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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pvanwelt:
Hi all,

This morning I received a notification from my provider , that I have used all the data within my bundle.

I started investigated what was using this because normally I use about 20% of the entire bundle.

I found out that google services used 400 mb within 2 weeks time !

After searching some time I found some older threats pointing out this was due to a android update.

I immediately thought of the release of 4.3

I made some logging with logcat, and the log shows the data is indeed used to download the OTA update.

I am running an AOSP rom 4.2.2 RasSaber.

But this rom does not have an option whether to check for OTA updates or not.

Can anybody tell me how to stop this OTA from being tried to download over and over?

Everytime my phone gets restarted, it tries to download again.

07-29 16:13:36.325 I/SystemUpdateService(747): download in progress: [id: 648 compl: true succ: true bytes: 146038391 reason: 0 fn: /cache/6c7ff815e7762f651ad6f8c74e5cb281093f1e0b.signed-yakju-JWR66V-from-JDQ39.6c7ff815.zip]
07-29 16:13:36.325 I/SystemUpdateService(747): OTA package size = 146038391
07-29 16:13:36.325 I/SystemUpdateService(747): starting package verification

07-29 16:13:36.325 I/SystemUpdateService(747): download in progress: [id: 648 compl: true succ: true bytes: 146038391 reason: 0 fn: /cache/6c7ff815e7762f651ad6f8c74e5cb281093f1e0b.signed-yakju-JWR66V-from-JDQ39.6c7ff815.zip]
07-29 16:13:36.325 I/SystemUpdateService(747): OTA package size = 146038391
07-29 16:13:36.325 I/SystemUpdateService(747): starting package verification
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WestHej:
Bump.

This has started happening to me too. I'm running cm10.1 20130706 nightly. I've seen this happening to people using the nexus 4 and other custom ROMs.

Has this issue been fixed yet in a newer nightly?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vcfvct:
same here

having the same problem.

It uses up all my mobile data. 500MB.

I am running liquidsmooth in Nexus 4.

I love android. But This is really pushing me to iPhone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marcuso:
same thing for me with aokp ... as a workaround i restricted "google services" in mobile-networks. But this has of course downsides.

Isn´t there anything to prevent the download from happening again and again ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] taff2408:
Same here Google services has used 0.9GB in 2 days. Same as the OP I was informed by my supplier. Bit worrying and is there a fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hanny:
Guys I am facing such extremely annoying Google Services (DownloadManager in BBS) battery drain + mobile/wifi data usage issue and I have been searching for some hours.

First of all I have tried the most answered solution - clearing the data of all those stuffs related to Google Services - well it did not work so well.

Then I don't think freezing download manager / factory reset / restrict background data / disabling google services framework are good solutions as I myself did not make changes related to this recently so a factory reset should not be needed, plus the other mentioned solutions would cause syncing issues with Google and this doesn't suit my lifestyle of heavily depending on various google services.

Many of you have proposed that the massive download / repeated downloads are related to downloading the 4.3 OTA and that might be possible according to the similar file sizes as well as logcats you have found. But on the other hand one of the solution - disabling Network Locations settings has also stopped the "download" triangle from constantly staying there when my wifi is on. Therefore we can conclude that it is partially related to the 4.3 OTA download which cannot be disabled on our custom ROMs, as well as partially about the stock Network Location settings.

Fortunately after many posts that do not provide a feasible answer I have found this xda post which addresses the issue related to the Google Play Store 4.1.6. Some of the users have reported that 4.1.10 has fixed the issue and some even said the newest version 4.2.9 is over the internet since 25/7 together with 4.3 update.

Not sure why such critical update did not roll out to the unluckily bunch of us from Google, but I have found the Android Police source about 4.1.10 fixing the "Network Location bug which hogs the battery" and hopefully this will stop the DownloadManager wakelock as well as the crazy battery drain + data drain by Google Services.

