So I after a long time saw what apps were consuming data on my phone and its rather disturbing what I saw. This is one month's figures.
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Why on earth is talkback using that much data when I dont even have the service enabled??
Next up is nova launcher prime. I did grant it permission to collect data but that much in just a month??
Next up is beautiful widgets, again why on earth does a weather app need to use that much data??
Next up is clean master, I dont even use it that much so how could it be using that much data?
The last one is actually the most shocking one "MultiTouch tester" app because I havent even opened that app in like months.
Is it really normal for apps that gather data to do it that much in a month? Not only does it seem a problem with privacy but also with battery life under wifi. Remember all of these apps have many downloads and great ratings on the play store so its not a case of them being shoddy apps.
What is your opinion on all this?
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Hi everyone,
I hope that this question is out of place and that someone here can provide an answer!
In the past week, my cell data usage and/or wifi usage has gone through the roof and it's all coming from Android OS. I have not rooted the phone, so it's the stock kernel. I am currently on OS 4.0.2.
I have included several screen caps showing the amount of data being transferred. I have checked all the other apps and they are showing a very average amount of data transfer. Android OS is consuming the vast majority of it!
Does anyone here have a clue as to what could be the culprit?
Thanks,
RMFlagg
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Under accounts and sync do you have background data and auto-sync checked on? If yes that could be the problem because i think that counts as an android system procces.
Everything is set to sync, the problem is that services like GMail, Google +, Currents, Reader and the like all have their own catagories. They show fairly normal data usage, but Android OS was consuming at an alarming rate!(I have since had to turn off mobile data)
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It's just not famous enough IMO
Just my two cents. I do not know alot about publishing an app to the store but I do know as a consumer
Alot of good games that i randomly found out was getting buried because there's simply too much apps on Google Play and Apple App Store
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Around a couple of weeks back, my phone battery started draining really quickly. In the battery settings view, I could see that Google Play Music is consuming huge amounts of battery.
I have tried reporting the app, so far gotten no response. Other measures such as Force Close, removing permissions, restricting background data access haven't had any effect as well.
I even performed a factory reset a couple of days back, reinstalled all apps, but to no avail. As a last measure, I disabled the app (restore to factory version). Although after I did this, the battery hogging didn't stop, in fact it increased. And it's almost using ALL of the battery. Refer screenshots attached.
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If you are root you can remove the app with system app remover.
If you are not, try to turn off auto download and cache music while streaming.
Also that probably sounds dumb but have you tried some other versions of the app?
If I check my mobile data usage I can see an app called 10361 that used about 100MB mobile data. I can't find this app in in the list of installed apps. The phone is a NOT rooted Pixel 4a. Any ideas on that?
Scrolling through my list of apps that use mobile data, I did not see anything labeled like that. Are all your apps from the Play Store or other reputable app store?
Yes, except Adguard,but that should be fine.
I can click the app under mobile data useage to get more info, then click the icon to get to the app info screen... So a that get you to anything useful?
I'm including screenshots of me clicking on Teams in case the description isn't clear enough.
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I can click on it and get a screen like your second screenshot. But it doesn't show an icon or a name and I can't open the app info from this screen.
I've seen recently deleted apps show up in a similar way. Is there anything you have uninstalled lately that might fit the bill?
Perhaps, I'm not sure. Usually deleted Apps are group under a "deleted apps" entry. Why it's not in this case?