I noticed an app called Prip using data on my G4 and being the anal person I am, I had to know what it was and why it was using data. After a bit of searching and investigating I discovered that it was associated with Motorola's push-to-talk service. I confirmed this by looking at the Mototalk app in Play. The icon for it is exactly the same as the Prip that is using data. It shows using data but it doesn't show up in my apps at all, system and non-system. I loaded up Gatesjunior's Debloater app and sure enough I found the offending apps called OmegaPttBR.apk and OmegaPttMX.apk. Again another oddity, both apps are showing as blocked already even though I didn't block them because I couldn't since I can't see them anywhere.
My question is, does anyone else show Prip using data in their data usage? There are two instances of Prip in data usage, which would make sense since push-to-talk is send and receive. I've blocked both from using background data, but I'm wondering if everyone has it using data.
I do not have anything called Prip using Data or Wifi on my phone. Sorry, can't be of much help :/
Doukeyakusha said:
I do not have anything called Prip using Data or Wifi on my phone. Sorry, can't be of much help :/
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Thanks, although that worries me a little since it can't be any app I've installed. I'm now wondering if it's anything to do with the Amazon stuff or the factory rom I flashed.
The Prip app is found in the stock Moto oem.img. Some people who have flashed the Moto oem.img to get rid of the Amazon bloat had Prip (as well as My Consumer Cellular, a file manager app, and a second copy of Prip) show up in their app drawers. iirc, the way to remove them was to do a factory reset.
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I guys i have a lot of data syncing and bandwidth hungry applications on my phone, Concerned about going over your monthly data plan because of cap, and they r constantly using my data, i tryed to instal use Droidwall app and Hisurfing, but they just can`t work in rooted phone, and have a Desire HD that is not rooted, i want to know if there is other app that i can control my data syncing just for specific app that works in non rooted phone. thanks
I had a similar issue. My only solution was to uninstall apps to see which ones were not data hungy. When I isolated the "data hungry" apps, I could modify the settings or uninstall them. I assume your apps should have an option to sync only when on wifi.
The "firewall" sounds interesting, but it does not address the root cause.
Good luck
is because most applications i have are using temporarily the internet and need to control which software should use my data gprs,
i know that a lot of people want the same..
Is There any other way?....developers?
There are a few Apps on the market for this. One is called droidwall and there. are others also
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droidwall is only for rooted phones, since i an trying to avoid the hassle of rooting my DHD i am also looking for a similar app, not only for reducing my Net use but also for making sure dodgy apps do not broadcast my information all over the net.
is there any one that can point us to an app that doesn't require root like the one suggested by the previous poster?
i would be really grateful
Hi,
So when I open my flip cover and have no Internet access, I get a textbox saying there is no network, check network and try again. So I guess an app is always trying to connect to Internet. But I don't know from which app this comes so I can't turn it off. Is there a log out something so I can see which app gives this textbox?
Grts
liobeir said:
Hi,
So when I open my flip cover and have no Internet access, I get a textbox saying there is no network, check network and try again. So I guess an app is always trying to connect to Internet. But I don't know from which app this comes so I can't turn it off. Is there a log out something so I can see which app gives this textbox?
Grts
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I don't know about a log, but one way to tell would be to go to Settings-connections tab- Data Usage. Any app that appears in the list uses data. Then you can look at each one and see its foreground/background usage. If the app uses background data, then it's a possible culprit.
It's not tge easiest method, but it would be a heck of a lot better than uninstalling apps one by one to find the one using data.
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spexwood said:
I don't know about a log, but one way to tell would be to go to Settings-connections tab- Data Usage. Any app that appears in the list uses data. Then you can look at each one and see its foreground/background usage. If the app uses background data, then it's a possible culprit.
It's not tge easiest method, but it would be a heck of a lot better than uninstalling apps one by one to find the one using data.
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So what do i have to look for in that mobile usage menu? Cause there are a lot of apps and when I click them.... Yeah I don't know what I have to look for...
liobeir said:
So what do i have to look for in that mobile usage menu? Cause there are a lot of apps and when I click them.... Yeah I don't know what I have to look for...
