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Sarevok

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While analyzing the source of my high network usage (cfr. this thread http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/437653-big-network-usage-battery-drain.html), I noticed something strange in the data used by the standard Android Market.

I downloaded today the update for the Google+ app from the Android Market, which was 1.9Mb. When that was done, I noticed that my data consumption was not up from around 2Mb, but 10Mb :confused:.

I used the "Network Usage" app to look at this issue, and, while the data used by the Market was indeed 1.9Mb, I had four new entries of 7.7Mb used, from processes called Download Manager, Downloads, DRM Protected Content Storage and Media Storage. So, the amount of data I downloaded for this simple upgrade was multiplied by 5 :rolleyes:.

My questions are:
- Is this normal? What are these four other internal applications, and why do they use so much data?
- Is this problem specific to the Galaxy S2? I didn't have it on my previous phone (HTC Legend). If so, this is pretty dumb from Samsung...

Thanks in advance for your help! :)
 
The four processes you list will all be used by Market, so each will indeed use that 1.9MB. However it's the same 1.9MB of data passing through each one, and so overall usage should only show 1.9MB. If the Since last connected display at the top of the screen shows 10MB instead of 1.9MB then the app is somehow misreporting.
 
Thanks for your answer :).

Actually, the data used by the Market was 1.9Mb, but for the other four processes, it was 7.7Mb each. I am pretty sure that it is not a misreport from the Network Usage app, because I saw the same usage indication from NetCounter, 3G Watchdog and from the app provided by my cell phone provider (directly reports on the 3G data I've used).

So, it is indeed a bug then. Am I the only one experiencing it? I am on Gingerbread 2.3.5, version I9100XXKI4.
 
Sarevok said:
So, it is indeed a bug then. Am I the only one experiencing it? I am on Gingerbread 2.3.5, version I9100XXKI4.
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I honestly don't know. Using the same firmware version I've just downloaded a 1.2MB update for one of my apps, and Market claims it used 1.1MB and the other processes 1.5MB each. Total used is shown as 2.8MB.... :confused:
 
I'm glad I'm not the only one with that problem :).

What would be the best solution? Wait for the new Market announced yesterday? Wait for a firmware upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich (like that is gonna happen any time soon - or ever)? Or root the phone and find a firmware which doesn't have this bug (I'm actually finding more and more reasons to go root actually...).
 
Sarevok said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one with that problem :)
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I've not considered it a problem tbh, as the data usage on my monthly bills has been broadly in line with what I've expected from monitoring with NU etc. I'm certainly not seeing anything like the four-fold difference you are.
 
I just got the same phone a week before Christmas and I'm having the same exact problem. I went over my data useage in two weeks which I've never done, nor has my husband with his iphone
 
Get 3G watchdog or similar app to monitor the usage. Then you can find the culprit. In your case, it might not be the market.

Cheers
 
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