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Optimize mobile data usage in Microsoft Teams

ByCorporate Guider Home, Teams

During video calls and meetings, a setting can be altered in the Teams mobile app to limit the amount of data that is used on your mobile device, as well as your mobile Internet connection, so that you can reduce the amount of data that is used during these video calls and meetings.

Despite the number of participants, bandwidth conditions, and other factors, teams will still be able to provide a quality viewing experience.

This setting can be changed by following these steps:

  1. When you tap the profile picture on your profile, you will be prompted to select Settings.
  2. Select Data and Storage from the menu, on the left-hand side, and then click on the option for Reducing data usage on the right-hand side.

                  

  3. As part of your preference customization, please consider selecting one of the three options below: Never, On cellular networks, or Always, as best suits your needs.

When it comes to video calls and meetings, you can choose the option that says On cellular networks (if your device is connected to cellular data) or Always (when both cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity is available), so that your video calls and meetings are over cellular data and you can reduce the amount of data you use during those settings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This setting can be changed by following these steps:
  1. Tap on the profile picture on your profile page, then select the Settings option.
  2. In the Data and Storage tab, click on Reduction of data usage, and then click on the button that says Reducing data usage.
  3. When you select Never, On cellular networks, or Always in the drop-down menu, you will have the option to select from the options available.
Does Zoom or Teams use a lot of data when making a call? I guess that, on average, Zoom uses between 900 and 1000 megabytes of data per hour of operation, while Teams uses between 700 and 900 megabytes (MBs) of data per hour of operation on average.
For you to be able to lower the high CPU/RAM usage, we recommend you to take the following steps. Users of Teams have proven that taking these steps is beneficial in reducing the CPU/RAM usage:
  1. Hardware acceleration of GPUs should be disabled.
  2. The read receipts should be disabled.
  3. In Outlook, make sure that all team add-ins are disabled.
  4. It is recommended that you clear the cache of Teams.
  5. Microsoft Teams should be updated (optional)
Among other things, Microsoft recommends a very conservative approach to bandwidth usage whenever delivering HD video quality under 1.2Mbps, according to its documentation. When you are using group video calling, you will probably use around 225MB of data every hour. Teams will consume approximately 450MB of data per hour during HD group video conferencing with 540p video on a 1080p video screen when a group of four people is video conferencing.
 
It may be necessary to have a minimum of 4 Mbps for group video calls. Video quality can be adjusted using the options available for Microsoft Teams. For HD video calling, you should set the bandwidth to 1.2 Mbps, for 1080p video you should set it to 1.5 Mbps, and for 360p you should set the bandwidth to 500 kbps.

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