I have noticed this frequently. When the phone is in idle state, all data connection (wifi or mobile date) goes to sleep. It's only after i turn screen on or go to lock screen that the connection gets back. So much so that even google reminders don't come through in idle state. This is extreemely frustrating. I haven't even put the phone on any power saving mode. Even the wifi settings don't show any options to keep the connection always alive even if screen is off. Defeats the purpose of having a smart phone. Does any one have any solutions?
Asus sucks at network
Not sure if happened with mine also but if i turn off the screen when using youtube and turn it on then the app shows "no internet connection" for a moment and gets back to normal
are u using any custom rom / kernel
noob858 said:
I have noticed this frequently. When the phone is in idle state, all data connection (wifi or mobile date) goes to sleep. It's only after i turn screen on or go to lock screen that the connection gets back. So much so that even google reminders don't come through in idle state. This is extreemely frustrating. I haven't even put the phone on any power saving mode. Even the wifi settings don't show any options to keep the connection always alive even if screen is off. Defeats the purpose of having a smart phone. Does any one have any solutions?
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Same here
anandushari said:
are u using any custom rom / kernel
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None. All stock.
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quite possibly a silly question
Is there a way to keep it from disconnecting when the phone goes to sleep?
Because if i want to keep bejive on, when i wake up the phone it tries to connect through 3G...
oh and.. in a related matter, is there something i can do so it asks me if i want to connect to 3G, instead of just connecting automatically?
mesaboogie said:
Is there a way to keep it from disconnecting when the phone goes to sleep?
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get schaps advanced configuration tool link
in the tool click menu>more settings>connections>Enable wifi on standby mode.
click ok > done. reboot the device. that's it.
wifi remains active when the phone goes in standby.
(when the phone is set to blank screen mode wifi turns off anyway. this seems not to be configurable.)
I think is easier to unthick to turn off screen....Or to dimm light after few second unthick both battery proprties advanced,....
Hope you get it
Hey, tried to search about this but had no luck.
Whenever my blackstone gets the screen turned off by power saving it also disconnects from the Wi-Fi network currently connected to.. then it reconnects when I turn the screen back on again.
Is there a setting to avoid this? Pretty annoying when using msn messenger. Would like to be connected even with screen turned off.
Thanks for any input!
stylesp said:
Hey, tried to search about this but had no luck.
Whenever my blackstone gets the screen turned off by power saving it also disconnects from the Wi-Fi network currently connected to.. then it reconnects when I turn the screen back on again.
Is there a setting to avoid this? Pretty annoying when using msn messenger. Would like to be connected even with screen turned off.
Thanks for any input!
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You can download HD Tweak it has an option to keep wifi connected when your phone sleeps, plus many other tweaks well worth the download
Just search for HD Tweak
Just keep in mind that wifi drains your battery pretty quick and with wifi constantly on it shouldn't last a day.
Was wondering if its possible to keep the wireless still turned on when the phone goes to standby. As in 3G is always on, thus always giving me new emails
Hmm #33 may be able to help you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638
PhoTonic said:
Was wondering if its possible to keep the wireless still turned on when the phone goes to standby. As in 3G is always on, thus always giving me new emails
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Easy....
Download Shap's Advanced Config Tool. There is an option to keep the Wifi on even when the phone goes on standby.
Once Advanced Config Tool installed, launch it, go to Menu/More settings/connections/Enable Wifi on Standby.
also I would recommand you to download a basic freeware named ScreenOff (by Applied PDA software), and use it to turn off the backlight without turning off the Wifi.
I've always having trouble to maintain the WiFi connection whether it's using battery or AC.
I've installed the Advanced Config Tool, the "Enable WiFi on Standby" indicated already enabled. Then I used the ScreenOff. After about 10 seconds, the WiFi connection was lost as I verified it by pinging the HD2 from a PC. It's plug into AC all the time.
However if leave the HD2 just "dim the screen", that seems to be the only way to maintain the WiFi. Obviously set it not to go into standby after 30mins (the default value).
Are you able to maintain the WiFi on HD2?
Yes. No problem here.
when you go into wifi advanced settings you can select power mode. when you set power mode in the medium setting, wifi keeps connected even in standby! and it also doesn't drain your battery while in standby. just try it. first select high power mode and turn phone in standby. wifi connection is lost. when you turn it back in, you will see wifi connecting.
with power in the middle setting, turning phone in standby keeps wifi alive, with very low power consumption. and when you turn phone back on, you will see that wifi is already connected.
i use wifi all the time when at home. my data connection is turned off. and still my push mails are recei ing through wifi!
