BB - Battery Power Saving Tips

Charging

        > Charge BlackBerry® smartphone as much as possible
        > Use wall chargers as the preferred charging method

Media

        > Reduce volume
        > Use headphones
        > Load media using the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager (Avoids resizing)
        > Turn off equalizer settings (Media – Options)

Browsing

        > Visit mobile sites where applicable
        > Turn Repeat Animations to a lower setting (Browser – Options –          General Properties)
        > Close browser when finished using (close with ESC key, not red End key)

Screen/Keyboard
        > Reduce Backlight Timeout (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
        > Reduce Backlight Brightness (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
        > Holster smartphone (turns off LCD automatically)
        > Set Audible Roll to mute (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
        > Key Tone Off (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
        > Use a sleeve when storing the smartphone in a pocket

Network Connections
        > Turn off unused connections when not in use, i.e. GPS, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®
        > Use Auto On/Off
        > Use single mode only (1XEV, 2G only, 3G only)

Shortcuts

        > Use shortcuts instead of activating Java® menus (Browser – Options – Browser Configuration)

Camera

        > Turn off flash (Camera – Options)
        > Set picture size to Small (Camera – Options)
        > Set Color Effect to Normal (Camera – Options)
        > Set Picture Quality to Normal (Camera – Options)

Applications

        > When exiting, be sure to close the app, not leave it running in the background (close with ESC key, not red End key)
        > Log out of third-party applications when they are not needed (Instant Messaging, etc.)

Indicators

        > Set Audible notification to Off (Profiles)
        > Turn off coverage LED (Profiles)

GPS

        Use the zoom out function to get the largest viewable area that you can still use usefully

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