{"id":8555,"date":"2025-01-15T09:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8555"},"modified":"2025-01-15T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:58:01","slug":"something-to-think-about-managing-app-updates-and-data-usage-a-little-awareness-goes-a-long-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8555","title":{"rendered":"Something to Think About: Managing App Updates and Data Usage: A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5116\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8555-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=8552\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Something to Think About episode, Jeff brings a bit of awareness to the data usage while updating apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updating apps can significantly impact your data usage, especially if you\u2019re on a limited plan. Regular updates,&nbsp;sometimes&nbsp;over 500MB per app, can quickly add up. While updates can improve security and features, it\u2019s worth considering whether automatic updates are right for you. Adjusting iPhone settings to manually update apps or restricting updates to Wi-Fi can save data and storage. Keep an eye on your app sizes and decide what\u2019s best for your needs. Something to think about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">Blind Abilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindabilities.com\/\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us an&nbsp;email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">info@blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired group.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5118\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8555-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/UpdatingApps_STTA1.mp3 Full Transcript Podcast Summary: In this Something to Think About episode, Jeff brings a bit of awareness to the data usage while updating apps. Updating apps can significantly impact your data usage, especially if you\u2019re on a limited plan. Regular updates,&nbsp;sometimes&nbsp;over 500MB per app, can quickly add up. While updates can improve security and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,553,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-something-to-think-about","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2dZ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7307,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7307","url_meta":{"origin":8555,"position":0},"title":"iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"April 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where Blind Abilities presents another episode in their\u00a0iPhone101 Series. 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