Learn how to improve battery life and Stamina mode for performance of your Sony Xperia Z. The following tips can help you improve battery performance:
- Charge your device often. This will not affect the lifetime of the battery.
- Downloading data from the Internet is power consuming. When you’re not using the Internet, you can save power by disabling all data connections over mobile networks. This setting does not prevent your device from transmitting data over other wireless networks.
- Turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when you don’t need these features. You can turn them on and off more easily by adding the Quick settings widget to your Home screen.
- Use the STAMINA mode and Low battery mode features to reduce battery consumption. You can select the power saving mode that best suits the way you use your device. You can also customize the settings of each power saving mode.
- Set your synchronization applications (used to synchronize your email, calendar, and contacts) to synchronize manually. You can also synchronize automatically, but increase the synchronization intervals.
- Check the battery usage menu in your device to see which applications use the most power. Your battery consumes more power when you use video and music streaming applications, such as YouTube. Some applications downloaded from Google Play may also consume more power.
- Close and exit applications that you are not using.
- Lower the screen display brightness level.
- Turn off your device or activate the Airplane mode setting if you are in an area with no network coverage. Otherwise, your device repeatedly scans for available networks, and this consumes power.
- Use a Sony original handsfree device to listen to music. Handsfree devices demand less battery power than your device’s own loudspeakers.
- Keep your device in standby mode whenever possible. Standby time refers to the time during your device is connected to the network and is not being used.
- Disable any live wallpaper.
How to access the battery usage menu
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Power management > Battery.
How to add the Data traffic widget to your Home screen
- Tap an empty area of your Home screen.
- Tap + add icon.
- Tap Tools > Mobile data.
How to add the Quick settings widget to your Home screen
- Tap an empty area of your Home screen.
- Tap + icon > Tools.
- Select the Quick settings widget.
How to use STAMINA mode on Sony Xperia Z
Activate the STAMINA mode feature to pause your Wi-Fi connection, data traffic and several power consuming applications when your screen is inactive. When STAMINA mode is active, you can still receive phone calls, and text and multimedia messages. You can also set up an applications list to allow some applications to keep running when your screen is inactive. Once the screen becomes active again, all paused functions are resumed.
How to activate STAMINA mode
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Power management.
- Tap on circle icon next to STAMINA mode, and then tap Activate.
How to deactivate STAMINA mode
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Power management.
- Tap blue color circle on icon next to STAMINA mode.
How to change the settings for STAMINA mode
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Power management.
- To open the settings menu, tap STAMINA mode.
- Add or remove applications, as desired.
- When you’re finished, tap Done.