Not that easy, I tried all power modes and in all occations it whent of after 1 minute (ping timeout). Weird that all roms behave so differently
Speaking of pinging your HD2... when your wifi is enabled and IDLE, what ping results do you get?
My HD2 acts very strange. when my wifi connectivity is on & IDLE (no data activity, device is not in standby mode), my ping results vary from 50ms in average to 200+ and sometimes I'm experiencing even higher spikes of 500ms+.
I have tried to change the wifi's adapter power scheme to "best performance", but it doesn't seem to change something.
However, as long as there is an activity, my ping replies from the HD2 seem to be fine (less than 15/10ms).
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Speaking of pinging your HD2... when your wifi is enabled and IDLE, what ping results do you get?
My HD2 acts very strange. when my wifi connectivity is on & IDLE (no data activity, device is not in standby mode), my ping results vary from 50ms in average to 200+ and sometimes I'm experiencing even higher spikes of 500ms+.
I have tried to change the wifi's adapter power scheme to "best performance", but it doesn't seem to change something.
However, as long as there is an activity, my ping replies from the HD2 seem to be fine (less than 15/10ms).
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seems like some powersaving feature... when idle, why should the wifi chip work at top speed.. just like cpu scaling....
my power saving slider is in the middle and still when the screen goes off and I switch it back on the wifi is reconnecting.
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when you go into wifi advanced settings you can select power mode. when you set power mode in the medium setting, wifi keeps connected even in standby! and it also doesn't drain your battery while in standby. just try it. first select high power mode and turn phone in standby. wifi connection is lost. when you turn it back in, you will see wifi connecting.
with power in the middle setting, turning phone in standby keeps wifi alive, with very low power consumption. and when you turn phone back on, you will see that wifi is already connected.
i use wifi all the time when at home. my data connection is turned off. and still my push mails are recei ing through wifi!
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Have you done the ping test from another PC/laptop on your network? Wait for about 1 minute after the screen is off and if you still can ping your HD2, I think it's probably your push mail somehow manage to maintain the wifi connection. I might try that if that's the case as I've tried absolutely everything else and so far abosolutely nothing can keep the wifi constantly on if the screen goes off.
i can still ping it after a few minutes... what you say about push mail and keeping wifi on makes sense... first thing i do when configuring my phone after fresh install is setting up my push mail... maybe that's why my wifi is always on.
You could set up a free gmail push account?
I'm not sure if my problem is related at all but my wifi only seems to connect to my router when it's diconnected from my PC. I'm sure before I upgraded to 1.48 ROM it stayed connected. Any idea guys?
oh, and I've only ever had it in the middle power saving mode and it looks like it does disconnect when it goes into standy.
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i can still ping it after a few minutes... what you say about push mail and keeping wifi on makes sense... first thing i do when configuring my phone after fresh install is setting up my push mail... maybe that's why my wifi is always on.
You could set up a free gmail push account?
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I've set up gmail account as well nut as far as I know it's just IMAP or correct meif I'm wrong. if It's not push mail, it'll still kinda polling isn't it? what's your view?
glenner05 said:
i can still ping it after a few minutes... what you say about push mail and keeping wifi on makes sense... first thing i do when configuring my phone after fresh install is setting up my push mail... maybe that's why my wifi is always on.
You could set up a free gmail push account?
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Good news guys, I've finally managed to get the WiFi to stay on even after the screen is off. Yes the trick is the "push mail". I deleted my original gmail imap account and set up a Microsoft Push Mail based Gmail account. Then did the ping test and it's staying on for sure now. But I did notice that it'll have 1 packet drop occasionally.
wifi disconnecting in standby
my hd2 stayed connected to wifi in standby, then i applied a few tweaks and .cabs, i had a few little issues like the screen freexing and not refreshing so i did a hard reset, since then wifi wont stay connacted when the phone is on standby, it is confusing
Hi I found a solution. Just install this cab. No soft reset needed
Nilee said:
Hi I found a solution. Just install this cab. No soft reset needed
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Sorry, this does not work.. Goes away after a soft reset
Wifi Sleep when locked not working
Hello, I have a problem, my wifi sleep policy is turned on to "when screen turns off" but when my phone is locked, the wifi is still on! I just pressed the lock button after 5-10 mins but the wifi is still on.
How long does it take for you for the wifi to turn off?
Any suggestions?
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Not a suggestion as such but I'm reading that using the wifi sleep policy is detrimental to the battery life. Can't confirm as I'm still experimenting.
Yeah battery life is destroyed if you use WiFi sleep policy. Set it to never for best battery life. It's counter intuitive.
