Whats the best application to use to monitor data usage that breaks down usage app-by-app?
I'm currently using 3g Watchdog Pro, but was wondering if there's something better?
I'm using Onavo. It shows you a breakdown of all your apps that use data and the respective amounts as well. It also plots your usage patterns etc. Handy app for tracking data usage on the fly.
I use "My Data Free"
It lives in the notification bar so its always available even if you dont use the widget....still has cool widget though. Breaks down data usage by app and you can even get a pie chart if thats your thing. tracks WiFi, regular data AND roaming data....its the BEST!
randaddy said:
I'm using Onavo. It shows you a breakdown of all your apps that use data and the respective amounts as well. It also plots your usage patterns etc. Handy app for tracking data usage on the fly.
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I use Onavo too, very handy, lets you set your data cycle start/end date, and seems to be pretty accurate.
Trafiic monitor is a good that breaks down what your apps are using.
+1 for Onavo. In addition to the usage breakdown by app, it gives you a heads up on potential data hogs when you first install them.
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BigBrotherMotown said:
I use "My Data Free"
It lives in the notification bar so its always available even if you dont use the widget....still has cool widget though. Breaks down data usage by app and you can even get a pie chart if thats your thing. tracks WiFi, regular data AND roaming data....its the BEST!
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i cant find that in the market, do you have a link?
i just see "my data manager free"
who makes the app?
Good info. Now is there an app that will narrow down how much battery each app uses?
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Good info. Now is there an app that will narrow down how much battery each app uses?
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yeh thats the killer question
but most people judge what uses battery by what keeps phone awake, or how much time the app uses the CPU,but ive never actually seen any app that tells simply how much battery an app uses
mardi beads for anyone who can produce such an app
BetterBatteryStats
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BetterBatteryStats
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exactly where in there does it actually show "battery" usage???
It's not a simple app, you have to define a start point (default is since it was last charged i think), and you can look at which apps are using up all your battery and why. Use 'Process' to see apps.
The developers is an XDA member, I can't remember his name but i'm sure you can find him using google or forum search.
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i cant find that in the market, do you have a link?
i just see "my data manager free"
who makes the app?
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I'm pretty sure he means the one you found, "My Data Manager free". It's a nice free app, does a good job of breaking down data usage by wifi and mobile by app. You can set your data limits, when your billing period starts, etc. and it will make the pretty bar and pie charts for you. More importantly than the aesthetics, it does a good job of pointing out what apps are using up your data. For instance, I noticed that Google Currents was pulling down over 20 meg a night, which is all fine and dandy when on wifi, but if not, that's 600 Meg a month for something I barely used.
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Hello all,
I went online to My Bell the other day to check up on my data usage, not at all concerned as I have a 6Gb/month plan & only used less than 1 Gb in my first month, even after downloading a ton of apps, do imagine my surprise when I used almost 4Gb so far! Fortunately, my month is almost over..... Obviously, there was an app that never closed properly and was constantly streaming data.... Over 2.3Gb in one session!
So, I was wondering if anyone knows of an app that will monitor how much data individual apps are using, so I can keep an eye on it, or perhaps get rid of it altogether...
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Polaris_999
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Did you try something as simple as typing "monitor data" into the Market? There are a ton of apps that do what you're asking.
-bZj
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Did you try something as simple as typing "monitor data" into the Market? There are a ton of apps that do what you're asking.
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Of course I did...but so far, all I can find are apps that tell me the total data usage overall. What I'm looking for is an app that will break the data usage down by apps on my phone, telling me how much each individual app is using, so I can determine which one is hogging my data usage.....
So, if anyone knows of such an app, I would really appreciate a link to it!
Thanks!
Polaris_999
If you're running JI6 firmware you can long press the home button on your phone to pull up Samsung's task manager (it's in the app folder too). From there you can monitor what apps are running and kill off what's not needed.
What apps do you have installed that may be polling the net? Do you have sync on and polling every hour? Do you run Pandora/Slacker (those eat up a lot of bandwidth)? Any widgets that update news feeds/social status?
I know there's a few apps that monitor overall data usage but I'm not aware of anything that monitors individual apps and tells you what's using the most.
~SB
Thanks SB!
No, unfortunately, Bell hasn't pushed the JI6 firmware update out to its customers yet...I'm still on JH2....
Yeah...I know how to stop apps that way...I was just hoping that I could see which app has been hogging my bandwidth... Oh well...perhaps I have to keep track of what I'm doing & when I'm doing it, and see if that will work....a little archaic, but hopefully that'll work....
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Polaris_999
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So how do i check data usage... have to check it now since im only on a 100mb plan... and can't seem to find how can i check it. Thanks.
