Excessive data consumption can reveal privacy violations or unauthorized permissions that can make the iPhone slower and more susceptible to battery drain (Shutterstock)
You may benefit from connecting to the Internet by running a mobile data plan on your iPhone, but this constant connection has some consequences, such as affecting your bill or expiring quickly without your knowledge. For this, you may need to track your data plan usage on your phone.
Another thing, excessive data consumption may reveal privacy violations or unauthorized permissions that can make the iPhone slower and more susceptible to battery drain.
How to check data package?
It’s simple, go to “Settings” on your iPhone, then tap on Cellular Network. Under the Cellular Data section, check the consumption number next to Current Period.
If you want to know when this “current period” to track your iPhone’s data usage began, scroll to the bottom of the page. Under Cellular Usage Statistics, you can see the date and time the period started.
To learn more detailed information about which apps are consuming your data, see the Apps by Usage section. The total consumption for the period will usually appear directly below the app name.
If you think that most of your data usage comes from your iPhone’s Hotspot connection and you’re interested in knowing which devices are consuming the most data, tap Personal Hotspot, then you can review the device names or MAC addresses to see what If there are any unknown devices listed.
You can also tap on System Services, where you will know how much data each feature on the phone has consumed, and some of the features on the list will include software updates, notifications, map services, etc.
How to reset data package consumption on iPhone?
Since it’s not common to reset your cellular data usage statistics regularly, your usage period may start from when you first set up your iPhone until the last time you reset it.
Therefore, the mentioned consumption breakdown may not provide an accurate view of how much data consumption you need for your daily activities. However, there is an easy way to reset your consumption statistics back to zero, so you can start measuring your data plan consumption more effectively in the future.
You can do this by going to Settings, then clicking on Cellular Network, then scrolling down to the bottom of the screen, and in the Cellular Usage Statistics section, click Reset Statistics. A confirmation question will appear. Click on Reset Statistics in the window that will appear in front of you to confirm the process.
You can then check the consumption again in a week or month to review your consumption of the data package, which are statistics that will express more about your current usage habits of the package on your iPhone.