LG E975 Optimus G Black [24/192] Extend your battery life

Phone Basics 16

clickSEARCH.Clickthemodel.OnthePRODUCTSUPPORTpage,clickonSoftware Update &

Drivers.

Note: Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafterthephoneisfullychargedtosave

unnecessarypowerconsumptionofthecharger.

Extend Your Battery Life

Youcanextendyourbattery'slifebetweenchargesbyturningofffeaturesthatruninthe

background.Youcanalsomonitorhowapplicationsandsystemresourcesconsumebatterypower.

n ReduceyourBacklightOntime.(SeeBacklightTimeLength.)

n TurnBluetoothoffwhennotinuse.(SeeTurnBluetoothOnandOff.)

n TurnWi-Fioffwhennotinuse.(SeeTurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaNetwork.)

n 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.(SeeGPS

Satellites.)

n Donotwaituntilyourbatteryiscompletelydepletedbeforechargingyourphone.Repeatingthis

processofacompletedischargeandrechargecanovertimereducethestoragecapacityofany

battery.

n TurnoffAutomaticapplicationsync.(SeeSynchronizeAccounts.)

n UsethePowerControlWidgettodeactivatehardwarefunctionssuchasWi-Fi,Bluetooth,GPS,

Synchronization,orLCDbrightnesssetting.(SeeAddandRemoveWidgetsontheHome

Screen.)

n ChecktheRunningServicesandcloseanyunnecessaryapplications.

BatteryChargeLevel

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Tap > >System settings>About phone>Battery.

Thebatterystatus(chargingordischarging)andlevel(asapercentageoffullycharged)are

displayed.

MonitorandControlBatteryUse

TheBatteryusescreenshowswhichapplicationsconsumethemostbatterypower.Youcanalso

useittoturnoffapplicationsthatyou’vedownloaded,iftheyareconsumingtoomuchpower.

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Tap > >System settings>About phone>Battery>Battery use.

Tapanyofthelisteditemsformoreoptions.