{"id":27549,"date":"2026-01-16T03:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/google-photos-app-could-help-save-your-phones-battery-life-heres-how-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:17:46","slug":"google-photos-app-could-help-save-your-phones-battery-life-heres-how-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/google-photos-app-could-help-save-your-phones-battery-life-heres-how-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Photos App Could Help Save Your Phone\u2019s Battery Life: Here\u2019s How | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9835126\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">January 16, 2026, 08:25 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9835126\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3934322218 asubttl-schema\">Google Photos app is currently working on a new feature that can extend the battery life of your phone.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Google%20Photos%20App%20Could%20Help%20Save%20Your%20Phone%E2%80%99s%20Battery%20Life%3A%20Here%E2%80%99s%20How - %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/google-photos-app-could-help-save-your-phones-battery-life-heres-how-ws-el-9835126.html%3Futm_source%3Dwhatsapp%26utm_medium%3Dsocial_share%26utm_campaign%3Dnw18english%0D%0A %0D%0A Get the latest news anytime, anywhere. Install News18 app for free! %0D%0Ahttps:\/\/onelink.to\/website-share-eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 sclrnd wapp social_share\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 notifycnt social_share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_share_icon.svg\" alt=\"new share icon\" title=\"new share icon\" width=\"8\" height=\"9\" class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 social_share\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/new_whatsapp_icon.svg\" alt=\"new whatsapp icon\" title=\"new whatsapp icon\" width=\"21\" height=\"22\" class=\"jsx-ea217851d88955e2 social_share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3934322218\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3934322218 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Photos app could soon become a battery saver. (Photo: AI generated)\" title=\"Google Photos app could soon become a battery saver. (Photo: AI generated)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3934322218\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google Photos app could soon become a battery saver. (Photo: AI generated)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google Photos app lets you save memories on the cloud in original quality and expand its support by paying for the service. But soon the popular app could help you save battery on the phone. Yes, this has been spotted in an APK teardown of the beta version and chances are we might see this feature made available widely in the near future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">You might be wondering how the Photos app helps preserve the battery, and that is the right way to think about this, but there is a good reason why it makes sense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Google Photos App Battery Saver Option Spotted<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The APK teardown of the Photos beta app has been reported by <em>Android Authority<\/em> who have spotted the new battery-saving tool that is internally being developed. When you enable the backup settings, the Photos app throttles itself in the background for syncs which helps in saving the phone\u2019s battery life and gives you more juice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Many users might feel this could be a valuable addition, especially when they don\u2019t need the app to continuously work in the background to sync the photos and video files. They can always do it manually and you might not know this, but turning off this option can enable you to get more out of your phone\u2019s battery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Granted, the multi-device sync is also disabled when the feature is turned on from the settings but it is not the most inconvenient way to handle and get something in return for this compromise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">It is still early days with the feature and we can\u2019t say for certain that Google will have it ready for a public release. But we sure hope the company at least tests it with the beta users and gets their feedback on its performance and purpose before killing it altogether.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google is also going to be busy with Apple helping the tech giant design its Siri AI version, courtesy the custom Gemini AI model for which Google is reportedly going to be paid $1 billion every year. Apple AI plans have been delayed and this could be its best way out of the dry spell. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3934322218 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>January 16, 2026, 08:25 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3934322218 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Google Photos App Could Help Save Your Phone\u2019s Battery Life: Here\u2019s How<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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