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How to Disable Mobile Data in Android

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Being connected to Mobile Data constantly is both a drain on your Android phone‘s battery and your finances. Sometimes it just makes sense to switch off the mobile internet temporarily.

Here is how to disable Mobile Data:

  1. Go to Settings and select Data Usage.
  2. Here you will be presented your phones Mobile Data Usage
  3. To Disable Mobile data, toggle the setting on top of the page from ON to OFF.