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Section 2A. Device Basics 17
Device Basics
Battery Saving Tips
How long your battery power lasts depends on the battery type and how you use your device. Try the
following to help conserve battery life:
ⅷ When the device is not in use, press the Power key to switch off the display.
ⅷ On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On the System tab, tap Power >
Advanced
tab of the Power settings screen. Here, you can specify the time before your device automatically
turns off the display and backlight to conserve battery power. For optimum conservation, specify three
minutes or less.
ⅷ On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings. On the System tab, tap Power >
Backlight
tab to adjust the backlight brightness settings.
ⅷ Use the AC phone charger to plug your device into an external power outlet whenever possible, especially
when using a modem or other peripherals.
ⅷ Turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it. Make your device visible to other devices only when you are
trying to establish a Bluetooth partnership. For more information about Bluetooth, see “Using Bluetooth”
on page 82.
ⅷ Lower the volume.
Close battery-intensive programs such as the camera when you are done using them. Make sure the
programs are ended and are not continuously running in the background. See “Using Task Manager” on
page 113 for information on closing programs.
Navigating On Your Device
There are different ways you can navigate and interact with the interface of your device:
ⅷ Finger-touch control
ⅷ Stylus
ⅷ Navigation Control
Finger-touch Control
A quick and easy way to interact with the home screen and the whole interface of your device is by touch.
Use the following actions, or finger gestures, to navigate with your device:
Touch or tap
When selecting items on the screen, such as the Home screen tabs, Start menu, programs and settings
icons, and large onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. Apply some pressure with your finger
pad when touching an item on the screen.
“Tapping” is touching the screen lightly and quickly with your finger pad or fingertip. On screens that display
smaller-size items, you can more accurately select an item by tapping it with your fingertip.
Swipe
“Swiping” is dragging your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. The following are some
instances when you would use swiping:
ⅷ Flipping on the Home screen
Swipe your finger vertically to flip through favorite contacts, messages, music albums, photos, and
more. For more information, see “Using the TouchFLO 3D Home Screen” on page 37.