How to Check App Data Usage on an iPhone

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This wikiHow article teaches you how to check and monitor how much data each app has used since being installed on an iPhone.

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    The icon looks like a set of grey cogs and is located on the home screen.
    • If you can't find it o the home screen, Settings may be located in the Utilities folder on the home screen.
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    It is located in the first group of menu options.
    • This button may appear as Mobile Data if your phone's language is set to British English.
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    Each app will be listed with a number below its name. This number is the amount of data each app has used since being installed on the iPhone. [1]
    • To reset these statistics, scroll down to the bottom of the Cellular menu and tap Reset Statistics .
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    You can go to settings and check to see how much data you have left.
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      • Tap the green switch next to an app to prevent that app from using the phone’s cellular data.
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      • Tap System Services below the list of apps to see how much cellular data iOS services are using.
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      1. ↑ http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/03/22/see-how-much-data-apps-are-using/

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      1. Open Settings .
      2. Tap Cellular .
      3. Scroll down to the “Use Cellular Data For” section.
      4. Review the data usage for each app.

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