Battery life is precious on any smartphone, so if you're looking for a simple step on your Nokia E6 to help your battery last longer, turning off the screen vibration feature fits the bill nicely. Here we show you how to go about it.
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Many people enjoy the tactile feedback of the screen vibrate function that's turned on as standard on the Nokia E6 when you first switch it on.
It's a great reminder that the Nokia E6 is the first handset of its form factor to have a touchscreen interface on top of the physical QWERTY keyboard in the first place, and provides you with a physical sensation in your fingertips more akin to the traditional feeling of physical buttons.
But as you get used to the handset itself and its Symbian Anna interface, you might find yourself increasingly feeling you'd like to switch it off. And when you consider that even though it's as sensitive to your power needs as possible the screen vibration still does use up some battery power, it becomes an easier argument to make.
Fortunately, switching off the screen vibrate function only takes a few moments. You should have your phone's currently active profile displayed on one of the Nokia E6's homescreens – the default profile is General, though you may have yours set to Silent as an alternative, for example.
Tap on the box displaying which profile is active, however, and a menu will pop up – tap on Edit active profile to succeed.
Another way of getting there is to press the Menu button, then setting Settings and then Profile. Select the profile you want to amend, then select Personalise.
Turn your attention to the option third from the bottom, labelled Touch screen vibration. Select this and you'll see the option to change the level of vibration, or switch it off altogether. Select your preference, than tap OK to confirm.
Job done! Be aware, though, that this will only adjust the vibration setting on the currently active profile. If you regularly switch between two profiles, say, you'll need to repeat the process across both for it to take effect all the time.
