Instagram is one of the most popular social networks in the world, that is why more and more users use this social network on their mobile devices; But its continued use makes mobile data run out quickly.
This post will show you how to save or reduce the consumption of mobile data on Instagram , without the need to eliminate this popular application.
The creators of Instagram have designed an option so that you can save mobile data, and that is that you can easily configure your Instagram account so that the videos are not recharged with your mobile data; they will play only when connected to Wi-Fi.
Steps to save or reduce mobile data consumption on Instagram:
- You must enter your Instagram account.
- Go to your profile, for this you must press the icon of your profile that appears in the lower right side of the main page.
- Press the “Adjust” option that appears in the upper right corner; (This menu has the image of three horizontal stripes ≡ or in some devices three dots).
- Immediately a window will appear with a series of options where you must select “Settings”.
- Now you must choose the option «Account».
- You must choose “Use of mobile data”.
- In the “Data saving” option a switch appears which you must activate so that the videos are not loaded in advance; (you activate this option by sliding the circle to the right, you will notice that it is active because it changes color automatically).
Using this method to save mobile data will help you prevent the videos from loading automatically; but when you are connected to Wi-Fi, the operation of Instagram will not be affected.
You can also save data with high-resolution media files on your Android device:
- You must follow the previous steps (1 to 7).
- When you activate “Data saving” (in step 7), the option “High resolution multimedia files” will appear immediately, click on this option.
- A new window will appear with three options “Never”, “Only Wi-Fi” or “Mobile data + Wi-Fi” click on the option you prefer. If you choose “Never” the Instagram app will never show you high resolution files, “only Wi-Fi” you will see multimedia files when you are connected to Wi-Fi or if you choose “Mobile data + Wi-Fi” you can view those files at any time .
The purpose of using this data saving method is to reduce the consumption of mobile data; It is true that the photos will take longer to load and some videos will be played with lower quality, but you can save many GB per month.
Other tips to save or reduce mobile data consumption when using Instagram:
- View videos, posts and Stories only when connected to Wi-Fi.
- Upload videos with the lowest possible quality.
- If you are looking for something in particular, it is recommended that you look for the user and the publication you want; to avoid loading all the publications and generating more data consumption.
- See with mobile data only the videos and photos of the publications that are really necessary or interest you; the rest of the content can be viewed when you connect to Wi-Fi.
- When you upload some photos to your account, upload them with the lowest possible quality. To do this, go to the “Adjustment” option, press “Settings” and finally change the upload quality to basic.
- Something that is very useful is checking your Instagram from your PC.
The consumption of mobile data using Instagram varies for each user; For example, an average user can spend approximately 200 MB per day if he sees 1000 photos, this expense is also influenced by the resolution of your mobile.
Viewing videos consumes a large amount of mobile data; for example, if you play 6 videos a day you can consume up to 22 MB and if you use the direct ones to talk with your friends you can spend 10 MB for every minute you use; that is, if you use 3 minutes direct you would be spending 30 MB; something that can consume your data quickly.
The Instagram app is the most popular social network and at the same time it is the network that consumes the most data, if you are addicted to this social network, follow these suggestions so that you save data and continue enjoying browsing this famous network