This document outlines six ways to reduce data usage on mobile devices:
1. Capping data usage on Android by setting data warnings and limits.
2. Using Low Data Mode on iOS which restricts background data usage, streaming quality, and automatic downloads/backups.
3. Limiting background data usage by restricting apps from using data in the background.
4. Disabling app sync for specific apps to prevent background data usage.
5. Using data compressing apps to reduce the size of transmitted data.
6. Ensuring app sync only occurs over Wi-Fi and not mobile data to avoid data charges for backups.
2. How to Reduce Data Usage on Mobile
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Reduce Data Usage
by Capping –
Android
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se Less Data with
Low Data Mode –
iOS
Limit Background
Data Usage
Disable App Sync
Use Data
Compressing Apps
Use Wi-Fi Only for
App Sync
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Usage on Mobile
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4. How to Reduce Data Usage on
Mobile
Till 2021 there are more than 4.66 billion active
internet users worldwide. Out of these 92.6 per cent,
around 4.32 billion users access the internet via
mobile devices.
Here, we are going to take a look at simple but super
effective tips to reduce data usage on your mobile
device.
You can read the detailed article here.
5. How to Reduce Data Usage on Mobile
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Usage on Mobile
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How to Reduce Data Usage
by Capping – Android
• Open the Settings app on your
mobile.
• Then go to “Network & Internet”
and then to “Data usage”.
• From there, go to “Data warning
& limit” and finally to “Set data
warning.” There you can set a
flag warning to say 2GB below
your limit.
• You can also set a data limit in
the same settings to specify the
carrier’s data limit.
• In the “Data usage”, enable the
Data saver mode to restrict the
data usage overall.
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How to Use Less Data with
Low Data Mode – iOS
• Apps reduce using network
data when you’re not using
them.
• App background refresh is
disabled.
• Streaming content quality
may be reduced.
• Automatic backup and
download are disabled.
• Background services like
iCloud Photos pause
updates.
• FaceTime video bitrate is
optimised for lower
bandwidth
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7. How to Reduce Data Usage on Mobile
03
Limit Background Data
Usage
When you use your phone or
even when you’re not using it, a
lot of activity happens in the
background. Such as email app
syncs to the server to check for
new messages or Apple’s App
Store or Google Play check for
updates in the background.
Social media updates or
backup syncing, the list of
background services using the
internet goes on.
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Usage on Mobile
8. How to Reduce Data Usage on Mobile
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Disable App Sync
How to Disable Android Apps to
Sync
• Open Settings and go to
“Apps.”
• Then select the app you
want to control the data
usage.
• Once inside the app setting,
select the “Mobile data & Wi-
Fi.”
• Disable the “Background
data”, restricting the app to
use mobile data in the
background.
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9. How to Reduce Data Usage on Mobile
05
Use Data Compressing
Apps
Many apps have the added
feature to compress the data
transferred using compression
technology to reduce data
usage. Probably you already
use some of them without even
realising it.
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Usage on Mobile
10. How to Reduce Data Usage on Mobile
06
Use Wi-Fi Only for App
Sync
Cloud storage might be a good
option to backup your mobile
data, but it uses a lot of network
data to upload and stay in sync.
You can automatically upload
photos or save documents in
Google Drive or iCloud.
Whatever the case may be, you
need to ensure the file-syncing
only takes place over the Wi-Fi
and don’t use the mobile data.
Reduce Data
Usage on Mobile