Samsung has introduced a new “Battery Saver” feature in its upcoming One UI update to extend the battery life and overall performance of Samsung smartphones. Battery health has long been a top concern for smartphone users.
While iPhone users have been enjoying dedicated features to monitor battery health and longevity, Android users have been waiting. However, the wait is finally over, especially for Samsung users. In response to the growing need to extend smartphone battery life and overall performance, Samsung has introduced a new feature called “Battery Saver” in its upcoming One UI update.According to a report from 9to5Google , Samsung Galaxy users running Android 14 on their devices can get a sneak peek at the new Samsung Galaxy battery protection feature. The feature appears in the new “Battery Protection” section in the Settings menu of the upcoming One UI 6.1.
It’s worth noting that these details are based on leaks, and official information is expected to be revealed with the launch of the highly-anticipated Galaxy S24 series next month. Leaks suggest battery saver features in Galaxy devices are built into the One UI 6.0 (Android 14) patch, which will also power the new Galaxy S24 series, yet hidden from regular users. To access the application, users need to manually launch the application “Activity” through a specialized application such as “Activity Launcher”.
The specific activity to be activated is called “BatteryProtectionActivity”.After launching this activity, a new menu is displayed allowing the user to toggle the feature and choose from three levels of protection. The three levels are:- “Basic Protection” prevents the charger from keeping the device at 100% charged, but ensures it is at least 95% charged.- “Adaptive Protection” will stop fast charging at 80% and gradually charge to 100% based on the user’s typical phone usage habits. This is similar to a feature in
Google Pixel phones, which is based on proactive alerts.- “Maximum Protection” limits charging to 80%.However, there’s a problem: The feature is reportedly not working right now. Although the settings appear correctly and allow the user to switch between options, there is no real impact on
smartphone battery behavior. The issue was first highlighted on Twitter by Tarun Vats, who said that enabling battery saver on Samsung smartphones will only limit battery power to a maximum of 85%, a feature that has been available since Samsung’s Android 13 update Provided.But the feature will be available to everyone soon. Meanwhile, reports suggest that Google is working on a solution to allow Android users to check their battery health, which also supports the availability of a dedicated Samsung smartphone battery health feature. According to reports, Google will bring this update in a new operating system update.