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Your first week with your new phone
Turn GPS on only when a precise location is needed.
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To prevent some apps from using GPS in the background, keep the
Standalone GPS Services setting off. Turn it on only when you need
your precise location while using navigation or location-based apps.
Go to Settings and tap Location to turn this setting on or off. For
more information on location services, see
on or off
If the Sleep mode option in Settings > Power is enabled, at low
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peak times, your phone will turn off the data connection after the
screen has been off for 15 minutes and there's no network activity
(no downloads, streaming, or data usage). The data connection
resumes when you switch the screen back on.
Manage your display
Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and
keeping it simple helps save battery power.
Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the
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brightness.
Set the screen timeout to a shorter time.
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Don't use a live wallpaper for your Home screen. Animation effects
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are nice to show off to other people but they drain your battery.
Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can also help
a little. The less color is displayed, the less battery is used.
Set the web browser to auto dim the screen while webpages load.
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Open the Internet app, and then tap
Dim screen during page loading.
on page 189.
Turning location services
> Settings > Accessibility >
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