I've noticed that one of the best ways to extend battery life on my G2X is to restrict data access for many apps. I use DroidWall for that. It gets me an extra 3 hours of battery life.
Today I installed the Onavo data monitor on my G2X. I've noticed that while it's noon, CyanogenMod is reported as using 1.4M of data today, and CyanogenMod LGE has also used 1.4M of data today.
Are there any interoperability issues if I restrict CyanogenMod to only use WiFi for data?
Also, if I have data reporting turned off, what is CyanogenMod doing data accesses for? Any interoperability issues if I prevent CyanogenMod from data access?
Thanks!!!
(O.K., sorry, I see I posted this in the wrong place. How do I move or delete this post?)
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I don't see why not. Won't you kill the data and report back. Worst case scenario is that you revert the changes.
Well, apps constantly syncing will eat away at your battery
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Hi,
I've recently discovered that very large amounts of data are being transferred from my Nexus S which is pushing me over my data limit of 750mb. I downloaded 3G watchdog and monitored traffic for a while and noticed that every hour or so data use goes wild running into the tens of mb over a very short period of time.
I'm currently running MIUI-109020 and have a fairly standard range of apps installed. I've tried killing all of the apps that might possibly transfer data but this makes no difference. So, at the moment I've turned off mobile data before it bankrupts me but obviously I'd like to have it back on again.
Anyone, anywhere have any thoughts or pointers as to what might be going on or how I could solve it?
BTW I'm in the UK on Vodaphone's network.
Cheers
David McNorton
davidmcnorton said:
Hi,
I've recently discovered that very large amounts of data are being transferred from my Nexus S which is pushing me over my data limit of 750mb. I downloaded 3G watchdog and monitored traffic for a while and noticed that every hour or so data use goes wild running into the tens of mb over a very short period of time.
I'm currently running MIUI-109020 and have a fairly standard range of apps installed. I've tried killing all of the apps that might possibly transfer data but this makes no difference. So, at the moment I've turned off mobile data before it bankrupts me but obviously I'd like to have it back on again.
Anyone, anywhere have any thoughts or pointers as to what might be going on or how I could solve it?
BTW I'm in the UK on Vodaphone's network.
Cheers
David McNorton
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That much data? Email, gmail, facebook sync.
Install Droidwall and prevent some apps from the network.
I would also like to see what exactly Android is doing all the time...
MIUI has a built in Monitor app. Use that to see which app is using up your data.
You may also want to opt-out of MIUI stats. I'm not sure of how much data it sends, but it will cut down on some of your data usage.
Droidwall is a great suggestion as well. Prevent some apps from connecting on 3G but allow them on wifi. If you want some apps to connect on 3G, check your sync settings.
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Thanks for your replies. I've now installed droidwall and that looks like it could help. I've also purchased the pro version of 3G Watchdog (hadn't realised MIUI had a monitor app) and that's showing me what how much data my apps are using.
I phoned Vodaphone and they increased my data plan to 1GB which gives me a little leeway while I try to work this out. So I'll test it again tomorrow and see if I can work out what's going on.
Cheers
David McNorton
Is your Gallery app syncing pictures to Picassa? It's the only thing i can think of that would explain that much data in a short period of time.
Problem solved. Google+ was the culprit. By default the app had Instant Upload of all photo's and video's set to on. That has cost me about £50 since installing the app in late September when it first came out. Thank's Google
Thanks for all your tips. At least now I have a better handle on data monitoring and firewall protection.
Cheers
David McNorton
Wow, never thought Google Plus would use that much, even though it syncs a ton. Good think I have unlimited, may want to look into it yourself.
