Wifi Icon always downloading - General Questions and Answers

Hi guys....I dont know if this is the correct session but I have a s5 mini rooted and recently I notice that once I am connected to my wifi the down arrow is always lit up. I have AF+Wall installed and blocked all recent apps I have installed but its still doing it. Any Suggestions or possible fixes?

I did some research and I do have Sync off.Wonder whats causing it

Cyberstream12 said:
I did some research and I do have Sync off.Wonder whats causing it
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Any messaging app (Viber, WhatsApp, Messenger), Facebook, xda developers app, Email, Skype... All of these apps and a LOT of others use a constans connection to keep checking for new info. Don't worry about this too much. It's in most cases normal. Also you can use Xposed if you don't like the arrows.

janekmuric said:
Any messaging app (Viber, WhatsApp, Messenger), Facebook, xda developers app, Email, Skype... All of these apps and a LOT of others use a constans connection to keep checking for new info. Don't worry about this too much. It's in most cases normal. Also you can use Xposed if you don't like the arrows.
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Ah yes Viber was the bad one totally forgot until you mentioned it. Thanks alot

It may also be you are very tight on space, therefore some app (or Android itself) is downloading something but it's failing because it cannot finish the download.

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Facebook "hacked"-because of apps?

I am having a weird problem with my facebook account, it keeps chatting with my friends, posting on their walls, and posting statuses. Its all the usual "click here to get a free ipod" ect. I tried changing my password already and it stopped for awhile (few days) but now its doing it again.
Im starting to wonder if its one of my apps on my phone somehow doing it since I have the facebook app and have myself signed in.
Anyone experience this?
No, it's apps on your facebook account, and this has zero to do with this forum.
khaytsus said:
No, it's apps on your facebook account, and this has zero to do with this forum.
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I think you need to calm down. If I was mistaken then fine, but if it was an android app causing it then why would this be in the wrong forum?
bob2300nx said:
I think you need to calm down. If I was mistaken then fine, but if it was an android app causing it then why would this be in the wrong forum?
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It's not android apps. This happens when you use survey apps, etc. on facebook. NOTHING to do with android.
migueltherocker said:
It's not android apps. This happens when you use survey apps, etc. on facebook. NOTHING to do with android.
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Thank You now I know, was starting to suspect my phone. I delete the few apps that were on my facebook (do you think this will fix it?).
Can the apps also go into chat with my friends? The reason I ask is under permissions the only app on facebook that shows is "gochat" which is an android app for chatting on facebook.
easy way to track down were it is coming from is to go into your app settings on facebook, and limit the apps that can post. To eliminate the phone, just stop anything but your phone apps from posting, then wait a day and see what happens. then add back 1 app at a time until you find which one is the pffending app.
But as already said very unlikely to be your phone apps directly.

Facebook 1.4: A non-crap update!

