Probably a stupid question but what exactly does turning mobile data off do to the phone? I assume that it will help me save batt life, but what will it inhibit my phone from doing? Will SMS still work?
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Phone calls and SMS will work. You can receive MMS but will not be able to download them...I highly suggest you do not just turn off data. Use juicedefender or something. It does that but turns on data when the screen is on.
I do have juice defender but it doesn't seem to be doing anything...why do u suggest not turning off mobile data?
I did it before and it seemed if I left it off for a long time, the next time I turned it on it bogged down my phone from syncing. But this was on my droid and froyo seems to not like syncing...But I also feel it seems to detract from the point of having a smartphone being connected to wireless data. If I feel my phone will die while I am gone, I just grab another battery to use.
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Hi mates,
I'm trying out emoze via wifi for the "poor man's pushmail" services.
However, I realised that if the phone (using o2 Stealth now) goes into standby, only the phone component is always on in the background, WIFI will be cut off. (not sure about Bluetooth, but i think it'll be cut too).
So, i'm wondering, is there an app to keep WIFI always on? coz if i need to turn the pda on, inorder to grab new mails, i might as well just use PIE to surf my webmails instead of getting them pushed via emoze.
Any tricks?
Thanks!
surely keeping wifi on constantly will chomp up battery power quicker than anything else you can do with your phone, which is why I suspect it automatically disconnects when you put it into standby. Not absolutely sure on that but I know from experience when I am using my XDA IIi it is the case.
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I use MortSaver to keep the phone from going into standby when I want to keep my WiFi connection going. I typically only do this when I'm at home, so the extra battery usage isn't an issue for me.
This is my problem too!!
I want that standby doesn't cut off wi-fi! Is possible? With regedit?
omg i need the same exact thing...plz somebody aim me at kmskajlal33nba if u have a solution for this!!
Here is a battery tip
Disable Data on ur phone, If ur not surfing the web (turn on data when u need it )
Calls and Text still go thru
Hold down power and the menu will come up then click on deactivate network
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This also can be done in extended controls Or Quick Settings
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE !
so far i got
14h 44m unpluged and i have 46% Left on Axura 2.2.5.9 ( i knoe 2.2.6 is out i just find 2.2.5.9 better)
Wow. You're a genius! Haha. This has been known for awhile due to obvious reasons. In fact there are apps that will turn your data off/on whenever your screen is sleeping/awake.
joe.kerwin said:
Wow. You're a genius! Haha. This has been known for awhile due to obvious reasons. In fact there are apps that will turn your data off/on whenever your screen is sleeping/awake.
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i knoe but do u really need data when u make a call ?
No, just turn it off manually. Those automatic apps are pretty pointless imo. You don't use data every time the screen is on, they just use more battery by constantly switching and giving the user no freedom.
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i knoe but do u really need data when u make a call ?
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dunno about anyone else but when I push send to make a call my data icon turns off and disappears until I hang up.
I don't think GSM supports simultaneous data and voice.
I think powering off the phone when not making calls will save even more battery.
Seriously, I use my phone for a lot of things that require background data. Seems silly to me to turn off something critical for me using my phone just to save some battery.
so far on nero 5 i havent even reconditioned ( im going to do it anyways later) , but its given me over 16 hours of battery, and thats all i need, i just need 10 hours max, from the time i wake up to the time i go to sleep, if it can give me that im good.
donalgodon said:
I don't think GSM supports simultaneous data and voice.
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yea it does. Only if you have 3g or H. if your on edge then no so . Try it make a call and open the browser it WILL WORK(or your money back ) O! and CDMA is the ones that wont let you use data and talk at the same time
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yea it does. Only if you have 3g or H. if your on edge then no so . Try it make a call and open the browser it WILL WORK(or your money back ) O! and CDMA is the ones that wont let you use data and talk at the same time
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Yup, I will be one the phone while looking up information on the browser.
Hey if u deactivate ur phone it will save your battery life.
Seriously though I am using juice defender on my evo and it basically turns data off while ur screen is off. It has worked pretty well. It was off the charger from 730am yesterday till 11pm last night and I still had 55 percent. Of course I worked all day and my phone saw very little use yesterday.
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I am continually having to disable the Background Data option on my DZ, because something keeps re-enabling it in the background without my knowledge. This happens several times a day. How can I tell which app is enabling it?
Could be Market. You cant log in if you dont have background data enabled. So maybe its got a mind of its own and turns it on.
sometimes could be your people or facebook or email syncing in the background
Maybe silly question but have u disabled "allow always on mobile data" in mobile networks in settings?
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Shambolicuk said:
Maybe silly question but have u disabled "allow always on mobile data" in mobile networks in settings?
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If you mean the "Enable always-on mobile data" option then yes I have that unchecked. Is there some way of auditing which apps may be changing the Background Data setting?
Disable automatic syncing, if that doesn't do it you're better of reflashing
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Disable automatic syncing, if that doesn't do it you're better of reflashing
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Auto-syncing is already disabled. Unfortunately it hasn't helped.
I haven't flashed the phone before so the prospect of doing it (and potentially bricking it) concerns me a little. I'm on software version 1.82.161.1 - is this a fairly recent version?
itm said:
Auto-syncing is already disabled. Unfortunately it hasn't helped.
