27Tips & tricks
Battery tips
Your phone is like a small computer, giving you a lot of
information and apps, at 3G speed, with a touch
display! Depending on what you use, that can take a
lot of power.
Add a shortcut on
your home screen
for an app or contact
Touch and hold an open area
on your home screen to open
the Add to Home screen
menu, then choose
Shortcuts. Then, you can
choose from the
Applications or Contacts
lists.
Move a widget or
shortcut
Touch and hold the widget or
shortcut until you feel a
vibration, then drag it to
where you want.
Delete a widget or
shortcut
Touch and hold a widget or
shortcut until you feel a
vibration, then drag it to the
trash can at the bottom of
your screen.
To... If your battery is low, touchMenu > Settings >
Battery Manager > Battery Saver Mode. In Battery
Manager, you can touch the battery image to show
what’s been using the most battery.
To save even more battery life between charges, you
could reduce:
•recording or watching videos, listening to music, or
taking pictures.
•widgets that stream information to your home
screen, like news or weather (“Use & change your
home screen” on page8).
•unused online accounts that you registered with
MOTOBLUR (“Edit & delete accounts” on page13).
•Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® use: TouchMenu >
Settings > Wireless & network settings, then touch
items to turn them off or on.
•GPS use: TouchMenu > Settings > Location &
security > Use GPS satellites.
•Email updates: Touch Messaging > Menu >
Messaging Settings > Email > Email delivery >
Fetch schedule, then choose a longer interval or
Manually. To check manually, touch at the top of
your inbox.
•network speed: TouchMenu > Settings >
Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Select
network > 2G Only saves battery.