We all love to make our data bundles last longer and Google has finally answered our prayers with datally a stylish and simple Android app designed to help people manage one of the core functions of their phone — in this case, data usage.
The app was released as part of Google’s Next Billion Users initiative, which is focused on making Google products more usable in countries that have limited mobile connections and where lower-end hardware remains widespread.
The 6 MB app is supposed to help you understand where you data is going and cut down on how much you’re using. Datally will show which apps are using data the most and at what times your data is getting used up; it’ll also recommend ways to cut down data usage based on your own activity and suggest nearby Wi-Fi networks for you to connect to.
At the top of the app, there is a button that lets you stop all background data usage, so only the app that’s actively onscreen can use mobile data. A chat-head style bubble will also pop up to let you know how much data your currently running app is using up. And if you don’t want to block every single app from using background data, Datally will let you go in and control data usage on an app by app basis, too.
It should be noted that what Datally does is already baked into Android Operating system the issue is that the features are hidden inside the settings menu, and they aren’t spelled out quite as neatly as they appear to be inside Datally. As a standalone app, it’ll also be much easier for people to find and remember to use.
It should however be noted that stopping background data use will negatively affect your overall phone experience, as not only will apps not refresh content in the background, but apps won’t send you push notifications either which means no WhatsApp chats will be coming in. Datally clearly a data diagnostic tool that will help you to start figuring out where the problem is.
You can download datally, here.
