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Tips to extend the battery life on the moto z2 play

Your particular usage will affect how long you can go before recharging your battery. Navigating, playing games, surfing the Web, making calls and texting all use energy.  You can install and use a wide variety of applications on your device, and each application has its own characteristics.

Thus your experience may vary day to day, depending on how you use your device.

For basics around charging, click here for more information.


Depending on your preferences, you can tailor how your device behaves by using some of the following tips:

  • Charge each night so you start the day fully charged and ready to go.
  • You can see what subsystem, component, or application is using the most power:  Go to Settings > Battery 
  • If you are stationary in an area in which there is low or no cellular signal, it may be prudent to enter airplane mode unless you must be able to (try) to make or receive calls or texts.  Doing so will prevent the phone from increasing power output in an attempt to connect to the weak signal.
  • When setting the phone down after use, quickly press the power key to turn the display off.
  • Set Screen timeout less then 1 minute: From the Settings menu, scroll down and tap on Display and then tap on Sleep to select a faster time-out.
  • Turn off applications actively using GPS, such as navigation applications when you no longer need them.  It is easy to forget to 'end navigation' when you reach your destination.  Swipe down from the notification bar to see if active navigation applications offer an option to quit or exit.  You can also adjust the locate mode to try and conserve battery life: Settings > Location > Change the mode to Battery saving
  • A quick and easy step is to reboot your phone if you have not turned it off in a long time (> 1 week), or if you feel it has become sluggish and its battery life is not what you expected. Press and hold the power key to select the Power Off option.  Then turn your phone back on and charge your phone normally.  Frequent reboots can help keep poorly behaved applications from using more than its share.
  • Wi-Fi: in broad terms, data over Wi-Fi uses less energy than data over cellular (and will also save on usage if you have a cap).  However if Wi-Fi is not available you may choose to turn it off as well:  Swipe down from the top of the screen, and tap the quick setting Wi-Fi Off.
  • Turn Bluetooth off when not in use: Swipe down with 2 fingers from the top of the screen, then tap Bluetooth > toggle Bluetooth off.

Use Battery Saver mode: Battery Saver helps you keep going on a low battery by automatically restricting mobile data until the next charge. Some apps and services won’t work unless you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network.

1.  Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and touch Image.
2.  Touch Image > Battery Saver and turn it on.
3.  To turn on Battery Saver automatically when your power is below a specified level, touch Turn on automatically.

When the phone is in Battery Saver mode, the top (status bar) and bottom (navigation buttons) of the home screen turn orange.

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