I haven't tested this thoroughly because I will probably need a day to check out whether it stops the crazy behaviour but I would just like to share with you guys my founding as soon as possible so you guys can try it out together with me. The latest Google Play Store 4.2.9 apk can be downloaded from Android Police here.

Hope I have helped! Good luck to you and me! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marcuso:
will give that a try .. however i have my doubts that new play store will prevent the phone from downloading OTA.

And actually I wonder why our fantastic Custom-ROMs have not disabled this (OTA-check etc..).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amd-dude:
I have had the same exact problem yesterday, I am on a pre paid plan and the stupid thing used all my credit by downloading 112mb (I'm sure it would use more the instant I add credit) but it does nothing on wifi. If it is indeed an OTA issue with 4.3 the only fix maybe to flash android 4.3 to stop the OTA from downloading said 4.3? Just a thought. I will try it now as I have free time and will let you guys know if it works. It really is a stupid problem to have.

I am on Slim ROM, I thought the OTA service was not included in most of the custom ROM's so it won't look for an update, how come it is doing it anyway?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PookyPooka:
I have the same problem, over 1.5gigs downloaded in 2 days.

Used up all my mobile data and uses my wireless at home! :(

btw I'm using Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amd-dude:
Well this is new, Download Manager just started using my Wifi used about 50mb (it would be more but I only noticed the wifi being used and installed the app) so maybe around 80mb. I've attached 2 images, if anyone can figure out what's going on or get in contact with google somehow and let them know what's going on. I don't want to add anymore credit to my account because I fear it will just be wasting money.

I'm going to flash 4.3 now and see what happens. Will update asap cause this is ridiculous.

UPDATE: Flashed 4.3 and got rid of all the google bloat (maps, earth, hangouts etc) cleared cache and dalvik cache in recovery. Sent $10 credit to my phone and so far all is well, Google services only used 14kb so far (this is on mobile data) I will continue to use mobile data for the rest of the day and weekend to see what happens. So far it works:

So flash 4.3 and it seems the update is no longer pushing or pulling from the servers.

UPDATE 2: About 5 hours in and Google services are not going crazy as before. It really could be an OTA update issue, I should have tried the play store update mentioned by Miasmic but I was so frustrated I just flashed. If someone can try and confirm Miasmic's method we could all save other people from this trouble.

This still sucks and google owes me $20 US, how an update was being pulled from Slim ROM I have no clue.

So in conclusion flashing/updating to android 4.3 cured my problem. Hope it helps someone else who has these troubles, or at least you can cut your data being used up before you reach a cap or lose all your credit like me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hanny:
Thanks for the constant updates! I myself have confirmed that updating the play store does not work. Finally I copied the old good FOTAkill.apk from gingerbread times to /system/apps and it stopped all the google services data hogs. However seems like my Hangouts app is not receiving messages since then.

I am also planning to upgrade to 4.3 as soon as I got the time. Sigh Google, what a cool way to **** up all of us custom roms users.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshuab227:
Here's how to disable the OTA download on any ROM

Install Autorun Manager from the Play store.

Then enter its recommended advanced mode.

Go into the settings and enable the following: system entries and system app disable.

Disable com.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService$Recieve r under Google Service Framework

It would be great if the OP could be updated with this
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
[MENTION=4224781]joshuab227[/MENTION],

I did this but... Can it be that this fix also disables app updating in the play store?

A bunch of free apps was updated, but the play store didn't showed them as.

I couldn't update my apps to new versions via the official/original play store.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshuab227:
I don't think it disables play store updates.

I still have pending updates showing in my play store for a few apps I have chosen not to update (maps and talk) after disabling the system update service

EDIT : Just double checked if play store is still updating correctly by uninstalling my Skype and restoring an older version from titanium backup.

The update for Skype showed up immediately when I viewed my apps in the play store.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pvanwelt:
Wow I had not followed this thread for some days. And now a lot of reactions!

I have found a temporary workarround by using the fotakill apk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1579154

Place it in \system\app

By using root explorer. Restart your phone and it should be okay.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
What does the "fotakill" app actually?

