Missing Greyscale power saving option with Samsung Galaxy Marshmallow

[wilds]

I was shocked to see the Greyscale feature removed from Samsung's Galaxy S and Note series with Marshmallow. Battery life is the most important thing for me because I am often in the great outdoors, far away from a power source.

I was able to find the setting called Simulate Color Space in Developer Options and changed it to Monochromacy; which is essentially greyscale.

I just wanted to share this because there are a lot of upset Galaxy owners on the internet who want their Greyscale back. I was thinking all hope was lost for a moment. Power Saving Mode + Greyscale + 7500 mah battery = outstanding longevity.

 

[isekii]

Ultra power saver mode is there. It's under the battery.

 

[Compman55]

Does the "monochromacy" setting actually save battery life as a result of not having the gpu drive all those colors? Or does the greyscale emulation cancel it out having to calculate how to render it in B&W?

 

[WelshBloke]

You can access the greyscale option under settings>accessibility>vision

Not sure if it actually saves a lot of battery though.

 

[KeithP]

You can access the greyscale option under settings>accessibility>vision

Not sure if it actually saves a lot of battery though.

It doesn't. If you search you can find websites that have tested it.

-KeithP

 

[WelshBloke]

It doesn't. If you search you can find websites that have tested it.

-KeithP

Yeah. It makes a lot more sense to put it in the accessibility section rather than the power saving section.