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Share your data connection, Data use – Motorola moto x User Manual

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Connect & transfer

Share your data connection

Your computer can access the internet through your
smartphone’s mobile network—you just need a USB cable.

Tip: To share a Wi-Fi connection, seeWi-Fi hotspot” on
page 53.

1 Connect your smartphone 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 smartphone, tap Apps

>

Settings, then

make sure the

Wi-Fi switch is set to

.

3 In

Settings, tap Tethering & portable hotspot, then check

USB tethering to start the connection.

To stop the connection, uncheck

USB tethering, then

disconnect your smartphone from your computer.

Data use

You can track the amount of data uploaded and downloaded
by your smartphone.

Note: Usage information is provided to help you manage your
smartphone. This may not match the amounts charged by your
service provider, as they’re not measured in the same way.

OFF

Find it: Tap Apps

>

Settings > Data usage

The graph shows data use on your mobile network. Below the
graph, apps are listed from highest to lowest data use.

Tip: Apps that use a lot of data might also use a lot of battery
power.

Some apps transfer data in the background when you're not
viewing them—to stop an app from doing this, tap it and then
check

Restrict background data.

To turn off background data use for all apps, just tap Menu
>

Restrict background data.

Dec 11

-

18: about 68.65MB used, as measured by

your phone. Your carrier’s data usage accounting

may differ.

Mobile data

Set mobile data limit

ON

Nov 27 - Dec 25

Data usage cycle

limit

5.0

GB

warning

3.0

GB

Data usage

25.19MB

Google Play Store

14 46MB

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Turn off roaming or auto sync,
set data restrictions, & more.

Set a data limit.

Drag the white bars to
change date ranges.

Drag bars to change your
warning (orange) or limit (red).

Tap an app to show or
restrict background data.