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How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage on YouTube Android

Last Updated on March 7, 2021 by Bestusefultips

Here’s how to limit mobile data usage on YouTube Android devices. We can easily view mobile and Wi-fi data usage of apps in Android devices. By default enable usage of mobile data in the background for all apps. You can individually check YouTube data usage using network and internet settings in your Android devices. Also, set limiting mobile data usage in your device, so when it reaches the data limit you set, it’ll turn off mobile data automatically. How to

If you’re watching HD quality videos on YouTube, it’ll consume more data compared to a low-quality video. So if possible then try to watch HD video only enable Wi-Fi in your android device.

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How to Limit Mobile Data Usage on YouTube Android device

There are three ways to reduce YouTube data usage in android and upcoming devices. Check out below the given list of methods.

Enable Limit Mobile Data Usage on YouTube Android

If you want to set low data usage YouTube app in android phone, enable mobile data usage on YouTube android device.

Step 1: Open the YouTube app on your Android phone or tablet.

Step 2: Tap the Profile icon at the upper right corner.

Step 3: Tap Settings.

Step 4: Tap General.

Here you can see YouTube take a break feature, limit mobile data usage, upload quality, restricted mode, and more settings.

How to limit mobile data usage on YouTube android phone

Step 5: Toggle on “Limit mobile data usage”.

Now by default video quality set normal, you can watch HD video only while your Android device connected to the Wi-Fi network only.

Set Mobile Data Limit on Your Android Oreo 8.1 & Android P 9.0

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel and tap the Settings icon.

Step 2: Tap Network & internet.

Step 3: Tap Data usage.

Step 4: Tap Data warning & limit under the Mobile section.

By default disable set data limit.

Step 5: Toggle on “Set data limit”.

You can see a pop-up message on the screen: Limiting data usage

Step 6: Tap OK.

Step 7: Now Enable set data limit in your device.

Step 8: Tap Data limit.

Reduce mobile data usage on YouTube android Oreo

Step 9: Set the data usage limit in GB/MB you want to set and tap Set.

Now, whenever your mobile data usage limits reach, turned off mobile data automatically in your Android Oreo 8.0 & 8.1 and other devices.

Disable YouTube Background Data Usage in Android

Step 1: Go to Settings in your Android device.

Step 2: Tap Apps & notifications.

Step 3: Tap See all apps.

Step 4: Find the YouTube app and open it.

Step 5: Tap Data usage.

Disable YouTube background data usage in android

Step 6: Toggle off Background data on YouTube.

Now, this method is helpful to reduce mobile data usage on YouTube Android Oreo 8.1 and Android Pie 9.0 devices.

Set YouTube Video Download Quality

Step 1: Open the YouTube app in your Android devices.

Step 2: Tap the Profile icon at the top right corner.

Step 3: Select Settings.

Step 4: Tap Downloads.

Step 5: Tap Download quality.

How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage on YouTube Android

Step 6: Choose from Ask each time/High (720p)/Medium (360p)/Low (144p).

End the list of possible solutions to limit mobile data usage on YouTube Android devices. Do you have any alternative methods to share with us? Let us know in the comment section below.

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