PSA: WeChat uses data on voice/video calls even if you're on wifi
Just thought I'd post this as a bit of a warning to WeChat users .. especially those of you who may have parents or older family friends who use WeChat
My dad had been complaining that he was running out of data every month. He is on the 1GB plan on Public Mobile and outside of things like google maps or wechat use, he doesn't really use data very often. I took a look at his data usage and it turned out WeChat was using up all his data.
It turns out WeChat has a setting enabled by default that uses data to "improve voice quality" even if you're connected to wifi.
I don't use WeChat myself so I have to paraphase or try to remember the location of this setting from memory but it's something like General -> Photos and Video call settings -> and at the bottom of the screen "Use data to improve voice quality".
Turned it off and now his data usage is normal.
My dad had been complaining that he was running out of data every month. He is on the 1GB plan on Public Mobile and outside of things like google maps or wechat use, he doesn't really use data very often. I took a look at his data usage and it turned out WeChat was using up all his data.
It turns out WeChat has a setting enabled by default that uses data to "improve voice quality" even if you're connected to wifi.
I don't use WeChat myself so I have to paraphase or try to remember the location of this setting from memory but it's something like General -> Photos and Video call settings -> and at the bottom of the screen "Use data to improve voice quality".
Turned it off and now his data usage is normal.
