Data Optimization Tips for iOS Devices

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Data Optimization Tips for iOS Devices

Whether you're on an unlimited data plan and just burnt through all your high-speed data, or have a limited bucket of data and need to micro-manage your usage, these tips will help you get started and stay on top of your usage on your iOS device.

What's using my data? 

First, we'll want to get an overview of what is using up all that data via the following steps:

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap on Cellular
3. Scroll down

You should now see an overview of all the apps using mobile data on your device and adjust your usage patterns accordingly. For example, if a video streaming application is using most of your data, then restrict your streaming to only when you're connected to Wi-Fi or pre-download the shows/movies you want to watch on the go.

Disable Background App Refresh

Many apps continue to use data even when you've moved on to another app. This is referred to as background data usage and it can easily add up as you pile on the apps running in the background. Disabling Background App Refresh stops all that. Here's how to disable it:

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap on General
3. Tap on Background App Refresh
4. Select WiFi or Off.

Turning Data Off

If you can't afford to have a single extra megabyte more using up data then this will put an immediate halt on all Mobile Data usage until you say so.

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap on Cellular
3. Swipe the Cellular Data slider to the off position

Additional Steps

In addition to the above here are a few other things to consider:

Disable Auto-Play for videos on your Social Media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)	Pre-download your music, tv shows, or videos when on Wi-Fi
Be very vigilant with your usage when using your phone as a Hot Spot!	Try to close apps when your done with them
When it comes to apps & system upgrades, only update over Wi-Fi	Turn off Wi-Fi Assist! Check out this article on how to go about doing that & learn more about the feature.

If you have any questions about privacy on your device, feel free to ask the community or reach out to us over at our Twitter/X or Facebook pages and we'll be there to help!