User Guide

Connectivity 277
Connectivity
Thefollowingtopicsaddressyourphone’sconnectivityoptions,includingUSBfiletransferand
tethering,Wi-Fi,Bluetooth
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,andmore.
Connections Optimizer
TheConnectionsOptimizerisatoolthatautomaticallyselectsthebestmobilenetworkforyour
phone,including“remembered”Wi-Finetworks.
About Connections Optimizer
TheConnectionsOptimizerhelpsyoumanageandenhanceyourdataexperiencebyfindingand
connectingto“remembered”Wi-Finetworksonyourphone.RememberedWi-Finetworksare
networkswithwhichyouhavepreviouslychosentoconnect.ActiveWi-Ficonnectionsmayoffer
improvedperformanceandgenerallyimprovebatterylifewhileallowingyoutotalkonthephoneand
usedataatthesametime.
TheConnectionsOptimizerworksbysearchingforavailable“remembered”Wi-Finetworks.Ifyou
donotleaveyourWi-Fiantennaonallthetime,youwillonlynoticetheConnectionsOptimizer
operatingatcertaintimesofthedayinasmallnumberoflocationsonthenetwork.YourWi-Fi
antennawillconservebatterybyscanningforconnectionsperiodically(notcontinuously),andifno
connectionisachieved,theantennaswillbeturnedoff.Youmayalsomanuallyturntheantennasoff
duringthescanperiod.
Tofacilitatequalityassuranceandenablefeatureenhancements,informationiscollectedaboutyour
batterylevels,Wi-Fiandnetworkconnectionsandusage.Nopersonalinformationiscollected.
Enable Connections Optimizer
1.
Fromhome,touch >Settings >More...>Mobile networks >Automatic
Connections.