Does the smartphone consume too much data? Reduce consumption like this
Besides, some internal features of the smartphone also ‘digest’ your data pack. In such a situation, it is important that by keeping certain things in mind, do not let your useful data go waste and use every MB properly…
Limit your data usage
Use of mobile data can be ‘restricted’ by going to the settings of the Android smartphone. That means after a limit you can stop your data usage. Go to Settings – Go to Data Usage – Billing Cycle – Data Limit and set the maximum data limit by going to Billing Cycle. Apart from this, you can also choose the option of automatic disconnection. That is, when your data limit is exceeded, the internet connection will automatically stop.
Restrict App background data
There are some apps which remain active even when the smartphone is not in use. These apps keep consuming user’s data. Background data actually monitors and updates apps that remain active when you’re multitasking and the screen is off. Keep in mind, not every app consumes your data in the background. For this you go to Settings – Data Usage. After this see which app is taking how much data. After this tap on the concerned app. You can see its foreground and background data usage. Foreground means when the phone is in use (or unlocked) and background means when the phone is not in use. If an app is consuming a lot of data in the background, keeping it in the background forever is not a good option. You can tap on ‘Restrict app background data’. After doing this, this app will work only when you are using the phone.
Update apps over Wi-Fi
To avoid unnecessary data usage, you can go to Menu – Settings – Auto Update App and select ‘Auto Update App over Wi-Fi Only’. You can also choose the ‘Do not auto update app’ option. But we would suggest not to choose this because then you will not be able to get information about updating the app from time to time.
Limit your use of streaming services
Streaming of music and videos is also a major reason for data consumption these days. Additionally, high resolution photos also consume your phone’s data. Use as many streaming services as possible over Wi-Fi only. Also, while watching videos on YouTube, adjust the resolution as per requirement. This will save your data to a great extent.
Keep an eye on these apps
Some apps actually consume a lot of data on your phone. For example, apps like Facebook and Instagram consume the most data. Especially when you watch GIFs and videos in these apps, the data consumption increases manifold. In such a situation, we would suggest you to choose Facebook Lite app instead of Facebook and use Tweetcaster instead of Twitter. These apps control both battery and data consumption.
Google Maps for offline use
Do you know that you can use Google Maps on your smartphone even while being offline? You can save time and data by using Google Maps offline. After downloading the map, you will be able to navigate it offline also. This will make your daily use of Maps free from data consumption. We suggest that you save maps of the places you visit every day, so that you can use them offline also. For this, go to the menu of Google Maps – go to Offline Maps. Select Select Your Own Map and travel offline on your way.
