Manage Your Apps - HTC desire 530 User Manual

136 Power and storage management
Set the screen timeout to a shorter time.
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Don't use a live wallpaper for your Home screen. Animation effects are nice to
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show off to other people but they drain your battery.
Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can also help a little.
The less color is displayed, the less battery is used.
For more details, see

Manage your apps

Battery optimization helps extend battery standby time. See
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optimization for apps
Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes
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include battery performance improvements.
Uninstall or disable apps that you never use.
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Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not
using them. If there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them.
If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still
prevent it from continuously running or syncing data. See
page 229.
Limit background data and sync
Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing
data in the background. It's recommended not to let apps sync data too often.
Determine which apps can be set with longer sync times, or sync manually.
In Settings, tap Accounts & sync and check what types of data are being
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synced in your online accounts. When the battery is starting to run low,
temporarily disable syncing some data.
Settings and security
on page 133.
on page 221 and Personalizing on page 77.
Battery
Disabling an app on