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Battery
Charge phone
How to charge phone
Your phone is like a small computer, giving you tons of information and apps. Depending on what you use, that can
take a lot of power. Plan on charging the phone each night so it's ready for the next day.
1.
Weaker chargers take longer to charge the phone, and if you use the phone while charging, may not charge it
at all.
2.
Insert the plug into an electrical outlet.
When the phone is off and charging, you'll see the outline of a battery and a percentage. If the battery is
completely discharged, this will not appear until the phone has received the minimum voltage required to boot.
When the phone is on and charging, you'll see
Tips for charging phone
•
You can use your phone while charging. To charge faster, don't use your phone while charging.
•
If you can't turn the phone on while it's charging, wait until it receives enough voltage before turning it on.
•
When the battery gets low, the phone sends a notification.
•
Use
Battery Saver mode
•
You can
turn off
charging sounds.
Extend battery life
Choose settings that use less battery
To get the most life from your battery:
•
Connections: Turn off
•
Wi‑Fi: Turn on
Wi‑Fi
•
Screen: Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter
•
Sync: If you don't need it, turn off
notifications when updates occur and you'll need to manually sync to get new emails.
Temporarily conserve battery power
Use
Battery Saver
mode to keep going on a low battery.
Also, avoid these battery-intensive activities until you can charge:
•
Recording or watching videos
•
Listening to music
when the battery is low.
Bluetooth
and
GPS
when the phone is in a location with Wi‑Fi coverage.
automatic syncing
in the
status
bar.
when you're not using them.
screen
timeout.
for all accounts. This means you won't receive
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