Blackberry 9370, 9360, 9350 manual Tips Extending battery life

User Guide Tips and shortcuts

Tips: Extending battery life

For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.

Close apps when you're finished with them.	In an app, press the	key and click Close or Exit.
Turn off network connections you aren't using.	On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of
	the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click a
	network connection to clear the checkbox.

If your BlackBerry smartphone supports Wi-Fi, use Wi-Fi when you're in an area with reduced wireless coverage.

On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Select the Wi-Ficheckbox.

Set your smartphone to turn on and turn off automatically.	On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
	Device > Auto On/Off.
Close browser tabs you aren't using.	In the browser, press the	key > Tabs. Highlight a tab and
	click the icon.
Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period, and lower	On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
its brightness.	Display > Screen Display.
Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or	On the home screen, click your Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound	Click Change Sounds and Alerts.
notifications, or select a shorter ring tone.

Delete the previous text from a reply message.

When you are replying to a message, press the key > Delete Original Text.

Change how often podcast or social feed applications refresh content.

Your podcast and social feed applications periodically refresh content. In some of these applications, you can reduce how often the content refreshes. For more information, see the Help in the application.

If your smartphone has a camera flash, turn off the flash.

On the home screen, click the Camera icon. Click the flash icon at the bottom of the screen until the flash off indicator appears.

Keep your battery connections clean.

Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to clean the metal contacts on the battery and the smartphone.

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