HTC G2 manual Optimizing battery life, To extend the life of your battery

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Optimizing battery life

You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power.

To extend the life of your battery

STurn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS when you’re not using them via the Settings. See “Wireless & networks” on page 314 and “Location & security settings” on page 323. (The GPS receiver is only turned on when you’re using an application that makes use of it.)

STurn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout. See “Display settings” on page 322.

SIf you don’t need them, turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.

See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 116.

SUse the Power Control widget to check and control the status of radios, the display brightness, and syncing.

Adding widgets is described in “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62.

To check the battery charge level

SOn the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About phone > Status.

The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen.

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