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slatsmckracker:
i have had someone i know suffer this, chewed 2gb in 3 days. He cant work out what it is
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pvanwelt:
FOTA kill prevent any OTA from downloading to your phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30205683
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Muuhmann:
Hi, just wanted to check in and confirm that I do have the same issue. I'm on AOKP 4.2.2, maybe it is an AOKP issue, that they didn't disable the OTA functionality completely?

I remember when 4.2.x or even 4.1 was rolling out, I had the same issue, also on AOKP rom.

I had to switch to stock 4.2/4.1 until AOKP released their update.

It's really annoying though.. I'll raise a bug for AOKP.

So only solutions is disabeling the receiver or installign FOTAkill.apk?

What does FOTAkill.apk disable? only the OTA or also other Google Services?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pvanwelt:
I cannot tell for sure that it is only blocking OTA updates because I have not seen the code.

But my auto upload of pictures to google+ is still working.

I haven't experienced any other stuff not working anymore.

Only thing is that it stopped downloading that OTA every time my phone rebooted ;)

Thats a good test when you want to make sure you don't have the issue anymore ....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Michele_Caracas:
Fotakill seems working to me. Thanks, guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VecoED:
I'd also phone up your provider.

I had the same issue, it ate through my 500MB over two days.

First thing i did was to restrict background data for the google services service. This stopped the download, but obviously i don't get notifications of emails and such like now.

Phoned up Vodafone and they were happy to give me another 500MB free of charge for this month when i stated that i had not given permission for a download to start and it had been pushed to my phone by them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrEasy666:
Suffered from the same issue.

Thanks for the hint with fotakill :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skraam:
It's even worse for me, it consumed 1,89 Gb within 4 days. Yesterday looked at Augusts consumption and was in shock of what I see. Checked the Restrict background daya in settings and it stopped consuming, but the bad thing is. that I have only 2gb of mobile data and now i have used 1,98gb and i have 20mb for the rest of the month :good::crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 50seven:
Gonna try fotakill, as I've been hit hard with this too. Almost 6 GB since my billing cycle started two weeks ago; the only reason I knew something was up was because Rogers sent me a text message saying I was being billed another $100 for overage fees. I've since disabled background data, but still, WTF? Okay I can see that Google is trying to update my phone, but 6 freaking Gigs worth? Give me a break. I love my Android, but I hate Skynet, er, Google. They are going to take over the world one day and we will all be helpless to stop them.

<end rant>
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lorolouis:
Find "Disable Service" application from Play Store.

Turn Off only the SystemUpdateService from Google Services Framework
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrEasy666:
Thanks for the hint :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lorolouis:
I looks like one annoying thing remain to be resolved.

Not sure, but I 'll appreciate if any of you confirms this:

Once the service part is stopped, indeed there is no more (so much) data draw.

However the battery consumption is still showing unusual keep awake time, running almost 100% of the time.

Probably it is still attempting something we cut.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Actually disabling this will cause a wake lock for the service when rebooted.

EDIT: Solution is to enable after reboot en then disable it again, right away.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Delete
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lorolouis:
I gave up - just paid the undeserved money to my provider and Google's about the extra mobile data I "consumed" silently,

moved to latest PA ROM, spent several more hours reading, downloading erasing, flashing ...

almost restoring the things I had before.

Come on ... is that super-duper constantly improving "technology" actually makes my life better ?

2-3 more forced upgrades like this and I probably will *&^%$# out of all this smart mobile %#$t.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Well actually I think it's pretty crazy that we as users, need to flash custom ROM's to get rid of this problem.

I'm still on warranty so don't want to flash a custom ROM, just in case something happens and I can't get the phone to work anymore & have to return it.

If I had known that android 4.3 had this kind of s**t coming with it, I had never left 4.2.2...

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrEasy666:
Does anyone have the link to the official android bug report?

