MS Teams - Optimize Mobile Data Usage

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To reduce the amount of data used in video calls and meetings on your mobile device, you can change a setting in the Teams mobile app to limit the amount of data used on your device.

Teams will still provide a quality viewing experience while balancing the number of participants, bandwidth conditions, and other factors.

To change this setting:

  1. Tap your profile picture and then select  Settings  Settings button.

  2. Select Data and storage and then Reduce data usage.
    Teams-mobile-data and  storage setting         Teams-mobile-reduce data usage setting

  3. Select one of the following options: NeverOn cellular networks, or Always.

To reduce data usage in video calls and meetings, choose On cellular networks (for when you're using cellular data) or Always (for both cellular and Wi-Fi connections).