To help reduce data usage on your device, here is some information about background data.
If your data is turned on, then you may be charged for background data. Background data is data that your apps are constantly using, even when your phone is in your pocket! Some apps - such as My Digicel - do not incur a charge for this background data. However, most apps are not free. You can find out which apps are using background data by viewing data usage in your phone's settings.
Turning off data when you're not using it will help you to avoid unexpected background data charges.
Here is how you can do it:
For Android:
Step 1. Go into 'Settings'.
Step 2. Select 'Data usage'.
Step 3. Turn off 'Mobile data'
Now that you have turned your mobile data off, you will save on data usage and charges. However, when you turn your data back on, your apps will immediately resume using background data.
Here are some steps to restrict background data usage:
You can set the Android system to restrict background data usage in
- Settings > Data usage > Restrict Background Data.
You can also restrict background data for individual apps in
- Settings > Apps (depending on which version of Android you have).
You can also change your sync settings for Google services in
- Settings > Accounts > Google > select the account and then un-check the services you don’t want to sync automatically.
For iOS:
Step 1. Go into 'Settings'.
Step 2. Select 'Mobile/Cellular'.
Step 3. Turn off 'Mobile/Cellular Data'.
Here are some steps to restrict background data usage:
You can set the Apple system to restrict background data usage in
- Settings > General > Background App Refresh.
You can also restrict background data for individual apps in
- Settings > Mobile/Cellular > Cellular Data.
Also there is the option to turn off the WiFi Assist in
- Settings >Mobile/Cellular > Mobile/Cellular Data.