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Battery life

Tips & tricks to extend your battery performance.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
  1. Charging to completion prolongs battery life.
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  2. To enable Battery saver, swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Action center.
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  3. Tap ALL SETTINGS.
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  4. Scroll to, then tap battery saver.
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  5. Tap the Battery Saver switch.
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  6. To view individual app battery usage, swipe left.
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  7. Tap the desired app to view the details.
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  8. Ensure that brightness is set to Automatically adjust.
    Note: From the Start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen > SETTINGS > brightness.
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  9. Make sure Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and mobile data are disabled when not in use.
    Note: From the Start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
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  10. Ensure location services are disabled to preserve battery life.
    Note: From the Start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen > SETTINGS > location.
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  11. Turn off auto-update in the store settings.
    Note: From the Start screen, tap Store > Menu icon > settings > Update apps automatically.
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  12. Set auto-syncing options to manually.
    Note: From the Start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen > ALL SETTINGS > email & accounts > tap the desired account.
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