Prolong battery life
If it seems you're always looking for a charger, there are steps you can take to reduce
the power consumption of your device.
•
Always charge the battery fully.
•
When power saving mode is activated, device settings, such as
Network mode
and
the screen saver, are optimised.
Activate power saving mode
Press the power key , and select
Activate power saving
. To deactivate power saving
mode, press the power key , and select
Deactivate power saving
.
Close the applications you are not using
Press and hold the menu key, swipe until the desired application is displayed, and select
.
Sounds, themes, and effects
•
Mute unnecessary tones, such as key tones.
•
Use wired headphones, rather than the loudspeaker.
•
Change the length of the time-out period after which the device display switches
off.
Set the length of the time-out period
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Phone
>
Display
>
Light time-out
.
Activate a dark theme and wallpaper
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Themes
>
General
. To change the wallpaper, on the home
screen, select
Options
>
Change wallpaper
.
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Deactivate background animation effects
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Themes
>
General
>
Options
>
Theme effects
>
Off
.
Decrease the brightness of the display
In the display settings, select
Brightness
.
Deactivate the Big clock screen saver
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Themes
>
Screen saver
>
None
.
Network use
•
If you are listening to music or otherwise using your device, but do not want to
make or receive calls, activate the offline profile.
•
Set your device to check for new mail less frequently.
•
Use a WLAN connection to connect to the internet, rather than a packet data (GPRS
or 3G) connection.
•
If your device is set to use both GSM and 3G networks (dual mode), the device uses
more power when searching for the 3G network.
Set your device to use only the GSM network
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Connectivity
>
Network
>
Network mode
>
GSM
.
Deactivate Bluetooth when not needed
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Connectivity
>
Bluetooth
>
Bluetooth
>
Off
.
Stop your device scanning for available WLANs
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Connectivity
>
WLAN
>
Options
>
Settings
>
Show
WLAN availability
>
Never
.
Establish a packet data (3G or GPRS) connection only when needed
Select
Menu
>
Settings
and
Connectivity
>
Admin. settings
>
Packet data
>
Packet
data connection
>
When needed
.