Extending Your Battery Life - Samsung GALAXYS5 User Manual

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Important! Your touch screen responds best to a light touch
from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic
stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object
when pressing on the touch screen may damage
the tempered glass surface and void the warranty.
(For more information, refer to "Phone Health/
Safety and Warranty Guide" at the front of this
manual.)
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time
remain, the battery icon (
warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your
phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning
off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a
quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery
charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your
device's display. Solid color (
11
) blinks and the device sounds a
) indicates a full charge.
When the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off.
You can also choose to display a percentage value. Having a
percentage value onscreen can provide a better idea of the
remaining charge on the battery.
From the Home screen, tap Apps
Battery

Extending Your Battery Life

Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPS
functionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a
list of helpful tips that can help conserve your battery power:
Reduce the time your backlight stays on.
Turn Bluetooth off when not in use.
Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use.
Deactivate Location when not needed. (For more information,
refer to "Location" on page 89.) Most applications using this
function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current
location; each query drains your battery.
Settings
Show battery percentage.

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