Topic

iPhone app data usage spike from Glitch app?

Hello all!
I very recently started playing the game, and to keep up on my skills, I installed the iPhone app so that I can learn over my lunch break!  I run this on the 3G network, and in the past few days my data usage has spiked (from 65% to 90% of my limit in one day!).  I'm maybe checking two or three times a day, and I don't feel like pulling down and seeing how far into Better Learning should spike my data usage, but perhaps it is?  Glitch is the only new app that I have installed in the past...three months, so I think it is the problem sadly.

Has anyone else had this problem?  Is there a way to combat it, or should I uninstall the app?  :(  I very much like updating my skills during lunch break, so I'm hoping that there is a work around, or do you think it could be something else?  Does anyone else notice spikes on their data usage?

Thank you so much for any help you can give me.  I am at a loss even how to check if it is Glitch (or something else).  
Thanks, Eddi <3

Posted 14 months ago by Eddi Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I don't know if it is the iPhone app that is causing the data spike or not, but if it is, then you can always use the mobile site. Just go to glitch.com in Safari and it should redirect. It has all the features of the mobile app like skills and your profile, etc. but it also has the forums and groups and encyclopedia, all in mobile form!

    It's not as nice as the mobile app, but it's just as functional and I doubt its going to cause a data spike like that.
    Posted 14 months ago by Otune Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you Otune!  I will definitely do that in the future.  (I'm going to try to see if it actually the app causing the spike or not.)  
    Posted 14 months ago by Eddi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are you checking your usage via Settings? You can see both sent and received data, and reset to run a couple of days with the app, and a couple without.
    Posted 14 months ago by TK-855 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Eddi: It's unlikely that your data usage would be spiking significantly from HQ - there just aren't any calls that pull down a lot of data.

    The average request + response (for example, to get the activity feed) clocks in at around 2 KB.

    The only images we pull from the web are your avatar image (~20 KB) and new skill icons (added since the last update).

    If you're still seeing a lot of data usage after your testing, feel free to shoot me an email and I can help you with this further: brady@tinyspeck.com
    Posted 14 months ago by Brady Subscriber! | Permalink