Taming Your Android: A Step-Step Guide to Restricting Background App Data

 

It is no secret that Android smartphones are the most popular devices among the young generation because of their ability to give you unlimited possibilities. It is unfortunate that beneath the chic surface of this device lurks an elusive piece of software that is capable of devouring tons of data. As they sneakily gnaw away at user’s valuable data, leaving them in the dark as to where it all goes, they stealthily nibble and eat until they disappear. 
Certainly, smartphone users can enjoy a delightful experience with their mobile apps as a result of their rich variety of features. In addition, there are hundreds of types of software, ranging from games to photo editors to video editors to messengers on social media, to educational apps, to music players, to gaming apps, and many others. 
Users will need an Internet connection for most of these apps to give them the best experience, so they must use that data wisely. There is no doubt that data costs can add up quickly when users have several such apps on their devices since the software consumes a large amount of internet data as it runs. 
The best method for solving this problem is to limit how much data can be used by a specific app to make a difference.

A method of resolving this problem is to set a restriction on the amount of data that is used by certain apps to prevent data

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