Gallery App using lots of data?

[cjriddle22]

I checked my verizon data usage and noticed that I was using alot more data that usual (yes I realize 4g is fast). I am on wifi probably 90% of the time though. I do not have instant upload enabled for g+. I did have sync google photos checked, but I am not sure where they sync to?

I went into the gallery app, and it is set to sync over wifi only anyways, so I am not sure what is going on. Anyone else seeing this?

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[dezymond]

I didn't even know the gallery uses data. Unless G+ auto upload has to do with it.

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[duke69111]

I noticed the same thing the other day. I am only 10 days in and the gallary app has used 200mb of data. I do not have have google+ auto upload either. I just have my google picasa account syncing to my phone. Which I love by the way.

My assumption is that it is the gallary app downloading the photos for the preview screen when you open the gallary...

[cjriddle22]

I noticed the same thing the other day. I am only 10 days in and the gallary app has used 200mb of data. I do not have have google+ auto upload either. I just have my google picasa account syncing to my phone. Which I love by the way.

My assumption is that it is the gallary app downloading the photos for the preview screen when you open the gallary...

Right after I created the thread I went into Settings > Accounts & Sync > Click on my Google Account and unchecked Sync Google Photos. The gallery app has since used zero data and I have noticed nothing different. I did have the gallery set to sync over wifi only, but it was not doing that.

So what is Sync Google Photos? Picasa?

[devildog9999]

THIS is really irritating to me... I just found out that I had hundreds of pics uploaded to picassa!!! I never even knew they were there. And to boot, there is no way to delete the Picassa account, as it is just a service tied to your google account. There are a LOT of pictures that were uploaded to this "gallery" that was set to public that I would have never even shared. Thanks for the heads up on this - you need to turn off the Auto Sync!

[duke69111]

Right after I created the thread I went into Settings > Accounts & Sync > Click on my Google Account and unchecked Sync Google Photos. The gallery app has since used zero data and I have noticed nothing different. I did have the gallery set to sync over wifi only, but it was not doing that.

So what is Sync Google Photos? Picasa?

yeah the sync google photos is the sync for picasa photo. I like it as i dont have to keep the photos on my sd and the data usage does not bother me. I would like to know why the data usage is so high when i have not added any new photos and i am not viewing the photos.

[cupfulloflol]

THIS is really irritating to me... I just found out that I had hundreds of pics uploaded to picassa!!! I never even knew they were there. And to boot, there is no way to delete the Picassa account, as it is just a service tied to your google account. There are a LOT of pictures that were uploaded to this "gallery" that was set to public that I would have never even shared. Thanks for the heads up on this - you need to turn off the Auto Sync!

I can imagine this could get someone in trouble.

Seems a little silly they would enable this by default, especially dumping it to a public gallery at that. It would a little better if it uploaded to a private gallery by default.

[duke69111]

I am pretty sure that picassa gives you the option to set public or private when you create an album.. Also google+ asks asks if you want to auto upload photos you take.