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apps to monitor data usage

Hi all,
Is there any apps that can be used as monitoring the data usage of each application? i.e. google map using how many kb, Meebo IM using how many kb, etc etc..
thanks first.

schizophrenia said:
Hi all,
Is there any apps that can be used as monitoring the data usage of each application? i.e. google map using how many kb, Meebo IM using how many kb, etc etc..
thanks first.
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anyone? please?

I use 3G Watchdog, but it's only overall summary, but not per application (as I guess you'd like)

Lord_Phoenix said:
I use 3G Watchdog, but it's only overall summary, but not per application (as I guess you'd like)
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Thanks a lot. I also use that but yeah, i'd like it by applications.
but anyway thanks for the input.

May be we can call for Spb to port their applications to Android very soon.
Regards,
Carty..

Carty said:
May be we can call for Spb to port their applications to Android very soon.
Regards,
Carty..
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It would be a great idea.
because, there are always some background data transfer but I never know which apps are doing that. It is especially important for users like me who do not have unlimited data plan.

there is also netcounter .

Ultra thanks for the info on NetCounter. From a glance it's nice app. With beautiful UI too.

EDIT: Sorry for the double post :-(

Don't mention it , anyway there is also APNdroid which prevents your mobile from accessing the network .

Ahmadmz3 said:
Don't mention it , anyway there is also APNdroid which prevents your mobile from accessing the network .
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Thanks for the tips.
Yeah, I also have the APNdroid to shut down the mobile internet.
However, my thought was to monitor the data usage by "applications" so that I know which application is going what and the Netcounter only monitor the data usage by "Wifi" or by "mobile internet 3G".

I don't really need per application usage, thus NetCounter is good enough.
I love to see NetCounter to expand its functionality to optionally monitors applications' usage too.

You can also use droidwall to block an individual application's internet access. I do not have an unlimited plan too, and to me this works better than monitoring each application.
http://code.google.com/p/droidwall/

leventbb said:
You can also use droidwall to block an individual application's internet access. I do not have an unlimited plan too, and to me this works better than monitoring each application.
http://code.google.com/p/droidwall/
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thanks ...
but i do not have root access yet.
plus i do not know which application is doing the transfer
its just me, I just wanna find out who is doing what, dont worry about it.

schizophrenia said:
thanks ...
but i do not have root access yet.
plus i do not know which application is doing the transfer
its just me, I just wanna find out who is doing what, dont worry about it.
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try to look for Roiding NetTraffic. this app will monitor every single connection u make. and u can even set a reminder when u about to touch the limit. i have it with chinese version.

schizophrenia said:
Hi all,
Is there any apps that can be used as monitoring the data usage of each application? i.e. google map using how many kb, Meebo IM using how many kb, etc etc..
thanks first.
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Hi Schi,
Did you ever have any luck finding an app for this? I'm looking for the same thing as something on my phone is downloading about 500mb a day and I haven't a clue what! It only started about a week ago

gendi said:
Hi Schi,
Did you ever have any luck finding an app for this? I'm looking for the same thing as something on my phone is downloading about 500mb a day and I haven't a clue what! It only started about a week ago
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exactly, I have similar problem but not as much as yours.
but this kind of app is really necessary but yet no one developed it, at least i haven't found out.
please look out together and let me know if you find something like that.

Using droidwall I've narrowed (I picked it early, it kinda stood out ) the culprit down to application 10019:Camera, Media Storage, Download Manager, DRM Protected Content Storage.
So I've now got droidwall blocking that app for 3G and allowing it on wifi and I just turn on wifi when I need download stuff that requires that app.

I've been searching for this too and finally found something. There's a paid app called "Network Statistics" that does per-app data since phone startup. It's 50p.
However it won't start on my Milestone (2.1, rooted) so... Well at 50p you can give it a try I guess.

Cheers, I'll give it a go.

MetroPCS and Android

Okay so there seems to be a good amount of people here with Sprint and Verizon as their carrier, but there is not that much support for MetroPCS, which is a growing CDMA provider. I thought this would be a good place to gather information as far as what can work with the network concerning the HTC Vogue, MetroPCS, and Android.
So far this is what I have:
Data is for sure working on Donut AOSP, but I did have some issues when trying to connect with facebook and google sync, but I was successfully able to access the internet. I will come back to this build later but am currently downloading this in the themed version and I will report back on how it goes.
Using this Hero build I can once again get data, text, and calls, but I cannot get any data apps to work, therefore rendering GPS useless, which I currently can't even check to see if it works.
So the only thing that seems to work with Android with MetroPcs is Data (browser only), Text, and Calls. Not bad if that is all you need but in this case I prefer WM. But I will continue to fiddle with it. Hopefully some more builds will be pushed out that will hopefully resolve this. And using the SD card method is the only method in which I have successfully gotten data to work. Data is a no-go for me with the NAND flashing.
To set up your data the easiest way is as follows:
-Activate voice dialer
-Say "Open APN"
-hit okay okay to open the APN
-Click on your current APN to edit the settings or activate the menu and create a new one
-Enter in these settings
Proxy: wap.metropcs.net
Port: 3128
Username: your [email protected]
Password: metropcs
The other settings dont really matter. I always just left them how they were.
Credit for the initial data settings goes to L0GiC4L 3ViL.

