Is your Kyocera Torque experiencing a low battery life? Then you may want to try disabling some of its features and modifying certain settings to improve it. Follow this tutorial to learn how you can improve the battery life of your phone.

Reducing the backlight timeout or backlight brightness

1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Then tap System settings -> tap Display -> select Brightness -> check or uncheck Automatic brightness.
3. In case you decided to uncheck Automatic brightness, then drag the slider to the left or right until it reaches comfortable brightness level.
4. When finished, touch OK.
5. Next, tap Sleep and select the lowest comfortable time setting. Such as, 1 minute, 30 seconds or even 15 seconds.
6. Then press the Home key to return to the Home screen.

Changing the live wallpaper

The battery life is drained faster when using a live wallpaper, so you should instead use a static one.
1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Touch Wallpaper -> select the desired option, except Live Wallpapers. For the purpose of this tutorial we’ll go with Wallpapers.
3. Select the wallpaper that you’d like to use and tap Set wallpaper.

Turning Wi-Fi and Bluetooth OFF

You battery life will be significantly drained if you leave Wi-Fi or Bluetooth On when not actively using these settings. However, it’s recommended to use a Wi-Fi connection whenever you can as in this situation the battery life is saved by up to 50%.
1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Then tap System settings -> turn the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi switches to OFF.

Turning GPS OFF

Similar to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, leaving GPS ON when not actively using it can drain the battery life last.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Then select Settings -> tap Location services.
3. Uncheck GPS satellites.
4. Then press the Home key to return to the Home screen.

Stopping Running Apps

The applications that run in the background will drain the battery life faster.
1. From the Home screen, press and hold the Home key.
2. You’ll then see all the apps that run in the background.
3. Tap the apps that you want to close and then drag them to the left or right.
4. When you’re finished closing the apps, press the Home key.

Setting Your Kyocera Torque to Sync Less Often

1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Then touch System settings -> tap Accounts & sync.
3. Select the desired account.
4. Make the desired synching settings and tap the Back key twice once you finished.

Disabling the Vibrate Feature

If you really want to take all the steps to conserve the battery life, disabling the vibrate option will help you do just that.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Select Settings -> tap Sound.
3. From the Sound menu select one of the following options:
• disable the vibration feature when your smartphone is in silent mode by tapping Silent mode -> then tap OFF or Mute.
• disable the vibration feature when you receive a notification or your device rings by unchecking Vibrate and ring.
• disable the vibration feature when the screen or other keys are tapped by unchecking Vibrate on touch.

Other Tips

You can also download a Battery Save app from the Play Store that will help you conserve the battery life.
Additionally, it’s recommended to charge your device on a regular basis. Good luck, and if you have any other tips for saving the battery life share them with us!

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