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with each new Galaxy smartphone Samsung has better specs a bigger battery and even more features but the company took it one step further with the galaxy s5 adding a new advanced battery saving mode I'm dan Graziano and I'm going to show you how you can get incredible battery life on your Galaxy s5 most Android devices available today have some sort of battery saving features the Galaxy S 5 includes two modes power saving mode and ultra power saving mode power saving mode is nothing new in fact the feature has been around since the Galaxy S 2 when enabled this mode can be used to block background app data limit the phone's performance reduce the screens frame rate lower the phone's brightness and even change the display to grayscale it should greatly enhance your battery life but just remember to disable it when you're getting ready to play a game this feature can be found in the galaxy s5 settings by clicking on the power saving mode option in this menu you will also find the new ultra power saving mode samsung claims that this feature will give you just under two weeks of battery life when fully charged yes 12 and a half days of battery life if you enable this mode with only 10% of battery life your phone is capable of staying alive for the next 24 hours there are some downsides however ultra power saving mode will greatly reduce your phone's capabilities in addition to changing your display the grayscale you will be limited to only select apps six of which can be placed on your home screen the mode will also automatically disable mobile data when the screen is turned off and disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth however both of these can be re-enabled in the settings menu by clicking the three icon in the top right hand corner of the screen of course there are also other ways you can get the most of your battery such as changing the GPS to power saving mode disabling location reporting and reducing your screens brightness for more information and to check out my full article head over to how to see Netcom as always feel free to reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments or even to share some your own battery saving tips I'm dan Graziano for CNET thanks for watching