3G Watchdog on the market isnt bad
Thanks Alot.
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3G Watchdog on the market isnt bad
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+1 for this app.
Name says it all
I like Netcounter more.
do any of these apps monitor data usage per app ?
keeglj said:
do any of these apps monitor data usage per app ?
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If you want that, download System Panel
the only really effective way, I think anyway, to ensure you don't go over is to check your account info on your providers website (or call them to find out your usage)
Also its extra but get smartlimits, where it txt u if yur close, and lets u set it to say 80 mb u get a msg. Depends on carrier
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I like Netcounter more.
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+1 for Net Counter.
Has the option of setting a data alert. Gave me no probs.
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log into market and download the app perfect system monitor. it has settings to show upload and download on home screen as well as temp sd storage, internal and cpu speed. workes like a charm
id say phone usage is the best, u can also set bill roll over dates has alerts too.
only the donate version allows widgets though.
3G Watchdog
Free from market here: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.rgruet.android.g3watchdog&feature=search_result
Peace
Dodol phone usage is the best I've found and covers calls/texts and free billing numbers and inclusive minutes/texts.
Traffic Counter, free app from the market, works great for managing limited calling plans, text messaging plans, and data plans.
It allows you to set up alarms, create limits, view up to date usage, and review historical data to help you choose the best plans to meet your needs.
Also, I suggest also using APNdroid, free app from the Market, that allows you to add a widget to your home screen to quickly on/off toggle your data, but still allows sms/mms. I leave my data off at all times, except when I need it. This also saves battery.
Hello,
Searched in this forum but couldn't find answer, so thanks for your expert feedback:
I'm using SGS2 since 2 weeks now and I'm happy with it. Except I can't stand one full day with a fully charged battery with a "normal" usage. But batterie matter is not my question
I installed some application, like news, games, etc, as well as "advanced task killer". When I open "Avanced Task Killer", I see so many apps that I didn not even opened: Gallery, Search, Maps, MI, Social Hub, and some games...
Do you know why such applications are running (or launched) itself? Checking RAM, still have enough free ram, but I really don't know why all those apps are lauched.
Doesn't matter, they are not what is causing your drain. If it's really bad it's either the wifi sharing issue or the router issue. Could you post a screen shot of your battery usage. Also atk does more harm than good for the average user.
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Doesn't matter, they are not what is causing your drain. If it's really bad it's either the wifi sharing issue or the router issue. Could you post a screen shot of your battery usage. Also atk does more harm than good for the average user.
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Well, most of battery usage is due to display+Android OS+Android system (a total of 78%). But battery drain was not my question
Just wandering to know why I have so many apps running (or only launched) in background without I launch them (social hub, maps, gallery, game hub, and some games)
Because the galaxy s II has a massif RAM, once they are running there is no reason to kill them. If you check active services most of them should be cached and not actually running. Atleast the games, stuff like social hub will run always.
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These apps are running because that is how the android OS works. It opens things so they load faster next time. They ate supposed to be suspended so not using any resources in the background unless its a badly coded app.
Nothing you can do about it really.
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Hi,
it seems to me that my Razr uses a lot of mobile data.
I have already enabled data saver, however it's been using slightly below 60mb in the last week or so. As my contract limits my bandwith after 200mb, this really sucks. I used to have an HTC Desire and with comperable usage, I never ran into trouble with the 200mb limit.
Is there any way to monitor which app uses how much wireless data?? The weird thing is: I am using Call Meter 3g as Data Monitor, it shows 58mb, using the built-in app in Settings -> Data Manager it says 10.43mb - which one can I trust?? Anybody know any other freeware data monitor app or experiencing any comperable problems?
Thanks in advance,
val
Are you on the Verizon network? If so, the My Verizon app has a data monitor widget.
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I would definitely suggest adding some data hungry apps to auto end in the task manager. Facebook, G+, RSS feed readers, even browsers can pull data in the background.
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I recommend Onavo. Give it a try. It is free on Market.
I already posted about this in the NRG ROM because that's the ROM I'm using, but I am so impressed with the battery improvement after using this app for a week that I had to cross post to a larger audience. I know the battery is the one major drawback on the Amaze. This is just not a problem for me anymore since I started using Greenify.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify
I've been getting over 24 hours regularly with 3-4 hours screen time. I'm using NRG with stock kernel, but I see no reason why this app wouldn't offer improvement for any configuration. It enables effective hibernation of apps without freezing them. They'll run but only in the foreground. It cuts out all background processes of the apps you select.
