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Getting Started
Taking care of your battery
Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery's life between charges by turning off
features you don't need. You can also change and monitor the way
apps and system resources consume battery power.
Below are some of the things you can do:
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To turn off Wi-Fi
touch the Settings ( ) icon, and then touch the ON/OFF
option for either Wi-Fi
networks. For more information, see
settings" on page 66
page
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Turn down the screen brightness and set a shorter screen
time-out. For more information, see
page
❖
If you do not need them, turn off automatic syncing for
Gmail™, Calendar, Contact, etc. For more information, see
"Accounts & sync settings" on page
❖
If you know you will not be near a Wi-Fi
time, switch to Airplane mode. For more information, see
"Wireless and networks settings" on page
To check the battery charge level:
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2
3
The battery status (charging/discharging) and level (as a
percentage of fully charged) are displayed.
NOTE
Maintaining your battery
Fully discharging your battery periodically will allow better
accuracy of the battery meter.
To fully discharge your battery, periodically disconnect the device
from a power source and operate it on battery power until the
battery fully discharges.
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or Bluetooth
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Touch the Settings ( ) icon.
The Settings menu appears.
Touch the About tablet ( ) icon.
The About tablet menu appears.
Touch Status.
For more details on your battery use, touch Battery use.
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when you are not using them,
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or Bluetooth
and
"Location services settings" on
"Display settings" on
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under Wireless &
"Wireless and networks
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network for some
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