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Sorry, I went to work today then lost this thread for a while, lol.
Like I said, it isn't the best solution, but it'll be better than uninstalling apps one at a time.
What you need to do is start at the top of the (which are apps using the most data). Tap the app and look at the amount of background data being used. If it's 0.0, then that app isn't using data in the background. If it's some other amount, it is and you can check the "Restrict Background Data" option. This will prevent the app from using background data until you unchecked that option. Then test to see if the message pops up. If so, then that app wasn't the culprit, so uncheck the background data option and go the next app in the list. Repeat.
Hint: start with the Google apps in the list. I suspect Google Services, but I could be wrong.
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Sorry, I went to work today then lost this thread for a while, lol.
Like I said, it isn't the best solution, but it'll be better than uninstalling apps one at a time.
What you need to do is start at the top of the (which are apps using the most data). Tap the app and look at the amount of background data being used. If it's 0.0, then that app isn't using data in the background. If it's some other amount, it is and you can check the "Restrict Background Data" option. This will prevent the app from using background data until you unchecked that option. Then test to see if the message pops up. If so, then that app wasn't the culprit, so uncheck the background data option and go the next app in the list. Repeat.
Hint: start with the Google apps in the list. I suspect Google Services, but I could be wrong.
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I found the app! It was the app that came with the flip cover. It's a led cover (smart shell for Note 4) but I still get the message. Even with the background data restricted. Can I completely make sure this app doesn't access Internet cause it really doesn't need it. When I turn off my phone or delete data for the app it doesn'tshow the message for a while.... But after a while it's back....
liobeir said:
I found the app! It was the app that came with the flip cover. It's a led cover (smart shell for Note 4) but I still get the message. Even with the background data restricted. Can I completely make sure this app doesn't access Internet cause it really doesn't need it. When I turn off my phone or delete data for the app it doesn'tshow the message for a while.... But after a while it's back....
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So I'm guessing that that's a 3rd party (non-Samsung) led cover?
I have no experience with them personally, but I've read quite a few issues with people using 3rd party LED covers. Especially when on Lollipop.
I don't really know how to restrict an app from using FOREGROUND data, so I did a quick Google search.
"If you don't have root access on the device, then you can use mobiwol to control the access various apps have to the Internet. Mobiwol creates a 'virtual' VPN connection on the device which allows control of the individual app connections. However, although the app starts when the device starts it is possible that there may be a brief period prior to Mobiwol executing in which apps could get Internet access despite the Mobiwol configuration."
Source: http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...from-accessing-the-internet-on-android-device
" If your device is not rooted, so no problem, there are some applications that use some trick that can prevent apps from being connected to internet, such as NoRoot Firewall.
The Trick of NoRoot Firewall is that it opens a Fake VPN connection for making the phone to send all the packets to the Application then you can define for the application which one to allow and which one to deny. So it does not require root access."
Source: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/75939/how-to-prevent-specific-apps-from-using-mobile-data
I don't know how to use these apps, so I won't be able to help with getting them working for you, but you can give them a try if you want. Other than that, Android doesn't natively support restricting a specific app from using any type of data, other than simply shutting down data for the entire phone.
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So I'm guessing that that's a 3rd party (non-Samsung) led cover?
I have no experience with them personally, but I've read quite a few issues with people using 3rd party LED covers. Especially when on Lollipop.
I don't really know how to restrict an app from using FOREGROUND data, so I did a quick Google search.
"If you don't have root access on the device, then you can use mobiwol to control the access various apps have to the Internet. Mobiwol creates a 'virtual' VPN connection on the device which allows control of the individual app connections. However, although the app starts when the device starts it is possible that there may be a brief period prior to Mobiwol executing in which apps could get Internet access despite the Mobiwol configuration."
Source: http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...from-accessing-the-internet-on-android-device
" If your device is not rooted, so no problem, there are some applications that use some trick that can prevent apps from being connected to internet, such as NoRoot Firewall.
The Trick of NoRoot Firewall is that it opens a Fake VPN connection for making the phone to send all the packets to the Application then you can define for the application which one to allow and which one to deny. So it does not require root access."
