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Important!
Your touch screen responds best to a light touch
from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic
stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object
when pressing on the touch screen may damage
the tempered glass surface and void the warranty.
(For more information, refer to
“Phone Health/
Safety and Warranty Guide”
at the front of this
manual.)
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time
remain, the battery icon (
) blinks and the device sounds a
warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your
phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning
off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a
quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery
charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your
device’s display. Solid color (
) indicates a full charge.
When the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off.
You can also choose to display a percentage value. Having a
percentage value onscreen can provide a better idea of the
remaining charge on the battery.
From the Home screen, tap
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
Battery
➔
Show battery percentage
.
Extending Your Battery Life
Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPS
functionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a
list of helpful tips that can help conserve your battery power:
•
Reduce the time your backlight stays on.
•
Turn Bluetooth off when not in use.
•
Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use.
•
Deactivate Location when not needed. (For more information,
refer to
“Location”
on page 89.) Most applications using this
function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current
location; each query drains your battery.