Seen it last week, but cannot find it anymore :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omarahmed786:
im running Cyanogenmod 10.1.2 on my Nexus 4 and the same thing is happening to me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omarahmed786:
Heres some solutions at a great article.

http://moonlightknighthk.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/how-to-fix-huge-data-usage-with-google-services/

Will disabling system update service do anything bad?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
No I have it disabled too.

Only downside with me is that it will wake lock after a reboot.

Just enable & disable will fix that.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omarahmed786:
ok thanks but sorry for asking a newbie question but what is a wale/lock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Because of you asking that question.

Is your device rooted?

Because if it's not, you can't disable recievers.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omarahmed786:
yea im running CM 10.1.2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Wake lock is exactly what it says. It's an app or process that keeps the phone awake so that you have battery drain.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BuzzKilla:
"googleServices" chewed up 4.3GB of data.....

called my provider, they were kind enough to put me on an unlimited plan for the rest of the month, until i got this resolved.

Nexus4 - CM10.1.2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlg19753:
Going to try otakill disable services from the market did not work for me constant wake lock and no deep sleep. Also app caused me not to get any fb hangout gmail notifications.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DecypherT:
Wake lock is true. But can simply be fixed by enabling -> disabling "SystemUpdateService" after every reboot.

FOTAKILL + disabling SystemUpdateService have proven to work with me. I never received notice of the JWR66Y update.

Send from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omarahmed786:
thanks for the tip. i tried that and it worked!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrinzB:
OTA Kill is ok pour Galaxy Nexus Maguro OAKP 4.2.2 ? (1,6Gb for 4 days :( ) :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] troyellis:
Solved?

I lost $50 in prepaid airtime but I think I have solved the issue. On your data usage, point to google services that show this data usage. Click and at the bottom you will check 'restrict data'. This will not allow the Google app to update anything while you are on mobile data, but will only update on wifi. The check mark is NOT on default, so you have to do that yourself. I have checked in settings that all my updates should be downloaded only on wifi, but apparently you must do this with the app it self. LOL. Losing $50 is no joke. Hope this is gonna help you guys?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kellysonf:
Guys, every time I install a custom ROM have this problem, the Wifi works only once and then a new boot system stops working and will not turn on at all. I use the Boot Menu Manager to flash.

Any solution? already googled a lot and could not solve the problem.:confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] AztekSoul:
Open terminal emulator, run these commands

su (enter)

wifical.sh (enter)

After the calibration open root explorer or the root browser of your choice and go to system/bin/ and find wifical.sh file and rename it to wifical.sh2 and that way wifi will survive after reboot,works for me,by the way this is not my finding just sharing what i have found all over the 4.2.2 threads..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] raulg15:
yup that worked for me when wifi was working for me.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr72:
So what's the trick to getting adb to work with the HD+ and Ubuntu? I have CM10.1 on the HD+.

I have the UDEV rule set, but it doesn't show up in adb devices. I can transfer files using MTP, so the USB is working and file access is working. Just something is up with adb. I have turned on USB debugging and entered "Developer Mode" on the HD+.

FWIW My Rugby Pro and Nook Color both work fine with adb.

Is there something else I need to do on the HD+?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ludoo:
A bit late, but it might help others. You need to add the following line to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

0x2080
[General Questions and Answers] dalvalle:
Hi,

I cannot submit a new message in the proper forum "http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2237779&nocache=1" due I don't have enough messages.

I have installed the recovery "HOWTO_W8_Beyond.pdf" and choosing the recovery:

ThL_W8_beyond.JB2.FHD.EN.COM8P128_MT6589TV1.0.2_20 130626

Flash tools and green OK but no enter in recovery.

The only difference is some characters:

Mine "W8_beyond.JB2.FHD.EN.COM.8P128_M76589TV1.0.2_20130 626"

Dowloaded "ThL_W8_beyond.JB2.FHD.EN.COM8P128_MT6589TV1.0.2_20 130626"

NO "ThL" in the beginning and no blan between "20" and "13".

could it be this the root cause?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] dalvalle:
it seems my case it's really strange
[General Questions and Answers] dalvalle:
I guess to reach 10 post to plublic it in the proper forum!
[General Questions and Answers] hassanayoub85:
Dear,

Does there exist an application on android where we can set profiles like on windows?

so, On profile 1 (Public) some applications will be not visible, call history and sms messages and whatsapp chats are not viewable, while on the other profile which needs a password, all apps and data are available?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Sanjay:
Is possible on tabs.

