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Basics & Shortcuts
Battery Status Indicators
Full battery power
Low battery power
Charging
Battery Tips
Try the following tips to help extend your BlackBerry device’s battery life:
ⅷ Set the BlackBerry device to turn on and turn off automatically.
ⅷ Charge your BlackBerry device regularly.
ⅷ Keep your battery connections clean. Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth too
clean the metal contacts on the battery and the device.
ⅷ Set the backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time and lower its brightness.
ⅷ Turn off the connection to a wireless network when you are not in a wireless coverage area.
ⅷ Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or LED notifications, lower the
volume of your sound notifications, or select a shorter ring tone.
ⅷ Delete the original message when you send a reply.
ⅷ Send messages to multiple contacts using Add To, Add Cc, or Add Bcc.
ⅷ If your device has a camera flash, turn off the flash.
ⅷ Close third-party applications from the application menu when you are finished with them.
ⅷ Change your browser options for animated graphics so that they repeat less often on Web
pages.
For information about these options, click
Help ( ) or access your complete user guide on
the
BlackBerry
®
User Tools CD that was packaged with your BlackBerry device.
Note: Battery life depends on various factors including network configuration, signal strength, features
selected, and customer usage patterns.
