9 Highly Effective Mobile Data Saving Tricks!

Of course we want to enjoy our data subscription longer! But most of the times, we get shocked as soon as we  realize our data got used up easily without even knowing it. Here are some proven effective tricks that will help you enjoy your mobile data for a longer period of time.

1. Use 3G to slow down  consumption

Your internet speed doubles when you are using 4G compared to when you are using 3G. So if you think you don’t need a super high speed internet, you might want to go down to 3G so your mobile data consumption will slow down as well.

2. Restrict background data

Background data happens when Applications  consume data even when not in use. Examples of these are: feeds updating, weather widgets and so on. To disable background data:

Android > Settings > Data usage > Restrict Background Data or for individual apps  in Settings > Apps (depending on which version of Android you have)

or

Android>Settings > Accounts > Google > select the account and then un-check the services you don't want to sync automatically.

iOS> Settings > Notifications, and turn off cellular data off for any app in Settings > Mobile data.

3. Disable auto-play on Facebook and Twitter 

You don’t actually need to view all videos you see on Facebook because it also  consumes your data. In order to avoid this, simply disable the auto-play both on FB and twitter. This will save you a lot of mobile data.

Twitter> Settings > General > Video autoplay

Facebook> Settings > Video >Autoplay

4. Use Offline apps

Source: Chrome Webstore

You actually don’t need to open your mobile data every time you have to look for a map, news, weather, read books and many more. There are thousands of offline apps available for no matter what use you need.

https://www.androidpit.com/best-offline-android-apps

5. Disable auto update apps

Like background data, auto-updates consume big portion of your mobile data. To disable this:

Android>Google Play>Hamburger Icon> Settings> Auto-Update Apps> Do not auto-update apps

You can also choose to auto-update only when connected to WiFi by selecting  Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only in the same pop-up.

iOS> Settings > iTunes & App Store, then scroll down and turn off the Use Mobile Data toggle to make your phone does automatic updates on Wi-Fi only

6. Set data alerts and limits

This puts you in total control of your mobile data. You can always stop or slow down your usage as soon as you  are notified based on the limit you set.

Android>Settings>Wireless & networks>Mobile Data>Data Usage>Set mobile data limit

7. Compress your data

There are available apps that help decrease mobile data usage by up to five times. The Onavo Extend app (Android, iOS) for example  is designed to compress your data. Although it does not work on voice and video data, it does compress images and texts. Some of its features include providing a breakdown which apps are using up your data and helps you decide on image quality and amount of data savings.

8. Compress Chrome pages

If you are using Google Chrome web browser, this will work for you. The data Saver feature compresses the webpages before loading it to the Google Chrome Web browser. This will allow you to save a lot of your mobile data. To enable this:

          

Google Chrome>Settings>Data Saver

 9. Switch mail sync to manual

When you receive and email that has an attached file to it, that will also consume you mobile data. In order to get rid of those, you can simply set your e-mail Sync into manual. If the Auto-Sync icon does not appear on you quick start page, you can do this by:

Settings>Accounts>Email App>Email Address>Account settings>Uncheck “Sync Email”

 Doing all these simple steps will definitely extend the time you can enjoy your data subscription.

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