Get it while it's hot! Looks like they're finally stepping it up.
Edit: Also improved Facebook API so hopefully Facebook-integrated apps won't be so bad now!
so far it seems to be a good upgrade
downloading now... lets see how these god d*** notifications work...
still doesnt integrate fb chat, so sad.
envoykrawkwarrior7 said:
still doesnt integrate fb chat, so sad.
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if we actually use a sense rom this app is the most useless thing we can have on our phone if there is no chat feature on it... i mean really... even the iphone facebook app have chat... how lazy are they to not implement it to android... i dont get it.
aamikam said:
if we actually use a sense rom this app is the most useless thing we can have on our phone if there is no chat feature on it... i mean really... even the iphone facebook app have chat... how lazy are they to not implement it to android... i dont get it.
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How does having a Sense ROM make this useless? Other than contact integration and image uploading, what the hell does Facebook for HTC Sense do?
The notifications don't work for comments. That sucks. There is a app called f-plus that will give you notifications and Go Chat will take care of the fb chat.
I am sick of having 3 apps on my phone for the job that one app should be able to do.
On top of all that my post through the "official app" are not posting on the news feed. If anyone can chime in on that it would be very helpful.
still no chat and still can't poke! Among other things..The bottom line is If I have to open my browser to do anything then its a FAIL! Why have an app if I just need to open my browser at some point..
I just can't believe how they keep dropping the ball on this!
i can view comments from notification in the app so i am confused to as what is not working besides chat
Yes but it does not notify me on the notification bar if some one post on my wall
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If anyone needs a transparent widget for this(or any other app fro that matter) check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8398577#post8398577
Thanks ilangoadigal
pelebkf said:
Yes but it does not notify me on the notification bar if some one post on my wall
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This to me is so stupid it's unfathomable. I would think this would be the absolute first thing this app would do...
Sent from the void...
you guys are trippin, the fact that I can reply to notifications within the app is all I need. facebook chat is a joke to me. B app for me for now. for an A app they will need instant notifications.
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I tried downloading from the app store. It downloads completely and while installing it fails. It gives me an error saying it was unable to perform the install. I tried to uninstall the present version but the uninstall option is grayed out.
And also sometimes , the appstore takes a while to download. Sometimes I have to restart my fone in order for the phone to start downloading the apps.
Any help is appreciated.
I get notifications on cm6.
Sent from my supersonic yea....
I just wish you could tag photos with the app, my gf's iPhone can ... they just need to make the app on par to what the iPhone has already been able to do...
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im ok with no chat since i dont use it, love that i dont have to use browser to reply to notifications, now if i could only edit uploaded photos(rotate) i would be satisfied.
Hmmm I don't like the single-sign-on feature because now all apps will have access to my account by just using FB API? not so good...
Still needs small improvement but they're stepping it up.
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vboyz103 said:
Hmmm I don't like the single-sign-on feature because now all apps will have access to my account by just using FB API? not so good...
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It will be listed in the app's permissions. Don't go downloading apps that you don't want to access your Facebook account.
napsterdj said:
I tried downloading from the app store. It downloads completely and while installing it fails. It gives me an error saying it was unable to perform the install. I tried to uninstall the present version but the uninstall option is grayed out.
And also sometimes , the appstore takes a while to download. Sometimes I have to restart my fone in order for the phone to start downloading the apps.
Any help is appreciated.
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If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to uninstall the system copy of Facebook, reboot, then download the Market version.

[Q] what can i remove thats not necessary??

Hi peeps...
I'm currently running the hexagon stock modified rom and i was wondering what stuff i can remove without screwing it up???
I pulled a few bits n pieces out like the weather stuff and google maps and gmail using link2sd and it ran fine for a while then something went wrong and the phone would lock up if the screen went off...
I would like to strip everything down to the bare minimum... I use my kindle fire for 90% of stuff now... All i want is basic phone functions, a twitter client, skype and emails... Plus tethering and gps.... And play store for updates
I'm considering changing sense for something else too if theres anything smaller and quicker...
Any tips would be welcome! Thx in advance!
Almost forgot... Can i delete the internet browser and install firefox to replace it rather than install it alongside?
shugs81 said:
Hi peeps...
I'm currently running the hexagon stock modified rom and i was wondering what stuff i can remove without screwing it up???
I pulled a few bits n pieces out like the weather stuff and google maps and gmail using link2sd and it ran fine for a while then something went wrong and the phone would lock up if the screen went off...
I would like to strip everything down to the bare minimum... I use my kindle fire for 90% of stuff now... All i want is basic phone functions, a twitter client, skype and emails... Plus tethering and gps.... And play store for updates
I'm considering changing sense for something else too if theres anything smaller and quicker...
Any tips would be welcome! Thx in advance!
Almost forgot... Can i delete the internet browser and install firefox to replace it rather than install it alongside?
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you can delete usually many apps like weather, stocks, mirror, calculator, browser, facebook, even search, mail,dictionary, gmail and talk. However, some apps are linked with others like contacts is merged with messaging so removing one might affect another. I will not delete any app that you can not see in app drawer and neither delete an app which i think might be integrated with another one!
You can also remove camera

[All roms][Sharing] Huge battery saver!

