Maybe streaming was the wrong term, but when mobile data is enabled and there is no WiFi, all my newsfeeds, twitter, email, you name it, is constantly updating. Thanks so much for the background info. They all stopped working with 5. The only time mobile data is used while the phone is connected to a WiFi network is when the WiFi has limited access the WiFi has an exclamation mark on it. In the Installed list, you'll see the apps are broken up into categories: Updates, Recently updated and Up-to-date. The only way around it is to purchase an off contract phone.
Yeah, that garbage is back! Now, Scroll down and tap on the app for which you want to Restrict Background Data. You'll see three options which can be changed at any time : Do not auto-update apps, Auto-update apps over any network using your data and Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only. . When an app wants to download an update, it now has to ask you first. Even better, though, they allow you to set data limits, so that your phone will warn you as you approach your monthly data allotment.
The options for automatic updates are slightly different in the new version 5. Yes I am having the exact same problem since updating to 5. You can setup everything later according to your preferences then. So when google play senses the WiFi, it continues to update the apps that were previously set. However, when I change the preferred network from lte to wcdma it is working without any issues.
That's why I suggest you either use only the Wi-Fi connection if you have an Android 2. Can't thank you enough for the link to the Data Settings app! It can also happen if you Android device is showing error, because in that case all network related services get tanked. Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 on this site the. You can also disable data connection using a third-party application that you can download from the Android Market. People were complaining about having to use two steps rather than one. Is there somethig i can do to keep this app out of update loop? The last time it was there was before 4. It continues to use mobile data.
This is terribly frustrating though, it only lasts for a few minutes. They are blocked unless you have root access too complex for me to understand. If you do have a shared data plan and you think this may be the reason, here is a good app that will track usage across a shared plan letting you see who is using how much. It looks like a very light issue, but not that much light as you are considering it because it can consume your entire data package in no time. There may be a chance that many of the background applications accessing your internet and you can restrict them with the default option available in android. Of course, if you have a limited data package, careless use can lead to all kinds of trouble.
Of course Google sold their soul to the devil with Google adwords but that is another topic. The last time it was there was before 4. It takes five 5 menu steps to turn it on and then five 5 more menu steps to turn it off -- that's 10 menus to navigate just to check the traffic unless you have WiFi access. In case you have any questions or alternative solutions, please share them with us and other readers. I'd like to instruct - either in Play Store settings or the device App settings - to stop updates at the current version and get them out of sight.
Even then, it only lasts for several minutes before the data connection is lost. I don't know why Android makers lay down and take this nonsense but it has to involve money - so while this isn't a Samsung fault per se, I think that there's plenty of fault to go around. Just enter anything junk in all the fields. I'm not a phone techie and haven't really kept up on what is going on. I sent my phone to official Sony service, they reload the software, but I still have that problem.
Toggle Set Mobile Data Limit and choose the limitation value. Share your best tips in the comments. Respectfully - iPhones are basically the same everywhere. Play Store First things first. If the latter is the case, you may have some form of malware on your phone because you shouldn't be using any data when you yourself aren't actively using it. A couple of years ago Verizon too got rid of their mobile data widget.