Spike in data use by smartphones

by mikeflood 12 Replies latest social current

  • Simon
    Simon
    just for you guys to know, it's like 17 GB Chrome, You Tube 15 GB

    What happens is that the YouTube app decides you have a +1080P HD display (even thought it's phone sized) and 4G "fast" internet, so you must really want the highest quality video possible ... you need to tell it that lower quality is fine, 'cause no one can tell the difference on a 5" screen. Go to settings on YouTube and chose data saver (your network provider may also offer video saving options).

    Chrome is likely left on and some page is constantly downloading things, possibly video. Just kill the task, don't leave open tabs running and usage will be lower. Make a note of the pages you go to and when you leave them open - you might find things like Reddit or Imgur chew up a lot.

  • Anders Andersen
    Anders Andersen
    Never watch movies in it

    vs

    You Tube 15 GB



  • Anders Andersen
    Anders Andersen

    Btw Chrome on Android can show you how much data each different website has used.

    If you click on the 'hamburger menu' (the 3 dots top right) you may be able to see 'x Mb saved' as the last menu item. Click it to see the data usage per website.

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