§ Lower the screen brightness when you don't need it. See Screen brightness on page 60.
§ Set the screen timeout to a shorter time. See Setting when to turn off the screen on page 60.
§ Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can help a little. The less color is
displayed, the less battery is used. See Changing your Home screen wallpaper on page 25.
Manage your apps
§ Battery manager helps extend battery standby time. See Battery optimization for apps on
page 37.
§ Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include battery
performance improvements.
§ Uninstall or disable apps that you never use.
Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not using them. If
there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them.
If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still prevent it from
continuously running or syncing data. See Disabling an app on page 54.
Limit background data and sync
Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing data in the
background. It’s recommended not to let apps sync data too often. Determine which apps can be set
with longer sync times, or sync manually.
§ In Settings, tap Accounts and check what types of data are being synced in your online
accounts. When the battery is starting to run low, temporarily disable syncing some data.
§ If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some accounts.
§ When you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of only your
current location, rather than in all of your named cities. Open the Weather app, and then tap
to edit and remove unneeded cities.
§ Choose widgets wisely.
Some widgets constantly sync data. Consider removing the ones that are not important from
your Home screen.
§ In Google Play Store, tap Settings, and then tap Auto-update apps Don't auto-update
apps if you're fine with updating apps from Google Play Store manually.
Other tips
To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips:
§ Tone down the notification and media volume.
§ Minimize the use of sound feedback. In Settings, tap Sound and choose which ones you don't
need and can disable.
§ Check your app settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.
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