Cómo reducir el consumo de datos en iOS 9

Since the plans began to have "unlimited data transfer" many of us do not review data consumption during the month, but when the company bill arrives we get big surprises, since most plans have a limit of data that if we pass it on, an "additional consumption" begins to be billed. With the new changes in iOS 9 there have been numerous complaints about high mobile data usage. If this is the case for you, we have some tips you can use to significantly reduce your mobile data consumption on your iPhone.

Turn off mobile data usage for iCloud.

If you use iCloud to work on different devices, this could lead to higher than normal data consumption. If you are working on a Pages document, you will be using mobile data during use. All those modifications and changes are being saved in the cloud and you will be using data during this process. To turn off mobile data usage in iCloud follow the next steps:

Opens Settings and enter iCloud.
Press on iCloud Drive.
On the next screen, scroll to the bottom and at the bottom you must deactivate «Use mobile data«.

When disabling this feature, iCloud will no longer use mobile data to transfer documents or data, which will save users a lot of mobile data.

Disable automatic downloads with mobile data in iTunes Store and App Store.

Downloading application updates to your device can lead to heavy data consumption. If you are going to download these automatic updates, it is preferable that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network before downloading and updating your apps, since, some have very large sizes.

En Settings find iTunes Store and App Store.
In this section search «Use mobile data«. Disable this option and you are good to go.

Disable Wi-Fi Assist.

Wi-Fi support can be just as damaging, as it can be helpful too. When trying to supply a weak Wi-Fi signal, Wi-Fi assist starts using mobile data to help with bad service. While this doesn't help, you could be using a ton of mobile data without knowing it. To disable this feature:

Opens Settings and click on Mobile data.
Scroll to the end and at the bottom you must deactivate the Wi-Fi support.

If you have had an increase in data consumption, being that you use a Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi support may be the problem.

Restrict the use of mobile data for some applications.

There are certain applications that are used more than others. Some of these apps don't consume data at all, and others do. Always good to know which apps consume data, and more importantly, if those applications need to have access to mobile data.

Go to Settings and enter Mobile data.
Once inside, scroll down until you find the list of applications.
Start disabling the use of mobile data for the applications you find necessary.

Disable background update.

This is a very common trick for save mobile data. Applications can update information in the background, while you are not using them and this of course consumes data. This option can be disabled and does not really affect the use and interaction with the iPhone.

Ir a Settings -> General and click on Update in the background.
Now disable the feature at the top. Applications are will change from green to white.
You can see the list of apps that had background update below the disabled option.

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This option is generally disabled for save battery, but it works for saving mobile data too.

Avoid streaming high-quality music.

Apple has created the option to listen to high-quality music, regardless of whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile network. Of course, the higher the quality, the larger the file. The larger the file, the more data is needed to transmit. Therefore, if you use Apple Music and want to save on data, you should disable this option.

Opens Settings and go to the option Music.
Find and disable option High quality with mobile data.

If you really want to avoid using mobile data, you can also turn off the Use mobile data option. With this option disabled, the iPhone will only be able to use Apple Music over Wi-fi.

High-quality deactivation is the best option for those who want to listen to music through mobile data, but do not want excessive consumption for large files. If you use Pandora or Spotify, you can make sure that they only use a Wi-Fi network.

Avoid using cell phone data entirely.

As a last resort, you can turn off cellular data completely. If you are in your monthly limit of the Gigas to use and you do not want to pay additional, then this is the number one option to use.