Battery percentage in Samsung Galaxy s5

Battery percentage in Samsung Galaxy s5

 
You may need to know your battery status to make sure that it has enough power and won't run out so that you can continue using your phone. To help you know your battery level with ease, aside from providing you with the default battery icon, Samsung Galaxy S5 also provides you with a feature that will let you to display the battery percentage on the status bar so that you can easily and quickly know your battery level. I myself always keep this feature on since it's easier for me to know how much the battery left is by reading the percentage than seeing the battery icon.

How to display the battery percentage on the status bar?
There are two different methods that can be used to turn on the option to display battery percentage on the status bar: from the settings menu and from the S Finder.

Method #1: From the settings menu
You can enable the option to display the battery percentage from the general settings menu by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Battery .
3. Check the box next to Display battery percentage to enable it.
4. The battery percentage will be displayed beside the battery icon on the status bar.

Method #2: From the S Finder
You can enable the option to display the battery percentage from the S Finder by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap the S Finder button.
2. Key in "display battery percentage" in the search field and the tap to start searching.
3. In the search result page under the Settings section, check the box next to Display battery percentage to enable it.
4. The battery percentage will be displayed beside the battery icon on the status bar.

 

Enabling Auto Screen Off During Calls in Samsung Galaxy S4

During calls, you can set your phone to turn off the screen automatically to avoid your face/ear from accidentally touching something in the screen as well as to help you conserve more battery. You can do so by enabling the proximity sensor during calls so that the screen will be turned off if the sensor detects the presence of nearby objects or if there's an object near the screen such as the user's ear during calls. The proximity sensor is located between the earpiece and the front-facing camera at the top of the phone.


How to enable auto screen off during calls?
There are two different methods that can be used to access the option to set your phone to turn off the screen during calls: from the Phone app settings and from the general settings menu.


Method #1: From the Phone app settings
You can turn on the proximity sensor during calls from the Phone app settings by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Call settings.
3. Check the box next to Turn off screen during calls to enable it.
4. The auto screen off during calls feature has been enabled.

Method #2: From the settings menu
You can turn on the proximity sensor during calls from the general settings menu by using the following steps:

1. On home screen, tap the Menu key and then select Settings to go to the general settings menu.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Call.
4. Check the box next to Turn off screen during calls to enable it.
5. The auto screen off during calls feature has been enabled.

 Enabling Auto Adjust Screen Tone in Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5 has some power saver options, one of which is the auto adjust screen tone. When this option is enabled, your phone will automatically adjust the screen tone based on the light and the analysis of the on-screen images. You may see the difference of the screen tone when you jump between a colourful page to a page or an app that has a lot of white space, for instance when you jump from the home screen to the Internet app to access the Google search page, you'll probably notice that the page is dimmed slightly. Since a brighter screen consumes more battery then dimming the screen will help you to conserve more battery.


How to turn on the auto adjust screen tone?
You can access the option to enable the auto adjust screen tone by using two different methods: from the general settings menu and from the S Finder.


Method #1: From the settings menu
You can turn on the auto adjust screen tone via the general settings menu by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Display .
3. Check the box next to Auto adjust screen tone to enable this option.
4. The auto adjust screen tone has been enabled.

Method #2: From the S Finder
You can turn on the auto adjust screen tone via the S Finder by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap the S Finder button.
2. Key in "auto adjust screen tone" in the search field and then tap to start searching.
3. In the search result page, under the Settings section, check the box next to Auto adjust screen tone to enable this option.
4. The auto adjust screen tone has been enabled.

Enabling Negative Colour Mode in Samsung Galaxy S5

 
Negative colours is a feature available in Samsung Galaxy S5 that will allow you to reverse the screen colour so that the screen visibility can be improved and the text on the screen can be easily recognized. When the negative colour mode is enabled, the screen will look like a negative film and the text will be displayed white on black instead of black on white. The inverted screen colour will not only make it easier for your eyes, but also be able to help you conserve the battery.


