Datally by Google Launched

The app is available on Google Play Store and compatible with Android smartphones running Lollipop 5.0 OS and above.

This may help determine that one specific app is responsible for the majority of your mobile data usage, and you can change your behavior accordingly – so rather than downloading your work PDFs on the train to the office, you can wait until your on a speedy Wi-Fi network instead.

Google says it’s released the app because data is still extremely costly in many countries around the world. It looks like Google had a positive response to Triangle as the search giant has made it available for everyone to download and has renamed it Datally. Or, sometimes when you wonder where are you spending your mobile data.

The app will show users which applications on their device use the most mobile data and recommend ways to cut down on mobile data usage, based on the user’s behaviour. You can track in real time the data consumption of each and every internet connected app on your Android smartphone. From the myriad Google services to the millions of Android phones, Google has got the the means to calculate your mobile data consumption. It also gives fine-grained controls for each app, so, users can block data usage on an app-by-app basis. It can block data with a single tap, as well as, tell you if a public Wi-Fi is near and open. After testing the app in the Philippines for several months, Google said users were able to save up to 30 percent on their data. It displays information on mobile data use to you when you run it, and may be used to control the mobile data use of applications, and to find and connect to public wireless networks. You won’t get push notifications nor will the apps refresh content in the background.

The Free Wi-Fi finder was similarly good, finding nearby hotspots, but completely missed the CBR Free Wifi hotspots that operate around the ACT. What’s really unusual is that the app needs a VPN to block data. And because the app is straightforward, it is easy for everyone to understand.