You have total control over which apps you want running in the background and allows you to keep the aggressive battery hogs at bay. You select which apps should hibernate. For instance, now Google maps will really stay asleep when it's not being used, no constant wake locks, but unlike with freezing it, you can conveniently launch it when needed. However any apps with background processes that are actually useful are free to do their thing, eg, widgets you want to auto update. It's taming the beast that is android.
And not only is my battery improved, but my phone is more responsive too. Highly recommended. Here's the xda thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
thanks a lot for sharing this, will try it out, always wanted an app like this, the maps kill the battery for no good reason.
My pleasure. I hope your experience is as satisfying mine.
dosnt kill maps most apps remain in idle, pending hibernation mode.
EDIT, opened my eyes and read the FAQ. - maps not gonna die :|
Q: Some of my greenified apps (e.g. Google Maps) seems not hibernating.
A: In short, don't worry about frequently awake apps. It will still hibernate in minutes after screen goes off, thus hardly add observable battery consumption. Use battery statistics in settings or "BetterBatteryStats" to confirm that.
While most greenified apps will stay in hibernation quietly, some apps do break hibernation, due to being waken up by others. Some known cases include enabled account sync, backup agent, and explicit launch by other app.
Since version 1.45, Greenify will now automatically turn off directly involved account sync of greenified apps when going to hibernate, to avoid the periodic account sync wake them up. For backup agents, Greenify will NOT disable them, to ensure your backup of app data is always up-to-date. As backup usually does not perform often, they are thus unlikely to be waken up often.
Google Maps is a typical example of explicit launch by other app. Some Google apps, including Google Now (a.k.a Google Search), will start the NetworkLocationProvider of Google Maps for its proprietary implementation instead of the public Android one if Google Maps is installed.
Since Greenify is designed to not break any explicit usage of greenified apps, these behaviors are considered "normal", and will NOT be "fixed". To clear out your unease, Greenify will still put them into hibernation when standby to protect your battery consumption.
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bilaliz said:
dosnt kill maps most apps remain in idle, pending hibernation mode.
EDIT, opened my eyes and read the FAQ. - maps not gonna die :|
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You can manually put them into hibernation mode by selecting them, and hitting the pause button at the top of the screen. To help control maps make sure you don't have Google Now running or have it on in a very limited mode. (Google Now sucker punches battery. Honestly, I just presume that anyone interested in battery preservation has abandoned Google Now.) The other anti-maps tactic I use is to go to System Settings>>Location and disable "GPS satellites" and "Location & Google search." I can easily re-enable these through a widget I have set up when I need Maps capability, but it keeps the program quiet for the most part and Greenify does the rest.
The proof is in the screenshots. I never got any battery life like this before Greenify.
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The proof is in the screenshots. I never got any battery life like this before Greenify.
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but in those pics i also see juice defender running, so that may be playing a part too. also there are no phone calls, phone calls take a lot of juice.
regarless of that i have witnessed significant battery improvement with this app, i think i'll be giving a donation to this guy. he deserves it.
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but in those pics i also see juice defender running, so that may be playing a part too. also there are no phone calls, phone calls take a lot of juice.
regarless of that i have witnessed significant battery improvement with this app, i think i'll be giving a donation to this guy. he deserves it.
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Lol yea juice defender
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I've had Juice Defender going as long as I've had my phone. I use the customization in ultimate, but before Greenify, I was getting around 17 hours battery life. So JD has not been a variable for me in evaluating the app.
I'm not a big phone call maker, but I do use bluetooth for music streaming a lot. I think it was so minor in comparison to the screen usage that day that it probably didn't even register 1% battery usage.
So I'm giving it a try. This a pretty much a light app that kills the app you select when you aren't using it.
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Trying this out now but just thought I'd pass along some info that really helped me with maps. Using Autorun manager (free on playstore) I killed any process under map that had the word friend in it and it has made a big difference even though Latitude has been disabled since day 1. There are lots of other battery saving and wake lock preventing things you can do with this app.
Justin
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Trying this out now but just thought I'd pass along some info that really helped me with maps. Using Autorun manager (free on playstore) I killed any process under map that had the word friend in it and it has made a big difference even though Latitude has been disabled since day 1. There are lots of other battery saving and wake lock preventing things you can do with this app.
Justin
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I did the same and it helped my battery life dramatically.
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mestguy182 said:
Trying this out now but just thought I'd pass along some info that really helped me with maps. Using Autorun manager (free on playstore) I killed any process under map that had the word friend in it and it has made a big difference even though Latitude has been disabled since day 1. There are lots of other battery saving and wake lock preventing things you can do with this app.
Justin
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Thanks for the tip. I am trying this out as well and after 2 days, my battery life has doubled. :good: Even works very well on my wife's GNex, where the battery life is worse than the Amaze