10• Do not wait until your battery is completely depletedbefore charging your device. Repeating this process of acomplete discharge and recharge can over time reducethe storage capacity of any battery.• Turn off Automatic application sync.• Use the Power Control Widget to deactivate hardwarefunctions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization,or LCD brightness setting.• Check the Battery use screen to review what features orfunctions have been consuming your battery resources.• Check the Running Services and close any unnecessaryapplications.• Use the Task Manager feature to end/shutdownbackground applications that are still running. Theseminimized applications can, over time, cause your deviceto “slow down”.Power ControlActive applications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS,Synchronization, Location consent, or the LCDBrightness functionality all act to drain your battery.The Power Control shortcut bar was designed toquickly activate (turn on), or deactivate (turn off) thosefunctions or applications that use the most batterypower.1. From theHomescreen,touch andhold anempty areauntil theAdd toHomescreenmenudisplays.2. Tap Widgets ➔ Power control. The PowerControl shortcut is added to the current screen.3. Tap any of the icons on the Power Controlshortcut bar to activate/deactivate the feature.Note: A green bar displayed beneath the icon means theapplication is active (turned on). The green bar is removedfrom beneath the icon when the feature is deactivated(turned off).
