{"id":99755,"date":"2018-04-12T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=99755"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:33:16","slug":"how-to-change-your-instagram-settings-to-use-less-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-change-your-instagram-settings-to-use-less-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your Instagram settings to use less data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instagram<\/b> has become the most important social network in recent years. Whether you’re a new user or an old pro, it’s worth checking your settings. Today at Softonic, we\u2019ll show you\u00a0<\/span>how to change your Instagram settings to consume less data. <\/b><\/p>\n

Control your data<\/b><\/h2>\n

Instagram has one quirk: everything is based on videos and images. Unlike other social networks or sites where text dominates, the audiovisual concept of Instagram is key to everything. The problem is that images and videos will chew through your data plan like Cookie Monster at the Keebler factory.<\/span><\/p>\n

The app\u2019s programmers know that every MB counts, so they\u2019ve implemented a feature so your data isn\u2019t used up so quickly. To access it,\u00a0log into the Instagram app. Go to your personal profile and click on the<\/span> \u201cSettings\u201d<\/b> gear.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you scroll down, you\u2019ll see there are many options that you may not know about, but the one we\u2019re interested in is called: <\/span>\u201cCellular data use.\u201d<\/b> Click on this section. <\/span><\/p>\n

Generally speaking, this tab comes disabled by default. <\/span>Turn it on and read carefully what is highlighted below<\/b>: \u201cIf you choose to use less data, videos may take longer to load over a cellular connection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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How does this option really affect your experience? Well, it\u2019s basically unnoticeable. You\u2019ll keep seeing photos and videos on Instagram easily, just now <\/span>it will take a few seconds longer<\/b>. In return, you won’t see high data consumption on your phone bill, something that usually happens with videos, where a <\/span>quick preload <\/b>is common so you start watching immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that this option may not appear on your Instagram app. If that\u2019s the case, it\u2019s not the fault of the app or your cell phone: it\u2019s you. <\/span>Go to your update menu and make sure Instagram is up-to-date<\/b>. You probably have an outdated version that doesn\u2019t yet have this useful option.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instagram has become the most important social network in recent years. Whether you’re a new user or an old pro, it’s worth checking your settings. Today at Softonic, we\u2019ll show you\u00a0how to change your Instagram settings to consume less data. Control your data Instagram has one quirk: everything is based on videos and images. Unlike … Continue reading “How to change your Instagram settings to use less data”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9091,"featured_media":99915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2354],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-99755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectioninstagram"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328086,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99755\/revisions\/328086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99755"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=99755"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=99755"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=99755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}