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To check the battery charge level
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From the Home screen, press the
Menu Key
and touch:
Settings >
(scroll the screen up)
> About phone > Status
.
The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a
percentage of fully charged) will be displayed at the top of
the screen.
To monitor and control what uses the battery
The Battery Use screen allows you to see which applications are
consuming the most battery power. Information on this screen
allows you to identify downloaded applications you may want to
turn off when not being used, so you can get the most out of your
battery power.
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From the Home screen, press the
Menu Key
and touch:
Settings >
(scroll the screen up)
> About phone > Battery use
.
The screen will display battery usage time. Either how long
since last connected to a power source, if connected to a
power source, and how long you were last running on
battery power.
The list of applications or services using battery power are
displayed in order of energy used, from greatest amount to
least.
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Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to see the
details about its power consumption.
Different applications offer different kinds of information, and
they may even include buttons that open settings you can
use to reduce power consumption by that application.
The Basics
