iOS Mobile /Settings

[Severin Crisp]

On an iOS device this gives great information on usage.  However the time scale 
on mine is fixed at the previous 15 mins and I can not see how to change it.  
Can any kind soul please advise me.  
Thanks
Severin Crisp


 Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys
15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia
  ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
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Re: Safari hangs when loading Apple webpages

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

I will action your suggestion a little later today and then go back to the 
watch and wait routine.  

Java is not installed.  The only Safari plug-ins I have are SharePoint Browser, 
Shockwave Flash and Zoom launcher.  Only extensions are 1Password and 
ClickToFlash.

The problem occurs with both Safari and Firefox.  Problem also occurs with a 
second (new) User Account.  This suggests to me that the problem is System, not 
Safari or User.   (But last week I did trash 
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist “just in case”.)While Safari 
and Firefox are separate apps, they seem to share a lot of system data - - -.

A few weeks ago following advice from the Apple official help docs and also 
Communities, I did trash the Safari cache but used the Safari/Develop menu item 
to do so.  I noticed at the time that the cache.db file did not appear to be 
deleted, but size reduced considerably, say from 500K to 5K, but there may have 
been an immediate reconstruction by OS X.

A further comment - probably completely irrelevant - is that my iMac has a 
Fusion Drive.   I notice in some forums that some “standard” procedures need to 
be modified for fusion drive machines.

Cheers
Alan


> On 2 Dec 2015, at 11:17 AM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> Without viewing the complete EtreCheck report or the Logs you mention its 
> difficult to comment.
> You mentioned you “Tried Firefox”… was this happening in Firefox as well as 
> Safari? Your subject only mentions Safari.
>  
> I still feel you possibly have some 3rd party add-on or plugin installed on 
> your iMac that is causing issues.
> You don’t have Java activated do you?
> 
> Anyway - Try this first:
> 
> 1. Quit Safari
> 2. Go to Folder : copy & paste this:   
> ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
> 3. Then delete   Cache.db
> 4. Empty the Trash
> 5. Open Safari and test
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>> On 2 Dec 2015, at 10:20 AM, Alan Smith > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Problem evident again this morning.  Ran EtreCheck during the Safari “hang” 
>> period, and again after I cancelled the Apple loading.  No problems 
>> indicated at all in the EtreCheck reports (and no change from the “base” 
>> EntreCheck reports I had ran earlier).
>> 
>> Analysis of system log messages may point to the problem area, but as that 
>> well known Mac advisor Will Shakespeare said, “that way madness lies”.  
>> There are a lot of log entries (all generated by the iMac) between OK at 
>> 10:00 pm Tuesday and NOK at 6:30 am Wednesday!
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Alan
>> 
>>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 5:06 PM, Alan Smith >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the link.  Nothing seriously untoward revealed by EtreCheck just 
>>> now.  I will run it again next time Safari hangs (probably tomorrow!).
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Alan
>>> 
 On 30 Nov 2015, at 3:17 PM, Ronni Brown >>> > wrote:
 
 Hi Alan,
 
 You probably have 3rd party software installed that is causing the problem.
 
 Run EtreCheck 
 http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
 
 OS X El Capitan 10.11.1
 
> On 30 Nov 2015, at 12:22 PM, Alan Smith  > wrote:
> 
> Looking for help, possibly with exploring the exotic depths of OS X.  I’m 
> floundering.
> 
> From time to time I cannot load any of the apple.com  
> family of websites from one iMac.  Problem started 5 weeks ago when I 
> upgraded to OS X El Capitan.  A Restart (or Shut Down) will clear the 
> problem for a time - just for a day or so.  I have a second iMac (with OS 
> X Mavericks) that has no problems with web access.  
> 
> Safari (9.0.1) is my default browser.  Tried Firefox and then Safari from 
> a new user account. Still no access.  
> 
> As Safari hangs and doesn’t actuall fail, I opened Web Inspector in the 
> Develop menu. This showed one script and one style sheet  with eternal 
> daisy wheel icons:  “ac-globalnav.built.js (and .css) www.apple.com 
> ”.  (May have mistakes in file names as I am 
> transcribing from written notes.)   No text appeared in the Inspector 
> window so I assume these files did not load at all.
> 
> Applied the official Apple Support sequence "unable to access particular 
> websites”, with extra suggestions from Linc Davis and Carolyn Samit.  
> Then tried various other suggestions from lesser lights.  Access to the 
> Apple sites was restored after each test - not always because of an iMac 
> Restart which usually followed each change.
> 
> Various other things tried, not listed in order.  

