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Nexus One uses too much data

Sorry if this has already been asked, I already searched in Google and in the Forums.
In Portugal we don't have unlimited data plans, actually they are really limited (mine allows only 150MB). Today I've used only the data connection for less then 2h and it used 4MB of data (430KB received and 3.5MB transmitted) and all this time the phone never left my pocket. With the G1 on a average day it used only 2MB.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
How can I track which app is using all this data?
I'm using CyanogenMod, but I have the same problem with the default firmware.

yes i have noticed this too. but here in USA we have unlimited data. the only suggestion i say is to turn of the data connection completely. that's the only solution that i know. it seems like android 2.1 OS is constantly sending data packets, even if you dont have any apps doing anything in the background.

Sorry to hear about the small data plan options, that just stinks

That sucks! Android without data connection looses the whole point, I'll check if there's any other bigger data plan that I can afford...
Still, if anyone knows a solution, please tell me.

Look through all the default programs to check for any syncing options.
News and weather defaults to pull stories every 12 hours I believe. If you don' use that, turn it all off(especially the news).
Check your E-mail frequencies as well if you added any pop/imap addresses. The defaults are 15 minute intervals.
Those are the two major things that pull data off throug default settings.

I already tried to disable "Background data" on preferences and it didn't solve the problem, so it's not gmail, calendar or any other gapp. I'll try to disable the weather (though, since most of the data was transmitted, not received, that shouldn't be the problem)

Haven't enable Latituded in Maps have you? That sends out a **** load.

I have latitude enabled, but I has it enabled in G1 too. I'll try to disable it anyway.

Most googles apps are push so they won't have large usage. When I said email I meant the email application.

No, I didn't use the email app, I've put my POP accounts on Gmail

After killing (almost) all apps using Astro it stopped using the data connection madly. Next I'll reboot and kill the apps one by one until it stops again, if I find anything useful I'll post it here.

System panel will tell you what you network usage is as well.

As far as I know...Maps and rest of Gapps are the cause for this "problem".
I´m not worried about using too much data, as my plan runs unlimited...but about my privacy!
Google is a MONSTER we are feeding each second...the most androiders...the most bigger the "Bicho" will be
Anyway, I just turn sync and any form of geolocation OFF and things get measured...

Netdroid from the market willl help you control your data connection.

I noticed that the "battery use" thing displays the data used by each app, but it only displays the most battery consuming apps. Would this be a way to go?

It's probably an app running wild, but it can be a bit hard to find out which. I installed the chess.com app once and without _ever_ starting it I found out it had used 40MB up/down in a rather small timeframe. Immediate uninstall for programs that waste my bandwith (have a 1GB plan, so not that big of a deal, but still).

That's what I thing, but how do I find out which app it is?

Need someone to confirm this but…
If you do the *#*#4636#*#* “trick” (type this into the phone pad). Then go to Battery History, then change the top drop down box to Network Usage, this appears to list all the apps using the network and how much they are doing so. If you click on an app it shows you how much data it has sent and received.
Is this useful for the OPs question? I’m suspicious because it is under “Battery History”, but it does appear to show which applications are using the most data…?

Yes, that's exactly the point of the Service Menu (it's no trick).
On Cyanogen the option is showing in Spare Parts.

I think your **** is porn-addict and browse youporn since we have flash on your phone when it's in your pocket

[Q] Choosing Which Apps Run in the Background

Is there an app or a setting where I can choose specifically which applications are allowed to use data or which applications can run in the background?

I have a 200 mb plan from ATT and if I leave data on all the time i go over my limit, but if I could choose which applications are allowed to use background data then I would be able to leave data on and not go over my limit. Thanks!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541380
try this DroidWall?

I've been using DroidWall for long time, it's very handy for rooted phone.

You would be much better off checking, which apps use your data and what they use, and uninstalling / disabling the rest. MUCH better solution.

how do you save data?

hi this is my first post.
just bought a used 8.9 att tab. right now i'm using wifi, but planning to get att sim prepaid data plan for domestic and my international trip. i know there are alot of apps running in the background like the accu weather apps. those constantly pull data, correct? my question is how do i stop them from pulling data? i just want to used my tablet and save as much as data as possible and i only want to use it when i need it like surfing the web, checking weather when i need it. do i kill those apps running in the background and how do i kill it? what other apps are pulling in data beside the accu weather map, the standard apps that came on my 8.9 honeycomb os.
or should i just disconnect my 3g connection when i'm not in used and just turn on wifi instead? and then turn on my 3g when need it? i'm planning to get the cheapest plan which is 250 MB for $15/month prepaid.

