Anyone, uses google backup service? In previous android versions, it was always advised to always untick this service to turn it off basically as it killed the battery. Is this still the case? and who actually finds this service useful please?.
See no battery drain here, very handy when flashing roms etc as you have a cloud backup
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jordanprudent said:
See no battery drain here, very handy when flashing roms etc as you have a cloud backup
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Cheers buddy, the only only thing is it doesn't show what it backs up, is there a list or guide of what it actually backs up.
Backs up apps in play store and will automatically redownload them. Contacts as well as wifi passwords etc and bookmarks Internet preferences all come back when I flash a new rom.
Google sync allows photos and music etc to sync across different devices etc.
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jordanprudent said:
Backs up apps in play store and will automatically redownload them. Contacts as well as wifi passwords etc and bookmarks Internet preferences all come back when I flash a new rom.
Google sync allows photos and music etc to sync across different devices etc.
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I wander how much data this chews up then.
I used it for a while but after using Titanium Backup for no more than a day decided to switch all my backups to that. It does everything that google's backup does but with ALL your data and preferences, and you can have it sync locally and directly with dropbox and now even box.net, which I'll take over google's server's anyday.
Although I do keep my contacts and such synced with my gmail account, so I only have to deal with my preferences and data (such as sms texts) when needing to backup
I use it too and battery is fine. It backs up so much useful items, wifi and its password so a wipe instantly goes to my wifi to start pulling down the apps. It saves your wallpaper, settings, and it even states currently that it backs up the app data, but I'm not sure about that.
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ok ive been trying to use and understand the app, app brain lately. i have a feeling its most likely user error. but from my understanding one of the main uses of this app is it syncs your apps so when you reset/wipe your phone, you re d/l app brain and it lists all your synced apps for easy download. well everytime right before i wipe, i click sync on app brain, wipe the phone and it lists no apps, or maybe 1 or 2 (outta around 15ish) is it something im doing wrong?
It's been working fine for me lately, but I used to make a backup list online. Basically, sync, then go online and select all apps and copy them to a new list. Then wipe your phone, install the app and set up sync. If you are missing apps again, go to your computer, copy all the apps from the list to your installed list and sync again. Works like a charm.
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I don't use a lot of the apps that came preinstalled and am just curious of disabling them will "break" anything or have a negative impact on performance or battery for any reason. These are the apps I don't use/would like to disable:
Books
Email
Google+
Latitude
Messenger
Places
Videos
Talk
Just don't need em. All Verizon apps were disabled with no problems.
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Why wouldn't it be? I keep Google Talk disabled because it was a huge source of battery drain for me in the past.
Just not sure about some of them like Google+, not sure how deep integration is. Also videos, not sure if that's tied to the market somehow
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I disabled messenger (not the Google+ thing, the built-in sms app) without any ill effects. I read on here somewhere that your gallery will FC if you disable Google+.
I don't just disable them, I use root explorer to delete them for good. Deleted Google+ with no ill effects, and a ton of other stuff I will never use.
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You'll just have to test them one by one. From my experience, disabling google+ can cause the gallery to crash.
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I don't use a lot of the apps that came preinstalled and am just curious of disabling them will "break" anything or have a negative impact on performance or battery for any reason. These are the apps I don't use/would like to disable:
Books
Email
Google+
Latitude
Messenger
Places
Videos
Talk
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Books, Talk and Email are surely fine.
Latitude and Places may mess with Maps but they're probably fine.
Google+ (and therefore Messenger), along with Videos may mess with Gallery.
Just take a few hours and disable them 1 by 1 and see if anything happens.
I removed google+ with no adverse affects on the gallery.
Ended up just removing the whole lot. No problems thus far. Places is tied to maps though so unfortunately that will stay. Does anyone else's maps just start running randomly in your recent tasks. GPS and location are both disabled.
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I disabled many: clock, calculator, doc viewer, earth, news & weather, and voice dialer ... as I use alternative apps. Never tried disabling critical ones (e.g., G+). Every thing seems OK.
