It started sometime yesterday (had the phone for over a month) but the downloading icon in the notifications bar is always lit up, no matter what network I'm connected to (work or home). I downloaded Traffic Monitor from the Play store and this downloading is coming from System Traffic (about 290 MB worth of data in the past two days, that's with having the wifi off over night). This does not happen when I turn wifi off and connect via mobile network, so I don't think it's due to a runaway app trying to connect/sync somewhere. I've searched around but haven't really found anything to help me fix this. Any suggestions?
FYI: I'm unrooted, running Nova launcher and have a calendar, email and alarm clock widget on my home screens if that makes any difference.
have you checked the Data Usage area in Settings to see if any app or OS component is showing that it's eating a lot of data?
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Hi Folks,
Just checking my data balance with my operator.. and its showing i am using on average 12 megs per day... seems a little high as i'm on wi-fi at home..
does synching with yahoo mail eat a lot of data? i sync news reader subs on the wifi ini the morning.. and only use browsing a little on the phone.. nothing major..
does google maps use a lot of data?
Just seem a little high.. my current data plan offer 250 megs a month.. so might be a little low!
Cheers,
Mick
Ive noticed this as well. I think it has something to do with google maps. According to my data usage program I have uploaded 15mb and downloaded 5mb today. What on earth is doing all the uploading and why?
i assume this is because of the my location service
if you have this enabled you agree that the service can withdraw these details at any time during the day.
try disabling the my location service from the settings menu and try again.
especially if you have gps disabled in which case it will find your location based on your GSM which will use your phone's connection?
again it's just a theory but this definitely applied to my hD2
Its a shame nobody has written an app to show data usage per application. I`ve searched and found nothing
when you say "a little bit of browsing". it won't take many pages to add up to 12mb these days. on graphics heavy, or just badly made websites this could easily be as few as 10 pages!
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Google maps only stores a limited amount of the map to it's cache and all the rest it pulls from your data bundle to update what you see on your screen. There are a few apps available with the maps downloadable to your SD card. These apps will remove the need for maps to cache if you use it.
I'm having a problem with something using data on my phone. I have the data counter widget and if I havent used wifi or 3g all day then turn one of them on it shows me as downloaded around 20kb. I disabled auto update on the weather and the set the download frequency in the mail app to manual. Can't think of anything else. Anyone got other suggestions?
Bet you've got Latitude enabled.
Whats latitude and how do you disable it?
The part of Maps that tells you where your buddies are and your buddies where you are.
If you don't know what it is, it's probably not enabled.
Open Maps, press menu and tap Latitude, menu again then privacy settings. You disable it there.
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Its a shame nobody has written an app to show data usage per application. I`ve searched and found nothing
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Try 'Spare Parts'. Whilst its doesn't exactly show this you can see Network usage under the battery section. It's by application but am not sure if its really network usage or just battery usage by network functions.
I would also be interested in such application. On my WinMo device I used SPB wireless monitor, which did the job very well.
I am using around 1MB of data per day (gmail-only emails-sync, weather sync 3 hours), but even if I disable everything, there are still some data transfers. This could be a problem when abroad...
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This could be a problem when abroad...
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APNdroid...
This is freaking me out. I'm on Wi-fi practically all the time and have still used 80mb in three days!
My frequencies in terms of auto updates for Facebook etc are the same as on my previous hd2 but it didn't chew up anywhere like this amount.
Any ideas? Is it really Google location?
I can't believe that there hasn't been more talk about this. I have a corporate limit of 500mb per month.
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same here.. i switched tariffs yesterday to get a 1gb monthly limit..
you can turn off internet connection via mobile networks.. might be worth trying to save data.. also i'm using the opera web browser as it uses a lot less data.. also turn off background sync altogether.. wont stop your emails etc....
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This is freaking me out. I'm on Wi-fi practically all the time and have still used 80mb in three days!
My frequencies in terms of auto updates for Facebook etc are the same as on my previous hd2 but it didn't chew up anywhere like this amount.
Any ideas? Is it really Google location?
I can't believe that there hasn't been more talk about this. I have a corporate limit of 500mb per month.
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wonderstoat said:
This is freaking me out. I'm on Wi-fi practically all the time and have still used 80mb in three days!
My frequencies in terms of auto updates for Facebook etc are the same as on my previous hd2 but it didn't chew up anywhere like this amount.
Any ideas? Is it really Google location?
I can't believe that there hasn't been more talk about this. I have a corporate limit of 500mb per month.
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If the phone goes into standby, by default it turns off WiFi and switches to cellular data. It's in the setup Wireless menus, there's options on when to do this, including never which means all network connectivity will cease when the phone is in standby, so no push email etc.
no, never means that the wifi never turns off and it will continue to use wifi when in standby.
however, if you have it set to 15 minutes, then yes the wifi will turn off and go back to cellular data.
