Hi,
Im using - Jelly Bean AOKP by vijendra (4.1.2) on my Desire. To keep a close watch on the data usage, I installed an app - "My Data Manager".
I've been tracking my usage since Jan 1, and I'm surprised to see "OS Services" use 410 MB (40%) of data!! Something has to be wrong here. People are saying that we should try disabling Sync! But that will sort of defeat my purposes of keeping a smartphone. I also checked under Settings > Data usage: It says "Google Services" used 74.22 MB in the same period, all of which in the background.
I've disabled my Backup (under Settings) and also turned off Browser Sync (as recommended by some) with no luck. Can this be a ROM issue? It certainly can not be normal for an Android phone to hog up so much data!
Looking for some help or answers!
Thanks guys!
Hey! Im having the same problem!!!
Not only it abuses data but it drains down the battery too
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Epic 4G Touch (GB 2.3.6.) I've rooted it and dumped all the bloat like Social Hub, Media Hub and such.
Yesterday, in "Running Services" I had the basics plus Email (I assume that's needed for grabbing SMS?), Swype, and such.
After 7 hrs of light/average use (4G on and off a few times, dloaded an app, BT on and off a few times, 15 mins of gaming, etc), my battery was at 87%. That was roughly my pattern for the last few days- great battery life for this device, I think.
Then yesterday afternoon, I played with Google Maps, turning GPS on and off, opening and closing the "Traffic" widget (do people actually use that??), etc, then shutting it all down, turning off location, etc.
I then see Google Maps has three processes running:
"NetworkInitiatedService"
"NetworkLocationService"
"FriendsAppWidgetUpdate"
that can't be shut down (when you do, they pop back up a moment later). I left it alone, though, figuring it was filling its cache or whatever- I don't get too worked up about apps doing their thing if they can do it then shut down.
So today, after charging it last night, those processes are still running and my battery is now at 88% after three hours. Google Maps seems to be killing my battery for no apparent benefit- I have no widget running that uses it, either (I have the Accuweather widget running, but it's not set to use current location).
I guess my questions are:
Is this normal- does everyone else see this behavior? Is there any way to shut Maps down that I can't find?
TIA.
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GPS has been off the whole time (except as noted above), I'm not signed in to Latitude (never have been), and Settings --> Location and Security --> Use wireless networks and use GPS satellites are both unchecked.
Guess time: Do you have Location services enabled? That might be the issue. Disable them and see if this goes away.
Robbzilla said:
Guess time: Do you have Location services enabled? That might be the issue. Disable them and see if this goes away.
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That's the first thing I thought of, but
Settings --> Location and Security --> "Use wireless networks" and "Use GPS satellites"
are both unchecked and always have been.
Is there another place I should be looking?
Is it cached or running in the foreground?
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Is it cached or running in the foreground?
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Erm, Google Maps is 'closed' (or at least I back out of it every time- I assume that 'closes' it), and in Cache Settings, Automatic Caching is set to "Wi-Fi Only".
Update:
I just went in to:
Settings --> Applications --> Manage Applications
And hit "Clear Data" on the Maps app and it stopped all the services running.
Happy, but I didn't expect that. In fact, I might have expected the opposite.
Why would clearing its data stop it from running??
Also, it only shuts them down when you "Clear Data" from the system settings, not from Titanium Backup.
rodbac said:
Update:
I just went in to:
Settings --> Applications --> Manage Applications
And hit "Clear Data" on the Maps app and it stopped all the services running.
Happy, but I didn't expect that. In fact, I might have expected the opposite.
Why would clearing its data stop it from running??
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Open Google Maps again and see if those services get started back up. They do on my phone (LocationFriendService and MapsBackgroundService)
Autostarts!
That's why I always delete it and grab it from Market when I need it. Google+ does too I believe
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what works best for me is titanium backup pro....(only pro version) i personally dont like to keep uninstalling apps so with pro you can keep the apps that run all the time and than just freeze them and than they wont run any more and when you need them you just go back to titanium and defrost them !!!!!!!
