Gaia/System/ConsumptionControl

Consumption control gives the user the ability to monitor and configure their devices usage of services.

Team

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

Status

• Stage:
• Release target:

Requirements

Gaia V1

• General
  • User can adjust warning thresholds for consumption limits
  • User can set reset for consumption limits manually or on a scheduled basis

• 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

Consumption control can be further adjusted by in-application settings.

• Wifi only toggles