Do you think that an application spends a lot of data? Does your rate run out much faster now? There can be several reasons for this to happen, and one of the most common is that an application is misusing the data rate and causing very high consumption. It may be due to a change in the application settings or an update that the developer has implemented. Today we tell you how to discover this extra expense and solve it .
How to find out that an application is spending a lot of data
There is a very simple and fast way to know if an application is misusing your data rate . You must go to the settings of your terminal, enter the WiFi and connections section and click on ‘ Data usage ‘. In this section, depending on the mobile you have, some options will appear. The most normal thing is that when you open this option a graph appears.
This is similar to the battery graph , but with data expense instead of mAh. In this graph you will be able to take a look at the spending per days for the last 30 days . It is here where you can check if there is a higher expense in the last days or it is the same as always. If you see an upward and uneven graph you can start to go down.
If you scroll you will be able to access the breakdown of each application in descending display: the first one is the one that spends the most data. You can see the percentage and also enter each of them. If you do, you can see the expense in the foreground and background.
In general, if there is an application that spends a lot of data without your knowing it, this expense is done in the background. If you have been watching YouTube for 3 hours with the data, consumption will be indicated in the foreground. If you see that an application spends a lot of data and this use is in the background, there is bad news.
This application is making use of data for some purpose that may not be very good . Beyond the real expense of data, when an application consumes too much in the background, it is because it uses the internet to constantly communicate with a server and, probably, send information.
It is very strange that important applications such as WhatsApp, Instagram or YouTube make excessive use of the background. This problem is usually in the rest of less known applications and with constant updates. The developer may have touched something they shouldn’t and you should wait to update so that everything is fixed.
How to fix background spending on an app
If an application is spending too much data in the background, you have several options: uninstall the application and find an alternative, update to the latest version, or limit the use in the background.
Most customization layers allow you to limit the background usage of applications. This option is under ‘ Data usage ‘ and you can activate or deactivate it whenever you want.
If an app spends too much in the background, try turning off background usage to see if data consumption stops for a few days. If it does not, it is best to wait for an update or uninstall the application.
Do you have any application in this situation? Have you managed to solve the problem?