Google think that almost every device running android, is their device. Therefore they implemented a service within Google Play Services that will connect your device often to the Google and it will drain more battery then needed.
NOTE:
I tried a method that was shown on i think this forum or another one. I can't remember which one it was, and i cant find the thread either.
So before i am going to start this, i wanna thank the guy from the original thread for this, even if i dont know where i can find you. I am only sharing this so i take NO CREDITS.
I repeat, i am ONLY sharing this.
+ Works with:
- AOSP roms
- TW roms
- Well, basicly all android running devices :fingers-crossed:
To start with:
- Turn of location settings
- Go to settings, accounts and go to your google account.
+ go to advertisements and untick the toggle that says that Google takes care of your advertisements.
Most important:
- Download Adaway (latest) from HERE.
Thank you @mrRobinson for this awesome app!
- Open adAway and provide Adaway root access.
- Press the menu button and go to your own custom list.
- Now add a line by pressing the + button in the upper right of the screen.
- Add the following line < mtalk.google.com >
- Make sure the the checkmark is ON with the "mtalk.google.com" line.
- Now go back to the homescreen of adAway, apply the patch.
Note: According to the maker of the original thread, this seems to be the server that your device is always trying to communicate with. So by blacklisting this URL, there is no connection anymore.
Note 2: Cyanogenmod (and maybe other AOSP or GE users) are experiencing that the Blue highlighted WI-FI icon and the blue highlighted antenna icon are now GREY after applying this.
This is because you are not connected anymore to the google servers.
Note 3: Keep in mind that you can still manual synchronise your calander, contacts, Gmail, and other Google account related.
ramon.nmgn said:
Note 3: Keep in mind that you can still synchronise your calander, contacts, Gmail, and other Google account related.
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This (syncing) only applies for manual updates. Leaving the entry in Adaway will disable auto-updates. Not a viable option for me, am not going to manually refresh Google apps...
Pfeffernuss said:
This (syncing) only applies for manual updates. Leaving the entry in Adaway will disable auto-updates. Not a viable option for me, am not going to manually refresh Google apps...
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Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for this.
I don't think Ad away works as it should though.
It says its syncing and merging with my current hosts file but after doing that my hosts file goes from 1.4mb to 700kb. So all its doing is deleting stuff. Weird
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Obagleyfreer said:
Thanks for this.
I don't think Ad away works as it should though.
It says its syncing and merging with my current hosts file but after doing that my hosts file goes from 1.4mb to 700kb. So all its doing is deleting stuff. Weird
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Ah i did not checked my host file if became smaller. But adAway definitely works for me as it completely rebuilds the host file.
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how about deleting google play services if dont need automatic syncing?
Pfeffernuss said:
This (syncing) only applies for manual updates. Leaving the entry in Adaway will disable auto-updates. Not a viable option for me, am not going to manually refresh Google apps...
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I believe this is not a viable option for many users for the same reason ...but still for some may be useful
Vihru said:
how about deleting google play services if dont need automatic syncing?
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I think if you do that, you are not even able to Sync and update your apps at al.
I am just sharing this, i am using it myself and im pretty satisfied.
ramon.nmgn said:
I think if you do that, you are not even able to Sync and update your apps at al.
I am just sharing this, i am using it myself and im pretty satisfied.
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I always delete GooglePlayServices and never have any problems with apps updating.
I still get notifications in my status bar telling me when there is an app update available in the Play Store and also still get my Gmail notifications in my status bar.
Syncing works perfectly and so does Maps, Google Search, YouTube etc.
I actually can't see ANY reason to have GooglePlayServices installed.
All my Google apps still function perfectly without it.
And I no longer have RAM wasted and battery used up by this annoying app!!
My advice to everyone, delete it, it's not needed at all.
Obagleyfreer said:
I actually can't see ANY reason to have GooglePlayServices installed.
All my Google apps still function perfectly without it.
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Was pretty euphoric when I read this so immediately disabled Play Services and rebooted like a happy little kid :laugh:
That level of joy didn't last long:
Maps, Calendar, Keep, Youtube, these all need G.P.S. to function properly. Maybe even more apps but this is where I stopped.
Needless to say turned it back on again. This, as well, is not a viable option for me
Pfeffernuss said:
Was pretty euphoric when I read this so immediately disabled Play Services and rebooted like a happy little kid :laugh:
That level of joy didn't last long:
Maps, Calendar, Keep, Youtube, these all need G.P.S. to function properly. Maybe even more apps but this is where I stopped.
Needless to say turned it back on again. This, as well, is not a viable option for me
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Did you tried the method i mentioned? :happy:
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Pfeffernuss said:
Was pretty euphoric when I read this so immediately disabled Play Services and rebooted like a happy little kid :laugh:
That level of joy didn't last long:
Maps, Calendar, Keep, Youtube, these all need G.P.S. to function properly. Maybe even more apps but this is where I stopped.
Needless to say turned it back on again. This, as well, is not a viable option for me
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That's odd, I don't get Google Maps requesting Play services on my device.
I do get one of those notifications after wiping cache and dalvik cache though, I just swipe it away and carry on as normal.
After you swiped them away can you still use the apps requesting it?
For example when I first boot up YouTube after wiping cache it says it needs PlayServices to run but I just ignore and cancel it.
I have never lost any YouTube functionality at all.
ramon.nmgn said:
Did you tried the method i mentioned? :happy:
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What method? Entering the mtalk line?
Obagleyfreer said:
After you swiped them away can you still use the apps requesting it?
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Some yes, some no. Keep refused to work. Anyway, can easily make it through the end of the day anyway and will always charge at night so no biggie but all small bits can help of course. This fix is a bit too coarse, for me that is of course

