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
speakerphone.
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 turn Battery Saver on, on the
start screen, swipe down from the top of the screen,
and tap ALL SETTINGS > Battery Saver.
When your phone goes into battery saver mode,
you may not be able to change the settings of all
apps.
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Change the phone screen settings
• Set the phone screen to turn off after a short time.
On the start screen, swipe down from the top of
the screen, and tap ALL SETTINGS > lock
screen > Screen times out after.
• Change the glance 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,
and switch Glance screen to peek. To turn glance
off, switch Glance screen to off. Glance 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 turn 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 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, press and hold , and tap on the apps
you want to close.
Use location services selectively
If you want to keep location services turned on, but
don't want to use check-in services, on the start
screen, swipe down from the top of the screen, and
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tap ALL SETTINGS. Swipe to applications, tap
people, 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.
• Turn Bluetooth on only when needed.
• Turn NFC on only when needed. To turn 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 Wi-Fi 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 > Wi-
Fi, and switch Wi-Fi networking to Off
.
• If you're listening to music or otherwise using
your phone, but don't want to make or receive
calls, turn airplane mode on. On the start screen,
swipe down from the top of the screen, tap ALL
SETTINGS > airplane mode, and switch Status
to On
.
Check battery use
To check which apps have been eating up your battery life, on the start screen, swipe down
from the top of the screen, and tap ALL SETTINGS > Battery Saver, and swipe to usage.