Data usage is how much data your phone uploads or downloads using mobile data. To make sure that you're not using too much data on your data plan, you can check and change your data usage.
Important: You're using a custom Android version. If these steps don't work for you, check with your device manufacturer.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 8.0 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Check your mobile data usage
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Network and Internet
Internet.
- Next to your operator, tap Settings
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- At the top you'll see how much total data you use.
- To see graphs and details, tap App data usage.
- To pick a time period, tap the down arrow
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- To see how much data each app uses, look below the graph.
- To pick a time period, tap the down arrow
Internet.
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.Set mobile data usage warning or limit
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Network and Internet
- Next to your operator, tap Settings
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- Tap Data warning and limit. If needed, first turn on Set data warning.
- Tap Data warning.
- Enter a number. To switch between megabytes (MB) and gigabytes (GB), tap the Down arrow
- Tap Set.
.When your usage reaches the level that you picked, you'll get a notification.
Important: Some features won't work when mobile data is turned off.
To set a data usage limit:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Network and Internet
- Next to your operator, tap Settings
- Tap Data warning and limit.
- If it's not already on, turn on Set data limit. Read the on-screen message and tap OK.
- Tap Data limit.
- Enter a number. To switch between megabytes (MB) and gigabytes (GB), tap the Down arrow
- Tap Set.
When you reach your limit and your data automatically turns off:
- You'll get a notification.
- To turn mobile data back on, follow the steps above and turn off Set data limit.
Change your settings to save data
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Network and Internet
- Next to your operator, tap Settings
- Turn Mobile data on or off.
To use less data, turn off auto-sync. If you do this, you’ll need to sync your apps manually. Learn how to turn off auto-sync and sync manually.
You can control how apps use data on your phone. Learn how to change app permissions.
Important: Data roaming may be the only way to connect to the Internet in some places. Some operators charge extra for data roaming.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Network and Internet
- Next to your operator, tap Settings
- Turn Roaming on or off.
Troubleshoot mobile data usage settings
Important: Your phone measures the data usage shown in your phone’s Settings app. Some operators measure usage differently. We recommend checking with your operator for its measurements and your plan limits.
- Check that you have a SIM card inserted in your device.
- Check that you have mobile data.
Check that you've assigned mobile data usage to one SIM. Learn how to assign activities to SIMs.