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Apps / power control widgets to switch between 2G/"4G" ?

Hello everyone, this is the first phone that I am using with data (yup, i've been using smartphones without a data plan). so I was wondering what "power control" widgets or shortcuts out there that could switch between 2G and 4G with just 1 click. The reason I wanna do this is that 2G saves battery while I'm not using the phone.
If I am not wrong, most of the power control widgets only "take" you to the setting page and you have to manually check the "use 2G only" box. But then I've also heard of some power control widgets do APN renaming of some sort.. no idea how that works.
in short: Please suggest a widget program that could switch between 2G/"4G" with just 1 click AND that program doesnt drain battery
thank you

I like Switch Pro. Not only does it have this switch but it has about 12 others all in one widget. You can also customize it color wise.

2G 3G OnOff by CurveFish toggles between 2G and 4G on my phone with the widget (no sending to setup screen). Don't be fooled by the name though, mine goes from 2 - 4 and back.
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Whoops! Sorry, it does send you to the setup screen. I was thinking of another app I have that shuts the network off without going to the setup screen.
Sorry for the confusion!
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I use SuperPower with Sidekick installed. Works great to switch with one button press, or automatically after a certain amount of idle time and/or battery level, etc ... Great power management app in general.

jrwingate6 said:
I like Switch Pro. Not only does it have this switch but it has about 12 others all in one widget. You can also customize it color wise.
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I thought switchpro widget only takes you to the settings? can you confirm that it does indeed switch 2g/3g with 1 click?

c19932 said:
I thought switchpro widget only takes you to the settings? can you confirm that it does indeed switch 2g/3g with 1 click?
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I use it all the time. Just one click. It also has just one click to turn data completely off. I think switch pro is the best option because you can get 8 widgets in one row.

Hmmm..
I believe that Elixir has that and there widget takes literally no power, and it can display everything including the 3g/2g switch.

spencersir2 said:
I believe that Elixir has that and there widget takes literally no power, and it can display everything including the 3g/2g switch.
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Which widget in Elixir does this? I can not seem to find that widget in the app i downloaded from the market?

mumbojumbo01 said:
Which widget in Elixir does this? I can not seem to find that widget in the app i downloaded from the market?
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Just downloaded it and looked again i guess i thought the internet on/off switch was the 4g/2g sorry

jrwingate6 said:
I use it all the time. Just one click. It also has just one click to turn data completely off. I think switch pro is the best option because you can get 8 widgets in one row.
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thanks for the suggestion, but I asked for switching between 2g/4g, not turning data off

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4g switch on the app isnt either working or its grayed out. Not sure if its cause im using leaked GB or not but its the same for my Power Control widgets.
Still looking for the 2g/4g toggle widget and have yet to find it?

Switch Network Type 2G/3G from SoftXPerience.
It stays invisibly in the notifications drop-down screen and takes me to the settings page in a single click.
It's a simple, instant shortcut I've found more accessible than a widget.

Zspy1985 said:
4g switch on the app isnt either working or its grayed out. Not sure if its cause im using leaked GB or not but its the same for my Power Control widgets.
Still looking for the 2g/4g toggle widget and have yet to find it?
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SuperPower, requires root and a patch but it will automatically swap between 2G/4G (listed as 3G in the app). You set conditions for the switch, or if you want to do it manually you can do it from the notification bar or with a shortcut on your desktop. So far it's the only app I've found that doesn't just take you to the settings screen.

try toggle data. It's a simple one-click widget. Works perfectly on the g2x.

Erislover said:
try toggle data. It's a simple one-click widget. Works perfectly on the g2x.
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Hi Erislover:
How exactly do you set up the APN's to make sure MMS works. Can you by any change provide step by step instructions?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

141park said:
Hi Erislover:
How exactly do you set up the APN's to make sure MMS works. Can you by any change provide step by step instructions?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Honestly, I'm not 100% sure on that. You could always just check the box to keep it enabled, hit the toggle so data is off, and then have a friend send you an MMS to see what happens. If it works, try to access a webpage to make sure data truly is off. If you can get the MMS and the web isn't working (and 4g isn't showing), you should be saving juice while still getting MMS's.
I'm super ignorant when it comes to APN's...not messing with the nightlies for just that reason!

