diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index d4afcdccad..0edd699c1b 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -494,6 +494,21 @@ Note that: If you cannot solve the problem with the purchase, you will have to contact Google about it. + +**(39) How can I reduce the battery usage of FairEmail?** + +First of all, upgrade to [the latest version](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases/). + +Most of the battery usage, not considering viewing messages, is due to synchronization (receiving and sending) of messages. +So, to reduce the battery usage, set the number of days to synchronize message for to a lower value, +especially if there are a lot of recent messages in a folder. +Long press a folder name in the folders list to access this setting. + +Note that you can set the number of days to *keep* messages for to a higher number than to *synchronize* messages for. +You could for example initially synchronize messages for a large number of days and after this has been completed +reduce the number of days to synchronize messages for, but leave the number of days to keep messages for. + + ## Support If you have another question, want to request a feature or report a bug, you can use [this forum](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/source-email-t3824168).