Samsung’s Light performance mode is a feature that can be found on the Galaxy S23, Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. It allows you to reduce your phone’s power output in return for saving some battery life and keeping the phone cooler. Saving battery has obvious implications for how long you’ll be able to use the phone on a given day. A cooler phone meanwhile will be easier to handle if you’re using it for long periods of time, since any heat produced by the phone’s internal components will be passed through its chassis, and into your hands.
It’s not too tricky to enable Light performance mode on a Samsung Galaxy phone when you know where to look. So allow us to show you the way, and some of the effects.
Here’s how to enable it:
- Go to Settings > Battery and device care.
- Open Battery options.
- Tap More battery settings.
- Tap Performance mode.
- Select Light mode.
You’ll find the battery options in a heading partway down the Settings app’s main menu. As we mentioned above, this feature is currently only available on the Galaxy S23 series, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4, so if you’re using a different phone, you’re not going to be able to find the right options.
There’s also a shortcut to this setting in the Quick Settings menu. To enable it, swipe down from the top of your phone twice to open the full Quick Settings menu, then swipe left. Tap the plus icon, then search for the Performance profile button among the options. Drag it to add it to the main menu, then tap it to enable Light performance. The button will change color to indicate Light performance is enabled. Tap it again when you want to switch it off.