Hello, so over the past month I've noticed a huge spike in data usage and it's from Android OS. I've used 1.08 gigs in about 3 weeks. Anyone else having similar issues? No new apps installed. Running the latest version. Hope someone can shed some light on this for me!
Thanks.
lespaul0143 said:
Hello, so over the past month I've noticed a huge spike in data usage and it's from Android OS. I've used 1.08 gigs in about 3 weeks. Anyone else having similar issues? No new apps installed. Running the latest version. Hope someone can shed some light on this for me!
Thanks.
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Go into settings and then Data and tap more in the upper right hand corner and restrict the background data on apps that you don't use.. I pretty much have everything restricted because when I open it the data will work fine in the foreground just not in the background after it's closed. Saves me a lot of data!
MrMike2182 said:
Go into settings and then Data and tap more in the upper right hand corner and restrict the background data on apps that you don't use.. I pretty much have everything restricted because when I open it the data will work fine in the foreground just not in the background after it's closed. Saves me a lot of data!
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If I restrict all background data will I still receive notifications for email, messages, Facebook messages, hangouts, etc...? And I can't restrict background data for Android OS. It's grayed out.
lespaul0143 said:
If I restrict all background data will I still receive notifications for email, messages, Facebook messages, hangouts, etc...? And I can't restrict background data for Android OS. It's grayed out.
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No don't restrict all of it or you won't get the notifications just do as many as you can that you don't use so it stops using data when you aren't using them.
MrMike2182 said:
No don't restrict all of it or you won't get the notifications just do as many as you can that you don't use so it stops using data when you aren't using them.
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Okay. But do those apps fall under Android OS? I already have background data turned off for just about everything.
lespaul0143 said:
Okay. But do those apps fall under Android OS? I already have background data turned off for just about everything.
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Yes they do... What model phone do you have? Verizon? Because when I updated to MM 6.0 it was draining the battery in less than 2 hours of screen on time and killing my data and I wasn't about to accept that so I downgraded back to Lollipop! I get a good 8 to 12 hours of screen on time now. I do think the only way to fix the battery problem when updating is to factory reset the device first so there's absolutely nothing on it and then update to MM 6.0..
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Yes they do... What model phone do you have? Verizon? Because when I updated to MM 6.0 it was draining the battery in less than 2 hours of screen on time and killing my data and I wasn't about to accept that so I downgraded back to Lollipop! I get a good 8 to 12 hours of screen on time now. I do think the only way to fix the battery problem when updating is to factory reset the device first so there's absolutely nothing on it and then update to MM 6.0..
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Verizon Note 5. And my battery isn't the issue. Data is. And why would Android OS be listed separately if all the other apps are also listed separately, showing their own data usage?
Bump. Anyone?
lespaul0143 said:
Bump. Anyone?
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They're listed separately so you can see which one is using the most data, that way you'll know which one it is.. The other thing is, you need an OS in order for anything to run obviously which is why I said they all run on the OS. But like I said they're separated for a reason.
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They're listed separately so you can see which one is using the most data, that way you'll know which one it is.. The other thing is, you need an OS in order for anything to run obviously which is why I said they all run on the OS. But like I said they're separated for a reason.
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So they're using twice the data? That's what my phone is showing...
lespaul0143 said:
So they're using twice the data? That's what my phone is showing...
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Personally I don't know what your phone is doing since I can't see it but just because they're displayed in a way that you can see them all doesn't mean they're using twice the data.
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Personally I don't know what your phone is doing since I can't see it but just because they're displayed in a way that you can see them all doesn't mean they're using twice the data.
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True. I just don't know what changed. Just out of the blue Android OS started using 10+ times the amount of data.
lespaul0143 said:
True. I just don't know what changed. Just out of the blue Android OS started using 10+ times the amount of data.
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Did you do anything at all before this started to do that? If not, maybe you should try factory resetting the phone because I know data isn't cheap anymore!
By the way, there's also network monitoring tools on the play store that you can try out so you can pin it down to which process is using it all up.
I did nothing new / different. Factory resetting is annoying. What's the best app to pinpoint which process it is?
lespaul0143 said:
I did nothing new / different. Factory resetting is annoying. What's the best app to pinpoint which process it is?
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Personally I think this one is good .
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=msd.n2g.n3g
Or you can try this one..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.kfsoft.android.TrafficIndicator
MrMike2182 said:
Personally I think this one is good .
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=msd.n2g.n3g
Or you can try this one..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.kfsoft.android.TrafficIndicator
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Thanks!
So, still no update. Those apps don't measure specific apps or anything. But it's pushing 2gb a month of data.
I'm also looking for answers.
Android OS used 1GB data in one day in the backgroud (uploading). So it's not updates.
I'm not using Cloud or any other backup service.
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I have had this phone fur a year and I know I'm hacked. Apps open by themselves and I always have high data usage. I took a few screen shots that I thought might be helpful? Haha please help!!!!
