If you're on a limited data plan and find yourself running out of high-speed data allotment, here's how you can set a limit on Android devices.

These days keeping track of your data usage on Android is very important. Here's how to track, monitor, and limit data usage.

Turn on data compression in your Chrome browser Most Android smartphones come with a data usage section that also allows you to specify a limit to the amount of mobile data your smartphone can use.

Toggle on "Use Data Saver," then tap "Unrestricted Mobile Data" to select those apps you want to allow to use data. For the best results, only whitelist the absolute essentials.

Want to save that expensive 3G data that your device used while you were sleeping? Then read on.

Several Android apps can share image and video data with third parties without your knowledge. Here's how to prevent that.

While background apps may not use your phone's resources on their own, Android phones and iPhones will refresh background apps periodically by default. This uses your phone's battery and your data.

The major carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T let you check your data usage using their official app or website, but you can also do this from your Android phone's Settings app.