

On the next screen, you will be able to see the amount of Mobile Data used by WhatsApp on your iPhone.Īs you can see in above image, you can Reset the Network Usage Screen by tapping on Reset Statistics option. Open WhatsApp > go to Settings > Data and Storage Usage and select the Network Usage option. If you do have a reason to use WhatsApp using Cellular Data, make sure that you closely monitor the Mobile Data used by WhatsApp on your iPhone. Monitor Mobile Data Used by WhatsApp on iPhone Open Settings on your iPhone > tap on Cellular > move the toggle next to iCloud Drive to OFF position.Īfter this, WhatsApp will be able to Back up its Data to iCloud Drive, only when your iPhone is connected to WiFi Network and not when it is connected to Cellular Network. Hence, it is recommended that you prevent WhatsApp from using Cellular Data for iCloud Backups by following the steps. However, backing up WhatsApp Chats using Cellular data can be expensive. WhatsApp provides the option to both manually and Automatically Backup Chats to iCloud using WiFi and Cellular Data. Disable Cellular Data for WhatsApp Backups Similarly, you can set Documents and Audio to download only while iPhone is connected to WiFi Network. On the next screen, select the Wi-Fi Option to prevent WhatsApp from using Cellular Data to download Videos. Go back to Storage & Data screen and this time select Video. On the next screen, select the Wi-Fi option to prevent WhatsApp from downloading Photos using Cellular Network. Open WhatsApp > go to Settings > Storage & Data and select Photos option located under “Media Auto-Download” section. Disable Mobile Data Usage for Photos and Videosįollow the steps below to prevent WhatsApp from automatically downloading Photos and Videos to iPhone, using your expensive Cellular data. Note: According to WhatsApp, you won’t find much difference in call quality, even if “Use Less Data for Calls” option is enabled on iPhone. On ‘Data and Storage’ screen, move the toggle next to Use Less Data to ON Position.Īfter this, you should find your iPhone using less data for WhatsApp Calls, compared to its earlier data usage. On the Settings screen, select Storage & Data Option.ģ. Open WhatsApp and tap on Settings option located in bottom menu.Ģ. If you frequently use WhatsApp on Cellular Data, you may want to Enable “Use Less Data for Calls” option, as available within WhatsApp.ġ. Luckily, it is easy to Monitor Cellular Data used by WhatsApp on iPhone and take preventive measures to reduce or even totally prevent WhatsApp from using Cellular Data on your iPhone.
