Virgin Mobile 601 Manage Your Apps, Limit Background Data and Sync, More Battery Saving Tips

Manage Your Apps

nInstall the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include battery performance improvements.

nUninstall or disable apps that you never use.

Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you’re not using them. If there are apps that you don’t need anymore, uninstall them. See Uninstall Third-party Apps.

If an app came preloaded and can’t be uninstalled, disabling the app can still prevent it from continuously running or syncing data. In Settings > Apps, swipe to the All tab, touch the app, and then touch Disable.

Limit Background Data and Sync

Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing data in the background. It’s recommended not to let apps sync data too often. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync times, or sync manually.

nIn Settings, touch Accounts & sync and check what types of data are being synced in your online accounts. When the battery is starting to run low, temporarily disable syncing some data.

nIf you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some accounts. In the Mail app, select an account, touch > Settings > Sync, Send & Receive, and then adjust the settings under Sync schedule.

nWhen you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of only your current location, rather than in all of your named cities. Open the Weather app, and then touch > Edit to remove unneeded cities.

nChoose widgets wisely. Some widgets constantly sync data. Consider removing the ones that are not important from your Home screen.

nIn Play Store, touch > Settings, and then clear Auto-add widgets to avoid automatically adding Home screen widgets whenever you’ve installed new apps. Also clear Auto-update apps if you’re fine with updating apps from Play Store manually.

More Battery Saving Tips

To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips.

nTone down the ringtone and media volume.

nMinimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, touch Sound and choose which ones you don’t need and can disable.

nCheck your apps’ settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.

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