When you use the automated Download your data function, you will receive several files in JSON format. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation, and is a structured, commonly used format that is capable of being understood by both computers and human beings. Each file contains a different type of personal data as described below:
Playlist | A summary of the playlists created or saved, and any songs saved, including:
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Streaming History (audio, video, and podcasts) | A list of items (e.g. songs, videos, and podcasts) listened to or watched in the past year, including:
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Your Library | A summary (at the point of the date of the request) of the content saved in Your Library (songs, podcasts, and videos), including:
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Search queries | A list of searches made, including:
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Follow | This includes (where available) at the point of the request:
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Payments | This includes details of the payment method (where available):
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User Data | This includes (where available):
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Family Plan | Family plan data (if you own a Premium for Family plan) which includes your address, city, country, name, state, street, and postal code. |
Inferences | We draw certain inferences about your interests and preferences based on your usage of the Spotify service and using data obtained from our advertisers and other advertising partners. This includes a list of market segments with which you are currently associated. Depending on your settings, this data may be used to serve interest-based advertising to you within the Spotify service. |
Car Thing | This includes details associated with the Car Thing device (if you own a Car Thing device), including:
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Voice Input | A list of commands made by voice (where available), including:
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Technical log files
If you have also received a copy of your technical log data, look for the “Read Me First” file provided with your data for a detailed description of the data.
App Data In Vista
Last updated: 27 December, 2019
App Data Universe
We’ve all been there. Scrolling through Twitter,Facebookand Instagramor watching that Netflixepisode you’ve been long waiting to see, completely unaware that you’ve beendisconnected from Wi-Fithe entire time. Instead, you’ve been slowly eating into your data allowanceand now you’re worried you might be all-out for the month.
But how much data does scrolling throughsocial media or watching Netflix on your mobile use? Having a grasp of how muchyou’re using could save you the worry in the future.
SocialMedia
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are some ofthe largest social networks in the world. They are a fantastic way of keepingin touch with friends and family, sharing pictures and videos, and discoveringnews. However, as the networks have grown and the apps have become advanced,they are using up more data than ever on your phone.
As a rule, you should expect to see thesesocial media sites use 1.5MB of data per minuteif you’re simply scrolling through and reading posts. Once you begininteracting, watching video content or messaging friends, this can increase to2.6MB per minute. This means that if you spend an hour or more on social mediaeach day, you could use up 2.7GB of data per month.
Streaming
If you forget to turn on Wi-Fi or downloadvideos for offline viewing, you will be surprised at how quickly streamingsites such as Netflix and Amazon can eat into your data. However, just how muchis dependent upon the video quality. Estimates show that on Netflix, if youwatch a 480p or 720p resolution video when on mobile data, you are usinganywhere between 800MBs and 1.3GBs per hour. Moving this up to 1080p, 1440p andeven 4K viewing, the amount of data consumed rises to 1.9GB and above everyhour. For Amazon Prime, you should expect to lose up to 800MB for data everyhour for a good quality video.
When using music streaming platforms, suchas Spotifyor Apple Music, data can also be used up very quickly. While some servicesoffer super-HQ streaming music, most use the same scale: Low, Normal and High.For low quality, this roughly translates at 43MB per hour, for normal it’s 72MBper hour and for high it’s 115 MB. These are all averages and so are subject toslight changes dependent on your individual usage.
Howcan I tell how much data I’ve used so far?
App Data Roaming Windows 10
If you regularly use up your allowance orjust like to keep track of how much you’re using, you can find this out on bothAndroid and Apple devices. If you’re using an iPhone or other Apple device,simply tap Settings > Mobile > Mobile Data Usage. For Android users,select Settings > Data Usage.
If you’re concerned that you are using uptoo much data on social media, there are steps you can take to limityourself:
- For Facebook: Tap Settings & Privacy >General > Edit (next to Data Usage) > choose Less, Normal or More andclick Save.
- For Twitter: Click on your Profile > Settings> Data > Turn off image previews or automatic video playback.
- For Instagram: Click on your Profile >Settings > Account > Cellular Data Use > Less Data