https://smartdepot.com.ng/2017/11/30/datally-googles-new-app-that-saves-data/

Google has just released a new standalone app Datally designed to help you manage how apps use your data.

This app let’s you see how and when apps use your data, which apps are using the most data and the capacity to restrict them. More importantly, there’s a big button at the top of the app that lets you stop all background data usage, so only the app that’s actively onscreen can use mobile data.



The very good thing about this app is the size – 4.68Mb which will be nice even on phones with smaller storage. The permissions include calls, sms, location, network and above all usage access permission.



Datally is being released as part of Google’s Next Billion Users initiative, which is focused on making Google products more usable in countries that have limited mobile connections and where lower-end hardware remains widespread. That’s why the initiative is focusing on basic features like storage management.

Josh Woodward, the product manager overseeing Datally, says the idea for the app came from seeing the lengths that people go to preserve data, particularly in countries where mobile plans remain relatively expensive. In Delhi, Lagos, and Buenos Aires, Woodard said his team saw people who would keep their phone on airplane mode at all times to prevent data usage. When they wanted to check their notifications, they’d turn airplane mode off, let all the info rush in, and then turn airplane mode back on while they looked over the new information.

HOW DOES IT WORK
See it here
https://smartdepot.com.ng/2017/11/30/datally-googles-new-app-that-saves-data/

This is what we need in Nigeria.