Source: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/75939/how-to-prevent-specific-apps-from-using-mobile-data
I don't know how to use these apps, so I won't be able to help with getting them working for you, but you can give them a try if you want. Other than that, Android doesn't natively support restricting a specific app from using any type of data, other than simply shutting down data for the entire phone.
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I found an xposed module to solve it I guess... No message so far! Xprivacy.... Works great... Off course you have to be rooted and have xposed installed.. But thanks man!!
Hello,
So my provider allows me to use spotify without spending my data. And then an idea came to my mind, could i possibly trick my provider into thinking that i am using spotify but instead i would be using something like youtube maybe (dunno if simple "renaming" the app would work). But it would be awesome for me. Thanks for answer
Hi, im user who has 100 MB of mobile data per month. Its really small amount, but enough for Messenger, but there is a problem. Google Play Services eats a lot pf them... I have stock Oreo 8.1. Is there any way to disallow this app from using data completly? Without rooting... I have already tried firewalls on Google play, but none of them helped. Is something in ADB possible?
there are settings to restrict (background) data usage on the app itself.. tried that? see attached image
if you are using location services alot, thats probably using most data
Like the user above pointed out you can only disable background data usage on per app basis. That will be very helpful to you for more control you can disable notifications from that app so it wont run or bug you to get into foreground. Once the app is launched it will get acces to the internet.
Ive already tried that and every app has disabled network in the background, but nothing changed, Ive set it like few weeks ago. Trust me, Ive tried almost everything.
For quite some time now I'm searching for a solution for the following issue, for which so far anything I tried didn't solve it. Hoping someone here has a suggestion on how to resolve it.
Several times per day an unknown app sends an url to open in the Samsung Browser. Each time it's a different website, so blocking the site or domain doesn't work.
I cleaned cache/date, blocked background data for apps, reset everything, used dozens of malware/android security apps - none of these apps found anything suspicious - running AdGuard, tried all Samsung Browser Ad blocker, uninstalled app by app to find the causing one, but nothing solved the issue so far.
What are your thoughts?
Thank you.
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For quite some time now I'm searching for a solution for the following issue, for which so far anything I tried didn't solve it. Hoping someone here has a suggestion on how to resolve it.
Several times per day an unknown app sends an url to open in the Samsung Browser. Each time it's a different website, so blocking the site or domain doesn't work.
I cleaned cache/date, blocked background data for apps, reset everything, used dozens of malware/android security apps - none of these apps found anything suspicious - running AdGuard, tried all Samsung Browser Ad blocker, uninstalled app by app to find the causing one, but nothing solved the issue so far.
What are your thoughts?
Thank you.
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Look for an app named "Mobile Installer" or "Mobile Services Manager". They install apps in the background and cause system wide 'pop-up' ads. You can use PD MDM to disable it if you cant through settings.
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Look for an app named "Mobile Installer" or "Mobile Services Manager". They install apps in the background and cause system wide 'pop-up' ads. You can use PD MDM to disable it if you cant through settings.
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Thank you.
I looked in PD MDM for such an app but don't have one with or similar to the names you mentioned.
I noticed that the package on your screenshot is a Sprint related app. I'm sorry I didn't mention before, but I have an unlocked device on T-Mobile, without any carrier specific apps.
TGSKK said:
Thank you.
I looked in PD MDM for such an app but don't have one with or similar to the names you mentioned.
I noticed that the package on your screenshot is a Sprint related app. I'm sorry I didn't mention before, but I have an unlocked device on T-Mobile, without any carrier specific apps.
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The unlocked firmware wouldn't have either app anyway. That does make me wonder what's causing the issues. The apps i mentioned are installed by carriers on most android devices. They make money from the ads and when someone opens an app it auto installed. I first discovered it on my S5 with stock firmware. At that time data plans were still limited and it would be downloading 100+mb apps on data even with background data disabled.
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Factory reset.
You must a naughty individual surfing for porn..you should use your friends or your wife's phone to surf for porn. Thats what i do