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This is freaking me out. I'm on Wi-fi practically all the time and have still used 80mb in three days!
My frequencies in terms of auto updates for Facebook etc are the same as on my previous hd2 but it didn't chew up anywhere like this amount.
Any ideas? Is it really Google location?
I can't believe that there hasn't been more talk about this. I have a corporate limit of 500mb per month.
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I'd install 3gwatchdog (which monitors your data usage, excluding wifi), and then start quitting apps, making whatever changes you want to try and see what's causing it.
Thanks guys, I already had Wi-fi sleep set to 'never'.
Ok today I have no Wi-fi and up to 1600 I have used over 30mb.
These are the apps I believe are drawing data down (28mb is data in).
BBC headlines widget, set to 2hrs
Guardian app, only downloads on Wi-fi
Facebook 2 hrs
Twitter 2 hrs
Google location - allow wireless location
Email for both corporate and hotmail accounts.
I can't think of anything else. This is all consistent with my hd2 but it was using far less. I can't believe there isn't an app that can slice it by app.
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slokii said:
I would also be interested in such application. On my WinMo device I used SPB wireless monitor, which did the job very well.
I am using around 1MB of data per day (gmail-only emails-sync, weather sync 3 hours), but even if I disable everything, there are still some data transfers. This could be a problem when abroad...
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By default, data when roaming is disabled so this should not be an issue unless you are like me where I am roaming from the second I walk out of the office door so need to have this enabled. I must remember to turn this off when I get on a plane
Hi,
I got a replacement Desire on Sunday, rooted with UnreEVOked, install Modaco r9 without A2SD.
On Monday, I turned my phone on about 11am. By 3pm it seems to have used 172 Mb fo data according to 3g watchday. This is crazy. I recieved some small emails, have FB and weather set to sync every 3 hour - but nothing else, didn't even use the internet.
So, turned 3g off. Turned it back on and noticed that it have used 5mb in about 15 minutes. I just can't work out what is doing this? Has anyone got any ideas?
Installed items:
Tasker
3g watchdog
advanced task manger froyo
astro file manager
c:geo
angry birds
angry birds seasons
rom manager
titanium backup
battery monitor
traffic stats lite (which seems to reckon my mail has recievd 18mb!, People has received 328kb!, Dailer 141Kb!).
Any ideas welcome, should I unstall something (or install something more detailed than traffic stats lite). At this rate I'll be rocketing through my data allowence in 2 days - which seems stupid if I can only use the phone for wifi. And, my set up is the same as my old Desire (lost at weekend) and this crazy data useage didn't happen.
CHeers
Paddy
Check with your operator to see what you've used, If 3G is off it sounds like a faulty app
Latitude from maps?
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Hmm,
Cheers for the suggestions. The data is definately happening when 3g is on; and I haven'y joined latitude so that shouldn't do it. How odd.
The configuration change was installing Advanced Task Killer Froyo rather than the plain Advanced Task Killer. I've uninstalled the Froyo version and gone back to the previous one, just to see if that makes a difference (although can't think why it would, oh well).
Seemed to have calmed down a bit today, just have to keep a beady eye on it as I don't want mental data charges near Christmas...
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Hmm,
Cheers for the suggestions. The data is definately happening when 3g is on; and I haven'y joined latitude so that shouldn't do it. How odd.
The configuration change was installing Advanced Task Killer Froyo rather than the plain Advanced Task Killer. I've uninstalled the Froyo version and gone back to the previous one, just to see if that makes a difference (although can't think why it would, oh well).
Seemed to have calmed down a bit today, just have to keep a beady eye on it as I don't want mental data charges near Christmas...
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dude you need to get a pay as you go sim. you get unlimited data for £10 month
Few days ago I installed the new Kernel that fixes the network counters from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468626 (thanks to ardatdat).
Immediately I noticed that the traffic is counting up way too quickly. I looked at my bills to see if this is new, and realized that since I got the phone, my monthly traffic was consistently at 200-400MB per month, even though I can explain maybe 30MB per month (I have access to wifi pretty much anywhere I go).
So, started digging. In the last 3 days there's been 25MB down and 50MB up. With all the testing I was doing, I can explain maybe 10 down and 5 up. So, using the TrafficCounter app, I found that a system app called "Task Manager" is responsible for the traffic (attached screencap displays traffic over 4 hours).
It doesn't slowly count up. Instead, it will stay at the same mark, then all of a sudden change by 2.2MB. Every time. So it looks like it packages something and sends it off. The most interesting thing? It only does it when on 3G. If I'm connected to WIFI, it's silent. Like it doesn't want me to see what it's doing.
