Android OS data usage

[Darthfranny]

Android OS is basically using pretty much 1 MB every few seconds. Is there any way of preventing this!?

 

[dpham00]

You can restrict background data. Otherwise, you have to find which app is causing the Android os to have high data usage.

 

[20blks]

Try and disable Facebook if you can

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[death_eater]

I'm having the same problem. I already did a factory reset and monitored the "Android OS" data usage with a fresh factory reset device but there was no improvement. Even if I disable the background data, that Android OS is still consuming background data. I only got a 1GB data monthly so 232MB taken by that Android OS is very frustrating.

Edit: Just fyi, I use my phone data for Clash of Clan, IM apps and email. I only limit myself on those apps due to my very limited data plan.

 

[airos4]

OK, I need to jump in here. My data usage graph is unbelievable. It shows that in a single month (and this repeats for all months I've had the phone) Android OS used 7.63GB of data by itself. How can I investigate what the heck it's doing? It's all showing as background. I get terrible battery life out of this thing, and I have to assume at least some of it is the high data usage in the background.

 

[chanchan05]

Try turning off Google Data Back Up. Also are you auto uploading pictures?

 

[Cacarela]

Could Sync be the reason for that? I've never had that problem so can't really help :'(

 

[airos4]

I do upload pics, but they are clearly broken out under Photos and Dropbox, not under Android OS.