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Solar Charging

Solar charging can help optimize and extend your battery life. Solar charging occurs whenever the device detects sunlight, even if it is turned off.

  • Regular outdoor use in sunny conditions can extend your battery life.
  • Point the screen toward sunlight to maximize solar gain.
  • Avoid excessive heat, which can prevent charging.
    NOTE: The device protects itself from very cold and very hot environments, and stops charging automatically at extreme temperatures.
    NOTE: The device does not solar charge when connected to an external power source or when the battery is full.

Solar Charging While the Device is Turned Off

  1. Place your device in a sunny location.
  2. Hold Power symbol to open the power menu.
  3. Select Power Off.

    Screenshot with solar data

    The device goes into a low power, battery charging mode, and a screen with solar charging statistics appears. The display turns off automatically when sunlight is no longer detected.

    NOTE: You can enable or disable the solar charging screen in the system settings (System Settings).
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