How to check data usage on your Android device

Blazing 5G network speeds and the proliferation of video content means we’re burning through mobile data on our devices faster than ever. This can be problematic if you’re on a limited data plan that charges you more for going over your allocation, or even more so if you’re abroad and paying by the gigabyte. Even on unlimited data plans, your speeds can sometimes get severely throttled if you exceed a certain usage threshold. For these reasons, it’s important to know how to check data usage on your Android device — and to learn how to manage it.

We’ll run you through everything you need to know in this quick guide. You’re on the wrong page if you’re an iOS user, but we also have a guide to checking mobile data usage on iPhone.

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