User guide

Lower the screen brightness • On the start screen, swipe down from the top of

the screen, and tap ALL SETTINGS >

brightness. Make sure that Automatically

adjust is switched to Off . Switch Level to

low, and switch Automatically adjust to On

. To be able to change the screen brightness

automatically, your phone must have a light

sensor. For availability, go to

www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/

wpfeatures.

• To lower the screen brightness when the battery

saver is on, on the start screen, swipe down from

the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >

display, and switch Battery Saver brightness to

On .

Stop apps from running in the

background

Close the apps you are not using. To close most of

the apps, press and hold , and tap on the apps

you want to close.

Use location services selectively If you want to keep location services switched on,

but don't want to use check-in services, on the start

screen, swipe down from the top of the screen, and

tap ALL SETTINGS. Swipe to applications, tap

people, and switch Use my location to Off .

Use network connections selectively • Set your phone to check for new mail less

frequently, or even by request only. In every

mailbox you have, tap > settings > sync

settings, and select how often to sync.

• Switch Bluetooth on only when needed.

• Switch NFC on only when needed. To switch the

NFC feature off, on the start screen, swipe down

from the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >

NFC, and switch Tap to share to Off . NFC

is not supported by all phones. For availability, go

to www.microsoft.com/mobile/support/

wpfeatures.

• Use a WiFi connection to connect to the internet,

rather than a mobile data connection.

• Stop your phone scanning for available wireless

networks. On the start screen, swipe down from

the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS >

WiFi, and switch WiFi networking to Off .