A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; and a controller configured to display a screen corresponding to an application executed on the mobile terminal, display a graphic object on the display unit for changing a current setting of the mobile terminal while continuing to display the screen based on a current status of the mobile terminal, said current setting of the mobile terminal not matching a preferred setting of the mobile terminal for the application executed on the mobile terminal, receive a selection signal indicating a first touch selection of the graphic object, and change the current setting of the mobile terminal to the preferred setting of the mobile terminal based on the received first touch selection signal.