You can select whether to enable or disable auto-sync and select options for how to interact with mobile hotspots.
Note: Some Settings, Menus, or Icons may differ from that of your device depending on your software version and wireless service provider.
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From the Home screen, tap the Apps
> Settings
> Networks tab > Mobile data or Data Manager
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Tap the Mobile data switch
to enable mobile data.
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Checkmark Limit mobile data usage
which allows you to set a limit for mobile data usage on the device. Once the limit is reached, your mobile data connection is disabled and you will receive a notification.
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Tap the drop down box Data usage cycle and tap Change cycle. Select the Usage cycle reset date, or date that the usage cycle will repeat from each month.
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In Mobile data you can adjust the following:
- Mobile Data Usage Graph - Use to set and monitor your data usage.
- Upper limit slider bar - Use this to set when the mobile data connection is disabled. Limit mobile data usage option must be enabled to adjust this slider bar.
- Lower warning slider bar - Use this to set the usage warning level. When the device reaches this level, you will see a usage warning.
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Tap an application to get a detailed usage view during the same Data usage cycle as well as additional usage information and options as follows.
- Detailed usage graph.
- Foreground and Background - Shows usage stats within the period.
- Restrict background data - when checkmarked
this will restrict the application from using mobile data in the background.
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Tap the Menu key
and choose from the following:
- Restrict background data - when checkmarked
this will restrict applications from using mobile data in the background.
- Show Wi-Fi usage - allows you to see the Wi-Fi usage on a tab, similar to mobile data.
- Mobile hotspots - helps you to limit mobile data usage when connected to specific Wi-Fi networks. Checkmark
the Wi-Fi networks you would like to restrict from using background data. Apps may also warn before using these networks for large downloads.