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what works best for me is titanium backup pro....(only pro version) i personally dont like to keep uninstalling apps so with pro you can keep the apps that run all the time and than just freeze them and than they wont run any more and when you need them you just go back to titanium and defrost them !!!!!!!
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Freezing is definitely a great alternative to uninstalling. I just use those apps so little that I figure uninstall. JRummy's Ultimate Backup is great too. It is also a feature in ROM Toolbox Pro if you long press on an app in App Manager. You can freeze there as well
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I have noticed exsessive battery drain recently (%50 overnight), I have installed Battery Info thats telling me the mjority of battery drain is from:
"Mobile tracker + Settings+ Factory Mode + TMserverApp + MTP application"
I cant seem to find out what "Mobile Tracker" "TMserverApp" are from google searches, I cant disable either of these from the application manager to even test if they are the main problem.
I understand MTP is used for file transfers, this I have only used very minimally so dont think this is the cause for battery drain.
Not sure what factory mode does or is?
My S3 is standard from Optus, Android version 4.0.4
Any ideas?
No one knows what any of these apps do/are? Woke up to a competely dead battery today from about 60% last night.
Just install a copy of Titanium Backup Free and Backup, then uninstall those apps if you are rooted.
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richo27 said:
I have noticed exsessive battery drain recently (%50 overnight), I have installed Battery Info thats telling me the mjority of battery drain is from:
"Mobile tracker + Settings+ Factory Mode + TMserverApp + MTP application"
I cant seem to find out what "Mobile Tracker" "TMserverApp" are from google searches, I cant disable either of these from the application manager to even test if they are the main problem.
I understand MTP is used for file transfers, this I have only used very minimally so dont think this is the cause for battery drain.
Not sure what factory mode does or is?
My S3 is standard from Optus, Android version 4.0.4
Any ideas?
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Mobile Tracker is Samsung's tracking service I believe (i.e. if your phone is lost or something).
As was mentioned, install Titanium Backup. Instead of uninstalling, freeze those apps instead - it's less intrusive and ICS compatible. also, if you ever find a need for these, all you have to do is un-freeze (or "defrost") them.
Search for better battery stats on xda this will give you more detailed information about what is causing your battery drain. Sounds like you have a wakelock, as previously mentioned identify the offending apply and freeze it with titanium backup.
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So, some may have noticed two things about your phones; 1) You have 'Android OS' using high amounts of your data as well as your battery. 2) General day to day use drains your battery very quickly. So what are you to do?
First lets address our day to day use of our phone.
Start by getting an app like Brightness Level. I use this app to keep my phones screen at 0 during the night and 25% during the day when the sun glare makes it hard to read.
Now we move into the data usage from apps and wakelock issues. This can usually occur from apps such as facebook looking to update while your phone is in your pocket. This uses data as well as wakes your phone up causing it to use more battery then if it were asleep. For this problem I recommend Juice Defender Ultimate, now you can get the free version but you wont have access to all the next steps but you will still see results.
Firstly, JD will refer to JuiceDefender
1) You will need JD anything above the free version (Google it)
2) Open JD and go to the "Status" Tab at the top
3) Enable
4) For "Profile" Choose Customize
5) A "Settings" Tab should Appear at the top, if not, close JD and re-open it.
6) Mobile Data can be Enabled or Disabled here as well as WiFi and Location
a) Turn them on and off for what you want, if you want Mobile Data and Wifi to turn on and off on specific apps you can just leave them Enabled.
b) "Schedule" Turning this on will turn on your data every 5m(minutes), 15m, 30m, 1h(hour) or 2h so it can push email and other apps you have set to use data.
c) "Night" this you can use to turn off data while you sleep and for how long you want it off
d) "Apps" You can enable this setting to pick apps that are allowed to use data or turn it off to let them run as they usually do.
e) "Interactive" will pop up a window while JD is in the background and you can pick what JD allows the app to do (will go over more of that soon.)
f) "Configure Apps" We will open this to turn app data on/off on when you have it open, on all the time.
