Wednesday, 13 June 2012

App of the week



A very handy tool for monitoring data usage is My Data Manager available on Android and ios. [Windows users - had a look everywhere but couldn't find an equivalent for you!] This app is simple to use but perfect for stopping you from going over your data limits, which on a smartphone is very easy to achieve! Some key features:

  • See which apps are using your data
  • Add date ranges for monitoring (for example my data contract runs from the 17th of each month)
  • Set alerts to warn you when getting close to your limit
  • Check on wifi usage aswell as 3G
I have the app running constantly and it uses about 2% battery, so hardly anything. It appears in my notification drop-down menu so is easy to check up on and has a host of widgets too. Pretty much, this is a must-have app. 


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  1. Unknown14 June 2012 at 08:23

    ICS for Android now has a task manager/data usage monitor built into it, accessed through settings along side wifi and Bluetooth. It has all the features you detailed above.

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  2. tech1714 June 2012 at 09:10

    Very true, although it doesn't sit in your notifications menu which is the best bit so you can check quickly! A shortcut would also do the same job I s'pose. User preference!

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