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Extending your battery life – Samsung SGH-T599DAATMB User Manual

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Important! If your handset has a touch screen display, please

note that a touch screen responds best to a light
touch from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic
stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object
when pressing on the touch screen may damage
the tempered glass surface and void the warranty.
For more information, refer to “Standard Limited
Warranty”
on page 306.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery level is low and only a few minutes of talk
time remain (~15% charge), a warning tone sounds and the
“Battery low” message repeats at regular intervals on the
display. In this condition, your device conserves its remaining
battery power, by dimming the backlight.

When the battery level becomes too low, the device
automatically turns off.

The on-screen battery charge is represented (by default) as a
colored battery icon. You can also choose to display a
percentage value. Having a percentage value on-screen can
provide a better idea of the remaining charge on the battery.

� Press

and then tap Settings Display

Display battery percentage.

For more information, refer to “Display Settings” on
page 251.

Extending Your Battery Life

Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPS
functionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a
list of helpful 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

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 Saving feature to deactivate some hardware and

interface functions.

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