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31st July 2013, 11:26 PM   |  #1  
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Some random Google Services app ate all my data. However it doesn't show what app used the data. Is there a way to check?
1st August 2013, 03:45 AM   |  #2  
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1st August 2013, 04:18 AM   |  #3  
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Go to settings>storage
Click on apps
Sort by size.
Done!
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1st August 2013, 04:20 AM   |  #4  
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ykumar00

Go to settings>storage
Click on apps
Sort by size.
Done!
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I think he meant mobile data...
My guess would be to check if your Google account is syncing pictures
1st August 2013, 04:30 AM   |  #5  
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How about settings>data usage?

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1st August 2013, 04:38 AM   |  #6  
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It happen too many times, anyway, I will write my data again!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lopezk38

I think he meant mobile data...
My guess would be to check if your Google account is syncing pictures

Is there a way to check?

Quote:
Originally Posted by ykumar00

How about settings>data usage?

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Ya it doesn't say what Google Services app is using all my data. It just says Google Services.
1st August 2013, 04:53 AM   |  #8  
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Originally Posted by geokilla

Is there a way to check?



Ya it doesn't say what Google Services app is using all my data. It just says Google Services.

To to settings, scroll down, under "accounts"
Select Google, tap your Google account on top to see what is being synced. You can enable/disable sync for individual items there.
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1st August 2013, 05:06 AM   |  #9  
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Originally Posted by ykumar00

To to settings, scroll down, under "accounts"
Select Google, tap your Google account on top to see what is being synced. You can enable/disable sync for individual items there.
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Ok I disabled some syncing stuff for her. Checked Google Services and it says 196MB was used for Background... "View app settings" is greyed out though.
2nd August 2013, 03:45 PM   |  #10  
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same issue
Hey,

I'm having the same issue, first my phone and service:

Tmobile
Nexus 4 w/ Paranoid Android 3.6 with Franco Kernel 3.4.0
LTE Enabled / LTE Tethering enabled on Firewall

Ok, so within 3 days my phone used 1.62 GB of data that the data usage area in settings attributes to Google Services. I haven't installed any new apps or made any changes.

According to Android, Google Services includes:

Google Contacts Sync
Google Account Manager
Network Location
Google Play Services
Google Services Framework
Google Bookmarks Sync

The only culprits I can think it might be are either Account Manager or Network Location. I turned off Location Access and I'm trying to limit anything syncing on my google accounts. But that hasn't changed over the whole month, I don't know why it would now. I'll keep looking and report back what I find. I downloaded android firewall and i'm downloading My data manager too, to try to obtain more metrics. any help would be appreciated.

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