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Johno02's avatar
Johno02
Explorer
Apr 11, 2014

cell phone data use warming

my cell plan with AT&T has served me very well, but I ran into a problem this month. AT home, my phone uses wifi for data, instead of my limited data plan. I did not notice that "Google Plus" was doing backups to its cloud servers every day. When we got out on the road this month, I had used the phone to make a number of pictures, and then later, when I turned on mobile data to check for something. Google Plus backed up all my new photos the proceeded to use all mu limited data, and more. Cost me a few dollars for extra data use, but you can believe that it is turned OFF now. Tried to uninstall the App, but as it came on the phone, It won't let me uninstall. Does anyone know how to unstall this type stuff that comes on your smartphone??
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  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Apr 11, 2014
    Happens to us all one time or another...

    Just wait until you get hit next to the Mexican Border and your roaming is turned on. Those charges will get your attention real quick...

    Roy Ken
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    Some preloaded apps you can't "uninstall," but you can DISABLE them.

    On my Galaxy S4 I go into the menu>settings>my device> application manger....then find the app in the scroll down list and it will let me disable it.
  • guidry's avatar
    guidry
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    I halted my Google Plus and now use Dropbox for all my photos. It downloads my pictures immediately so I don't lose them. Much easier to use and not much data use like the others.
  • camperforlife's avatar
    camperforlife
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    If you use Microsoft One Drive for your pictures you can set it to put your pictures in cue and it will only upload when you have a WIFI connection.
  • wcjeep's avatar
    wcjeep
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    Google Plus can be set to only backup when on wifi and connected to power. Most apps can be disabled. When disabled, the app won't appear in the normal app tray. The disabled app will not update either.

    I also prefer Dropbox.
  • NYCgrrl's avatar
    NYCgrrl
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    This isn't how to remove Google Plus but how to turn it on and off

    Google Plus Turn Off

    Want to remove stock apps....watch this vid


    Remove Stock Apps

    I haven't opted into any clouds yet and merely save my pictures directly to the phone and via USB port connection to my laptop, import. Old school but maybe more secure.
    HTH
  • wbwood's avatar
    wbwood
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    Have you tried turning off the "auto upload" feature on the app? Click on the settings button (little gear thing) and then go down to Camera and Photos. There should be a selection for "Auto Backup" and you can select off. You can also sign out of Google+ on the app. This is how it is on my iPhone 4S with the latest upgrade.
  • camperforlife's avatar
    camperforlife
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    wcjeep wrote:
    Google Plus can be set to only backup when on wifi and connected to power. Most apps can be disabled. When disabled, the app won't appear in the normal app tray. The disabled app will not update either.

    I also prefer Dropbox.


    Could you explain. I use Google + a lot and have looked for this feature and could not find it.
  • jeff__h's avatar
    jeff__h
    Explorer
    Apr 11, 2014
    wcjeep wrote:
    Google Plus can be set to only backup when on wifi and connected to power. Most apps can be disabled. When disabled, the app won't appear in the normal app tray. The disabled app will not update either.

    I also prefer Dropbox.


    Best answer here.

    I use and love Google +. It is hard to beat the simplicity of the automatic uploads, however, you have to make sure it only does it on wifi. It is a simple thing to click on in the settings of Google+.

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