[Q] Android 4.3 is using extreme data - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've recently purchased an ASUS Fonepad 7 with Android version 4.3. It's been 2 months and I've noticed abnormally high background data utilisation from Android OS (both wifi and mobile).
I've disabled google backup, turned off all sync but nothing has solved it.
Can you please help.

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i.imgur com/tOiCXEH.jpg (I can't post links yet, so I put it this way)
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sgalaxyace said:
Hi, some months ago, I put Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Galaxy Ace. It wasn´t very fast, but caused no problems and was usable. This morning, I woke up only to find out that my phone used lots of data overnight. I got a text from my carrier saying I'm 2,5 gigs = 100 euro's past my limit. The Android data usage menu states that the Google Play store used 2.23 GB, but auto updating via mobile network is disabled and I only have 7 apps installed.
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i.imgur com/tOiCXEH.jpg (I can't post links yet, so I put it this way)
Does anyone know a reasonable explanation for this?
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Yoyr apps might have additional data that needs to be downloaded. Plus google play is a fickle app. It can disobey your commands. I would advise you to turn off your data when not using it. It'll save you battery
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