Re: Safari hangs when loading Apple webpages

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Alan,

Without viewing the complete EtreCheck report or the Logs you mention its 
difficult to comment.
You mentioned you “Tried Firefox”… was this happening in Firefox as well as 
Safari? Your subject only mentions Safari.
 
I still feel you possibly have some 3rd party add-on or plugin installed on 
your iMac that is causing issues.
You don’t have Java activated do you?

Anyway - Try this first:

1. Quit Safari
2. Go to Folder : copy & paste this:   
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
3. Then delete   Cache.db
4. Empty the Trash
5. Open Safari and test

Cheers,
Ronni

> On 2 Dec 2015, at 10:20 AM, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> Problem evident again this morning.  Ran EtreCheck during the Safari “hang” 
> period, and again after I cancelled the Apple loading.  No problems indicated 
> at all in the EtreCheck reports (and no change from the “base” EntreCheck 
> reports I had ran earlier).
> 
> Analysis of system log messages may point to the problem area, but as that 
> well known Mac advisor Will Shakespeare said, “that way madness lies”.  There 
> are a lot of log entries (all generated by the iMac) between OK at 10:00 pm 
> Tuesday and NOK at 6:30 am Wednesday!
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 5:06 PM, Alan Smith > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Thanks for the link.  Nothing seriously untoward revealed by EtreCheck just 
>> now.  I will run it again next time Safari hangs (probably tomorrow!).
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Alan
>> 
>>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 3:17 PM, Ronni Brown >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Alan,
>>> 
>>> You probably have 3rd party software installed that is causing the problem.
>>> 
>>> Run EtreCheck 
>>> http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
>>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
>>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
>>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
>>> 
>>> OS X El Capitan 10.11.1
>>> 
 On 30 Nov 2015, at 12:22 PM, Alan Smith >>> > wrote:
 
 Looking for help, possibly with exploring the exotic depths of OS X.  I’m 
 floundering.
 
 From time to time I cannot load any of the apple.com  
 family of websites from one iMac.  Problem started 5 weeks ago when I 
 upgraded to OS X El Capitan.  A Restart (or Shut Down) will clear the 
 problem for a time - just for a day or so.  I have a second iMac (with OS 
 X Mavericks) that has no problems with web access.  
 
 Safari (9.0.1) is my default browser.  Tried Firefox and then Safari from 
 a new user account. Still no access.  
 
 As Safari hangs and doesn’t actuall fail, I opened Web Inspector in the 
 Develop menu. This showed one script and one style sheet  with eternal 
 daisy wheel icons:  “ac-globalnav.built.js (and .css) www.apple.com 
 ”.  (May have mistakes in file names as I am 
 transcribing from written notes.)   No text appeared in the Inspector 
 window so I assume these files did not load at all.
 
 Applied the official Apple Support sequence "unable to access particular 
 websites”, with extra suggestions from Linc Davis and Carolyn Samit.  Then 
 tried various other suggestions from lesser lights.  Access to the Apple 
 sites was restored after each test - not always because of an iMac Restart 
 which usually followed each change.
 
 Various other things tried, not listed in order.  I reinstalled El Capitan 
 from Recovery mode.  Reset iMac SMC.  Reset complete home network devices 
 (modem, time capsule router and iMac).  The network devices reset sequence 
 actually cleared a few other (unrelated?) peculiarities.  Changed DNS 
 server from “auto detect” (from modem settings) to an actual iiNet server 
 (then restored to auto).  Disabled Safari extensions “1 Password” and 
 “Click to Flash” (then restored). 
 
 I did NOT delete the Safari DNS caches which was suggested as a remedy, as 
 the forum writer was unknown to me and the action required Terminal 
 commands.
 
 Any suggestions to help me move forward?
 
 Regards, 
 Alan
 
 Alan Smith
  Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.1 
 El Capitan
  Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.9.6 
 Mavericks
  iPhone5;  iPad2;  ATV2
>>> 

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Re: Safari hangs when loading Apple webpages

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

Problem evident again this morning.  Ran EtreCheck during the Safari “hang” 
period, and again after I cancelled the Apple loading.  No problems indicated 
at all in the EtreCheck reports (and no change from the “base” EntreCheck 
reports I had ran earlier).