juicy.cook said:
Okay so there seems to be a good amount of people here with Sprint and Verizon as their carrier, but there is not that much support for MetroPCS, which is a growing CDMA provider. I thought this would be a good place to gather information as far as what can work with the network concerning the HTC Vogue, MetroPCS, and Android.
So far this is what I have:
Data is for sure working on Donut AOSP, but I did have some issues when trying to connect with facebook and google sync, but I was successfully able to access the internet. I will come back to this build later but am currently downloading this in the themed version and I will report back on how it goes.
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Are you booting through the SD card or NAND? Are you able to use GPS?

whitey10tc said:
Are you booting through the SD card or NAND? Are you able to use GPS?
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I was using SD. And I didn't try out GPS yet. I tried NAND and I could never successfully get data working.

Yes I have that same problem with cricket setting! If I come up with a solution I will post it.

juicy.cook said:
I was using SD. And I didn't try out GPS yet. I tried NAND and I could never successfully get data working.
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this is a stab in the dark, but did you delete your blank files off your SD card? I had trouble once, and by deleting the rootfstonand and systemfstonand files, etc and rebooting my data started working. Just something to try

berardi said:
this is a stab in the dark, but did you delete your blank files off your SD card? I had trouble once, and by deleting the rootfstonand and systemfstonand files, etc and rebooting my data started working. Just something to try
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No I never did try it. I will have to look into it though. Was everything that required data working (maps, apps, and weather?) or just the browser?

NAND method works on Android using MetroPCS APN. I have one running, but only WAP, marketplace doesn't work, youtube doesn't work, googlemaps doesn't work, etc etc.
I believe the reason for these not working is they have their own way of communicating with network, so they don't use the APN settings, maybe this is wrong and they (google) should fix it (their libraries) to use APN information?

I heard from a reliable source that there will be a Kyocera phone running android before the end of 2010 on the Metropcs network. I googled around and I found this ://phandroid.com/2009/10/08/kyocera-android-phone-coming-2010/
FYI I work for metro...

vlizad said:
I heard from a reliable source that there will be a Kyocera phone running android before the end of 2010 on the Metropcs network. I googled around and I found this ://phandroid.com/2009/10/08/kyocera-android-phone-coming-2010/
FYI I work for metro...
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If you work for Metro, can you find out how to get the google apps to work? I can browse the web, but that is about it. I am not certain if these apps are trying to go in through a restricted port, but if you could find that out I am certain that a lot of people would be more than grateful.

Did anyone get any of the apps to work via Metropcs? I have data working, but would love to sync to google for contacts, calender etc...
Thanks.

geekvideo.org said:
Did anyone get any of the apps to work via Metropcs? I have data working, but would love to sync to google for contacts, calender etc...
Thanks.
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Nothing yet and patiently awaiting for a solution on this. I am pretty sure that it has to do with the APN info, but... I am not completely sure.

gas there been any advancement in this?
Has anyone got market to work yet at least

Jio110890 said:
gas there been any advancement in this?
Has anyone got market to work yet at least
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No market and no gapps as of yet. It could be Metro itself blocking the ports...

hi, I am also considering MetroPCS with my out of contract XV6900.
Did you have to unlock the phone first and if so how did you do it?
I already installed polymod 2.1 gamma and I can't find an unlock option in the menus... thanks!

wujuyamakin said:
hi, I am also considering MetroPCS with my out of contract XV6900.
Did you have to unlock the phone first and if so how did you do it?
I already installed polymod 2.1 gamma and I can't find an unlock option in the menus... thanks!
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I don't believe that there is any way to unlock the phone via Android. It has to be done from WM. Check out my signature on how to do this.

*bump*
so no data for anyone on metropcs using xdandroid yet?

wolfpack612 said:
*bump*
so no data for anyone on metropcs using xdandroid yet?
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This project isn't really part of the xdandroid development afaik...

No new developments on this?

