11Important! Your touch screen responds best to a light touchfrom the pad of your finger or a non-metallicstylus. Using excessive force or a metallic objectwhen pressing on the touch screen may damagethe tempered glass surface and void the warranty.(For more information, refer to “Phone Health/Safety and Warranty Guide” at the front of thismanual.)Low Battery IndicatorWhen the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk timeremain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds awarning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, yourphone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turningoff the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For aquick check of your battery level, glance at the batterycharge indicator located in the upper-right corner of yourdevice’s display. Solid color ( ) indicates a full charge.When the battery level becomes too low, the phoneautomatically turns off.You can also choose to display a percentage value. Having apercentage value onscreen can provide a better idea of theremaining charge on the battery. From the Home screen, tap Apps ➔ Settings➔ Battery ➔ Show battery percentage.Extending Your Battery LifeActive applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPSfunctionality all act to drain your battery. The following is alist 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 thisfunction will periodically query the GPS satellites for your currentlocation; each query drains your battery.
