Share Your Data Connection; Data Usage - Motorola moto g4 User Manual

Connect & transfer
Connect & transfer
Quick start: connect & transfer
Bluetooth wireless
Wi-Fi networks
USB cables

Share your data connection

Data usage

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Tip: make sure you connect the phone to a high power USB
port. Typically, these are located directly on your computer.
Note: the first time you use a USB connection, your
computer may indicate that drivers are being installed.
Follow any prompts you see to complete the installation. This
may take a few minutes.
• For Microsoft® Windows®: on your computer, choose Start,
then select Windows Explorer from your list of programs.
In Windows Explorer, your phone will appear as a
connected drive (mass storage device) where you can
drag and drop files, or it will appear as an MTP or PTP
device that lets you use Windows Media Player to transfer
files. For more instructions or driver files, visit
www.motorola.com/support.
• For Apple™ Macintosh™: use Android File Transfer,
available at www.android.com/filetransfer.
Share your data connection
Your computer can access the Internet through your phone's
mobile network — you just need a USB cable.
Tip: to share a Wi-Fi connection, see
1 Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable.
Note: if your computer is running something older than
Microsoft® Windows® 7 or Apple™ Macintosh™ OSX, it
might require special configuration.
2 On your phone, tap Apps >
sure the Wi-Fi switch is set to off.
3 In Settings, tap More > Tethering & portable hotspot,
then select USB tethering to start the connection.
To stop the connection, deselect USB tethering, then
disconnect your phone from your computer.
Data usage
You can track the amount of data your phone uploads and
downloads.
Find it: Apps
Your phone shows a data usage graph. Below the graph,
apps appear in order of highest to lowest data usage. Apps
that use a lot of data might also use a lot of battery power.
Data usage
Mobile data
Set mobile data limit
14 Sep – 13 Oct
2.0
GB
warning
"Wi-Fi hotspot".
13 May
Operator data accounting may differ from your device.
App usage
Google Play Store
Facebook
Settings, then make
> Settings > Data usage
12:36
Restrict background data,
show Wi-Fi networks and
more.
1.02GB
27 May 10 Jun
5.65MB
Tap a user or app to see
specific data usage.
4.56MB