Unwanted network traffic (Mobile Data Counter per App missing in Sailfish [answered]
asked 2018-06-01 23:43:56 +0200
Hi Sailors, is there some Sailfish mobile data counter app, which can show me, mobile data consumption/traffic per each running application? I know, there is Settings/Data counters, but it shows only total amounts of data, without any details.
I am asking, because I have some serious data leak (about 50 MB sent data per hour), and I cannot find the app, which is using mobile data extensively. I have uninstalled all android apps, even Android Support, left only standard Jolla apps in the phone, restarted several times, but sending/traffic data remains.
Strange following behaviour I found: When my mobile data limit at local operator is reached and even wi-fi is on, than every exactly 5 minutes a brower window come out and shows redirected page to local operator telling I am out of my mobile data. And this repeats avery 5 minutes. It means that the phone wants to touch the mobile connection even wi-fi is on and working correctly.
Down below this page I have dumped in terminal output of "ps -A" and also "netstat -tupc" as root in developer mode. If anyone understands it, plese take a look at that.
UPDATE 10.6.2018: It seems, that finely doing "Reset device" and update to latest Mouhijoki 2.2.0.29 problem resolved.
UPDATE 18.8.2018: Now the problem is back. The phone is sending about 20 MB per hour, consuming all mobile data very quickly. The android support is stopped. Can anyone help? I can use tcpdump or netstat. I just want to kill the process, which is sending data away.
UPDATE 4.9.2018 SOLVED: So finely based on advice, I used app NetHogs from Storeman store and found, that the problem was program "messageserver5". So I disabled one of my mail accounts on "live.com" and problem is solved. Thanks for help! With this app was so easy to localize the data leak.
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Short answer;
no.
Spam Hunter ( 2018-06-01 23:51:46 +0200 )editThanks. And what about to use some app from Aptoide Store? I see there some Data counter apps. Will it work?
neo75 ( 2018-06-01 23:57:39 +0200 )editGood point, I forgot about Android apps, mainly because I don't use them.
Android apps can be very hit and miss when used on SailfishOS, best thing to do is bite the bullet and try them.
I suppose you could try Lighthouse from Openrepos, this may help to show you what is running on your device and consuming your data.
working on 2.2.0.29 https://openrepos.net/content/almindor/lighthouse
Spam Hunter ( 2018-06-02 00:57:30 +0200 )editThank you! I am new user of SailfishX and never used Openrepos before. Should I be scared of what is written here by Jolla? https://jolla.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202398218?mobile_site=true They do not recommend the use.
neo75 ( 2018-06-03 11:26:25 +0200 )editJolla are covering their own arses by making such statements and rightly so, as ALL apps on Openrepos are not going through any kind of QA (quality assurance).
Personally, I have no qualms about using Openrepos and I am also a fairly regular contributor and I offer several apps/patches, but as with anything made by human beings, there are occasional problems and what might work for one person/device, may not work for another.
As you can see by my last comment, Lighthouse is working as expected on my device under the latest OS release (2.2.0.29).
Personally, I see more risk crossing the road than I do using Openrepos....oh and any potentially malicious apps soon get ousted. We had one such case where a torch app was collecting use data not personal data, but in no time at all, the developer had pulled it from the Openrepos due to pressure from other users/uploaders.
I recommend using Storeman for browsing Openrepos, but of course, Storeman is found on Openrepos also.
For what it is worth, I spend far more time on and using Openrepos than I ever do on Jolla Store which may be safe due to QA but the store is full of shitty boring useless Android apps and no notifications are given to devs when they have comments on their apps. I have 1 app on Jolla Store and several on Openrepos.
If you rely on Jolla Store for apps/games etc, personally I think your device will be a bit dull and boring after a short while, whereas all the nice/clever/fun/experimental apps are on Openrepos. Use at your own risk like anything else in life - there are no guarantees, even Jolla get it wrong from time to time and cause devices to be bricked; maybe openrepos should issue the same statement about Jolla Store :D
Spam Hunter ( 2018-06-03 11:38:38 +0200 )edit