I highly doubt you're hacked. I see you have the Facebook app installed; that's known to drain your battery. Have you gone into its settings to make sure it's not set to auto-refresh at high intervals? I think the default is every 15 minutes. What about Google+? Is it set to automatically upload your photos and videos? And finally, I see you're on Sprint, which has LTE almost nowhere. Is your LTE set to on?
Bro.. why not try a full wipe 'coz if your phone is infected your privacy is exposed lol
Facebook app is installed yet auto sync is disabled. I keep having apps download on their own yet I disabled auto update. Not to mention my location services are jacked up
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jemeljc said:
Facebook app is installed yet auto sync is disabled. I keep having apps download on their own yet I disabled auto update. Not to mention my location services are jacked up
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Are you using Google Now? That's known to destroy battery life by at least 30% (its been tested). Turn that off. It keeps your location services running 24/7.
Worst case, I'm not sure if your device is rooted or not (it doesn't matter), but try and wipe it and "start over" if you can. Make sure your contacts are synced with Google, and if your photos are on your internal storage, move them to your computer or your SD card. Then go into Settings -> Security -> Factory Reset.
Can u explain these?
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jemeljc said:
Can u explain these?
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It looks like logcat is logging signal strenght of your 3g, and your mail app is checking for new mails.
It might be your voicemail app... Unless you changed the icon that isn't stock TW. But yeah definitely just do a factory reset or Odin back to stock...
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mm971106 said:
It might be your voicemail app... Unless you changed the icon that isn't stock TW. But yeah definitely just do a factory reset or Odin back to stock...
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Nah, that's the Sprint Voicemail app's logo.
So, I realized that my SABnzbd downloads had slowed down substantially, and when I looked into the reason, it seems my phone is using about 3MB of bandwidth while sitting and doing nothing.
I uninstalled a few apps I thought might be responsible, and restarted the phone. I've not touched it since it booted up, and my router shows me that I'm currently using 375KB/s on this phone.
I have no idea what could be doing this, but it seriously concerns me.
I'm running Purity ROM, and will soon factory reset and try a different ROM, but thought I would ask about this before I do anything else.
Ideas/thoughts?
Go into WiFi advanced settings and turn off scanning. You could also turn WiFi off when screen is off. I just turned off scanning. PS it helps save power while idle
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whozilla said:
Go into WiFi advanced settings and turn off scanning. You could also turn WiFi off when screen is off. I just turned off scanning. PS it helps save power while idle
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Even if the phone wifi is 'scanning' for a signal (it's actually connected, so it's not scanning for anything), it should not be actively downloading at almost 375 KB/s. It should not be downloading anything.
What else could it be?
JustinChase said:
Even if the phone wifi is 'scanning' for a signal (it's actually connected, so it's not scanning for anything), it should not be actively downloading at almost 375 KB/s. It should not be downloading anything.
What else could it be?
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Is it a one time event or does it continues all the time? If it's a one file event it's probably simmering syncing.
jd1639 said:
Is it a one time event or does it continues all the time? If it's a one file event it's probably simmering syncing.
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Whenever the phone is on, for the last few days. I suspect it's an app causing it, but I can't find any indication of which one. I think I'm going to wipe and install fresh, and probably try another ROM for a while. I'll install apps one at a time until/if the situation happens again.
There are apps to check data usage of each app. Can't name one. Never needed them. I always just accepted its the NSA and I try to stay away from my phone while in ze nude, as our German friends would put it.
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JustinChase said:
Whenever the phone is on, for the last few days. I suspect it's an app causing it, but I can't find any indication of which one. I think I'm going to wipe and install fresh, and probably try another ROM for a while. I'll install apps one at a time until/if the situation happens again.
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That's what I'd do to. But I'm a little paranoid when stuff like that happens
Install this to find out what app is causing it. I'm betting one of the google apps. Play services loves to use data for no reason.
My Data Manager
theesotericone said:
Install this to find out what app is causing it. I'm betting one of the google apps. Play services loves to use data for no reason.
My Data Manager
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Thanks. That's telling me "Downloads" has used 66MB since being installed 4 minutes ago.
I'm not intentionally downloading anything, and when I checked the Play store, it doesn't seem to be downloading anything either. When I checked the downloads folder, there is one jpg (623KB) and the Amazon app store apk (4.99MB), and both have been there for weeks.
There is nothing else in this folder, nor any other indication of what is causing "Downloads" to be downloading. In the 2 minutes it's taken to write this, the amount has risen to 124MB, which is 98.1% of what's been dowloaded.
Very weird to me.
So the app is using DL's. DL's doesn't do anything by itself that I've ever seen. Try force stopping it then freezing it. That might make the app show up that's causing the issue. Might being the key word here. Weird indeed.
Wifi
Please Restore Your Wifi Setting..
My battery life has been draining super fast lately, I've tried a factory reset and everything but nothing seems to help. I recently installed the app 'Battery Doctor' and it shows me that there are, on average, 30+ apps running secretly. I click Optimize now and it will only work for a couple of minutes before they all start running again. I don't know why this is happening and I need help. If you need more information just let me know. Most battery power is being consumed by 'Google Services' and I've turned off location, wifi and mobile and it still drains super fast. I'm guessing the previous owner installed one of those bitcoin miners and it's stuck in the root but I have no idea how to get it off.
