hello all you hackers and chefs!
got a quick question. everytime my brother heads out on the road, his main gripe with the touch pro 2 (official winmo 6.5 rom) is that it automatically changes his time zone as he moves on down the road. he needs to run his log book on east coast time zone only. the phone keeps updating the weather , gps location (obviously) and then the time zone. as long as the "my location" option remains in the clock setting area, this phone will continue to update the weather, gps location (obviously) & time zone. anyone know how to disable this function? In the words of my brother, "if i need to know the weather where i'm at, i'll just stick my damn head out the window of my truck. make this damn phone stop changing time zones!"
somebody please lend me a helping hand!!!??? PLEASE!!
bluevmax92 said:
hello all you hackers and chefs!
got a quick question. everytime my brother heads out on the road, his main gripe with the touch pro 2 (official winmo 6.5 rom) is that it automatically changes his time zone as he moves on down the road. he needs to run his log book on east coast time zone only. the phone keeps updating the weather , gps location (obviously) and then the time zone. as long as the "my location" option remains in the clock setting area, this phone will continue to update the weather, gps location (obviously) & time zone. anyone know how to disable this function? In the words of my brother, "if i need to know the weather where i'm at, i'll just stick my damn head out the window of my truck. make this damn phone stop changing time zones!"
somebody please lend me a helping hand!!!??? PLEASE!!
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Hello,
Did you check in phone/menu/options/time zones ... if it is unticked?
You can also disable the HTC Location services in the settings.
disable time zone for heavy duty trucker
User22 said:
Hello,
Did you check in phone/menu/options/time zones ... if it is unticked?
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not quite sure what you meant.
i have been all thru this phone trying to find the "magical setting" to disable this for him with no luck. he is on a long haul right now and i would love to give him the steps needed to resolve this for him.
to clear up anything for everyone wanting to help..... we have removed all cities except cincinnati, oh. from the weather area. the "my location" stays on; regardless. any other pointers?
You may be able to fix this with a mortscript...
i just found a command line tool to adjust the time zone.
maybe it will work on that phone and do something useful?
its at the mortscript examples...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5495173#post5495173
go to setting>personal>phone>cdma or gsm services (im on sprint so it says that)>time synchronization>get settings & uncheck time synchronize with mobile network then go to clocks & alarms then set it for the time zone u need
If he is using Manila 2.5, then the easiest way is:
Tap on the clock and tick the city he wants as Home (this will automatically untick "My Location"). If his home town isn't already in the list, just add it by tapping "Add City".
It really is that easy
Keep on truckin' dude!
ok we found it
WE found how to disable it but it does reset if you ever soft reset the phone. thanks for all the help guys...
bluevmax92 said:
WE found how to disable it but it does reset if you ever soft reset the phone. thanks for all the help guys...
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It's a slippery resetter.... does not like to stick!
[email protected] said:
Tap on the clock and tick the city he wants as Home (this will automatically untick "My Location"). If his home town isn't already in the list, just add it by tapping "Add City".
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That doesn't stick either! Every reset it will go back to my location - I also did the regedit under hkcu/software/htc/manilia... mylocation and set to 0 - didn't work!
havox22 said:
go to setting>personal>phone>cdma or gsm services (im on sprint so it says that)>time synchronization>get settings & uncheck time synchronize with mobile network then go to clocks & alarms then set it for the time zone u need
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I don't know if it's with all 6.5 roms but in the nrg jun22 21xx rom, gsm services isn't an option anymore.
petard said:
You can also disable the HTC Location services in the settings.
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That also didn't work for this rom - including the option to prevent all apps from using location service.
Whenever I enable location in settings, it's asking for agree, disagree it's annoying me, is there is any way to agree once for all.?
Also in location settings once enabled first it's going for high accuracy, I wanted to have always on power savings mode whenever I activate location.
I am on UK btu completely stock room.
Thanks
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jdomadia said:
Whenever I enable location in settings, it's asking for agree, disagree it's annoying me, is there is any way to agree once for all.?
Also in location settings once enabled first it's going for high accuracy, I wanted to have always on power savings mode whenever I activate location.
