Although the data bonuses that operators offer us are getting bigger (or even infinite) the fear of running out of data is a latent fear. We can get an unpleasant surprise if we do not control this type of spending, and lose our entire data voucher in a few days if an app is “messed up” with the spending in the background. For this reason we are going to see how to control the gigabytes of data on Android and iPhone mobiles .
Most Android mobiles on the market allow you to control data spending , having accurate information on the amount of gigabytes spent each month, or viewing it more daily. Although access may vary slightly depending on each layer of personalization, the method to access this information is similar in all terminals.
Control the gigas on Android
View expense
In order to access this information we will have to go to the Settings menu and enter the “Networks and Internet” section. Once inside we select “Data usage”. Once inside, we will be able to see a window where the cost of data will be shown at a glance. Within the “Data usage of apps” option, we can take a look at which applications are consuming the most data.
Apps at bay
Similarly, if an app is spending too much data, we may restrict its access to mobile data. We can do it from the “Data use” window and tapping on “Data limit and warning” Now we only have to choose the app we want to disable the data in the background or even completely restrict its access.
Likewise, the option “Data warning” will allow us to establish a limit so that once reached, we can know that we are approaching our limit “If, for example, our bonus is 30GB, it may be convenient to mark the warning when you approach the 20 or 25 GB. In this way we will have margin to control the remaining gigabytes . As for the apps, to get an idea, we can have as a scale that every two hours of WhatsApp video call they consume approximately 1 GB of mobile data.
Control gigas on iPhone
Apple iPhones also allow us to control the expense of mobile data , so that the gigabytes do not disappear too quickly. We can see it by going to “Settings” and selecting “Mobile data” Once inside we can see the current data expenditure and we can also see the consumption of installed applications. Next to each application we will see a switch that serves to disable the use of data in a specific application.
In order to know precisely the gigabytes spent, we will have to click on the option on “Reset statistics”. In this way, we will know from this moment the data spent each day and the rest in our rate.
With any app?
There are applications that allow you to show the monthly gigabyte spending even more accurately . In addition, they allow adding direct access Widgets to the desktop of our mobile to always have this expense visible. One of the most popular is My Data Manager.
This app for Android and iPhone allows constant monitoring of mobile data . It allows us to know even which websites consume the most data and offer us information about the most conflicting apps in data spending.
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