I freed up 2GB of RAM by changing one Android setting, and my Pixel’s been flying ever since
I freed up 2GB of RAM by changing one Android setting, and my Pixel’s been flying ever since
Publish Date: 2026-06-18 08:15:00
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Over the years, I’ve tried practically every method of improving my phone’s battery life. From tweaking my battery settings to uninstalling power-hungry apps, I can make any Android phone I own last for all day or more.
However, I recently rediscovered a way to improve my phone’s battery life that involved a single toggle.
Hidden in the developer settings, this setting has not only improved my phone’s battery life, it has also boosted my phone’s performance. I’ll take any boost I can get when I’m rocking a Tensor-equipped Pixel.
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My Google Pixel is infinitely better since I tweaked these settings
Pixel settings you are probably ignoring
Understand background activity before you disable it
Changing this setting will impact how your phone works
The trick I use now to improve any Android phone’s battery life involves setting the number of allowed background processes to zero.
However, there’s a common misconception…
