{"id":2600,"date":"2016-08-04T09:29:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T14:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2016-08-09T17:02:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T22:02:48","slug":"set-mobile-data-limit-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/set-mobile-data-limit-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set A Mobile Data Limit on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so many apps requiring use of the internet and so much reading to catch up on, going over a data rate isn\u2019t difficult. Follow these tips to set a mobile data limit on your Android phone<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 and make a large surprise cell phone bill a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

How to Set a Mobile Data Limit on Android<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your Android smartphone operates on Android 4.4.2 KitKat or later, your phone should possess an option to help you set the amount of mobile data that your phone can use. The location of this setting will vary from phone to phone.<\/p>\n

Read More: How to Reduce Mobile Device Usage in 5 Easy Steps<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Try this<\/a><\/strong> first to set your data limit. Visit \u201cSettings\u201d and look for \u201cData Usage.\u201d Once here, tap the \u201cSet Mobile Data Limit\u201d option. Look closely at the date listed beneath this option. Does it match today\u2019s date?<\/p>\n

If so, then leave it alone. If not, click it and opt for \u201cChange Cycle.\u201d Then, you can set the right day for your data allowance to refresh.<\/p>\n

Set Your Graph Data<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take a look at the graph. You can see that there are two separate lines. One line displays your set data limit while the other enables you to set where you want your data to fall when you receive a data limit usage warning popup.<\/p>\n

How do you set your data limit? It couldn\u2019t be any easier. Simply drag and drop the line where you would like it to be placed. While you can set the limit so it is the same as your allowance, if you set is slightly lower, you have a better chance of staying within your carrier\u2019s data limit allowance. Sometimes carriers measure their data limit differently so this is a great way to safeguard your actions.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to set your warning line. It\u2019s the lower of the two lines and very important. Drag and drop the line as before. This time, you\u2019ll want the line to be placed somewhere around 75% of your data allowance. It\u2019s an easy step to take to ensure that you don\u2019t accidentally go over your data limit.<\/p>\n

Smooth Running Android<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that your data limit set, it\u2019s time to improve the day to day functions of your phone. Simply install PSafe TOTAL<\/a>.<\/strong> Keep your phone up to speed with PSafe Total Optimization \u2014 you\u2019ll never guess how much memory is being used again. With antivirus and malware protection built right in, it\u2019s the smart choice to keep your phone safe and running like it\u2019s new again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Overages on data are crazy. If only there was a way for your phone to stop you from using too much data. You\u2019re in luck! There is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[30,1861,9,67],"class_list":["post-2600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tutoriais","tag-android","tag-data-limit","tag-mobile","tag-smartphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}