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crashnburn

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Nov 18, 2009
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iOS or Cydia App, Tweak, way to see whats running, downloading in Background in iPhone?

iPhone 5
iOS 7.1.1

Normally, when I download some stuff from AppStore and an app or update is downloading in the background I can see this smile white "spinner" on Status bar.

Sometimes / a lot of times it continues to do so even after the download is completed. Scares me for 2 reasons:
- Data Overage (when not on WiFi)
- Battery burn (when not really needed).

Since, yesterday (maybe before as well) the phone has gotten into a major "spinner" action inspite of reboots.
Finally, I had to use the Master Switch to DISABLE background refresh COMPLETELY for all apps.

Goal:
- I'd rather be able to trace and track which app or process or service is using background services..
.. Whats downloading.. Whats refreshing.. What is running period..
- Be able to terminate such processes.. or apps..

- Also, if there is a smarter guide / recommendations to "nit picking" and "choosing" to allow/ disallow certain apps in the background refresh, please point me to it.

Back in older iOS there were some process/ services viewers that allowed disabling / termination of Cydia / Mobile substrate stuff..

I am wondering whats the thing for this on iOS7 onwards.

Please suggest/ guide what I can/should do.

Thanks in advance.
 
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