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Google backup and battery life.

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.

Background data usage

I've had my HOX for a week now. The first four days of this billing cycle
Android OS has used 450mb of background data which is unreal to me. On my HD2 I removed Facebook and tons of other apps I didn't use which cut down background data to almost nothing. What can I do to cut it down dramatically on this phone? At this rate my entire 3gb if data will be used up in no time on background data alone. Thanks.
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That's way too much data for the time period. Have you got Play store updates set to update over 3G? If so you should restrict it to update on WiFi only.
Also, in settings, more, usage, it should tell you what apps have been consuming data.
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11PCX said:
I've had my HOX for a week now. The first four days of this billing cycle
Android OS has used 450mb of background data which is unreal to me. On my HD2 I removed Facebook and tons of other apps I didn't use which cut down background data to almost nothing. What can I do to cut it down dramatically on this phone? At this rate my entire 3gb if data will be used up in no time on background data alone. Thanks.
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Disable any apps when not in use. Or simply turn off data when you are in wifi capable areas. Simple as that. Or just repeat what you have done with your HD2.

11PCX said:
I've had my HOX for a week now. The first four days of this billing cycle
Android OS has used 450mb of background data which is unreal to me. On my HD2 I removed Facebook and tons of other apps I didn't use which cut down background data to almost nothing. What can I do to cut it down dramatically on this phone? At this rate my entire 3gb if data will be used up in no time on background data alone. Thanks.
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Disable Autosync{ it syncs your gmail, facebook, dropbox and other apps too } and u can also change weather updates to manual.

You may also check it urself what apps consumes too much data Settings >> More >> Usage. Then decided what to to..

Autosync syncs your gmail, facebook, dropbox and other apps too and consumes a lot of data so always disable it to save data
and in google play don't allow apps to update automatically...

You may also check it urself what apps consumes too much data Settings >> More >> Usage. Then decided what to to..

2gb data in 1 day? Please help

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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BlackPhantomX said:
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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dropofdreams2 said:
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.

[Q] Gmail android app not syncing back to gmail.com

Last few days (must be since the last update was rolled out on Nov 15) my gmail app doesn't sync back to gmail.com. I get updates from gmail.com (new emails, etc.) but nothing I do on my phone gets sent back to gmail.com. I also can't send any email from my gmail app either; they sit in the Outbox forever.
One of the improvements in the app is "Improved sync and outbox behavior"
Anyone else having this issue?

had this twice after restoring the app with titan i think. after deleting the gmail data it worked again.
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You rock! That totally fixed it. I went into the Settings | Apps | Gmail and hit clear data. Gmail started loading up all the messages again and now sycning works properly.

yotvb531 said:
You rock! That totally fixed it. I went into the Settings | Apps | Gmail and hit clear data. Gmail started loading up all the messages again and now sycning works properly.
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That fix worked for me too. Thanks.

supacec said:
That fix worked for me too. Thanks.
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Me too, here.

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My Phone is Galaxy S4:
On mobile network only my Gmail app was not syncing automatically, gmaps was slow, youtube was not working or really slow and Calendar wasn't syncing either.
After looking on the internet I was not able to find the solution. I have tried everything that was simple like clear cache, reboot, sync OFF/ON ...
Solution:
I tried the APN reset solution: Setting/more network/mobile network/Access point name/ reset to default. I did it and also I have found that google services had the check mark ON for restrict background data. Setting/data usage/google services
I have never touched this option before so I don't know why it was checked. After these two steps my phone works perfectly now.
I hope this could help someone..
Thank you
Senate194

What is Removed Apps and users?

I looked at my data usuage today and noticed "Removed Apps and users", had used 102gb of data. Didn't think much of it, till later on when logging into mytmobile to pay my bill. Where I noticed my data usuage was over 103gb under 4 days of usuage this billing period. I did delete a few apps recently but not 102gb of it.
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It's what it says. It's apps you deleted that had used data. So it groups all the data from apps you have deleted during your current data cycle and shows the data usage for apps/users that are no longer installed.

understanding what "removed apps and users" is i want it gone.
i have a hatred for people minding my personal business, so i need to know how to delete this problem app