Extend battery life
Get the most out of your phone while getting the battery life you need. There are steps you
can take to save power on your phone.
To save power:
Charge wisely
Always charge the battery fully.
Select only the sounds that you need Mute unnecessary sounds, such as key press
sounds. On the start screen, swipe down from the
top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS > ringtones
+sounds, and select which sounds to keep.
Use wired headphones
Use wired headphones, rather than the loudspeaker.
Use Battery Saver
You can set your phone to automatically save power
when the battery charge level is low. To check the
battery status, and to switch Battery Saver on, tap
Battery Saver.
When your phone goes into battery saver mode,
you may not be able to change the settings of all
apps.
Change the phone screen settings
• Set the phone screen to switch off after a short
time. On the start screen, swipe down from the
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top of the screen, and tap ALL SETTINGS > lock
screen > Screen times out after.
• Change the glance screen settings. To shortly see
the time and your notifications when moving
your phone, on the start screen, swipe down from
the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >
glance screen, and switch Glance screen to
peek. To switch glance screen off, switch Glance
screen to off. Glance screen is not supported by
all phones. For availability, go to
www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/
wpfeatures.
• Use double-tap to wake up your phone only
when needed. To switch the feature off, on the
start screen, swipe down from the top of the
screen, tap ALL SETTINGS > touch, and switch
Wake up to Off
. Double-tap to wake up is
not supported by all phones. For availability, go
to www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/
wpfeatures.
Lower the screen brightness
• On the start screen, swipe down from the top of
the screen, and tap ALL SETTINGS >
brightness. Make sure that Automatically
adjust is switched to Off
. Switch Level to
low, and switch Automatically adjust to On
. To be able to change the screen brightness
automatically, your phone must have a light
sensor. For availability, go to
www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/
wpfeatures.
• To lower the screen brightness when the battery
saver is on, on the start screen, swipe down from
the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >
display, and switch Battery Saver brightness to
On
.
Stop apps from running in the
background
• Close the apps you are not using. To close most
of the apps, tap and hold the back key , and
tap on the apps you want to close.
• Some apps may run in the background
unnecessarily. Tap Battery Saver, and swipe
to usage. Tap the app you want, and stop it from
running in the background.
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Use location services selectively
If you want to keep location services switched on,
but don't want to use check-in services, on the start
screen, tap People >
> settings, and switch
Use my location to Off
.
Use network connections selectively • Set your phone to check for new mail less
frequently, or even by request only. In every
mailbox you have, tap
> settings > sync
settings, and select how often to sync.
• Switch Bluetooth on only when needed.
• Switch NFC on only when needed. To switch the
NFC feature off, on the start screen, swipe down
from the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >
NFC, and switch Tap to share to Off
. NFC
is not supported by all phones. For availability, go
to www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/
wpfeatures.
• Use a WiFi connection to connect to the internet,
rather than a mobile data connection.
• Stop your phone scanning for available wireless
networks. On the start screen, swipe down from
the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >
WiFi, and switch WiFi networking to Off
.
• If you're listening to music or otherwise using
your phone, but don't want to make or receive
calls, switch flight mode on. On the start screen,
swipe down from the top of the screen, tap ALL
SETTINGS > flight mode, and switch Status to
On
.
Check battery use
To check which apps have been eating up your battery life, tap Battery Saver, and swipe
to usage.