Analysis of system log messages may point to the problem area, but as that well 
known Mac advisor Will Shakespeare said, “that way madness lies”.  There are a 
lot of log entries (all generated by the iMac) between OK at 10:00 pm Tuesday 
and NOK at 6:30 am Wednesday!

Cheers
Alan

> On 30 Nov 2015, at 5:06 PM, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> Thanks for the link.  Nothing seriously untoward revealed by EtreCheck just 
> now.  I will run it again next time Safari hangs (probably tomorrow!).
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 3:17 PM, Ronni Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> You probably have 3rd party software installed that is causing the problem.
>> 
>> Run EtreCheck 
>> http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
>> 
>> OS X El Capitan 10.11.1
>> 
>>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 12:22 PM, Alan Smith >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Looking for help, possibly with exploring the exotic depths of OS X.  I’m 
>>> floundering.
>>> 
>>> From time to time I cannot load any of the apple.com  
>>> family of websites from one iMac.  Problem started 5 weeks ago when I 
>>> upgraded to OS X El Capitan.  A Restart (or Shut Down) will clear the 
>>> problem for a time - just for a day or so.  I have a second iMac (with OS X 
>>> Mavericks) that has no problems with web access.  
>>> 
>>> Safari (9.0.1) is my default browser.  Tried Firefox and then Safari from a 
>>> new user account. Still no access.  
>>> 
>>> As Safari hangs and doesn’t actuall fail, I opened Web Inspector in the 
>>> Develop menu. This showed one script and one style sheet  with eternal 
>>> daisy wheel icons:  “ac-globalnav.built.js (and .css) www.apple.com 
>>> ”.  (May have mistakes in file names as I am 
>>> transcribing from written notes.)   No text appeared in the Inspector 
>>> window so I assume these files did not load at all.
>>> 
>>> Applied the official Apple Support sequence "unable to access particular 
>>> websites”, with extra suggestions from Linc Davis and Carolyn Samit.  Then 
>>> tried various other suggestions from lesser lights.  Access to the Apple 
>>> sites was restored after each test - not always because of an iMac Restart 
>>> which usually followed each change.
>>> 
>>> Various other things tried, not listed in order.  I reinstalled El Capitan 
>>> from Recovery mode.  Reset iMac SMC.  Reset complete home network devices 
>>> (modem, time capsule router and iMac).  The network devices reset sequence 
>>> actually cleared a few other (unrelated?) peculiarities.  Changed DNS 
>>> server from “auto detect” (from modem settings) to an actual iiNet server 
>>> (then restored to auto).  Disabled Safari extensions “1 Password” and 
>>> “Click to Flash” (then restored). 
>>> 
>>> I did NOT delete the Safari DNS caches which was suggested as a remedy, as 
>>> the forum writer was unknown to me and the action required Terminal 
>>> commands.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions to help me move forward?
>>> 
>>> Regards, 
>>> Alan
>>> 
>>> Alan Smith
>>>  Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.1 
>>> El Capitan
>>>  Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.9.6 
>>> Mavericks
>>>  iPhone5;  iPad2;  ATV2
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Re: Malware and Macs ?

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 1 Dec 2015, at 10:25 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> I completely agree with Susan and Tim!
> There is no fact or credibility in that 'advertising' article.
> Like Tim I had also checked out Ryan Boutland - no credibility whatsoever.
> 
> If this is the level of article that "Your Life Choices" is putting out to 
> Seniors, I am concerned.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 

Yes, this is classic scaremongering in its purest form. Yes, it is true that 
the amount of malware has increased over the past few years. It is also true 
that it is present in such small amounts that contracting any of it is very 
rare, and always depends on the user taking a conscious decision to allow it 
onto their system. Admittedly, such a user is usually an unwitting victim in 
this, since the traps and devices used by the spreader of this stuff are 
becoming more and more ingenious, but the time honoured advice of not clicking 
suspicious links to software or unknown websites holds true now more than ever.

It is additionally true that, despite what the “article” claims, there are 
still no viruses on the Mac, and this is after 15 years of running OS X. A true 
virus is one which lands on your computer through some "back door” and works 
its nastiness at a very basic system level. No such gremlin exists, and Apple 
is working hard to make sure it never does through technologies like 
Gatekeeper. Certainly, sending your hard-earned money to a company like Avira 
will not help one iota.  

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

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NBN Update (sort of)

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi All

I mentioned some of this at the WAMUG meeting, and said I would post it to the 
list as well.

