Google News app bug is using up gigabytes of background data without users’ knowledge

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by ronjor, Oct 22, 2018.

  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    EASTER Registered Member

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    Dad blasted :mad: Grrr. I knew it was crazy of them to mess up what WAS a really orderly news service from Google. It's become a royal pain on this end ever since and forced a change of browsers just to get the page to settle down long enough to read a paragraph.

    And THATS why Android users are feeling the ills of the increased background data movements.
     
  3. 142395

    142395 Guest

    Google have been pushing this for a while if you use News & Whether app, I've been ignored. But they finally stopped providing news for the old app. I switched to 3rd party app w/ least permission and no ads.
    Who's willing to use such an ad-driven, permission greedy app?
     
  4. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    I been using Android devices for years and I didn't even know that Google had a news app. The only Google apps I use other than the Play Store, are Chrome and Translate. I also use Gmail a few times a year.
     
  5. ReverseGear

    ReverseGear Guest

    which app did you switch to ?
     
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