5Let’s go
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
• Screen brightness changes as your phone senses the
current lighting conditions.
• To return to the home screen, touch Home .
• To see recently dialed numbers, touch
Phone
>
RECENT
.
• To sleep/wake your phone, press the Power key.
• To set screen timeout, touch >
Settings
>
Display
>
Sleep
.
• To search, touch Apps >
Google
.
• To automate everyday tasks, touch Apps
>
SmartActions
(touch Menu >
Help
, in the app
to learn more).
• To show the most recent apps you’ve used, touch
Recent Apps .
• To change a shortcut in your Favorites Tray (except
Apps ), touch and hold a shortcut, then drag it out
of or into the Favorites Tray.
• To turn sound on/off, press and hold the Power key,
then touch vibrate , or silent .
• To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold the
Power key >
Airplane mode
.
Battery tips
Want to extend your battery life? Try these:
• To help minimize battery use, touch Apps
>
SmartActions
. Check out the sample rules that
enable battery savings:
Low Battery Saver
, and
Battery
Saver
.
• To turn off Bluetooth power, touch Apps >
Settings
, then drag the
Bluetooth
power
switch to the left to turn it off.
• To turn off Wi-Fi power, touch Apps >
Settings
,
then drag the
Wi-Fi
power switch to the left to
turn it off.