Virgin Mobile 601 manual Power Settings, Check Battery Usage, Check Battery History

1.With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Storage > Phone storage encryption.

2.Touch OK.

3.Enter the lock screen PIN or password, and touch Next.

4.Touch OK. Encryption starts and the progress is displayed. The phone may restart a few times.

5.When the encryption process is complete, enter your PIN or password.

POWER SETTINGS

Use the Power settings to check the phone’s battery, enable Power saver mode, and more.

Check Battery Usage

See a ranking list of apps that are using the battery. You can also see how much and how long the battery has been used for each app.

1.With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Power > Usage.

2.Touch an app to check how it’s using the battery. You’ll see how much battery power is used by resources such as the CPU for the app and other use details.

Tip: If you see buttons while viewing an app’s battery use details, you can touch them to adjust settings that affect battery usage, stop the app, and more.

Check Battery History

Check how long you’ve been using the phone since the last charge. You can also see a chart that shows how long the screen has been on, and how long you’ve been using connections like the mobile network or Wi-Fi.

1.With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Power > History.

2.If you’ve used the phone for a long time since the last charge, swipe left or right to scale the graph that details battery usage over time.

You can also slide your fingers together or apart to scale the graph.

Optimize Battery Life with Power Saver Mode

Turning Power saver mode on helps to increase battery life. It reduces the usage of phone features that drain the battery such as the CPU and display.

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