How To Reduce Data Consumption On Your Smartphone

How To Reduce Data Consumption On Your Smartphone.

If you are a smartphone heavy uses, your should be concern about how to reduce data consumption on your phone to improve productivity

As smartphone users, one of the biggest challenges faced is how to track and monitor data usage and how to reduce data consumption.

I navigated to my Android phone data usage area in setting and I was shocked how much data my phone has consumed this month. If you also want to check your phone data usage open your phone Settings ---> Data Connections ---> Data Usage. There you will see the data you have consumed for that particular month.

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My first advice to the heavy data users is that you should make use of networks that have the lowest data rate plan. Some offer double data packages. Visit https://techberryworld.com/how-to-enjoy-double-data-offer/ to read about networks with double data offers.

Tips To Reduce Data Consumption On Android Devices

One thing about Android devices is that as soon as your phone is connected to the internet all your applications that needed data to run become automatically connected to the internet irrespective of whether you opened it or not.

• Uninstall Apps You Don't Use Or Need

If you feel this make your data run out faster than usual. You can either uninstall applications you feel you don't need or you can also disable them.

• Use Adverts Blocker Browser

Another way is that you should as much as possible avoid applications with adverts because this applications make use of your data to display adverts. 

Also, you should always make use of browsers with adverts blocker. Although most android browsers have this feature but sometimes you will have to enable it in the browser settings.

• Make Use Of Data Saver

Another way you can reduce data consumption on your android smartphone is you make use of the data saver feature on your Android device. To do this navigate to your Settings ---> Mobile Connections ---> Data Usage you should see the Data Saver option, just turn it ON.

This Data Saver option will prevent your Android device applications from running Data on the background. But the disadvantage of this option is that you may not be able to get instant notifications from your applications and you might because of this miss some important chat and mail notifications. You only get a notification if you are on the application.

• Turn Off Auto Synchronization 

Another method to reduce data consumption on your smartphone is that you turn off Auto Synchronization. To do this navigate to Settings ---> Accounts and Backup ---> Accounts --->locate Auto syn and make sure it is turned off.

Turning off this feature means you will not be able to get instant mail from your email applications an also your contacts and data will not be able to synchronize and backup on your google account.

• Monitor Your Use Of Data

Another option is that you monitor how you make use of Social Media applications like Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat etc. Well, this might not be an option to look into for some but the above options will surely be useful.