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Tips & tricks
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
•
Screen brightness changes as your smartphone
senses the current lighting conditions.
•
To return to the home screen, touch Home
.
•
To see recently dialed numbers, touch
Phone
>
Recent
.
•
To sleep/wake your smartphone, press Power
.
•
To set screen timeout, touch Menu
>
Settings
>
Display
>
Screen timeout
.
•
To search, touch Search
. To voice search, touch
and hold Search
.
•
To automate everyday tasks, touch
>
Smart
Actions
.
•
To show the most recent apps you’ve used, touch and
hold Home
.
•
To change one of the dock shortcuts at the bottom of
the home screen, touch and hold the shortcut, then
select the shortcut you want to replace it.
•
To turn sound on/off, press and hold Power
>
Silent mode
.
•
To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold
Power
>
Airplane mode
.
Battery tips
Want to extend your battery life? Try these:
•
To help minimize battery use, touch
>
Smart
Actions
. Check out the sample rules that enable
battery savings:
Nighttime Battery Saver
, and
Battery
Extender
.
•
To turn off background data transfers, touch Menu
>
Settings
>
Data manager
>
Background data
.
•
To turn off Bluetooth™ power, touch Menu
>
Settings
>
Wireless & networks
>
Bluetooth
.
•
To turn off Wi-Fi power, touch Menu
>
Settings
>
Wireless & networks
>
Wi-Fi
.
