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Tips & tricks
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
Shortcuts
To…
Return to the
home screen
Touch Home
.
See
recently
dialed
numbers
Press Talk
.
Sleep/wake
your phone
Press Power/Lock
.
Set
screen
timeout
Touch
>
Settings
>
Sound
& display
>
Screen timeout
.
Turn
sound
on/off
Press and hold Power/Lock
>
Silent mode
.
Search
Touch Menu
>
Search
.
Show
last few
apps
used
Touch and hold Home
.
Turn
airplane
mode
on/off
Press and hold Power/Lock
>
Airplane mode
.
Battery tips
Your phone is like a small computer, giving you a lot of
information and apps, with a touch display! Depending
on what you use, that can take a lot of power.
To save even more battery life between charges, you
could reduce:
•
Recording or watching videos, listening to music, or
taking pictures.
•
Widgets that stream information to your home
screen, like news or weather (“
Home screen
” on
page 8).
•
Email updates: Touch
>
> Menu
>
Account Settings
>
Email check frequency
>
Every
hour
or
Never
to check for email manually.
•
Turn off Bluetooth™ power: touch
>
Settings
>
Wireless & networks
>
Bluetooth
.
•
Turn off Wi-Fi: touch
>
Settings
>
Wireless &
networks
>
Wi-Fi
.
•
Google™ app updates: Touch
>
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
>
Cellular data sync
>
Manual
.
•
Display brightness: Touch
>
Settings
>
Sound
& display
>
Brightness
>
(dimmer setting)
.
•
Display timeout delay: Touch
>
Settings
>
Sound & display
>
Screen timeout
>
(shorter setting)
.