Mobile internet usage is becoming expensive day by day and is very rarely unlimited. Telecom companies are every now and then revising their data plan to make more money – so how do you save cost without compromising on data?
Here, we hope to provide you different strategies you could adopt to save mobile internet data
Set data alerts and limits
Set data alerts and limits on your android phone. Go to Settings –> Wireless & Networks tap –> Data usage and tap to tick Set mobile data limit. There will be a table showing your data usage for a specific period of time. You can move the orange and red lines to set warning limit and a hard limit to control data usage.
Restrict background data
Background syncing is also one of the main reason of mobile data consumption. Whenever you turn on your mobile data, all the installed apps start using your mobile internet to sync for new update, mail and other services like push notifications. Ensure to turn off Sync and enable restrict background data for apps.
To restrict background data for an app just go to the Data usage setting and tap on the app for which you want to restrict background data then tap to tick Restrict background data.
Auto-update apps
Turn of auto-update apps for mobile data. Just change the setting in Goolge Play Store under Menu –> Settings –> Auto-update apps and select either “Do not auto-update apps” or “Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only”.
Swich to data saving browsers
Switch to the Opera mini browser as it’s designed to compress data and reduce your usage when browsing. Opera for android also comes with opera turbo which is compression service and compress images up to 80%.
Google Chrome for android also comes with a similar compression feature which could save up to 30-50% data also increase speed.
Install Onavo Extend
Install the Onavo Extend app on your android phone. It is designed to compress your data and potentially extend your data plan by up to five times. Onavo Extend app runs in the background and routes all data through the developer’s own servers, utilizing compression technology to reduce how much data you use.
It doesn’t work with audio or video streaming apps and with VoIP apps, but it will help reduce the impact of images and text. It’s free, so it’s worth giving it a try if you find yourself running out of data all the time.
Also read: How to boot android phone into safe mode
Get rid of ads
Ads are not only annoying, but they are also consuming your mobile data. Just turn off the mobile data before opening the ad-supported app or go for ad-free version of an app, especially if you use it a lot.
If you have rooted your android phone then you can also try ad blocker apps.
Use Wi-Fi wherever possible
One of the best ways to save mobile data is to use wifi whenever possible. Most of us have Wi-Fi broadband at our home and office, so connect to it instead of your mobile data. Surfing on wifi also provides battery saving and better speeds.
Do let us know by comment if you have another good idea that we haven’t mentioned to save mobile internet data