I am on UK btu completely stock room.
Thanks
Sent from my SM-N9005
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Instead of enabling/disabling location service, you can enabling/disabling GPS. It will not ask for agree/disagree.
How? Latest UK btu rom G1 doesn't have GPS separately, it's have just location
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jdomadia said:
How? Latest UK btu rom G1 doesn't have GPS separately, it's have just location
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Really?
You can activate/deactivate GPS with only "1 click" by:
- Using notification panel (GPS icon).
- OR Settings > Location services > Use GPS sattelites.
GPS icon was in little older rom, now only location icon in Notification bar
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The OP is correct, no separate GPS. This agree/disagree bugs me too, but I grudgingly live with it.
In Location settings, you can choose to use between GPS, GPS+network or only network. Unfortunately, I don't know any way to automate to specific option, GPS + network is being the default one.
Also, the agree/disagree popup can be disabled by using this Xposed module - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.mohammadag.disablelocationconsent
jdomadia said:
Whenever I enable location in settings, it's asking for agree, disagree it's annoying me, is there is any way to agree once for all.?
Also in location settings once enabled first it's going for high accuracy, I wanted to have always on power savings mode whenever I activate location.
I am on UK btu completely stock room.
Thanks
Sent from my SM-N9005
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Yes, there is a solution.
You need Root first.
Then you need Xposed Installer
Then you need this module
Good luck . . .
I got tired of my Nexus 7 draining its battery just sitting there in standby. Even if I turned the tablet all the way off, somehow the battery still drained itself (more slowly, but still…). I came up with the tips below so that I wouldn’t have to turn off the Nexus 7 completely between uses. I believe that a tablet should be in standby and ready to go at all times.
I now get more than a week of battery life in standby. For the first time, I feel like my Nexus 7 is a useful alternative to my iPad Air.
The biggest battery drain culprit during idle time is behind-the-scenes software — continuously running, polling the Internet, or updating. On a Google device such as the Nexus series, most of that power-hungry activity comes from Google itself. So here’s what we're gonna do. Before we get to the Google stuff, let’s tweak some overall settings and Play Store settings to reduce battery drain in those areas:
First, let’s make sure you’re on the latest OS version for the 2013 version of the Nexus 7. (I’m guessing these settings will work in the 2012 version also, but I don’t know for sure.) In Settings, swipe down to About Tablet, choose that, then swipe down to “Android version”. When I wrote this in mid-February 2015, the latest OS version was 5.0.2. Check for updates on the same screen, and update to the latest version if necessary. If rooted, install the latest custom ROM of your choice.
Once updated:
Hit your Play Store icon. Click the three-bar menu at the top left. Select “Settings” near the bottom.
Under “Auto-update apps,” choose “Do not auto-update apps.” (Why? Because that “feature” uses battery juice to download and install stuff whenever it feels like it, instead of whenever you say.)
On the same page, under Notifications, make sure “Notify me about updates to apps or games that I downloaded” is checked. That way you will know if something needs updating.
On the same page, uncheck “Add icon to Home screen for new apps.” Because it’s annoying, not because it uses battery.
Go to your tablet’s Settings.
Choose “Wi-Fi”.
Tap the three-dot symbol at top right.
Tap “Advanced.”
Make sure “Scanning always available” is unchecked.
On the same settings screen, under “Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep,” choose “Never”. (Don’t worry: If Wi-Fi is enabled, it will wake up instantly every time you turn on the tablet.)
While in Settings, let’s turn off some radios:
If you don’t travel with your tablet, disable Location (GPS).
If you don’t use Near Field Communication (NFC) for tap-to-pair features, disable that. You can always re-enable it when ready.
Disable Bluetooth when not using it.
Obviously, keep your device’s screen brightness as low as is comfortable. (The display is the biggest power hog on your device.) You can change the display brightness settings under Settings, Display.
While in Display Settings, disable Ambient Display. (Well, first Google it, because you might actually like the feature. But I think it’s more of a smartphone feature than a tablet feature.)
