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I've a Galaxy Nexus and the cellular operator's 3G usage pop-ups in screen make my life hell. It just keeps on receiving them. Whenever there's a background tra

by fakeer 14y ago

I've a Galaxy Nexus and the cellular operator's 3G usage pop-ups in screen make my life hell. It just keeps on receiving them. Whenever there's a background transaction of data, even a kilobyte. That means if my phone is kept for 30 minutes and I get a call, I need to click through those 10-20 accumulated pop-up windows on my Android screen to receive the call or do anything on my phone. On mornings when there's no Wi-Fi I usually get some 70-100 such pop-ups. I counted. Sometimes I better switch off and then switch on the phone to avoid clicking through those pop-ups. The cellular operator (Airtel India) says it's a feature and argues that every operator has it and that iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows (etc) users don't have this problem. True. Samsung support says - this is Google feature and then is quick to add - but we never sold Galaxy Nexus in India. No support there. Sorry, bye-bye. I go to raise a Google-code issue just like this. Well, there's one already logged - years old. Of course without a fix or response from Google! I'm an Android developer(day job) with a laaarge OEM but I doubt an Android is going to be my next phone. I am not comfortable with paying for anything very expansive then being on my own. This is how Google provides support. They don't.

hahainternet 14y ago
> This is how Google provides support. They don't. This is a completely unrelated issue caused by your carrier. Why are you posting it here?
- fakeer 14y ago
  >>completely unrelated issue Technically, yes. One deals with AG, RIL and call app another deals with Notification management. >>caused by your carrier No, it's not. The carrier has to send the updates. It's upto OS on how to handle it and they ought to handle it the way other mobile OS do. >>Why are you posting it here? Because the nature of issue is same and so is the reason/origin. Left by google. OP's issue is old. Used to crop up in Galaxy Nexus too. I worked on an OEM work around for Europe model and it was there in S3 too.
  - divtxt 14y ago
    I have to say that it's (mostly) the carrier's fault. I have the same issue sometimes with Airtel India, and I'm pretty sure this notification was turned off 2 years. [edit or maybe i just had a good data connection then] Also, this issue is not consistent. I'm guessing what happens is: carrier sends usage alert when you "turn off" data + bad connection that keeps dropping => many notifications even though you never turned off data. There are a few apps that convert USSD alerts to notifications - try these - but it would be nice if this was a built-in feature.
    - fakeer 14y ago
      >>the carrier's fault As I said the behaviour is present in other operators too. I've asked a friends on Idea and Vodafone too(with Android). I just called a friend(before writing this comment) and he confirms that he is not facing this issue on Idea+iPhone5(he faced the issue on Nexus S with Airtel and then Idea too). I had asked a friend with a Lumia and on Airtel and he said he doesn't have to do this. >>carrier sends usage alert when you "turn off" data + bad connection that keeps.. No, it sends whenever there's 3G transaction and the usage period ends. I've observed that when I am using browser, I usually get the alert after I close the browser. Airtel technical team(I was told they were the tech team) also confirmed that it is based upon usage and usually many apps/features rely for background syncing/net-access solely upon 3G/data so that is what makes the number of pop-ups too much. They also confirmed that it happens even when the phone is continuously on WiFi(I concur). >>There are a few apps that convert USSD Tried. Actually the most famous one is developed by an Indian guy(makes me think he was a victim himself). Didn't work. Planning to root it. Google will push probably the last upgrade with 5.0(if at all). Will see if there's any ROM that handles it.
      - divtxt 14y ago
        I just polled some friends on chat: - iPhone + Vodafone Bangalore - SMS notifications - inconsistent frequency - Galaxy Y + Airtel Bangalore - SMS alert only so it seems carrier/plan dependent to me! > it sends whenever there's 3G transaction and the usage period ends Sure - what I was guessing is that sometimes the phone is on a "single" 3G connection all day & there's no alert, and some days the phone makes "many" 3G connections & there are lots of alerts. (or perhaps it does not work this way & there's some other cause - not a telecom expert!) [EDIT: oops both friends say they get SMS not USSD alerts]

by fakeer 14y ago

hahainternet 14y ago

> This is how Google provides support. They don't. This is a completely unrelated issue caused by your carrier. Why are you posting it here?

fakeer 14y ago
>>completely unrelated issue Technically, yes. One deals with AG, RIL and call app another deals with Notification management. >>caused by your carrier No, it's not. The carrier has to send the updates. It's upto OS on how to handle it and they ought to handle it the way other mobile OS do. >>Why are you posting it here? Because the nature of issue is same and so is the reason/origin. Left by google. OP's issue is old. Used to crop up in Galaxy Nexus too. I worked on an OEM work around for Europe model and it was there in S3 too.
- divtxt 14y ago
  I have to say that it's (mostly) the carrier's fault. I have the same issue sometimes with Airtel India, and I'm pretty sure this notification was turned off 2 years. [edit or maybe i just had a good data connection then] Also, this issue is not consistent. I'm guessing what happens is: carrier sends usage alert when you "turn off" data + bad connection that keeps dropping => many notifications even though you never turned off data. There are a few apps that convert USSD alerts to notifications - try these - but it would be nice if this was a built-in feature.
  - fakeer 14y ago
    >>the carrier's fault As I said the behaviour is present in other operators too. I've asked a friends on Idea and Vodafone too(with Android). I just called a friend(before writing this comment) and he confirms that he is not facing this issue on Idea+iPhone5(he faced the issue on Nexus S with Airtel and then Idea too). I had asked a friend with a Lumia and on Airtel and he said he doesn't have to do this. >>carrier sends usage alert when you "turn off" data + bad connection that keeps.. No, it sends whenever there's 3G transaction and the usage period ends. I've observed that when I am using browser, I usually get the alert after I close the browser. Airtel technical team(I was told they were the tech team) also confirmed that it is based upon usage and usually many apps/features rely for background syncing/net-access solely upon 3G/data so that is what makes the number of pop-ups too much. They also confirmed that it happens even when the phone is continuously on WiFi(I concur). >>There are a few apps that convert USSD Tried. Actually the most famous one is developed by an Indian guy(makes me think he was a victim himself). Didn't work. Planning to root it. Google will push probably the last upgrade with 5.0(if at all). Will see if there's any ROM that handles it.
    - divtxt 14y ago
      I just polled some friends on chat: - iPhone + Vodafone Bangalore - SMS notifications - inconsistent frequency - Galaxy Y + Airtel Bangalore - SMS alert only so it seems carrier/plan dependent to me! > it sends whenever there's 3G transaction and the usage period ends Sure - what I was guessing is that sometimes the phone is on a "single" 3G connection all day & there's no alert, and some days the phone makes "many" 3G connections & there are lots of alerts. (or perhaps it does not work this way & there's some other cause - not a telecom expert!) [EDIT: oops both friends say they get SMS not USSD alerts]