Deentechblog: Battery Power Saving Tips For BlackBerry

Deentechblog: Battery Power Saving Tips For BlackBerry: Charging
*. Charge BlackBerry® smartphone as much as possible
*. Use wall chargers as the preferred charging method Media
*. Reduce volume
*. Use headphones
*. Load media using the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager (Avoids resizing)
*. Turn off equalizer settings (Media – Options)
Browsing
*. Visit mobile sites where applicable
*. Turn Repeat Animations to a lower setting (Browser – Options – General Properties)
*. Close browser when finished using (close with ESC key, not red End key)
Screen/Keyboard
*. Reduce Backlight Timeout (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
*. Reduce Backlight Brightness (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
*. Holster smartphone (turns off LCD automatically)
*. Set Audible Roll to mute (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
*. Key Tone Off (Options – Screen/Keyboard)
*. Use a sleeve when storing the smartphone in a pocket
Network Connections
*. Turn off unused connections when not in use, i.e. GPS, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®
*. Use Auto On/Off
*. Use single mode only (1XEV, 2G only, 3G only)
Shortcuts
*. Use shortcuts instead of activating Java® menus (Browser – Options – Browser Configuration)
Camera
*. Turn off flash (Camera – Options)
*. Set picture size to Small (Camera– Options)
*. Set Color Effect to Normal (Camera – Options)
*. Set Picture Quality to Normal (Camera – Options)
Applications
*. When exiting, be sure to close the app, not leave it running in the background (close with ESC key, not red End key)
*. Log out of third-party applications when they are not needed (Instant Messaging, etc.)
Indicators
*. Set Audible notification to Off (Profiles)
*. Turn off coverage LED (Profiles)
GPS
*. Use the zoom out function to get the largest viewable area that you can still use usefully