Has anyone else notice a spike in their data usage?

Ever since I downloaded RedNote, I ended up using about 20-25% more data than usual, despite not heavily using the app. Has anyone else had this issue? I want to use the app but ended up uninstalling it because I ran out of data for the month.

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faegoldover 1 year ago1

I noticed that too! I loved rednote but ended up deleting it because my phone couldn't support the data it needed. Now I live vicariously through the rednote users here and on tiktok, lol

no_regerts_bobover 1 year ago1

my partner and i are on the same data plan and we just got a warning we've never seen about using too much. i wonder if this is why

GuizhoumadmanGen5over 1 year ago1

I cleared my data tracking, then open the red note for one sec, it uses 5mb

godofwine16over 1 year ago1

It takes up a lot of data

gb997over 1 year ago1

i noticed a lot of videos are on rednote are high quality resolution. this may be why

Little_Orange2727over 1 year ago1

I've been a Xiaohongshu user for years and yes, the app consumes more data and battery than other apps. It's because most of the content on Xiaohongshu is of higher quality resolution than the kind you'd see on Tiktok for instance.

It's better to only browse Xiaohongshu when you're on wifi so that it doesn't eat up all your data. Don't doom scroll or scroll endlessly for no reason but start utilizing its search function to go straight to what you want to see. The search function is where it learns how to show you the algo that you want instead of pushing other stuff to you. Plus it saves data and battery this way.

Or you can download the app to your desktop and use it on wifi. Some laptops even come with the Xiaohongshu app already installed in it like mine (Acer).

Or you can use the browser/web version (https://www.xiaohongshu.com/). <--- if you can't read Chinese and you're on Chrome, it should auto translate the web version of Xiaohongshu. If your Chrome fails to auto-translate, you can always add translation extensions to your Chrome to help you out.

Also, Idk how true this is but I've been told by a lot of my other friends who have also been on Xiaohongshu app for years that if you're on iPhone, it'll drain your battery more than if you're on... Samsung or Chinese brand phones for instance. I've always only buy Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo or Oppo phones and I've never used iPhones at all so I can't tell how true this is.

revnobodyover 1 year ago1

Absolutely killed my battery. I had to let it go.

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