Sony C6503, C6502, C6506 Memory and storage, Improving battery time using Location-based Wi-Fi

Improving battery time using Location-based Wi-Fi®

The Location-basedWi-Fifeature sets your device to only activate the Wi-Fi® function when it comes within range of a saved Wi-Fi® network. This way you save battery power but still have the convenience of automatic Wi-Fi® connections.

To activate the Location-based Wi-Fi® feature

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management.

3Drag the slider beside Location-basedWi-Fito the right.

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 are not using it, that is, when the screen is not active.

To allow the queuing of background data

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management.

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 12 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, call logs, contacts, messages, 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) is about 2 GB and cannot be used for storage. RAM is used to handle running applications and the operating system.

You may have to purchase a memory card separately.

Read more about the use of memory in Android devices by downloading the White paper for your device at www.sonymobile.com/support.

Improving memory performance

The memory in your device tends to fill up as a result of normal usage. If the device starts to slow down, or applications suddenly shut down, you should consider the following:

•Always have more than 100 MB of free internal storage and more than 100 MB of free RAM.

•Close down running applications that you are not using.

•Clear the cache memory for all applications.

•Uninstall downloaded applications that you don't use.

•Transfer photos, videos and music from the internal memory to the memory card.

•If your device can't read content on the memory card, you may need to format it.

	To view the memory status
1	From your Home screen, tap .
2	Find and tap Settings > Storage.

To view the amount of free and used RAM

1	From your Home screen, tap .
2	Find and tap Settings > Apps > Running.

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