Sony D2212 Improving battery time using Stamina mode, Find and tap Settings Power management

To view the estimated battery time

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management.

Improving battery time using STAMINA mode

Use STAMINA mode to automatically improve battery time when the battery reaches a certain charge level. A function called Extended standby recognises when your screen is not active and can automatically disable and mobile data. Most applications then become inactive. Once the screen becomes active again, your device starts to function normally and all disabled functions resume. You can exclude some applications and services from being paused in STAMINA mode.

STAMINA mode also has a feature that restricts hardware performance while you are using your device, to save even more power. When this feature is activated, your device can still function normally.

To activate STAMINA mode

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management.

3Drag the slider beside STAMINA mode to the right, then tap Activate, if prompted. appears in the status bar once the battery reaches a set level.

To choose when to activate STAMINA mode

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management > STAMINA mode > Activation.

3 Drag the slider to adjust the battery level at which you want to activate STAMINA mode.

4 Tap OK.

appears in the status bar when the battery reaches the level that you set.

To activate the Extended standby function

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management, then tap STAMINA mode.

3 Mark the Extended standby checkbox if it is not already marked, then tap Activate, if prompted.

To select which applications to run in STAMINA mode

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management, then tap STAMINA mode.

3 Make sure that the Extended standby checkbox is marked, then tap Apps active in standby > Add applications.

4 Scroll left or right to add or remove applications and services as desired. 5 When you're finished, tap Done.

To restrict the hardware performance

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Power management, then tap STAMINA mode.

3 Mark the Extended usage checkbox, then tap Activate, 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, or auto-sync.

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