Sony SGP561 Memory and storage, Improving battery time using Low battery mode, Internal storage

To restrict the hardware performance

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Battery, then tap STAMINA mode.

3Mark the Extended usage checkbox, then tap Turn on, if prompted.

If you notice a sharp reduction in performance when this function is activated, unmark the Extended usage checkbox to deactivate it.

Improving battery time using Low battery mode

Use the Low battery mode feature to automatically start saving power when the battery reaches a certain charge level. You can set and readjust this charge level as desired. You can also decide which functions to keep active, for example, mobile data traffic, Wi-Fi® or auto-sync.

If you are using a device with multiple users, only the owner, that is, the primary user, can adjust the settings for Low battery mode as well as activate or deactivate the feature. Changes made by the owner affect all other users.

To activate Low battery mode

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Battery.

3Drag the slider beside Low battery mode to the right.

4If prompted, tap Turn on. appears in the status bar when the battery reaches the charge level that you set.

To change the settings for Low battery mode

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Battery.

3Make sure that Low battery mode is activated, then tap Low battery mode.

4 Change the settings, for example, readjust the battery level.

Improving battery time by queuing background data

You can improve battery performance by setting your device to send background data at pre-defined intervals when you're not using it, that is, when the screen is not active. If you are using a device with multiple users, you may need to log in as the owner, that is, the primary user, to allow or disallow the queuing of background data. Changes made by the owner affect all other users.

To allow the queuing of background data

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Battery.

3Mark the checkbox beside Queue background data.

Memory and storage

Your device has different types of memory and storage possibilities for photos, apps, and other files:

•The

internal storage

is about 32 GB and is used to store downloaded or transferred content along with personal settings and data. Examples are alarm, volume and language settings, emails, bookmarks, contacts, calendar events, photos, videos, and music.

•You can use a removable memory card

of up to 32 GB to get more storage space. Most applications can read data from a memory card but only certain apps can save files to this type of memory. You can, for example, set the camera application to save photos directly to the memory card.

•The

dynamic memory (RAM)

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