For those "following" or waiting for the NBN, there has been a "bit" of an 
update…..sort of.

The first main link I got was from iinet first - 
http://blog.iinet.net.au/nbn-three-year-rollout-plan/
(I always love reading some of the comments,…lol)

Then the second main link it takes you to is at NBNCo - 
http://www.nbnco.com.au/learn-about-the-nbn/three-year-construction-plan.html

You can then put in your address to see about it, or can download the PDF to 
look up your suburb.
(the address look up has been there for a while, but the PDF has been updated 
more-so recently).
It can gave you more of an idea for your suburb.

Just thought this may be of interest to some people,….those unlucky of us not 
to have it yet,…and still waiting until end of 2017,…or longer. (and depending 
on how the government keeps changing it,….lol).

Enjoy!

Kind regards
Daniel
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Re: Malware and Macs ?

[Ronda Brown]

I completely agree with Susan and Tim!
There is no fact or credibility in that 'advertising' article.
Like Tim I had also checked out Ryan Boutland - no credibility whatsoever.

If this is the level of article that "Your Life Choices" is putting out to 
Seniors, I am concerned.

Kind Regards,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad4


> On 1 Dec 2015, at 10:11 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
> 
> I wondered who the author was, so clicked on the link in the article. 
> 
> It goes to his Google Plus page where he has 3 followers. Not an impressive 
> number.
> 
> I'd much prefer to take our own esteemed contributor Ronni's direction 
> thanks. She's given clear advice and direction over this issue for some time 
> and we're getting competent professional advise for free. 
> 
> Not promoting stupidity or doing dumb things and no careful management, but 
> we can sometimes worry too much. 
> 
> Tim
> 
> Sent from Tim's iPhone
> 
>> On 1 Dec 2015, at 9:51 PM, Susan Hastings  wrote:
>> 
>> Sounds far more like an advert for antivirus software than a news article to 
>> me. Given that, I would be suspicious of anything else from this website 
>> which is supposed to be news, but is probably just advertising.
>> 
>>  Ronni's past emails on this topic are the best information on how to keep 
>> our Macs safe.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 1 Dec 2015, at 1:40 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi folks (in particular Ronni).
>>> 
>>> Got this today on the Seniors Website “Your Life Choices”
>>> Are they being a little “over the top” or are things really changing enough 
>>> to increase protection ?
>>> 
>>> http://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/technology/safety-online/the-attack-on-mac
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Stephen Chape
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Re: Malware and Macs ?

[Tim Law]

I wondered who the author was, so clicked on the link in the article. 

It goes to his Google Plus page where he has 3 followers. Not an impressive 
number.

I'd much prefer to take our own esteemed contributor Ronni's direction thanks. 
She's given clear advice and direction over this issue for some time and we're 
getting competent professional advise for free. 

Not promoting stupidity or doing dumb things and no careful management, but we 
can sometimes worry too much. 

Tim

Sent from Tim's iPhone

> On 1 Dec 2015, at 9:51 PM, Susan Hastings  wrote:
> 
> Sounds far more like an advert for antivirus software than a news article to 
> me. Given that, I would be suspicious of anything else from this website 
> which is supposed to be news, but is probably just advertising.
> 
>  Ronni's past emails on this topic are the best information on how to keep 
> our Macs safe.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 1 Dec 2015, at 1:40 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks (in particular Ronni).
>> 
>> Got this today on the Seniors Website “Your Life Choices”
>> Are they being a little “over the top” or are things really changing enough 
>> to increase protection ?
>> 
>> http://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/technology/safety-online/the-attack-on-mac
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Stephen Chape
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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[Susan Hastings]

Sounds far more like an advert for antivirus software than a news article to 
me. Given that, I would be suspicious of anything else from this website which 
is supposed to be news, but is probably just advertising.

 Ronni's past emails on this topic are the best information on how to keep our 
Macs safe.

Sent from my iPad

> On 1 Dec 2015, at 1:40 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hi folks (in particular Ronni).
> 
> Got this today on the Seniors Website “Your Life Choices”
> Are they being a little “over the top” or are things really changing enough 
> to increase protection ?
> 
> http://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/technology/safety-online/the-attack-on-mac
> 
> Regards,
> Stephen Chape
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Hi folks (in particular Ronni).

