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		<title>Extending Battery Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suggestions for increasing the amount of time you can use your Palm Pre.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the problems with smartphones that include features such as Wi-Fi, GPS and e-mail is that these features can really drain the battery.  Fortunately, for those who need to be able to use those features all day the Palm Pre supports user-swappable batteries.  However, not everyone carries spare batteries.  Here are some tips for extending battery life:</p>
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<li><a href="http://pre101.com/blog/2009/07/08/turning-things-on-and-off/">Turn things off</a>.  If you&#8217;re not using Wi-Fi then turn it off.  Same applies to Bluetooth.  If you&#8217;re out of your coverage area you can even turn off the cell radio so you&#8217;re not drawing down the battery.</li>
<li>Disable programs that use a lot of resources.  The navigation program and other location-aware programs can turn on the GPS receiver frequently.  Instant Messenger applications use the network.  Turn off those programs when you don&#8217;t need them.</li>
<li>Decrease the frequency of e-mail checks.  If you can go longer between e-mail checks you can extend your battery life.</li>
<li>Use Wi-Fi rather than the cellular network when possible.  Wi-Fi uses less power than than the cell radio so grab onto a Wi-Fi signal when you need to access the Internet.</li>
<li>Reduce screen brightness.  The backlight on he display will draw some power so, if you can live with a dimmer screen, turn it down some.  To adjust the screen brightness use the Screen and Lock app <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-79" title="Launcher_Screen_icon_CasS09" src="http://pre101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Launcher_Screen_icon_CasS09.gif" alt="Launcher_Screen_icon_CasS09" width="20" height="18" />.  Tip:  From card view type &#8216;sc&#8217; then click on Screen &amp; Lock.  Use the brightness slider to adjust the backlight.</li>
<li>Pick up the <a href="http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/basi13pmx3.htm">1350 mAh battery</a> from from Seido.  This larger battery fits into the Pre without modifying it and gives you 20% more battery life.</li>
<li>Plug in whenever you can.  Get an in-car charger for trips where you&#8217;ll be using the turn-by-turn driving directions and use the charger at the office or at home.</li>
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<p>If you&#8217;re stuck somewhere without your charger and you know you&#8217;ll need your phone later you can completely power down the phone.  To power off completely press and hold the power button until a menu appears (about five seconds) then choose <strong>Power Off</strong>.</p>
<p>For more information on saving power check out <a href="http://www.precentral.net/how-improve-battery-life-plus-battery-friendly-accessories">this PreCentral Article</a> and <a href="http://forums.precentral.net/hardware-use-trouble-shooting/191265-improving-battery-life.html">this PreCentral forum post</a>.</p>
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