Nokia Lumia 520

• Use double-tap to wake up your phone only when
needed. To switch the feature off, on the start screen,
swipe left, tap
Settings > touch, and switch Double
tap to wake up phone to Off
.
Lower the screen brightness • On the start screen, swipe left, and tap
Settings >
brightness. Make sure that Automatically adjust is
switched to Off
. Switch Level to low, and switch
Automatically adjust to On
.
• To lower the screen brightness when the battery
saver is on, on the start screen, swipe left, tap
Settings > display, and switch Battery Saver
brightness to On
.
Stop apps from running in the
background
• Close the apps you are not using. To close most of
the apps, press
.
• Some apps may run in the background unnecessarily.
On the start screen, swipe left, tap
Settings, swipe
to applications, and tap background tasks. Tap the
app you want to block, and tap block.
Use location services selectively If you want to keep location services switched on, but
don't want to use check-in services, on the start screen,
swipe left, and tap
Settings. Swipe to applications,
tap people, and switch Use my location to Off
.
Use network connections selectively • Set your phone to check for new mail less frequently,
or even by request only. In every mailbox you have,
tap
> settings > sync settings, and change the
setting for Download new content.
• Switch Bluetooth on only when needed.
• Use a Wi-Fi connection to connect to the internet,
rather than a mobile data connection.
Tip: To keep the Wi-Fi connection on even when
the phone screen switches off, on the start
screen, swipe left, tap
Settings > WiFi >
advanced, and tap the Keep WiFi on when
screen times out check box.
• Stop your phone scanning for available wireless
networks. On the start screen, swipe left, tap
Settings > WiFi, and switch WiFi networking to Off
.
• Stop your phone connecting to games. On the start
screen, swipe left, tap
Settings, swipe to
applications, tap games, and switch all relevant
settings off.
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