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My phone's battery life is short
If the phone uses too much power and the battery life is short, there may be several causes of the problem.
If live wallpapers are turned on, the power consumption may increase.
Solution: Turn off live wallpapers.
If automatic content synchronisation is turned on, the power consumption may increase.
Solution: Turn automatic synchronisation of content on or off
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Passwords and accounts.
Press the indicator next to "Automatically sync app data" to turn the function on or off.
Press OK.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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If automatic app update is turned on, the power consumption may increase.
Solution: Turn automatic update of apps on or off
Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
Press Play Store.
Press the profile icon.
Press Settings.
Press Network preferences.
Press Auto-update apps.
To turn on automatic update of apps using mobile network, press Over any network.
If you turn on automatic update of apps via mobile network, your apps are automatically updated via the mobile network when no Wi-Fi networks are within range.
To turn on automatic update of apps using Wi-Fi, press Over Wi-Fi only.
To turn off automatic update of apps, press Don't auto-update apps.
Press OK.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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If notifications are turned on, the power consumption may increase.
Solution: Turn notifications on or off
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Notifications.
Press App notifications.
Press the drop down list.
Press the required setting.
Press the indicator next to the required apps to turn the function on or off.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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If mobile data is turned on, the power consumption may increase because various apps on the phone keep sending and receiving data.
Solution: Turn mobile data on or off
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press Internet.
Press the mobile data icon to turn the function on or off.
Press Done.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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If the battery is faulty, the battery life is reduced.
Solution: Go to the manufacturer's web page to see if it's possible to change the battery.
You can reduce the power consumption by turning on Low Power Mode.
Solution: Extend the battery life
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Battery.
Press Battery Saver.
Press the required settings to turn them on or off.
Press the indicator next to "Use Battery Saver" to turn on the function.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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If you've used many apps on the phone, the power consumption may increase because the apps keep running in the background.
Solution: End running applications
Slide your finger slowly upwards starting from the bottom of the screen until the list of running applications is displayed.
To end one running application, slide your finger upwards on the required application.
To end all running applications, slide your finger right on the screen.
Press Clear all.
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If GPS is turned on on the phone, the power consumption may increase.
Solution: Turn GPS on or off
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Location.
Press the indicator next to "Use location" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn on geotagging, your phone can find your position using GPS. If you turn off the function, you can't use any GPS functions on your phone.
Press App location permissions.
Press the required app.
Press the required setting.
Press arrow left twice.
Press Location Services.
Press Google Location Accuracy.
If you press the indicator next to "Improve Location Accuracy" to turn on the function, your phone can find your exact position using the GPS satellites, the mobile network and nearby Wi-Fi networks. Satellite-based GPS requires a clear view of the sky.
If you press the indicator next to "Improve Location Accuracy" to turn off the function, your phone can find your exact position using the GPS satellites but it may take longer as there is no access to supplementary information from the mobile network or nearby Wi-Fi networks.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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