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Enabling and Customizing Battery Saving Mode:
- While viewing a home screen, press the "Menu" button
- Tap "System settings"
- Go to the "General" tab
- Scroll to "Device" and tap "Battery"
- Tap "Battery saver" > "Turn Battery saver on"
- To customize the level at which battery saving mode kicks in, select one of the following:
- Immediately
- 10% battery
- 20% battery
- 30% battery
- 50% battery
- Mark or clear the check boxes associated with:
- Auto-sync
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Vibrate on touch
- Brightness
- Screen timeout
- Notification LED
- You can tap "Settings" and access more screen options, including "Brightness" and "Screen timeout"
Adjusting the Screen Brightness and Timeout Duration:
- Press the "Menu" button while on a home screen
- Tap "System settings" > "Display" > "Brightness"
- Drag the brightness slider to the left in order to decrease the brightness
- Tap "Screen timeout" and select a lower value, such as "15 seconds" or "30 seconds"
Disabling Wi-Fi, Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth and GPS:
On a smartphone, the connectivity features are the most battery demanding, especially GPS. It's always advised to disable these options when they're not in use.
- From a home screen, press "Menu"
- Tap "System settings" > "Tethering & Networks"
- Tap "Mobile HotSpot" and clear the check box next to "Mobile HotSpot"
- Press the "Back" key twice to return to the "Settings" menu
- Under "Personal", tap "Location access"
- Clear the check box next to "GPS satellites"
- Return to the home screen and drag the "Status" bar down
- Tap the "Wi-Fi" and "Bluetooth" switches to turn these features off
Changing the Application Sync Settings:
- Press the "Menu" key from a home screen
- Tap "System settings"
- Under "Personal", tap "Accounts & sync"
- Clear the check box next to "Auto-sync data"
- To reduce sync intervals for specific apps, tap the desired application
Disabling Live Wallpapers:
Live wallpapers can impact your smartphone's battery life greatly, especially if they're CPU and GPU intensive. It's always a better choice to use pictures as wallpapers, if you wish to conserve battery life. To do this:
- Tap and hold an empty area on the home screen
- Tap the "Wallpapers" tab at the bottom
- Scroll to, and select the desired wallpaper
- Tap "Home" to return to the home screen
Disabling Background Data:
- From the home screen, press "Menu"
- Tap "System settings"
- Tap "Mobile data" and press the "Menu" button
- Mark the "Restrict background data" check box
Using Fewer Third Party Applications:
- Press "Menu" from the home screen
- Tap "System settings", scroll to "Device" and tap "Apps"
- Choose the application that you wish to edit
- Tap "Disable" to turn off the app. You can also tap "Uninstall" to completely remove the app. NOTE: only 3rd party apps can be uninstalled
Switching from 4G to 2G Connectivity:
- From the home screen, press "Menu" > "System settings"
- Tap "Networks"
- Scroll to "Tethering & Networks", and under "Network", tap "Mobile networks"
- Mark the check box next to "Use only 2G networks". NOTE: clear the check box to return to 4G
Updating to the Latest Firmware Available:
NOTE: this guide will increase battery life assuming that LG has released a new software update that includes battery life improvements. Otherwise, following these steps will not have an effect on your device's battery performance.
- Press "Menu" from the home screen
- Tap "System settings"
- Under "System" tap "About phone"
- Tap "Update Center" > "System updates" > "Check now"
- If there's a new update waiting for you, follow the on-screen prompts to download and install it
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