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Section 9: Changing Your Settings
3.
Tap the
Show battery percentage
check box to have the battery percentage
displayed on your battery charge icon on your status bar.
Power saving mode
Power saving mode allows you to manage your device to conserve power.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
Apps
g
Settings
g
Power saving
.
2.
Make a selection, and in a single motion, touch and move the slider to the right to
active the selected power mode.
3.
Tap
Power saving mode
, activate the feature, and configure the available functions
for this option:
●
Block background data
: Once activated, allows you extend battery life by
restricting background data usage.
●
Restrict performance
: Conserves battery power by disabling various features,
such as:
—
CPU performance
: Limits the maximum performance of the CPU.
—
Screen output
: Lowers the screen refresh rate and reduced brightness levels.
—
Turn off touch key light
: Deactivates the touch key light to conserve power.
—
Turn off GPS
Disables GPS and location services.
– or –
Tap
Ultra power saving mode
: Activates the ability for the device to extremely
extend your battery life by enabling additional power saving techniques.
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