How to manage Sleeping apps to save battery life on your Galaxy device?

Last Update date : 2024-11-24

Managing sleeping apps is an effective way to save battery life on your Galaxy device. By putting unused apps to sleep, you can reduce battery consumption and improve device performance. Here's how to manage sleeping apps on your Galaxy device.

There are several ways to put your apps to sleep, and it all relies on how frequently you use them. For example, if you rarely use the Calculator app, simply change it to Deep sleeping apps to avoid it draining your battery life.

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1. Open the Settings app and go to Battery.

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2. Tap on Background usage limits

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3. The following options will appear

Settings you will find:

If you haven't used an app in a while, it will be placed to sleep automatically. Turn this on by tapping the button.

put unused apps to sleep

Displays all apps that are presently sleeping but may run in the background if you restart them. 

1 Tap on Sleeping apps
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2 Tap the + sign.
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3 Choose your preferred app(s), and then tap Add
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4 Tap More choices (the three vertical dots) and then Remove apps to remove apps. Tap Remove after selecting the app(s) you want to remove.

Displays all applications that will never operate in the background. They will only function when you unlock them.

1 Tap on Deep sleeping apps
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2 Tap the + sign, choose your preferred app(s), and then tap Add, you can add apps to the list.
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3 Choose your preferred app(s), and then tap Add
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4 Tap More choices (the three vertical dots) and then Remove apps to remove apps. Tap Remove after selecting the app(s) you want to remove.

You can add apps that will never switch off or sleep in the background, ensuring that you can always use them.

1 Tap on Never auto sleeping apps
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2 Tap the + sign, choosing your preferred app(s), and then tap Add, you can add apps to the list.
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3 Choose your preferred app(s), and then tap Add
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4 Tap More choices (the three vertical dots) and then Remove apps to remove apps. Tap Remove after selecting the app(s) you want to remove.

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