53Connect & transfer
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 “Wi-Fi hotspot” on
page 52.
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 >
Settings
, then make sure
the
Wi-Fi
switch is set to .
3 In
Settings
, tap
Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
, then check
USB tethering
to start the connection.
To stop the connection, uncheck
USB tethering
, then
disconnect your phone from your computer.
Data use
You can track the amount of data uploaded and downloaded
by your phone.
Find it: Apps >
Settings
>
Data usage
Your phone shows a data usage graph. Below the graph, apps
are listed from highest to least data usage. 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
.
Sep 12
-
19: about 68.65MB used, as measured by
your phone. Your carrier’s data usage accounting
may differ.
Mobile data
ON
Set mobile data limit
Alert me about data usage
Sep 19
-
Sep 26
Data usage cycle
limit
5.0
GB
warning
3.0
GB
Data usage
25.19MBGoogle Play Store
Turn o 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.