Precious, precious data. If you’re like most smartphone users, you
can never have enough. Thankfully, there are some pretty easy ways to
monitor and stop your data usage to stop you from those nasty overage
fees.
KEEP IN MIND: Not all Android phones are the same. Some will have more steps required to complete each task, others will have less.
Stopping data usage on Android devices is actually pretty easy.
Navigate to your settings menu and find “Data usage”. Click that, and
you’ll be sent to the data usage menu. You’ll see an on/off switch next
to where it reads Mobile Data. When mobile data is turned off, you
cannot connect to the internet, get notifications from social networks,
or receive picture messages. Once you turn mobile data back on, all of
your notifications will come flooding to your phone.
There are some other options regarding the consumption of data. In
the Data Usage settings menu, click the Options button (three vertical
dots). There will be a menu with some other data settings. From here,
you can enable data roaming, restrict background data, auto-sync data,
show Wi-Fi usage, and get help with mobile hotspots.
You should also notice a grid with an orange line going across. This signifies the mobile data limit that you allow for your device to consume. Move it up or down, depending on how much you’d like your phone to consume per month. Above the grid is a checkbox that reads “Set mobile data limit”. If this box is checked, your phone will not be able to use any mobile data after it crosses the orange bar on the graph.
If the box is unchecked, your phone will simply give you a notice that you’ve gone over, but won’t actually turn off the mobile data for you.
You also have the option to monitor how much data a single app is
consuming. in the Data Usage menu, scroll down to the list of apps. This
will show you how much data is being used by each application. If you’d
like some more information, click on an app and view the information it
gives you. The text under the data grid will give you the information
you need.
KEEP IN MIND: Not all Android phones are the same. Some will have more steps required to complete each task, others will have less.
Stopping data usage
Data usage options
You should also notice a grid with an orange line going across. This signifies the mobile data limit that you allow for your device to consume. Move it up or down, depending on how much you’d like your phone to consume per month. Above the grid is a checkbox that reads “Set mobile data limit”. If this box is checked, your phone will not be able to use any mobile data after it crosses the orange bar on the graph.
If the box is unchecked, your phone will simply give you a notice that you’ve gone over, but won’t actually turn off the mobile data for you.
Monitoring data usage
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