User Guide

• Lower the screen brightness level, see Screen settings on page 57.
• Turn o Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, and location services when you don't need these
features.
• Turn o your device or use Airplane mode if you are in an area with no or
low network coverage. Otherwise, your device repeatedly scans for available
networks, and this consumes power.
• Use a Wi-Fi network instead of roaming when abroad. Roaming is scanning
for your home network and puts additional demands on your battery as your
device must transmit with a higher output power, see Wi-Fi on page 47.
• Change the synchronization settings for your email, calendar, and contacts,
see
Synchronizing with Online Accounts on page 53.
• Check the applications that have a high battery consumption and consider
the battery saving tips provided on your device for these applications.
• Change the notification level for an application, see
Notifications on page 29.
• Turn o the location-sharing permission for an application, see Application
settings on page 58.
• Uninstall applications that you are not using, see
Application screen on
page 23.
• Use a Sony original handsfree device to listen to music. Handsfree devices
consume less battery than your device's loudspeakers.
• Restart your device every now and then.
To make specific applications exempt from optimization
You can make applications exempt from being optimized.
1 Find and tap Settings > Battery.
2 Tap
and select Power-saving exceptions. You will see a list of
applications that are not optimized.
3 To add or remove applications from this exemption list, tap Apps and select
or de-select an application from the list to edit its exception settings.
4 The list of applications that are exempt will get updated according to your
settings.
You can also configure Power-saving exceptions from Settings > Apps & notifications >
Advanced > Special app access > Power-saving feature.
STAMINA mode
Depending on the STAMINA level, dierent features will be restricted or disabled in
order to reduce battery consumption. These include rendering performance,
animation, and screen brightness, video image enhancement, background app
data syncing, vibration except for incoming calls, streaming, and GPS while the
screen is o.
appears in the status bar.
To activate or deactivate STAMINA mode
1 Find and tap Settings > Battery.
2 Tap STAMINA mode and tap the slider to activate or deactivate the function.
When STAMINA mode is activated you can select additional options, for
example you can adjust the Auto-start percentage according to your
preferences.
You can exempt applications from being restricted by STAMINA mode in the Power-saving
exceptions menu.
Ultra STAMINA mode
Your battery time is extensively prolonged, but available apps are limited, and
mobile data and Wi-Fi are disabled. Calling and SMS are still available. Your
Homescreen is changed and
appears in the status bar.
If you are sharing a device with multiple users, you may need to log in as the owner, that is,
the primary user, to activate or deactivate Ultra STAMINA mode.
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