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Re: Mobile data switch on Network Indicator

 

You can disable the access of the Launcher and Quick Settings under System
Settings, when the phone is locked. So that's not an issue.

2016-01-25 14:58 GMT+01:00 Peter Valachovic <peter.valachovic@xxxxxxxxx>:

> I understand simplicity you ask for and from certain point of view i like
> it,
> there is one more concern with mobile data switching on and off from drop
> down menu, it's security
>
> the way it is now user have this option behind the lock code of the phone,
> so no mean people can turn on owners cellular data and spend his money, if
> you set up this switch into the drop-down menu it will be completely
> unprotected to these jokes.
>
> For me it would be nice to have possibility to setup feature like this
> (e.g. in cellular under cellular data have switch "show in Network screen")
>
> Peter V
>
>
> On 20. 1. 2016 19:43, Heroldich Robin wrote:
>
> Hey all!
>
> I have been using a Bq Aquaris E4.5 phone as my daily driver for more than
> 10 months and I really love it. Last month my mother's phone was broken, so
> we needed to look for a new one. And we've bought a Bq Aquaris E5 to her.
> She really likes it. The only problem is that she has a SIM card with a
> very low amount of mobile data (50MB) and she easily runs out of this limit
> if she doesn't turned mobile data off when she doesn't use it. But on the
> Network Indicator there are switches only for Airplane mode, WiFi and
> Hotspot, there isn't any for Mobile data. So she needs to open System
> Settings everytime when she wants to enable or disable it. Is there a
> reason behind the decision to there's no switch for this purpose? If no,
> could you provide a switch for mobile data on this indicator too? She and I
> would really pleased. Thanks.
>
> p.s.: Thanks everyone for you hard work.
>
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