You Need To Turn Off This iMessage Setting Immediately–It Frees Up So Much Data!

There are a few hidden features on your phone that could be taking up tons of data and draining your device without your knowledge. And, though it flies under the radar more than Photos or apps like Facebook. iMessage can also be a source of data-drainage. According to many tech experts, you need to turn on this iMessage setting immediately — it frees up so much data. 

We’ve become so accustomed to seeing the best quality images on every platform that we may naturally assume every photo we send, even on iMessage, should be top quality. But that isn’t always necessary. And, in fact, turning on one specific setting — Low Quality Image Mode — can help free up tons of data, according to Patrick Sinclair, founder and tech blogger at Allhomerobotics.com.

“As the name implies, it makes it so that all images you send over iMessage are compressed down to a lower resolution, which leads to massive savings in data usage, upload times, and even battery life to an extent,” Sinclair says. “This is because iMessage by default uploads photos at the native resolution they were captured in, which usually hover around the 2MB range. If you send photos frequently, or are sending a batch of them at once, this can drain your data very quickly.”