Nokia E7 00 - Prolong battery life

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Prolong battery life
If it seems you're always looking for a charger, there are steps you can take to reduce

the power consumption of your phone.

Always charge the battery fully.

When power saving mode is activated, phone settings, such as

Network mode

and the screen saver, are optimised.

Activate power saving mode
Press the power key , and select

Activate power saving

. To deactivate power saving

mode, press the power key , and select

Deactivate power saving

.

Close the applications you are not using
Press and hold the menu key, swipe until the desired application is displayed, and

select .

Sounds, themes, and effects

Mute unnecessary tones, such as key tones.

Use wired headphones, rather than the loudspeaker.

Change the length of the time-out period after which the phone display switches

off.

Set the length of the time-out period
Select >

Settings

and

Phone

>

Display

>

Light time-out

.

Activate a dark theme and wallpaper
Select >

Settings

and

Themes

>

General

.

To change the wallpaper, on the home screen, select

>

Change wallpaper

.

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Deactivate background animation effects
Select >

Settings

and

Themes

>

General

> >

Theme effects

>

Off

.

Decrease the brightness of the display
Select >

Settings

and

Phone

>

Display

>

Brightness

.

Deactivate the Big clock screen saver
Select >

Settings

and

Themes

>

Screen saver

>

None

.

Network use

If you are listening to music or otherwise using your phone, but do not want to

make or receive calls, activate the offline profile.

Set your phone to check for new mail less frequently.

Use a WLAN connection to connect to the internet, rather than a mobile data

(GPRS or 3G) connection.

If your phone is set to use both GSM and 3G networks (dual mode), the phone

uses more power when searching for the 3G network.

Set your phone to use only the GSM network
Swipe down from the notification area, and select the mobile network and

Network

mode

>

GSM

.

Deactivate Bluetooth when not needed
Swipe down from the notification area, and select .

Stop your phone scanning for available WLANs
Swipe down from the notification area, and select .

Establish a mobile data (3G or GPRS) connection only when needed
To close the mobile data connection, swipe down from the notification area, and

select .