I got a Lumia 950 two weeks ago and noticed the second day how fast the battery drains. I could watch the percentage drop every few minutes in light use. Sometimes I unplugged it from 100%, get a few texts and nothing else in 1 hour and already at 80%. Obviously, I was mad and even today I wonder if I should bring the phone back for an Samsung Galaxy. Here are a list of things I did that saved my battery life. I hope it helps you too.
1. Sign out of Skype if you do not use it for messaging.
2. Turn off Enhanced 4G LTE - Settings -> Network & wireless -> Cellular & SIM -> SIM settings
- This seemed to extend my battery a lot.
3. Don't allow some programs to run in the background. Settings -> Battery Saver -> Battery use
- Apps I do not allow: Facebook, WMPoweruser, Windows Central (Sorry, lol. I check WC so often I don't need notifications), Equalizer. If you like updates on an app, then keep it allowed.
4. Some apps continue to use battery even when you back out of them. I recently started to force close them by holding the back button and swiping them down. Backing out of apps still show them in the recent or frozen state. This doesn't always close them and they still use battery/data
5. Turn on Battery Saver when battery reaches 20%. If you do not plug your phone in to charge at night, turn battery saver on manually. Swipe down Action buttons and press the Battery Saver. Don't forget to turn it off in the morning.
6. I recently turned off Automatic Screen Brightness control too. Settings -> Display
7. Multiple email accounts and do not need push then get email every 15min or 30min. I have a junk email account I sync manually.
If you have other ways to save battery until Microsoft fixes these draining issues then please reply with your solutions.
1. Sign out of Skype if you do not use it for messaging.
2. Turn off Enhanced 4G LTE - Settings -> Network & wireless -> Cellular & SIM -> SIM settings
- This seemed to extend my battery a lot.
3. Don't allow some programs to run in the background. Settings -> Battery Saver -> Battery use
- Apps I do not allow: Facebook, WMPoweruser, Windows Central (Sorry, lol. I check WC so often I don't need notifications), Equalizer. If you like updates on an app, then keep it allowed.
4. Some apps continue to use battery even when you back out of them. I recently started to force close them by holding the back button and swiping them down. Backing out of apps still show them in the recent or frozen state. This doesn't always close them and they still use battery/data
5. Turn on Battery Saver when battery reaches 20%. If you do not plug your phone in to charge at night, turn battery saver on manually. Swipe down Action buttons and press the Battery Saver. Don't forget to turn it off in the morning.
6. I recently turned off Automatic Screen Brightness control too. Settings -> Display
7. Multiple email accounts and do not need push then get email every 15min or 30min. I have a junk email account I sync manually.
If you have other ways to save battery until Microsoft fixes these draining issues then please reply with your solutions.