Is there an app or toggle I can get for LTE?
I do it right now by enterting *#*#4636#*#* and it works great, but I like to turn it off and on throughout the day and you lose it by rebooting as well. Is there an app available that can toggle this quickly? I have an LTE toggle on my AOKP build 2 rom, but I find it just disconnects me completely from my carrier.
Possibly this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bt.android.elixir&hl=en
Definitely has a 4g switch widget. Shows inactive for me though perhaps because I've never activated 4g.
Jsick said:
Is there an app or toggle I can get for LTE?
I have an LTE toggle on my AOKP build 2 rom, but I find it just disconnects me completely from my carrier.
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I think this should be expected with any LTE toggle.
I FOUND OUT THAT DIRECT TOGGLES FOR 3G TO 2G NOT WORKING on nexus 4
is there any app that supports quick toggle between 3g to 2g?
and i would like to use that plugin or app with tasker to switch to 2g while screen if off and 3g while screen on
dont want to install cm i know its available in that rom
i am on Stock rom with franco's kernel
Right now I am using this because of:
- It is free
- Good customization
- Very good look!
It doesn't have the option to swich to 2g when screen is off. For that, you have this
I'm currently using PA and looking for an easy way to toggle "Use 2G only" when I connect to a wireless network. I've tried tasker and llama, but they change the network mode when toggling back. I'm configured for 4G, so switching back to WCDMA doesn't help me much.
Thanks in advance.
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What do you you mean with they changed the network mode when toggling back?
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Tasker and llama have an option to toggle 2G/3G or wimax. When it executes the command to switch to 2G, it checks the box and switches network type to GSM. When you toggle it again, it unchecks the box but also switches back to WCDMA which is the default network type. I need the network type to stay LTE/GSM.
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I don't use Paranoid Android but I'm pretty sure it has Quick Settings customization. You just go into Quick Settings menu and enable "Network modes". The older CyanogenMod power widgets have that toggle too.
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What do you you mean with they changed the network mode when toggling back?
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It means it switched from LTE to HSPA.
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eksasol said:
I don't use Paranoid Android but I'm pretty sure it has Quick Settings customization. You just go into Quick Settings menu and enable "Network modes". The older CyanogenMod power widgets have that toggle too.
It means it switched from LTE to HSPA.
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PA has the same network modes that you listed, but LTE isn't one of the options.
Demonic240 said:
PA has the same network modes that you listed, but LTE isn't one of the options.
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LTE option only show up if you flash the LTE package that install LTE baseband and edit the build.prop to enable it. It's a separate toggle dedicated to turning on and off LTE only.
eksasol said:
LTE option only show up if you flash the LTE package that install LTE baseband and edit the build.prop to enable it. It's a separate toggle dedicated to turning on and off LTE only.
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I have LTE auto-enabled. My issue, is getting an auto-toggle between 2G and LTE.
I don't know if you have downloaded and used power toggles. I use the power toggles widget and quite easily toggle 3g & 2g. Hope this helps.
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There is no CyanogenMod toggle to allow you to get directly between LTE and 2G, you have to first disable LTE, it will automatically go to HSPA after that, then you have to press the 2G/3G toggle to change it to 2G manually. I do not know of any other ways. In *#*#4636#*#*, you can select LTE/GSM, but I doubt it will work for your purpose either.
Thanks for some of the replies, but I'm NOT trying to change the network mode. My network mode is currently set to LTE/GSM and if I check the "use 2g only" (see screen shot) then the network mode switches to GSM only and back to LTE/GSM when unchecked. Any of the toggles listed by others above change the network mode and have no method to change the network mode to LTE/GSM.
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I was able to do this with Tasker. I didn't realize that by default, Tasker will restore settings to their previous state when they exit the profile. Previously, I was trying to use a second profile to set the network mode back, and this is where I ran into problems. I also set up a second profile (along with the Secure Settings plugin) to enable/disable GPS when going between Wi-Fi.
Now, to just configure it to NOT switch the network mode while on a call.. I think there's an IF statement for that.
You can use secure settings with tasker to force lte also. That's what I do.
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frigidazzi said:
You can use secure settings with tasker to force lte also. That's what I do.
