. Thanks!
  • @Riz_
    One thing I use all the time is to turn on battery saver in the evening. I am not using my phone as much then any way so saving just that little more power for during the day does prolong the battery even if it is just a little.
  • @somethingelse25
    Excellent suggestions! Thank you! I also turn on regular battery saver at 75% battery and set the screen resolution to the lowest which is still high res but not going to drain the battery as fast.
  • @itssomeoneelse
    Disable voice/speech recognition "Hey GG" and I summon it myself when I need it.
  • I have been using p8pro for about a month upgraded from galaxy note 9. Battery holds for around 4 to 5 hours on average turned off alweys on display and resolution in second day still same results. I would say its not that great for me but mostly gets me through day fine, but could be better I will probably use this phone untill 2030 so will have to probably change battery there ar some minor things that i dont like with pixels but I am very happy with it and love 120hz! Great video will try some tips!
  • @Hendie18
    After the May security patch my battery life on my Pixel 7 has literally doubled which is pretty crazy
  • @Rekudoo
    Download you Music offline rather streaming it on the way!
  • Using pixel 3.... everything is very very good, except the battery life..hope they will improve the battery life in pixel 9 series