Tips for Saving Internet Quota on Smartphones During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAKARTA – Internet quota has now become a necessity that must be met. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for internet quota was increasing because all activities were carried out virtually, from school children to work.

Thus, many people complain about the use of quotas or data packages on smartphone which became more wasteful. Many feel that usage is fair, but a notification appears that the internet quota has run out, even though you have just filled it.

Then what makes this internet bill or quota more wasteful?

Following VOI give tips on how to save internet quota so you can also save expenses.

1. Use the data delimiter feature

Although this may not automatically reduce the amount of data the phone uses. You will be notified when the limit has been reached, and your internet access will be paused. Thus you can save on using the internet.

To set this feature on android phone, go to settings and tap on select data usage mobile data limit. There you can set the maximum amount of data you want to use in a month. You can always continue internet access afterward.

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2. Restrict application background

Usually some applications take advantage of the internet even when you are not around smartphone. They update in the background, and sync information, this process will also drain the battery.

You can see which applications are using data by going to settings select connection click data usage continue with mobile data usage. Here you will see statistics for which apps are consuming the most data. Select the apps that you want to limit.

3. Use the lite application

Even though it’s not as nice as the original application, if you want to save data, the lite version is the best choice. Many applications now have a lite version, which consumes less data and loads faster. From Facebook, Tiktok, Linkedin, Youtube, and even Google Assistant. Likewise with the applications we often use, namely Instagram and Twitter which also have a lite version.

4. Turn off automatic updates in the app store

Many of us are accustomed to using updating mobile apps with office WiFi. But keep in mind, the application will still run the update even if the user is not connected to WiFi, of course they are using your cellular data.

It won’t happen again if you turn off the automatic updates feature and download updates only if you really want to.

To do this, open the Google Play Store application on your device. Tap the Menu option at the top left corner of the screen. Click Settings, tap on Automatic Updates App. Select Don’t update apps automatically and then tap Done.

For iOS users, open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad. Select App Store, click Automatic Downloads, look for Updates and toggle the switch to the OFF position.

5. Turn off automatic downloads in the messaging application

Messaging applications originally became platform which can save your internet data, but now like WhatsApp maybe worse than Instagram.

Especially if you have many groups on WhatsApp. If you don’t want to keep finding weird pictures and videos that appear in your gallery, then you need to disable automatic downloads on WhatsApp.

6. Set the search engine application

Some search engine apps like Google Chrome and Opera Mini and the default browser on the phone have a setting where you can select the data menu saver which can be used to save on internet quota usage. For example Opera Mini, this application can even adjust the quality of the downloaded photos so that they don’t drain excessive quota.

7. Turn it off smartphone sleep time

This last, very simple way is sure to save your internet quota. Quickly turn off your cellphone when you want to sleep or when you are not needed, besides saving battery, your internet quota doesn’t run out quickly either. Thus, hopefully this is useful.

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