The greatest enemy of subscribers is data depletion. To subscribe for a one-month 20GB data plan, and in just one week, the mobile data is gone without any explanation can simply be regarded as fraud.
Its either unsuspected applications are draining your data, silently updating themselves without your consent or your favorite telecom provider simply pressed the zap button. But for a quick fix today, first of all check if the below applications are in place.
The truth is Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp , YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter sucks data a lot, and here is how you can put them under control from app settings.
How to Manage Your Data to Last Longer
1. Turn off Facebook Auto-play:
Go to your Facebook option icon (the three horizontal bars at the top right corner)
Click on App Settings (Under help & settings)
Click on AutoPlay
Select Never autoplay Videos.
In addition, you can activate the “Data Saver” option
Navigate to the option icon,
Then go to settings & Privacy
Select Data Saver,
Toggle the data saver on.
2. WhatsApp – Deactivate Auto Download:
Go to the “settings” section in your WhatsApp APP
Click on “Data and Storage Usage”
Select Media Auto Download option
Deselect all options under “When Using Mobile Data”
You can also enable low data usage for WhatsApp Calls.
3. Instagram – Use less Data:
Open Instagram options
Go to Settings
Select Cellular Data Use
Then tick Use Less Data.
4. Twitter – Deactivate Auto Play:
Go to your Twitter Profile icon.
Click on Settings and Privacy
Select Data Usage
Set Video Autoplay to Never
5. Snapchat:
Go to Snapchat Settings
Click on “Manage” under “Additional Services”
Tick the “Travel Mode” box
6. YouTube – Limit mobile data usage:
Open the YouTube App
Tap on the profile icon at the top right corner
Select Settings
Click on General
Turn on “Limit Mobile Data Usage”
7. Playstore – Update Apps on Wi-fi Only:
Go to the Google Play store
Click on Menu & go to Settings
Click on Auto-update apps.
Select “Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only”.
You also have the .option to choose “Do not auto-update apps“.