[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gekko2:
i suffer no hardships doing this -

Battery Tips for Android

1. Toggle off High Accuracy GPS Mode, Bluetooth, NFC,

Hotspot/Tethering. Toggle on only as needed. (Set GPS Mode to "Battery

Saving" Mode).

2. Display Brightness - Turn off Auto Brightness and Reduce Setting

Bar to Minimum Acceptable to you.

3. Sign out of any unused Google Services like G+, Google Now, Hangouts, etc.

4. Disable Location Reporting and Location History.

5. Beware of constantly syncing in background Apps and Bloatware like

Facebook, Twitter, Weather Channel, Games, Google News/Weather,

Non-Push Email, etc. Set Sync interval for every 1 hour or more and

change settings to stop the syncing of data you don't need. Delete

their Apps and use their Web Page if acceptable.

6. Turn Off Hot Word "Hotword Detection" Always Listening Mode in

Google Search if you don't use it.

7. Turn Off Auto Camera/Photo Upload or at least set it for Upload on WIFI Only.

8. Turn Off Vibrate on Touch for Display, Keyboard, etc.

9. Turn Off Touch Sounds and Unlock Sounds.

10. Turn Off Ambient Display/Active Display Notifications if you don't need it.

11. Don't use a Live Wallpaper. Use a dark wallpaper if possible.

12. Set Display Sleep Setting to 2 Minutes or Less.

13. WIFI Settings - Advanced -

a. Network Notification - Set as OFF.

b. Keep WIFI on during Sleep - Set as ALWAYS if you regularly use

WIFI. OK to keep WIFI on if you regularly use it.

14. Scanning Always Available - Set as OFF - Wifi scans for networks

(location assist) in the background by default. Go to Settings >

Location > Overflow (three dots at top right) > Scanning and change

the setting for Wifi and Bluetooth.

15. Turn Off Always Vibrate in Gmail/Email.

16. Be careful of using too many Live Widgets and what/how often they sync.

17. Set MS Exchange Sync at 30 Days or Less if you use it.

18. Do NOT use a Task Killer App or Battery Saver App.

19. Uninstall ALL Apps that you never use. If you haven't used an

App in one month, uninstall it.

20. Reboot your phone at least once a month.

21. Wipe Cache Partition at least once a quarter or after every OS Update.

22. Consider a Factory Data Reset with a manual re-sync, manual

reinstall of all data and Apps after every major OS Letter Update.

Make sure that all of your data is first backed up to Google and

Dropbox, etc.

"I SUFFER NO HARDSHIPS DOING THIS" - this means that i personally am

giving up NOTHING with these tips. i'm not giving up any features.

there are no tradeoffs for me. a tradeoff or a hardship would be to

turn off PUSH email or use AIRPLANE mode during the day etc.

you have to find your own balance and the tips list is a start but you

must come to your own conclusion as to what's important. it's personal

preference but these are not a big deal to me at all as they do not

affect the function or operation of my phone. these tips do not

deteriorate my experience.

you don't HAVE TO do anything. the point is you if you want to

MAXIMIZE battery life you can turn things off that you aren't using.

it only makes sense. there is a FINITE amount of juice in ANY

battery. you choose how you want to spend that juice. by default most

of these devices have every feature set as ON whether you use them or

not. i prefer to change the settings in my phone to only use those

features that i personally use and need so i can maximize battery

life. i don't leave all the lights and TVs on in my house 24/7 - i

turn them on when i need them. i'm not giving anything up. my phone

does everything exactly like i want it to. i'm not missing out on

anything. it's no hardship for me. it's life. life is a delicate

balance. it's up to you to find that balance.

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