Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - Manual (Page 125)

To manage your battery consumption
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Power management > App power consumption. An
overview appears showing applications that have high data traffic rates or that
you have not used for a long time.
3 Review the information, then act as required, for example, to uninstall an
application or restrict its usage.
To view which applications use the most battery power
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Power management > Battery usage.
To view the estimated battery time
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Power management.
Power saving modes
There are several power saving modes available for you to use if you want to make
your battery last longer.
STAMINA mode Disables Wi-Fi® and mobile data when the screen is turned off, and restricts
hardware performance. appears in the status bar when this mode takes effect.
Low battery mode Modifies your device’s behaviour, for example, to adjust screen brightness and
screen timeout setting, when the battery level drops below a certain percentage.
appears in the status bar when this mode takes effect.
Location-based Wi-
Fi
Sets your device to only activate the Wi-Fi® function when it comes within range
of a saved Wi-Fi® network.
Queue background
data
Optimises outgoing traffic when the screen is off by sending data at pre-defined
intervals.
Ultra STAMINA
mode
Limits your device’s functionality to core tasks such as making phone calls and
sending SMS messages.
appears in the status bar once this mode is activated.
To activate a power saving mode
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Power management.
3 To activate your preferred mode, drag the relevant slider to the right or mark
the relevant checkbox and then confirm, if necessary.
4 If no slider or checkbox is available, tap the name of the mode that you want to
activate, then confirm, if necessary.
STAMINA mode feature overview
STAMINA mode has several features that allow you to optimise your battery
performance.
Extended
standby
Prevents applications from using data traffic by disabling Wi-Fi® and mobile data
when the screen is off. You can exclude some applications and services from being
paused when this feature is active.
STAMINA clock Keeps network connections paused in situations where you frequently press the
power key to check the time.
Extended usage Restricts hardware performance when you are using your device.
To activate STAMINA mode features
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Power management, then tap STAMINA mode.
3 Activate STAMINA mode if it is deactivated.
4 Mark the checkboxes beside the features that you want to activate, then tap
Activate, if prompted.
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