Pause/Suspend/Stop protection on android phone

I recently added AVG Antivirus to my Samsung S9.   It runs continuously but it sucks up plenty of my battery.  How do I pause or suspend or stop it?      I know how to do it on my laptop but on the phone, no.  I prefer not to "Force-stop".  Thanks.

Hello Mark, 

We would request to submit your query to our Android product support team.  Please visit the following website Contact AVG Support - AVG Phone Number, and Chat Support , fill in your details, issue description and click on "Request Answer via Email". They will get back to you via email with a resolution at the earliest.