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Extending the Battery Life between Charges
Turn OFF Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when not in use
To turn OFF Bluetooth and Wi-Fi do the following:
• Open the Quick settings panel.
• Either switch on Airplane mode to disable all wireless connections,
or switch OFF Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to disable the features.
Turn OFF automatic synchronization for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other
applications if you do not need them:
• To turn OFF the automatic synchronization function, open the Settings
screen and touch Google, Email, or Corporate under
Accounts
category.
• Then, in the top right corner, touch the menu button and select
Cancel sync
to suspend the auto-sync function.
Reduce the brightness of your screen
Follow either of the following procedures to open the brightness scrollbar:
• Open the
Quick Settings
panel. Locate the screen brightness icon
and then drag the slider to the left to reduce the screen brightness.
• Open Android Settings and touch
Display>Brightness level
.
Drag the slider to the left to reduce the screen brightness.
Power off your tablet if the tablet will not be used for a while:
• Press and hold the power button until the Power OFF menu is displayed.
• Touch
Power OFF.
Turn OFF the screen when the tablet is temporarily not in use by pressing the power
button once to turn OFF the screen.
Use the new GPS feature
Many apps -- not just the mapping types -- have recently found a way to consume
your battery life as they work to pinpoint your location. You can solve this issue with
a Battery Saving GPS mode to minimize the number of reference points used to find
your location. To enable this mode, head to
Settings > Location > Mode,
and enable
Battery Saving.
