HTC Bolt - Manage Your Apps

Settings Device Settings 228
Use the Power Management Features
n TurnPowersavermodeandExtremepowersavermodeoninSettings.
n Monitoringyourbatteryusagehelpsidentifywhat'susingthemostpowersoyoucanchoose
whattodoaboutit.SeeCheckBatteryUsage.
Manage Your Connections
n Turnoffwirelessconnectionssuchasmobiledata,Wi-Fi,orBluetoothwhennotinuse.
n TurnGPSonlywhenapreciselocationisneeded,suchaswhileusingnavigationorlocation-
basedapps.Fordetails,seeLocationSetting.
n TurnonAirplanemodewhenyoudon’tneedanywirelessconnectionsandyoudon’twantto
receivecallsormessages.Fordetails,seeAirplaneMode.
Manage Your Display
Loweringthebrightness,lettingthedisplaysleepwhennotinuse,andkeepingitsimplehelpssave
batterypower.
n Useautomaticbrightness(thedefault),ormanuallylowerthebrightness.
n Setthescreentimeouttoashortertime.Formoredetails,seeSecuritySettings.
n Don’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.Formoredetails,seeDisplay,Gestures&ButtonsSettings.
Manage Your Apps
n Batteryoptimizationhelpsextendbatterystandbytime.Fordetails,seeBatteryOptimizationfor
Apps.
n Installthelatestsoftwareandapplicationupdates.Updatessometimesincludebattery
performanceimprovements.
n Uninstallordisableappsthatyouneveruse.
Manyappsrunprocessesorsyncdatainthebackgroundevenwhenyou’renotusingthem.If
thereareappsthatyoudon’tneedanymore,uninstallthem.SeeUninstallThird-partyApps.
Ifanappcamepreloadedandcan’tbeuninstalled,disablingtheappcanstillpreventitfrom
continuouslyrunningorsyncingdata.Fordetails,seeDisableApps.