Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

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Not many people use unlimited mobile data, and so you might probably face the heat of the data overage charges as a result of your social lifestyle. To get rid of the data overage charges, you simply have to disable a few semi-hidden settings and make some behavioral tweaks.

Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Well, it is quite simple to get rid of paying more for the data usage than you thought. Follow the below-mentioned steps to avoid the annoying overage charges from the next billing cycle.

Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Turn Off Autoplay for Videos on Facebook and Twitter

Every time a video appears on the News Feeds, it auto plays consuming a huge amount of mobile data. You can turn off the same to save a sizeable amount of data that is used.

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To do the same, on Facebook, go to Settings → Videos and Photos → Autoplay → On Wi-Fi Connections Only. To do the same on Twitter, go to Settings → Video Autoplay → Use Wi-Fi Only.

Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Apps need not have access to mobile data

There are a few apps that you might want to browse anytime and anywhere. But, not all the apps need access to the mobile data. So, toggle their access to data individually by heading on to Settings → Cellular and toggle them on or off.

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Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Turn off Wi-Fi Assist

Wi-Fi Assist is a useful feature if you are dealing with unreliable Wi-Fi connections constantly. If you are not careful, it will result in heavy data charges. So, ensure that it is turned off from Settings → Cellular → Wi-Fi Assist.

Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Disable automatic app updates

There are some applications that get frequent updates while some get occasional updates. If you have set automatic app updates on, then it will happen even when the mobile data connection is turned on.

Turn it off by going to Settings → iTunes & App Stores. Here, disable the option Use Cellular Data to turn off the automatic app updates while you are not using Wi-Fi networks.

Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

iCloud does not need cellular data access

In case, you are using iCloud to sync contents across different devices, you will definitely consume too much of mobile data. Avoid the same by going to Settings → iCloud → iCloud Drive. Then, disable the option Use Cellular Data.

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Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Background app refresh should be disabled

The background app refresh feature that is baked into the iPhone allows apps to refresh the content even when they are not in use. It is needed to decrease the lag and load time when they are opened.

However, the same will contribute to huge data usage behind the scene when you are not using Wi-Fi connections. Turn the feature off by heading to Settings → General → Background App Refresh.

Avoid Data Overage Charges On Your iPhone Using These 7 Tips

Download music only on Wi-Fi

if mobile data is turned on, disable it to download or stream tracks. You can do it from the specific music app. To do the same for Spotify, go to Settings → Streaming Quality → Download Using Cellular and disable the option.

To do this on Apple Music, you need to go to Settings-> Music → Use Cellular Data and turn off the option so that your mobile data usage is restricted to stream and download music on mobile data.

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