Sony Xperia Z: Extend battery life - the best tips

Sony's chic flagship Xperia Z is no exception: the battery is the limiting factor. As chic as the Full HD display and other functions are: To safely reach the socket after a full day of remaining charge, you should take our tips to heart.

Every beginning is difficult: Simple battery rules for the first few days with Sony's Xperia Z.

• Batteries need training: especially in the first few weeks, you should make sure that you use the battery as fully as possible and recharge it to 100%. This maximizes the loading capacity. You should also carry out such a charging cycle once a month later.
• Deactivate "Bloatware": You will never open some preinstalled apps - for example, if you are not logged in to Twitter. These apps may still consume battery. If you cannot be uninstalled in the settings, you can at least deactivate them in Application Manager.

How to get through the day with the battery of the Xperia Z.

• Regulate the display: The Full HD display is power-hungry - especially at high brightness. If you reduce the brightness a bit manually, you can save battery.
• Cut connections: You won't need Bluetooth, GPS and the like all the time. So disable any unnecessary power guzzlers. By the way, WLAN is more energy efficient than a mobile data connection such as 3G or HSPA. Speaking of which: if you don't have an LTE contract, the best way to deactivate this type of connection is to switch to "WCDMA / GSM" under Settings> More> Mobile networks.
• Use "STAMINA mode": Sony provides functions in the settings menu under "Energy options" to protect the battery. In this way you can activate the "STAMINA mode", which cuts the data connection when the screen is switched off, for example. A useful feature here is that you can exclude applications from it. For example, you can still receive Whatsapp messages while your email program is no longer synchronizing.
• Configure energy saving mode: If it gets hot, you can also switch on the "battery saving mode". Here you can freely set which functions should be deactivated when the charge level is below 30%: For example, the display brightness or the vibration of the Xperia Z are influenced.

Saving with a root battery - tips for advanced Sony users

• The savings task manager "Greenify": This free app from the Play Store requires root rights and manages the background processes of Android memory management. It reliably prevents apps from running unnecessarily in the background and using up battery. Mark the relevant applications once in the app. Then "Greenify" works silently and effectively in the background.
• Root on the Xperia Z: If you are interested in the topic, you can find more information here. Rooting is only recommended for advanced users and can lead to loss of guarantee and irreparable damage to your Android device.