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Check Battery History
Checkhowlongyou’vebeenusingthephonesincethelastcharge.Youcanalsoseeachartthat
showshowlongthescreenhasbeenon,andhowlongyou’vebeenusingconnectionslikethe
mobilenetworkorWi-Fi.
1.
Withtwofingers,swipedownfromthestatusbar,andthentouch >Power>History.
2. Ifyou’veusedthephoneforalongtimesincethelastcharge,swipeleftorrighttoscalethe
graphthatdetailsbatteryusageovertime.Youcanalsoslideyourfingerstogetherorapartto
scalethegraph.
Display the Battery Percentage
Youcancheckthepercentageofremainingbatterypowerrightfromthestatusbar.
1.
Withtwofingers,swipedownfromthestatusbar,andthentouch >Power.
2. SelectShow battery level.
Battery Saving Tips
Howlongthebatterycanlastbeforeitneedsrechargingdependsonhowyouuseyourphone.The
powermanagementfeaturesofyourphonehelpsincreasebatterylife.Intimeswhenyouneedto
extendthebatterylifemore,tryoutsomeofthesetips.
CheckPowerUsage
Monitoringyourbatteryusagehelpsyouidentifywhat’susingthemostpowersoyoucanchoose
whattodoaboutit.Fordetails,seeCheckBatteryUsage.
ManageYourConnections
n Turn off wireless connections you’re not using.Toturnonoroffconnectionssuchas
mobiledata,Wi-Fi,orBluetooth,gotoSettingsandtouchtheirON/OFFswitches.
n Turn GPS on only when a precise location is needed.Topreventsomeappsfromusing
GPSinthebackground,cleartheDevice sensorsoptioninSettings>Location>Mode.
Selectitonlywhenyouneedyourpreciselocationwhileusingnavigationorlocation-based
apps.Formoreinformationonlocationservices,seeLocationSettings.
n IftheSleep modeoptioninSettings>Powerisenabled,atlowpeaktimes,yourphonewill
turnoffthedataconnectionafterthescreenhasbeenofffor15minutesandthere’snonetwork
activity(nodownloads,streaming,ordatausage).Thedataconnectionresumeswhenyou
switchthescreenbackon.