When you turn off background data on your Android device, you can help control your mobile data usage. Also, since the apps are always running, this can drain your device’s battery, but with the background data option restricted, your battery can last much longer. But, for those who always want their apps with the latest info, turning off this option is not something to consider. Whatever you want to do, keep reading to see how to enable or disable background data on your Android device, whether it’s a Samsung phone or not.
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How to Enable or Disable Background Data on Android
The following steps apply whether you want to turn this feature on or off. To start, open the Settings app on your Android device and go to Network and Internet. Select Mobile network, followed by App data usage. Here, you will see a list of all the apps. The apps listed first will be the ones that use the highest amount of data. Depending on your installed apps, this list can be very long.
Let’s say you want to turn off Background Data. Tap on the app to which you wish to apply this and toggle off or on the Background Data option. Remember that if you prevent messaging apps from running in the background, you won’t get your messages unless you open the app. You will need to do this for every app you want to restrict data usage for.
To restrict background data for all apps but add a few to the exception list, you must go to Settings > Network and Internet > Advanced > Data Saver. Toggle the option on or off at the top. There will also be an Unrestricted data option where you can toggle on apps you want to give full access to, even if you have Data Saver on. Tap this option to view the complete list and toggle on the desired app.
How to Enable or Disable Background Data on Samsung Phones
The steps for Samsung phones are slightly different. You must open the Settings app and go to Connections > Sata Usage > Mobile Data Usage. Choose an app you want to turn on or off Background Data, and that’s all there is to it.
This is a great way to know which app is using too much mobile data. But you can also have your Android device let you know when you’ve reached a limit on how much mobile data you’ve used. You can do this by going to Settings > Network and Internet > Mobile Network > Data warning and limit > Toggle on Set data warning, and under Data warning, set the limit.
Further Reading
If you happen to have a Samsung Galaxy S23 and need to turn on or off background data, here is a tutorial that will help you with that. Anything you can do to save smartphone battery life for your Android is always welcome, right? Remember, if you need to search for tips or solutions for a specific topic, you can always use the search bar at the top right.
Conclusion
Some apps don’t know how to play nice and use too much of your mobile data. That’s when you have to restrict how much mobile data they can access. Good thing that there are features you can take advantage of to keep your mobile data usage under control. You can restrict the background data for one or many apps and even set a few exceptions. How often do you use data saver on your Android device? Share your thoughts in the comments below, and don’t forget to share the article with others on social media.
Yahoo uses a lot of visible background data with adds changing while my yahoo email is logged in. Seems every time I use yahoo my mail has a notification from ads displayed in yahoo.com that scroll and change behind foreground data that other people are using.
My phone dosent want to give me hot spot to my old phone to turn on the you to for my daughter
I want to set some things on and off but I don’t know which ones on or off is on white to the left onto the right green I do not know which way on are you off is
I want to set some things on and off but I don’t know which ones on or off is on white to the left onto the right green
Hey please tell if I downloaded any video or file from Google chrome and I close the app then the download stop there only . If I off background data.
How can i stop Removed apps from eating up my mobile data?
Is it a good idea to turn off background data for all of my apps or should I leave that on? What exactly is it doing if I leave it on. If there was a hacker or something on my phone using me, would I want background data on or off and does it even matter in that case scenerio?
My phone says Data restricte services change or data blocked so plze help as my problem thanks allofyou
I can’t restrict background data on my micromax c1 phone
I have been advised to turn on background data on my Galaxy A5 2017 which will allow google keep app to sinc with Google app on my phone, I don’t know how to do it?
Hi I’m using the Blu vivo iv phone and can’t seem to locate exactly where my data usage button is in settings.
Thanks ..it really worked for me
I have n samsung tab1 but struggling enable my background data to use the play store app please help.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 But when I go to the settings it says that Cellular data is off please turn it on so plz help me to fix that problem in the version nougat 7.1.1.
Hey I’m using the hisense u972 I want to update my apps via WiFi but it keep telling me to switch on my background data but it is switch on the whole time.At times it does update up until it reach the 100% and it starts over again but it doesn’t install the app plz help.
Why i cant restrict data only networks can restrict on my phone samsung galaxy grand prime + so….plz….help me
How can I restrict or off background data in VIVO Y51L ?
my phone always fails to sign in to playstore but background data is on ….what may be the problem?
I have a situation with my sansnung s3 i9300 I had installed mashmallow CrDroid 6.0.1 and when my wifi can’t conect I using wifi advanced setting set wifi region code and voila wifi detect all network but now I flash ResurrectionRemix 7.1.1 Nougat and this option is missing, there are somebody to know about it
I have honor 5c android phone with android version 6.1 Mars mellow. I tried to restricted background data but I couldn’t find out any option to restrict the background data . Help me figure this out plz
I have a new RCA Viking Pro10 Android Tablet with Marshmallow 6.0. It does not show the selections as shown above. When I select “data usage” and click on the drop down menu, it only shows “network restrictions”. I select that and it only shows Metered Wi-FI networks with only one option which is to select metered wi-fi connections. The menu only shows network restrictions and no other menu options to turn off background data. I contacted RCA about this and they said to download an app that can force restrictions. Big Help :P
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have gone into the settings, then to data, and Restricted Background Data. I rarely leave my home and have Wifi. But often when I have set my phone down for a while then when I come back to it, when I pick it up I notice the “4G”, then it immediately switches back to “you are now connected to wifi” and pulling down the tools from the top I find the mobile data has TURNED ITSELF on. I have US Cellular, and also think they are doing this to try to send me over my data limit. Don’t understand how possibly the Mobile data can turn itself on when background data is restricted. But ALWAYS turns itself on when phone is NOT in use, then signals to connect back to wifi when I handle phone again. This stops for about 2-3 days after I call US Cellular Customer service to complain, then starts up again. I will not take in to store as I cannot trust as they charged me a $100 “deposit” for an upgrade that should have cost a penny, and it took 6 months and my local tv news to get it back.