HTC One E8 - Data Connection Status and Indicators; Launch a Web Connection; Turn the Data Connection on or off; Schedule When to Turn Data Connection off

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Data Connection Status and Indicators
Yourphonedisplaysthecurrentstatusofyourdataconnectionthroughindicatorsatthetopofthe
screen.Thefollowingsymbolsareused:
Icon Description
Network(fullsignal):Thenumberofbarsindicatethestrengthofthesignal.Morebars
meanabettersignal.
Sprint Spark(dataservice):YourphoneisconnectedtotheSprintSparkenhancedLTE
network(dataservice)
3G(dataservice):Yourphoneisconnectedtothe3Gnetwork.Whentheiconanimates,
yourphoneistransferringorreceivingdata.
Launch a Web Connection
LaunchingaWebconnectionisassimpleasopeningthebrowseronyourphone.
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Touch > .Yourdataconnectionstartsandyouseethehomepage.Youcanchangethe
defaulthomepage.SeeSetBrowserOptions.
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Touch > >MailorMessages.OpenamessagewithaWebpagelinkandthentouchit.
Turn the Data Connection On or Off
Turnyourdataconnectionofftooptimizethephone’sbatterylifeandyourdatausage.
1. Withtwofingers,swipedownfromthestatusbartoopenQuickSettings.
2. TouchtheMOBILE DATAtiletoturndataconnectiononoroff.
Note:Ifyoudon’thavethedataconnectionturnedonandyou’realsonotconnectedtoaWi-Fi
network,youwon’treceiveautomaticupdatestoyouremail,socialnetworkaccounts,andother
syncedinformation.
Schedule When to Turn Data Connection Off
Tohelpconservepoweranddatausage,youcansetatimeperiodwhenthedataconnectionwill
automaticallyturnoffduringlowpeaktimes.Thistakeseffectafterthescreenhasbeenofffor15
minutesandthere'snonetworkactivity(nodownloads,streaming,ordatausage).