Does anyone know where in the system files I can find the file for hotspot so that I could turn it on? I know about the other workaround but I want to avoid the hassle of turning off my mobile data and going through the steps to use turn it on.
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I am not sure if this is even a problem, but before today my data connection to t-mobile would only connect when needed. For instance, if I was home then I would be connected to wifi and my data connection would turn off by itself, but would still connect if needed by a program, or whatever, that can't use wifi but needed the data connection instead. Like when I sent a MMS message for example. Then after the message was sent or whenever the program was done with the data connection then it would automatically disconnect where I would continue to use the wifi connection. Also, if I left the house then I would automatically be switched to the data connection as the wifi signal went out of range.
This is the way I liked it. Today it had changed the way it behaves. Now, the data connection stays on no matter what and I have to manually turn it off in the comm manager. Also, everytime the screen turns off and the device goes into sleep mode, or whatever you call it, the data connection automatically turns backs on while it is sleeping. For example, when I go to sleep I press the red hang up button to put it in sleep mode then I go to sleep. When I wake up in the morning the data connection is on and when I go to turn it off it shows it has been connected for however long I was asleep for.
Like I said I am not sure if this is a big deal or not, I just don't want to be charged for going over the data cap for some reason. And I am not sure if maybe there is a program in the background that might not be showing up in the task manager and is downloading data that will eventually cost me when it goes over the cap.
Now I know that certain things automatically connect to download data like mail, weather, stocks, twitter, etc., but I always thought that they could use a wifi connection if available. And if not then I know for sure that it used to at least disconnect the data connection after it was done.
I am basically asking if this is normal because it used to not be like this on my phone and if it is something I need to.be worried about? Also, if anyone knows how to change it back to the way it used to be? I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know how to do it.
Thanks,
Michael
Anyone?
All I want to know is if it is normal to always have the data connection on. So does anyone else experience this? The data connection seems to reconnect by itself everytime the phone goes in standby and stays connected until I manually disconnect it.
Thanks,
Michael
Hey I just happen to have similar problem with the data connection turning on by itself when I check email on my wifi.
If you goto comm manager - menu - connections - advanced
Under "select which networks are automatically" - select networks
Change the connection type under "programs that automatically connect to the internet..." to your wifi connection from "t-mobile data."
Seems to work for me at the moment anyways. It's not connecting automatically to data connection when I check my emails.
Hi Michael.
It's actually the default behavior for the data connection to stay on once it's activated, until it's switched off manually. You won't pass significantly more data that way than if you just turned it off right after whatever app(s) are doing using it...the only downside to leaving it on is the speed at which it drains the battery.
There are some users who choose to leave it on, just to avoid the delay when they want to use it, and there's probably tons more who don't even have any idea you might want to turn it off when not in use.
Now I could swear there's a cab floating around here somewhere that will shut off the data connection once it sits idle for 60 seconds, but I didn't turn it up in a casual search the other day, so I can't point you to it right now
As for the apps using wifi when it's available instead of calling up a data connection, every one you mentioned should do that, and those all behave that way for me...so maybe there's something else you haven't thought of yet that ignores wifi when it connects to update or whatever. I would start by turning off auto updating for any and all of those services you listed, and see if the issue persists. If so, you'll need to dig deeper to find the culprit. Do you have microsoft myphone connecting to backup maybe? That seems to ignore wifi on my phone, I'm sure there's other apps that do as well.
Today it actually quit doing it for some reason. So I have no idea why it did that for awhile. Now I read that some people were having the opposite problem, which was that they couldn't get their connection to stay on. Now, this is actually the way I want it. Oh well, I hope it stays this way now.
Thanks for your help,
Michael
Anyone know if I can disable the cell signal automatically on the unrooted nexus 6P?
I know I can pop it in airplane mode and then turn back on bluetooth & wifi but I want to automate this process so that when I'm at work it will toggle the cell radio off.
Any ideas?
Ok, so I setup tasker to turn on Wifi and Bluetooth when I put the phone in airplane mode. It's not ideal but it's a start.
If anyone's got a better idea, please let me know
I am assuming I can't turn off just the cell without root.
Can't you use NFC tags for tasks like this?
I can't find anything saying it would work airplane mode or turning the cell off though.
since we have root for our phones can someone tell me what to change to have wifi calling on all the time not just when we have low signal?
Just for those who might not know: even without root, you can always force WiFi calling by (1) turning on Airplane Mode (which turns off WiFi if it's on); (2) turning WiFi back on, leaving Airplane Mode on (you can also re-enable BT and NFC). Then you've got WiFi calling.
But it would be more convenient to have WiFi calling stay turned on without needing Airplane Mode. I don't know if/how rooting lets you do that.
Gary02468 said:
Just for those who might not know: even without root, you can always force WiFi calling by (1) turning on Airplane Mode (which turns off WiFi if it's on); (2) turning WiFi back on, leaving Airplane Mode on (you can also re-enable BT and NFC). Then you've got WiFi calling.
But it would be more convenient to have WiFi calling stay turned on without needing Airplane Mode. I don't know if/how rooting lets you do that.
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Thanks. I know this already. You know what i'm looking for. I hope someone will have answer.
Hi all,
Bit of a problem here, I know that in the ServiceMode menu (dialing *#0011#) there used to be an option for WiFi Power saving. After upgrading to the latest firmware, that option is no longer there. My problem is, I used to use that to solve a problem with an app I used by switching it off then switching it on when I wanted to use WiFi tethering (as this doesn't work with WiFi Power Saving turned off).
Before the upgrade, I turned it off... So, I need to know what this setting actually sets. Is it an option in build.prop? Is it a setting somewhere else? Is there another way to set it?
I want to set it back to, "on" without doing a factory reset as I no longer use the app that had issues with WiFi power saving being on but I do need to use WiFi tethering.
Thanks for any help in advance.
I hate to bump/double post but anyone have any idea? Or if you don't know, do you know how I might find out? I've Googled my fingers raw.
Hi,
After update to 8.1 from 7.x I have a lot of problems. (These problems coming from restore a folder /data from 7.x version ...)
First that, my wifi doesn't work, so I have to remove one folder in /data/, and wifi start working.
Second problem, was about Internet - wasn't work, I remove one folder in /data/, and Internet start working
Now I have trouble with hotspot.
1) In developer settings I have option 'hardware tethering accelerator' when i turn it on, close developer settings, and open again - this option turns off
2) When I try to tether by Wifi/USB/BT I cant do this,
For example,
I turn off my phone internet, start wifi hotspot.
I see SSID, and I join to hotspot by laptop, I can do this.
After this I turn on internet in my phone, I'm still connected in laptop, but laptop dont have internet and I see a text 'ERROR' under 'turn on hotspot wifi' in tethering options
I think that I should remove one more folder, but which folder responds to tethering settings?
Best regards