VI. Saving Battery Life

You may learn about your power consumption in Settings > About device > Battery Use or use an app designed to to analyze usage patterns.

Very Low Battery

Full Battery

Charging Battery

Tips on Extending the Life of Your Battery:

1.Understand that streaming audio or video apps will use a lot of battery life

2.Disable Wireless Network Positioning

You can turn it off from Settings > Location & Security > Use wireless networks.

3.Switch off Wi-Fi

If you’re not close to a strong Wi-Fi signal for extended periods of time, disable Wi-Fi from a homescreen widget or from Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi.

4.Use a Quick Screen Timeout

You can alter this option from Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.

5.Turn Down the Screen Brightness

Reduce brightness to a comfortable level using a widget (Section IV) or at Settings > Sound & display > Brightness.

6.Use Web Widgets Wisely

Widgets that access the Web consume more power than widgets that do not.

7.Reduce Automatic Updates

Adjust settings within your apps that use an auto-update feature to do so rarely or only manually.

8.You may consider a power management app that will regulate the settings discussed above

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