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**(39) How can I reduce the battery usage of FairEmail?**
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First of all, upgrade to [the latest version](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases/).
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First of all, update to [the latest version](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/releases/).
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It is inevitable that synchronizing messages will use battery power because it requires network access and accessing the messages database.
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Recent Android versions by default report *app usage* as a percentage in the Android battery settings screen.
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Confusingly, *app usage* is not the same as *battery usage*.
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The app usage will be very high because FairEmail is using a foreground service which is considered as constant app usage by Android.
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However, this doesn't mean that FairEmail is constantly using battery power.
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The real battery usage can be seen by using the three dot overflow menu *Show full device usage*.
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As a rule of thumb the battery usage should be below or in any case not be much higher than 'Network standby'.
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If this isn't the case, please let me know.
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Most of the battery usage, not considering viewing messages, is due to synchronization (receiving and sending) of messages.
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So, to reduce the battery usage, set the number of days to synchronize message for to a lower value,
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