Im running OxygenOS 3.2.7 and when i go to Settings > Data Usage > Twitter ( under cellular data in this case), there is no option to restrict background data as there is supposed to be in stock Android, is this a feature they took out or something? Also when I'm on the Data Usage page, and go to Network restrictions in the top right menu, it only shows a list of metered WiFi networks.
I can't really remember as its been sometime since I switched to N but there were options to disable background cellular data in OOS 3.2.6 under the same settings.
Also the cellular networks settings have moved to the main settings page under "More" settings of Wireless and Settings.
interframe said:
Im running OxygenOS 3.2.7 and when i go to Settings > Data Usage > Twitter ( under cellular data in this case), there is no option to restrict background data as there is supposed to be in stock Android, is this a feature they took out or something? Also when I'm on the Data Usage page, and go to Network restrictions in the top right menu, it only shows a list of metered WiFi networks.
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This option is under SETTINGS>DATA USAGE. If you click an app there, you get the option to block background data.
Edit: I am also on OOS 3.2.7 and I get this option both on mobile data and wifi.
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Hi,
If I read the HTC Desire manual page 128:
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[B][U]Turning the data connection on or off[/U][/B]
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Press HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.
Select the Mobile network check box to turn on the data connection; clear the check box
to turn off the data connection.
We can simply check/uncheck the above option to turn on or off the data connection.
Did you get any problem for turning it back on (from off) ???
Because I read the old HTC Hero (which has this option as well) has problem with this.
When you turn off data, and turn it on again, the phone cannot use data connection unless you soft-reboot.
Reference:
http://code.google.com/p/apndroid/issues/detail?id=33#c10
No probs with mine
I've used this method since last Saturday, saves so much battery on my Desire and when I want the net, I can turn it back on easily enough or if at home just use Wi-Fi.
No problems getting it to turn back on again.
Does this mean I'll have to manually turn data off if I want to use wifi?
Reason why I ask is because I checked my net counter and all my data has come from the data (3G) portion of my phone whilst nothing via wifi.
Probably me being a bit naive as I thought once wifi was on the phone would know to use that automatically as opposed to 3G...
EDIT: Just had a look on my phone and under settings --> wireless and network --> mobile network (uses phone for data connection when wi-fi unavailable) is checked...so would I be correct in assuming that when wi-fi is available data won't be used??
and in Mobile Network Settings --> enable always-on mobile data (uses more power on some mobile networks) is checked (could this be the culprit?)...
Thanks for your feedback, that is certainly a good news.
Btw, does HTC provide a small widget to toggle this easily?
Or you must go through the settings -> Wireless Network -> ... ?
choccy31 said:
I've used this method since last Saturday, saves so much battery on my Desire and when I want the net, I can turn it back on easily enough or if at home just use Wi-Fi.
No problems getting it to turn back on again.
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there is a widget you can add on your screen to do this (and others) goto widgets then scroll to settings hit the arrow on the right and you get several icons you can drop
airplane mode
bluetooth
gps
mobile network (data)
wifi
Press and hold the power button, it's an option on the quick list.
My data usage has been rising. the day my data renewed, it instantly went up to 10 mb of data used in an hour.
If you go to Settings > Data Usage, you can see which applications use data on your phone. As the notice says, what is shown on the phone is the data measured by your phone, and your mobile provider may account for data usage differently. Still, it may help you pin point which apps consume most of your data. You then may want to delete the apps in question if you don't use them a lot, find replacement apps, or limit data usage for these apps to WiFi only -- to access this capability, an additionnal app will be needed; try searching the Play Store for this kind of tool.
I had the same issue but found the my wifi setting was to turn off in sleep mode, you can adjust this in your settings, it helped to change it to never turn off. Also, in the hidden wifi menu, make sure your wifi is set to on, you can access this by going to your keypad in the phone and typing *#0011#. Staying in wifi as much as possible is great, also, use your data toggle.
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If you go to Settings > Data Usage, you can see which applications use data on your phone. As the notice says, what is shown on the phone is the data measured by your phone, and your mobile provider may account for data usage differently. Still, it may help you pin point which apps consume most of your data. You then may want to delete the apps in question if you don't use them a lot, find replacement apps, or limit data usage for these apps to WiFi only -- to access this capability, an additionnal app will be needed; try searching the Play Store for this kind of tool.
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While looking at the list of apps using the data, you can tap on the ones you don't want running data in background. A detail menu comes up, at the bottom there is a check box to disable background processes on mobile network.
sent from my S3 Sammy Bean.
