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Battery tips
Your phone is like a small computer, giving you a lot of information and apps, with a touch display! Depending on what you use, that can take a lot of power.
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 (“Home screen” on page 7).
•Email updates: Touch >
Email > Menu
> More > Account Settings > Email check frequency > Get new email > Every hour or Never to check for email manually.
•Turn off Bluetooth power: touch >
Settings > Wireless controls > Bluetooth.
•Turn off >
Settings >
Wireless controls >
•Google™ app updates: Touch >
Settings
> Data synchronization > Google > Background data.
•Display brightness: Touch >
Settings >
Sound & display > Brightness > (dimmer setting).
•Display timeout delay: Touch >
Settings >
Sound & display > Screen timeout > (shorter setting).
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