Users Guide

Using Dell Mobile Connect

You can click or tap the hamburger icon to extend the left pane to display the names of all the icons. Use the back arrow icon to go to the

previous screen.

Launch the Dell Mobile Connect application on

your computer

You can launch the Dell Mobile Connect application from the Start menu. If you have a Dell Mobile Connect desktop icon, you can also

launch the application by double-clicking or tapping the icon.

Dell Mobile Connect application is configured to start automatically when you turn on your computer. If your iPhone is paired using the Dell

Mobile Connect application and if it is within the Bluetooth range, the iPhone is connected automatically to the computer. You need not

run the application on the iPhone or the computer for the features to work. If you manually disconnect your iPhone from the computer, it

is not connected back automatically.

You can also prevent the Dell Mobile Connect application from launching automatically on the computer by going to Settings > Startup.

Notifications

Dell Mobile Connect can display the notifications that appear on your iPhone, such as social media, traffic, or weather updates. The

notifications are displayed on your computer as a popup on the upper-right corner of the screen. You can also click or tap the

Notifications icon to view them.

The following settings are available:

• You can modify the size of the popup notifications from Settings > Notifications.

• You can control the privacy level of the notifications from Settings.

• You can select the Hide notifications' content (reveal on mouse hover) check box to keep the content of notifications private.

The notification content is displayed when you hover your mouse pointer over the notification.

Phone

You can use the Phone icon to make and receive phone calls from your computer. The call is routed from the phone in the same way as

with Bluetooth headsets. Dell Mobile Connect uses the default microphone and speakers that are connected to your computer. Your

iPhone must be within the Bluetooth range to use this feature. You have the following two tabs in Phone:

• Dialer—Displays a keypad that you can use to dial a phone number. You can view suggestions in the dual pane window from your

contact list when you start typing the name of a saved contact.

• Contacts—Displays the contact list from your iPhone. In the dual pane window, you can either click or tap the call button to call the

contact or click or tap the message icon to send a text message.

Make a call

Steps

1. Click or tap the Phone icon.

2. Select a contact from your iPhone using the Contacts tab or click or tap the Dialer tab to dial a phone number.

You can view suggestions in the dual pane window from your contact list when you start typing the name of a saved contact.

3. Click or tap the call icon to make the call.

NOTE: You can also click or tap the message icon to send a text message.

4. You can click or tap the following icons after your call is connected:

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