Data Usage
Monitor your mobile data usage.
Note: Your service provider may account for data usage
differently.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Data usage for options:
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Mobile data: Enable mobile data. You can also
control Mobile Data at the Notification panel.
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Limit mobile data usage: When enabled, your
mobile data connection is disabled when the
specified limit is reached. Drag the red limit line
to set the data usage limit.
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Alert me about data usage: Receive an alert
when mobile data usage reaches the warning
limit you set. Drag the orange warning line to set
the data usage warning limit.
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Data usage cycle: Tap the drop-down menu,
and then choose a time period for data usage.
Data usage for the period displays on the graph,
along with usage by application below.
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By application: View data usage by application.
Settings
Apps >
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2. Tap
Menu for the following options:
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Restrict background data: Restrict some
apps and services from working unless you are
connected to a Wi-Fi network.
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Show Wi-Fi usage: Display a Wi-Fi tab that
shows Wi-Fi usage.
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Mobile hotspots: Select Wi-Fi networks that
are mobile hotspots. You can restrict apps from
using these networks, and you can configure
apps to warn you before using these networks
for large downloads.
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Mobile networks: Display mobile network
settings. For more information, see
"Mobile Networks" on page
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Show units: Automatically switch between
megabytes and gigabytes (MB/GB), or show
only megabytes or gigabytes.
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Help: Read help topics for data usage.
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Data Usage