Smartphones, like any device, can get a bit sluggish sometimes with age and usage but. there are some quick actions that you can take to improve the performance of your Samsung Galaxy handset without delving too deep into the hidden depths of Android. Join us after the break where we show you how to spring clean your Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
These steps are for Samsung Galaxy phones that are running on the One UI 3.1 update such as the Galaxy S21, Galaxy A51, or even one of the recently launched Galaxy Tab S7’s, but they should still work for phones running previous One UI versions.
Step 1
Go into Settings on your device and tap on the Battery and Device Care option.
Step 2
It will open up with a screen showing the optimization percentage your phone is currently running at. This can become quite addictive if you are a number geek. There is something very satisfying seeing your phone is at 100% optimization. As you can see below my phone is currently running at 90%, considering I do this regularly it shows how quickly this can drop and affect the performance of your device.
Step 3
Tap on Optimise Now
The device will shut off unnecessary processes and apps and improve the optimal performance overall. It works really quickly and you can see the percentage increasing as it swiftly goes through all background apps and runs checks. Once complete it tells you the number of apps closed if your virus scanning is on or off (mine is off in this instance). It also shows you any high battery usage or any apps that have crashed.
Step 4
Usually this is enough to raise optimization to 100% or near enough however you can also tap on the Memory option to enhance this further.
Tap on the Memory option in the Device care page. This opens up a bar which shows the amount of storage available and if you tap clean it increases this as much as possible by putting background apps that you are not using or which are draining performance to sleep thus freeing up memory.
Step 5
The next option you can check is battery usage. Tap on the battery option on the Device care page and a number of options will open up. There are 2 graphs to visually show battery usage since the last full charge and if you swipe left the second graph will show usage over the last seven days.
Graph 1 showing usage since the last full charge. This shows the amount of battery left and also approximates how long a full charge will last on your device. Mine shows that at full charge it should last around 1 day and 4 hours.
Step 6
Graph 2 shows battery usage over the last 7 days on your Samsung device. This is a really handy tool as it helps show any patterns of high usage to help track when and how you are using your device more. This shows an average percentage of daily use. Mine is at 59%
There are further options within the battery tab that are worth exploring if you have concerns over your device’s performance or just want to check them out.
Step 7
Tap on Background usage limits
This opens up options to limit the battery usage for apps you don’t use all that often. You can slide the toggle to put unused apps to sleep. Below this, you can view Sleeping apps, Deep sleeping apps, Never sleeping apps by tapping on each option.
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