1) Update the app just on Wi-Fi
Updating the app on cellular data, webpage becomes slow. Apart from this, the phone starts to heat up due to continuous use of mobile data and it also affects the battery. It is very easy to escape from iOS and Android. Updating apps on Wi-Fi will definitely reduce your mobile internet bill. First of all, check whether this setting in your handset is activated or not.
Open the Play Store app on Android, then tap on the menu. Then tap on the settings. Tap auto-update apps inside the “General” section. In this, select Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi Simplest.
Tap on settings in iOS. After this go to the iTunes and App Store. Then turn off the mobile data option by using low scroll down. After this, your device will only go into automatic update mode on Wi-Fi.
2) Turn off Wi-Fi Assist feature
The iOS 9 comes with the Wi-Fi Assist feature. And it already remains active. By disableing it, you will be able to save cellular data. In fact, in the situation of weak Wi-Fi connectivity, Wi-Fi Assist automatically sends the device to cellular mode. To disable this feature, you have to go to the cellular option after settings and tap on Wi-Fi Assist.
3) Keep data compression features activated at the time of browsing
Chrome data saver feature is available on almost every computing platform. This feature reduces the use of data with the help of Google’s server, especially by reducing the use of data on download outs while browsing a website. Savings on internet data also depend to a great extent on what kind of content you are accessing. Google claims that with the help of this feature, users can save 50 percent data. To do this, you have to go to the settings and tap on the data server.
Opra and Opra Mini are also equipped with data compression features. In Opra, you can activate the quality and video compression of the image by going to the Settings tab. UC browser also introduced the data compression feature this year. For more information about these features, you should visit the website of Oprah, Chrome and UC Browser.
4) Use Opra Max
With the help of previous suggestions, you will be able to save internet data while browsing, but what about popular apps? Oprah’s data management app for Android compresses videos, photos and media files on mobile and Wi-Fi network. 50 percent of Bandwith Saving has been claimed about this. This app also gives users the option of app management. With its help, users can control Wi-Fi and cellular bandwith on the back in the background.
5) Disable auto-downs media feature for WhatsApp
If the auto-download feature is active in your WhatsApp, then it will have a pattern of data usage. The good thing is that you can go to settings and do it. You can choose between the option of auto-downloading photos on cellular networks or options for downloading audio or video file on Wi-Fi.
To do this, first launch the app. After this go to the menu> Settings> Chats and Calls> Media Auto-Download. Here you can decide for which task mobile data is used. After choosing the option, tap on the OK and save the settings.
6) Manual option for mail sink
If your phone is weakening due to emails equipped with large files, then you can go to Gmail app and sink off. After going to the settings after the menu on the Gmail app, you should sink. Here you can also decide how many days files are sinks with your smartphone.
7) Select the use of cellular data based on the app
In iOS, you can close the push notification by going to the settings. For this, you have to go to Settings> Notification. Cellular data can also be turned off for a particular app. For this, you have to go to the option of mobile data after settings.
In Android you can disable background data by tapping on Settings> Mobile Data. After this, you can stop the use of background data by tapping on every app. By doing this, it will be ensured that no app will use data until you are actively using it.
8) If not Android M is not there, use Greenify
The latest Android Marshmallow operating system comes with ‘App Standby’ feature. This prevents apps from using network data which are being used occasionally. With this, you do not get the push notification of these apps and the battery is also left. This setting is already active in Android M device. If you have an old Android OS on your device, then you can install the Greenify app. With its help, you can send selected apps to sleep mode.
9) Turn off auto-play on Facebook and Twitter
If you are an active user of the social media website, then switch off the option of auto-play for video on these platforms. By doing this, you will save internet data. We recently shared the way to do this on Facebook with you.
Go to the settings on Twitter. After this, go to General> Video Autopley Options and choose Never Play Video Automatically. This option on iOS is available in the Settings menu. Tap on the Never Play Video automatically option in the video autoplay option.
10) Use of Google Maps is also possible
On the Google Maps app, you can now save a map of 120,000 square kilometers of area. Along with this, the function of navigation is also available. This feature has also been made available on iOS and Android and has been rolled out this month. Currently, it is not available in India. But in the coming days, with the help of this feature, users will also be able to save the battery along with internet data.
Other
Apps like Ed Blocks, RSS feed readers, Facebook’s instant articles and pocket also give you the option of reading content of your desire offline. A recently released report has also revealed that buying paid apps also saves network data.
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