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Lexusgs430:
What about Dropbox, dropsync, Box, boxsync, onedrive, onesync, Googledrive and drivesync?
Love all the aforementioned, but they are data suckers!!!

All these are cloud storage apps now, pple don't use dem often, unless through WiFi

dridowu:
use ucbrowser to view your facebook that will reduce data, d facebook app is hell

yes o. I now use ucbrowser. I even get instant notification from uc.

Excellent tips

kingstylo01:
[center]The rate at which we surf the web these days is becoming higher than ever. Also, the speed at which data plans are disappearing is something to talk about. You will not want your MB to be wasted or consumed without giving you your desired results. In light to this, everyone wants to cherish their MB. What measures are you putting in place to reduce your mobile data usage?
Of course you might have your individual data saving strategy but you need to apply the ones outlined here. Feel free to adapt these tips for the specific data consuming apps you use frequently or your particular usage habits. No matter the methods you use, if the following five are not put into practice, then you haven’t started yet. Here are the five easy tips you need in order to save your MB:


1. COMPRESS CHROME PAGES
Let’s say you are using Google Chrome browser to surf the web all the time, compressing the pages alone can save you about 30-35% percent of your data consumption for your mobile browser. Chrome pages compressing, which is now known as Data Saver in the settings, enables all web pages to be compressed before they are loaded into your browser.
Although Using Data Saver does come with its own disadvantages, one of which is slowing things down a little bit, you need it to save data usage. You don’t need to worry about the speed as you’ll sooner or later get used to it. To see your data savings record, all you have to do is to just launch Chrome browser, tap the three dots in the top right hand corner, and scroll down to Settings then to Data Saver. Watch the graph always to notice how your data savings grow.


2. DITCH THE FACEBOOK APP
For android users, Facebook has become one of the most used apps, leading to loss of data and even draining of battery. To save your data, replace it with an alternative app such as Tinfoil for Facebook which is simply a web app that displays the Facebook website. Even the Facebook Lite which we are made to believe reduces data consumption by 50% is not recommended because it still wipes hundreds of data monthly.


3. RESTRICT BACKGROUND DATA
Surely, if you tell your apps or your device itself to restrict background data, you’ll have done a great favor for yourself. Features such as email syncing, weather widgets, feeds updating etc. are examples of background data that you should disable because they use your data even if you are not actually using them.
In light to this, you can also adjust some settings on your smartphone to restrict background data in Settings > Data usage > Restrict Background Data. If you want to adjust the settings for a particular app, go to Settings > Apps. Note that this depends on the particular version of android you are using. To change your sync settings for Google services, go to Settings > Accounts > Google > select the account. When this is done, all you should do is to simply uncheck the services you don't want syncing automatically.


4. DISABLE AUTO-UPDATING APPS
Google play apps updating is yet another factor that drains your MB. If you set the play store to automatically update apps, your internet subscription data will be wiped out without you even noticing it.
How then do you disable auto-update apps? To do this, simply go to the Play Store and have the left-hand navigation drawer swiped out. Open the settings and there is Auto-Update Apps at the top, then tap it. Ensure that it is either set to ''Do Not Auto-Update Apps'' or “only over Wi-Fi.” For individual apps settings, go to My Apps, choose the app you want to disable and then tap the overflow menu to check or un-check Auto-Update.


5. SAVE RATHER THAN STREAM
If you are always streaming music and videos from Streaming sites such as YouTube, Vine and other video and music sites, then you are in for drastic data consumption because online streaming consumes data more than you thought. The best option for you here is to always download these files (music or videos) to your device.
You can also save the music for offline listening, if you are not the type that likes stuffing music or videos on your microSD card. Take note that if you can reduce to the least minimum your online streaming attitude, then you will save a lot of data usage and your subscription will last for you.


