Settings Device Settings 229
Limit Background Data and Sync
Backgrounddataandsynccanusealotofbatterypowerifyouhavemanyappssyncingdatainthe
background.It’srecommendednottoletappssyncdatatoooften.Determinewhichappscanbeset
withlongersynctimes,orsyncmanually.
n InSettings,tapAccounts & syncandcheckwhattypesofdataarebeingsyncedinyouronline
accounts.Whenthebatteryisstartingtorunlow,temporarilydisablesyncingsomedata.
n Whenyou’renottravelingfromoneplacetoanother,syncweatherupdatesofonlyyourcurrent
location,ratherthaninallofyournamedcities.OpentheWeatherapp,andthentap toeditand
removeunneededcities.
n Choosewidgetswisely.Somewidgetsconstantlysyncdata.Considerremovingtheonesthat
arenotimportantfromyourHomescreen.
n
InPlayStore,tap >Settings,andthenclearAdd icon to Home screentoavoid
automaticallyaddingHomescreenappshortcutswheneveryou'veinstallednewapps.Alsotap
Auto-update apps>Do not auto-update appsifyou'refinewithupdatingappsfromPlay
Storemanually.
More Battery Saving Tips
Tosqueezeinalittlebitmorebatterypower,trythesetips.
n Tonedowntheringtoneandmediavolume.
n Minimizetheuseofvibrationorsoundfeedback.InSettings,tapSound & notificationand
choosewhichonesyoudon’tneedandcandisable.
n Checkyourapps’settingsasyoumayfindmoreoptionstooptimizethebattery.
Memory Settings
UsetheMemorysettingstocheckthephone'saveragememoryuseortofindouthowmuch
memoryisbeingusedbyindividualapps.
1.
Tap > > Settings.
2. TapMemory.
You'llseetheaveragememoryuseofyourphone.
3. Tochangethemonitoringduration,tapthedurationhoursandselectadurationtime.
4. Tofindouthowmuchmemoryisbeingusedbyapps,tapMemory used by apps.