Virgin Mobile 601 manual Battery Saving Tips, Check Power Usage, Manage Your Connections

1.With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open the Quick settings panel.

2.Touch below the Power saver tile to choose which phone features to conserve power for.

Note: If Data connection is selected, your phone automatically disconnects from the mobile network after 15 minutes when the screen is off and the data connection is idle (no download activity, streaming, or data usage). It reconnects and then disconnects periodically when the data connection is idle to save battery power.

3. Touch the On/Off switch next to Power saver to turn Power saver mode on or off.

Battery Saving Tips

How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your phone. The power management features of your phone helps increase battery life. In times when you need to extend the battery life more, try out some of these tips.

Check Power Usage

Monitoring your battery usage helps you identify what’s using the most power so you can choose what to do about it. For details, see Check Battery Usage.

Manage Your Connections

nTurn off wireless connections you’re not using. To turn on or off connections such as mobile data, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth, go to Settings and touch their On/Off switches.

nTurn GPS on only when a precise location is needed. To prevent some apps from using GPS in the background, keep the GPS satellites setting off. Turn it on only when you need your precise location while using navigation or location-based apps. In Settings, touch Location to turn this setting on or off.

Manage Your Display

Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power.

nUse automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness.

nSet the screen timeout to a shorter time.

nDon’t use a live wallpaper for your Home screen. Animation effects are nice to show off to other people but they drain your battery. Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can also help a little. The less color is displayed, the less battery is used.

nSet the Web browser to auto dim the screen while webpages load. Open the Internet app, and then touch > Settings > Accessibility > Dim screen during page loading.

For more details, see Display, Gestures & Buttons Settings.

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