SETTING UP
MAXIMIZING BATTERY LIFE
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smartphone. Using a battery that is
designed for another smartphone can
damage your smartphone. For info on
replacement batteries, see Replacing the
battery.
• Charge your smartphone whenever you
can. Charge it overnight. The battery
has a much longer useful life when it is
topped off frequently, rather than
charging it after it is fully drained.
• The wireless features (phone, email,
messaging, and web) and media
features (camera, media players,
eBooks, and games) of your
smartphone consume more power than
its organizer features. Speakerphone
usage also consumes more power than
using the earpiece. If you use the
wireless, speakerphone, and media
features often, keep an eye on the
battery icon and charge when
necessary.
• If you don’t plan to use the wireless
features on your smartphone for a
while, turn off your phone (see Turning
your phone on and off) and let all calls
be picked up by voicemail.
• As with any mobile phone, if you are in
an area with no wireless coverage, your
smartphone searches for a signal, which
consumes power. If you cannot move to
an area of better coverage, temporarily
turn off your phone. While your phone is
off, you can continue to use the
nonwireless features of your
smartphone.
• Turn down the screen brightness (see
Adjusting the brightness
).
• Decrease the settings in Power
Preferences and turn off Beam Receive
(see Optimizing power settings
).
• Turn off the Bluetooth
®
feature if you’re
not using it. See Connecting to a
Bluetooth hands-free device.
TIP
You can buy an extra battery as a spare for
long airplane trips or periods of heavy use. To
purchase batteries that are compatible with
your smartphone, go to www.palm.com/
treo680gsm.
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