BlackBerry / Battery Life: Make Your BlackBerry PlayBook Battery Last Longer [How to] !!

               TO PlayBook owners who are very conscious of battery life. The BlackBerry PlayBook offers users a few different multitasking "modes," one of which will drain more PlayBook battery than the others when used carelessly.

 

1- Disable PlayBook Wireless Radios When Not In Use: One of the simplest ways to conserve PlayBook battery is by turning off these radios when they're not in use.

2- One of the simplest ways to conserve PlayBook battery is by turning off these radios when they're not in use.  To disable PlayBook Wi-Fi, simply click the Wi-Fi symbol in your  PlayBook's  home-screen system tray,  located in the upper-right corner of your display, and then tap the Wi-Fi on/off button so it reads Off.

3- Keep PlayBook, BlackBerry Smartphone Close When Bridged.

4- The best way to ensure that your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet always has battery life is to charge it whenever possible: To ensure that you can always charge your PlayBook when you have access to a power outlet, it's a good idea to pick up an extra charger or two; one for home, one for the office, etc.

#  RIM also offers a couple of "rapid charging" accessories: the BlackBerry PlayBook Rapid Charger; and the PlayBook Rapid Charging Pod.  RIM says the rapid charging accessories can power up your tablet in half the time of the standard PlayBook charger. (Neither accessory is cheap, though, at $70.00 each.)

5- It's a good idea to get into the habit of closing PlayBook apps whenever you're finished using them.

This will help ensure that those apps aren't draining any valuable power, and your PlayBook will perform better overall with fewer open applications.

To close a PlayBook app, simply exit out of it by swiping your finger upwards from the bottom of your display, then click the tiny "X" that appears beneath it.

You can also swipe upwards again from the minimized app to the top of your display to "flick" it closed.

The BlackBerry PlayBook offers users a few different multitasking "modes," one of which will drain more PlayBook battery than the others when used carelessly.

To access the various PlayBook Application Behavior  settings, open up your PlayBook settings menu by tapping the gear-icon in the top-right corner of your PlayBook's home screen.

Next, select the General option, and you'll see a section for Application Behavior.

The Default setting stops all open applications when one of them is in full-screen mode.

The Paused option is the best for conserving battery life, because it "freezes" all applications until you use them in full-screen mode.

And the Showcase setting, though valuable, because it can leave all your applications  running and active even when another app is in full-screen mode, is the harshest on battery life.

6- PlayBook owners who are very conscious of battery life will probably want to use the Paused option most frequently to conserve power.

7- It's a good idea to enable Automatic Backlight Dimming because this setting will also help conserve PlayBook battery.

8- Thanks to the BlackBerry PlayBook's Video Chat app, videoconferencing on RIM's tablet is as simple as launching an application and clicking a contact's name.

But PlayBook video chat comes with a price; the application is a serious battery hog, and it should be used sparingly.

In fact, I suggest plugging your PlayBook into a power outlet whenever you employ the video chat app, since it drains the battery so rapidly.

I also recommend reducing the use of other similar streaming services, such as Amazon's Cloud Drive and Player, and even YouTube streaming videos--or at least plug in your tablet while you use them.[via]