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Good to know! Thanks
This won't be very helpful, but I found out AOKP have a specific 2G toggle, I would guess this means PAC rom should have it to. You can toggle between LTE and 2G, but switching it to LTE really means 'lte/wcdma/gsm'.
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eksasol said:
This won't be very helpful, but I found out AOKP have a specific 2G toggle, I would guess this means PAC rom should have it to. You can toggle between LTE and 2G, but switching it to LTE really means 'lte/wcdma/gsm'.
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frigidazzi said:
You can use secure settings with tasker to force lte also. That's what I do.
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@eksasol Thanks, but I primarily use PA.
@frigidazzi I tried switching to LTE with secure settings, but it changed my network mode to GSM/CDMA. Can you get it to switch to LTE/GSM?
Yes. Mine goes to lte/gsm auto prl. I'm on radio .33. Using aokp 4.2.2 with newest Franco kernel. I'm not sure which is the trick to get it to work. I've never had a problem with it.
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frigidazzi said:
Yes. Mine goes to lte/gsm auto prl. I'm on radio .33. Using aokp 4.2.2 with newest Franco kernel. I'm not sure which is the trick to get it to work. I've never had a problem with it.
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Thanks. I may play with it more later, but will probably leave it lie since it's working as I need it to.
I upgraded my phone a couple of days ago and only noticed today there's no way of turning off 3G which is something new with Kit Kat.
In all iterations of Jelly Bean I could select 2G or 3G which was useful as most of Lincolnshire UK is rural and has a just about usable 2G network and 3G is practically no existent apart from in the large towns and cities.
What I noticed with Jelly Bean was that if I left it on 3G all the time it would kill the battery but leaving it on 2G improved the battery greatly.
Given now that Goggle have either decided that everyone has access to a 3G network and doesn't need the 2G switch anymore or have greatly improved the battery management when 3G is selected leaves me with a potential problem with battery life.
I will know over the next few days if the battery is still draining more quickly than previously when 2G was selected but in the meantime does any one know a way of switching of the 3G and only selecting 2G?
Thanks
Jon
I noticed this too and you are right staying on 2g will improve battery. You could install an app like tasker which will allow you to change to 2g, search the play store for 2g switchers or you could install a custom ROM like cataclysm which has a 2g/3g quick tile
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How about the old classic. *#*#4636#*#* select phone info then choose gsm only.
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jonchill said:
I upgraded my phone a couple of days ago and only noticed today there's no way of turning off 3G which is something new with Kit Kat.
In all iterations of Jelly Bean I could select 2G or 3G which was useful as most of Lincolnshire UK is rural and has a just about usable 2G network and 3G is practically no existent apart from in the large towns and cities.
What I noticed with Jelly Bean was that if I left it on 3G all the time it would kill the battery but leaving it on 2G improved the battery greatly.
Given now that Goggle have either decided that everyone has access to a 3G network and doesn't need the 2G switch anymore or have greatly improved the battery management when 3G is selected leaves me with a potential problem with battery life.
I will know over the next few days if the battery is still draining more quickly than previously when 2G was selected but in the meantime does any one know a way of switching of the 3G and only selecting 2G?
Thanks
Jon
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you can choose 2G in Network mode in Wireless & Network settings
taodan said:
you can choose 2G in Network mode in Wireless & Network settings
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No you can't, it shows 3G only with no option for 2G selection.
jonchill said:
No you can't, it shows 3G only with no option for 2G selection.
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Are you using stock KitKat 4.4 ROM? I am using PSX KitKat ROM and it has 2G and 3G in Network Mode. You might want to flash the custom ROM for the options.
Or just use the dialer code I posted...
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I mainly want to switch for the sake of battery life, but I can't find a way. Is there any?
acompres said:
I mainly want to switch for the sake of battery life, but I can't find a way. Is there any?
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Open Dialer: Enter *#*#4636#*#*
From popup menu > Phone Information
Set Preferred Network Type: Scroll up to "EvDo only" or probably the better option would be "CDMA auto (PRL)" (that should force 3G mode)
There are other possible options there as well, which you will see...
Honestly not sure that it will greatly improve battery consumption though.