Optimize Battery Life
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Optimize Battery Life

Tips and tricks to extend your battery performance.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

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For charging and use times, see the Specifications tutorial. 

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

 

• View and manage power consumption

• View battery usage

• Enable battery saver mode

• Turn off unused services and activate Airplane mode

• Change display settings

• Turn off auto-updates for apps

 

 

View and manage power consumption

Use the original charger and battery to maintain optimal battery performance over the life of your device. The battery comes partially charged. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. 

 

 

View battery usage

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the clock screen to access the Apps tray, then scroll to and select the settings app Settings app.

 

2. Scroll to and select Battery and device care. Battery Usage information will be displayed.

 

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Enable battery saver mode

1. From the Battery and device care screen, select Battery. 

 

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2. Scroll to and select the Power saving switch.

 

Note: Alternatively, swipe down from the top of the screen to access Quick Settings. Swipe left, then select the power saver icon Power saving icon. Battery-smart features can help save your battery for what matters most. Power saving mode turns off Wi-Fi and mobile network and turns off all functions except calls, messages and notifications. 

 

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Turn off unused services and activate Airplane mode 

Swipe down from the top of screen to access Quick Settings, then swipe left. If enabled, select the Wi-Fi icon.

 

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If you are traveling and do not have access to mobile or Wi-Fi networks, enable Airplane mode. Swipe left twice then select the Airplane mode icon.

 

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Change display settings

To extend battery life, set the screen to a lower brightness and decrease screen timeout. From the Settings screen, scroll to and select Display.

 

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To lower screen brightness, select Brightness then select and drag the brightness slider to the desired lower brightness setting.

 

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To change Screen timeout, scroll to and select Screen timeout. Select a lower screen timeout option.

 

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Turn off auto-updates for apps

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the clock screen to access the Apps tray, then scroll to and select the settings app Play Store app.

 

2. Scroll to and select Settings, then select the Automatic app install switch.

 

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