I haven't flashed the phone before so the prospect of doing it (and potentially bricking it) concerns me a little. I'm on software version 1.82.161.1 - is this a fairly recent version?
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If I'm not missing anything you don't want your phone to connect at all? Then put something invalid for internet connection APN.
I've already done that. It's the drain on battery that I was concerned about - i.e. continually trying to connect
itm said:
I've already done that. It's the drain on battery that I was concerned about - i.e. continually trying to connect
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why dont you just disable mobile network untill you need it?
That's what I meant when I said I'd done it - I have the mobile network disabled by default. Presumably with background data enabled it will still attempt to connect frequently, and consume power, even if data is disabled?
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That's what I meant when I said I'd done it - I have the mobile network disabled by default. Presumably with background data enabled it will still attempt to connect frequently, and consume power, even if data is disabled?
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Could be, there is really ****load of threads on this forum about finding out what app keeps your phone in wakelock.
Here is one.
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That's what I meant when I said I'd done it - I have the mobile network disabled by default. Presumably with background data enabled it will still attempt to connect frequently, and consume power, even if data is disabled?
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What the heck are you using your phone for then? If you dont want any mobile data, just turn on airplane mode and then enable WiFi for data.
U sound a bit too paranoid. The chances of bricking your phone from flashing your phone one time are slim to none. Sounds like the rom is borked to me. It reminds me of people who are scared to death to click anything in windows cause there scared there gonna break something. There are people on here who WANT to brick there phone cause they want to send it into repair and not have tmobile see its s-off and can't even make the phone brick when purposely trying to.
You seem smart enough, as long as you can read your not gonna mess nothing up! They make these electronic devices idiot proof cause 99% of the users of them are idiots! (Xda users not included). If they were that easy to bust no one would even use a smart phone cause you would be hearing about it every day from all your friends/acquaintances!
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martonikaj said:
What the heck are you using your phone for then? If you dont want any mobile data, just turn on airplane mode and then enable WiFi for data.
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Funnily enough I use it to make phone calls. When I need the occasional bit of data (maybe 2-3 times a day) I'll switch on wifi or 3G temporarily for that purpose. That way I may still have some battery left by the evening. Unless there's something else that keeps starting up and draining the battery of course....
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Funnily enough I use it to make phone calls. When I need the occasional bit of data (maybe 2-3 times a day) I'll switch on wifi or 3G temporarily for that purpose. That way I may still have some battery left by the evening. Unless there's something else that keeps starting up and draining the battery of course....
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Honestly, like the other poster said I think you're being a bit too paranoid. Just let your phone do its thing. Turn off mobile data, and turn off any app's auto-sync functions. If you absolutely don't need your phone to use data other than occasional WiFi it won't make a difference. You're not going to lose battery in any significant way with what these apps are doing.
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Honestly, like the other poster said I think you're being a bit too paranoid. Just let your phone do its thing. Turn off mobile data, and turn off any app's auto-sync functions. If you absolutely don't need your phone to use data other than occasional WiFi it won't make a difference. You're not going to lose battery in any significant way with what these apps are doing.
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Ya or use a garbage Nokia phone and do your data stuff on the computer!
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Also, if you only need data 2-3 times per day, you should stop paying for a data plan.
I'm on a PAYG plan - 20p per Mb - so it's not a problem.
Incidentally I had a first attempt at rooting yesterday - followed the noob guide elsewhere in this forum but didn't get very far. I'm reasonably technical (a former developer) but the whole rooting thing is far from painting by numbers.
I have an open thread somewhere else on this issue
Right, it seems I have a new phone, same old issue. I started a thread before on this, got no reply.
When I connect to the internet through mobile data (4g/3g) a pop-up appears asking me if I want to do this. Obviously I do, otherwise I wouldn't have pressed the button which enables data connection. Pretty pointless right? Read on.
After, when I'm finished on the net and I want to cease data connection to save power/money, I click again to disable mobile data and yes, another pop-up appears! This time asking me if I am certain that I want to limit my data usage and save myself some battery life. Maybe, just maybe this one time I feel like burning my battery out or racking up a nice 4 figure phone bill.
So, I've gone through the forums, found that some people managed to rid themselves of this irritation on their xperia something somethings using an app called "Elixer" I think. They find and delete/disable a certain file on their phones and problem solved. Bam. No more needless questions when trying to do simple tasks.
Anyone know where this file is on the S4? Please? Answer this time?
Last time I spent a week or so killing the hell out of my phone with superfluous mods and roms until it wouldn't turn on anymore and I had to put it through the wash "accidentally" to claim insurance. Not planning to do that again. HELP!
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Seriously? Nothing. Nobody can fix this here?
Hi,
I am a telephone interpreter, and one of the companies that I work for uses this app called boostlingo. I am having trouble keeping the app running, or even when it's running, it doesn't always route my calls. I know this, because the ipad that I keep in another room, rings while my phone doesn't.
On the newest stock I had trouble with wifi roaming, so I downgraded to 9.0.15 and roaming part seems to work, but why do I not get the calls? I have every battery optimisation setting that I could find turned off and it still doesn't seem to make a difference. Nor does having a CPU awake app on.
Do you have any ideas on how to help me? My phone is rooted, and I am not afraid of ADB