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Improving battery time using Low battery mode Use the Low battery mode feature to automatically start saving power when the battery reaches a certain charge level. You can set and readjust this charge level as desired. You can also decide which functions to keep active, for example, mobile data traffic, Wi-Fi® or auto-sync. To activate Low battery mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Power management. 3 Drag the slider beside Low battery mode to the right. 4 If prompted, tap Activate. appears in the status bar when the battery reaches the charge level that you set. To change the settings for Low battery mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Power management. 3 Make sure Low battery mode is activated, then tap Low battery mode. 4 Change the settings, for example, to readjust the battery level. Improving battery time using Location-based Wi-Fi® The Location-based Wi-Fi feature sets your device to only activate the Wi-Fi® function when it comes within range of a saved Wi-Fi® network. This way you save battery power but still have the convenience of automatic Wi-Fi® connections. To activate the Location-based Wi-Fi® feature 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Power management. 3 Drag the slider beside Location-based Wi-Fi to the right. Improving battery time by queuing background data You can improve battery performance by setting your device to send background data at pre-defined intervals when you're not using it, that is, when the screen is not active. To allow the queuing of background data 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Power management. 3 Mark the checkbox beside Queue background data. Memory and storage Your device has different types of memory and storage possibilities for photos, apps, and other files: • The internal storage is about 12 GB and is used to store downloaded or transferred content along with personal settings and data. Examples are alarm, volume and language settings, emails, bookmarks, call logs, contacts, messages, calendar events, photos, videos, and music. • You can use a removable memory card of up to 64 GB to get more storage space. Most applications can read data from a memory card but only certain apps can save files to this type of memory. You can, for example, set the camera application to save photos directly to the memory card. • The dynamic memory (RAM) is about 3 GB and cannot be used for storage. RAM is used to handle running applications and the operating system. You may have to purchase a memory card separately. Read more about the use of memory in Android devices by downloading the white paper for your device at www.sonymobile.com/support. 118 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Improving battery time using Low battery mode
Use the
Low battery mode
feature to automatically start saving power when the battery
reaches a certain charge level. You can set and readjust this charge level as desired. You
can also decide which functions to keep active, for example, mobile data traffic, Wi-Fi®
or auto-sync.
To activate Low battery mode
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Power management
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Low battery mode
to the right.
4
If prompted, tap
Activate
.
appears in the status bar when the battery reaches
the charge level that you set.
To change the settings for Low battery mode
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Power management
.
3
Make sure
Low battery mode
is activated, then tap
Low battery mode
.
4
Change the settings, for example, to readjust the battery level.
Improving battery time using Location-based Wi-Fi®
The
Location-based Wi-Fi
feature sets your device to only activate the Wi-Fi® function
when it comes within range of a saved Wi-Fi® network. This way you save battery power
but still have the convenience of automatic Wi-Fi® connections.
To activate the Location-based Wi-Fi® feature
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Power management
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Location-based Wi-Fi
to the right.
Improving battery time by queuing background data
You can improve battery performance by setting your device to send background data at
pre-defined intervals when you're not using it, that is, when the screen is not active.
To allow the queuing of background data
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Power management
.
3
Mark the checkbox beside
Queue background data
.
Memory and storage
Your device has different types of memory and storage possibilities for photos, apps,
and other files:
•
The
internal storage
is about
12
GB and is used to store downloaded or transferred
content along with personal settings and data. Examples are alarm, volume and
language settings, emails, bookmarks, call logs, contacts, messages, calendar events,
photos, videos, and music.
•
You can use a removable
memory card
of up to
64
GB to get more storage space. Most
applications can read data from a memory card but only certain apps can save files to
this type of memory. You can, for example, set the camera application to save photos
directly to the memory card.
•
The
dynamic memory (RAM)
is about
3
GB and cannot be used for storage. RAM is
used to handle running applications and the operating system.
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Read more about the use of memory in Android devices by downloading the white paper
for your device at
www.sonymobile.com/support
.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.