How to Manage Your Mobile Data to Serve You For A Longer Time

Data subscribers do complain a lot how within a twinkling of an eye, their mobile data disappear without downloading anything… and you kept wondering. 

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“.

Final Key Note: you should consider downloading Lite Social Media Apps instead.. it can also help.