Hey everyone, I was just wondering what the difference was between Background Data and Auto Sync is. Thanks
What do you mean clarifying? None of those replies did anything other than state the obvious. I'm still just as baffled as before regarding those settings, what about you?
anyone else got a definitive answer to the question?
Thanks.
Drillbit said:Background Data includes Autosync plus other functions that involved sucking data, notably background polling and notifications such as what Twitter apps do.
To turn off Sync, you have to set up the Power Widget on your homescreen. You do this by pressing on the Homescreen long enough for a menu to appear, and this menu gives you options to Add to the Homescreen: Shortcuts, Widgets, Folders and Wallpapers. If you click on them, each will show you more options to install. The Power Widget is something I recommend installing because it is that useful.
There is going to be five buttons on the widget - Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sync and Brightness. Turn off Sync. The function for the other buttons are obvious.
If you go to Settings there is also Accounts and Sync Settings. YOu can turn off both Background Data and Autosync. You can also turn off the Sync accounts.
At this point, your data usage is completely on demand, but you don't get push email, automatic contacts reconciliation and stuff like that. Twitter and newsreaders don't poll and pull out data on the background at intervals. Neither will weather apps pull data from the web on the background. Your data use is completely on your will.
Thank you both. I understand what you say.
I guess what makes it a little fuzzy is that apps and the system can use data regardless of whether Background Data is enabled or not. (The only way to completely avoid data transmission is to disable the radio.) So why even have that option at all?
Still thanks for clarifying!
Thank you both. I understand what you say.
I guess what makes it a little fuzzy is that apps and the system can use data regardless of whether Background Data is enabled or not. (The only way to completely avoid data transmission is to disable the radio.) So why even have that option at all?
Still thanks for clarifying!
What do you mean clarifying? None of those replies did anything other than state the obvious. I'm still just as baffled as before regarding those settings, what about you?
Possibly for the people who still want data on their phone, but only when they know it's being used (ie they don't want facebook running and updating in the background, only when they say so)