Does anyone know, in general or specific to the N7, how battery usage for GPS compares to WiFi?
I set up a profile with tasker to turn off WiFi when I leave home, and turn it back on when I return. I don't have Wifi at the office. But this requires leaving GPS on all the time. So will I save battery by preventing the Wifi from constantly searching for new networks, or will I drain more battery by leaving the GPS on?
As an alternative I set up another Tasker profile to turn off wifi if it's been disconnected for more than 2 minutes. But this profile can't turn it back on automatically when I get home.
I could just turn it on and off manually, easy enough, but I paid for Tasker and now I'm trying to figure out how to put that $ to use
Thanks
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is there any program which turns on WIFI for windows email checking and turn it off afterward(even in standby state)?
Would LOVE it !
Yes there is But, its not free, it's $10.00. The app is called "ct scheduler" It'll allow you to turn on/off wifi at anytime you like and however many times you like. Theres more features also, like turning on/off bluetooth, sending a sms at a given time, schedule a softreset, adjust volume at chosen times, and more. i love this app, but again, it's $10.00.
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try sk tools i think they have something that will do it or a app that will
aaronpoweruser said:
try sk tools i think they have something that will do it or a app that will
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I think you mean SKSchema.
What I'm looking for is this:
An app that uses the GPS to turn WiFi ON at predetermined coordinates.
So for example, I walk to the coffee shop, GPS knows I'm getting close, turns WiFi ON. WiFi auto-connects while I'm there, as I step out, it times out at the preset time (part of wm6). I drive to the office, again, GPS know to turn Wifi ON and phone then auto connects to the network there. Same when I get back home.
This will save me some $ on data plan and get me a faster connection when I'm in a friendly wifi zone.
Thoughts?
When I'm at home I use WiFi and the 3G icon is off. As long as I'm actively using the phone this seems to be the case.
I've noticed on more than one occasion that when I unlock the phone after a prolonged "sleep" it is connected to 3G and switches back to WiFi!
Anyone else seen this?
Is there an explanation?
I have noticed this too and I have my WiFi sleep policy set to Never (check yours perhaps).
A little bug I would say.
Unless you've adjusted the wifi sleep policy, this is normal behaviour.
By default, when the screen switches off, so does wifi.
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I have noticed this too and I have my WiFi sleep policy set to Never (check yours perhaps).
A little bug I would say.
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HA! Another Advanced settings menu under the WiFi settings menu.
My WiFi sleep policy was "When Screen Turns Off". Sneaky.
Changed it to "Never". Let's see what happens.
With SYNC ALWAYS for e-mail/facebook/twitter, which uses more power/drains battery faster: WiFi or 3G?
I'm pretty sure Wifi is nicer on the battery than 3G, at least from what I've read and my own experience.
It depends on your signal from both (which equals required trasmitting power), I'd say.
WiFi power is pretty much constant, 3G/HSDPA can vary and get much higher than WiFi.
I have read that when you are connected to WiFi, it is always slightly better for power (I am sure range and signal strength do come into play though).
When you are not connected to WiFi, then the wireless uses loads of power trying to hunt a network down.
Hello. I'm sure that this must have been discussed but I cannot find the answer using search. As is surely normal, I use WiFi within the home and GPRS when there is no WiFi available. If WiFi is connected and I go out for a short while, then when I get back in a WiFi area, the WiFi is still connected. However, if I go away for a long time, and GPRS is used for perhaps a regular weather update, then the WiFi disconnects and has to be manually reconnected upon return to home. This leads to GPRS being used in a WiFi area unnecessarily if you forget to re-connect WiFi. Is there a WiFi connection timeout value or any other setting that can be changed? My old TyTN II did not have this problem. Thanks.
Try this CAB
It disable disconnecting WiFi when phone is in sleep mode and with this phone automaticly connects to WiFi when Leo will be in range.
Thanks Franq_23_pl. I think that the CAB just stops WiFi disconnecting when the device is in sleep mode. That will just drain the battery, surely? My old TyTN used to disable WiFi when in sleep mode, but as soon as you switched it on again, WiFi would be enabled and it would connect if in range. The problem with my HD2/Leo is that if I am away from my WiFi for some considerable time (ie, most of the day), then when I get back home and switch the device on, WiFi is disabled, and I have to manually toggle in on. So my question is..... What are the circumstances that cause WiFi to disable itself, and Is there some way of stopping it happening?
OIC now. I think you having some battery saving app and this app turning off WiFi when iz not used. What apps or registry mods you have installed on Leo?
You have the same behavior after hard reset?
My Leo don't disable WiFi. When i go outside (for ex to work) and back after few hours my Leo connecting to my home wireless network automaticly.
I remember, that i had the same problem like you and it was caused by app, which had duty to save battery.
Will I save battery to turn off data when I am on wifi? Is there any toggle that will turn on wifi and turn off data at the same time?
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Will I save battery to turn off data when I am on wifi? Is there any toggle that will turn on wifi and turn off data at the same time?
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Um, you could use Tasker...
But technically Mobile Data is disabled when you have an Active WiFi Connection..
Its still functions for MMS and such though. (I think, maybe it downloads those via the WiFi Connection also, have not looked into it before)
But yeah, Not really going to save any battery, since mobile data should not be used anyways when you have an active wifi connection
When you are on WiFi, the cell towers will never get used for data. You will still be connected to them for receiving phone calls, but that should not be a big battery drain. The phone battery has enough power to keep stay in standby mode for a week. The WiFi data will take many more times the amount of power.
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Will I save battery to turn off data when I am on wifi? Is there any toggle that will turn on wifi and turn off data at the same time?
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It will save some battery. You want to look into an app named Tasker. You can basically write rules that perform this and many other tasks. There is a bit of a learning curve to the app though.
Data connection is automatically disabled when you are using WiFi. If you are connected through WiFi, you will notice that there is no G or H or anything on the signal bars.
After some time with my G2 I've resolved all my wakelocks and I've been getting about 3 days battery life with moderate usage. Which is great.
However, I've got one issue that's been unresolved. During deep sleep, I lose about 13% per night when connected to Wifi. If I am connected with 3G I lose 2-3%. Can anyone else confirm this?
Wifi should be a lot more power efficient, no?
I think this pretty much depends on the WIFI reception - if the mobile has to search for the WIFI signal frequently and the connection is unstable then it's logical that the turned on WIFI will drain the battery.
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I think this pretty much depends on the WIFI reception - if the mobile has to search for the WIFI signal frequently and the connection is unstable then it's logical that the turned on WIFI will drain the battery.
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The signal is strong, router in the same room as the phone. No more than 5m distance.
hmmm that's strange then...
have you checked these two settings in the extended WIFI settings:
- turn WIFI off when signal is weak > make sure tu turn this off
- turn WIFI off ehen no internet connection
just guessing, but maybe these settings let your Mobile search for a (stronger) signal more often, even though it wouldn't be necessary....
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hmmm that's strange then...
have you checked these two settings in the extended WIFI settings:
- turn WIFI off when signal is weak > make sure tu turn this off
- turn WIFI off ehen no internet connection
just guessing, but maybe these settings let your Mobile search for a (stronger) signal more often, even though it wouldn't be necessary....
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It is strange. I don't get it.
I've already tried those extended wifi settings but to no avail.