15 Battery, charging, and power consumption
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Your phone is provided with the function of power consumption monitoring and reminding
for background applications. If the power-intensive applications are running in the
background, a battery icon is displayed in the upper left corner of your phone. Flick down
from the top of your screen to display a screen with white background, touch the battery icon
to display a list of power-intensive applications that are running in the background, and close
the unwanted applications.
11. Update your phone to the latest version.
Updates are available for your phone from time to time to optimize the power saving settings.
It is recommended that you use the online update feature to update your phone to its latest
version. To update your phone, go to Settings > System updates.
12. Save your battery power.
When you are not using the phone, press the power button to turn off the screen.
Set the screen timeout period to a small value under Settings > Display > Sleep.
Lower the screen brightness under Settings > Display > Brightness.
Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when you do not need to use them under Settings > Wireless &
networks > Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Close unimportant third-party application notifications. Go to Settings > Notification center
and disable the permission for unimportant third-party application to send notifications to you.
Close protected applications under Settings > Protected apps.
Prevent applications from automatically starting when your phone is powered on under
Settings > Startup manager.
Turn off data synchronization in the background. Go to Settings and touch Accounts & sync.
Turn off the synchronization.
Turn off the mobile network by clearing Data enabled under Settings > More > Mobile
networks.
Turn off GPS by clearing GPS satellites under Settings > Location access.
15.9 Does my phone generate heat due to its poor quality?
Your phone generates heat due to multiple reasons, such as excessive current, unstable
network, and high ambient temperature, which has nothing to do with your phone's quality.
Two pieces of graphite are provided to assist your phone's heat dissipation. The heat
dissipation architecture is carefully designed and tested to bring you the optimal experience.
Your phone is also equipped with the Huawei dedicated power saving technology and
overheat protection for the circuits.
15.10 Why does my phone generate excessive heat even
when I am not using it?
For normal heat generation: