If it seems you're always looking for a charger, there are steps you can take to reduce the power consumption of your phone, and keep talking for longer.
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Always charge the battery fully.
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When power saving mode is activated, the phone does not scan, or scans less often, for available Wi-Fi networks, and closes connections when they are not used by any application.
Tip:
To check the battery status, and activate power saving mode, select and .
- Close the applications you are not using
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Tap and hold the Open applications view, and select Close all, or select
on the application you want to close.
Sounds and effects
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Mute unnecessary tones, such as touch screen tones.
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Use wired headphones, rather than the loudspeaker.
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Change the length of the time-out period after which the phone display switches off.
- Set the length of the time-out period
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Select
and . - Decrease display brightness
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Select Brightness slider.
, and drag the - Activate a dark wallpaper
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Select Wallpaper.
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Network use
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If you are listening to music or otherwise using your phone, but do not want to make or receive calls, activate the flight mode.
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Use a Wi-Fi connection to connect to the internet, rather than a packet data (GPRS or 3G) connection.
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If your phone is set to use both GSM and 3G networks (dual mode), the phone uses more power when searching for the 3G network.
- Set your phone to use only the GSM network
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Select
and . - Deactivate Bluetooth when not needed
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Select Bluetooth.
and - Establish a packet data (3G or GPRS) connection only when needed
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Select Always ask.
and and activate