When disabling or uninstalling Google apps, DO NOT uninstall anything essential to the smooth running of your tablet. That includes:
Google Search
Google Chrome (unless you replace it with another browser)
Google Settings
Hangouts (you can disable Hangouts once you’ve replaced it with an aftermarket texting app)
Google Now (although we will disable many of its features and opt-out later)
Google Play
Gmail
Now let’s clean up a few apps. We will stay away from system apps, such as Email — because people can get into trouble uninstalling essential system apps.
It’s impossible to know every time an app is working in the background or polling the Internet. So, in my opinion, you should uninstall any app that you didn’t specifically put on the tablet yourself (system apps not included). For example, I uninstalled:
Google Earth
Google +
Hangouts (after I replaced it with Textra)
Google Docs
Google Drive
Google Sheets
Google Slides
Google Fit
Any downloaded apps I’m no longer using, such as wallpaper apps.
For smartphone owners, Google Now can be a godsend — always reminding you of what’s next, keeping you out of traffic jams, and keeping you on schedule. But tablet owners might not need the features. Additionally, with Google Now, the Nexus 7 mic is always on and listening for that “OK Google” search command — which obviously uses battery power and is more of a smartphone than tablet feature.
I found that I didn’t need Google Now at home, where my Nexus 7 is 100% of the time. If you’re like me, you can opt-out of Google Now — or at least stop the mic from listening.
We’ll start with the least draconian measure: stopping the mic from listening for the “OK Google” command from any screen:
From your main home screen, swipe up to get to the Google Now screen.
Tap the three-bar symbol at top left.
Choose Settings.
Choose Voice.
Choose “OK Google” Detection.
Uncheck “From any screen.” Leave “from the Google app” checked, then Google can listen for the command only when you have a search window open.
If you don’t want Google Now at all (I don’t like it because it’s always updating something or doing something in the background), here’s how you disable it completely, while leaving full Google Search functionality intact:
Start by disabling “OK Google” voice detection for screens other than Google Search as shown above (or you can disable it in Google Settings below).
Then, in your Applications, open the Google Settings app.
Tap “Search & Now”.
Tap “Now cards.”
Uncheck “Show cards.”
You will see a message that asks if you really want to turn off Google Now. Go ahead and do that.
From now on, you can still easily search by swiping your finger up from the bottom of any Home screen. And you can still do voice searches by tapping the microphone on any Google Search screen.
I hope these battery-saving features do as much for you as they did for me!
Thanks for the tips, always good to know. :highfive:
I'd like to add that "Google Location Reporting," is a battery hog and seems to make little difference if turned off. With it turned off, my devices still know roughly where I am. :cyclops:
In Settings, under Sound and Notification, go to “other sounds.” Uncheck “Vibrate on touch.”
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Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... So where did you copy and paste this guide from?
khaytsus said:
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... So where did you copy and paste this guide from?
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I typed it myself while looking at my own device. It took hours. But yeah, that one I got wrong because I was looking at my rooted Nexus 7 at the time, not my stock one. But no need to get snarky because you found the one error in a four-page Word document--just try to help next time, okay?
Masteryates said:
Thanks for the tips, always good to know. :highfive:
I'd like to add that "Google Location Reporting," is a battery hog and seems to make little difference if turned off. With it turned off, my devices still know roughly where I am. :cyclops:
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That's a great tip! Thanks for adding it. Hopefully, others will chime in with even more!
TheContinental said:
I typed it myself while looking at my own device. It took hours. But yeah, that one I got wrong because I was looking at my rooted Nexus 7 at the time, not my stock one. But no need to get snarky because you found the one error in a four-page Word document--just try to help next time, okay?
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Okay, perhaps your custom ROM is incorrectly reporting then, because there's no vibration on the Nexus 7.
khaytsus said:
Okay, perhaps your custom ROM is incorrectly reporting then, because there's no vibration on the Nexus 7.
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Good catch! I just edited that part out of the guide. I found out where the mistake came from. I'm currently also writing one of these for the Nexus 5. So...my bad...you were right! It was a copy/paste error...from my own guide!
Thank you for clearing that up.
