Maximizing battery usage
Your device has an embedded battery. To get the most use from it, keep track of the power consumed by different apps and features.
You can also use Battery Care to increase the battery’s lifetime.
In addition, you can disable the background battery usage of individual apps.
To check and set battery usage for apps
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Find and tap as follows.
[Settings] > [Battery]
The remaining battery percentage and the estimated remaining battery time, etc. will be displayed.
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Tap the following.
[Battery usage]
You can view a list of apps and features that have consumed battery power since the last full charge.
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Select an app whose background battery usage you want to disable, and then tap the following switch to turn it off.
[Allow background usage]
General usage tips to improve battery performance
The following tips can help you improve battery performance.
- Lower the screen brightness level.
- Turn off the Bluetooth function, Wi-Fi, and location services in order to reduce power consumption.
- 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.
- Change the synchronization settings for your email, calendar, and contacts.
- Check the apps that have a high battery consumption and consider the battery saving tips provided on your device for these apps.
- Change the notification level for an app.
- Turn off the location-sharing permission for an app.
- Uninstall apps that you are not using.
- 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.