Turn off Android roaming - avoid unexpected costs

Since EU roaming exists, you can use most of your data volume even when you are abroad in the EU and only need to turn off your Android roaming when you are outside the EU. This can be very useful to avoid unexpected costs.

How to turn off Android roaming

Roaming basically describes the ability to receive calls and messages with your phone while abroad, a feature you can also turn off on your Android smartphone:

1. Open your smartphone's settings.
2. Select the "Connections" option. In some Android versions, the menu is also called "Network & Internet".
3. Navigate further to "Mobile networks" and tap the slider at "Data roaming" so that the field is grayed out. If this is already the case, data roaming is already disabled on your end. A blue highlighting means "Enabled".

General tips for saving data

Not only in the EU abroad you can save data and thus costs, but also domestically - this is especially worthwhile if you do not have a flat rate.

1. Am meisten Datenvolumen sparen Sie natürlich, indem Sie die mobilen Daten ausschalten und möglichst WLAN nutzen.
2. Updates und Downloads sollten Sie nur über WLAN-Netzwerke tätigen.
3. Nutzen Sie Apps, die viel Datenvolumen verbrauchen, sollten Sie Ihren Datenverbrauch im Auge behalten.