Turning Off This One Setting On Your Phone Will Make Your Battery Last So Much Longer, According To Experts
June 27, 2023 by Lisa Cupido
This post has been updated since it was originally published on June 12, 2022.
As anyone who has left their brightness setting kicked all the way up knows too well, phone settings can make or break your phone when it comes to battery power. Knowing which settings to keep on for the health of your phone and which to turn off can take you far in maintaining your device. But where to start? Turning off this one setting on your phone will make your battery last so much longer, according to experts. (We added a few more settings, for good measure).
Reduce MotionOne setting that you can turn on to save battery is the “Reduce Motion” setting, according to Tech Expert Lauren Amor, lead SEO specialist at Tandem. “This can be found in the ‘Accessibility’ section in settings,” Amor says. “When turned on, this setting reduces the motion effects of icons. You’ll notice the most difference in how apps shift when you’re opening and closing them or looking through open apps. For instance, if you have both Instagram and your iMessages apps open, if you were to switch between them or have both open at the same time, the switching motion will be more robotic versus fluid. Believe it or not, this constant fluid motion between something as simple as apps can reduce your battery life significantly.”
Michael Jan Baldicana, SEO and technical content specialist with Dream Chasers, notes that there are three more settings he recommends switching off to help boost your battery.
Location Services:This option allows apps to use location information from your phone’s GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular networks, Baldicana says: “When this setting is on, your phone may be using more power than necessary.”