Measuring data use of one specific app

[Davislove]

Does anyone know how I can measure the amount of data a particular app is using? I know you can get apps to measure all your data use but specifically I'd like to know how much data google maps uses to browse satellite view for say 30 minutes.

thanks

[sunbeam alpine]

On an Iphone you can see this under Cellular...Data usage... it shows data use per app

You can reset the counters if you want to check it over a fixed period.

Sorry, can't help with Android.

[tribbles]

Android: Settings -> Connections -> Data Usage -> Mobile Data Usage

Can view all apps (sorted by app, highest first), and then get details for a particular app by tapping on it.

This is Android 9 on an S9, so may be different on other versions.

[Corso Marche]

If you're using any version of Android from the last few years then just long press the app icon, and tap the 'i' button on the menu which pops up.

Data usage for the app is listed on the screen which opens, and you can tap that to further review the info over periods of time, set restrictions, configure dates to suit your data package etc

[tribbles]

Corso Marche said:

If you're using any version of Android from the last few years then just long press the app icon, and tap the 'i' button on the menu which pops up.

Data usage for the app is listed on the screen which opens, and you can tap that to further review the info over periods of time, set restrictions, configure dates to suit your data package etc

Didn't know that - although not all apps seem to support it (Facebook, for example).

[Corso Marche]

It reports it for all apps, including FB. (I've just checked).
If it's not reporting for FB on your device then my first guess is your device came with FB preinstalled from the manufacturer i.e. FB paid to have their app installed on devices from the OEM, and part of the arrangement was hiding/not reporting it's data usage. Bets are on you may find that you can disable the FB app but not actually fully remove/uninstall it.

[Davislove]

sunbeam alpine said:

On an Iphone you can see this under Cellular...Data usage... it shows data use per app

You can reset the counters if you want to check it over a fixed period.

Sorry, can't help with Android.

thanks, found that. and the answer is a lot of data!

[The_Jackal]

Turn off movie auto play, that will save alot of data.