These are the five sure steps to curb mobile data usage. What other methods do you use? Feel free to list them here.[/center]





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God bles u immensely op.i stopped buyin airtime for my son when he finished his I gig in hrs and claimed ignorant of how it wasted.he didn't download nor stream but I didn't believe him.i just disabled d play store auto update and it has stopped.last week I wanted to use d phone and I recharged bfr I cud finish turning on my data,glo sent me msg sat I ve used up 70% of my data and I decided to turn it,guess wat,glo sent me msg dat i ve used up my data n wil b auto renewed. i ve refused to turn on d data since then.

sunnyuche1:
yes o. I now use ucbrowser. I even get instant notification from uc.

guess , you on the notification , off it

[quote author=ijbeauty post=36218249][/quote]You registered on my birthday

misterchris:
You registered on my birthday

Awww. Happy birthday in advance dear

dptrix:
Please what's the plan and code for it

its normal glo bis subscriptn, al u gats do is root ur fone n change ur imei to blackberry imei, then ur gud to go....
bt u gats use a bllackberry fone to subscribe d 1st time n after dt u can use ur fone

willian10:
All these are cloud storage apps now, pple don't use dem often, unless through WiFi

I use them all the time.

Baba Go slow did not browse to get to this level

Every android consumer should no this joor

Using Opera mini is one sure way of saving data !!!

firstEVA:
nice one, i just deleted my facbook app, the notifications are tiring, and runs down my battery

Use Facebook lite babe!

Lexusgs430:
I use them all the time.

Do u use spectranet?

I think restricting background data is the best....... I av been using that for long

Ok

follow me on instagram@qstarpurple

Thanks for the info, very helpful at least my 9G will last longer than usual!

God bless u OP. My android wants to give me high BP.

dridowu:
guess , you on the notification , off it

Ok boss

willian10:
Use Clean master if ur rooted to stop apps from auto starting and download Onavo extend

noted bro.

Ama80:
God bles u immensely op.i stopped buyin airtime for my son when he finished his I gig in hrs and claimed ignorant of how it wasted.he didn't download nor stream but I didn't believe him.i just disabled d play store auto update and it has stopped.last week I wanted to use d phone and I recharged bfr I cud finish turning on my data,glo sent me msg sat I ve used up 70% of my data and I decided to turn it,guess wat,glo sent me msg dat i ve used up my data n wil b auto renewed. i ve refused to turn on d data since then.

you are welcome ma. We need simple tips to get the best out of our gadgets or else we'll find ourself wasting money carelessly.

You can always checkout my blog where you'll find useful tips and tricks for your android device: http://slytechspot..com

kingstylo01:
you are welcome ma. We need simple tips to get the best out of our gadgets or else we'll find ourself wasting money carelessly.

You can always checkout my blog where you'll find useful tips and tricks for your android device: http://slytechspot..com

bookmarked

kingstylo01:
[center]The rate at which we surf the web these days is becoming higher than ever. Also, the speed at which data plans are disappearing is something to talk about. You will not want your MB to be wasted or consumed without giving you your desired results. In light to this, everyone wants to cherish their MB. What measures are you putting in place to reduce your mobile data usage?
Of course you might have your individual data saving strategy but you need to apply the ones outlined here. Feel free to adapt these tips for the specific data consuming apps you use frequently or your particular usage habits. No matter the methods you use, if the following five are not put into practice, then you haven’t started yet. Here are the five easy tips you need in order to save your MB:


1. COMPRESS CHROME PAGES
Let’s say you are using Google Chrome browser to surf the web all the time, compressing the pages alone can save you about 30-35% percent of your data consumption for your mobile browser. Chrome pages compressing, which is now known as Data Saver in the settings, enables all web pages to be compressed before they are loaded into your browser.
Although Using Data Saver does come with its own disadvantages, one of which is slowing things down a little bit, you need it to save data usage. You don’t need to worry about the speed as you’ll sooner or later get used to it. To see your data savings record, all you have to do is to just launch Chrome browser, tap the three dots in the top right hand corner, and scroll down to Settings then to Data Saver. Watch the graph always to notice how your data savings grow.


