30 Getting Started
Taking care of your battery
Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by
turning off features you don’t need. You can also change and
monitor the way apps and system resources consume
battery power.
Below are some of the things you can do:
❖To tu rn off Wi -Fi ® or
Bluetooth
®
when you are not using
them, touch the Settings ( ) icon under Wireless &
networks. Turn Wi-Fi® and/or
Bluetooth
®
ON/OFF. For
more information, see “Wireless and networks settings”
on page 69 and “Location access settings” on page 72.
❖Turn down the screen brightness and set a shorter
screen time-out. For more information, see “Display
settings” on page 71.
❖If you do not need them, turn off automatic syncing for
Gmail™, Calendar, Contact, etc. For more information,
see “Accounts settings” on page 77.
❖If you know you will not be near a Wi-Fi® network for
some time, switch to Airplane mode. For more
information, see “Wireless and networks settings” on
page 69.
To check the battery charge level:
1Touch the Settings () icon.
The Settings menu appears.
2Touch the About tablet () icon.
The About tablet menu appears.
3Touch Status.
The battery status (charging or not charging) and level
(as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed.
For more details on your battery use, touch Battery.
Maintaining your battery
Fully discharging your battery periodically will allow better
accuracy of the battery meter.
To fully discharge your battery, periodically disconnect the
device from a power source and operate it on battery power
until the battery fully discharges.
NOTE