--- title: Suggestions to reduce battery drain on user devices description: "You may be able to reduce battery drain on user devices by doing the following from the Management Console: Disable Location Tracking Keep Location..." --- [Skip to content](https://support.zello.com/zw/suggestions-to-reduce-battery-drain-on-user-devices#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://support.zello.com/zw/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![wordmark@2x](https://support.zello.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2024%20Trial%20series/wordmark@2x.png?width=92&height=16&name=wordmark@2x.png)](https://zello.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://support.zello.com/zw/kb-tickets/new) - [Contact us](https://zello.com/contact/new-ticket/) [Contact us](https://zello.com/contact/new-ticket/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Zello Work](https://support.zello.com/zw?hsLang=en) 2. [Admins](https://support.zello.com/zw/admins?hsLang=en) 3. [Network Settings and Configurations](https://support.zello.com/zw/admins?hsLang=en#network-settings-and-configurations) May 8, 2026 # Suggestions to reduce battery drain on user devices This article is written for: ✅ Zello Work  ❌ Zello Friends & Family. You may be able to reduce battery drain on user devices by doing the following from the Management Console:  - Disable **Location Tracking ** - Keep **Location Tracking** on but set** Location report interval** to "Auto (power saving)" - Increase or turn off the **Keep-alive interval** setting. Additionally, users can conserve battery by keeping their screen dark, locked, and use Zello while running in the background with [accessories](https://zello.com/acccessories)[.](https://zello.com/accessories/headsets-buttons-mics/?__hstc=227585922.71b6df7f716b0c25b319135e85c9a5a3.1701816989797.1716420850506.1716473520768.380&__hssc=227585922.166.1716473520768&__hsfp=1342778728) Keep in mind that while using these options may conserve battery, it may also affect Zello's functionality or reliability. You should consider the tradeoff of saving battery life vs decreased functionality before employing any of these suggestions for your network. Thoroughly review the sections below before proceeding. ### Disabling or adjusting Location Tracking settings --- 1. From the Management Console, select **Settings** 2. From the right side-bar, select **Common **and go to the** Location tracking** section ![](https://support.zello.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/27654394903181-2.png?width=670&height=613&name=27654394903181-2.png) 3. In the **Location tracking** section: Turn off **GPS Location Tracking** if you don't need tracking  OR Set **Location report interval** to Auto (power saving) if you require tracking but only need periodic reports. This can reduce battery usage by 50% or more.  ### Increasing the Keep-alive interval --- Setting Zello to run continuously by using frequent keep-alive checks will reduce a device's battery life. To reduce the number of attempts made to reconnect Zello and reduce battery usage, you can increase the [Keep-alive interval setting](https://paidsupport.zello.com/hc/en-us/articles/26992166807309-What-is-the-Keep-alive-interval-setting). Be aware that this may increase the time it takes Zello to recognize a device has lost connection and update its status to "Standby" (Zello not connected). Subsequently, Zello may erroneously show the device as in "Available" status when, in fact, there is no connection and the transmission will fail. 1. From the Management Console, select **Settings.** 2. From the right side-bar, select either** Android** or **iOS** 3. In the General section, find the** Keep-alive interval** setting and increase its value. 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