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Hello, i installed Super ICS v.1.1.1 Koush Kang onto my Nexus S on the 25th november. My monthly data usage has been consumed very rapidly since install, my surfing habits have not changed so i decided to contact Vodafone UK who could see my habits before ICS would be 5-10min couple times a day no more than 1hour. Now it seems iam transfering data between 4-6 HOURS at a time multiple times a day. i am certain Super ICS v.1.1.1 Koush Kang is causing the excessive data usage. i realise ICS is early development could i be overlooking something that is using the data? i do NOT have anything else installed apart from clean ROM.
looks like i will need to rollback to 2.3.4 Gingerbread
thanks
installed 3g watchdog from market as data logging isnt enabled in this build.
instantly see 20mb recieved over network within 15seconds, very little sent data.
so iam home now checked WIFI to see what happens and 75mb recieved in 1min hardly any sent. its stoppped transmitting now, restarted phone looked again its stoppped.
i would post this in the developers forum under the correct thread but i cannot
Is your phone set to backup your preferences and such? What about your Market, is it set to auto update some applications?
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Is your phone set to backup your preferences and such? What about your Market, is it set to auto update some applications?
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have not changed any settings, i dont back anything up. market was not asking to update anything.
i have installed Nexus Beam v1.0 and i do not have data issues, also data logging is enabled
beware those who have Super ICS v1.1.1 Koush Kang installed keep an eye on your data usage.
i have had this happen a few different days now. Something uses like a GB of data in a matter of an hour or so. I noticed this and installed both My Data Manager and Onavo to see what was using it (beyond the stock Data Usage). Onavo shows it Android OS + others (Similar to the stock Android OS report) and My data Manager shows it as Streaming Media.
Any thoughts on what this is. Its not things like Facebook or Google+ or Plume or Foursquare as those all report separately. I would love to know some options on the culprit or some other apps that might help figure it out.
I did read somewhere a Factor Reset can fix this but since its random seems like some app or something that i can resolve with out that action.
I checked the amount of data I was using today and it was using crazy amounts. I have auto-sync disabled and restricted background data on for Google Services, although I think that only affects mobile data. This has been going on for over a week unnoticed.
So I saw that and restarted my phone hoping it will fix it but it didn't, So I checked my battery to see what app is using the most battery and it was Mediaserver which was using 43% (although I didn't have a battery problem until yesterday).
Here's screenshots: imgur.com/iz9HtZw, imgur.com/fzzreZo
(Sorry the forum won't let me post outside links so imgur will have to be copied and pasted)
Anyone else ever seen this before? I'm thinking of just reformatting the phone if there are no solutions but would rather not.
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I checked the amount of data I was using today and it was using crazy amounts. I have auto-sync disabled and restricted background data on for Google Services, although I think that only affects mobile data. This has been going on for over a week unnoticed.
So I saw that and restarted my phone hoping it will fix it but it didn't, So I checked my battery to see what app is using the most battery and it was Mediaserver which was using 43% (although I didn't have a battery problem until yesterday).
Here's screenshots: imgur.com/iz9HtZw, imgur.com/fzzreZo
(Sorry the forum won't let me post outside links so imgur will have to be copied and pasted)
Anyone else ever seen this before? I'm thinking of just reformatting the phone if there are no solutions but would rather not.
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In my case, Its usually playstore that consumes the most insane data over wifi (auto updates). also location (GPS) services. you'll need to check those out.
As for your battery, consider using greenify to put a leash on rogue apps and processes.
consider reading these two articles to further help fix these two isses
* How to make an Android phone’s battery last longer
* How to solve the problem of heavy data consumption in iPhone, iPad and Android Smartphones / Tablets
Hey all, for whatever reason, android has been eating up SO much data for no apparent reason. I have all google related syncing apps disabled (google photos, google plus, etc). My data plan cycles on the 20th of every month, and according to the data usage in the settings, android OS has already used 685mb, and I've hardly even been off wifi networks much in the past few days... I'm on Marshmallow if that helps. Here's some screenshots: http://imgur.com/3taUO6t http://imgur.com/vgzv3nN http://imgur.com/7H1WXYE
I'd have posted the images directly but they wound up being huge on this page.
I've have no root data firewall installed for the past few weeks haven't really noticed much of a difference, and I went through every app in the settings (with view system apps checked) and couldn't find any clues. I have a 3GB high speed (LTE) plan, and once I go past 3GB, it simply slows down to sub 3g speeds, which is an absolute pain in the ass.
Thanks in advance
We have seen this before... the fix is usually a full Factory Data Reset and set it up clean. Not sure why, no one has been able to get a tcpdump to see what it is.