You will probably have to check settings of each and every app you have, to reduce the frequency of background updates, and perhaps to set them up to only download on WiFi connection. Not all apps provide such flexibility. I know I removed a few apps (from my phone) because they didn't allow to save data traffic.
I recommend you install an app that tracks and reports your mobile data PER APPLICATION.
I use RadioOpt Traffic Monitor for that, on my phone.
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fred_be9300 said:
You will probably have to check settings of each and every app you have, to reduce the frequency of background updates, and perhaps to set them up to only download on WiFi connection. Not all apps provide such flexibility. I know I removed a few apps (from my phone) because they didn't allow to save data traffic.
I recommend you install an app that tracks and reports your mobile data PER APPLICATION.
I use RadioOpt Traffic Monitor for that, on my phone.
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installed this apps today and ran the apps with my wifi. holy crap. just today briefing turning on my 8.9 for about 4 hours and light surfing on my dolphin browser, it has 189 MB!
here are some of the breakdowns:
total traffic: 189 MB
system traffic: 147 MB
dolphin browser: 20 MB
and other misc. running apps in that didn't took much data.
my question is majority of it is from system traffic. what is system traffic? how do i stop it running? if i plan to get the cheapest att data plan for my 8.9 which is 250 MB, it wouldn't even last a day!
any1 here subscribe to att with their tab and how do you cut on the data you use on your tab with your att data plan? thx in advance.

[HELP] Mobile Data Consumption for Android?

greetings friends,
i have a problem with mobile data consumption for this latest upgrade. before this, when it was 4.1.2, i didn't remember android OS really need that much data. but when i upgraded the OS to 4.2.2, the data consumption is considerably high...
the problem is, i use daily internet package where i have to renew the pass everyday. when it exceeded the quota, i'll have to pay using my credit balance. and it is very costly!
how do i stop or disable the android OS internet consumption? any idea?
p/s: unable to post a picture. newbie here.

Just go into:
settings/more/mobile networks/and uncheck mobile data. That turns off data transmission - turn it on when you need it.
Easier way is to have mobile data on the quick pull down menu and turn it off there when you don't need it...
You can also enable Stamina Mode in power settings which disables data traffic when the screen is off
http://twitter.com/durtgeek

dear sir,
thanks for the response. very much appreciate it. :good:
i did limit the usage. but my concern is that, how can i turn off the 'Android OS' or at least limit the OS usage of internet. sometimes i didnt really use the internet, but it seemed the traffic kept getting higher. i did switch off the auto-update for all my apps.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39254964
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Hi mate, I was facing the same problem after upgrading to 4.2.2.
The cause behind this is backup and rest.
Go to Settings->Backup & Reset and uncheck Back up my data.
The phones starts taking a backup of almost everything on your phone on some cloud server, which eats a lot of data.
Once you uncheck it, your data consumption will return to normal.

singhal_apoorv said:
Hi mate, I was facing the same problem after upgrading to 4.2.2.
The cause behind this is backup and rest.
Go to Settings->Backup & Reset and uncheck Back up my data.
The phones starts taking a backup of almost everything on your phone on some cloud server, which eats a lot of data.
Once you uncheck it, your data consumption will return to normal.
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that does it....thanks, brother!
:laugh: :good:

