User Guide | Battery and power |
Battery and power
Turning off your tablet and using standby mode
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Check the battery power level | On the status bar, tap | . When the battery power level is low, your BlackBerry® |
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Enter standby mode | Press the Power button on the top of your tablet. | |
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Exit standby mode | Swipe down from the top frame to bottom frame. | |
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Turn off your tablet | Press and hold the Power button. Tap Shut Down. | |
| Your tablet does not charge when turned off. | |
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Extending your battery life
To help extend your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet battery life, charge it regularly, close applications that you're not using, and keep it out of the sun and other hot places. Also consider the following guidelines:
Dim the screen | On the status bar, tap | > Screen. Change the Brightness setting. |
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Turn off the screen automatically | On the status bar, tap | > Screen. Change the Backlight |
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Enter standby mode automatically | On the status bar, tap | > Screen. Change the Standby |
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Turn off | On the status bar, tap | . Set the |
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Turn off Bluetooth® connectivity | On the status bar, tap | . Set the Bluetooth switch to Off. |
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Pause apps when you show the home | On the status bar, tap | > General. Set the Application Behavior switch to |
screen or switch between apps | Paused. |
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