Some people are lucky enough to have an unlimited data plan on their smartphones. Others, however, are not that lucky. Keeping tabs on your mobile data usage is essential to keep you from either running out of data or overpaying on your cell phone plan. So, what can you do as an Android user if you want to keep an eye on how much data you’re consuming every day? Pretty much all of the best Android phones give users a lot of options to control data consumption.
In this blog, I am going to show you how you can check how much mobile data your phone and individual apps have been using throughout your day.
So, let's begin..
How to Check Mobile Data Usage on Android?
The instructions might vary a little from device to device, but usually, the way to do it goes as follows.
How to Check Mobile Data Usage on Pixel or Stock Android phones:
- Open Android Settings.
- Tap on Network & Internet.
- Tap on the Internet.
- Select your carrier.
- Tap on the graph if you want to see it in more detail.
How to Check Mobile Data Usage on Samsung Phones (Android)
- Open Android Settings.
- Tap on Connections.
- Tap on Data usage.
- Tap on Mobile data usage.
How to Check Mobile Data Usage on OPPO or Realme phones:
- Open Android Settings.
- Tap on SIM card and mobile data.
- Tap on the Data usage option.
- Tap on Mobile Data Usage
How to Check Mobile Data Usage on Mi, Xiaomi or Poco phones:
- Open Android Settings.
- Tap on Connection & sharing.
- Tap on the Data usage option, where you’ll see several options regarding your data usage.
Depending on the phone and what software it’s running, you can also access mobile data options, or even data usage directly, by pulling down the quick settings menu and tapping and holding on to the Mobile data icon, which is usually two arrows pointing in opposite directions.
How to Check Wi-Fi Usage on Android?
Checking Wi-Fi usage is often a similar ordeal, but this particular part can change quite a bit from device to device. Usually, though, the way to do it goes as follows:
On Pixel or Stock Android phones:
- Open Settings > Network & Internet > Internet.
- Select Non-carrier data usage.
On Samsung phones:
- Open Settings > Connections > Data usage.
- Tap on Wi-Fi data usage.
On OPPO or Realme phones:
- Open Settings > SIM card and mobile data > Data usage.
- Tap on Wi-Fi data usage.
On Mi, Xiaomi or Poco phones:
- Open the Settings > Connection & sharing > Data usage option.
- Switch to Wi-Fi usage.
It’s mostly the same instructions, except you need to do an extra step to access Wi-Fi data consumption.
How to Check a Specific App’s Data Usage?
What happens if you want to check a specific app’s data usage? The process for checking this is much more streamlined, thankfully.
- Follow the instructions for getting to the data usage panel.
- Scroll down to see an individual breakdown of how much data each app has consumed.
- Tap on a specific app if you want to check it more closely.
- Here you can see how much data used by the specific app in Foreground, Background, and Total usages.
Why should I care about how much data I’m consuming?
The main reason why it’s important comes down to what I mentioned above — it can get very expensive, very quickly, if you’re consuming more data than you should be consuming. If you’re in a country like India and have a capped plan, you can blow through it quickly if you don’t keep it in check. Abnormal data consumption above what you’d expect is something that must be checked promptly, and Android’s built-in tools for seeing data consumption, seeing what apps are consuming the most, and how much they’re consuming, can help track down a culprit and either start regulating it more or simply uninstalling it.
Keeping your data consumption in check, and regulating it if needed, can help you keep your phone bill down and help you get the most out of your data cap. Even if you don’t care or don’t have to care about either of those things, it can still be helpful to spot an app that might be consuming too much data on its own.
And that’s how you can check Data Usage on Android Phone.
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Source: xda-developers