G+_Ken H Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 OK so I was reading Ron Amadeo?'s long thorough review of Lollipop. Great read by the way. I found a really nice feature he talks about that I'm sure some of you will love too. There is a "Network Restrictions" option and this is what Ron said about it: This lets you flag a Wi-Fi hotspot as "metered," putting it under the same rules as a cellular network. On such a network, apps won't update automatically, and you'll be prompted for large downloads. I'm happy because there is times I use tether my N5 to my Wi-Fi only N7 & I don't want it eating up data when I just need to do a few things & not update everything on the tablet. Just thought I'd share this with the rest of you tetherers out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Elizabeth Whitmire Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 This is something I've definitely been wanting. And the solution sounds like a smart one. I don't want the Play Store to do its auto downloads unless I'm on my own network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Paul Werner Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I just checked and by default it had my Wi-Fi tether restricted too. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phil Chung Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Wasn't this already in KitKat? On my Nexus 7, if I go to settings -> data usage and then tap the three dots icon top left and select mobile hotspots, I can select my tethered phone as a mobile hotspot. Says it will restrict background data usage through the selected hotspot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Elizabeth Whitmire Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Phil Chung Thanks! :) I was looking for a setting in the Play Store - I didn't know about that setting. This helps. Haha :) A side note: I just noticed my TWiT data usage for the last week (on my own network, of course) is 11.25 GB. Go TWiT :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_L I Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Thanks for pointing this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phil Chung Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Elizabeth Whitmire? Ooh... No doubt mine will go up having bought a Chromecast. I've mainly been listening to audio while I'm on the train to and from work, but now I can sit in front of TV and watch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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