Am on Wi-Fi much of the time and have been playing around with some of the following settings to save data usage.
1. Reduce cell data usage using Google Chrome.
On Google Chrome’s main screen, tap the three dots in the top right corner to open the menu. Next Select Settings. Then Scroll down and tap Data Saver. Turn Data Saver on by tapping the slider in the top right-hand corner. Now when you come back to this screen, you can track your progress and see how much data you’ve saved!
2. Google Play Store.
In the Play Store, tap the three bars in the top left corner of the screen to open the Menu. Next Select Settings. Tap Auto-update apps. Select Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only.
3. Facebook
In the Facebook app tap the stacked 3 lines on the right hand side 2nd line down. Next Scroll down to “Help & Settings” Tap App Settings'. On “Refresh interval” Changing from 30 minutes to 1 hour halves the number of times your phone reaches out to Facebook. Then on “Sync Photos” Switch to “Off”, or to “Sync over WiFi only.” On “Video Auto Play” Set it to only happen “When on WiFi” or if you desire, switch it to “Off”.
4. You Tube
In the You Tube app, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen to open the Menu. Next On the Settings screen, tap General. Check the box next to "Limit mobile data usage" to only allowing streaming HD video while you’re connected to WiFi.
1. Reduce cell data usage using Google Chrome.
On Google Chrome’s main screen, tap the three dots in the top right corner to open the menu. Next Select Settings. Then Scroll down and tap Data Saver. Turn Data Saver on by tapping the slider in the top right-hand corner. Now when you come back to this screen, you can track your progress and see how much data you’ve saved!
2. Google Play Store.
In the Play Store, tap the three bars in the top left corner of the screen to open the Menu. Next Select Settings. Tap Auto-update apps. Select Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only.
3. Facebook
In the Facebook app tap the stacked 3 lines on the right hand side 2nd line down. Next Scroll down to “Help & Settings” Tap App Settings'. On “Refresh interval” Changing from 30 minutes to 1 hour halves the number of times your phone reaches out to Facebook. Then on “Sync Photos” Switch to “Off”, or to “Sync over WiFi only.” On “Video Auto Play” Set it to only happen “When on WiFi” or if you desire, switch it to “Off”.
4. You Tube
In the You Tube app, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen to open the Menu. Next On the Settings screen, tap General. Check the box next to "Limit mobile data usage" to only allowing streaming HD video while you’re connected to WiFi.