Learn how to reduce internet consumption during voice calls on WhatsApp.

Most of us use instant messaging service WhatsApp. After the introduction of voice calling facility in WhatsApp, users are now using this facility a lot. WhatsApp has been downloaded more than one billion times so far on Google Play alone. In terms of popularity, only Facebook Messenger is around it. After the introduction of browser version and voice calling feature of this app, it has become more difficult to ignore it.

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People who use voice calls on WhatsApp every day, but high internet usage is a concern. Today we will tell you about a built-in feature of WhatsApp which you have hardly used.

With the help of this very useful ‘Low Data Usage’ feature of WhatsApp, your data usage is reduced. To activate this feature, you will have to enable it by going to the settings of your WhatsApp.

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How to reduce internet consumption during WhatsApp voice call

First of all, open WhatsApp, then go to the menu and click on Settings. After going to Settings, go to ‘Chats and Calls’. Tap on ‘Chats and Calls’, go to call settings and click on the checkbox next to ‘Low Data Usage’ (less data usage during WhatsApp calling).

It is worth noting that by enabling this feature of WhatsApp, your internet bill will be reduced. But you may have to compromise with call quality.

WhatsApp > Settings > Chats and calls > Call settings > Low data usage