XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Robin Goodfellow   
    wrote:   
      
   > It's about understanding what the phone is doing with data at any instant.   
      
   it does a lot of things at any instant.   
      
   as for data use, if both cellular and wifi are available, both apps and   
   the os itself can use either or both, depending on a variety of   
   factors.   
      
      
      
   > >> On both Android and iOS   
   > >> devices, if the device is connected to Wi-Fi, for data, then the LTE or   
   > >> 5G indicator goes out. When the Wi-Fi signal is unusable, or if you turn   
   > >> off Wi-Fi, the LTE or 5G symbol turns on (or in rare cases the 3G symbol).   
   > >   
   > > that means nothing.   
   >   
   > This is about knowledge of _when_ data is being consumed, and how.   
      
   the os and various apps can track that.   
      
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