Stop your streaming apps from eating all your data

Ideally, you can get the highest quality audio and video on your smartphone even when you are away from Wi-Fi. But unfortunately, reality is not always what we want – streaming high-resolution music and movies can quickly consume your data traffic and can also cause high fees if the limit is exceeded.

Even if you are using an unlimited traffic plan provided by your network operator, your connection may be unstable and intermittent interruptions. In this case, you need to minimize data traffic consumption.

Most streaming applications allow you to specify the required audio and video quality, thereby controlling their data consumption. It is very useful to be familiar with these settings. We'll cover some of the most popular apps, if you can't find your app, look it up in the options menu.

Video Streaming

When it comes to video streaming, you can save a lot of data. The 1080p stream consumes much less bandwidth than the 4K stream and does not lose much quality, so it is recommended that you check these applications first.

In Netflix for Android or iOS, click on your account avatar (top right corner), and select App Settings and Cellular Data Usage . There, you can choose three options: Wi-Fi only , Save data and Maximum data. When streaming over a cellular network, selecting the intermediate option allows for a more compressed video format.

If you are using Amazon Prime Video for Android or iOS, you need to click My Content and then click the gear icon (top right corner), as well as Streaming and Download (Android) or streaming and downloading (iOS). When you select Streaming Quality, you will have three or four options to choose from depending on your operating system: Best, Best >, Good, and if you are using Android, there is a data saver. Next to each option, you will see how many gigabytes of data are used per hour on average for each option.

[Related: How to Stream Your Video Collection to Any Device]

On YouTube for Android or iOS, select your profile picture (top right corner), and then select

Set and Video Quality Preferences . Under the title Video Quality on cellular network (Android) or within the menu (iOS) on cellular network (iOS), you can choose Higher image quality (High Data usage), Data Saver (low data usage), or Automatic (this means the app automatically adjusts the quality to match your mobile connection strength). Then there is Disney Plus for Android or iOS. Click on your account image (bottom right corner), and select Apply settings and

Cellular data usage

. The next screen allows you to select Auto (adjust streaming according to connection strength) or Save data (always force lower quality). Finally, we have Hulu apps for Android and iOS. Click the Account button and select

Settings

and Cellular Data Usage , Best Available in and Data Saver Choose between. As you might guess, selecting the last option can limit the amount of data the Hulu app uses. Audio streaming

Reducing audio quality doesn't save a lot of data like reducing video quality, but it's still worth a try – especially if you often stream a lot of music when you're away from Wi-Fi.

In Spotify for Android or iOS, you can click the gear icon (top right corner) to enter the app settings. On Android, there is a Audio Quality toggle switch under the heading of Data Saver, and on iOS, you need to click Data Saver to find the toggle switch . Turn on these switches to limit the amount of data Spotify uses on the cellular network.

[Related: Improve Spotify immediately by organizing playlists]

Apple Music is built into iOS and can also be used on Android. On iOS, open the main settings app and select Music, Audio Quality, Cellular Data Streaming and High Efficiency to reduce data Use amount. On Android, go to the Apple Music app, click on three dots (top right corner) and Set to find the Audio Quality menu— Similarly, select Cellular Data Streaming and High efficiency to limit data usage.

For YouTube Music for Android or iOS, click on your account avatar (top right corner), and then click

Settings . If you are running iOS, go to Playback and Limit and Audio Quality on Cellular Data, if you have an Android device, go directly to Audio Quality Menu. There, select Low, Normal or High. The app also switches between the two based on connection strength, and if you are a premium subscriber, there is an additional Always High option that forces high-quality streaming on any connection .

If you use Deezer for Android or iOS to play your music, first you need to click on the gear icon (top right corner). There, select

Audio and Cellular Data under Stack Quality to select BasicStandard, High quality and High fidelity (if you are a paid subscriber) or Basic and Standard (if you are not a paid subscriber) Make choices between. Tidal for Android or iOS is known for its high-resolution streaming, but if your connection is hard to handle, you don't have to listen with the best fidelity. Click

My Favorites

, then click the gear icon (top right corner), and select Story. Up to four options are available, depending on your subscription: Normal (Minimum Data Usage), HiFi and Mastering.

The above is the detailed content of Stop your streaming apps from eating all your data. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!