cloudz7 said:
dear sir,
thanks for the response. very much appreciate it.
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You're welcome
But I'm not a sir I'm a ma'am lol
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5 Best Ways To Reduce Mobile Data Consumption
5. Update your Apps Over WiFi Only
Many apps in Google play store get unnecessary updates by unnecessary i mean they are meant to fix bugs only, and have you noticed how many times all your apps were auto-updated without your consent, spending all them precious GBs, so wasting your finite date over useless updates is not a great idea. To disable Auto-Update you just need to open the Google Play Store and tap on the side tray button, click on Settings option and then select the “Auto-update apps” and select Auto-update apps over WiFi only.
4. Turn On Data Compression on Google Chrome
Most of us are Android users, coz this process is only for Android Users. And if you are an Android user you are also likely Chrome users. Most of us Don’t know that Chrome supports a feature that can reduce data consumption, Google states this feature should save you about 50% in data, without even feeling any difference. All you need to do is open Chrome and hit the menu button and select Settings, click Data Saver and then toggle the option and it done.
3. Cache Everything You Can
Like Google Maps and Google Play Music allow for storing data locally and many other apps. Make sure to save as many as caches and data you can while you are on a WiFi network. Afterwards you can enjoy your saved data without wasted Precious Mobile Data.
2. Avoid Online Streaming
The most awesome Things over the internet consume more data, this includes streaming videos and music, as well as looking through high quality images or GIF files. Try to avoid this kind of consumption as much as possible if you really want to save your mobile data. And if you need to watch it, make sure you change the settings and set quality at lower rates.
1. Restrict Background Data
Do you know that when your phone is not in use some apps spend your too much data. the feature we about to tell is actually one of the greatest features on Android. Background data allows apps to keep everything updated which leads to a great amount of Data wastage. so here is what you can do, Go into Settings > Data Usage and select Restrict Data for the apps that consume large amount of data and dont worry you can undo this by the same method.

[Q] Error message: "turn on background data" followed by wrong instructions?

[Q] Error message: "turn on background data" followed by wrong instructions?
I keep getting this curious error message "Turn on background data" accompanied by generic instructions as to possible ways this should be done. Which dont seem to apply to the Galaxy S3.
My unit indeed doesnt seem to scan constantly for emails or gmails unless I go to the program and tell it to do so. And it has just started telling me that I can't access the play store unless I enable background data.
I was just moved by t-mobile from a 200 meg plan to a 3 gig plan and I can't remember whether I ever disabled background data to reduce usage or to prevent anonymous tracking in some way. So I am not sure if turning it off is a disadvantage or a security feature? Or possibly some way of preventing Angry Birds from sending me incessant adverts when my young offspring demand my phone to play this game?
I certainly cant remember how I did this, assuming I was aware of doing it!
Does anyone know how to turn on background data and whether having it on is a good thing or a bad thing please?

Go to settings>data usage tap menu button,you should find a restrict background data button..untick it...
And about background data restriction,it's pros and cons completely depends on your usage..if you restrict the background data,no data's ( no means 0 bites ) can be used by Any app until you open it in foreground..its a life saver for those who have planned there data usage for every app they use...but if you are a free minded android user,and want to get everything from your device,you might not restrict your background data..
But it will cost a little (sometimes even more) datas without asking for your permission!
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Herny123 said:
Go to settings>data usage tap menu button,you should find a restrict background data button..untick it...
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Actually that was why I posted: When I Go to settings>data usage and tap menu button, I find a restrict background data button which is unticked. There IS no restriction of which i am aware, so I wondered where it is on the T-Mobile Galaxy 'skin'?

licensedtoquill said:
Actually that was why I posted: When I Go to settings>data usage and tap menu button, I find a restrict background data button which is unticked. There IS no restriction of which i am aware, so I wondered where it is on the T-Mobile Galaxy 'skin'?
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Ahh I think you have restricted the background data for google play store or play services individually.
Go to data usage and tap on google apps like play store,play services etc.there is a restrict background data option for each app..make sure they are unticked..
If this doesn't help,I think I can't help you further..
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This is indeed an odd one:I had checked that as well and restrict data isnt checked there either!
However, as to the immediate problem at hand, thanks for the advice: Is IS checked for the play store.
And maybe this is useful, to know that you can restrict background data for programs like angry birds?

licensedtoquill said:
This is indeed an odd one:I had checked that as well and restrict data isnt checked there either!
However, as to the immediate problem at hand, thanks for the advice: Is IS checked for the play store.
And maybe this is useful, to know that you can restrict background data for programs like angry birds?
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Yep it's possible to restrict background data for all app particularly..
and if you find that restricting and unrestricting it from settings is a bit annoying,you might try apps like android firewall..they are too good to control your data usage.. but root permission required!
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