When you load your music streaming app of choice onto your mobile device, your audio quality settings are worth taking a minute or two to configure. If you don’t have these set to as high a quality as possible, you’re missing out on the best audio experience your streaming apps can offer. Because they are managed separately for streaming music over cell and Wi-Fi networks and for downloading tracks to your device for offline listening, there is a tradeoff.
If you want to save data on downloads, go to Settings > Music > Download over Cellular Data and turn off the toggle switch. If you use Apple Music on Android: * From the Home tab, tap the three dots > Settings > Audio quality, and you’ll find the same options I covered above. * To prevent downloads over cellular connections, go to Settings > Mobile Data. YouTube Music YouTube Music quality settings are only available if you’re a Premium subscriber.