Nexus 7 Draining Big Time
TheContinental said:
I got tired of my Nexus 7 draining its battery just sitting there in standby. Even if I turned the tablet all the way off, somehow the battery still drained itself (more slowly, but still…). I came up with the tips below so that I wouldn’t have to turn off the Nexus 7 completely between uses. I believe that a tablet should be in standby and ready to go at all times.
I now get more than a week of battery life in standby. For the first time, I feel like my Nexus 7 is a useful alternative to my iPad Air.
The biggest battery drain culprit during idle time is behind-the-scenes software — continuously running, polling the Internet, or updating. On a Google device such as the Nexus series, most of that power-hungry activity comes from Google itself. So here’s what we're gonna do. Before we get to the Google stuff, let’s tweak some overall settings and Play Store settings to reduce battery drain in those areas:
First, let’s make sure you’re on the latest OS version for the 2013 version of the Nexus 7. (I’m guessing these settings will work in the 2012 version also, but I don’t know for sure.) In Settings, swipe down to About Tablet, choose that, then swipe down to “Android version”. When I wrote this in mid-February 2015, the latest OS version was 5.0.2. Check for updates on the same screen, and update to the latest version if necessary. If rooted, install the latest custom ROM of your choice.
Once updated:
Hit your Play Store icon. Click the three-bar menu at the top left. Select “Settings” near the bottom.
Under “Auto-update apps,” choose “Do not auto-update apps.” (Why? Because that “feature” uses battery juice to download and install stuff whenever it feels like it, instead of whenever you say.)
On the same page, under Notifications, make sure “Notify me about updates to apps or games that I downloaded” is checked. That way you will know if something needs updating.
On the same page, uncheck “Add icon to Home screen for new apps.” Because it’s annoying, not because it uses battery.
Go to your tablet’s Settings.
Choose “Wi-Fi”.
Tap the three-dot symbol at top right.
Tap “Advanced.”
Make sure “Scanning always available” is unchecked.
On the same settings screen, under “Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep,” choose “Never”. (Don’t worry: If Wi-Fi is enabled, it will wake up instantly every time you turn on the tablet.)
While in Settings, let’s turn off some radios:
If you don’t travel with your tablet, disable Location (GPS).
If you don’t use Near Field Communication (NFC) for tap-to-pair features, disable that. You can always re-enable it when ready.
Disable Bluetooth when not using it.
Obviously, keep your device’s screen brightness as low as is comfortable. (The display is the biggest power hog on your device.) You can change the display brightness settings under Settings, Display.
While in Display Settings, disable Ambient Display. (Well, first Google it, because you might actually like the feature. But I think it’s more of a smartphone feature than a tablet feature.)
When disabling or uninstalling Google apps, DO NOT uninstall anything essential to the smooth running of your tablet. That includes:
Google Search
Google Chrome (unless you replace it with another browser)
Google Settings
Hangouts (you can disable Hangouts once you’ve replaced it with an aftermarket texting app)
Google Now (although we will disable many of its features and opt-out later)
Google Play
Gmail
Now let’s clean up a few apps. We will stay away from system apps, such as Email — because people can get into trouble uninstalling essential system apps.
It’s impossible to know every time an app is working in the background or polling the Internet. So, in my opinion, you should uninstall any app that you didn’t specifically put on the tablet yourself (system apps not included). For example, I uninstalled:
Google Earth
Google +
Hangouts (after I replaced it with Textra)
Google Docs
Google Drive
Google Sheets
Google Slides
Google Fit
Any downloaded apps I’m no longer using, such as wallpaper apps.
For smartphone owners, Google Now can be a godsend — always reminding you of what’s next, keeping you out of traffic jams, and keeping you on schedule. But tablet owners might not need the features. Additionally, with Google Now, the Nexus 7 mic is always on and listening for that “OK Google” search command — which obviously uses battery power and is more of a smartphone than tablet feature.
I found that I didn’t need Google Now at home, where my Nexus 7 is 100% of the time. If you’re like me, you can opt-out of Google Now — or at least stop the mic from listening.
We’ll start with the least draconian measure: stopping the mic from listening for the “OK Google” command:
From your main home screen, swipe left until you get to the Google Now screen.