I faced a problem upon updating system from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2. BUT I'm not sure of the error in updating if it came from disabling stock apps or something else.
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Does anyone else's maps just start running randomly in your recent tasks.
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This, I've seen a few times.
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Does anyone else's maps just start running randomly in your recent tasks. GPS and location are both disabled.
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Yeah, I've stopped caring about it. I burn more battery trying to track it down then just letting it run (at that, I don't think its actually using any measurable amount of battery). Its obviously doing something worth-while if it keeps poppin up.
You guys mind if I use some of the info in this thread for the GN apk doc I started on?
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Everything on the list minus places and latitude have been disabled for a couple days now with no issues whatsoever. Books enables itself with each reboot but I stopped caring and just left it up. Doesn't ever seem to run and I'm thinking it might be tied to the market in some weird way.
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You guys mind if I use some of the info in this thread for the GN apk doc I started on
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Use away my friend
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G+ and Gallery sync photos so just check settings for that in accounts and in app.
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I rarely use more than 4gb in a month, and my data resets on the 4th.
I deleted alot of apps on the 4th but I dont remember what all I deleted. I checked my data usage today and was shocked at what I saw. Using MyATT it shows usage being close to the same.
My question is there anyway to figure out what app or apps used nearly 2gb of data in 1 day?
I didnt download any large files or tether or anything. Just xda browsing and surfing the net. Ive attached last months data usage to give you an idea of how I use data. As well as a screenshot of the MyATT app and my data usage for this month so far.
Thanks for any help or ideas
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If you scroll down in Data Usage, it should tell you the amount of data your apps are using. If you tap on each app, it will show you how much of the data it uses is being used in the foreground or background.
If you look in the pic, it says removed apps used 1.85gb
Im trying to figure out if I can see what apps used so much data
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Removed Apps is all the apps you uninstalled. It compiled it as one and added up all the total data usage of the uninstalled apps prior to being installed.
You can go to Google Play's website and look under "Other apps in my library" to see all the apps you have on your account, even if you uninstalled them from your phone.
Of course, it won't tell you which app used how much data since it's no longer on your phone, but knowing which apps you had uninstalled should give you an idea how much data they would use. For example, if you had uninstalled a torrent app, it would certainly be the culprit. Apps that also constantly sync with a server, such as weather apps/widgets and streaming video/music apps, would also be likely culprits. It's also possible most, if not all, of the apps you uninstalled combined would have been the culprit since they may have automatically updated or synced to a server in the background a few times.
Unfortunately, it doesn't keep that kind of detail for uninstalled apps. But looking at "Other apps in my library" in Google Play's website would at least give you a general idea.
Thanks everyone for the help. Im thinking it was the free talking caller id app. That is the only app that ive had other problems with.
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Did you delete the cache of the Samsung Gallery app? I noticed 438mb data usage the first day I got the phone from the gallery app syncing all my Facebook and picasa albums. My coworker had the same thing.
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Removed Apps is all the apps you uninstalled. It compiled it as one and added up all the total data usage of the uninstalled apps prior to being installed.
You can go to Google Play's website and look under "Other apps in my library" to see all the apps you have on your account, even if you uninstalled them from your phone.
Of course, it won't tell you which app used how much data since it's no longer on your phone, but knowing which apps you had uninstalled should give you an idea how much data they would use. For example, if you had uninstalled a torrent app, it would certainly be the culprit. Apps that also constantly sync with a server, such as weather apps/widgets and streaming video/music apps, would also be likely culprits. It's also possible most, if not all, of the apps you uninstalled combined would have been the culprit since they may have automatically updated or synced to a server in the background a few times.
Unfortunately, it doesn't keep that kind of detail for uninstalled apps. But looking at "Other apps in my library" in Google Play's website would at least give you a general idea.
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Just the answer i was looking for. THANK YOU. I was going to post why i have over 1/2 a GB on removed apps.
For future reference, there is an app called "my data manager" that will monitor all this for you and break it down into easy to read charts to show you where your data goes each month. It will also show projected use and daily allocations to keep it within your cap.
