Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
•Screen brightness changes as your smartphone senses the current lighting conditions.
•To return to the home screen, touch Home .
•To see recently dialed numbers, touch Phone
>Recent.
•To sleep/wake your smartphone, press Power .
•To set screen timeout, touch Menu > Settings
>Display > Screen timeout.
•To search, touch Search . To voice search, touch and hold Search .
•To automate everyday tasks, touch > Smart Actions.
•To show the most recent apps you’ve used, touch and hold Home .
•To change one of the dock shortcuts at the bottom of the home screen, touch and hold the shortcut, then select the shortcut you want to replace it.
•To turn sound on/off, press and hold Power
>Silent mode.
•To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold
Power > Airplane mode.
Battery tips
Want to extend your battery life? Try these:
•To help minimize battery use, touch > Smart Actions. Check out the sample rules that enable battery savings: Nighttime Battery Saver, and Battery Extender.
•To turn off background data transfers, touch Menu
>Settings > Data manager > Background data.
•To turn off Bluetooth® power, touch Menu
>Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth.
•To turn off
>Wireless & networks >
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