How to enable the negative colour mode?
In this post, we'll try reversing the screen colour by enabling the negative colour mode using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the direct access option.


Method #1: From the settings menu
You can enable the negative colour mode from the general settings menu by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Personalisation section and then tap Accessibility .
3. Tap Vision.
4. Scroll the screen to the bottom and then check the box next to Negative colours to enable the negative colour mode.
5. Now, the screen colour will be reversed to the negative colour.

Method #2: From the direct access option
This method can be used if you have enabled the negative colours option within the direct access feature. Well, you can use the following steps to enable the negative colour mode from the direct access option:

1. On any screen, press the Home key three times quickly to view the direct access option.
2. Tap Negative colours to enable the negative colour mode.
3. Now, the screen colour will be reversed to the negative colour.

Adjusting of  Screen Timeout in Samsung Galaxy S5 
 

Samsung Galaxy S5 has some features that have been designed to help you save more battery, one of which is the screen timeout feature that will allow you to set the length of the idle time that should be waited by the device before turning off the screen backlight, in other words, the device will turn off the screen backlight if you don't use your phone until the specified screen timeout is over. The screen timeout can be adjusted from 15 seconds to 10 minutes.

How to adjust the screen timeout?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Display .
3. Tap Screen timeout and then select from the following options:
• 15 seconds
• 30 seconds
• 1 minute
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
4. The screen timeout has been adjusted.

As a note, if you're tight with battery life issue, you'd better to set the screen timeout to a shorter period since it'll help you to save power as the battery doesn't have to keep the screen backlight on for longer time, unless you're using the smart stay feature then you'd better to set the screen timeout for a longer period.

Adjusting of  Screen Brightness in Samsung Galaxy S5

 
In certain condition, you will probably need to adjust the screen brightness of your Samsung Galaxy S5, for instance you may need to increase it when you're in a brighter environment or decrease it when you're in a darker environment. You can manually adjust the screen brightness or let the phone to self-adjust the screen brightness using its sensor.

How to adjust the screen brightness?

Generally, there are two methods available that can be used to adjust the screen brightness: from the notification panel and from the settings menu.

Method #1: From the Notification panel

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. By default, the screen brightness adjustment bar is located below the S Finder and Quick connect buttons. If it's not there, you have to enable it first by using the following steps:
• Tap to go to the settings menu.
• With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Notification panel .
• Make sure to check the box next to Brightness adjustment to display the screen brightness adjustment bar in the notification panel.
3. Depending on your current settings, tap the Auto checkbox to enable or disable Automatic brightness. When the Auto checkbox is checked means the automatic brightness is enabled and the phone will be able to automatically adjust the screen brightness using its sensor.
4. To adjust the screen brightness manually, tap and slide the bar to the left for a darker screen, or tap and slide the bar to the right for a brighter screen.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Display .
3. Tap Brightness.
4. Depending on your current settings, tap Automatic brightness to enable or disable it. When the checkbox in the left side of this option is checked means the automatic brightness is enabled and the phone will be able to automatically adjust the brightness using its sensor.
5. To adjust the screen brightness manually, tap and slide the bar to the left for a darker screen, or tap and slide the bar to the right for a brighter screen.
6. Tap OK button to save the changes.

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Enabling and Disabling Ultra Power Saving Mode in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Enabling and Disabling Ultra Power Saving Mode in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Ultra power saving mode is an enhanced power saving mode that can be used to extend your battery power so you can use your phone longer, even when the battery level is low. When ultra power saving mode is enabled, your phone will save battery power by changing the color of the screen to grayscale, applying a simplified home screen, restricting app usage to only essential and selected apps, turning off mobile data when the screen is off, turning off connectivity features, etc.

How to enable ultra power saving mode?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:

1. Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the System section and then tap Battery.
   
3. Tap Ultra power saving mode.
   
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable ultra power saving mode.
   
