How much data does Free Fire use

Garena Free Fire was the most downloaded game in 2019 winning awards for the most popular video game and making it one of the most popular games on the planet.

Since its release in 2018, it has garnered over 500 million downloads on the Google Play Store alone. The game has exclusive features and amazing graphics and allows players to either go solo or form a team providing a traditional battle experience like no other. This is one of those games that you’d wish could last longer. One of its greatest features is that it is smaller in size compared to other similar mobile games.

A game of Free Fire uses about 30 MB in an hour of continuous playing which can vary depending on some factors.

The latest Garena Free Fire OB24 update was released in September 2020 on both the App Store and Google Play Store. It has a size of about 370 MB for Android users and 500 MB for iOS users. We recommend that any installations of updates that you carry out, you shouldn’t use your mobile data. Instead, you should look for Wi-Fi and update from there to save on data.

Duration	5 Minutes	10 Minutes	30 Minutes	1 hour
Approx. data consumption	2.84 MB	5.7 MB	15.2 MB	30.6 MB

What causes Free Fire to consume data?

Gaming on Free Fire, you need internet access since it’s an online game either as a solo player or as a group. Free Fire like most gaming apps uses graphics to display its contents. Graphics are the appearance of the players inside the game, the playing environment like the island, and what’s on it.

The higher the quality, the smoother the game and so is the experience. Games with lower graphics will end up lagging which is unpleasant for a player, especially in a multiplayer game mode. Depending on the quality of these graphics, data is consumed to load all of them quickly to allow you to continue with your game.

A higher graphics quality will consume more data while a lower quality will consume less. This concept is similar when streaming a video on YouTube or Netflix. Videos of 1080MP of 4K quality are clearer and more fun to watch than videos with a 240 MP quality. Sometimes, when your internet is slow, it will struggle to load videos of higher quality and you may see it buffering by showing a  loading icon with/without a percentage on the screen.

How can I measure this data consumption on my phone?

Being aware of how much data apps use on your phone helps you to better manage your data and your money. You might want to also cut down on app time for some apps that don’t consume a lot of data in the background while doing nothing.

Most mobile operators have incorporated data consumption measure dashboards on their services and apps that can show you an app’s data consumption in a specified duration. It also shows you the detailed data usage such as how much data was used in the foreground and how much in the background.

Now that you have a clue of how much data Free Fire consumes, you can control its usage as well as any other apps on your phone to prevent them from draining your data quickly since it doesn’t come cheap. There are various ways of achieving this. The first method you can apply is to reduce your playing time.

This is a very simple way of cutting down on costs. You can implement this by metering your data usage on Free Fire. On most phones, you can do this by creating a daily/monthly meter which will update you when you inch closer to the amount. Also, using your mobile carrier, you can limit your data usage per day or month.

Another method you can use is to stop Free Fire from running in the background when you’re not playing. This doesn’t affect your gaming process in any way. It not only saves you costs, but it also prevents your phone battery from draining quickly.

Conclusion

Data costs money. On the other hand, gaming makes you relax and boosts your energy levels. When playing Free Fire, put the necessary measures in place to avoid running out of your data subscription unnecessarily. With the provided information in this article, you should be able to prudently balance between gaming and data costs.

FAQs

If Free Fire is free to use, how do they make money?

When a player makes in-app purchases like diamonds, characters, and other items to get ahead, you buy them using real-world currency. This is revenue for Free Fire.

What does the Free Fire ping do?

The Free Fire ping, found on the right upper left of the app and shaped like a Wi-Fi icon, diagnoses your internet speed and quality when tapped. The result helps you determine whether the game will suffer from lag or not. A good ping should be less than 300 to guarantee you a smooth gaming experience.