Groundbreaking said:
My battery life has been draining super fast lately, I've tried a factory reset and everything but nothing seems to help. I recently installed the app 'Battery Doctor' and it shows me that there are, on average, 30+ apps running secretly. I click Optimize now and it will only work for a couple of minutes before they all start running again. I don't know why this is happening and I need help. If you need more information just let me know. Most battery power is being consumed by 'Google Services' and I've turned off location, wifi and mobile and it still drains super fast. I'm guessing the previous owner installed one of those bitcoin miners and it's stuck in the root but I have no idea how to get it off.
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Its a bug in google play services. It prevents your phone from deepsleep mode. Which phone / android version is yours?
LS.xD said:
Its a bug in google play services. It prevents your phone from deepsleep mode. Which phone / android version is yours?
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HTC Droid DNA running Android Version 4.4.2
Groundbreaking said:
HTC Droid DNA running Android Version 4.4.2
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is your phone rooted?
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is your phone rooted?
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No sir, I've been thinking about doing it though.
Groundbreaking said:
No sir, I've been thinking about doing it though.
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With root access you can disable apps / prevent background services (google system update service) from starting / cut off permissions (stay awake, wake up)
do not worry this is what happens in all the mobiles
these apps starts automatically because they are essential for your mobile
all you can do is keep clearing the ram regularly and you can also install Greenify ....
this app stops other apps from running in background
This app GREENIFY comes in two different types
one is for rooted users and one is for non-rooted users...........you can try to install for non rooted users if your mobile is not rooted
I am using an app called My Data Manager to try and track down something using crazy amounts of data on my device. It has shown org.codeaurora.btmultisim use over 1gb of data (wifi and LTE combined) over the last 24 hours.
This is 85% of my usage and is the only thing on the app that I have no idea what it might be. Does anyone have any tips on what it is or what might be using it?
Thanks!
In not sure what it is but been checking it out might be Best to uninstall as this is what i have found on
https://skyeye.trustlook.com/mobile-app-threat-report/md5-3EEA61FA423DC529EB01C616BDA37A4C/
I don't have any option to remove or disable. Only FORCE STOP. It's not using any storage and barely any memory -- but I feel like something is controlling it or using it to transfer data.
Package disabler Pro from the play store will be able to disable it
*Detection* said:
Package disabler Pro from the play store will be able to disable it
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I disabled it, rebooted and it's still showing up and using data at a crazy rate.
wotan2525 said:
I disabled it, rebooted and it's still showing up and using data at a crazy rate.
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Same here. Anyone get to the bottom of this?
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It's a multisim toggle?
wotan2525 said:
I disabled it, rebooted and it's still showing up and using data at a crazy rate.
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Compile this then disable it:
https://github.com/MilanParikh/Adhell2
I've submitted this issue since July but the problem exists for me since the very first Developer Preview. Basically my Pixel behaves normally when connecting to both WiFi and mobile data. But sometime during the day the phone "loses" mobile data and a Mobile data has run out message appears, even though I have a prepaid line with enough quota still available. I had the issue in DP1, DP3 and final Oreo version (skipped DP2 and DP4) and nothing goes on with the submitted issue. So I've avoided updating because obviously I need my mobile data at all times.
There is some people commenting on the issue but I don't feel like Google is taking this seriously.
Google is working on a fix.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ifi-to-use-mobile-data-and-incur-extra-costs/
I have the same issue too.But few days ago,I disabled the system app "carrierdefaultapp" by a third-party app (my pixel was rooted) and the issue disappeared.
ika-Arser said:
I have the same issue too.But few days ago,I disabled the system app "carrierdefaultapp" by a third-party app (my pixel was rooted) and the issue disappeared.
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which third party app is that?
kbaltodano said:
which third party app is that?
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ice box or you can delete the carrierdefaultapp(/system/app/CarrierDefaultApp) by RootExplorer
I have pretty good signal on my Pixel XL Android 8.0.0 Oreo.
ika-Arser said:
ice box or you can delete the carrierdefaultapp(/system/app/CarrierDefaultApp) by RootExplorer
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yep, can confirm this works. It's been like 5 days and I have not encountered the issue any more. I don't know how I didn't think about that. Thanks!
Wouldn't going into Developer options under Networking and disabling "Mobile Data always active" accomplish the same thing? I thought the bug responsible for this is that Oreo enables this by default.
CatThief said:
Wouldn't going into Developer options under Networking and disabling "Mobile Data always active" accomplish the same thing? I thought the bug responsible for this is that Oreo enables this by default.
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doesn't seem to be related at least in my case, just removed the CarrierDefaultApp and that was it. BTW I checked and the toggle is off but I don't remember if it was toggled on before.
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doesn't seem to be related at least in my case, just removed the CarrierDefaultApp and that was it. BTW I checked and the toggle is off but I don't remember if it was toggled on before.
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By removing CarrierDefaultApp are you removing all mobile data capability?
No, I can toggle data on and off as usual. That just removes the new data-management functionality which appears to be broken for some of us.