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Google Now screwed after update?

Yesterday I got a Google Now update to show the Sport Teams and Public Alerts. Somehow the update screwed my Weather reporting. When I open Now, I get the ususal Weather card with proper weather in Montreal:
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When I tap on it, instead of showing me the current location, it displays Washington DC? WTF
I remember that previously, it used to redirect me to a google.ca URL and now it goes stright to a google.com URL:
Also, when I search for something on Google Now, the search results are stuck at the bottom, instead of scrolling all the way up like they used to:
Reverting back to old version solves all problems:
Not happy at all. I did a factory reset of the tablet, hoping it will solve the issues, nada, nicht, niet. I also reset the Chrome and Search apps by removing their cache and other stored data. Anyone knows how to fix this? Apparently, to properly report the weather location, the URL needs to go to google.ca instead of google.com one. I would appreciate some help with this issue, thank you guys.

OK, more updates on this issue. The ONLY way I was able to disable the Chrome setting that pushes the verification to google.com (instead of google.ca) was by disabling my US VPN connection, then resetting both Chrome and Google Search apps. Now I have an option in Google Search > Privacy & accounts > Search on google.com:
Still, I'm not more advanced... Now the weather is reported from Quebec city, instead of Washington, heh. No Montreal love... and is such great city:
Apparently, this is ongoing for a while and no developers reported a fix to the Google Now bug.
Does anyone knows where Google Chrome user profile is stored on the tablet?

Idk what's wrong with yours but I use mine everyday and haven't had a single issue with it. Just go into apps and clear there data for chrome and see if that helps
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mixalot2008 said:
Idk what's wrong with yours but I use mine everyday and haven't had a single issue with it. Just go into apps and clear there data for chrome and see if that helps
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I guess you missed the part where I cleared the cache several times and also formatted the tablet entirely, ehh?
Are you using precise location?

Yeah I'm using the where I am option. I don't know why yours isn't working. Are you in or outside of the us?
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I'm in Montreal Canada. There are other people in States who have the same problem:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35465
I noticed that on my Galaxy Nexus phone I did not have the Precise Location dot marked as blue... and it asked me to "Use Precise Location". As soon I did that, my phone started to report wrong locations also. The card is correct, but Google Chrome is not... now both on my phone and tablet.

Yeah I have no idea I just did one by asking how's the weather and I works fine. Is your GPS enabled?
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Mine is fine too. Looks like you got to reflash the stock rom or whatever rom you were using
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Guys, did you actually read my post? I'm on stock ROM and I did a factory reset, as well many app resets.
I have no idea how else you want me to put it... obviously everything is stock with all default options enabled.

my screen turns "on" itself to standby mode

Hello, when it happens something that I do not understand with my N4.
Whenever I lock my N4 pressing the button the screen turns off after a few seconds but then (this is random) it turns back on itself, arises on the lockscreen (my home is a diagram) and shuts itself anew after 2 minutes (because it's my time to sleep after non-use).
It breaks my head.
Have you any idea?.

Any special app ?

I do not know, this is not for a particular app.
When I use my phone normally and I put it to sleep, it locks, but the screen turns off after a few seconds the screen turns on for no reason.
And this happens several times per hour alone.
Sorry for my bad english, i am french.

I have the exact same thing! It's annoying! I presume it's a program I installed, but I don't know which. And I'm too lazy to uninstall them one by one... Any program I can use to see what's waking the screen? I'm not rooted btw...

Yes I think that is the cause of a program but I do not know which.
Is there an application to list the process?

Have you installed 'flipturn' or whatever it's called app ?

I don't have an app called flipturn. I don't have any app that starts with the word flip...

Me too i dont have an app called flipturn..

If you don't have any "special" app, I would do a factory reset

It's not bothering me so much that I want to lose all my save data by doing a factory reset....

I had this issue and figured out how to fix it. Problem is, I don't remember how I fixed it. I think it was due to an app waking my phone. Check your apps to see if any of them have the permission to wake your device.

helfone said:
It's bit bothering me so much that I want to lose all my save data by doing a factory reset....
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So I made ​​the restoration, i havent had the problem for more than 24 hours (I know because I watched all the time to see if it was ok or not after each lock, I watched as the one for minute)
But since today is the problem recurred.
So what I'll do, I'll redo a restore with the factory image but not new to reinstall my applications because it has to be somewhat of a blind application of the play.
Because I do not think the problem is hardware or it will be declared soon after the restoration, or it is returned after a ten hour (just after installing all my applications because I do not make on).

