[2018 Tips]: 5 Ways To Reduce Mobile Data Consumption In Android Phone
Best tips to reduce data usage on Android device
Nowadays, the rate of mobile data usage has gone more higher than you can imagine. Apps now consumes more data and also, are pushing new version for an update. Earlier, web surfing used to be mostly in text. Now, video streaming services have gained widespread popularity, and social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram have also integrated video services as a mainstream appeal. It has become increasingly difficult to reduce data usage on Android.However, this problem has been a tooth-ache to all phone users thereby making it more difficult to surf the internet at ease. Anyways, this shouldn't be much problem from now as we've compiled an article that will help you to limit your data usage and save more data for more surfing.
» Ways To Reduce Data Consumption On Android:
★ Make use of Net Firewall via Phone Settings:
For me, this has been my most used trick to reduce my data usage. This feature provides the user with the ability to choose which app to run using Mobile data or Wi-Fi. However, you can toggle of both Wi-Fi and Mobile data if you don't want your installed app(s) to make use of internet connection. To do this, simply navigate to your Phone Settings then scroll down to the bottom "you can find it below Developer Options and above About Phone", click on it and choose which app(s) to use Mobile data or Wi-Fi to browse.
★ Limit Data Usage via Phone Settings:
Setting a limit to your monthly data usage is one of the easiest thing you can do to avoid using surpass amounts of data without your knowledge. You can limit your mobile data usage on Android via the Settings app. Head over to the Settings and tap on Data Usage>>Billing Cycle>>Data limit and billing cycle. There you can set the maximum amount of data you intend to use in a month. Additionally, you can also opt for automatic disconnection from the network once the data limit is reached.
★ Use Data Compression in Chrome and other browsers (like Opera mini):
Google Chrome and Opera mini are one of the most popular Android browsers. It has an inbuilt feature that can significantly reduce data consumption on Android. When data compression is turned on, all of your traffic is passed through a proxy run by Google. Your data is compressed and optimized before being sent to your phone. This results in lower data consumption and also speeds up loading of pages without any significant change in web content.
To use data compression in chrome, open Chrome, tap on the 3-dot menu on the upper right corner, tap on Settings and scroll down to Data Saver. There you can tap on the upper right corner to toggle Data Saver on.
To use data compression in Opera mini, launch Opera mini, click on the red circle menu at the bottom-right side of the screen and click on data saving.
★ Update Apps with Wi-Fi only:
One of the most effective ways to reduce mobile data consumption is to disable automatic app updates in Play Store. Go to Play Store and tap on Menu>>Settings >>Auto-update apps. Make sure that you select “Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only.” Alternatively, you can choose “Do not auto-update apps,” but it’s not recommended since you’ll have to remember from time to time to update your apps manually.
★ Restrict Background Running Apps:
Some apps keep consuming mobile data even when the smartphone is not in use. Background data allows you to keep your apps monitored and updated while multitasking or when the screen is off. But every app doesn’t need to use background data at all times. Go to Settings >> Data Usage and you can see the statistics for which app is consuming how much of data.
To enable data restriction, tap on an app, and you can see both the foreground and background data usage of that particular app. Foreground data usage is the data consumed by the app when it is actively used by you when open, scroll to the bottom and toggle on restrict app from running on background.
★ Reduce Streaming Online:
Streaming music and videos are the most data-hungry content, as well as high-quality images. Try to avoid these when you are using mobile data. You can opt to store music and videos locally in your storage or download them when you are on connected to WiFi. While streaming on mobile data, you can decrease the quality of stream to lower your data usage. Youtube consumes a lot of data, so, make sure you lower the video resolution while using mobile data on Android.
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