{"id":255151,"date":"2018-04-11T14:53:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T12:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=255151"},"modified":"2018-12-06T12:44:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T10:44:51","slug":"how-to-use-spotifys-data-saver-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/255151-how-to-use-spotifys-data-saver-mode.html","title":{"rendered":"How to use Spotify\u2019s data saver mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Spotify launched in South Africa<\/strong><\/a>, the streaming service punted its \u201cdata saver mode\u201d.<\/p>\n

Low-data-usage modes in apps are perfect for a market like South Africa, where people are conscious of their data usage and low-end data bundles are relatively expensive.<\/p>\n

Spotify is aware of this, and its data saver mode is the default bitrate setting when a user streams over a mobile connection.<\/p>\n

Data saver mode in Spotify uses 24kbps when streaming, which works out to 11MB of data per hour.<\/p>\n

Other music services typically use 40MB for the same amount of streaming, said Spotify.<\/p>\n

Deezer has the nearest competing option, with its “basic” mode reducing its streaming bitrate to 64kbps.<\/p>\n

Assuming a constant bitrate, that comes to nearly 29MB per hour.<\/p>\n

Accessing data saver<\/h3>\n

Following Spotify\u2019s local launch, subscribers reported they could not locate the data saver mode in the app.<\/p>\n

Spotify\u2019s default data streaming setting is 24kbps, however, “perfect if you\u2019re streaming when not on Wi-Fi”, said the company.<\/p>\n

To manually change your data streaming setting, go to Settings > Music Quality. From there, you can select from several bitrates, said Spotify:<\/p>\n