So today I flashed this update for 4.1.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
And I noticed the 4G LTE icon is always there when I am sitting at my home wifi. Is this normal or what could it be?
Edit: Under Settings > About device > Status > Mobile Network state is always "Connected".
IP Address is always the mobile IP and not the WiFi IP...
Edit 2: If data is turned on and wifi is connected, phone cannot access online services at all unless in airplane mode with wifi on...
Anyone???
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So today I flashed this update for 4.1.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
And I noticed the 4G LTE icon is always there when I am sitting at my home wifi. Is this normal or what could it be?
Edit: Under Settings > About device > Status > Mobile Network state is always "Connected".
IP Address is always the mobile IP and not the WiFi IP...
Edit 2: If data is turned on and wifi is connected, phone cannot access online services at all unless in airplane mode with wifi on...
Anyone???
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It means that the phone is using your providers network, if you were on wireless for example as you know how it normally looks, the network data icon goes away, If you were to send a text or use a program that does not use wifi, it will then use cell data. Maybe you have a rogue app or service running. Have you tried to wipe your cache and dalvik? You could also be connected with wifi but not have internet access through it, thus enabling the network again while wifi is on.
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It means that the phone is using your providers network, if you were on wireless for example as you know how it normally looks, the network data icon goes away, If you were to send a text or use a program that does not use wifi, it will then use cell data. Maybe you have a rogue app or service running. Have you tried to wipe your cache and dalvik? You could also be connected with wifi but not have internet access through it, thus enabling the network again while wifi is on.
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I've checked the network connection over and over again, but from what I see, the icon never goes away and its been more than a day, so I'm gonna try wipe cache and dalvik and if not, I might have to do an Odin stock (hopefully not).
I also noticed that from jst downloading an app through the Play Store, I get a system notification (the ones that appear in a gray box at the bottom of the screen) that I have XXX.X MB left of memory...
Hey gang,
Just curious what this symbol is, it's popped up occasionally in my status bar, especially when traveling.
I can't seem to share the screenshot. It's next to my Wi-Fi symbol and it's a circle that's 2/3rds filled around a plus sign. It doesn't seem to show in any active app.
Thanks for your expertise.
Steve
It means Data Saver is enabled. When on, background data usage for apps are restricted when not on WiFi. Useful for managing small prepaid data plans or nearing mobile data throttle caps.
Settings > Networks > Mobile Data > Menu button > Data Saver
You can whitelist specific apps to have background data while Data Saver is enabled by selecting the Unrestricted Data Access option here as well.
There is also a toggle for it available in the Notification Panel you pull down from the status bar. It looks similar to the status bar icon.
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It means Data Saver is enabled. When on, background data usage for apps are restricted when not on WiFi. Useful for managing small prepaid data plans or nearing mobile data throttle caps.
Settings > Networks > Mobile Data > Menu button > Data Saver
You can whitelist specific apps to have background data while Data Saver is enabled by selecting the Unrestricted Data Access option here as well.
There is also a toggle for it available in the Notification Panel you pull down from the status bar. It looks similar to the status bar icon.
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That explains a lot, thank you! I wondered why MMS weren't downloading automatically. Time to go turn that off, I'm lucky enough to have unlimited still. You rock!
There will be many times when my data icon will be persistent even on wifi.
I'm pretty sure it's not actually downloading anything because I don't see the download and upload arrows lighting up.
At times, the issue will go away, but in others it reappears. I've made sure to disable "Keep Mobile data turned on" in the developer options.
Has anyone else been experiencing this? I'm on T-Mobile.
Settings > WiFi > 3 dots top right menu > advanced > switch to mobile data (Turn off)
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Settings > WiFi > 3 dots top right menu > advanced > switch to mobile data (Turn off)
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Thank you. I forgot to mention that when I usually leave data and wifi on, wifi automatically overrides it. I still leave my data on because of this fact. Right now, it seems to be working (as in the phone is only showing wifi with both data and wifi enabled).
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Thank you. I forgot to mention that when I usually leave data and wifi on, wifi automatically overrides it. I still leave my data on because of this fact. Right now, it seems to be working (as in the phone is only showing wifi with both data and wifi enabled).
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WiFi will override it as long as you do not have that setting enabled, if you do the phone will switch between data and wifi randomly when it thinks data will give a better connection
You do not need that setting enabled to leave data on, I do not have it enabled and my phone will switch to data once I leave wifi, that setting just gives the phone a dumb brain that barely works and forces it to switch back and forth regardless, it has never worked properly since the S5 series
You can safely disable that setting and still have data come back on automatically once you leave wifi