5. Ultra power saving mode will be enabled.

How to use ultra power saving mode?
When you're in ultra power saving mode, you can do the following actions:

1. Add apps to the home screen.
   By default, you're provided with three essential apps in the home screen(they're likely: Internet app, Messages app and Phone app). But, when needed you can add up to 3 apps to the home screen by using these steps:
• Tap .
• Select the required app.
• The selected app will be added to the home screen.
2. Remove apps that have been added by you from the home screen.
   When needed, you can remove unused or unwanted apps from the home screen by using these steps:
• Tap More at the top right and then select Remove.
• Tap at the required apps you want to remove.
• Tap OK button.
• The selected apps will be removed from the home screen
3. Using apps.
   You can use apps in the home screen, either default apps or those selected by you. But, some options or features in those apps may not available in order to extend the battery power.
4. Adjust the settings.
   When needed, you can adjust the settings of your phone by using these steps:
• Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
• Here you can adjust the required settings, e.g., turn on or off Wi-Fi, turn on or off Bluetooth, turn on or off airplane mode, turn on or off mobile networks, turn on or off location, adjust the device's volume and vibration, and adjust the screen brightness.
5. View the battery power information.
   The information of your battery percentage and estimated usage time remaining will be displayed at the bottom of the home screen. This will show you how many days or hours your battery will run out when your phone is in standby mode.

How to disable ultra power saving mode?
You can turn off this feature by using the following steps:

1. Tap More at the top right and then select Turn off ultra power saving mode.
   
2. Ultra power saving mode will be disabled.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Configure Power Saving Mode in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with some features that you can use to conserve more battery power, one of which is the power saving mode. You can manually activate this feature whenever you want or set your phone to automatically activate this feature when the remaining battery power reaches certain level. When the power saving mode is activated, it'll limit or disable some of your phone's functions, e.g: limit the maximum CPU performance, reduce the screen brightness, turn off vibration feedback, turn off the touch key light, and reduce the time before the screen is turned off after receiving notifications so your phone will go into sleep mode faster.


How to configure power saving mode?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the System section and then tap Battery.
   
3. Tap Power saving mode.
   
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable the power saving mode. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
5. If needed, you can set when your phone has to activate power saving mode by tapping Start power saving and then select Immediately(this option is enabled by default), At 5% battery power, At 15% battery power, At 20% battery power, or At 50% battery power. As the example, if you select At 15% battery power, your phone will automatically activate power saving mode when the remaining battery power reaches 15%.
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust the Screen Time Out in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes with some features that can be used to save more battery, one of which is the screen timeout feature. You can use this feature to adjust the length of the idle time that should be waited by your phone before turning off the screen backlight. As the example, if you set the screen timeout to 30 seconds, means your phone will automatically turn off the screen backlight after 30 seconds of inactivity.


How to adjust the screen timeout?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. While the screen is unlocked, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down the screen to the Device section and then tap Display.
3. Tap Screen timeout and then select from the following options:
• 15 seconds
• 30 seconds
• 1 minute
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
4. The screen timeout has been adjusted. FYI, if you concern with your battery life, you can set the screen timeout to a shorter period because it'll save more power as your phone doesn't have to keep the screen backlight on for a longer period.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Keep Wi-Fi Stays On During Sleep in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

For some reason, you may need to keep connecting your phone to Wi-Fi network so that you can stay connected to the internet without having to be interrupted or disconnected each time the phone goes to sleep. If that so, you need to set the Wi-Fi sleep option to always connect to Wi-Fi network even when the screen is off.


How to keep Wi-Fi remains on during sleep?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Wi-Fi .
3. If the Wi-Fi is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional option and then select Advanced.
5. Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep and then select Always.
6. Now, unless you turn off the Wi-Fi connection manually, your phone will continue connecting to Wi-Fi network even when the screen is off.

As a note, install a third-party power saver app or battery saver app can disconnect the Wi-Fi connection automatically even when you have set your phone to always keep Wi-Fi on during sleep. Thus, uninstall the app should be able to fix this issue.

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