leo Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Using BTSync 1.1.7 on Android 4.2.2"Use Cellular Data" is disabled.But I see 4 MB of Traffic generated by BTSync on mobile data (most of it in background mode)With cellular data disabled I expect this value to be 0.And also this seems to be quite a lot of traffic for less than half a day without having to synchonize any data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watnuweer Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 And it is still doing so.Turning of the option to use cellular data does not seem to stop the background usage.Just overspent 130 mb on my data plan :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCerm Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I experienced this problem as well. With only a small number of files to sync, having the app installed on my phone used 20MB of cellular data in just 2 days. It does not appear to be syncing any files using cellular data. It's probably just constantly communicating with peers, checking for new files, though it won't actually download the new files until Wi-Fi is available. Needless to say, the "don't use cellular data" setting should apply to ALL forms of traffic.My solution: until this is fixed, use the Android settings to restrict background data for the BitTorrent Sync app. Go to Settings > Data Usage > BitTorrent Sync > Restrict background data. This does not affect background data usage when connected to Wi-Fi, so BTSync will continue to work on Wi-Fi just like you want it do, but nothing will touch the cellular network (unless you leave the BTSync app open in the foreground). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watnuweer Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Thanks for the tip.This is exactly what I did afterwards as a workaround.In my case it synced 384mb in 24 hours.I just hope it will be fixed, as I frequently swap phones and might forget about it.I really love BitTorrent sync btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmoto Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Confirm the same problem.Temporary solution also works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopegroove Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Ditto on this problem and fix. I think I will just leave it like that because I would never sync Bittorrent Sync on celluar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricatchnc Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 I also have the problem. BitTorrent Sync on my Droid HD MAXX (Android 4.1.2, BTSync v 1.1.38) uses cellular data to sync even when the "Use Cellular Data" setting for the app is not checked. Previously, before I discovered this setting, I had the problem of using almost 2GB in a single day, so set the not to use cellular data. The app seemed to behave until recently when I added a large directory to sync and experienced the problem, again. This time I turned off Mobile Data use completely at the phone level. I set the "restrict background on cellular" option for the app and unchecked the "Use Cellular Data" in BTS settings. Then I removed all the data restrictions sequentially until I have only the BTS setting "Use Cellular Data" unselected. It's behaving again. Syncing now occurs only when Wi-Fi in connected. Could it be that the "Use Cellular Data" setting is only effective for the sync'd folders that exist when the option is set and that sync items added after the option is set aren't constrained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpalffy Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 I have the same problem on my Nexus 5, BTSync 1.2.14. Trying the fix posted above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazsmith Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Just got a $300 phone bill. This beta testing just got expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadimt Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Hi guys!Dev team is investigating this issue it should be fixed soon.Sorry for the inconvenience.PS: Are you sure that BTSync eats traffic and not other software?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadimt Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 If you are sure that the issue is in BTSync maybe someone could describe his actions in the app before it start syncing using cellular data?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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