Exiting an app or closing it via the Recent Apps screen won’t necessarily mean that it can’t run in the background. Some apps can continue syncing or running in the background even if you’re not ...

With 4G networks becoming ubiquitous in the civilized world, everyone’s worried about how much data they’re using and what they can do to reduce their data usage. Even if you opt for some sort of ...

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As useful as it is to carry around miniature always-online computers in our pockets, that persistent connection sometimes comes at a cost. If, for example, you aren't using an unlimited cellular data ...

Is your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 mobile data usage high that you keep on getting a low data warning? you can manage data usage on your phone by preventing apps from accessing a mobile data connection ...

A years-old lawsuit accusing Apple of burning through users’ mobile data won’t be moving forward as a class action, but it might still be pursued individually. Here’s what happened. The case involves ...

Whether you're using social media, streaming videos, or perusing the internet, there are several ways to burn through your monthly data allowance on your phone. Few of us are fortunate enough to have ...

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We can access the wealth of the world's information from the palm of our hands ... or just stream Netflix. But if you do it away from a WiFi connection, it'll cost you. Since mobile service carriers ...

You surely know about the iPhone’s Low Power Mode already, but did you know there’s also a Low Data Mode? Just like the battery-saving setting, Low Data Mode cuts back on data usage, only connecting ...

While you're out and about, you may notice your mobile data being consumed at a faster rate with certain apps in use. Not all apps are created equally, and while some can be blamed for unoptimized ...