How to reduce background data use on Android
Android Configuration Guide
Apps use data in the background without you noticing: email checks, backups, updates. On a travel plan with a fixed amount of data, limiting this makes your data last longer.
Turn on Data Saver
- Google Pixel: Settings > Network & internet > Data Saver. Samsung: Settings > Connections > Data usage > Data saver.
- Turn on Data Saver. Apps can then only use mobile data in the background if you allow them.
Restrict background data for one app
- Open Settings > Apps and choose the app.
- Tap Mobile data & Wi-Fi (Samsung: Mobile data).
- Turn off Background data.
What changes
Your phone will use very little data in the background. Emails may not arrive automatically and updates wait until you are on Wi-Fi. Apps you open still work as usual.
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Android Configuration Guide
Version: 1.0