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How do I conserve my cell phone battery power?

You are on the go and you don't want to run out of your cellphone battery. Here are a few suggestions on how you can conserve your cell phone battery power. Hope the tips help you when you need it.

1. Turn off the cell phone - Obvious! But people forget that. Turn it off when you don't need it or when you can't use it (eg on a flight, in the subway).
2. Turn off extra features - Turning off is not always good because you might need it for the primary purpose, talking to someone. However, you can get rid of other services eg GPRS, EDGE, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth. Repeat, turn off bluetooth. It saves you battery power and saves your phone from unauthorized access. And yes! Stop playing those games you play.
3. Dim the backlight - The LCD screen is a major power consumer for your cellphone. Either dim or completely turn off your backlight depending on the visibility of the screen. You can find the option under setting->display of your phone.
4. Turn off vibrator - It's useful but if you are running out of battery, better turn off your vibrate function.
5. Airplane Mode - If you want to use features of a phone other than talking or if you are in a region with no/very low network put the phone in the 'airplane mode'. In other words, instruct it not to try connecting to a network. If the cellphone doesn't see a signal, it keeps searching for it and loses all battery charge doing basically nothing. Either turn it off or if you need the other features of the phone (eg organizer, notes, alarm), keep it detached from the network. You can generally find the option under your phone settings.