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For future reference, there is an app called "my data manager" that will monitor all this for you and break it down into easy to read charts to show you where your data goes each month. It will also show projected use and daily allocations to keep it within your cap.
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+1 on this. Have it running on every mobile on my plan (5). Great way to track usage.
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Im having the same issue with att it seems the data counter doesnt reset properly.
My bill resets on the 17th but on the 18 of this month I had already used 5 gb according to dialing *3283#. But when I check on the att website through my lap top it shows the correct amount 400mb.
Might want to give it a try and see.
It's done that for the past 2 months.
I called ATT and they said since I dowloaded a large game the night before my data flipped to zero I shows on next months data usage which is BS.
I've had ATT since 2008 and I would always get zeroed out at the start of my bill no matter how much data I use the day before it's supposed to start at 0mb.
So I am coming from iOs and so far rooted my S3 and loaded CM 10.2; I love it!
I need help with one thing however. I really liked how the iPhone would automatically backup your entire phone in the cloud as soon as it was pluggd in to a charger AND connected to wifi. It would do this automatically.
Is there such a thing for Android? I understand I will probably need an app like Titanium Backup?
I due have a dropbox account so I can use that for my cloud... I currently have dropbox automatically syncing my camera photos. But I would like something that will also save all of my apps, app data, notes etc... And do it automatically when plugged in and connected to wifi. I'm not sure if Titanium Backup does this.
Can someone make a recommendation?
Your Google account will backup many apps, and your photos automatically. For the rest, you need something like titanium backup
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Does google have a note-taking and reminders app that will back up with google? I cant find anything other than calendar
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Does google have a note-taking and reminders app that will back up with google? I cant find anything other than calendar
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Theres a google app in the play store called google keep. Give it a try.
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You can do a NANDROID backup through clockworkmod. Shut off your phone. Enter recovery by holding volume up, power, and the home button.
From there you can back up your system and save it to your SD card. You only need to do this twice: before and after every successful ROM installation. (A NANDROID is just a system backup)
You can use Titanium backup to save you app data. It will save it to your SD card. Do this once every week or so.
Your contacts are saved with Google or on your simcard.
Texts and call log can be saved on special apps, I can't name one because my security and anti-theft app does it for me (Avast)
Manually save /sdcard0/android/ into a zip file. ( This holds some data, such as temple run stats or other things. ) Do this every other week.
I'm not sure about pictures, you can zip them up and upload them yourself.
You can use Easy Unrar to zip files to save space and upload.
ZIP the Titanium backups , pictures, and other things, and upload them to your computer through a USB cable or to your dropbox or Google drive.
You can make this all automatic (except nandroid), but some apps will cost money to add in a scheduled backup.
Curious what everyone is doing - setting the new phone up from scratch or using the data transfer to move everything over from your old phone? I'm on the fence. Kind of want to start fresh but not looking forward to reconfiguring apps and manually moving over the data I want to keep on my new XL. There's some things like pictures and videos I don't want or need to bring over.
I transferred from my Nexus 6P
I did a backup restore of my pixel xl. It installed all the same apps in the same places in my launcher and I was able to transfer all my text messages over.
Not sure why you'd want a fresh start... won't make any difference. All you'd be doing with a fresh start is manually doing what the transfer would do...
I tried the data transfer from Moto Z Play but didn't work out kept disconnecting on the Moto side.. Restored from Google app ...
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I used the data transfer tool but text messages were severly screwed up so I used a seperate app for that (SMS backup and restore). That worked perfectly. All my apps were transferred over, along with app data for apps that actually are programmed to backup their app data to google drive. Unfortunately not that many apps do that, so I still had to configure a bunch of apps. Titanium Backup has spoiled me rotten and not having root really sucks right now
The only thing that was missed in my transfer were wifi networks... of 23 saved networks, only 3 were restored. No idea why, major pain in the butt.
Did a data transfer from my Pixel XL. Went very smoothly. Some app data transferred over, allowing apps to boot right up without needing to sign into them again while some didn't. All of my texts, wi-fi networks, and call history appear to be intact.