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Charging Power Saving Tips

• Charge the BlackBerry smartphone as much as possible. Charge when not in use to help maintain battery life.
• Use a travel charger when possible to charge the BlackBerry smartphone. Always use BlackBerry Authentic Accessories designed for the type of battery in the BlackBerry smartphone. Other chargers might damage the BlackBerry smartphone and might not charge the battery. The travel charger provides a consistent, strong power source to charge the BlackBerry smartphone. It charges a BlackBerry smartphone at a rate equivalent to, or higher than a computer with the appropriate USB drivers installed, and up to five times faster than when using a computer without the USB drivers.

Network Connections Power Saving Tips

• Turn off connections when not in use
  Active connections, such as GPS, WIFI, and Bluetooth, will drain power because they are sending signals out even when they are not in use. Turn off all connections not in use to save power. To turn off Mobile Network Connections, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home screen, click Manage Connections.
2. Click Turn All Connections Off.
3. Press the Menu key.

Media Power Saving Tips

• Reduce volume
  The higher the volume on a BlackBerry smartphone, the higher the power drain on the BlackBerry smartphone battery. Reduce the volume to save power.
• Use headphones or a headset
  The BlackBerry smartphone's internal speaker draws more power than a headset. Use a headset to save power.
• Load media using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager
  Loading media using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager is faster than downloading media over the wireless network. The faster the transfer of media to the BlackBerry smartphone uses less power and saves battery life. The BlackBerry Desktop Manager also allows BlackBerry smartphone users to resize and compress media, which uses less power when viewed on a BlackBerry smartphone.
• Turn off the Headset Equalizer
  The Headset Equalizer uses additional battery power. To save power, turn off the Headset Equalizer. To turn off the Headset Equalizer, complete the following steps:
1. On the Home screen, click Media.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Headset Equalizer to Off.

Browsing Power Saving Tips

• Visit mobile web sites when possible
  Mobile web sites are specifically designed for mobile BlackBerry smartphones. They typically provide more compact information and fewer graphics. This allows the web pages to be downloaded faster and uses less battery power on the BlackBerry smartphone.
• Lower the Repeat Animation setting
  When a web page loads, animations on it might play more than one time. The Repeat Animations option allows you to stop the animations on a web page from playing continuously. Setting this to a lower setting will help minimize power use. To adjust the Repeat Animations setting, complete the following steps:
1. On the Home screen, click Browser.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Click General Properties.
5. Reduce the Repeat Animations setting.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save Options.

• Close the browser when finished
  The browser will continue to drain battery power if left running in the background. It will drain additional battery power if left open on an active web site. Active websites refresh continuously if left open. To close a browser, complete the following steps:
1. On the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Switch Application.
3. Click Browser.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Close.

Screen and Keypad Power Saving Tips

• Holster BlackBerry smartphone to automatically turn off the screen and lock the BlackBerry smartphone
• Use a sleeve when storing the BlackBerry smartphone in a pocket to prevent accidental key presses.Lower the Backlight Timeout setting and the Backlight Brightness setting to reduce unnecessary power use. You can also set the Audible Roll to mute and turn off the Key Tone to save power. To adjust these options, complete the following steps:
1. On the Home screen, click Options.
2. Click Screen/Keyboard.
3. Reduce the Backlight Brightness setting.
4. Reduce the Backlight Timeout setting.
5. Set the Key Tone to Off.
6. Set the Audible Roll to Mute.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.

• Use the Auto On/Off feature
  The Auto On/Off options allows you to specify the time of day when the BlackBerry smartphone turns on and turns off. This option prevents the BlackBerry smartphone from connecting to the network to download emails during specified times, for example, when the BlackBerry smartphone user is asleep. To change the Auto On/Off settings, complete the following steps:
1. On the Home screen, click Options.
2. Click Auto On/Off.
3. Change Weekday to Enabled.
4. Specify the times when the BlackBerry smartphone should turn on and off on weekdays.
5. Change Weekend to Enabled.
6. Specify the times when the BlackBerry smartphone should turn on and off on weekends.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.

• Turn on the Enter Bedside Mode option
  Turn on the Enter Bedside Mode option to dim the Home screen, disable the radio, and disable the Flashing LED on the BlackBerry smartphone. This saves power when the BlackBerry smartphone is not is use. Note: The Enter Bedside Mode option is not available on all BlackBerry smartphones. To turn on the Enter Bedside Mode option, complete the following steps:
1. On the Home screen, click Clock.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Enter Bedside Mode.

Shortcut Power Saving Tips

• Use keyboard shortcuts instead of opening menu items. Keyboard shortcuts use less power and are a quick, convenient way to access frequently used menu items.

Camera Power Saving Tips

• Turn off the flash
• Change the Picture Size to Small
• Change the Picture Quality to Normal
• Change the Color Effect to Normal

To adjust these features, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home screen, click Camera.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Default Flash Setting to Off.
5. Change the Picture Size to Small.
6. Change the Picture Quality to Normal.
7. Change the Color Effect to Normal.
8. Press the Menu key.
9. Click Save.

Applications Power Saving Tips

• Completely close applications when finished using them, rather than leaving them running in the background.
• Log out of third-party applications when they are not in use.

Applications that run in the background will continue to use battery power. To conserve battery power, close all applications when not in use.

Press the End Key to exit an application and leave it running in the background without closing it completely. The End key is only used to end phone calls, not to close applications.

To close an application, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Switch Application.
3. Click the application to close.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click Close.

If left running, third-party applications continuously refresh and check for updates, which drains power from the battery.

Notifications Power Saving Tips

Turn off audio and vibrate notifications for applications.

Note: The vibrate setting on the BlackBerry smartphone uses more power than audio and LED notifications.

To change the notifications profile to Quiet, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home screen, click Profiles.
2. Click Quiet.

To turn off audio and vibrate notifications, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home screen, click Profiles.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Quiet.
4. Click on an application.
5. Adjust the audio settings for the application.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.

GPS Power Saving Tips

• Zoom out to view larger areas when using the GPS feature on the BlackBerry smartphone
• Refreshing the map on the BlackBerry smartphone uses battery power. View larger areas to reduce the number of times the BlackBerry smartphone must refresh the map.

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