People are just realizing Android ‘app trick’ can slash huge monthly bill – it only takes four taps

YOUR Android phone has a clever trick that can save you money each month.

It’s to do with data caps – and specific apps that might be giving you a financial headache.

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If you don’t have unlimited phone data, you’ll have to abide by data caps.

And if you hit those caps, you’re going to have to pay extra to keep using the internet.

If you’ve got a particularly data-hungry app, this can be a real problem.

Thankfully an Android trick lets you limit the data that specific Android apps are using in the background.

That way you can easily stop a few of the worst offenders in your App Library from playing havoc with your phone bills.

It’s a more refined system that simply shutting off Mobile Data altogether.

Although if you’re really close to your limits, switching off Mobile Data may be the best solution.

That way you’ll be limited to using Wi-Fi networks for all data – helping you beat the big bills.

For most people, simply limiting data-hungry apps that you don’t use often may be the best idea.

How to limit data on specific Android apps

Changing limits for background data usage on Android apps is easy.

First open the Settings app, then go to Apps.

Now choose an app and then tap on Mobile Data, then switch off Background Data.

You can reverse this setting at any point if you change your mind.

Another useful option if you’re constantly breaking your data caps is to use Data Saver.

“To help use less mobile data on a limited data plan, you can turn on Data Saver,” Google explained.

“This mode lets most apps and services get background data only via Wi-Fi.

“Currently active apps and services can use mobile data.”

To activate this, go into the Settings app once again.

Now tap Network & Internet > Data Saver, and toggle the mode on.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk