Related
I've searched and searched...
but does GPS and Wireless location / network continuously run if I have them on?
Or do they only run when I have an app that uses these functions?
They continuously run.
|Spike|
I don't know about the wireless part, I doubt that it uses any perceptible extra power anyways, but the GPS only runs when you are actually using a GPS program. You can tell because the GPS icon is on or blinking. If the icon isn't there, it isn't running.
Idk, I notice that if I turn GPS on and then immediately go into a program that uses it (like Maps) it will take 15-45 seconds to locate me. But if I activate it, let it sit for some time and then go into a program, it finds me almost immediately. That to me seems like its been working in the background on getting a signal.
|Spike|
Or that it simply caches your location.
Does your experience include a location change between these start and reuse periods?
-bZj
xdavidn88 said:
Or do they only run when I have an app that uses these functions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Coarse location (using cell network tower) is passive and always running. Fine location (GPS) only powers up when a device asks for it. When you open your Maps application (and provided you have Enable GPS ticked) it will start up the GPS module. If its a cold start, it could take up to a minute. Apps can also call the GPS without your direct intervention, if for example they are coded to wake on a timed period and collect GPS data.
WIFI Controlled by location, eg. You select area's on Google maps for wifi coverage, wifi is turned on only for these locations and off elsewhere, saving battery.
If latitude is used then could location data be used from that service?
What do you think?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
samo_nz said:
WIFI Controlled by location, eg. You select area's on Google maps for wifi coverage, wifi is turned on only for these locations and off elsewhere, saving battery.
If latitude is used then could location data be used from that service?
What do you think?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would love something like this. Had a feeling something existed already but I can't find it.
check out locale
There's a free app already that does this--Y5 Battery Saver
Very buggy though when I tried it, so it wasn't usable.
xxmonsterx said:
check out locale
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i use locale for this. though i installed a cell plugin so it doesnt need gps to be on.
basically, it turns on wifi when im home and turns it off when i leave. apart from that... i also have locale turn off almose everything + brightness to 0% when i hit 30% battery.
lastly, i also have locale turn off syncing at night to squeeze in some more juice during the day without having to charge.
'Tasker' is good at this and then some!
harmohn said:
'Tasker' is good at this and then some!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Couldn't have said it better, better yet, I have it set to turn wifi on at home and then when not home it turns wifi on for a minute every 15 minutes to check and if it recognizes a familiar SSID, it will connect!
ImSoHungry said:
Couldn't have said it better, better yet, I have it set to turn wifi on at home and then when not home it turns wifi on for a minute every 15 minutes to check and if it recognizes a familiar SSID, it will connect!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
...nice setup mate
Hey there, I'm looking for a little app on my Froyo that will turn on the WiFi and disable the 3G as soon as I reach my home (for example) and when I move outside again, that it'll disable the WiFi and enable the 3G.
Whether it's done by GPS or done simply by noticing if the WiFi signal is available, I don't mind. Does anyone have a clue about this?
I'm not sure if either can do it since I've yet to use them, but you may want to look into two programs, one called "Tasker" the other "Locale"
Both have the ability to execute location based tasks.
I've used both Tasker and Setting Profiles to accomplish this. Tasker is very powerful, but a bit fiddly to get working correctly.
SP is simpler, and works very well. The jury is still out.
There are a few apps that will do that like tasker and locale, but for my needs I use setting profiles.
Y5
Y5 do it great. remembers WIFI location acording to cell info (doesn't waist battery for GPS) and turn on and of.
only bug in my eyes it that in order to shut down WIFI on a remembered location, you need to disable app or forget location.
Thanks so far for the replies! Right now I'm trying Y5. The rest doesn't really work for me. I've tried Tasker, but no... then I've bought "Setting Profiles" as it seemed to be promising, but it doesn't recognize the places where I'm at. Both through GPS as well as cell towers... it knows where I am, but doesn't change my profile. Big pity!
So, now I'm trying Y5. Only down side is that so far none of the programs has the ability to disconnect the 3G upon activating WiFi.
akito said:
Thanks so far for the replies! Right now I'm trying Y5. The rest doesn't really work for me. I've tried Tasker, but no... then I've bought "Setting Profiles" as it seemed to be promising, but it doesn't recognize the places where I'm at. Both through GPS as well as cell towers... it knows where I am, but doesn't change my profile. Big pity!
So, now I'm trying Y5. Only down side is that so far none of the programs has the ability to disconnect the 3G upon activating WiFi.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i think it does!
at least in HTC DESIRE it turn 3G off
Locale can do the job. For example, you can set 3 situations.
Set 'At Home' Situation - Condition: Location plug in(any good location plug in)
- Settings: Locale variable plug-in, add, type 'Home', True.
Set at Defaults - Add Locale variable, add Home = False
Add Wifi - Off
Add 3G - ON
Set Wifi - Conditions: Home = True
Settings: Wifi on
3G off
For my case, I've added Appli Detection condition for the Wifi situation where it detect my browser, etc and perform the wifi on. Hope this helps. IMO, Locale does best and is simple.
I use Tasker to do exactly what you ask.
When I get home, Wifi turns on, 3G turns off. And vice versa when I leave.
Same when I get to work.
I do both of these without the need for GPS or even cell tower location..it's based on when I'm near my home wireless network.
Also turns off wifi, 3G and screen rotation when I'm in bed.
And then makes me breakfast in the morning (well, not quite, but it's almost that good! )
Okay guys, I have definitly uninstalled Setting Profiles. I can't seem to rely properly on it. One time it works, the other time it doesn't. So, I simply don't want it anymore
Now I'm trying Tasker, seems promising. I have downloaded APNDroid next to it, as Tasker was notifying me about the fact it needs that program to be able to (dis)connect the 3G. Now.... I'm stuck for a bit. I have made tasks, but have trouble with the profile. The location, I would like that to be done as the scotsman has got it. According to if it finds your home as well as, in my case, work network. How to do that? Cause when I want to set my location, it takes me to google maps. And I take it that works by GPS. No problem neither, but drains the battery a bit more... Would anyone be so kind to give me quick and short step through?
akito said:
Okay guys, I have definitly uninstalled Setting Profiles. I can't seem to rely properly on it. One time it works, the other time it doesn't. So, I simply don't want it anymore
Now I'm trying Tasker, seems promising. I have downloaded APNDroid next to it, as Tasker was notifying me about the fact it needs that program to be able to (dis)connect the 3G. Now.... I'm stuck for a bit. I have made tasks, but have trouble with the profile. The location, I would like that to be done as the scotsman has got it. According to if it finds your home as well as, in my case, work network. How to do that? Cause when I want to set my location, it takes me to google maps. And I take it that works by GPS. No problem neither, but drains the battery a bit more... Would anyone be so kind to give me quick and short step through?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use Tasker, but I do not believe you can use WiFi location if WiFi is off. Location base uses GPS. You can set an option to do tasks if the WiFi connects. 3G is automatically disabled on my Incredible when WiFi connects, so I do not have to implicitly set it off. Just be sure to adjust your radius when you use GPS location. You do not want to drive way down the street to have WiFi turn off and 3G come back on.
I use Tasker to also launch the car app when bluetooth connects in my truck. There are good examples on the Tasker Web site.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Description:
Smart WiFi Toggler is an application designed to control your phone's WiFi using location based rules. Its aim is to conserve battery and minimize data charges by turning WiFi off when not connected to a network, and turning it on when a known hotspot is present. It constantly learns where your hotspots are located to make its decisions.
It's a very useful application if you frequently forget to turn WiFi off when leaving a hotspot, or if you want to automatically switch from mobile data to WiFi to conserve battery whenever you're back into a hotspot.
Hope you enjoy using Smart WiFi Toggler as much as I enjoyed building it!
*** I am happy to add support for more languages. If you are willing to help with the translation, please drop me an email. Thanks. ***
Features:
- Automatically learns your WiFi hotspot locations.
- Turns WiFi off when disconnected from WiFi network.
- Automatically turns WiFi on when near a known hotspot.
- Uses your network location. No GPS battery drain.
- Provides the ability to control "auto-connect" behavior for each hotspot.
- Ability to lock WiFi to a disabled state.
- Warning notification and auto-locking WiFi when a hotspot is down.
- History and logging, in addition to a view of what is going on under the hood.
Market Link (Still on 2.2.10): Click here
Bug report & Questions:
Any questions you have or bugs you would like to report, you may post it here or contact me on the app's developer email. I will try to get back to you as soon as I can.
Changelog
v2.3
- Brand new UI.
- Performance tweaks.
- Bug fixes.
- Added Spanish, Hungarian, Hebrew, Japanese, and Turkish languages. Thanks to Carlos Filoteo, Laszlo Horvath, Yev Gavrikov, Kayoko Sawada, and Fikret Sadak!
v2.2.10
- Added a new statistics screen.
- Better toggler accuracy for devices with a barometer.
- Added Danish, Traditional and Simplified Chinese language support. (Thanks to nodjack (xda), Bryan Yang and Eclipse!)
- Ability to change the app's language from the settings.
- Replaced Tips with an online FAQ.
- Google Analytics to help improve the app.
- Bug fixes.
Great idea!
If I understood correctly from the screenshots, the app will shut down wifi when the connection is lost. How does it know when the device is back to hotspot area? By using gps locations?
mikpel said:
Great idea!
If I understood correctly from the screenshots, the app will shut down wifi when the connection is lost. How does it know when the device is back to hotspot area? By using gps locations?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
GPS is not used. It uses your network location. It's not 100% accurate, but the aim was to use as little battery as possible. GPS would not have fit that criteria.
Actually that's what I wanted to hear because, as you say, gps would spoil the idea of battery saving.
Now I really have to try this!
Cool app bro. You finally released it to the public. I will definitely check it out. You guys should probably try it. There is very hard work in it. Keep up the good work.
Anyone else getting "unable to process purchase" from the market??
Cloaker said:
Anyone else getting "unable to process purchase" from the market??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope
Finally got it working. It was my fault.
Now it's crashing on me when I select the start button. On an evo 3d running cm9.
Cloaker said:
Finally got it working. It was my fault.
Now it's crashing on me when I select the start button. On an evo 3d running cm9.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well that's no good. Please send me your logcat trace. I'll try to find out why that's happening.
Edit: I just saw the crash report. Do you have a CDMA phone? If so, it won't work. Currently, it only works on GSM. I should have mentioned that, sorry.
Awwww! Yes it's cmda. I'm sad now, all the other apps like this are out dated. Oh well, keep up the good work coughcmdacough
Updated to version 1.1. Now supporting CDMA devices (thanks to Cloaker).
Any reason that I'd want to replace Y5 with this? Does this do anything different or better?
lexluthor said:
Any reason that I'd want to replace Y5 with this? Does this do anything different or better?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know really. I've never tried Y5.
After checking it out, it looks outdated (kidding...). Smart WiFi Toggler has more options i guess. Timer control, per-wifi settings, etc.
Try it, see if you like it. If not, I'm happy you tried anyway.
lexluthor said:
Any reason that I'd want to replace Y5 with this? Does this do anything different or better?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Y5 for me seemed to open too large of an area, this seems tighter and has more options. Also, I'm not afraid to offend, lol, y5 is outdated.
Yes, Y5 is very outdated at this point and is probably abandonware, but it does still work.
Always looking to replace abandoned apps with apps still supported though, so I'll give this a try.
I have an issue/bug? and a couple of questions so I can understand how it works.
First, in the initial startup settings pages, I chose to not run service in foreground, but if I did, I couldn't uncheck show notification icon. After initial setup, when I go into settings, run service in foreground was checked. But, over in those settings, I can disable the show notification icon. Seems like run service in foreground and no notification icon is my preferred solution, so I'll use that. Hopefully, that will keep the program from getting killed.
So, is this using cell tower information to determine that I'm near a known wifi hotspot?
What happens if I walk out of my house and lose the wifi connection for a couple of minutes and then I come back in and want to connect back to wifi. It seems like it will turn wifi off after 30 seconds because I was disconnected from my wifi hotstop. Will it turn wifi back on by itself again?
EDIT: Tested it and wifi does not come back on. So, then what logic makes it ever come back in? Do I have to go far enough away that smart wifi toggler thinks I'm out of range of my wifi and then come back in range?
Hopefully, there's a way to make that work better or that's probably a deal breaker for me.
The thing I don't like about Y5, which I think this fixes is if I turn off wifi while Y5 is running, it turns it right back on immediately. The only way to actually make wifi stay off if I'm in a known wifi hotspot is to disable Y5.
It'd be nice if there was a way that if I manually turn off wifi, it stays off, but if wifi just gets disconnected, it comes back on automatically.
What happens if I set wifi disconnection to 0? Will wifi still go off when I'm out of range (based on your cell tower information) of a known wifi hotspot?
Hi lexluthor. Thanks for trying out the app. Let me see if my answers can be useful:
lexluthor said:
First, in the initial startup settings pages, I chose to not run service in foreground, but if I did, I couldn't uncheck show notification icon. After initial setup, when I go into settings, run service in foreground was checked. But, over in those settings, I can disable the show notification icon. Seems like run service in foreground and no notification icon is my preferred solution, so I'll use that. Hopefully, that will keep the program from getting killed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As far as I know, android does not permit running in foreground mode without showing a notification. If I'm wrong here, I'd appreciate an example where this is not the case. If you choose to not run in foreground mode to avoid the icon, android will keep killing and restarting the service because of inactivity.
Do I understand correctly that you could disable the icon in foreground mode? If so, please make sure that whenever you check foreground mode, you have to restart the service so it can take effect. (It should show you a "service restart required" toast message).
So, is this using cell tower information to determine that I'm near a known wifi hotspot?
What happens if I walk out of my house and lose the wifi connection for a couple of minutes and then I come back in and want to connect back to wifi. It seems like it will turn wifi off after 30 seconds because I was disconnected from my wifi hotstop. Will it turn wifi back on by itself again?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are correct. It is using your cell location info. Just like you've observed, when wifi gets disconnected, the timer will start counting. On timeout, it will turn wifi off. Logically, there is no way the app can know if you are inside or outside. What it does do however, is the next time you wake the phone up from sleep (screen off then back on) it will enable wifi and wait for a connection. (I'm assuming here that you are connected to the same cell inside and outside of your house).
The only difference I can think of inside and outside your house is the signal strength. This is something I plan to experiment with to see how useful in can be to get even more accuracy.
The thing I don't like about Y5, which I think this fixes is if I turn off wifi while Y5 is running, it turns it right back on immediately. The only way to actually make wifi stay off if I'm in a known wifi hotspot is to disable Y5.
It'd be nice if there was a way that if I manually turn off wifi, it stays off, but if wifi just gets disconnected, it comes back on automatically.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is something I was experimenting with, but it made things complicated. How would the app know when to turn it on again automatically at a later time? Would you have to leave that location then come back? I guess this is something worth trying in future releases.
What happens if I set wifi disconnection to 0? Will wifi still go off when I'm out of range (based on your cell tower information) of a known wifi hotspot?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Setting the disconnection timer to zero will disable auto-wifi-off. This means WiFi will be kept on.
sebouh00 said:
Hi lexluthor. Thanks for trying out the app. Let me see if my answers can be useful:
As far as I know, android does not permit running in foreground mode without showing a notification. If I'm wrong here, I'd appreciate an example where this is not the case. If you choose to not run in foreground mode to avoid the icon, android will keep killing and restarting the service because of inactivity.
Do I understand correctly that you could disable the icon in foreground mode? If so, please make sure that whenever you check foreground mode, you have to restart the service so it can take effect. (It should show you a "service restart required" toast message).
You are correct. It is using your cell location info. Just like you've observed, when wifi gets disconnected, the timer will start counting. On timeout, it will turn wifi off. Logically, there is no way the app can know if you are inside or outside. What it does do however, is the next time you wake the phone up from sleep (screen off then back on) it will enable wifi and wait for a connection. (I'm assuming here that you are connected to the same cell inside and outside of your house).
.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll double check the service a little later. Right now, foreground mode is on, but I have no icon. I'll reboot and see if it remains that way. I'm probably wrong, but I thought you could have a foreground service in ICS with no icon.
Anyhow, no, wifi didn't come back on for me even after I turned the screen off/on. Your assumption that I'm connected to the same cell is probably wrong. In areas with a lot of cell towers, couldn't my phone connect to many different towers, even within my own house? Y5 says it has something like 30 towers remembered for me. Also, I know if I reset my Y5 data, even after a few days, there are times when I'm connected to wifi and connected to a cell tower that Y5 hasn't learned yet.
If your logic is that a wifi hotspot is associated with the cell tower that I'm connected to when I first connect to the wifi hotspot, that's going to be a problem if I can connect to many different towers while at that wifi hotstop.
Appreciate your responses so far. I'm just trying to help improve your program, not being critical in any way.
lexluthor said:
I'll double check the service a little later. Right now, foreground mode is on, but I have no icon. I'll reboot and see if it remains that way. I'm probably wrong, but I thought you could have a foreground service in ICS with no icon.
Anyhow, no, wifi didn't come back on for me even after I turned the screen off/on. Your assumption that I'm connected to the same cell is probably wrong. In areas with a lot of cell towers, couldn't my phone connect to many different towers, even within my own house? Y5 says it has something like 30 towers remembered for me. Also, I know if I reset my Y5 data, even after a few days, there are times when I'm connected to wifi and connected to a cell tower that Y5 hasn't learned yet.
If your logic is that a wifi hotspot is associated with the cell tower that I'm connected to when I first connect to the wifi hotspot, that's going to be a problem if I can connect to many different towers while at that wifi hotstop.
Appreciate your responses so far. I'm just trying to help improve your program, not being critical in any way.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If it didn't come back on, then you must have camped onto another cell. As I mention in the help section, if you're house is located in an area that keeps your phone hopping between cells, then Smart WiFi Toggler has to save all of them. It does in fact do that on every cell update whilst you're connected to a WiFi. This is the "learning curve" I mention in there. Once it has associated these cells with the hotspot, then you're good to go.
The thing I noticed about Y5 when I tried it today is that while I was standing in one location (inside an office -- with an inbuilding antenna system), it saved more than one cell for the hotspot. I felt this was excessive as it will make the auto-wifi-on window larger. Smart WiFi Toggler only saves the cell you are connected to. Not the neighbors. This has an initial disadvantage, but after that it's more efficient.
Anyway, I understand your concerns and your questions are all valid. I'm happy to answer all of them. In the end, you just have to try it and see if it works for you or not. I didn't have much audience to test the app with, but I'm fairly confident that 5 months of first hand testing and refining should make it a decent app.
Great. Your responses are helping me understand the app better note and i should be able to help test better.
Will give it a learning curve and keep an eye on it and will post later.
Ok. Looks like run in foreground and notification icon are now linked together. I turned run in foreground off as I don't like notification icons. I run that way with tasker and my phone has never closed out that service.
I'm still not seeing wifi ever come back on on it's own. I've turned wifi on and off a a few times in the hopes of it trying to remember more cells.
I see may cell location update received notices in the logs. When I toggle wifi on and off, I seem to always get cell already exists for this wifi entry in the log.
So, after I toggle wifi off and get that entry in the log, I put the phone to sleep, wait a few minutes, turn it back on and wifi still doesn't ever turn on.
Any idea what's going on?
I have a Verizon CDMA Samsung Galaxy S III running stock/rooted.
Introducing LeanDroid:
LeanDroid is a lightweight and incredibly powerful battery saver. It automatically manages the power-hungry radios on your device while the screen is off to significantly lengthen battery life.
Get the most out of your device with the most advanced and efficient battery saver! The no-frills battery saver that actually works!
Features:
-Automatically disables Wi-Fi
-Automatically disables cellular data (root only on Lollipop+)
-Automatically disables cellular radio (root only on Lollipop+)
-Automatically disables Bluetooth
-Automatically disables network location (KitKat+, root only on Lollipop+)
-Automatically disables GPS location (KitKat+, root only on Lollipop+)
-Automatically switches cellular network mode (Lollipop+ and with root)
-Periodically restores connections for sync
-Schedule when LD should be active with the time exception
-Set exceptions for when certain apps are running
-Set exceptions by Wi-Fi name
-Set exceptions by Bluetooth device
-Set exceptions by data transfer speed
-Many more options
-No ads
It can disable WiFi, Cellular Data (2G, 3G, LTE)*, Cellular radio*, Bluetooth, and Location* (networks and GPS) after a certain time with the screen off to conserve battery power and lower data usage. Connections are restored when the screen is turned back on or unlocked, as well as periodically, to allow for notifications to come in. LD will only re-enable connections that it disabled, not all of the selected connections. There are many additional options to set to your preference.
If you have an issue, please email [email protected], or use the contact menu option from the app before leaving a negative review!
Some options explained:
Disable Wi-Fi/Data/Network mode except if active - Connections are only disabled if there is negligible data transfer while the screen is off. Some music services don't "stream" but instead download entire songs at once, and they might do this while the screen is still on. Please set the disable time interval to at least the length of your average song so LD can catch data activity while the screen is off or use the except if "Except if apps running" option.
Disable Wi-Fi except if browser has web login - WiFi is not disabled if it requires a browser login (common for public hotspots or guest networks), so that you do not have to re-enter the password when it is re-enabled.
Disable Wi-Fi except if requires browser login - WiFi is not disabled if it requires a browser login (common for public hotspots or guest networks), so that you do not have to re-enter the password when it is re-enabled.
Disable except if apps running - No connections are disabled if one of the selected apps is found to be running in the foreground or has foreground services. There is a sub-option to also detect background services of the apps.
Restore Data after waiting xx seconds for Wi-Fi to connect - Wait for WiFi to connect before re-enabling cellular data. This prevents data from re-connecting for just a couple of seconds.
Tasker intents
com.teqtic.leandata.INTENT_START_SERVICE
com.teqtic.leandata.INTENT_STOP_SERVICE
* Note:
-Not all options are available on all devices.
-If you are on Android 4.4.1 - 4.4.2, a persistent notification is required due to a bug in KitKat where services cannot restart themselves once killed by the system. If you would like to hide the notification, find LeanDroid in Settings -> Apps, and un-check "show notifications".
Follow us on twitter: @teqTic
To join the Beta tester group:
1) Opt-in here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.teqtic.leandata
2) You will then receive the beta updates directly through the Play store.
Please keep in mind these beta versions will often have bugs!
Download:
Im gonna try this, have used smart radio function but felt it was draining battery a lot. Will keep you posted after trying this
phanitej said:
Im gonna try this, have used smart radio function but felt it was draining battery a lot. Will keep you posted after trying this
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you sir. Please let me know how well it works for you.
Flyview said:
Thank you sir. Please let me know how well it works for you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nice work. It works as it is supposed to. Is there any way i can check using terminal(or anything else) how long the radios are turned off or on?
phanitej said:
Nice work. It works as it is supposed to. Is there any way i can check using terminal(or anything else) how long the radios are turned off or on?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You mean so that you can tell how long they were turned off for? Good question, there's gotta be some app that can pull up those statistics. For WiFi, you can check your battery usage chart.
Thanks for the feedback, rate it on Google Play if you get a chance. Bugs, suggestions and feature requests are welcome!
Flyview said:
You mean so that you can tell how long they were turned off for? Good question, there's gotta be some app that can pull up those statistics. For WiFi, you can check your battery usage chart.
Thanks for the feedback, rate it on Google Play if you get a chance. Bugs, suggestions and feature requests are welcome!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Suggestions:
1. When im playing few multiplayer games like Heroes of Order and Chaos etc, i usually tend to leave my phone aside for one or two min, so with my current setup where the radios are turned off after one min, the internet might get disconnected hence me loosing the game. So if there is a feature which can check if there is data transfer then dont turn off the radios. Same goes with me downloading some files and the radios might turn off causing the download to fail. - I guess it is answered in the description, my mistake
2. Where it says turn on radios to sync/receive after a specific time period, is thee way to only switch on the 2g network to save more juice?
Questions:
1. When the radios are turned on after the specific time period to sync, do all the radios get turned on?
2. Does it already check if there is data transfer and then turn off the radios ?
Edit: Rated the app on Play Store
phanitej said:
Suggestions:
1. When im playing few multiplayer games like Heroes of Order and Chaos etc, i usually tend to leave my phone aside for one or two min, so with my current setup where the radios are turned off after one min, the internet might get disconnected hence me loosing the game. So if there is a feature which can check if there is data transfer then dont turn off the radios. Same goes with me downloading some files and the radios might turn off causing the download to fail.
2. Where it says turn on radios to sync/receive after a specific time period, is thee way to only switch on the 2g network to save more juice?
Questions:
1. When the radios are turned on after the specific time period to sync, do all the radios get turned on?
2. Does it already check if there is data transfer and then turn off the radios ?
Edit: Rated the app on Play Store
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Suggestion responses:
1. While the screen is on, the connections are never turned off. The time "after" is time after screen off (explained in help dialog or on Play Store).
2) No, there is currently no option to do that. I wouldn't recommend it either. 2G/Edge is so slow it wouldn't even be able to connect and do anything in the brief time it has to sync.
Question responses:
1. Nope, only the connections that were turned off by the app. I will update the app description to make this more clear.
2. Yes I believe right now it is set to a threshold of about 2kB/s. If within the period that it checks, the data transfer is more than this, it will not disable WiFi/data.
Flyview said:
Suggestion responses:
1. While the screen is on, the connections are never turned off. The time "after" is time after screen off (explained in help dialog or on Play Store).
2) No, there is currently no option to do that. I wouldn't recommend it either. 2G/Edge is so slow it wouldn't even be able to connect and do anything in the brief time it has to sync.
Question responses:
1. Nope, only the connections that were turned off by the app. I will update the app description to make this more clear.