Its an apk, I had that problem with this apk..
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It collects data on and off screen.
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I wish I had that app so I could just remove it. Unfortunately I've never installed that app so must be another app.

helfone said:
I wish I had that app so I could just remove it. Unfortunately I've never installed that app so must be another app.
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Some other apk tho is collecting data.. I would hunt and kill it.
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what permissions should I look for to find an application that collects data when the screen is off?

helfone said:
what permissions should I look for to find an application that collects data when the screen is off?
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Not too sure which one.. But here is a pic of the apk that I was using..
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Me too, i dont use this App.. But I try any application can have the same permissions ..

Google+ just ate 205mb of my mobile data wtf...

So, recently, i randomly receive a message from my carrier telling me that i am about to run out of data.
However, weirdly enough i was on wifi and i wasn't using my phone in any abnormal ways.
When i check the data usage i see a sudden spike in data use caused by Google+.
It listed that within a day google+ ate 205 MB of data in a "background" process.
The only thing that i can think of that could have even used that amount of data would be photos uploading in the background.
However after i search for the upload settings i found out that the current google+ doesnt contain a "off" switch for automatically uploading photos.
The only thing you can control is that if they are posted in public or not.
There isn't even a option to only upload when on wifi to restrain google+
Is there a way to block google+ from accesing 3g or preventing it from just dumping every photo that is taken on the interwebs?
The app is being quite intrusive, even more than facebook at this moment...
Also if i go past my limit i have to pay a lot per extra mb that is used up.
I am using a Nexus4 with a stock OTA Android 4.2.2 and google+ runs at 3.6.1.44747389

There IS an option in google+ settings to enable instant upload only on wifi. Look for it.
Cheers

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Look for it.
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i have, sure you have the same version? i have seen youtube videos of google+ settings menus with even a "off" switch on the instant upload.
My version does not have one.
also for some reason in the last 30 mins it gobbled up another 50mb, like WTF!!?!?
currently i have just disabled the mobile internet connection for the phone, if i leave the phone like this it will be past it's limit before dinner...
Nice piece of extra info, i force closed the app about half an hour ago aswell, apparently it restarted and continued to drain my data, im not sure anymore if this just regards photos or if the app has gone crazy.

a little update...
For some reason it kept tanking bandwidth, i uninstalled (disabled) the app, this is a graph of the bandwidth usage spike
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Menu -> Settings -> Photos and Videos,
It's the only option under it right before "About"
FYI version 3.6.0 on mine

I do recommend you to uninstall the app. Reboot your phone. Than install the Google+ app again. Then follow the following mentioned steps.
I am using build number 3.6.1.44747389 from the play store.
Check if you have updated your version to the latest one in the play store.
If you have, then open the google+ app. At the top right hand corner there are 3 dots. Click it. Click settings. Next, you will be in a settings menu.
Scroll down. Under Photos and Videos there should be an option named instant upload. Click it.
You have options to change 1) When to upload photos/videos.
Thats what you have to change to wifi only.
Other than that there should not be any other problem.
- Good Luck.

MissStabby said:
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For some reason it kept tanking bandwidth, i uninstalled (disabled) the app, this is a graph of the bandwidth usage spike
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That might happen due to google plus uploading ALL of your photos/videos again.

Strange, even because i had the phone connected to wifi with fibre internet on the isp active, so then it uploaded stuff to 3g when it could have just used wifi....

OP, please keep to one thread, dup thread closed, Thanks.

