Hey guys,
My carrier made some updates to the service today and one of the biggest differences is that some apps won't count towards mobile traffic. I have been using the data limiter/counter built in Android for quite some time now and it's really close to what my carrier accounts so I rely on it to not go over the data cap.
Is there any way to stop apps such as Spotify to count towards the amount of mobile data on the Android counter?
I'm sorry if it's not clear enough but this is the way I am able to explain it better. In case you don't understand what I want, just tell me and I'll try explaining it better.
Thanks!
Don't think you can on the stock data usage settings
I guess I'll get back to 3G Watchdog. Sucks to have yet another app running on the background but I guess that's the only solution.
Thanks!
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I pick up my i9000 tomorrow night. First off, I should point out that my usage will be fairly light compared to most people on here. I really only want it so that I can combine my e-book reader, camera, and cell phone into one, convenient device. I also plan on using it as a secondary internet device at home (WiFi only, I don't want a data plan): discussion forums, Wikipedia, occasional videos, TV shows etc. The GPS will see very limited use. I won't be playing games, and I have no interest in joke-type apps.
What mistakes do most of us new users make that I should avoid?
I'm leery of apps harvesting my personal information and sending it out. What can I do to protect myself? (Please don't say "only download apps you trust". I don't know how to evaluate trust yet, if it can indeed be evaluated.) Is Taintdroid an option?
Since I'll be using prepaid cards, how can I lock down my phone so that only phone calls and text messages get through? No emails, weather updates, or anything else.
Thanks. I appreciate any help you can give me.
If you want to avoid of accessing the internet thru mobile services, I would recommend to delete all APN in Settings > Wireless and network > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
Thanks for the reply.
I don't want to do anything quite that extreme as there may be times when I'll need to use the GPS or the internet. I'm willing to incur data charges then, but only when I'm desperate for some reason.
Download"APNDroid" from the market when you get it, toggles data on and off
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Thank you very much.
Avoid the temptation of installing lagfixes or unofficial froyos...
Yes, await nothing but the yet-to-arrive official froyo
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Avoid the temptation of installing lagfixes...
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Thanks. I'm assuming since my usage will be fairly limited and I'm not much of an app-junkie that lag won't be much of an issue.
on vodafone here, just wondering if i'm paying through my nose if background data is enabled, auto off, 3g is on and data connection isn't active (nor is wireless).
Thanks, I've added three screenshots to explain.
First: get rid of that task killer
If you're on contract then I wouldn't worry about data, assuming your contract includes some data (in the UK Vodafone give 500MB of data). Otherwise, you'll just have to see how much you have to pay per MB, and see what you think.
tell me of a more decent task killer for c7 with 2.3 and i'll install it
and yeah, contract, *123# tells me i don't have very much to pay, but that's just voice
The point is you don't need any taskkiller Android doesn't need them. It will automaticly free up RAM when it's needed.
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http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
Use 3g watchdog to monitor your data usage
i skimmed it and recognized the argument, but it's a windows obsession, i guess... how come the flavour i'm using has back-button app-kill functionality then?
and hey, it's not like i'm running an antivirus
thanks to both of you for the tips and help, all the best
Long-press back to kill is mainly a development function.
3G Watchdog (as said above) and TrafficStats Lite. Use them both, they're excellent. TSL is very good for weeding out rogue bandwidth-stealing apps.
Hey guys, I just bought my wife this phone last week and put her on the limited data plan since she is mostly on wifi. Question is what apps are eating data in the background while she is off wifi? I have so far turned off google background synching and thats it. Any more suggestions?
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I have never closely tracked my data use since I am on an unlimited plan. If you are concerned about bloat eating into your wife's 200mb though, then I would root and put Iced Glacier (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844594) and AdsFree on her phone.
IG is stock without bloatware. I have been running stock since I got my phone at release and finally decided the current batch of ROMs we have are stable enough to play with. IG is running great, a bit faster than stock, some minor graphical tweaks, but still otherwise identical just minus the bloat crpa.
AdsFree will redirect all advertisement servers to 127.0.0.1 (localhost; the phone itself) so that ads don't download and eat into your precious quota. AdsFree does require root, though.
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Hey guys, I just bought my wife this phone last week and put her on the limited data plan since she is mostly on wifi. Question is what apps are eating data in the background while she is off wifi? I have so far turned off Google background syncing and that's it. Any more suggestions?
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I am thinking of doing the exact thing with a family plan member, I will be installing a task killer and ad free, but I have installed an app (pro version - costs under $4) on mine that tracks data usage by program on the network - not WiFi (which is free anyway).
It is called 3G Watchdog. The free version does not break it out by app. So far, I have been surprised how much email program is using. i do not get a lot of emails, so ( am assuming it is background activity (like checking periodically for new mail).
It is set up for billing period and your plan limit. i also loaded my plan moth-to-date usage in, and it has been tracking pretty good against my TMo usage in "MY Account". When you switch over to WiFi - no activity is recorded - which is exactly the way it should be to monitor your paid data usage.
For their limited plans (with mb limits) - this app is a must.
I'm monitoring my data usage on my phone because I have al limited data subscription. Now I see Android System Using alot of data (background) when the phone is in standby. I dunno what for, when I press to look at the stats it just says Android System. I don't backup, only sync my contacts, gmail and agenda. Is there someting I'm overlooking that uses data through the android system. Its frustrating because its eating my data away without the knowledge on what or which program is using.
Maybe someone can inform me what to do? Used 90 MB in the last five days only on Android System.
SOLVED: It was a app called Dumpert.nl (dutch app for funny movies) everytime I played a movie it was loading as Android System. I noticed it when Dumpert wasn't showing any big data usage while using 3G.
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I'm monitoring my data usage on my phone because I have al limited data subscription. Now I see Android System Using alot of data (background) when the phone is in standby. I dunno what for, when I press to look at the stats it just says Android System. I don't backup, only sync my contacts, gmail and agenda. Is there someting I'm overlooking that uses data through the android system. Its frustrating because its eating my data away without the knowledge on what or which program is using.
Maybe someone can inform me what to do? Used 90 MB in the last five days only on Android System.
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restrict background data in data usage in setting
I have similar problem, but it is still within my data plan limit, so I just ignore it!
What I hate are these general terms in the data monitor app. Android system! Please google try to break it down to something more detailed for a normal user!
I also have quite a lot of data used by the play store, although I never download or update apps except on WIFI! I'm not sure how I got this data used!
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Restricting the background data isn't possible with Android-System. It's bugging the hell out of me. I come from iPhone and if this isn't going to be sorted out soon. I will get a iPhone because this is not normal. I want to be the one who is using data and not the system alone. Google needs te be more specific on this subject. Nobody knows what "Android-System is doing. All the information is blocked.
Hi Guys,
I am trying to get Android not to track data usage of an specif app, but the only option I could found was to shut down app data usage at all.
But I dont want that, I just want that android do not consider this app's data usage in the total count.
This happens because my carrier offers me some free data usage on certain apps (whatsapp and deezer), so I dont want them to be on the systems data usage statistics...
Is it possible?
ps: I know I can probably download an data control app to get this like I want, but I wanted to keep using Android native data control.
Thank very much!