Tap the three-bar symbol at top left.
Choose Settings.
Choose Voice.
Choose “OK Google” Detection.
Uncheck both “from the Google app” and “From any screen.”
If you don’t want Google Now at all (I don’t like it because it’s always updating something or doing something in the background), here’s how you disable it completely, while leaving full Google Search functionality intact:
Start by disabling “OK Google” voice detection as shown above.
Then, in your Applications, open the Google Settings app.
Tap “Search & Now”.
Tap “Now cards.”
Uncheck “Show cards.”
You will see a message that asks if you really want to turn off Google Now. Go ahead and do that.
From now on, you can still easily search by swiping your finger up from the bottom of any Home screen. And you can still do voice searches by tapping the microphone on any Google Search screen.
I hope these battery-saving features do as much for you as they did for me!
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This is fantastic -- thank you!
I just upgraded my Nexus 7 (2013 LTE) to Lollipop and its battery usage tanked. I finally got a good view of how bad it was this morning. I plugged it in last night but left it running (all radios except WiFi off (including mobile data off), display off) and it charged all night. When I checked on it this morning it had actually *lost* battery charge overnight. The battery display page shows that it had been charging all night but still steadily, albeit slowly, losing charge (went from about 51% to about 47% by morning).
I turned the device off and plugged it back in; within a couple of hours it was back up to about 70%.
From various forums it appears that people have wildly varying experience with this on their Nexus devices, including the Nexus 7, with some reporting good battery charge retention, so my first guess is that one or more of my roughly 160 apps is sucking on the battery heavily.
I'm doing a factory reset now and will then try the recharge scenario again (wherein I leave the device on while recharging) and will see what happens with the "clean" version. I'm also going to turn off WiFi, which I know will introduce a significant change, but I want to make sure there is no background WiFi activity going on either (e.g., downloading all my Google apps again).
I'll post the results of my "test".
Barry
^160 apps that's the problem. Use BBS to see what's keeping it up. You can leave WiFi on, I have all location, WiFi, now, ok google everywhere etc on and consistently get 8 hours screen time over 2 days or 7 hours over 3 days.
I've seen the difference (in negative way) of the battery in lollipop too.
I have a rooted n7 lte.
In addition to these tips, I installed "disableservice" from play store and disabled all the wear related service in android google play service and Google music.
Now on the list of battery consuming apps the Google play service is no more the first one.
I've read somewhere that the wear parts of play service consumes a lot of battery and I don't have android wear.
Only my two cents.
Bye
xranix said:
I've seen the difference (in negative way) of the battery in lollipop too.
I have a rooted n7 lte.
In addition to these tips, I installed "disableservice" from play store and disabled all the wear related service in android google play service and Google music.
Now on the list of battery consuming apps the Google play service is no more the first one.
I've read somewhere that the wear parts of play service consumes a lot of battery and I don't have android wear.
Only my two cents.
Bye
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Great tips! Thanks for adding to the discussion!
yosmokinman said:
^160 apps that's the problem. Use BBS to see what's keeping it up. You can leave WiFi on, I have all location, WiFi, now, ok google everywhere etc on and consistently get 8 hours screen time over 2 days or 7 hours over 3 days.
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Nonsense, he has some other issue. Unless he has 160's "facebook" apps.
Questions: fyi I have stock 2013 5.0.2
When I try to disable NFC, it greys out and then turns itself back on.
I can't find the Google Now screen when swiping left.
TheContinental said:
For smartphone owners, Google Now can be a godsend — always reminding you of what’s next, keeping you out of traffic jams, and keeping you on schedule. But tablet owners might not need the features. Additionally, with Google Now, the Nexus 7 mic is always on and listening for that “OK Google” search command — which obviously uses battery power and is more of a smartphone than tablet feature.
I found that I didn’t need Google Now at home, where my Nexus 7 is 100% of the time. If you’re like me, you can opt-out of Google Now — or at least stop the mic from listening.
We’ll start with the least draconian measure: stopping the mic from listening for the “OK Google” command:
From your main home screen, swipe left until you get to the Google Now screen.
