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22 Your first week with your new phone Manage your connections § Turn off wireless connections you're not using. Go to Settings to turn on or off connections such as mobile data, Wi‑Fi®, or Bluetooth®. § Turn GPS on only when a precise location is needed. To prevent some apps from using GPS in the background, keep the GPS satellites setting off. Turn it on only when you need your precise location while using navigation or location-based apps. Go to Settings and tap Location access to turn this setting on or off. Manage your display Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power. § Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness. § Set the screen timeout to a shorter time. Manage your apps § Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include battery performance improvements. § Uninstall or disable apps that you never use. Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not using them. If there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them. If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still prevent it from continuously running or syncing data. In Settings > Apps, swipe to the All tab, tap the app, and then tap Disable. Limit background data and sync Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing data in the background. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync times, or sync manually. § If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some accounts. § In Google Play™ Store, press , tap Settings, and then clear Auto-update apps if you're fine with updating apps from Google Play Store manually. Other tips To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips: § Tone down the ringtone and media volume. § Minimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, tap Sound and choose which ones you don't need and can disable. § Check your apps' settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.

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Manage your connections
§
Turn off wireless connections you're not using. Go to Settings to turn on or off
connections such as mobile data, Wi
‑
Fi
®
, or Bluetooth
®
.
§
Turn GPS on only when a precise location is needed.
To prevent some apps from using GPS in the background, keep the
GPS
satellites
setting off. Turn it on only when you need your precise location while
using navigation or location-based apps. Go to Settings and tap
Location access
to turn this setting on or off.
Manage your display
Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it
simple helps save battery power.
§
Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness.
§
Set the screen timeout to a shorter time.
Manage your apps
§
Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include
battery performance improvements.
§
Uninstall or disable apps that you never use.
Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not
using them. If there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them.
If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still
prevent it from continuously running or syncing data. In
Settings
>
Apps
, swipe
to the
All
tab, tap the app, and then tap
Disable
.
Limit background data and sync
Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps
syncing data in the background. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync
times, or sync manually.
§
If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some
accounts.
§
In Google Play
™
Store, press
, tap
Settings
, and then clear
Auto-update apps
if you're fine with updating apps from Google Play Store manually.
Other tips
To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips:
§
Tone down the ringtone and media volume.
§
Minimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, tap
Sound
and
choose which ones you don't need and can disable.
§
Check your apps’ settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.
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