2. Yes I believe right now it is set to a threshold of about 2kB/s. If within the period that it checks, the data transfer is more than this, it will not disable WiFi/data.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One request, can we have an option to not turn off the radios if connected to charger?
can you add an option for tethering?
phanitej said:
One request, can we have an option to not turn off the radios if connected to charger?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Already does that.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
cottino said:
can you add an option for tethering?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Explain? Most phones can already tether stock.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Flyview said:
Already does that.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats strange, i noticed yesterday when my phone was connected to the charger it turned off radios. Maybe something to do with my new ROM that i flashed. Will check it today in the night. Thanks for your response
Yes, but LeandData stop traffic also if tethering is on. In this case every time you have to switch on 3g again and reconnect your notebook.
phanitej said:
Thats strange, i noticed yesterday when my phone was connected to the charger it turned off radios. Maybe something to do with my new ROM that i flashed. Will check it today in the night. Thanks for your response
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, please check for me as this could potentially be a bug. What did it turn off? It should not turn anything off if the device is charging. Also, if you connect a charger after the app has already turned off connections, it should turn them back on. Please ensure you haven't left any other similar apps running. The WiFi turning off with the screen off could also be a system option.
If you do indeed find a problem please let me know what Android version you are running. You can also check the Logcat if you filter for LeanData. Tell me what you see around the time of the problem.
cottino said:
Yes, but LeandData stop traffic also if tethering is on. In this case every time you have to switch on 3g again and reconnect your notebook.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see. How are you tethering? USB or Bluetooth? If you are tethering through USB the device should be considered charging in which case it should not turn off the connections anyway. I will look into Bluetooth tethering.
Thanks for the feedback.
Flyview said:
Yes, please check for me as this could potentially be a bug. What did it turn off? It should not turn anything off if the device is charging. Also, if you connect a charger after the app has already turned off connections, it should turn them back on. Please ensure you haven't left any other similar apps running. The WiFi turning off with the screen off could also be a system option.
If you do indeed find a problem please let me know what Android version you are running. You can also check the Logcat if you filter for LeanData. Tell me what you see around the time of the problem.
I see. How are you tethering? USB or Bluetooth? If you are tethering through USB the device should be considered charging in which case it should not turn off the connections anyway. I will look into Bluetooth tethering.
Thanks for the feedback.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tethering through Wifi but with my settings the problem is network data:
Flyview said:
Yes, please check for me as this could potentially be a bug. What did it turn off? It should not turn anything off if the device is charging. Also, if you connect a charger after the app has already turned off connections, it should turn them back on. Please ensure you haven't left any other similar apps running. The WiFi turning off with the screen off could also be a system option.
If you do indeed find a problem please let me know what Android version you are running. You can also check the Logcat if you filter for LeanData. Tell me what you see around the time of the problem.
Thanks for the feedback.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As expected, i cleaned up everything on my device and flashed a new build. Installed LeanData and used the same settings, all working fine. Radios get turned on when plugged into the charger. Thanks for your time, quick response and efforts
To be honest, i have used many similar apps and never got this almost perfect feeling for any app
Wish i could donate, but running on low budget due to my job. Will donate once things settle down at my end.
cottino said:
I tethering through Wifi but with my settings the problem is network data:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see! I forgot about WiFI tethering, derp. I will add in some logic to not disable connections if tethering as soon as I can. Keep your eyes peeled for an update. Thanks.
phanitej said:
As expected, i cleaned up everything on my device and flashed a new build. Installed LeanData and used the same settings, all working fine. Radios get turned on when plugged into the charger. Thanks for your time, quick response and efforts
To be honest, i have used many similar apps and never got this almost perfect feeling for any app
Wish i could donate, but running on low budget due to my job. Will donate once things settle down at my end.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome, keep an eye on it. Thanks for the kind words!
MIUI rom have a application to monitor intenet connect of all application. it's great and I cannot find other app can do like this on Playstore. Bcs many app ask permission connect network althought they are no need to run. But I guest they need permission connect network to sending some information silently.
Different from Sony Stamina mode?
Hi.
I have an xperia device and i would like to know if this app is different from sony's stamina mode, which also switches off connections in idle mode.
Thanks.
GPS might also be a worthy addition!
Only the paid version of dsbatterysaver includes GPS. Right now, I have tasker turn it on and off with the screen when unplugged but that means no syncing of location using GPS.