I agree that it makes no sense, but it is happening none the less.
Even though I just got my smart phone, I did jump in and download several apps, all of which I’ve listed below. I only downloaded highly rated apps from the Anroid App Market and AppBrain; nothing/nowhere else. I can turn off “data enabled” and play Angry Birds or do whatever and it won’t turn back on. It only kicks back on all by itself after I unlock my screen. It doesn’t seem to matter whether the screen locks because of idle time or me forcing it by tapping the power button; unlocking the screen turns back on “data enabled.”
The apps on my phone listed under downloaded (despite the fact that the phone came with some of them) are as follows:
3G Watchdog, Adobe Flash Player 11.1, Adobe Reader, Angry Birds, AppBrain App Market, AT&T Code Scanner, AT&T Navigator, avast!, avast! Mobile Security, Battery Defender, (Google) Books, City ID, Compass, Dolphin Browser HD, Facebook, Fast Web Installer, Featured Apps, Flashlight, Gmail, Goggles, Google Sky Map, Labyrinth Lite, Layar, Live TV, Maps, Market, Mixare, Movies, myAT&T, OpenTable, Opera Mini, Qik Lite, Redbox, RedLaser, Satellite AR, Scanner Radio, Tasks, UberSocial, Urbanspoon, WhoIsIt Lite, Yelp, YouTube, YP, Zagat, ZumoCast
Are any of these Apps known for such issues? Whatever is causing this isn’t using ~much~ data; yesterday my total consumption was ~3MB. 3G Watchdog estimates that I’ve used 5% of my allowable data. As an experiment I used the settings in 3G Watchdog to “Auto disable Mobile data” via 3G Watchdog (vice the other options) at 1% of quota (I’m currently at 5% of quota). The “data enabled” still kicks back on when I unlock my screen. What the hell?
Separate question, where do downloaded files go? I downloaded the *.pdf of the phone’s user manual and I can access it because it’s on the recent list in Acrobat but if I were to clear that I’d have no idea where to find it.