Help Phone using 3G data? How do I check which apps are using it?

[snoopdoug]

Hi all,

The phone keeps using 3G data constanntly and when left for a couple of hours today used up over 30% of battery and was warm to touch despite not being touched during that time.

I noticed data was being transferred but I can see no way of checking what is accessing the net? After turning the phone off and on again the data transfer stopped and the phone cooled down.

How can I check which apps are connecting online to weed out the problem? I have used task manager to end the programs I can end, but there's obviously another place where you can end programs as popupsms doesnt show as running but I know it is (as an example).

 

[snapper.fishes]

urgh. There's an app which monitors your data usage, but I cannot remember the name. Most likely it's the gmail app which is using the connection all the time.

 

[vijayrajesh]

Hi,

I use 3G watchdog to control the usage of 3G.

I additionally use APNDroid to stop or start 3G services which helps me very good on controlling usage of 3G and helps me save battery life.

Thank you,