2. Tap Cellular.
3. Scroll down to the bottom and tap System Services.
Here you’ll see your data usage for all of the built-in apps on your device. The amounts listed are for the amount of time it has been since you last reset the statistics. Most people will not have done this, so the amount of data listed as being used will be measured from the time you first got your device.
As you can see, iMessage has used 1.0 GB of data on this particular device. The “current period” for this device began in October 2015. In a year and a half, only 1.0 GB of data was used.
That’s all you need to do to check on your data usage on your iOS device. Now, let’s go over a few helpful data saving tips!
Sending pictures and videos can use more data than plain text. If you’re trying to cut back on your data usage, try to send fewer picture and video messages, or only send those things when connected to Wi-Fi.
To help save data when you need to send a picture, turn on Low Quality Image Mode. To do so, go to Settings, and then click on Messages, scroll to the bottom of the page, and move the toggle beside “Low Quality Image Mode” to the right. When the toggle turns green, this setting is enabled. Sending lower quality images will use less data than sending higher quality images.
If you want to cut back on your monthly cellular data usage, try to connect your iOS device to a Wi-Fi network whenever possible. This will help you to decrease the total amount of data you use.
That wraps up this article about iMessage data usage. We hope you found it helpful! Be sure to check out the rest of our iMessage course to learn more about the app. If you have comments, questions, or suggestions, leave us a comment below!