Data usage on your smartphone can result in high costs.
Alcatel has suggested a few tips and tricks to make data bundles last longer without compromising your Android smartphone experience.
• Use less data with Google’s Chrome Data Saver
With Chrome’s Data Saver, less data is downloaded to your device because Google’s servers compress websites for you.
This cuts down on data usage and also allows you to load web pages faster when you have a slow connection.
Open the Chrome app tap ‘more settings’ and then tap ‘data saver’ under ‘advanced’.
Switch the setting on.
Look at ‘data usage breakdown’ under ‘data saver’ to see a list of the sites you’ve visited and how much data you’ve saved.
• Check that you don’t have apps draining your data in the background
Some apps may be running data services in the background even when you are not using them.
They could be downloading updated information, syncing data or tracking your location.
Look at ‘background data usage’ in the Android settings menu background data usage and tap on ‘restrict app background data’ if it’s not an app you use all the time.
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• Go ‘lite’ with some of your favourite apps
Developers have created lightweight versions of their apps designed to consume less data as well as to require less storage space and run better on older and slower devices.
Sometimes you might need to sacrifice a few features when you use the ‘lite’ version of an app but for many people, it’s a worthwhile trade-off for more efficient data usage.
Some examples include YouTube Go, Google Go, Skype Lite, Facebook Messenger Lite and Twitter Lite.
• Navigate offline with Google Maps and download media
Navigation with Google Maps can use up a significant amount of data.
You can save an area from Google Maps to your phone or tablet when you have access to a Wi-Fi network and use it when you’re offline.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app and click download.
Download your media when you have Wi-Fi access rather than streaming it using mobile data.
This can enable you to have your entertainment at your fingertips, without blowing your bundle.
Information supplied by TCL Communication
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