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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,
not charging) 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.
How to use Applications
