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To control the data usage of individual applications 1 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap . 2 Find and tap Data usage. 3 Find and tap the desired application. 4 Mark the Restrict background data checkbox. 5 To access more specific settings for the application (if available), tap View app settings and make the desired changes. The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data usage settings. To view data transferred via Wi-Fi® 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Tap , then mark the Show Wi-Fi usage checkbox if it is not marked. 4 Tap the Wi-Fi tab. Selecting networks for data traffic You can select to have both SIM cards in your device handle data traffic, but only one SIM card can be selected to handle data at any given time. You can select the SIM card to use for data traffic during the initial setting up of your device, or you can select it later via the settings menu. To change the SIM card used for data traffic 1 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap . 2 Find and tap Dual SIM settings. 3 Under SIM card for data traffic, tap the available SIM card, that is, the card that you want to switch from. 4 Select the SIM card that you want to switch to. For higher data speeds, select the SIM card that supports the fastest mobile network, for example, 3G or LTE. Mobile network settings Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on what mobile networks are available in different areas. You can also manually set your device to use a particular mobile network mode, for example, WCDMA or GSM. To select a network type 1 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap . 2 Find and tap More... > Mobile networks. 3 Select a SIM card. 4 Tap Network Mode. 5 Select a network type. Your phone supports the concurrent use of one WCDMA network and one GSM network, or two GSM networks. To select another network manually 1 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap . 2 Find and tap More... > Mobile networks. 3 Select a SIM card. 4 Tap Service providers. 5 Tap Search mode > Manual. 6 Select a network. If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you move out of range of the manually selected network. 31 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To control the data usage of individual applications
1
Drag the status bar downwards, then tap
.
2
Find and tap
Data usage
.
3
Find and tap the desired application.
4
Mark the
Restrict background data
checkbox.
5
To access more
specific
settings for the application (if available), tap
View app
settings
and make the desired changes.
The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data
usage settings.
To view data transferred via Wi-Fi®
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Tap
, then mark the
Show Wi-Fi usage
checkbox if it is not marked.
4
Tap the
Wi-Fi
tab.
Selecting networks for data
traffic
You can select to have both SIM cards in your device handle data
traffic,
but only one
SIM card can be selected to handle data at any given time. You can select the SIM card
to use for data
traffic
during the initial setting up of your device, or you can select it later
via the settings menu.
To change the SIM card used for data traffic
1
Drag the status bar downwards, then tap
.
2
Find and tap
Dual SIM settings
.
3
Under
SIM card for data traffic
, tap the available SIM card, that is, the card that
you want to switch from.
4
Select the SIM card that you want to switch to.
For higher data speeds, select the SIM card that supports the fastest mobile network, for
example, 3G or LTE.
Mobile network settings
Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on what mobile
networks are available in different areas. You can also manually set your device to use a
particular mobile network mode, for example, WCDMA or GSM.
To select a network type
1
Drag the status bar downwards, then tap
.
2
Find and tap
More…
>
Mobile networks
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap
Network Mode
.
5
Select a network type.
Your phone supports the concurrent use of one WCDMA network and one GSM network, or
two GSM networks.
To select another network manually
1
Drag the status bar downwards, then tap
.
2
Find and tap
More…
>
Mobile networks
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap
Service providers
.
5
Tap
Search mode
>
Manual
.
6
Select a network.
If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you
move out of range of the manually selected network.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.