If you're facing higher bills or find your data speeds being throttled due to excessive usage, here's what you can do to curb apps using data in the background.

Plugged Opal cuts off your apps’ internet access to help you stop doomscrolling January 26, 2021 - 2:00 pm The coronavirus pandemic has had us spend more time on our phones.

If you've granted a third-party iPhone app certain permissions, you can revoke them at any time. Here's how to stop third-party apps from accessing your data.

While background apps may not use your phone's resources on their own, Android phones and iPhones will refresh background apps periodically by default. This uses your phone's battery and your data.

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