21 ways to save iPhone data

Your iPhone is a pocket powerhouse that can be used for tapping into the internet on the move, checking for important emails when you are away from the office and even streaming movies when you’re in the middle of nowhere – but it all comes at a price. Anything that you do on your iPhone will often require an internet connection, and when you aren’t connected to a Wi-Fi network your phone will tap into your mobile data, which is handled by your phone provider.

Depending on the type of contract that you have with your provider, you will be allocated a certain amount of mobile data per month. Unless you are careful, you will find you can eat through your allowance in no time, forcing you to either go without mobile data for the remainder of the month, purchase a temporary increase or upgrade your contract altogether.

But do you really need as much mobile data as you are using? We suspect not, and to prove it we have delved into the iPhone’s settings to come up with 21 ways for you to save data, and we’ll explain everything you need to know in order to scrutinise your monthly data consumption. Included in our top tips are quick and easy actions you can take to reduce the amount of data your iPhone uses on a daily basis, ways to enjoy your favourite apps using reduced data consumption, and even alternative apps that specialise in data saving. We guarantee that we’ll be able to help you reduce your data usage considerably.

1 TURN OFF WI-FI ASSIST

Wi-Fi Assist utilises mobile data as a backup if your current Wi-Fi connection