User Guide

2B. Settings 43
Settings
Managing Your Device’s Wireless Functions
To save battery life, you can disable the 4G, Bluetooth,
GPS, Sprint Hotspot, and Wi-Fi functions of the device
when not in use.
To change wireless settings:
䊳 Press > and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks. Disable any wireless functions (for
example,
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi) that are not in use.
To change GPS settings:
䊳 Press > and then tap Settings > Location.
Disable the GPS by clearing the
Use GPS satellites
check box.
To add a wireless function widget to your Home screen:
䊳 Press and tap > Widget > Settings. Tap the
widget you would like to add (for example,
4G,
Bluetooth, GPS, Sprint Hotspot, or Wi-Fi).
Setting the Email Synchronization Schedule
If you use the device to send and receive email, you
can set your email account to download email more or
less frequently as desired.
1. Press and tap > Mail.
2. If you have set up multiple email accounts on your
device, switch to the email account that you want
to edit by tapping .
3. In the Inbox, press and tap More > Settings >
Send & Receive > Update schedule.
4. In the Frequency section, tap Peak times or Off-
peak times, and then select an email download
frequency.
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Note: The more frequently your device checks for new
messages, the more quickly the battery will run down.
Tip: You can also close applications that are not in use to
conserve battery power. To do so, press > , and
then tap Settings > Applications > Manage
Applications. Tap the Running tab, tap the application
you would like to close, and then tap Force stop.