Abstract: Techniques for managing power consumption are described herein. In some embodiments, the subject technology provides a method for managing power consumption in a battery powered device, the method comprising steps for determining a user engagement with a battery powered device, wherein the battery powered device comprises one or more hardware components, calculating a power time duration for which the battery powered device is to be maintained in a powered state based on the user engagement with the battery powered device and automatically adjusting power consumption characteristics of the one or more hardware components based on the power time duration. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.