Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Help Guide - Page 36

Updating your device, Updating Your Device Wirelessly

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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. To Activate or Deactivate STAMINA Mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery. 3 Tap STAMINA mode and tap the slider to activate or deactivate the function. When STAMINA mode is activated you can select additional options, for example you can adjust the Auto-start percentage according to your preferences. You can exempt applications from being optimized by STAMINA mode in the Battery Optimization menu. Updating your device You should update the software on your device to get the latest functionality, enhancements, and bug fixes in order to ensure optimal performance. When a software update is available, appears in the status bar. You can also check for new updates manually, or schedule an update. Before updating your device, consider the following: • Ensure you have sufficient storage capacity before attempting to update. • If you are using a device with multiple users, you must log in as the owner, that is, the primary user, to update the device. • System and application updates can present the features on your device in another way than described in this User Guide. The Android™ version might not be affected after an update. For more information about software updates, go to http://support.sonymobile.com/ software/. To check for new software 1 If you are using a device with multiple users, make sure you are logged in as the owner. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > About tablet > Software update. If no new software is available, it's possible that you may not have enough free memory on your device. If your Xperia™ device has less than 500 MB of free internal memory (device memory) available, you do not receive any information about new software. The following notification appears in the Notification panel to warn of the lack of storage space: Storage space running out. Some system functions may not work. If you receive this notification, you must free up internal memory (device memory) before you can get notifications about new software being available. Updating Your Device Wirelessly Use the Software update application to update your device software wirelessly. The updates you can download over a cellphone network depend on your service provider. It is recommended to use a Wi-Fi network instead of a cellphone network to download new software so you can avoid data traffic costs. To download and install a system update 1 If you are using a device with multiple users, make sure you are logged in as the owner. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > About tablet > Software update. 4 If a system update is available, tap Download to download it to your device. 5 When the download is finished, tap Install and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 36 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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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.
To Activate or Deactivate STAMINA Mode
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Battery
.
3
Tap
STAMINA mode
and tap the slider to activate or deactivate the function.
When STAMINA mode is activated you can select additional options, for example
you can adjust the Auto-start percentage according to your preferences.
You can exempt applications from being optimized by STAMINA mode in the Battery
Optimization menu.
Updating your device
You should update the software on your device to get the latest functionality,
enhancements, and bug
fixes
in order to ensure optimal performance. When a software
update is available,
appears in the status bar. You can also check for new updates
manually, or schedule an update.
Before updating your device, consider the following:
Ensure you have
sufficient
storage capacity before attempting to update.
If you are using a device with multiple users, you must log in as the owner, that is, the
primary user, to update the device.
System and application updates can present the features on your device in another way
than described in this User Guide. The Android™ version might not be affected after an
update.
For more information about software updates, go to
software/
.
To check for new software
1
If you are using a device with multiple users, make sure you are logged in as the
owner.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
About tablet
>
Software update
.
If no new software is available, it’s possible that you may not have enough free memory on
your device. If your Xperia™ device has less than 500 MB of free internal memory (device
memory) available, you do not receive any information about new software. The following
notification
appears in the
Notification
panel to warn of the lack of storage space:
Storage space running out. Some system functions may not work.
If you receive this
notification,
you must free up internal memory (device memory) before you
can get
notifications
about new software being available.
Updating Your Device Wirelessly
Use the Software update application to update your device software wirelessly. The
updates you can download over a cellphone network depend on your service provider. It
is recommended to use a Wi-Fi network instead of a cellphone network to download
new software so you can avoid data
traffic
costs.
To download and install a system update
1
If you are using a device with multiple users, make sure you are logged in as the
owner.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
About tablet
>
Software update
.
4
If a system update is available, tap
Download
to download it to your device.
5
When the download is
finished,
tap
Install
and follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.
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