•
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.
•
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 40.
•
Change the synchronization settings for your email, calendar, and contacts, see
Synchronizing with Online Accounts
on page 45.
•
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 25.
•
Turn off the location-sharing permission for an application, see
Application
settings
on page 50.
•
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 Exceptions to Power Saving Features for Apps
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 cannot exempt applications from being optimized by Ultra STAMINA mode.
You can also configure
Battery optimization
from
Settings
>
Apps
> >
Special access
.
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.
If you are sharing a device with multiple users, you may need to log in as the owner, that is, the
primary user, to activate or deactivate STAMINA mode.
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.
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