2. DITCH THE FACEBOOK APP
For android users, Facebook has become one of the most used apps, leading to loss of data and even draining of battery. To save your data, replace it with an alternative app such as Tinfoil for Facebook which is simply a web app that displays the Facebook website. Even the Facebook Lite which we are made to believe reduces data consumption by 50% is not recommended because it still wipes hundreds of data monthly.


3. RESTRICT BACKGROUND DATA
Surely, if you tell your apps or your device itself to restrict background data, you’ll have done a great favor for yourself. Features such as email syncing, weather widgets, feeds updating etc. are examples of background data that you should disable because they use your data even if you are not actually using them.
In light to this, you can also adjust some settings on your smartphone to restrict background data in Settings > Data usage > Restrict Background Data. If you want to adjust the settings for a particular app, go to Settings > Apps. Note that this depends on the particular version of android you are using. To change your sync settings for Google services, go to Settings > Accounts > Google > select the account. When this is done, all you should do is to simply uncheck the services you don't want syncing automatically.


4. DISABLE AUTO-UPDATING APPS
Google play apps updating is yet another factor that drains your MB. If you set the play store to automatically update apps, your internet subscription data will be wiped out without you even noticing it.
How then do you disable auto-update apps? To do this, simply go to the Play Store and have the left-hand navigation drawer swiped out. Open the settings and there is Auto-Update Apps at the top, then tap it. Ensure that it is either set to ''Do Not Auto-Update Apps'' or “only over Wi-Fi.” For individual apps settings, go to My Apps, choose the app you want to disable and then tap the overflow menu to check or un-check Auto-Update.


5. SAVE RATHER THAN STREAM
If you are always streaming music and videos from Streaming sites such as YouTube, Vine and other video and music sites, then you are in for drastic data consumption because online streaming consumes data more than you thought. The best option for you here is to always download these files (music or videos) to your device.
You can also save the music for offline listening, if you are not the type that likes stuffing music or videos on your microSD card. Take note that if you can reduce to the least minimum your online streaming attitude, then you will save a lot of data usage and your subscription will last for you.


These are the five sure steps to curb mobile data usage. What other methods do you use? Feel free to list them here.[/center]





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I kip having some kind of application ads pop up on my phone each I am browsing. I tink its Google ads. Any idea on hw I can stop it.

Tanx in advance.

Chinatownm:
I kip having some kind of application ads pop up on my phone each I am browsing. I tink its Google ads. Any idea on hw I can stop it.

Tanx in advance.

hi Chinatownm , to stop this, first of all you have to know which app is the cause, then unistall it.


1. To uninstall the malicious app from your Android device, go to the Settings menu, then click on Apps or Application manager (this may differ depending on your device).

2.This will bring up a list of installed apps, including the malicious app. If you cannot find the malicious app, then you should uninstall all the recently installed apps.
3.Touch the app you’d like to uninstall.This won’t start the app, but will open up the program’s App Info screen, then click on “Uninstall” button:

4.A confirmation dialog should be displayed for the malicious app, click on “OK” to remove the malicious app from your Android phone.

5. Reboot your phone.

Hope this helps?
Do well to drop a feed back.

Ama80:
bookmarked

thanks ma'am for bookmarking, enjoy!

Gud

I'm ok with number 3 and 4. It also saves battery , I discovered these while playing with my fone one boring evening.

I remember one time MTN advertising for how android users cud minimmize data by turning of data while not in use , I no fit laugh. Read manual ona no go read ! Nah to forget fone pack for counter and go with only what u need.

willian10:
Dz1 no concern Spotify users like me, thanks tho

What's Spotify?

dridowu:
With UCBrowser you can still view your instagram. So you might consider deleting instagram app and view it using UC browser to save data.

ucweb browser doesn't allow u too comment or upload photos while on instagram. u can view YES and dats it...

vivavik:
God bless u OP. My android wants to give me high BP.

funny.