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Limit Background Data and Sync
Backgrounddataandsynccanusealotofbatterypowerifyouhavemanyappssyncingdatainthe
background.It’srecommendednottoletappssyncdatatoooften.Determinewhichappscanbeset
withlongersynctimes,orsyncmanually.
n InSettings,touchAccounts & syncandcheckwhattypesofdataarebeingsyncedinyour
onlineaccounts.Whenthebatteryisstartingtorunlow,temporarilydisablesyncingsomedata.
n Ifyouhavemanyemailaccounts,considerprolongingthesynctimeofsomeaccounts.Inthe
Mailapp,selectanaccount,touch >Settings>Sync, Send & Receive,andthenadjustthe
settingsunderSyncschedule.
n Whenyou’renottravelingfromoneplacetoanother,syncweatherupdatesofonlyyourcurrent
location,ratherthaninallofyournamedcities.OpentheWeatherapp,andthentouch >Editto
removeunneededcities.
n Choosewidgetswisely.Somewidgetsconstantlysyncdata.Considerremovingtheonesthat
arenotimportantfromyourHomescreen.
n
InPlayStore,touch >Settings,andthenclearAuto-add widgetstoavoidautomatically
addingHomescreenwidgetswheneveryou’veinstallednewapps.AlsotouchAuto-update
apps>Do not auto-update appsifyou’refinewithupdatingappsfromPlayStoremanually.
More Battery Saving Tips
Tosqueezeinalittlebitmorebatterypower,trythesetips.
n Tonedowntheringtoneandmediavolume.
n Minimizetheuseofvibrationorsoundfeedback.InSettings,touchSoundandchoosewhich
onesyoudon’tneedandcandisable.
n Checkyourapps’settingsasyoumayfindmoreoptionstooptimizethebattery.
Language & Keyboard Settings
Yourphone’sLanguage&keyboardsettingsletyouselectalanguageforthephonesscreensand
menus,aswellasmanageapersonaluserdictionary.
Change the Phone Language
Changingthelanguageadjuststhekeyboardlayout,dateandtimeformatting,andmore.
1.
Withtwofingers,swipedownfromthestatusbar,andthentouch >Language & keyboard.
2. TouchLanguageandtouchthelanguageyouwanttouse.