Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Help Guide - Page 31
Power-Saving Modes, Screen settings, Synchronizing with Online Accounts, Application, settings - review
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Power-saving features lower the priority for certain non-essential device functions, such as higher-grade image performance, network activities such as location services, app synchronization and background Wi-Fi scanning. If you do not want an application to be affected, you can exempt it in the Battery Optimization menu. System updates may change the power saving features available on your device. To View Battery Consumption, Estimated Time, and Power-Saving Tips 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery. An overview appears showing the battery percentage and an estimated battery time. 3 Tap SHOW BATTERY USAGE to view a list of features and services that have consumed battery power since the last charging cycle. Tap an item to get information on how to reduce its battery consumption. To View Battery Consumption For Applications 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select an application and review its battery consumption under Battery usage. General Usage Tips to Improve Battery Performance The following tips can help you improve battery performance: • Lower the screen brightness level, see Screen settings on page 48. • Turn off Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, and location services when you don't need these features. • Turn off your device or use Airplane mode if you are in an area with no or low network coverage. Otherwise, your device repeatedly scans for available networks, and this consumes power. • Change the synchronization settings for your email, calendar, and contacts, see Synchronizing with Online Accounts on page 44. • Check the applications that have a high battery consumption and consider the battery saving tips provided on your device for these applications. • Change the notification level for an application, see Notifications on page 24. • Turn off the location-sharing permission for an application, see Application settings on page 49. • Uninstall applications that you are not using, see Application screen on page 21. • Use a Sony original handsfree device to listen to music. Handsfree devices consume less battery than your device's loudspeakers. • Restart your device every now and then. To Make Specific Applications Exempt From Battery Optimization 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery. 3 Tap and select Battery optimization. You will see a list of applications that are not optimized. 4 To add or remove applications from this list, tap Apps and select or de-select an application from the list to edit its optimization settings. 5 The list of applications that are not optimized will get updated according to your settings. You can also configure Battery optimization from the Apps menu by tapping . Power-Saving Modes There are several power-saving modes available for you to use if you want to make your battery last longer: STAMINA mode Depending on the STAMINA level, different features will be restricted or disabled in order to reduce battery consumption. These include rendering performance, animation and screen brightness, image enhancement, background app data syncing, vibration (except for incoming calls), streaming, and GPS (while the screen is off). appears in the status bar. 31 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.