The Dhaka Times Desk The use of smartphones has increased in recent times. And smartphone means internet. So find out how you can save internet costs.
An era has come that not a single moment passes without the Internet. It has become easier because of smartphones. Internet is being used on smartphones. And in that case, the cost of internet on smartphones is a little higher. But if you want you can reduce the cost of smartphone internet. Today's report is about some of those ways to cut costs.
Data Restrictions
Internet costs go up because many people don't have experience. Many of us do not know that even if the data can be kept on when the smartphone is not in use, the data is still consumed. Most apps on your Android phone use background data to keep services running. Like WhatsApp, Viber, Google Apps, Play Store etc.
The fact is that these apps continue to consume data unnecessarily even while you are doing other things. So to save this data from being cut, you need to go to the settings option and first check the data usage > then restrict background data option. Then an exclamation mark will appear in your notification bar. This means apps can't steal data in the background.
Keep only essential apps running
Only necessary apps should be kept running. Since you use a smartphone. Therefore, you must be using one or more instant messaging apps based on the Internet, that is normal. However, there may be an app that needs to be running all the time. If you turn off background data, all apps will close together in the background.
To avoid such problem go to Settings>Data Usage and you will see all apps showing. You can also see how much data an app is consuming. Take a moment to click on the apps and enter. And restrict the rest of the apps that you need to keep running. Then you can use the required app.
Data Savings App
There are some apps that allow you to browse with very low data consumption. Like Opera Mini, Opera New, UC Browser has data saving mode. By using this mode you can reduce browsing costs by up to 80 percent.
So you need to select the right app when it comes to instant messaging. For example, the data consumption on WhatsApp is very low in case of voice calling. So take the right decision.
Security app
Again you can also reduce data consumption by using various security apps. With these apps you can know which apps are stealing data. They can never use data without your permission through settings. There are various apps like CM Security, 360 Security etc. in play store. Apart from data protection by these apps, your mobile will be protected from virus, hacking.
Data settings
Another thing you need to know is that there are some settings that are very important to use when using the Internet on the phone. For example, it is possible to use your smartphone as a WiFi hotspot. Some WiFi-based apps such as Share It may turn on the hotspot automatically without your knowledge. And in this way you can save your smartphone data and reduce internet costs.
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