Asus Nexus 7 Nexus 7 GuideBook E-manual - Page 51

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Data usage settings allow you to: • View data usage by app and access app settings. • Identify mobile hotspots and restrict background downloads that may result in extra charges. To view mobile hotspot settings, touch hotspots. Menu > Mobile Near the top of the screen, note the data usage cycle. Touch it to choose a different cycle. This date range is the period of time for which the graph displays data usage. The vertical white lines on the graph show a period of time within the data usage cycle. This range determines the usage amount displayed just below the graph. Drag lines to change the period. View data usage by app Some apps transfer data in the background - that is, when you're not actually using the app, it may download data for future reference. Some apps allow you to restrict background data usage from the app's own settings. Touch the graph for any app in the bottom part of the screen for more usage details and access to its settings. Set auto-sync You can also conserve data usage by syncing your apps manually, only when you need the data, rather than relying on auto-sync. To turn auto-sync off or on, touch Menu > Auto-sync data. Nexus 7 Guidebook Tune performance 45

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NEXUS 7 GUIDEBOOK
TUNE PERFORMANCE
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Data usage settings allow you to:
View data usage by app and access app settings.
Identify mobile hotspots and restrict background downloads
that may result in extra charges.
To view mobile hotspot settings, touch
Menu
> Mobile
hotspots.
Near the top of the screen, note the data usage cycle. Touch it to
choose a different cycle. This date range is the period of time for
which the graph displays data usage.
The vertical white lines on the graph show a period of time within
the data usage cycle. This range determines the usage amount
displayed just below the graph. Drag lines to change the period.
View data usage by app
Some apps transfer data in the background — that is, when you’re
not actually using the app, it may download data for future ref-
erence. Some apps allow you to restrict background data usage
from the app’s own settings. Touch the graph for any app in the
bottom part of the screen for more usage details and access to
its settings.
Set auto-sync
You can also conserve data usage by syncing your apps manual-
ly, only when you need the data, rather than relying on auto-sync.
To turn auto-sync off or on, touch
Menu
> Auto-sync data.