29Tips & tricks
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
• Screen brightness changes as your smartphone
senses the current lighting conditions.
• To see recently dialed numbers, touch
Phone
>
Recent
.
• To sleep/wake your smartphone, press the Power key.
• To set screen timeout, touch Menu >
System
settings
>
Display
>
Sleep
.
• To search, touch Search . To voice search, touch
and hold Search .
• To automate everyday tasks, touch Apps
>
Smart Actions
.
• To see the most recent apps you’ve used, touch and
hold Home .
• To change a shortcut in the favorites tray at the
bottom of the home screen, touch and hold a
shortcut, then drag it in or out of the favorites tray.
• To turn sound on/off, press and hold the Power key,
then touch a sound setting.
• To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold the
Power key, then touch
Airplane mode
.
Battery life
Your smartphone is like a small computer, giving you a
lot of information and apps, at blazing fast speeds, 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,
touch Menu >
System settings
>
Battery
. This shows
you what’s using the most battery power.
To save even more battery life between charges, try
these:
• To help minimize battery use, touch Apps
>
Smart Actions
. Check out the sample rules that
enable battery savings:
Nighttime Battery Saver
, and
Battery Extender
.
• To turn off background data transfers, touch Menu
>
System settings
>
Data usage
>Menu >
Restrict
background data
.
• Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® power when not in use:
Touch Menu >
System settings
, then touch the
switch next to
Wi-Fi
or
Bluetooth
to turn them .
• Reduce recording or watching videos, listening to
music, or taking pictures.
• Remove widgets that stream information to your
home screen, like news or weather.
• Reduce display brightness: Touch Menu >
System
settings
>
Display
>
Brightness
> (dimmer setting).
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