Gaia/System/ConsumptionControl

Team

• UX: Josh Carpenter (IRC: jcarpenter)
• Eng: Chris Jones (IRC: cjones)

Status

• Stage:
• Release target:

Requirements

General

• User can adjust warning thresholds for consumption limits

Telephony & Messaging

• User can track incoming and outgoing voice minutes
• User can track incoming and outgoing sms and mms messages

Data

• User can restrict heavy-bandwidth interactions (eg: app updates) to specific pre-conditions (eg: "update only when connected to WiFi")
• User can turn mobile data usage ON/OFF
• User can quickly adjust connectivity settings
• User can track data consumption totals (eg: Android's Settings > Data Usage feature)
• User can track data consumption (both total, and per-app)
• User can limit data consumption (both total, and per app)
• User can be warned when close to the limits
• User can be given data consumption options (eg: purchase more minutes via link to carrier site, etc)

Application Settings

Applications provide further consumption control by adjusting in-application settings that will allow the user to adjust the application usage profile.

• Wifi only toggles