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**(39) How can I reduce the battery usage of FairEmail?** **(39) How can I reduce the battery usage of FairEmail?**
Recent Android versions by default report *app usage* as a percentage in the Android battery settings screen. Recent Android versions by default report *app usage* as a percentage in the Android battery settings screen.
Confusingly, *app usage* is not the same as *battery usage*. Confusingly, *app usage* is not the same as *battery usage* and is not even directly related to battery usage!
The app usage (while in use) will be very high because FairEmail is using a foreground service which is considered as constant app usage by Android. The app usage (while in use) will be very high because FairEmail is using a foreground service which is considered as constant app usage by Android.
However, this doesn't mean that FairEmail is constantly using battery power. However, this doesn't mean that FairEmail is constantly using battery power.
The real battery usage can be seen by using the three dot overflow menu *Show full device usage*. The real battery usage can be seen by navigating to this screen:
*Android settings*, *Battery*, three-dots menu *Battery usage*, three-dots menu *Show full device usage*
As a rule of thumb the battery usage should be below or in any case not be much higher than *Mobile network standby*. As a rule of thumb the battery usage should be below or in any case not be much higher than *Mobile network standby*.
If this isn't the case, please let me know. If this isn't the case, please let me know.