Facebook Push Notifications

So here's the story, I loaned my friend my phone the other day so he could check his fb account using the regular fb app. He was asking me how to check his notifications and showed me the phone, and when i got the phone I saw that there was an icon like a sign post in the notification bar, so I pulled it down and lo and behold there was a notification for someone commenting on his status a minute ago. I was checking it out and they were PUSH notifications! I thought Facebook had silently updated itself, so when i got my phone back I immediately logged into my account and updated my status to something interesting, but no push notifications even though people were updating. Has anyone else been able to enable push notifications using just the default app?
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Mine does it. Have you tried logging out, uninstalling fb completely, downloading a fresh copy... Reinstalling?
Also check your accounts and settings to make sure fb is set up for autosync... May be worth a try...
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Nickovtyme said:
Mine does it. Have you tried logging out, uninstalling fb completely, downloading a fresh copy... Reinstalling?
Also check your accounts and settings to make sure fb is set up for autosync... May be worth a try...
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Reinstalled the app, nada. My friend let me poke around at his account and all the settings were the same as I had them and i still didn't get anything.
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facebook app
back
menu, settings
refresh interval (lowest you can set it to is 30 minutes) and activate notifications.
thats all it will do.
its worked like that for a long time now.

Pirateghost said:
facebook app
back
menu, settings
refresh interval (lowest you can set it to is 30 minutes) and activate notifications.
thats all it will do.
its worked like that for a long time now.
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That works with getting messages, but my friend was getting actual push notifications for every notification he received right as it happened.
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b3nny said:
That works with getting messages, but my friend was getting actual push notifications for every notification he received right as it happened.
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Don't think so. He happened to be getting notifs as the refresh happened.
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Pirateghost said:
Don't think so. He happened to be getting notifs as the refresh happened.
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Not really cuz I have the phone set to check every hour, yet even when the phone was locked he was getting notifications for everything right as they happened. Seriously this is my second android phone and that's the first time I've ever seen Facebook do that.
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I get push notifications right as they happen. All day long. Has been like this since day one. I'm pretty sire its the Facebook for HTC Sense that's doing it. Not the actual Facebook app. Try logging out of your Facebook for HTC Sense account in your settings then logging back in. Like I said, this has been working for me since day one on the stock rom. And still works on every rom I have used since.
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djjones5520 said:
I get push notifications right as they happen. All day long. Has been like this since day one. I'm pretty sire its the Facebook for HTC Sense that's doing it. Not the actual Facebook app. Try logging out of your Facebook for HTC Sense account in your settings then logging back in. Like I said, this has been working for me since day one on the stock rom. And still works on every rom I have used since.
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Messed around with all my settings and still nothing. This is bugging the he'll out of me cuz all my friend did was log in. I checked the actual website and the "facebook for android " app doesn't show up in the list of allowed apps, any way this could be the cause?
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b3nny said:
Messed around with all my settings and still nothing. This is bugging the he'll out of me cuz all my friend did was log in. I checked the actual website and the "facebook for android " app doesn't show up in the list of allowed apps, any way this could be the cause?
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i also have push notifications in the 2 phones i have had (htc hd2) and actually the htc inspire 4G, i set it to update every 4 hour but i get notification at the time someone comment or write in my wall, when someone send me an inbox, etc...
and i havent logged in the facebook for htc sense

Try going to settings> manage applications > facebook - clear data/clear defaults/clear cache.
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An update for anyone still wanting to get push notifications: I was able to enable them in my phone, but i had to suck up my pride first and log into fb using the IPHONE app. Once you log in you'll get a pop up asking if you want to enable push notifications. Select yes and log out and go back to your sweet beautiful android phone and you will have push the notifications enabled!
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b3nny said:
An update for anyone still wanting to get push notifications: I was able to enable them in my phone, but i had to suck up my pride first and log into fb using the IPHONE app. Once you log in you'll get a pop up asking if you want to enable push notifications. Select yes and log out and go back to your sweet beautiful android phone and you will have push the notifications enabled!
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I heard the same thing about blackberrys, supposedly logging into fb from bb will also work. My wife has a torch but I have no facebook
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b3nny said:
An update for anyone still wanting to get push notifications: I was able to enable them in my phone, but i had to suck up my pride first and log into fb using the IPHONE app. Once you log in you'll get a pop up asking if you want to enable push notifications. Select yes and log out and go back to your sweet beautiful android phone and you will have push the notifications enabled!
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Dang I killed my old iPhone 3G too quick...but it's dead Jim. Dead dead dead...and I kilt it... Back OT, this is interesting. I am going to borrow someone's iPhone and try this out.

b3nny said:
An update for anyone still wanting to get push notifications: I was able to enable them in my phone, but i had to suck up my pride first and log into fb using the IPHONE app. Once you log in you'll get a pop up asking if you want to enable push notifications. Select yes and log out and go back to your sweet beautiful android phone and you will have push the notifications enabled!
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grrr! i just tried this with my wifes iphone, but no pop up about the push notifications. frustrating

FB Notifications Problem

I am having problems with the Facebook notifications. I can not receive any of them. Its the ROM issue, because my wife can receive notifications and her phone is not even rooted. Anyone having the same problem or know how to troubleshoot?
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Its not a rom issue...if you've never signed into Facebook on a blackberry, notifications will not work! Sign onto a blackberry and you will start getting them on your android...idk why it works but it does
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I don't have a blackberry
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Unfortunately, it won't work then...its stupid but for some reason, it doesn't work til u do that! My gf had a blackberry, now she has a nexus and gets notifications, I don't cuz I never had one! Then I logged on her phone and they just pop up now
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alright dude. thanks. appreciate it!

Simer03 said:
Sign onto a blackberry and you will start getting them on your android...idk why it works but it does
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What ROM are you on?

Vahalla blacks Final Rom
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nativesmiley said:
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I just downloaded FB for the hell of it - have you gone into facebook > settings and checked "Notifications' active, then down to 'Notification ringtone' and set a tone? It was defaulted to 'Silent' on my phone.

Yeah all those are good. I just can't get the notifications on the status bar
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retracted.

If u can find someone with Facebook on a blackberry, just log on and then sign off...ur notification will magically start appearing
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Would u guys know anything about fonts?
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@nativesmiley: Facebook push notifications will work where they show in status bar.
Here is what I did that eventually got it working -
Logged into FB on computer - In 'Account Settings' > 'Mobile Settings' - I activated my phone number.
In FB app on phone - went to Settings > 'Refresh interval' - Set it to 'Never' and Notifications set to 'Active'.
Clicked the three bars in top left corner, scrolled down to the bottom, click 'Account'. Then 'Account settings'. Then 'Security'. Enabled 'Email Login Notifications'.
You should compare these settings to your wife's phone.
I am also on Valhalla Black.

Notification issue

Hey all.....i am a neweb to android devices, used to have nokia, but i wonder why am i not receiving any facebook notifications despite all my family do
I searched and found the topic about the blackberry trick but didnt work too.
Dont know what to do :-(
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Aint no help here?
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Have you installed the facebook app and logged in?
Check if your wifi/data is turned on, you are not getting any notification if you are not online.
Go to facebook app and press menu->settings, check if notifications is active.
If still not getting notifications. Go to system settings -> accounts & sunc settings. Check if background data and auto-sync is on.

Thanks for help harry but they are both checked.....:-(
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harry90328 said:
Have you installed the facebook app and logged in?
Check if your wifi/data is turned on, you are not getting any notification if you are not online.
Go to facebook app and press menu->settings, check if notifications is active.
If still not getting notifications. Go to system settings -> accounts & sunc settings. Check if background data and auto-sync is on.
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Of course i am turning on any connection wifi/3G ....im not that stupid :-D
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Any further suggestions?
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4G keeps turning on

Title + I've checked all the settings and can't find where this is coming from. It only started when I reinstalled sky ics update. I have a limited plan and mostly use wifi. The 4G turns on even if I'm connected to wifi. I even have background data restricted. Any ideas?
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Like using data turning on? Or just the symbol is showing?
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Sometimes it's just the symbol but it's hard to say. When I unlock it I hear a tone and the 4G turns on. Both the widget in the notification bar and my other power bar light up the 4G icon and I see the icon up by the battery indicator show up and show data moving.
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Your phone will always send data if you have the autosync (in your notification bar or accounts and sync in settings) but it probably won't send much. If your on I cs then you can keep track of your data usage in the settings menu. The third option.......just turn mobile data on and it will start tracking how much you use. If its using a lot then an app (e.g. facebook) is sending data constantly. You can change the apps (whatever one) setting to not auto update or update less often. My 4g icon is on all the time but uses little data. Hope this helps.
And you can turn your data toggle(4g) off when your on wifi or just when you need to check stuff. You'll still get texts. Just won't be using data
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It doesn't seem to be using much data, but simply toggling the 4G button doesn't work because it just turns back on by itself. I'd like it to stay off when I set it as off. btw, I'm pretty sure I have no apps set to auto update (I like to have control of what goes on my phone). I'll double check to be sure. Thanks!
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No problem man. If you got anymore questions or problems just holler.
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