{"id":2014,"date":"2015-07-07T22:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hovatek.com\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2022-08-15T22:13:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:13:23","slug":"how-to-fix-an-android-phone-when-mobile-data-automatically-turns-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-an-android-phone-when-mobile-data-automatically-turns-on\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix an Android phone when mobile data automatically turns on"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Its one thing for you to implement data (megabytes) saving settings on an Android phone and its another thing for those settings to actually stay that way. In my previous article on Android data management, I discussed heavy data usage on an Android phone due to GPS automatically turning on ( see\u00a0https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-an-android-phone-whose-gps-automatically-turns-on\/<\/a> ) . Today, we’ll be focusing on mobile data doing the same and what to do to resolve such a problem (see\u00a0http:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wi-fi-automatically-turning-on-or-off-on-an-android-phone\/ for Wi-Fi).<\/p>\n

What is mobile data?<\/h3>\n

Mobile data refers to the 2G, 3G and 4G radio technologies used to access the internet on your Android phone. A good example is purchasing a data subscription on your SIM card to access the internet. You would most likely be using a GSM, EDGE, CDMA, 3G, 4G etc radio on the phone to utilize the data plan on the SIM so it falls under mobile data.<\/p>\n

How do I enable or disable mobile data?<\/h3>\n

The exact steps varies with Android version. You could enable \/ disable mobile data under Settings > SIM management, under Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks or under Settings > Data usage .<\/p>\n

Why does my Android phone’s mobile data keep turning on automatically?<\/h3>\n

Two culprits to focus on are:<\/p>\n