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Android Newbie Stupid Questions

  • 16-09-2017 10:20am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭


    Hi

    New to android, the last android phone I had was 2.2 so this is all new. Just some questions I had, have a Nokia 6.

    My photos are saved on my sd card but are also available in Google photos, does that mean there is another copy of the photo saved on my phone?

    I'm connected to WiFi probably 80% of the time and thats fine, but when I'm on mobile date is there a way of stopping some apps from using it, I would presume to more use it the quicker the battery dies. I dont mind Viber and FB messenger and the like using it but I dont need to know every time I get a tweet or a FB comment, dont need my contacts linked to maps etc.

    Thanks


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Sevenie wrote: »
    Hi

    New to android, the last android phone I had was 2.2 so this is all new. Just some questions I had, have a Nokia 6.

    My photos are saved on my sd card but are also available in Google photos, does that mean there is another copy of the photo saved on my phone?

    I'm connected to WiFi probably 80% of the time and thats fine, but when I'm on mobile date is there a way of stopping some apps from using it, I would presume to more use it the quicker the battery dies. I dont mind Viber and FB messenger and the like using it but I dont need to know every time I get a tweet or a FB comment, dont need my contacts linked to maps etc.

    Thanks


    Yes, there are two copies of the photo. One on your device/SD Card, and one on the cloud. Google photos has a function 'Free Up Space', which will delete your local copy for photos that are backed up to the cloud.

    For the data, you can go to settings > data usage > scroll down to app usage, then select an app you want to restrict > toggle restrict background data. There is a global toggle for this in the settings at the top of data usage. That will kill pretty much everything in the background, though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Sevenie


    Great thanks. Found the setting and sorted things out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 RitaMcPherson


    Finally, I discovered something useful for my paper to write about.


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