Losing Push Notifications after flashing

Hey everyone,
I am having difficulties with getting push notifications to work after either a dirty flash or a TitaniumBackup (Data+App).
I tend to flash a lot of roms during updates to compare them, and just wondered if there a way to sort it out apart from uninstalling and reinstalling the app.
They are all user apps such as
Facebook
Tapatalk
Soundcloud
Thanks so much
s3ct0r said:
Hey everyone,
I am having difficulties with getting push notifications to work after either a dirty flash or a TitaniumBackup (Data+App).
I tend to flash a lot of roms during updates to compare them, and just wondered if there a way to sort it out apart from uninstalling and reinstalling the app.
Thanks so much
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Are the problem apps system apps?
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Just go into the apps you're having problems with and reset the sync. Dirty flashing and tibu each have issues and are not perfect
Sorry, I should of listed the apps. They are all user apps such as
Facebook
Tapatalk
Soundcloud
s3ct0r said:
Sorry, I should of listed the apps. They are all user apps such as
Facebook
Tapatalk
Soundcloud
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No, I'm sorry, I should have read your post more carefully.
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I have had your problem numerous times. Once I started to pay attention to it, I figured it out for my useage. I only have notifications set up for a handful of apps. Off the top of my head the apps espn, usa today, imdb, and amazon gave me that problem.
I do not restore those apps from back up. I take the time to sign in manually since those apps remember your settings in the cloud.
The other thing. I use adaway. I do not enable it until I receive at least one notification from my selected apps. After I receive one notification from my apps, I will then enable adaway. It works for me.
Not saying it will work for everyone, but it did for me.
edit. try clearing app data and sign in manually. do not restore from back up. diable adblocker first.
Just clear the data of the app...I do it with Facebook, snapchat and eBay and fixes it for all of em.
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