How to change YouTube Quality to reduce your data usage

Method 1

This needs to be done for each YouTube video you watch.

• Load the video you want to watch in YouTube.
• Click the gear icon on the video
  
• The following will appear
  Choose the Quality option
• The following will appear
  Choose one of the options (you may need to experiment in the beginning)
• Click play on your video.

Method 2

• You need to have a YouTube account – sign into it, or create an account
  
• Then go to the Settings of your YouTube account
  
• Choose the Playback and Performance option
  
• Change the AV1 Settings
  
• Your changes are automatically saved.