How much data does Songplay use on average?
In short, around 1 MB.
If you have a limited data plan, then you may be tracking how much data each platform uses. Including Songplay. This page will explain how much data Songplay uses, as well as what other platforms use compared to Songplay so that you may plan accordingly.
Renervate updated its Renervate Indenna platform Songplay uses so Songplay uses less data, with less buffering while still keeping the high quality streaming. And on average, Songplay will use around 1 MB of data, whether you're using your wireless provider's data or Wi-Fi. This is true for both Songplay Lists and Songplay Radio.
This is significantly less than some other streaming platforms. For example, YouTube may use a large portion of data due to the fact that it's streaming both video and audio. Other services like Apple Music, YouTube Music (previously Google Play Music), Spotify, Pandora, and etc. will use less as it's only streaming audio, but Songplay still uses less data than these other platforms with the same, if not better audio quality.
Renervate updated its Renervate Indenna platform Songplay uses so Songplay uses less data, with less buffering while still keeping the high quality streaming. And on average, Songplay will use around 1 MB of data, whether you're using your wireless provider's data or Wi-Fi. This is true for both Songplay Lists and Songplay Radio.
This is significantly less than some other streaming platforms. For example, YouTube may use a large portion of data due to the fact that it's streaming both video and audio. Other services like Apple Music, YouTube Music (previously Google Play Music), Spotify, Pandora, and etc. will use less as it's only streaming audio, but Songplay still uses less data than these other platforms with the same, if not better audio quality.
Managing streaming your music along with doing other tasks
If you're using services like Songplay, Facebook, and others at the same time, you can check which apps are using how much data by going to your device's settings. To see how to get to the menu on your device, visit the correct website by selecting your OS below.
Android (Google, HTC, LG, Samsung, etc.) > *Notice: Instructions may be different depending on device manufacturer. If instructions are different, try searching on Google "How to check data usage on [insert manufacturer name]"
iOS (Apple) >
Tizen (Samsung) (coming soon).
Windows Mobile (HP, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, etc.) >
Android (Google, HTC, LG, Samsung, etc.) > *Notice: Instructions may be different depending on device manufacturer. If instructions are different, try searching on Google "How to check data usage on [insert manufacturer name]"
iOS (Apple) >
Tizen (Samsung) (coming soon).
Windows Mobile (HP, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, etc.) >
The average person's data usage
The average person in the U.S. who uses platforms like Apple Music, Facebook, and others uses about 1.8 GB of cellular data per month. On Wi-Fi, the average person uses around 7 GB per month.
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Last updated: 12/24/2022