Starting a new thread here as my previous one doesn't fit anymore. So i've been trying to figure out where my data usage was coming from. And now it looks like it comes from my text messages? I don't think it does but after what I saw this morning, maybe it does? My mobile data usage was zero yesterday according to the app “My Data Manager”. After sending and receiving some MMS messages, I saw that my data usage started going up. I checked immediately after messaging so I'm sure this was causing the data usage. Then I went into my usage history on PM and checked. The history showed each transaction as an MMS usage type with a 1 in the usage column. I know that these type of transactions don't count towards data so I left it at that. But this morning, I checked one more time, and the mobile data usage from last night got posted to my account. I'm attaching two pics. So again, I'm left scratching my head as to what's going on. As always, your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
@mobileguy ok so those chats you tried. The receivers don't have RCS on which is why it shows SMS/MMS under the send arrow. Unless the group chat has some people using it I don't know how it displays when multiple numbers are in a group chat with some no RCS and some with RCS. 🤷♂️🤔
What used your data is whatever codeaurora.ims is? I can't find anything really on that. Some type of thing with Android I guess. (Maybe someone else on here knows?).
Can you test some more out to try and pinpoint it?
Maybe first start by looking through your Usage history in your PM account and see if you can find "Data Events" for the pictures you sent this morning?
Instead of the "web" screenshot you posted.
Also text yourself a picture. Simply open your message app and press start new messages then type your cell number in and send yourself a picture. It will come right in on your phone then PM usage history should show like my screenshot. "Data event" with "MMS" on the right.
I went through all my usage this last week with about 100 MMS pictures sent/received and they all show "Data Event". I have RCS turned off.
If you can't find a "Data Event" for your pictures this morning. Then turn RCS back on and send another picture message to the person or group you sent to this morning. Then check your usage history again and see if it went to "Web" then check your program again that is watching your data and see if that codeaurora.ims went up higher. Maybe that's part of RCS who knows and then you found the problem?
I'll continue trying to find more on this codeaurora.ims Google searches has not provided anything specific as of yet.
So test that out if you can. Thanks!.
@mobileguy haven't looked at the 3 things yet but just wanted to comment on RCS.
If you have the option turned on and go to send a picture message you see two different things.
For someone that also has RCS turned on you see simply the send arrow.
Sending the picture will use data or wifi.
For contacts in your phone that DO NOT have RCS or do not have it turned on sending a picture message you see MMS underneath the send arrow.
Sending the picture will use the traditional SMS/MMS system and it does not count towards your data.
If you turn your RCS back on now and add a picture (don't send it just add it) to the person you were talking to before. I bet it would only show the arrow and not MMS underneath. Meaning all your text and picture messages to that person have been going through RCS and using your data.
@mobileguy RCS. It's a featured rolled out to Android phones so you can chat, text, pictures like Apple's iMessage. Over Wi-Fi or data. Only with others that have it on there phone and turned on
I have it to but leave it off all the time. I don't see a need to use it.
You probably should turn it off.
@mobileguy wrote:@Jb456 @totalUser , I am on Android and using the default messaging app called "Messages". I checked the settings and "Enable chat features / Use Wi-Fi or data for messaging when available" is set to ON. I believe that is what @Jb456 refers to as RCS chat? I do find it a coincidence that right after I sent/received these MMS messages that my mobile data went from zero to 2.88mb and then the 2.88mb was posted as a "Data Event". I did find the apps that used up the 2.88mb. Not sure if there is anyone technical here that would be able to decipher this.
These 3 items do not appear to be related to RCS. The big one is apk mirror. You have tethering and some OS related data usage. Anyway, MMS that is piped through the proxy server is not counted towards data usage. To use MMS, data needs to be enabled which makes it available for other services that rely on data. It is a double edged sword. BTW, RCS works on WiFi.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/org-codeaurora-ims/
@Jb456 @totalUser , I am on Android and using the default messaging app called "Messages". I checked the settings and "Enable chat features / Use Wi-Fi or data for messaging when available" is set to ON. I believe that is what @Jb456 refers to as RCS chat? I do find it a coincidence that right after I sent/received these MMS messages that my mobile data went from zero to 2.88mb and then the 2.88mb was posted as a "Data Event". I did find the apps that used up the 2.88mb. Not sure if there is anyone technical here that would be able to decipher this.
@mobileguy That is not an MMS. Something else on your phone used your data.
The screenshot you posted says "web" meaning something on your phone accessed the internet. Be it browsing the web, or an app, or phone downloading an update. Could be anything but it is not and MMS.
This is how MMS display.
Notice it says "Data Event" and not "Web" and also on right hand side it says "MMS".
Thinking of this now. Do you use RCS chat on your phone? It's a feature like iPhones iMessage but for Android phones. Using this feature allows you to text and send pictures over wifi or data and it does not use the traditional SMS/MMS system. You also can only use it with others that have that feature turned on.
