Optimizing battery life
If you're noticing that playing on the Chess.com app significantly impacts your battery life, there are a couple of settings you can customize to improve your device's performance.
Here are some effective ways to extend your mobile battery life while enjoying the app:
Disabling Haptic Feedback
The haptic feedback feature makes your device vibrate when a move is made and when time is running low in your game. While this feature is extremely helpful for keeping track of your game's status, it can consume a lot of battery power.
To conserve battery life, you can easily disable one or both haptic feedback options.
📚 Check out this article to learn how to disable the Haptic feedback feature: How do I disable haptic feedback?
Lowering the Analysis Engine Max Time
The engine max time determines how long the computer thinks about each position when analyzing a game. While longer analysis times provide stronger engine insights, they also consume more power.
To help conserve battery life, consider lowering the engine max time:
Tap Analysis on the bottom menu when reviewing a game.
Tap the cog wheel icon at the upper right corner of the Analysis screen.
Use the minus sign to lower the analysis engine max time:
