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In Settings, tap
Accounts & sync
and check what types of data are being synced
in your online accounts. When the battery is starting to run low, temporarily
disable syncing some data.
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If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some
accounts.
In the Mail app, select an account, tap >
Settings
>
Sync, Send & Receive
, and
then adjust the settings under Sync schedule.
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When you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of
only your current location, rather than in all of your named cities. Open the
Weather app, and then tap >
Edit
to remove unneeded cities.
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Choose widgets wisely.
Some widgets constantly sync data. Consider removing the ones that are not
important from your Home screen.
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In Play Store, tap >
Settings
, and then clear
Auto-add widgets
to avoid
automatically adding Home screen widgets whenever you've installed new apps.
Also clear
Auto-update apps
if you're fine with updating apps from Play Store
manually.
Other tips
To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips:
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Tone down the ringtone and media volume.
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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.
Updating the HTC Desire SV software
HTC Desire SV can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can
also manually check if there's an available update.
You might want to use Wi-Fi or your computer's Internet connection to download
software updates to save on data usage. You can set this option in
Settings
>
About
>
Software updates
>
.
Installing a software update
When the Internet connection is on and there's a new software update available, the
update notification icon
appears in the status bar.
1.
Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2.
If you want to avoid additional data charges, select
Use Wi-Fi or cable only
.
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