Its been a while since you all were talking about this. If you are still looking for help let me know as I have it all working on my hero.

djowen6565 said:
Its been a while since you all were talking about this. If you are still looking for help let me know as I have it all working on my hero.
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yea id like to kno

[Q] Best Firewall app?

Well I've searched around this forum and found that there wasn't a thread about firewall apps.
My question is: Which app have you tried and found that it works perfectly for you?
My main goal here is to limit some apps from using up my mb's when I'm away from my wifi.
So which app do you guys recommend?
P.S. obviously this might require root which isn't a problem.

A firewall for a phone ? ? Seriously.... It's as useless like many fake antivirus for phones.... Just not install useless and strange apps from other sites, and don't clic on EV every link you receive

xTremePower said:
A firewall for a phone ? ? Seriously.... It's as useless like many fake antivirus for phones.... Just not install useless and strange apps from other sites, and don't clic on EV every link you receive
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Umm...if it wasn't clear from the post, what I meant by firewall is an app that'll prevent installed apps from using up my internet data bundle.
A lot of cariers, including mine, don't offer cheap unlimited data bundles and, hence, I have a need to stop certain apps from accessing the internet when not on wifi.
My question has nothing to do with security.

FW
I'm using the FireWall Plus
And I'm quite happy with it... You can choose if you want block/allow Data/Wifi ... one or both :good:

djha53k said:
I'm using the FireWall Plus
And I'm quite happy with it... You can choose if you want block/allow Data/Wifi ... one or both :good:
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Well I gave Firewall Plus a fair day's trial, for the most part, it works nicely.
But google now and google chrome seem to be blocked even though they are white listed in the app which is weird. Do I need to check something else for them to work?
Btw, I know the app was set up properly since other apps such as whatsapp to receive Internet while others like facebook don't.

hadi15 said:
Well I gave Firewall Plus a fair day's trial, for the most part, it works nicely.
But google now and google chrome seem to be blocked even though they are white listed in the app which is weird. Do I need to check something else for them to work?
Btw, I know the app was set up properly since other apps such as whatsapp to receive Internet while others like facebook don't.
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You can choose if you want black list or white list...
Personally I use black list... so I check GSM or Wifi or both, click to "Save rules" in the top menu and it works... I never had any trouble with it :angel:
I might be something "deeper" of app networking... I would suggest to report it to coders of FP.

I would highly recommend DroidWall...best ever..

Data Usage

Since lollipop update I used all my data in one day. I thought it was turned off as I only use it when I go out.
Can someone please explain the settings to me eg background data

How much data are you allowed?
Settings - data usage
Please tell us the information that is here.

matalic said:
How much data are you allowed?
Settings - data usage
Please tell us the information that is here.
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Hi I use wifi 90% of the time so only switch data on when I go out. I thought having that switched of meant it could not use that
I have put 8.17mb and I have put background data restricted.
Is there no way to stop downloads while using mobile data like there used to be

Tell us what is eating your damn data
What is your data limit ?

matalic said:
Tell us what is eating your damn data
What is your data limit ?
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I dont have one its a prepaid phone hence why I cant use a lot. all I know is 10mb a day is too much
youtube and skype

I have a prepaid phone too, I get 1 GB per month for $10.00
Any app can easily send you over 10 MB... it's not even related to data background...
If you show us your data usage then we can give some comments.. if you don't show it then don't post back here

matalic said:
I have a prepaid phone too, I get 1 GB per month for $10.00
Any app can easily send you over 10 MB... it's not even related to data background...
If you show us your data usage then we can give some comments.. if you don't show it then don't post back here
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you are so rude maybe i dont understand and I am not a young techie person who the hell are you to tell me (then don't post back here )
thanks for your no help attitude

maids said:
you are so rude maybe i dont understand and I am not a young techie person who the hell are you to tell me (then don't post back here )
thanks for your no help attitude
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Here in the UK with prepaid phones the typical amount you get is 300-500mb.
If you go into setting and data usage here you should be able to manage what apps get data sent back and forth or if you click the 3 dots at the top next to the search you can restrict all background data, not sure if this is what you wanted but as far as I am aware this is the only way.

demon148 said:
Here in the UK with prepaid phones the typical amount you get is 300-500mb.
If you go into setting and data usage here you should be able to manage what apps get data sent back and forth or if you click the 3 dots at the top next to the search you can restrict all background data, not sure if this is what you wanted but as far as I am aware this is the only way.
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thank you for your help. The data restriction is fine but i need to have skype on in case someone needs to contact me. will that still work with the restriction on? Also the triangle notification warning is a pain

maids said:
thank you for your help. The data restriction is fine but i need to have skype on in case someone needs to contact me. will that still work with the restriction on? Also the triangle notification warning is a pain
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You can restrict individual apps, so I supposed you can either restrict all then remove Skype or restrict only the ones you want.

thanks I will try that

How to use Hotspot and USB tethering for FREE (Sprint, possibly more)

Go into airplane mode, then come out, directly after hit whichever one you want to do (wifi hotspot/USB tethering) and it should work without problems. I have tried and used both. If you have an easier way, please share!

