How To Monitor Data Usage By Netflix

Netflix is one of the world’s top rated online video streaming service. It started off slow 20 years ago but has over 130 million subscriptions now. It is widely spread over 190 countries and has got a wide range of video genres. It has TV shows, movies, and even documentaries.

You can watch anything you want on Netflix and Netflix will maintain a history for better suggestions in the future. Your activity is worked on an algorithm to understand it better. But while binge-watching you often forget to take care of the data usage and it gets spent more than your required limit. Here’s how to Monitor Data usage by Netflix.

On the Phone
Step 1. Open the 'Settings' on your phone and tap on 'Network And Internet'.

Step 2. Next tap on 'Data Usage' to see the details of your cellular data usage.

Step 3. Click on 'App Data Usage' to check the data consumed by Apps installed on your device.

Step 4. You can check the data used under 'Total','Foreground' and 'Background' sections of the device.

On the Web
Step 1. Open 'Netflix'. Go to https/www.netflix.com/ on your web browser.

Step 2. Hover over 'Account' icon and click on 'Account' from the drop-down menu. The Account has a list of profile settings, settings and overall all settings that you can see and tweak for your better usage.

Step 3. Scroll down and click on the 'Playback Settings' link under the My Profile section. This will show you all the viewing history on your Account.

Step 4. Here you can check the 'Data Usage Per Screen' and set desired 'Data Usage levels' (Auto, High, Medium, Low) to Monitor it in Netflix.

You can now watch any content without worrying about Data Usage on your Netflix.