Controlling data usage

You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection during a given period. For example, you can view the amount of data used by individual apps. For data transferred over your mobile data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional charges.

Helping reduce data usage

  1. Find and tap as follows.

    [Settings] > [Network & internet] > [Data Saver]

  2. Tap the switch to enable the function.

Setting a data usage warning or a mobile data limit

  1. Make sure that mobile data traffic is turned on.
  2. Find and tap as follows, and then tap the name of the SIM that you want to set.

    [Settings] > [Network & internet] > [SIMs]

  3. Tap the following.

    [Data warning & limit]

  4. Depending on whether you want to set a data warning or a data limit, proceed as follows.
    • To set a data usage warning, tap the following switch to enable the function.

      [Set data warning]

      Then, tap the following to change the warning level.

      [Data warning]

    • To set a mobile data limit, tap the following switch to enable the function.

      [Set data limit]

      Then, tap the following setting to change the data usage limit.

      [Data limit]

Hint

  • You can set the date when the usage cycle resets. Tap the following to set the reset date.

    [Data warning & limit]: [Mobile data usage cycle]

Note

  • Once your mobile data usage reaches the set limit, mobile data traffic on your device gets turned off automatically.

Checking your data usage

  1. Find and tap as follows.

    [Settings] > [Network & internet]

  2. Depending on whether you want to check mobile data usage or Wi-Fi data usage, proceed as follows.
    • To check mobile data usage, tap the following.

      [SIMs]

      Then, tap the name of the SIM that you want to check, and tap the following.

      [App data usage]

    • To check Wi-Fi data usage, tap as follows.

      [Internet] > [Non-carrier data usage]

Controlling the data usage of individual apps

  1. Find and tap as follows.

    [Settings] > [Apps]

  2. Tap the app that you want to control, and then tap the following.

    [Mobile data usage] or [Wi‑Fi data usage]

  3. Edit the options as desired.

Note

  • The performance of individual apps may be affected if you change the related data usage settings.
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