NEXUS 7 GUIDEBOOK WIRELESS & NETWORK SETTI NGS 97
IMPORTANT: The usage displayed on the da ta usage set-
tings screen is measured b y your tablet. Your ca rrier’s data
usage accounting may dif fer. Usage in excess of you r car-
rier plan’s data limits can re sult in steep overage c harges.
The feature described h ere can help you track y our usage,
but is not guaranteed to preve nt additional charges. For
best results, set a conse rvative limit.
View or restrict data usage by a pp
Some apps transfer data in th e background—that i s, when you’re
not actually using the app , it may download data fo r future refer-
ence. Restricting bac kground data usag e for individual ap ps can
sometimes be a useful way to red uce your overall data usage.
However, this is a drastic measu re that may also affec t the app’s
performance or caus e it to malfunction. Ch eck whether data us -
age can be restricted fro m the app’s own settin gs (available from
within the app) before restr icting it here.
1. Make sure you ’re viewing the network fo r which you want to
view or restrict app data u sage. If more than one i s displayed,
you can switch between the m by touching tabs at the top of
the screen.
2. S cro ll dow n to n d the ap p who se dat a usa ge you want to view.
The blue bar for each app in dicates its total data usage for
the cycle displayed above the m ain graph, near the to p of the
screen.
3. To see m ore details for an ap p, touch its name.
The main graph switches to sh ow just this ap p’s data usage for
the specied c ycle. Below the main g raph, a p ie chart breaks
out foreground versus ba ckground data us age for this app.
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