Getting Started 13Important!: If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that atouch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of yourfinger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or ametallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damagethe tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For moreinformation, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on page 266.Low Battery IndicatorWhen the battery level is low and only a few minutes of talk timeremain, a warning tone sounds and the “Battery low” messagerepeats at regular intervals on the display. In this condition, yourphone conserves its remaining battery power, by dimming thebacklight.When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automaticallyturns off.Extending Your Battery LifeActive applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPSfunctionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a list ofhelpful tips that can help conserve your battery power:• Reduce your backlight on time.• Turn Bluetooth off when not in use.• Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use.• Deactivate the GPS when not needed. Most applications using thisfunction will periodically query the GPS satellites for your currentlocation; each query drains your battery.• Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before chargingyour device. Repeating this process of a complete discharge andrecharge can over time reduce the storage capacity of any battery.• Turn off Automatic application sync.• Use the Power Savings Widget to deactivate hardware functions suchas Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, or LCD brightness setting.• Check the Battery use screen to review what features or functionshave been consuming your battery resources.• Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary applications.• Use the Task manager feature to end/shutdown backgroundapplications that are still running. These minimized applications can,over time, cause your device to “slow down”.• Turn off any streaming services after use (see Running Services).
