You certainly know it, first there was 3G, then 4G, it is now 5G which is starting to be deployed all around us. The more modern the internet is, the more things you can do with your Google Pixel 4 XL. It is really useful! And for people who have had the chance to test the first versions of the web, it was necessary to switch off their landline mobile phone to be able to use the internet and download an image in several minutes, and up to several tens of hours for a film. ... Now it's only a matter of a few minutes for a 4K film for the lucky ones whose homes are equipped with fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will revolutionize everything. However, our internet plans are not really unlimited plans, and we are often limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the most high-end plans. It is therefore essential, depending on your consumption, to manage it well so as not to find yourself short of mobile data.
This is precisely what we will present to you in this guide, we will see how to set a mobile data limit on your Google Pixel 4 XL. To do this, first of all, we will briefly teach you a little more in detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different ways of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Google Pixel 4 XL.
Why should you determine a mobile data limit on your Google Pixel 4 XL?
We start this article by briefly telling you why it is beneficial to manage the mobile data consumption of your Google Pixel 4 XL. You certainly don't know this if you only use very little of your internet plan so far or if you have WiFi at home, however most of the current 4G plans are limited in data volume and bandwidth. (download speed) is considerably reduced once this amount is reached.
It is when you go away from home or the Internet at home is not working and you use your Google Pixel 4 XL for connection sharing that you realize that the data leaves quickly ... Watch some videos or getting lost on social networks are really greedy activities and your internet plan may not hold up if you plan to have this rhythm nonstop.
It is in these cases that it can be beneficial to use a data limitation of your Google Pixel 4 XL so as not to be surprised and you end your month with an ultra slow connection, something we are moreover. not at all used to and that in most cases we live particularly badly because we are so used to broadband. Downloading a photo can take several tens of seconds, several minutes for a loaded web page, and you should not even expect to be able to view a video, even in poor quality ...
How to block the consumption of mobile data on your Google Pixel 4 XL?
We now move on to the practical part of this article, we will show you how to limit the internet data consumption of your Google Pixel 4 XL. Despite everything, this manipulation is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to manage your consumption on the internet.
You will be able to define a data consumption alert threshold to warn you when you exceed a certain consumption. And one limit which when exceeded will block mobile data connections to avoid over consumption. If you want you can also learn how to save battery on your Google Pixel 4 XL.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Google Pixel 4 XL?
First of the options that we want to show you, it is simply a prevention technique, it will be used to alert you each time you exceed a first threshold of internet data consumption, nevertheless without blocking your plan. A good solution to leave you a margin while being informed that you have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Discover below the technique to use to configure it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Google Pixel 4 XL
- Then in the "Connections" menu click on "Use of mobile data"
- In the settings of this tab, you can choose a threshold "Data warning" , you just have to click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to be alerted by notification
How to set a data consumption block limit on a Google Pixel 4 XL?
In the event that you want to be more radical and you want, after setting a warning, find a solution to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched the download of a non-essential update, the best solution will be to determine a blocking limit for your internet plan. In this way, there is no more risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We recommend that you set this limit to 80 or even 90% of your plan to make sure you keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Go to the “Connections” menu of your Google Pixel 4 XL, you will find it in the latter's settings
- In the "Use of mobile data" tab, you can access the settings by clicking on the small cogwheel at the top right of your screen
- You will only now have to activate first if you have not already done so. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to set the block
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Google Pixel 4 XL, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4 XL.
