Tips And Tricks To Reduce Data Usage
TIPS AND TRICKS TO REDUCE DATA USAGE
In recent times data usage has soared. Video
contents have gained more popularity and Apps
are now
more data hungry that ever that it has become
increasingly difficult to reduce data usage.
At 9Mobile, we understand customers’ pain
around high data consumption and we have put
together
this tips to help you manage your data better to
reduce your data burn rate.
Theses are some of the best tips to reduce
your data Usage
Software update is one of the triggers
for high data consumption, whenever
possible use WiFi for updating software
and sharing large files .
Always set up a data usage limit/alert :
This functionality, which can be accessed
in your phone’s settings tab, can help you
keep an eye on your data consumption.
Stick to the mobile versions of websites :
To do this, simply access the mobile
version of a website by typing www.m.
before the site name when launching the
browser.
Manage or disable push notifications :
Push notifications refer to messages
automatically sent to your phone without
user interaction. This would affect apps
like Facebook, Instagram etc.
Compress your data : There are a number
of apps that can help compress data on
your smartphone and other devices.
Some of them have the capability to go
as far as extending your data plan e.g
Google chrome and Opera browsers.
Be cautious when streaming/ watching
Video : video streaming is the biggest
trigger of data consumption. HD video
streaming, for instance, can drain up to
2GB of your device’s data within an hour.
Same applies to audio/music streaming
or browsing through high-quality images
or GIF files seen on Instagram and other
social media channels.
Apps Update : Disable all auto Apps
update . Decide what apps you want to
update and do so manually.
High Resolutions Images : Apply caution
when sharing high resolution images.
Some high-resolution images can be up
to 50MB in size. These are often pictures
captured with high-end smart phones with
up to 12-megapixel camera.
* To set Data limit for usage ;
Go to “settings”
Go to “network & internet”
Go to “Data usage”
Go to “data warning and limit”
Go to “set data limit”
Set preferred data limit usage e.g. 5GB
This turns off mobile data once it reaches the
limit set by you
To set up Data Saver
This prevents some apps from sending or
receiving data in the background
Go to “settings”
Go to “network & internet”
Go to “Data usage”
Go to “data saver” and activate use of
Data saver
This functionality is only available on android 7.0
and above
DISABLE AUTO UPDATES
Prevents automatic updates of apps on Android
and apple devices
Android devices
? Go to Google playstore app
? Go to “settings”
? Go to “auto-update apps”
? Select “Don’t auto-update apps”
Apple devices
? Go to “settings” app in iOS
? Go to “General”
? Go to “automatic updates/Background App
refresh
? Toggle the switch position to “OFF” position
to disable
So there you have it!
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