It is no secret that a large majority of users can not make ends meet with their mobile data rate. Either due to incorrectly installed applications or misconfiguration, the truth is that in a short time we found the terrible warning message indicating that to continue using 3G or 4G we need to go through the box again. To get to the last day of the month without this problem, we want to give you some tricks, which will allow you to save data on your iPhone. Take note.

Always update with WiFi connection

Some users have automatic updates activated, without realizing that this fact is one of the causes that causes a greater consumption of data. Updates are continually coming out for applications like YouTube or Facebook. If it catches us away from home, when we are using 3G or LTE, imagine the data expense it generates. If you want to configure this option, you just have to go to Settings <App Store <iTunes Store and enter the "Automatic Downloads" section. Deactivate the "Updates" option . Check if you have activated the option to automatically download new purchases made on other devices. In that case, disable "Use mobile data" and thus you will limit this action only to wifi networks.

Turn off app notifications

More and more applications send notifications with alerts, so it is important to choose the most important ones. This is up to personal taste, but we recommend that you choose notifications related to mail or communication apps. You can configure notifications from SettingsIn the “Notification Style” section you will have to enter each of the applications on the list and deactivate the “Allow notifications” option .

Autoplay of videos on Facebook

In one of its latest updates, Facebook set the automatic playback of videos by default. The truth is that they are not only annoying on many occasions, they also cause considerable data consumption. To change this option go to the social network settings. In the autoplay section choose to only activate when you have access to a WiFi connection. You can also choose directly to tell it not to play videos automatically.

Backup photos to the cloud

There are applications such as Dropbox or Google Drive (also others from Google) that can make a backup copy of our camera and automatically save each photo we take. Unfortunately this also generates quite a high mobile data expense. In this way, when you download and install one of these applications, you will have the option to activate this feature. Say no and then make the copy manually or activate the option that these applications give to make automatic copies only under Wi-Fi networks.

Install an application to reduce data consumption

In the App Store there are a large number of applications designed to save data on your mobile device. One of them is My Data Manager. Thanks to this app you can keep track of the month, week or day of data consumption that you carry out using your iPhone. But in addition to controlling the data in order not to exceed your contracted quota, you can also make a historical record of your consumed data to determine if your rate is the most appropriate. You will even be able to set alarms to receive a warning before exceeding the spending threshold.