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Stop apps from running in the background Use location services selectively Use network connections selectively • To lower the screen brightness when the battery saver is on, on the start screen, swipe left, tap Settings > display+touch, and switch Battery Saver brightness to On. • Close the apps you are not using. To close most of the apps, press . • Some apps may run in the background unnecessarily. On the start screen, swipe left, tap Settings, swipe to applications, and tap background tasks. Tap the app you want to block, and tap block. If you want to keep location services switched on, but don't want to use check-in services, on the start screen, swipe left, and tap Settings. Swipe to applications, tap people, and switch Use my location to Off . • Set your phone to check for new mail less frequently, or even by request only. In every mailbox you have, tap > settings > sync settings, and change the setting for Download new content. • Switch Bluetooth on only when needed. • Use a Wi-Fi connection to connect to the internet, rather than a mobile data connection. Tip: To keep the Wi-Fi connection on even when the phone screen switches off, on the start screen, swipe left, tap Settings > Wi-Fi > advanced, and tap the Keep Wi-Fi on when the screen times out check box. • Stop your phone scanning for available wireless networks. On the start screen, swipe left, tap Settings > Wi-Fi, and switch Wi-Fi networking to Off . • Stop your phone connecting to games. On the start screen, swipe left, tap Settings, swipe to applications, tap games, and switch all relevant settings off. • If you're listening to music or otherwise using your phone, but don't want to make or receive calls, switch airplane mode on. Save on data roaming costs Want to save on your phone bills? You can cut data roaming costs by changing mobile data settings. Data roaming means using your phone to receive data over networks that your network service provider doesn't own or operate. Connecting to the internet when roaming, especially when abroad, can raise data costs substantially. Your network service provider can charge you a fixed fee for data © 2013 Nokia. All rights reserved. 31

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To lower the screen brightness when the battery
saver is on, on the start screen, swipe left, tap
Settings
>
display+touch
, and switch
Battery Saver
brightness
to
On
.
Stop apps from running in the
background
•
Close the apps you are not using. To close most of
the apps, press
.
•
Some apps may run in the background unnecessarily.
On the start screen, swipe left, tap
Settings
, swipe
to
applications
, and tap
background tasks
. Tap the
app you want to block, and tap
block
.
Use location services selectively
If you want to keep location services switched on, but
don't want to use check-in services, on the start screen,
swipe left, and tap
Settings
. Swipe to
applications
,
tap
people
, and switch
Use my location
to
Off
.
Use network connections selectively
•
Set your phone to check for new mail less frequently,
or even by request only. In every mailbox you have,
tap
>
settings
>
sync settings
, and change the
setting for
Download new content
.
•
Switch Bluetooth on only when needed.
•
Use a Wi-Fi connection to connect to the internet,
rather than a mobile data connection.
Tip:
To keep the Wi-Fi connection on even when
the phone screen switches off, on the start
screen, swipe left, tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
>
advanced
, and tap the
Keep Wi-Fi on when the
screen times out
check box.
•
Stop your phone scanning for available wireless
networks. On the start screen, swipe left, tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
, and switch
Wi-Fi networking
to
Off
.
•
Stop your phone connecting to games. On the start
screen, swipe left, tap
Settings
, swipe to
applications
, tap
games
, and switch all relevant
settings off.
•
If you're listening to music or otherwise using your
phone, but don't want to make or receive calls, switch
airplane mode on.
Save on data roaming costs
Want to save on your phone bills? You can cut data roaming costs by changing mobile data settings.
Data roaming means using your phone to receive data over networks that your network service
provider doesn't own or operate. Connecting to the internet when roaming, especially when abroad,
can raise data costs substantially. Your network service provider can charge you a fixed fee for data
© 2013 Nokia. All rights reserved.
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