Samsung SPH-D710 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f5) (English(north America)) - Page 65

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● Turn off Sprint Hotspot (Wi-Fi hotspot) services when not in use. This is one of the largest drains on your battery as it is not only transmitting a Wi-Fi connection to your devices but is also doing it while using a 4G connection. ● Deactivate the GPS when not needed. Most applications using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery. ● Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before charging your device. Repeating this process of a complete discharge and recharge can over time reduce the storage capacity of any battery. ● Turn off Automatic application sync. ● Use the Power Control Widget to deactivate hardware functions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, or LCD brightness setting. ● Check the Battery use screen to review what features or functions have been consuming your battery resources. ● Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary applications. ● Animated wallpapers use an increased amount of power and memory. Change your Live Wallpaper to a non-animated Wallpaper gallery or Gallery image. To access and manage power saving capabilities: 1. Press > and tap > Power saving mode. 2. Select the checkmark next to Use Power saving mode to allow the device to switch to power saving mode when the battery is low. 3. Tap Power saving mode on at to select the battery power percentage remaining before switching to Power saving mode. Choose from: 10% battery power, 30% battery power, 50% battery power, or 70% battery power. 4. Choose from the following options:  Turn off Wi-Fi: automatically turns off Wi-Fi when you are not connected with Mobile AP.  Turn off Bluetooth: automatically turns off Bluetooth when it is not in use.  Turn off GPS: automatically turns off GPS when it is not in use.  Turn off Sync: automatically turns off Sync when the phone is not synchronizing with the server. Device Settings 63

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Device Settings
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●
Turn off Sprint Hotspot (Wi-Fi hotspot) services when not in use. This is one of the
largest drains on your battery as it is not only transmitting a Wi-Fi connection to your
devices but is also doing it while using a 4G connection.
●
Deactivate the GPS when not needed. Most applications using this function will
periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your
battery.
●
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before charging your device.
Repeating this process of a complete discharge and recharge can over time reduce the
storage capacity of any battery.
●
Turn off Automatic application sync.
●
Use the Power Control Widget to deactivate hardware functions such as Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, or LCD brightness setting.
●
Check the Battery use screen to review what features or functions have been consuming
your battery resources.
●
Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary applications.
●
Animated wallpapers use an increased amount of power and memory. Change your Live
Wallpaper to a non-animated Wallpaper gallery or Gallery image.
To access and manage power saving capabilities:
1. Press
>
and tap
>
Power saving mode
.
2. Select the checkmark next to
Use Power saving mode
to allow the device to switch to
power saving mode when the battery is low.
3. Tap
Power saving mode on at
to select the battery power percentage remaining before
switching to Power saving mode. Choose from:
10% battery power
,
30% battery
power
,
50% battery power
, or
70% battery power
.
4. Choose from the following options:
Turn off Wi-Fi
: automatically turns off Wi-Fi when you are not connected with Mobile
AP.
Turn off Bluetooth
: automatically turns off Bluetooth when it is not in use.
Turn off GPS
: automatically turns off GPS when it is not in use.
Turn off Sync
: automatically turns off Sync when the phone is not synchronizing
with the server.