User GuideTips and shortcuts

Add an app to the Favorites panel.

Highlight an app on the home screen or in a folder. Press

 

the

key > Mark as Favorite.

Change options for the home screen such as the wallpaper. On the home screen, press the key > Options.

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Tips: Extending battery life

Close apps when you're finished with them.

In an app, press the

key and click Close or Exit.

 

 

Turn on battery saving mode.

On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

 

Click Device > Battery Saving Mode. Select the Turn on

 

Battery Saving Mode when battery power level is low

 

checkbox.

 

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.

 

Turn off location-based services when you're not using them. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Location Settings. Turn off any options you're not using.

Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time,

On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

and lower its brightness.

Click Display > Screen Display.

 

 

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Blackberry 9380 manual Tips Extending battery life, Key Mark as Favorite