Experts from Roskachestvo Digital Expertise Center explained how to use energy saving mode on smartphones and what drawbacks this function may hide.
Power saving mode is meant to stretch battery life by curbing background tasks. It helps extend a phone’s usable time when the battery gauge is low. Still, the head of the Roskachestvo Digital Expertise Center, Sergei Kuzmenko, cautions that activating this mode can slow down the device.
In Power Saving mode, a smartphone tends to operate more slowly because certain features and operations are restricted or turned off. This can affect how quickly apps load, reduce overall device responsiveness, and limit access to some features and apps. For instance, background updates and notifications from apps that aren’t designed to work under power constraints may be paused.
Kuzmenko also noted that energy-saving mode can slow wireless connections such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and mobile data. Rather than leaving power saving on all the time, he recommends a smarter approach: fine tune the phone’s settings and switch off functions that aren’t needed.
To extend a phone’s daily running time, it helps to lower screen brightness, review which apps run in the background, and enable power saving only when necessary. It’s important to remember that some notifications may be delayed or missed, so users should check important updates manually from time to time.
Roskachestvo experts also debunked the myth that charging a phone in energy-saving mode harms the battery. On the contrary, using Power Saving while charging can reduce immediate power draw and may speed up the charging process, easing stress on the battery and helping it stay cooler during top-up sessions.
In practice, users in North America often find that a balanced approach works best: use energy-saving mode during extended days away from a power source, but keep essential communications and apps unimpeded when at home or in the office. A thoughtful blend of reduced brightness, shorter screen timeouts, and selective background restrictions typically yields better overall performance without missing critical alerts.
The advice aligns with general guidance on mobile efficiency across popular brands available in the United States and Canada, where users frequently juggle work, travel, and everyday tasks. By understanding how power saving interacts with network connections, updates, and notifications, smartphone owners can tailor settings to their own routines and still stay connected and informed.
Overall, the emphasis is on practical optimization rather than a blanket switch. The goal is to maximize usable time without sacrificing essential features, so users can rely on their devices when it matters most.