One UI 7 updates a feature that hasn’t changed since One UI 3

Most smartphones come with a power-saving mode that, when enabled, tweaks system settings to reduce battery usage and help the device last longer in a crunch. Turning on battery saver or low power mode usually limits background app activity and syncing, delays or stops app updates and notifications from non-essential apps, lowers screen brightness, disables location services, and more. On most Android phones, all of this happens with a single toggle. While brands like Google, OnePlus, and Xiaomi offer some amount of control over power-saving options, Samsung does things very differently, with more granular controls compared to any other Android phone maker.

Samsung introduced customizable power-saving options back in 2020 with the launch of One UI 3.0. Before that, Galaxy devices offered preset modes like “Power Saving” and “Ultra Power Saving,” which applied a fixed set of changes to extend battery life. One UI 3.0 changed that by letting users toggle specific power-saving features on or off individually.

Since these customizable options first appeared, they’ve remained mostly unchanged. From One UI 3.0 through One UI 6, Samsung offered the same five toggles:

• Turn off Always On Display
• Limit CPU speed to 70%
• Decrease brightness by 10%
• Turn off 5G
• Limit apps and Home screen

But with One UI 7, that list has finally grown (h/t SammyFans). One UI 7 introduces three new power-saving options that you can toggle based on your needs:

• Set motion smoothness to standard: Reduces the screen refresh rate to save battery.
• Turn on Dark mode: Switches to a darker interface, which can lower power usage.
• Set screen timeout to 30 seconds: Turns off the display faster when idle to conserve energy.

You can find all these options by heading to Settings > Battery and device care > Battery > Power saving mode. With these added options in One UI 7, you now have more flexibility to choose how you want to conserve power on your Galaxy phone.

Bonus tip: Adaptive power saving mode in One UI 7

If you’d rather not tweak individual settings, you can let your phone handle battery management by turning on Adaptive power saving in One UI 7. The option is a bit tucked away, so you’ll need to go to the regular Power saving mode screen, then tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner. From there, you’ll see the Adaptive power saving toggle. Turn it on, and your phone will automatically adjust power-saving features based on your usage patterns.