How to improve your Samsung Galaxy's battery performance

If your Samsung Galaxy phone is running out of juice faster than it used to, it might need some settings to be adjusted. How to improve your Samsung Galaxy’s battery performance. Big Tech Samsung How to improve your Samsung Galaxy’s battery performance Improving your Samsung Galaxy’s battery life only takes a few tweaks here and there.

If your Samsung Galaxy isn’t lasting as long as it used to, the good news is that it’s rarely the hardware itself. Battery performance is influenced by many factors, from your device settings to apps running in the background, your screen habits and even the environment you’re in. If you’re outside and the weather is really cold, you place your phone unlocked on your desk with the screen on at max brightness, or there are apps constantly refreshing in the background, your battery can quietly drain without you doing much.

Well, before you take your phone to the closest service shop to swap out that battery, there are a few practical, no-cost adjustments you can make right now to get more use out of every charge. None of these steps require technical expertise on your part and you won’t need to spend money on new hardware to see a difference. From software tweaks to display settings and a quick health check, there are things that actually work.

The Galaxy S26 and Pixel 11 can’t best this dark horse. Survey reveals readers’ favorite Galaxy S26 FE alternative — and it’s not a Samsung or Pixel.

Survey: This is our readers’ favorite Galaxy S26 FE alternative. This year, this model demands an additional $50 from consumers over the S25 FE while offering them few upgrades and additions in return.

In short, it’s arguably not the best mid-range phone available in 2026. My colleague Andrew Grush listed a few devices he’d much rather buy than the S26 FE, but we were also interested in our community’s opinions.

So, we ran a poll and asked readers to vote on their preferred Samsung Galaxy S26 FE alternative. The best Samsung Galaxy S26 FE alternative, according to readers Andy Walker / This poll garnered just short of 5,000 votes, and the winner might surprise several readers.

Andrew listed two Google Pixels, a Samsung, and a Nothing phone as potential options, but readers decided the Motorola Edge (2026) is the best Galaxy S26 FE alternative.

How software updates and background apps affect Samsung Galaxy battery life Tamer A Soliman/Shutterstock One of the simplest things you can do to protect your battery is to keep your device and apps up to date.