Tips: Extending Battery Life - Blackberry Bold 9930 User Manual

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Tips: Extending battery life

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Set your BlackBerry® smartphone to turn on and turn off
automatically.
You can set your smartphone to turn off while you aren't using
it for an extended period, like when you sleep. Data you
receive when the smartphone is turned off automatically
updates when the smartphone turns on.
Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time, and
lower its brightness.
Turn off network connections you aren't using.
Close apps when you're finished with them.
When you switch from one app to another, some apps, such
as the Browser app or the Music app, run in the background,
which uses battery power.
Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or
LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound
notifications, or select a shorter ring tone.
Delete the original text from a reply message.
If your smartphone has a camera flash, turn off the flash.
Keep your battery connections clean.
Keeping the battery clean extends the life of your battery.
Related information
Delete the original text from a reply message, 74
Change your ring tone, notifiers, or reminders, 30
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 22
Set options for backlighting, 233
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Auto On/Off.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Display > Screen Display.
On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of
the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click a
network connection to clear the checkbox.
In an app, press the
On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
Click Change Sounds and Alerts.
When you are replying to a message, press the
Delete Original Text.
On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Click the flash icon
at the bottom of the screen until the flash off indicator
appears.
Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to clean the
metal contacts on the battery and the smartphone.
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