Got this today on the Seniors Website “Your Life Choices”
Are they being a little “over the top” or are things really changing enough to 
increase protection ?

http://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/technology/safety-online/the-attack-on-mac 


Regards,
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Re: iPhone problems

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Severin,

Turn 'Data Roaming' OFF
You only need ‘Data Roaming’ when you are travelling overseas, you don’t want 
it turned ON in Australia.
 Turn OFF  'Data Roaming' on iPhone

Press Settings.
Press Mobile.
I turn Mobile Data OFF when I’m connected to Wi-Fi Networks (To restrict all 
data to Wi-Fi - so I’m not using any of my Telstra Mobile Data limit )
I always have Data Roaming OFF (as it not required)
 
Press the indicator next to "Data Roaming" to turn the function ON or OFF…. 
turn it OFF.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Cheers,
Ronni

> On 30 Nov 2015, at 5:52 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 4:24 PM, Severin Crisp > > wrote:
>> 
>> I am very much an iPhone novice!  Twice now it has uploaded/or dowloaded? 
>> $40+ of data (20 or more GB!)with no trace of what it was and its origin or 
>> destination.  This is happening, but more slowly when data roaming is off.  
>> With no activity by me there is a slow drain.  I believe that I have turned 
>> off everything in sight.  
>> Can anyone point me asm to how to trace the culprit please?  
> 
> Hi Severin,
> 
> Are you using iOS 9.1?
> 
> Monitor Cellular Data Usage
> In Settings > Mobile, under Use Mobile Data For, iOS lists every app that has 
> used cellular data, along with a tally of how much data it has used since you 
> last tapped the Reset Statistics button at the bottom of the screen.
> 
> Disable Cellular Data by App
> iOS gives you ultimate control over whether an app is allowed to transfer 
> data over a cellular connection.
> Tap Settings > Mobile, and under Use Mobile Data For, turn off the switch for 
> any app that you don’t want using cellular data, perhaps because it chews 
> data in the background. If you disable cellular data for an app, it won’t be 
> able to use cellular data for any purpose.
> 
> Stop Automatic Downloads
> When you buy an app, ebook, or music from Apple, it downloads to your device 
> automatically. It can also automatically download to all your devices, so 
> long as they are signed in with the same Apple ID. For example, if you bought 
> an ebook from Apple’s iBooks Store on your iPad, it may have downloaded 
> automatically to your iPhone. Although this feature is convenient, it can eat 
> data quickly.
> 
> To disable automatic downloads—and turn off automatic app updates—toggle the 
> appropriate switch in Settings > iTunes & App Stores.
> 
> Disable Cellular Data for Automatic Downloads
> What if you want to enable automatic downloads, but you don’t want them to 
> happen over your cellular data connection? Go to Settings > App and iTunes 
> Stores, and turn off Use Mobile Data.
> With this option disabled, items for which you’ve turned on automatic 
> downloads (music, apps, books, or app updates) will download only over Wi-Fi.
> 
> Stop Background App Refresh
> Introduced in iOS 7, Background App Refresh keeps certain apps updated even 
> when they’re in the background. While this feature keeps app content fresh 
> and saves you from waiting for data to load when you launch an app, it can 
> also eat data without you realising.
> You can disable Background App Refresh entirely, or on a per-app basis, in 
> Settings > General > Background App Refresh.
> 
> Limit iCloud Data Usage
> Some iCloud services (shown in Settings > iCloud, if the device is signed in 
> to an iCloud account) can use a lot of data, including Photos, Safari, News, 
> and Backup (backups happen over Wi- Fi only). Consider disabling these 
> services if you don’t use them.
> 
> If you use iCloud Drive  - (NOTE: I don’t use iCloud Drive)
> If you’re having trouble staying under a data cap, disable Use Cellular Data 
> at the bottom of Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive. If cellular data is off, 
> your iCloud Drive documents will sync next time the device has a Wi-Fi 
> connection.
> 
> Turn Down the Music
> The Music app can consume an overwhelming amount of data, especially if you 
> use Apple Music, iCloud Music Library, iTunes Match, or listen to online 
> radio.
> 
> Tap Settings > Music to find two options for controlling Music’s cellular 
> bandwidth usage:
> • Turning off Use Cellular Data will not only eliminate the app’s mobile data 
> usage, but also leave you without downloadable tunes in the Music app while 
> you’re out and about.
> • If you keep Use Cellular Data on, you can turn off High Quality on Cellular 
> to lesson the impact on your data cap.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 

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