Hit the off button in the instant upload sub menu
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If you set a mobile data warning level, you can than disable background data consumption on a per app basis.
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I disabled Google + ..
Also just send like the nexus 4 is an extreme Data hog!
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[SOLVED] Google Services eating the internet

Hi xda users,
I've got a big problem here, and to simply explain it, I'll do it in pictures:
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things I've tried to use to solve this data leak:
- disabling auto sync
- restricting background data on my wifi router
- disable location via mobile network.
and those above didn't help. the consumption keeps rising as i currently write this... any help please?
EDIT: SOLVED!
i went to settings - apps - running
i killed the MEDIA service, then went to cached apps (the top left button on the same screen) and killed MEDIA. the wifi up and down icon stopped instantly.
Turns out, the Downloads app is the one causing the trouble. So by force closing it through its app info, you're stopping this hog.
5 minutes later it showed up again, and i force closed it again.... still testing. maybe greenify it?
EDIT2: greenified and solved:
I can even go to downloads app, and still no download loop
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A few of us have noticed the same problem. My original thread here, and another person describing the same symptoms. No real answers yet.

Shimakaze said:
A few of us have noticed the same problem. My original thread here, and another person describing the same symptoms. No real answers yet.
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thanks for the fast reply!
i've removed my google account, and Google Services are STILL downloading!
what the hell is happening??
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Riro Zizo said:
thanks for the fast reply!
i've removed my google account, and Google Services are STILL downloading!
what the hell is happening??
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SOLVED!
i went to settings - apps - running
i killed all google related services and the MEDIA service, then went to cached apps (the top left button on the same screen) and killed google play services, also MEDIA. the wifi up and down icon stopped instantly.
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the solution was temporary until i greenified the culprit.
solved in under an hour
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Hey this problem is driving me nuts. Can u explain how you greenieifed it? I've bought the donate version and when I try and greenjfy it by selecting the running service from 'apps' it just tries to greenify the 'settings' which obviously doesn't work.
Thanks!
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larzy said:
Hey this problem is driving me nuts. Can u explain how you greenieifed it? I've bought the donate version and when I try and greenjfy it by selecting the running service from 'apps' it just tries to greenify the 'settings' which obviously doesn't work.
Thanks!
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search for the apps from the list from the greenify app itself.
or click on the search button and launch "downloads" app then greenify that
The problem also is related to the playstore app on android 4.2.2 which causes that loop. i manually updated the playstore and the problem is gone even without greenify
i don't have a link right now, but the thread related to this is somewhere in the Q&A forum (if I'm right)
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Thanks Riro I used the greenify downloads which seems to work for now. Ill look into a more permanent fix over the weekend. Legend
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I just disabled "Download" And "Download Manager".
Are these essential or anything?

Unwanted popup

My phone is stock, no changes other than a few apps have been disabled.
I am getting an unwanted popup after I receive a call. It wants me to install Instagram, or another program. I have scanned with Malwarebytes but it finds no viruses.
Any help in getting rid of this appreciated. Please see the attachment.
Thanks.
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Do you have ES File Explorer (think I see it in the background)? Try uninstalling that app and see if the ads persist. ES File Explorer may be presenting adverts and popups.

Thanks, but that did not work. Onto the next guess!

are you using a custom launcher? some of them provide ads on your ohone.. also try removing any apps that are known for showing popups

Chinese apps tend to have overlays like that, especially those cleaning/boosting apps. Get rid of those and see.

When it pops up, do you see anything more in the expanded notification bar? If yes, then press and hold on it and tap on "app info/detail". From there you can see which app is displaying these pop ups and disable notifications.

Thanks, Using ADW. Removed and still there.

Don't have any of those, but good guess.

No way to expand the notification nor any way to get more information. Talked to Motorola support and they had me clean the cache and that did nothing either.

Last case resort, start uninstalling apps one by one with the newest one first. When the pop ups stop, you've found the problem.

tomlogan1 said:
No way to expand the notification nor any way to get more information. Talked to Motorola support and they had me clean the cache and that did nothing either.
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Prior to using the last resort method provided by riggerman, you can view how much data/wifi each app is using that is currently installed on your device. This can be done by navigating to network info in your settings. Then simply compare that data to which app is eating up your memory at the time of the pop up. A more in depth method would to use an app that is designed to gather in depth data on installed apps specifically for the user, such an app would be Android Addon Detector available in the Play Store (link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector). I wont write up the way to do it cause I don't have that kind of time at the moment, and it'll do you good to teach yourself given the internet and the app FAQ and developers site because knowledge is power, and knowledge also helps to quickly deal with little piece of bull**** that land on your path in life, such as annoying popups

Removed 2 backup apps and seems to have gone away, thanks.

Had the same popup problem. I said STOP in response it has gone away.