•Shut down the smartphone completely when you won’t be using it for an extended period of time (see Shut down your smartphone).

TIP If you think that the battery needs to be replaced, see I need to replace the battery for instructions.

Turn your smartphone on/off

The screen on your Veer can be turned on and off separately from its wireless services (which are the Phone app, Wi-Fi app, Bluetooth® app, and VPN app). This means you can wake up the screen to use just the organizer features of your device (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Memos, and so on) without turning on the phone and other wireless features. Also, when the screen is turned off, the phone can be on and ready for you to receive phone calls or messages.

Why the screen goes dark

If you hold the smartphone up to your ear while on a call, the screen goes dark. This is normal behavior. It prevents your accidentally tapping an item on the screen and saves battery power. When you take the smartphone away from your ear, the screen automatically turns back on, ready for use. If the screen doesn’t turn on fast enough for you, tap the screen to wake it up.

The same behavior occurs anytime you’re on a call and the smartphone screen is placed near another surface. The screen turns on automatically (if the smartphone is still on) when you move the smartphone away from the other surface.

When the smartphone is on and idle, the screen first dims and then turns off. This also is normal behavior, caused by the auto shut-off interval. You can adjust this auto shut-off interval to be as long as three minutes (see Set the interval for turning the screen off automatically). At first, the screen dims as a power-saving measure. Just tap the screen to brighten it. Then, if your smartphone remains inactive for the full interval you set, the screen turns

itself off. Press power to turn the screen back on.

Turn the screen on/off

Turn the screen on and leave the wireless services turned off when you want to use only the organizer features, for example, when you’re on a plane and you must turn off all wireless services, but you want to look at your calendar.

To turn the screen on, do one of the following:

•Press power . Drag up to unlock the screen.

*Power

•Slide out the keyboard.

TIP You can also unlock the screen by dragging up from the gesture area across the onscreen lock icon.

To turn the screen off, press power .

NOTE Pressing power to turn the screen off also works when your smartphone is placed on a Touchstone charging dock (sold separately).

Turn wireless services off (airplane mode)

Airplane mode turns off your smartphone’s wireless services (which are the Phone app, Wi-Fi app, Bluetooth® app, and VPN app). Use airplane mode when you are on a plane or anywhere else you need to turn

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