Tap the three-bar symbol at top left.
Choose Settings.
Choose Voice.
Choose “OK Google” Detection.
Uncheck both “from the Google app” and “From any screen.”
If you don’t want Google Now at all (I don’t like it because it’s always updating something or doing something in the background), here’s how you disable it completely, while leaving full Google Search functionality intact:
Start by disabling “OK Google” voice detection as shown above.
Then, in your Applications, open the Google Settings app.
Tap “Search & Now”.
Tap “Now cards.”
Uncheck “Show cards.”
You will see a message that asks if you really want to turn off Google Now. Go ahead and do that.
From now on, you can still easily search by swiping your finger up from the bottom of any Home screen. And you can still do voice searches by tapping the microphone on any Google Search screen.
I hope these battery-saving features do as much for you as they did for me!
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peaceridge said:
Questions: fyi I have stock 2013 5.0.2
When I try to disable NFC, it greys out and then turns itself back on.
I can't find the Google Now screen when swiping left.
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If you swipe left on your home screen and don't get Google Now, then Google Now is not activated on your device. If Google Now is activated, when swiping left on your home screen, you'll see a full-screen view of Google Now and its helpful cards.
Sorry, I don't know what to make of your NFC turning itself back on. Of course, NFC won't work at all if Bluetooth is off, so you can defeat it that way.
TheContinental said:
If you swipe left on your home screen and don't get Google Now, then Google Now is not activated on your device. If Google Now is activated, when swiping left on your home screen, you'll see a full-screen view of Google Now and its helpful cards.
Sorry, I don't know what to make of your NFC turning itself back on. Of course, NFC won't work at all if Bluetooth is off, so you can defeat it that way.
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Thanks, really appreciate your help on the battery issue! I've got Bluetooth off, so that should be fine, then. I'm contemplating going back to 4.4, but haven't had time to research that yet. Again, thanks for your help.
If I remember well, swiping left on homscreen, on nexus tablets do not activate google now, but swiping up from the bottom of the screen, if it's activated it will turn on.
sale 83 said:
If I remember well, swiping left on homscreen, on nexus tablets do not activate google now, but swiping up from the bottom of the screen, if it's activated it will turn on.
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You're right! My bad, I think I was thinking of my Nexus 5, where you swipe left. The procedures to disable Google Now are the same with both devices, though.
TheContinental said:
If you swipe left on your home screen and don't get Google Now, then Google Now is not activated on your device. If Google Now is activated, when swiping left on your home screen, you'll see a full-screen view of Google Now and its helpful cards.
Sorry, I don't know what to make of your NFC turning itself back on. Of course, NFC won't work at all if Bluetooth is off, so you can defeat it that way.
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NFC and Bluetooth are completely unrelated.
As for the problem; I don't know but I'd have to guess that NFC is required somewhere, like perhaps Smart Lock is enabled or something else that's needing NFC? Wallet? Something like that. I can turn off NFC on my N7 Flo.
That said.. NFC uses almost zero power, so IMO it's not even worth worrying about having disabled.
khaytsus said:
NFC and Bluetooth are completely unrelated.
As for the problem; I don't know but I'd have to guess that NFC is required somewhere, like perhaps Smart Lock is enabled or something else that's needing NFC? Wallet? Something like that. I can turn off NFC on my N7 Flo.
That said.. NFC uses almost zero power, so IMO it's not even worth worrying about having disabled.
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NFC and Bluetooth are indeed related, but not in the way I originally thought. NFC uses an RFID-like protocol to make a connection, then Bluetooth to transfer any info (files, etc.). So, a user would need Bluetooth powered on for NFC to work, but not the other way around.
khaytsus said:
NFC and Bluetooth are completely unrelated.
As for the problem; I don't know but I'd have to guess that NFC is required somewhere, like perhaps Smart Lock is enabled or something else that's needing NFC? Wallet? Something like that. I can turn off NFC on my N7 Flo.
That said.. NFC uses almost zero power, so IMO it's not even worth worrying about having disabled.
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No. They are completely unrelated. They work completely independent of each other.