You have probably noticed that it is possible to control the mobile data usage of your Samsung Galaxy J5. This is a new feature of Android that is quite useful because you do not necessarily realize how you use your internet package. And, while the plans are now big enough, it's not uncommon to use up all of them before the end of the month. That said, you may not want people to have the ability to access your data usage.
We will precisely today show you how to delete the data usage history on your Samsung Galaxy J5? To do this, first of all, we will explain how to use this function, then, how to delete the history of mobile data usage first through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy J5, and, finally, from a specific application.
How to use the mobile data usage history on a Samsung Galaxy J5?
As we told you quickly in the introduction, there is a way to track your mobile data usage on your Samsung Galaxy J5. This function is really useful to help you target the most energy-intensive applications , also, you will also be able to identify the distribution of data in foreground and background .
It is a good solution to realize if you overdo it with a particular application, we don't realize it, but it is very often the social networks that consumes the most mobile data on our Samsung Galaxy J5. Indeed, the videos load automatically in the best available quality, and if you have good network coverage, you must download them in maximum quality. This can very quickly represent several Gigas Bytes of internet data consumed.
To use it, handling is really simple, apply the following instructions to access it:
- Open the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy J5
- Then go to the menu "Connection"
- Click on the "Data usage" tab
- In this menu, you can analyze the volume of data consumed over a period (generally the current month)
- If you want to know the breakdown of your data application by application, click on "Use of mobile data"
- This way you will have access to the list of your apps that use mobile data, from the most consuming to the least.
- Finally, to find out the amount of mobile data usage of the applications of your Samsung Galaxy J5 in the foreground and in the background, click on the application that interests you to have access to detail
How to clear the data usage history on Samsung Galaxy J5?
Now we’re going to the part you’re probably most interested in, the method to clear the history of voting data usage Samsung Galaxy J5? This scheme is not very intuitive, you will have to be cunning to accomplish it, but rest assured, it is largely doable, even without being an expert in new technologies.
How to delete the data usage history going through the settings of your Samsung Galaxy J5?
We will first show you the procedure for people who do not want or do not have enough mobile data available to download an application dedicated to this function. You will have realized it, recent versions of Android support the management of the mobile data use of your Samsung Galaxy J5 very well, however, there is no button to immediately delete this content, here is the trick we found to reset them:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy J5
- Click on the "Connections" menu
- Finally, go to the submenu "Use of data"
- You will now have to change the start date of data recording to do this click on "Billing cycle"
- Finally in "Start billing cycle" enter the current date, you will go as follows: delete all of the data history on your Samsung Galaxy J5
How to clear the history of mobile data usage of Samsung Galaxy J5 using an app?
Second possibility, in the event that your version of Android is too old and does not support this function, do not worry, you can also accomplish it through a specific application. After experimenting with several apps, we recommend that you use My Data Manager for clear the history of the mobile data usage of your Samsung Galaxy J5. Application much more complete and intuitive than the native version of Android. Discover the technique below:
- Download and install the app My Data Manager on your Samsung Galaxy J5
- Open the app
- Click on the three small horizontal bars at the top of the screen
- Go to the "Settings" of the application
- Click on "Delete data history"
If you have internet connection problems on your Samsung Galaxy J5 while you still have the package, do not hesitate to read our article on this topic.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy J5, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J5.
