Sony Xperia 10 Plus Help Guide - Page 39

STAMINA mode, Ultra STAMINA mode, Settings, Battery, Power-saving exceptions

Page 39 highlights

• Use a Wi-Fi network instead of roaming when abroad. Roaming is scanning for your home network and puts additional demands on your battery as your device must transmit with a higher output power, see Wi-Fi on page 49. • Change the synchronization settings for your email, calendar and contacts. • 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 32. • Turn off the location-sharing permission for an application, see Application settings on page 59. • Uninstall applications that you are not using, see Application screen on page 26. • 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 optimization You can make applications exempt from being optimized. 1 Find and tap Settings > Battery. 2 Tap (Menu icon) and select Power-saving exceptions. You will see a list of applications that are not optimized. 3 To add or remove applications from this exemption list, tap APPS and select or deselect an application from the list to edit its exception settings. 4 The list of applications that are exempt will get updated according to your settings. Hint You can also configure Power-saving exceptions from Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Special app access > Power-saving feature. 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 synchronizing, vibration except for incoming calls, streaming and GPS while the screen is off. (STAMINA mode icon) appears in the status bar. Hint The device will suggest that you activate STAMINA mode if the battery is likely to run out before the next expected charging session. Tap Settings > Battery > STAMINA mode > Smart STAMINA notification, and then tap the switch to enable or disable this function. To activate or deactivate STAMINA mode 1 Find and tap Settings > Battery. 2 Tap STAMINA mode and tap the switch 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. Hint You can exempt applications from being optimized by STAMINA mode in the Power-saving feature menu. Ultra STAMINA mode Your battery time is extensively prolonged, but available applications are limited and mobile data and Wi-Fi are disabled. Calling and SMS are still available. Your Home screen is changed and (Ultra STAMINA mode icon) appears in the status bar. 39 Internet version. For personal use only.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109

Use a Wi-Fi network instead of roaming when abroad. Roaming is scanning for
your home network and puts additional demands on your battery as your device
must transmit with a higher output power, see
Wi-Fi
on page 49.
Change the synchronization settings for your email, calendar and contacts.
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 32.
Turn off the location-sharing permission for an application, see
Application
settings
on page 59.
Uninstall applications that you are not using, see
Application screen
on page 26.
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 optimization
You can make applications exempt from being optimized.
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
Battery
.
2
Tap
(Menu icon) and select
Power-saving exceptions
. You will see a list of
applications that are not optimized.
3
To add or remove applications from this exemption list, tap
APPS
and select or de-
select an application from the list to edit its exception settings.
4
The list of applications that are exempt will get updated according to your settings.
Hint
You can also configure Power-saving exceptions from Settings > Apps & notifications >
Advanced > Special app access > Power-saving feature.
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
synchronizing, vibration except for incoming calls, streaming and GPS while the
screen is off.
(STAMINA mode icon) appears in the status bar.
Hint
The device will suggest that you activate STAMINA mode if the battery is likely to run out
before the next expected charging session. Tap Settings > Battery > STAMINA mode > Smart
STAMINA notification, and then tap the switch to enable or disable this function.
To activate or deactivate STAMINA mode
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
Battery
.
2
Tap
STAMINA mode
and tap the switch 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.
Hint
You can exempt applications from being optimized by STAMINA mode in the Power-saving
feature menu.
Ultra STAMINA mode
Your battery time is extensively prolonged, but available applications are limited
and mobile data and Wi-Fi are disabled. Calling and SMS are still available. Your
Home screen is changed and
(Ultra STAMINA mode icon) appears in the status
bar.
39
Internet version. For personal use only.