But to answer your question, I think it takes closer to half hour for sleep policy to kick in. You would notice WiFi off if you woke up in the morning etc or after long periods like hours of inactivity.
tempera said:
Hello, I have a problem, my wifi sleep policy is turned on to "when screen turns off" but when my phone is locked, the wifi is still on! I just pressed the lock button after 5-10 mins but the wifi is still on.
How long does it take for you for the wifi to turn off?
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I'm having the opposite issue. As soon as my screen goes off I lose WiFi connectivity and get disconnected on adbWireless which is a huge pain for me when I'm developing... Maybe I'll enable sleep policy and see if that fixes my issue! Lol! I'm on stock 2.3.1
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I'm having the opposite issue. As soon as my screen goes off I lose WiFi connectivity and get disconnected on adbWireless which is a huge pain for me when I'm developing... Maybe I'll enable sleep policy and see if that fixes my issue! Lol! I'm on stock 2.3.1
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There's an option in Settings>Application Settings>Development to not turn the screen off when charging, that should solve your adbWireless problem so long as your phone is charging.
tempera said:
Hello, I have a problem, my wifi sleep policy is turned on to "when screen turns off" but when my phone is locked, the wifi is still on! I just pressed the lock button after 5-10 mins but the wifi is still on.
How long does it take for you for the wifi to turn off?
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this is exactly how it works on the Galaxy S
there is an option in settings to keep WiFi on when the screen is Off in the SGS
but not sure if the NS has the same option (still waiting for my phone to arrive)
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There's an option in Settings>Application Settings>Development to not turn the screen off when charging, that should solve your adbWireless problem so long as your phone is charging.
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That's only if I'm doing adb over USB. I hate wires
I went to my wifi setting to make my wifi sleep once my screen shuts off but the setting doesn't stay. Is there a fix to this by any chance? Want my wifi to always sleep when my screen shuts off......
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B3arfruit said:
I went to my wifi setting to make my wifi sleep once my screen shuts off but the setting doesn't stay. Is there a fix to this by any chance? Want my wifi to always sleep when my screen shuts off......
Believers b3ar fruit with their Nexus S.....
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What do you mean it doesn't stay, it changes the setting to something else? When you have wifi set to sleep on screen off, it doesn't sleep immediately once the screen goes off, it takes awhile. I use "sleep when screen off" and I get great battery life.
Wait so is it good that my wifi turns off when my phone sleeps or not?
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Wait so is it good that my wifi turns off when my phone sleeps or not?
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it depends on what you want
if you want to maintain connectivity then it's no good
if you want to save power, then it is good
ikon8 said:
What do you mean it doesn't stay, it changes the setting to something else? When you have wifi set to sleep on screen off, it doesn't sleep immediately once the screen goes off, it takes awhile. I use "sleep when screen off" and I get great battery life.
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Once I turn my screen off than turn it back on after a while my setting goes back to never even after I change the setting to shut wifi off once I shut off screen. Weird bit it does. I read in another forum that it saves battery but my setting keep changing back.
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Wi-Fi connectivity lost when screen goes off.
Anderdroid said:
As soon as my screen goes off I lose WiFi connectivity and get disconnected. Maybe I'll enable sleep policy and see if that fixes my issue! Lol! I'm on stock 2.3.1
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I've the same issue. I've try various app from the market for fix that, but all is the same. It's a hardware problem? The router will can cause this problem?
Thanks
my wifi connection always drops after few minutes and then it tries to authenticate again. this happens when i left the phone idle for <3 mins or so and sometimes less. when it tries to aunthenticates back, it takes a longer time than just simply turning off and turning on the wifi back again to get connected.
is this an error or its just the way the phone is? i'd like to keep my wifi connected during some heavy downloads and be able to leave the phone lying somewhere while its downloading..
explainations and help needed..
you not using any power manager apps that turn of the wireless after the screen switches off when left idle ?
And what about wifi sleep policy? But there is problem for me too. I turn it off, but when i disable wifi, and turn it on again, wifi sleep policy settings are again at 15minutes.
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you not using any power manager apps that turn of the wireless after the screen switches off when left idle ?
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i'm using Advanced task killer and Android booster on my phone to kill running apps. however, i did not used them to manage my power consumption. i have not done any settings regarding wifi connectivity on both those apps. But could both these apps be responsible?
Gatis777 said:
And what about wifi sleep policy? But there is problem for me too. I turn it off, but when i disable wifi, and turn it on again, wifi sleep policy settings are again at 15minutes.
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my wifi sleep policy setting is set to Never by default. Could it be my router whose causing this issue?