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NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide
To monitor and control what uses the battery
Use the Battery Use screen to view which applications consume the most battery
power and to identify applications you’ve downloaded that you may want to turn off
when you need to, to get the most from your battery.
S On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About phone >
Battery use.
The Battery Use screen lists the applications that have been using the battery,
from greatest to least battery use.
The top of the screen displays the time since you were last connected to a power
source or, if you’re currently connected to one, how long you were last running on
battery power.
Then each application or service that used battery power during that time is
displayed, in order of the amount of power they used.
S Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power
consumption.
Different applications offer different kinds of information, and they may even
include buttons that open settings you can use to reduce power consumption by
that application.