Xperia™ Z1 Battery and power management

Your device has an embedded battery. You can keep track of your battery consumption and see which applications are using the most power. You can also view an estimate of how much time is left before your battery runs out. The estimated battery time is based on your most recent usage pattern.

To make the battery last longer you can use one or more battery saving modes, which include STAMINA mode, Low battery mode, Location-based Wi-Fi® , and Queue background data mode. Each mode works in a different way and controls several power consuming functions on your device.

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.

Improving battery time using STAMINA mode

STAMINA mode turns off functions that you don't need when your device isn't in use. For example, STAMINA mode can pause your Wi-Fi® connection, data traffic and several power consuming applications when your device is powered on but the screen is inactive. So you save the battery but can still receive phone calls, texts and multimedia messages as they come in. You can also exclude individual applications from being paused by STAMINA mode. Once you activate the screen, all paused functions are resumed.

To activate STAMINA mode

1. Drag the status bar downwards, then tap .


2. Find and tap Power management.


3. Drag the slider beside STAMINA mode to the right, then tap Activate.  appears in the status bar when STAMINA mode is activated.

To select which applications to run in STAMINA mode

1. From your Home screen, tap .


2. Find and tap Settings > Power management, then tap STAMINA mode.


3. Add or remove applications, as desired.


4. When you're finished, tap Done.

Improving battery time using Low battery mode

Use the Low battery mode feature to automatically start saving power when the battery reaches a certain charge level. You can set and readjust this charge level as desired. You can also decide which functions to keep active, for example, mobile data traffic, Wi-Fi® or auto-sync.

To activate Low battery mode

1. From your Home screen, tap  .


2. Find and tap Settings > Power management.


3. Tap  next to Low battery mode, then tap Activate.

To change the settings for Low battery mode

1. From your Home screen, tap .


2. Find and tap Settings > Power management.


3. To open the settings menu, tap Low battery mode.


4. Adjust the settings as desired.


5. When you're finished, tap .