26 Tips & tricks
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
• Screen brightness changes as your phone senses the
current lighting conditions.
• To see recently dialed numbers, touch Phone
> Recent.
• To sleep/wake your phone, 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 > 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 > Airplane mode.
Battery tips
Want to extend your battery life? Try these:
• To help minimize battery use, touch > 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
.
• To turn off Bluetooth™ power, touch Menu
> System settings, then drag the Bluetooth
power switch to the left to turn it off.
• To turn off Wi-Fi power, touch Menu > System
settings
then drag the Wi-Fi power switch to
the left to turn it off.
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