So, installed Shark, and made a traffic capture. I was able to capture the outgoing SSL stream that was exactly 2.18MB. Destination IP 74.125.226.65 resolves to yyz06s07-in-f1.1e100.net. Browsing there gives google's front page......
Checked the TCP stream, right before the transfer, there's a DNS lookup for android.clients.google.com, which responds with that IP address.
Checking SSL Cert gives me *.google.com cert. Same one as for all of their sites
So it turns out every 3 or so hours there's a 2.2MB transfer from my phone to the google servers via encrypted channel.
Looking further, my wife's and my mother's androids are showing just as much data on their bills, they got Nexus S and Galaxy S. While I can see my wife using so much data, it's doubtful my mom has even figured out how to consume so much traffic.
Anyone else notice this?
What is the purpose of it? If it's legitimate, how can they justify using so much of my limited monthly bandwidth?
You've checked the "keep my phone backed up to my google account" button on setup. You can re-run the setup to uncheck that option, but until then it'll continue to send those big packages, and it prefers the 3G connection. I've taken to leaving my WIFI on and connected at all times. With a measly 200MB/month plan (AT&T can blow me for un-grandfathering my unlimited data), a 15MB backup nightly was killing me...
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If it is the sync feature using all this data, you can disable the automatic sync from Settings > Accounts and Sync. It doesn't appear there's any way to tell it to only sync on Wifi, but I'm sure most of the data monitoring apps out there can stop apps from using mobile data. Onavo, for instance, claims to have this feature, but I haven't had cause to use it yet.
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You've checked the "keep my phone backed up to my google account" button on setup. You can re-run the setup to uncheck that option, but until then it'll continue to send those big packages, and it prefers the 3G connection. I've taken to leaving my WIFI on and connected at all times. With a measly 200MB/month plan (AT&T can blow me for un-grandfathering my unlimited data), a 15MB backup nightly was killing me...
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Thanks, that was it! Didn't expect that setting there. It's upsetting that there's no way to configure that feature - such as how often to send data, to only send incrementals, or such an advanced setting as upload only when connected to WIFI.
Problem with leaving wifi on all the time is the fact that it eats battery a lot. If my wifi is on all the time, the battery life is about 40% shorter
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Thanks, that was it! Didn't expect that setting there. It's upsetting that there's no way to configure that feature - such as how often to send data, to only send incrementals, or such an advanced setting as upload only when connected to WIFI.
Problem with leaving wifi on all the time is the fact that it eats battery a lot. If my wifi is on all the time, the battery life is about 40% shorter
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No problem, could you append [SOLVED] to your original post?
Thanks
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I am experiencing a strange issue lately...something I have never experienced before. It started last night after I re-installed liquidsmooth ROM. Google Now is no longer displaying traffic data on my commute card. It displays the estimated time it would take to get to my destination...but the text is no longer red (high traffic) or green (normal traffic) to signify traffic conditions. Its just plain black text with the estimated time until I reach my destination. I have tried deleting google now data and google maps data....still wont work. I even odined back to LJ7 last night and I am still experiencing the same issue. I have tried re-setting traffic settings and card settings but still no luck.
Anyone have any idea how to fix this? Could it possibly be a problem with the network reading the traffic conditions for the interstate I use? I believe Google just came out with a new Google Maps update a few days ago...but Google Now hasn't been updated in awhile
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
So here is the deal, maybe a couple months ago I moved up to MM [@autoprime stk, then @MicroMod777 rooted], I hate the way it uses SD cards [MM in general not ROM], so I went back to LP, since then tho I've been getting massive background data usage, it seems mostly when I get off of WiFi. Sometimes on Wifi but then it's at like 2am-3am too, when I look at time usage. I DL'd a couple apps to tell me what app is doing it because all I was getting from Android settings was "Android OS", so I can only get it down to "Quickset SDK", which has permissions and controls like half the system and apps you'd expect to see running. So I can't narrow it down any further it seems. I got it to go away for a bit by reinstalling the Nandroid I made when I did the update, but came back within a couple weeks. I can wipe all "quickset" data and cache, even freeze it in TiBu, but it starts to happen again in a couple days. Even when frozen (currently), it's the app that gets listed as using the data. And when I say extreme I mean it can be over a GB in an hour. And not just once in a while, everytime I get away from house or work wifi like driving, data just starts streaming until I hit Wifi again or turn it off.
I even looked to see if there was data being added to my device (ie losing internal storage space), and no or very minimal so it's all outbound. I turned on restrict background data, but then no emails, sms and mms get restricted, it's just a hassle and not the way it's been or supp'd to be.
Any thoughts, ideas suggestions?