Users Guide

In the Alienware Mobile Connect application on your computer, the phone screen is displayed in the MIRRORING tab, and in
the MIRRORING widget on the DASHBOARD.
Stop the screen mirroring
You can stop mirroring by selecting the STOP MIRRORING icon on the phone screen in the Mirroring tab or the Mirroring widget
on the Dashboard.
Settings
The SETTINGS tab enables you to configure Alienware Mobile Connect features and functionality. Any changes that you make to
the settings are effective immediately. The following settings are available for your Android smartphone:
● Profile Settings
○ Connected Device—View the phone that is connected to the Alienware Mobile Connect computer application. You can
select Disconnect to disconnect the connected phone.
○ Start Up—Select whether Alienware Mobile Connect application should start automatically when Windows starts. You can
also choose to run the app in the background when you close it. Both these options are enabled by default.
○ App Background—Select the background that you prefer for the Alienware Mobile Connect application tabs, from the
available options.
● Notification Settings
○ Pop-ups
￭ Show pop-ups—Enable or disable pop-up notifications. This option is enabled by default. Incoming calls are displayed
even if you disable the option.
￭ Pop-up sound—Enable or disable the sound when receiving a notification. This option is enabled by default.
￭ Display pop-ups in private mode—Enable or disable private mode for notifications. In private mode, only the name of the
application is displayed. The option is disabled by default.
○ Missed Call Notifications—Enable or disable the missed call notifications in the NOTIFICATIONS tab. The option is enabled
by default.
○ App Notifications—For each of the applications on your phone that send notifications, select the three dots to choose the
following options:
￭ Show notifications—Enable or disable the notifications.
￭ Show pop-ups—Enable or disable the pop-up messages for notifications.
￭ Private pop-ups—Enable or disable private mode for pop-ups. In private mode, only the name of the application is
displayed. The option is disabled by default.
● Messages and Calls Settings
○ Handle Calls—Enable or disable making and receiving calls from the Alienware Mobile Connect application. This option is
enabled by default.
○ MMS Messages—Change the settings and also the attachment size limit of an MMS.
○ Mark as Read—Select whether the messages that you read on your computer should be marked as read on your phone.
● About—The About section show the version of the Alienware Mobile Connect application. You can view the privacy policy and
terms of use and disable the option to send anonymous usage statistics from the application. The option to send anonymous usage
statistics is enabled by default.
Close the Alienware Mobile Connect application on your
computer
Clicking or tapping the X at the upper-right corner of the Alienware Mobile Connect application window does not close the
application. The application continues to run in the background.
You can close the application completely by using the Quit option from the Alienware Mobile Connect system tray icon on the task
bar. Right-click (or touch and hold) the Alienware Mobile Connect icon on the system tray, and select Quit.
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