![]() ![]() Selecting ‘SD Only’ will save data similarly, switching ‘Auto-play Videos’ to ‘Off’ will stop videos from automatically playing when you scroll through your Facebook feed. Spotify, for instance, also lets you shift between low, normal, high and, for premium customers, very high presets, each of which incrementally uses more data per hour.ĭig into your account settings in Facebook, and right down the bottom you’ll see a ‘Videos’ tab that lets you tweak the video default quality between ‘Default’, ‘SD Only’, and ‘HD if available’. An ‘automatic’ setting will match quality to your connection speed which, for music, is likely going to be the highest bitrate quality. Netflix and Stan both have ‘auto’ quality settings, but these can be tweaked in the app settings (under specific Profile ‘Playback Settings’ for Netflix) between Low, Medium, and High for Netflix and Stan, as well as Ultra (on supported content) for Stan.įor music streaming services like Spotify, you can adjust the streaming quality options to use less data, where lower equates to less data used. YouTube lets you manually select available video quality with the settings (gear icon) button. The lower the quality, the more data you save. ![]() Streaming services like Netflix, Stan and YouTube default to quality rather than data-saving. ![]() For Zoom, open the settings (gear icon) on the desktop software, select Video, then uncheck the ‘Enable HD’ box in the ‘My Video’ section. Videoconferencing software may have options to disable HD video calling, which can greatly reduce data usage. Other browsers, like Chrome or Firefox, have data-saving extensions that can help bring the browsing megabytes down. For Opera specifically, this is done by activating ‘Opera Turbo’ mode. Here are a few quick tips for lowering data usage.įor everyday web browsing, web browsers like Opera have the option of saving data. The rise of the Internet of Things has led to a trend of automated internet functions that, while convenient, can invisibly chew into extra megabytes or even gigabytes of data every month. ![]()
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