1a) Tap "Configure Apps"
a) "Internet Apps" Apps that use the internet
b) "Configured Apps" These apps are configured by you already.
c) "All Other Apps" These apps usually do not need the internet so they do not need to be configured.
2a) Move to any App under "Internet Apps" and tap it
3a) What do the taps mean?
a) "Enable" This app is enabled, when it needs data it will only use data when you have the app opened.
b) "Enable/Screen off" This app is on and using data while the screen is off and or while the app is opened.
c) "Disabled" This app will never use data
d) "Do Nothing" The app will use data when it needs it, JD won't bother its operation.
4a) Examples
a) "Pandora" I have this app set to Enable/screen off so while I have the app running in the background it will still use data, or while the screen is off it will use data.
b) "Ebay" This app is Enabled, when I open the app and I am looking at it it will use data, but if I hit the home button it stops using data, wont use data while screen is off.
c) "AccuWeather" Disabled, this app will only use data when my Schedule turns data on for ALL items on my phone every 2 hours, it will then update anything it needs to then end data usage for two more hours.
d) "Root Browser Lite" Do nothing, This app will use data whenever it wants regardless of JD rules unless data is disabled.
Lastly, what about that pesky "Android OS" ? While people speculate what "Android OS" actually entails we will just go with what stops its killer data and battery drain.
Open up Play Store then hit your settings button, Check update over wifi only, This way we don't have apps updating all the time using a lot of data, this isn't a big necessity to do this but I do it just to be on the safe side.
Now close Play Store and go to Settings> Data Usage then hit your settings button on your phone, Check Restrict Background Data.
If you look at the Android OS in your data usage chart you will see almost all of its activity happens in the background. Restricting Background Data limits its ability to use up all your data. From doing this, last month my Android OS used 286MB in just 5 days, now it used only 80mb in 5 days. From December 5th to January 5th it used a total of 2.34 gigabytes of my data alone. This is my MAIN data culprit and the bane of multiple peoples limited data.
You may also want to go to Settings> Backup & Reset and uncheck Backup my data, Some speculate this also leads to android OS using a lot of your data.
So these are just a few things I found as I googled and searched the forums and the internet to help me save battery life, not meant to be a huge in-depth top of the line guide, more of just a general education plan. Good luck all with your battery saving en-devours, and of course if you have anything you do to save a little juice or kill that pesky Android OS bug let us all know.
Edit #1- (Some info on Android OS bug and Gapps) [Source- http://mobility.forumsee.com/a/m/s/p12-9475-0182175--android-enormous-data-usage.html]
"The Android OS drain is a bug. That is why Google is about to push a patch 4.2.2.However, if your having Android System drain, make sure you've opened all the following apps at least one time so they can sign in, regardless if you use them or not. As these are system apps, they will keep sys running until you sign in.
YouTube
Google Earth
Google + (I then disable all the sync stuff in g+ settings)
Chrome
Currents
Maps
Play Music,Magazines, Books, Music"
Hmm, I've tried juice defender many tines, and I find it affects my data connection, when I wake the phone to use it, and then go straight to browser, it takes ages to load pages.
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technaudio said:
Hmm, I've tried juice defender many tines, and I find it affects my data connection, when I wake the phone to use it, and then go straight to browser, it takes ages to load pages.
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I too notice that at times but its to be expected. I think it's worth the battery it saves
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thanitos said:
I too notice that at times but its to be expected. I think it's worth the battery it saves
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To be honest, I've not really noticed a vast improvement.
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Hi I bought my G Pro a couple of months back with a 2gb data bundle. Within the first few weeks, I noticed that Android OS was using quite a bit of data (around 600mb), I looked around on the internet and found that most sites' solution was to turn of backups under "Backup and Reset". I did that and it seemed to work for a while but now the problem came back, in the span of 1 week Android OS somehow managed to rack up 491mb of data. If this continues I'm going to have to pay extra charges. Is it possible that some of the data use recorded was from WiFi?
