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Battery life

Tips & tricks to extend your battery performance.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
  1. To access Battery Usage Manager, from the home screen, swipe down from the Notifications bar.
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  2. Tap the Settings icon.
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  3. Swipe to the MORE tab, then tap Battery.
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  4. View the current battery usage. Scroll down to view battery usage by app.
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  5. Enable Power saving mode to prolong battery life.
    Note: To access, swipe down from the Notification bar > tap Settings icon > swipe to the MY DEVICE tab, then tap 'Power saving' > tap 'Power saving mode' > tap the Power saving mode switch.
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  6. Set the Brightness to low or automatic.
    Note: To access, swipe down from the Notifications bar > tap the Settings icon > swipe to the DEVICE tab, then tap 'Display' > tap 'Brightness'
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  7. Set the Screen timeout to a shorter duration.
    Note: To access, swipe down from the Notification bar > tap the Settings icon > swipe to the DEVICE tab, then tap 'Display > tap 'Screen timeout'
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  8. Turn off Bluetooth,Wi-Fi and NFC when not in use.
    Note: To access, swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers > tap the desired features
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  9. Turn of Location services.
    Note: To access, swipe down from the Notification bar > tap 'Location'.
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  10. Turn off the Auto-update apps feature in the Play Store.
    Note: To access, from the home screen, tap 'Play Store' > tap the Menu icon > tap 'Settings' > tap 'Auto-update apps'.
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  11. Disable automatic Sync.
    Note: To access, swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers > tap 'Sync'.
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  12. If you are traveling and do not have access to mobile or Wi-Fi networks, switch to Airplane mode.
    Note: To access, press and hold the Power/Lock key > tap 'Airplane mode'.
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  13. For information about charging your battery, search tutorials for ‘Charge battery’.
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