We can create multiple account there.

I don't know about mobile.I use low end mobile,which doesn't have.May be high end device should have.

Sorry if Iam wrong
[General Questions and Answers] hassanayoub85:
I think this is related to the android version and not the device.

And for me, i am using latest android version.
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
Yes, you're right. Multiuser support is what you're talking about, and it is available from android version 4.2.2 and above. It is enabled on tablets by default. For phones, you would need to flash custom ROMs that have multiuser support. If you're not on 4.2.2+, then you could try the SwitchMe app on the Playstore instead (requires root). :)
[General Questions and Answers] hassanayoub85:
Thanks for the app, will try it now, however i prefer to use vustom firmware.

Any stable custom firmware supporting multiusers for samsung galaxy s advance I9070?
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
Sorry

Since I do not know much about your device, you should probably ask this question here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2100

You're bound to get a better answer that way!

P.S. When you ask in that forum, avoid using words like 'best rom' or 'stable rom'. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] futbolista169:
Hi everyone,

My S4 drops a lot of calls and also if i walk in buildings like schools I lose service. It is not a hardware problem with my S4 because I have three S4s in the family and they all do this. It is not a problem with the place I live because I live in Chicago and almost anywhere I go I have these problems. Is there a kernel or something that I can do to fix or improve these problems?

Thank You :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] brando56894:
There's nothing you can do to fix it unless you want to modify T-Mobile's towers, it is a problem with where you live :) I've noticed poor signal strength and extreme signal attenuation (signal drops from -50 dbm when I'm right in front of a femto cell to -100 when I'm about a half mile away from it and inside my house) when switching to T-Mobile from VZW. I asked on here and apparently it's due to GSM requiring twice as many cells per area compared to CDMA, and also T-Mobile using higher frequencies which don't travel as far. Think of the difference between FM radio waves in the kHZ range (which can reach 50 miles) compared to WiFi radio waves in the gHZ range which only reach about a hundred feet or so. I'm regularly in -100 dbm service areas and I can make calls perfectly, signal drops occasionally but I can deal with it since I don't make calls that often.

This problem only really plagues areas which are still on EDGE/HSPA(+), once you get upgraded to LTE you won't have this problem anymore :) VoLTE will truly fix this problem though, but that's probably a year or two from now though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] futbolista169:
Thanks of the great info!

When do you think we will be upgraded to LTE?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] brando56894:
You're welcome, I have no idea. I don't work for T-Mobile lol I know they're on a roll with it and they wanted to have a bunch done by the end of the summer, I don't have LTE in my home (South-Central Jersey) but at work (50 miles away, right outside of Philadelphia but still in NJ) I have LTE. I'm going to take a guess that you may have it by the end of the year.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] futbolista169:
I was editing it while you replied. I had an S2 and a HTC Sensation and I did not have calls dropped and I had service almost everywhere and they were on GSM, too. So I think it is a software problem.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] bapurado:
im going in a backpacking trip to Europe and was hoping to clarify a few things with this phone. I have a note 2 and im thinking of switching to the htc if its a true pentaband phone. ive searched and saw that people have stated that the tmobile htc one is a pentaband phone but when looking up the tech specs I saw that its missing the HSPA 900 MHz (band 8) which is required for certain parts of Europe, more specifically france. I was just asking and trying to clear up some confusion to see if the htc one is really a true pentaband phone (such as the nexus 4) and will it work in france with 3g/4glte speeds. thanks
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] baka2x:
The T-Mobile HTC One is NOT a pentaband phone. Some are making assumptions and/or not reading closely. You're correct, it is missing band 8.