Unusually High Data Usage on iOS 8?

[E2EK1EL]

Already done that since day one with iOS 8 :/ thanks though.

Bingo that doesn't help at all

 

[BigInDallas]

From what I've tested, iOS 7 uses about 45-50MB a day for system services and especially in the highest consumption area is iTunes Accounts in system Services, even when you turn off cellular service for individual 3rd party apps.


iOS 8 can use from 200-250MB a day in the same area, iTunes Accounts just burns so much data even when your idling and sleeping.

Facebook, Instagram, Safari and YouTube can consume as much as iTunes Accounts for heavy users. In the end it all adds up massively per day. I've blasted through 1.2 GB one day without using YouTube just on LTE.

If thats true... WOW that is a major issue apple needs to fix.

facebook is a data hog too

 

[Hoya1]

I'm having a similar problem, where my phone is suddenly connecting to use cellular data in the middle of the night when it never did before (ever since I upgraded from my iPhone 4S to the 6). I have saved my monthly detailed data usage spreadsheet from Verizon, so I have months and months of history -- my data usage has tripled this month ever since I got the iPhone 6 w/ iOS8.

Related: I can't get the cellular settings to truly turn off for:
-App Store
-Calendar
-Facetime
-iTunes Store
-Music
-Notes
-Passbook

I go into the cellular settings, scroll down to the apps listed, and change those, but they keep turning "live" again. I even went into the individual app settings (e.g., "iTunes & App Store" settings, from the main settings menu) to turn off cellular data, but again to no avail. Any other ideas for how to truly turn off the cellular usage for those without having to go to Airplane mode?

 

[Abazigal]

Turn of "Use Cellular Data" and "Suggested Apps" under Settings > iTunes & Apps

Also turn off data for any apps that you don't really need on the go under Settings > Cellular


This will reduce the data usage for "iTunes Accounts" to only a few KB per day.

The problem is - my sudden data spike only occurred over 1 week (the week after I upgraded to ios8), and my data usage has since fallen back to "normal" thereafter. Do you think it's due to the system running some optimisation processes in the background or something? My data usage is normal around 1-2gb a month, so it's unlikely that I would rack up 2.4gb of data usage in 1 week alone...

 

[E2EK1EL]

Yes, "iTunes Accounts" is killing my mobile data, 4S with 8.0.2 here...

I'm still on iOS 8.0 on the IP6, anyone here updated to 8.1 and did it clear the problem?

No ApplePay in Canada, and iOS 8.1 seems to be pretty sketchy from what I am reading all over MacRumors.

 

[LordQ]

I'm still on iOS 8.0 on the IP6, anyone here updated to 8.1 and did it clear the problem?

No ApplePay in Canada, and iOS 8.1 seems to be pretty sketchy from what I am reading all over MacRumors.

It's showing less data consumption, but still is my main drainer.

Also mapping services but that's if you activate Send Last Location for Find My iPhone.

 

[E2EK1EL]

It's showing less data consumption, but still is my main drainer.

Also mapping services but that's if you activate Send Last Location for Find My iPhone.

Send Last Location for Find My iPhone is turned off on mine, still burning 200 MB a day.

 

[LordQ]

Send Last Location for Find My iPhone is turned off on mine, still burning 200 MB a day.

Do you have the NC Weather widget and/or system location services on?

 

[E2EK1EL]

Do you have the NC Weather widget and/or system location services on?

NC Weather - OFF
System Locations Services - OFF, except Find my iPhone

 

[E2EK1EL]

After countless of diff settings and configs, now I have solved the issue.

Past: 200 MB / day
Present: 40 MB / day

There's a ton of toggles you gotta switch off, but the main two that drains the most

1) iTunes and App Store
Updates off (which was all at the from day one)
Use Cellular Data off

2) Documents and Data
Use Cellular Data off

Now my "iTunes Accounts" usage is now a fraction of data used

 

[2mw2]

Anyone checked Safari's pre-fetch option ? For some reason mine was on. Turning it off made a huge difference to by data consumption and battery

 

[iNotion]

I'm actually monitoring my data usage after last month ridiculous 11gb data usage...

I got an advice. If you're at a wifi range, switch off cellular data... It keeps my data to 100mb daily..

 

[Armen]

My entire family is noticing very high data usage since upgrading to iOS 8. Two iPhone 5S's, an iPhone 5, my iPhone 6 and my LTE iPad Air.

We have all been using iOS 8 since it lauched and upgraded to 8.0.2 when it was pushed out.

There must be some part of the OS that has gone rogue. My iPad Air has not left the house (and wifi) since upgrading to iOS 8 and has used all of it's 200MB data in two weeks (typical usage 40MB a month).

I am having to be very concsious of my iPhone 6 data usage to avoid going over my 5GB this month. I don't do any streaming audio/video and somehow I'm using 100-200MB a day. Mild safari/iMessage/Maps usage daily. All of our phones spend most of their day bathed in wifi.

I upgraded to iPhone 6 the day after my plan rolled over over and I had my cellular statistics reset the day after that. There's over 1GB of data that is unaccounted for. I have checked all the usual culprits: background updates and app refresh. All the settings are the same from iOS7

Something is up here. I hope 8.1 solves this issue.

No offense but why do you have a 5GB data plan for 5 devices? Isn't that stretching data a little thin?

 

[RyeHumor]

My Iphone 6 is costing my too much in Data I do not use

I am being charged overages though I do not use much data in my Iphone 6. This never happened unless traveling with my last Iphone. I went into cellular data and tried to turn off date to get through this billing period. Turned off Safari, Stocks, Photos, Passbook, Notes, Music, Facetime but as soon as I go out it resets back to on. Help. These are the issues that make me consider change. I know have to go on Airport setting around Christmas to make sure I do not get overages!