Go to An settings and add dun to the end of the pan type. Works everytime. Not just Motorola, works on Note8 and V20

"An settings"? "pan type"?
Are these typos we have to decrypt? I don't have anything like this is my Network Settings.

Quantumstate said:
"An settings"? "pan type"?
Are these typos we have to decrypt? I don't have anything like this is my Network Settings.
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He's meaning APN settings and APN type "settings>More>cellular networks>access point names"
But this didn't work for me

Comet1966 said:
He's meaning APN settings and APN type
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No kidding?
I sure hope he's not a coder, an editor, or missile tech.
Salesman, or driving a mop would be good fits.

Quantumstate said:
No kidding?
I sure hope he's not a coder, an editor, or missile tech.
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Lol if he's typing on this phone I can understand it, I mistype a lot on this one. But I do look back and fix them. You should try the APN settings and see if they work for you. I still gotta stick with the airplane mode method.

You do realize Sprint includes hotspot in the unlimited plan, right?

donjuro said:
You do realize Sprint includes hotspot in the unlimited plan, right?
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No they don't. Maybe in one of them, but not mine.

If you go to sprint.com you'll see on the front page they include 10 GB of hotspot data. After those 10 gigs I believe it's throttled. I've had this for as long as I can remember.

donjuro said:
If you go to sprint.com you'll see on the front page they include 10 GB of hotspot data. After those 10 gigs I believe it's throttled. I've had this for as long as I can remember.
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That's not the plan we have. We've had our plan since 2007. Everything family plan I believe

I did mean apn lol. I also used 253gb of data last month.

WARNING about switching to a plan with free 10GB/mounth Mobile Hot Spot: Despite confirming with the Sprint phone jockey that Google Voice carrier integration would still work when I switched from my Everything to a Freedom Unlimited plan; it ended up breaking the integration and "cancelling" my Google Voice account. It took me about five days talking to Google and Sprint; and only after going back to the Everything plan, I was able to get GV working again.
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can someone update this post with the info of Android 8 ROM? does the procedure in OP work on Android 8?
if not what other way are there?

doctorman said:
can someone update this post with the info of Android 8 ROM? does the procedure in OP work on Android 8?
if not what other way are there?
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Id be interested in knowing as well.

dohcdragon said:
Id be interested in knowing as well.
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It works just tried it

doctorman said:
can someone update this post with the info of Android 8 ROM? does the procedure in OP work on Android 8?
if not what other way are there?
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Yup it works just fine.

The apn is grey out. How to change it?

ericliujian said:
The apn is grey out. How to change it?
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Add a new apn and use the same info from the greyed out apn.
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I just acquired a stock Sprint Z2 Force on Oreo 8.0 and the usual Airplane / Quick Hotspot tap fix isn't working like it did on the E5 Plus and Z3 Play, both of which were also running Oreo - the hotspot never activates on the Z2. APN's are all greyed out and locked and there's no way to add another one as of now. I need Hotspot in emergencies only, but I do need it for those occasional situations. Any other workarounds? Thanks!
Update - APN's can be added (not edited or removed) when the phone first reboots, but adding the dun command to the default "internet x.ispsn" APN - under a new APN with all other settings duplicated (as was suggested) - doesn't enable the hotspot as of now.

TVCCS said:
I just acquired a stock Sprint Z2 Force on Oreo 8.0 and the usual Airplane / Quick Hotspot tap fix isn't working like it did on the E5 Plus and Z3 Play, both of which were also running Oreo - the hotspot never activates on the Z2. APN's are all greyed out and locked and there's no way to add another one as of now. I need Hotspot in emergencies only, but I do need it for those occasional situations. Any other workarounds? Thanks!
Update - APN's can be added (not edited or removed) when the phone first reboots, but adding the dun command to the default "internet x.ispsn" APN - under a new APN with all other settings duplicated (as was suggested) - doesn't enable the hotspot as of now.
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I was able to edit mine using an sq3lite editor from the PlayStore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dundastech.sqlitemasterlight
Add dun to the end of the internet apn, then change the dun apn to x.ispsn
It's under the app phone and messaging storage/databases/telephony.db/carriers
Just search for your operator by numeric. Sprint is 310120