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Use Battery Saver on a Pixel phone

To make your battery last longer, you can set Battery Saver to turn on automatically. You can also turn on Battery Saver at any time. To save even more power on your device, you can turn on Extreme Battery Saver.

Important: While Battery Saver is on, a Pixel phone with 5G may use 4G service that depends on your carrier network. Learn what changes while Battery Saver is on.

Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.

How do I know if Battery Saver is turned on or off?

When Battery Saver is on, at the top of your screen, you’ll find Battery Saver on . To turn Battery Saver on or off:

  1. At the top of your screen, swipe down.
  2. Tap Battery Saver .

Turn Battery Saver on automatically

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Battery And then Battery Saver And then Schedule and reminders.
  3. Make sure that "Turn on based on battery level" is on.
  4. Slide the percentage bar to the level you want.
Tip: The next time your battery level falls to the percentage you have set, Battery Saver will turn on automatically for you.

Let Battery Saver turn off when your phone is charged

Battery Saver can turn off automatically when your phone's battery reaches 90%.

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Battery And then Battery Saver And then Schedule and reminders.
  3. Make sure that “Turn off at 90%” is on.

Turn Battery Saver reminders on

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Battery and then Battery Saver and then Schedule and reminders.
  3. Turn on Battery Saver reminders.

Tips:

  • Battery Saver turns off while your phone charges.
  • Your phone will send Battery Saver reminders when your phone reaches 20% and again at 10%.

How can I save more power with Extreme Battery Saver?

On your Pixel 3 or later phone, including Fold, you can save even more power with Extreme Battery Saver. Extreme Battery Saver lets Battery Saver turn off more features, pause most apps, and slow processing for even more time between charges.

Important: Paused apps won’t send notifications. Learn what changes when Extreme Battery Saver is on.

What do Standard & Extreme Battery Savers limit when turned on?

To save power, Standard Battery Saver limits apps and features. On Pixel 3 and later phones, including Fold, in addition to what Standard Battery Saver limits, the Extreme Battery Saver:

  • Pauses most apps
  • Turns off features
  • Slows processes

Both of the battery savers never turn off essential system apps like Phone, Messages, Clock, and Settings.

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