Motorola DEXT - Page 27

25Tips & tricks
Battery tips
Your phone is like a small computer, giving you a lot of
information and apps, at 3G speed, with a touch
display! Depending on what you use, that can take a
lot of power.
To start getting the most out of your battery,
press Menu >
Settings > Battery Manager >
Battery Profile. Choose Performance Mode for
constant data transfer and battery use,
Battery Saver
Mode
when your battery is low, or Smart Mode if you
want to set
Battery Profile Options that limit your data
and wireless connections during off-peak hours.
To save even more battery life between charges, you
could reduce:
• recording or watching videos, listening to music, or
taking pictures.
Delete a widget or
shortcut
Touch and hold a widget or
shortcut until you feel a
vibration, then drag it to the
trash can at the bottom of
your screen.
To. ..
• widgets that stream information to your home
screen, like news or weather (“Use & change your
home screen” on page 8).
• unused online accounts that you registered with
MOTOBLUR (“Edit & delete accounts” on page 11).
• GPS, Wi-Fi™, and Bluetooth™ use: Press and hold
Power to open the Power key menu, then touch
items to turn them off or on.
• Email updates: Touch
Messaging > Menu >
Messaging Settings > Email > Get new email >
Every hour or Manually.
• Google™ app updates: Press Menu >
Settings
>
Google synchronization > Background data.
• network speed: Press Menu >
Settings >
Wireless controls > Mobile networks > Select
network
> 2G Only saves battery.
• network searching: If you are out of coverage, to
keep your phone from looking for networks, press
and hold Power to open the Power key menu,
then touch
Airplane mode.
• display brightness: Press Menu >
Settings >
Display & security > Brightness > (dimmer setting).
• display timeout delay: Press Menu >
Settings >
Display & security > Screen timeout > (shorter
setting).