Blackberry P'9981 manual Tips Extending battery life, Click Device Auto On/Off

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 check box.
If your BlackBerry smartphone supports Wi-Fi, use Wi-	On the Home screen, click the connections area at the
Fi when you're in an area with reduced wireless	top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon.
coverage.	Select the Wi-Ficheck box.
Set your smartphone to turn on and turn off	On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
automatically.	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	On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
lower its brightness.	Click Display > Screen Display.
Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications	On the Home screen, click your Sound and Alert
or LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound	Profiles icon. Click Change Sounds and Alerts.
notifications or select a shorter ringtone.

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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