JerryBYong said:
Hi I bought my G Pro a couple of months back with a 2gb data bundle. Within the first few weeks, I noticed that Android OS was using quite a bit of data (around 600mb), I looked around on the internet and found that most sites' solution was to turn of backups under "Backup and Reset". I did that and it seemed to work for a while but now the problem came back, in the span of 1 week Android OS somehow managed to rack up 491mb of data. If this continues I'm going to have to pay extra charges. Is it possible that some of the data use recorded was from WiFi?
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Data from your 3G/4G connection is calculated separately. There's an option to turn on the wifi tab in the data usage menu. Use the menu button and select "Show Wi-Fi usage"
I'm not sure how your backup settings affects Android OS in terms of data usage but in my case everything's running well, with Android OS usage is only at 12-18mb tops every month. Try see if you have any system app that's misbehaving and abusing data.
syngamer96 said:
Data from your 3G/4G connection is calculated separately. There's an option to turn on the wifi tab in the data usage menu. Use the menu button and select "Show Wi-Fi usage"
I'm not sure how your backup settings affects Android OS in terms of data usage but in my case everything's running well, with Android OS usage is only at 12-18mb tops every month. Try see if you have any system app that's misbehaving and abusing data.
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its all background data. where should i look
JerryBYong said:
its all background data. where should i look
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In settings/mobile data. It shows you how much data each app is using foreground & background. If you scroll down a little after clicking on an app their will be an option to restrict background data. Don't think you can restrict background data on Google play services. But you can the rest.
But I suggest you get greenify..It's one of my favorite apps EVER. It lets you auto hibernation apps when they are closed in other words they don't continue to run in background using data and battery.
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In settings/mobile data. It shows you how much data each app is using foreground & background. If you scroll down a little after clicking on an app their will be an option to restrict background data. Don't think you can restrict background data on Google play services. But you can the rest.
But I suggest you get greenify..It's one of my favorite apps EVER. It lets you auto hibernation apps when they are closed in other words they don't continue to run in background using data and battery.
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um its not google play. its just Android OS
Lol sorry I mean android services.
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[Q] "Android OS" / "Android system" : High Data Usage, HELP please
Greettings to all of u
Posting this problem is my last effort to solve the problem of the huge data comsumption by "Android OS" ((or "Android system"[is the same thing, depends on the custom room u use]))
I have a gnex i9250 maguro
Right now i have "CARBON-KK-NIGHTLY-20140629-0300-maguro" custom room instaled (wich reports this high data comsuption as "Android system")
But i had "cm-11-20140629-NIGHTLY-maguro" before Carbon and it reported this high data comsuption as "Android OS"
I've come to realize that is not the room wich is draining data
Neither are youtube videos, or data sync, nor google backup
I've tried all the ways to stop this
There are several post refering to this, such as:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681897
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2633308
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/help/data-usage-t1472635
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313094
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/z-data-utilization-android-os-data-usage-t2194644
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/android-os-process-data-usage-t2556329
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/heavy-android-os-data-usage-t2630351
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/how-to-break-android-os-data-usage-t1920245
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680038 (wich says [solved] but he says he had an automation app installed set up to regularly refresh his wallpaper from the gallery [...] so thats a different problem, i guess)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263200
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/help/data-usage-android-os-update-to-4-2-1-t2030749
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194649
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1541432
I must mention that i've already tried
Turn off OTA updates: by disabling "Receiver com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService" in "Google Services Framework" with titanium backup, Autostarts, Room tollbox and disable service [didnt work, i suppose is due that this solution is for the "Google Services" high data comsuntion, wich is another issue (there are lots of other posts related to this)]
I've also tried ""Disable OTA updates on Stock + Rooted ROMs"" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2249350)
doesnt work neither
Last month i lost 150mb from "Android OS" from my plan wich i cant afford to loose cuz now i have 300mb available
right now im staying at home and using wifi, but "Android OS" ((or "Android system")) it's still getting data from the wifi
As u can see, i've been through all these posts, but didnt come to a solution
does anyone knows what else can i do?
maybe there's a solution i never came across with.
Thank U guys
PD: i dont have pics from my huge data comsumption, but i'll post the screenshots of my fellows in this issue