Battery life
Get the most out of your phone while getting the battery life you need. There are 
steps you can take to save power on your phone.
EXTEND BATTERY LIFE
To save power:
Always charge the battery fully.1. 
Mute unnecessary sounds, such as 2. 
touch sounds. Tap Settings > Sound
 > Advanced, and under Other 
sounds and vibrations, select which 
sounds to keep.
Use wired headphones, rather than 3. 
the loudspeaker.
Set the phone screen to switch off 4. 
after a short time. Tap Settings > 
Display > Advanced > Sleep and 
select the time. 
Tap Settings > Display > 5. 
Brightness level. To adjust the 
brightness, drag the brightness level 
slider. Make sure that Adaptive 
brightness is disabled. 
Stop apps from running in the 6. 
background: tap  and close the 
apps you don’t need.
Enable the Background activity 7. 
manager. The notifications of some 
apps or emails may not be able to 
be retrieved instantly. You can 
manage the battery life by adding 
apps to or removing them from the 
whitelist. Tap Settings > Battery > 
Background activity manager.
Switch on the power saver: Tap 8. 
Settings > Battery > Battery saver
 and switch to On.
Use location services selectively: 9. 
Switch location services off when 
you don’t need them. Tap Settings
 > Security & Location > Location, 
and switch to Off.
Use network connections 10. 
selectively: 
switch Bluetooth on only when 
needed. 
Use a Wi-Fi connection to connect 
to the internet, rather than a mobile 
data connection.
Stop your phone scanning for 
available wireless networks. Tap 
Settings > Network & Internet > 
Wi-Fi, and switch to Off.
If you're listening to music or 
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