Does streaming my xbox to my phone use data?

Seems to be no workaround! Going to have to cut back on streaming through the xbox and maybe go back to streaming from my laptop or phone. Amazon was no help at all with this. Hate having data caps on my internet service but nothing I can do about that
without spending more money!

If this usage is from amazon I'm unsure what information they are gathering. What I do know is that when you're streaming you are also uploading bits of data like browsing and streaming history. What Amazon or any other stream service ex. netflix, youtube
or hulu does with this information I'm uncertain. I'm also unsure if its P2P, this is just my insight and knowledge on the matter. Your Xbox is also uploading data to the cloud as well that is using a small bit of data.

Apologies if I wasn't able to 100% answer your question

There’s at least a base level of code to make it function and receive inputs in real-time and return it all. If it’s just a stream, why does it turn mine and other people’s iPhones into toasters? 5G runs hot yeah, but it’s a constant download and upload of data whereas a stream on HBO or YouTube just buffers the video then stops transmitting data since it was all downloaded. Something is not right. Phones can handle that constant stream yet it’s not working right with xCloud.

Android does not have this issue. I used to play on a OnePlus 8 without issue back when 5G was just emerging.

I'm really new to the area so I don't have a friend to call on. But it does connect to my phones hotspot and it can stream Hulu. My Internet and mobile are provided by the same company.

I just can't be using my hotspot for everything since I have a limited phone plan.

I tried this and then used my phone's hotspot (using my data) and it started downloading but i don't want to use all of my phone's data, then when i used my normal network and it stopped downloading HELP!