Morning all.
I am refering to the accounts and sync on the phone itself. Not the HTC Sync application.
The model is irrelevant, but I have an HTC Incredible S
It has done this since day one, so does my GF's
Basically it always seems to start to Sync (Gmail, FBook etc) when I am doing something internet related. If I am texting, or going though menus , or on a call, or gaming the sync icon never appears.
As soon as I try to browse a webpage or go on youtube or tune in radio it decides now is the best time to sync all my account and jam up my internet. (Wifi or Mobile)
Why on Earth does it do this, it always always waits for me to use the internet, then slows it to a hault by trying to sync everything. Surely it makes more sense to restrict sync when using data-intensive apps.
I'm sick of cancelling sync to the point where I may set it to manual, but I don't want to.
So...... Why does my phone always choose an inconvenient time to try and sync, Would it not make sense to do it when the screen is locked, or when you walk into a wifi zone and the screen is locked, or if you have a decent mobile connection, and your not using it!
Anybody else notice this?
Thanks
Dean
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I used an iphone for some days. I've ever used nokia phones. Each day I use a blackberry. All devices seems to use internet connection better than Android, using that only when needed and starting/stopping it automatically.
What I don't like about Android is that you can't set device to enable internet connection only when needed. What I understood is that if you like to sync mails every 5 minutes, for example, you have to take internet connection always on.
I don't like this because mainly it's battery consuming.
Is there any way to set Android (I've a Desire but I think it could be the same for each device) to automatically turns on internet connection just before syncing an app and turns off just when finished?
i agree... any hints and helps here? my experience in winmo is much better as it connects only on need.
especially now my Galaxy S battery life is so short
this app might help.
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this app might help.
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Yes, thank you.
I already tried it but if I configured it right it manages only sync operations and no internet connection. So internet connection must be taken ON (on the screen you continue to see arrows) and it stop only sync traffic.
Right?
I mean to stop internet connection at all and enable it only at a specific frequency (so on the screen arrows should appear and disappear when needed). Is it possible?
The sync bar has been on more than off in my status bar and I cannot figure out why. I've tried clearing the data from gmail, yet still nothing.
My iPhone and iPad both alert me to new mail, I check the Sensation and it just has that stupid sync logo in the status bar.
Any ideas how to get the google sync to be more reliable. I'm generally on WiFi or sitting at my desk at work with 3-4 bars 4G.
that means its syncing with something, not necessarily google. could be htc sync, facebook, twitter, weather, qik video chat, google maps/latitude, etc
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The sync bar has been on more than off in my status bar and I cannot figure out why. I've tried clearing the data from gmail, yet still nothing.
My iPhone and iPad both alert me to new mail, I check the Sensation and it just has that stupid sync logo in the status bar.
Any ideas how to get the google sync to be more reliable. I'm generally on WiFi or sitting at my desk at work with 3-4 bars 4G.
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go to the gmail apps settings and make sure you have the notification on, then go to accounts/sync and make sure that gmail box is checked to sync
It's likely caused by the HTC Sense sync client. It takes a long time to sync as it makes a backup of your Sense configuration settings.
I personally disabled it as I started noticing that I've used a lot of data the first week that I bought this phone.
i have noticed the same and i think i will do what carlo said and disable it too.. to see if that works... i will just sync manually before i go to bed or every other day
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It's likely caused by the HTC Sense sync client. It takes a long time to sync as it makes a backup of your Sense configuration settings.
I personally disabled it as I started noticing that I've used a lot of data the first week that I bought this phone.
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I also found put that it syncs your contacts and texts. I wish there was a way to disable that. Oh well, started using Cerberus instead to track my phone.
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Having decided against moving to Win Mobile 7 I got a Sensation a couple of weeks ago (from a HD2) and hence my first Android device.
All is going well apart from the data connection. On Win Mob 6.5 I had 5 business emails which the phone checked every 15-30 minutes. The phone would connect, check the emails and then disconnect. If I wanted to browse then when I opened the browser, it connected and disconnected when I closed it.
On the Sensation I seem only to have the option of data connection on or off. I have set the email to sync every 30 minutes but I have to have the data connection on all the time to let it do this. The battery drain is crippling.
I download Juice Defender Ultimate after reading another thread but after setting it up it only allows data for so many minutes in the hour and when I say that the browser should overide Juice it just says I have no connection.
I love Android but losing 75% of your battery in 6 hours because of business emails is not quite good enough.
So is there a way of getting the data connection to go on and off as required (both on demand and for scheduled automatic email syncs)?
And if not what Juice defender settings do I need to get it to do what I want?
Any help much appreciated.
I'm looking for an answer to this to, for the exact same reason. A "Data Connection Timeout" setting or something similar.
Switch to pushmail, saves you quite some data transfers and is more effective in the end. I have two hotmail addresses plus oen gmail on pushmail and I don't notice any more battery drain with data connection permanently on.
Settings>Mobile Networks>untick "Enable always-on mobile data.
This usually helps the battery drain a lot, especially if you don't have things that are always using data, like pandora and the like. If you have things set to specific intervals, then it should work like your WinMo devices and connect then disconnect as needed.
Admittedly the droid likes to be more automated than WinMo, and you have much less control than 6.5. (Never used Phone7, so I can't comment on that.) But, once you learn the tricks to using it (just like the tricks to 6.5) its just as powerful as WinMo was for the business geared user, as far as I can tell. The battery is something that takes some finessing as well, so keep working with it and keep learning. There are some pretty good guides available that can tell you steps to take, even a few here on XDA for the searching.
Good luck with your new droid device, it will become second nature in time. It took me a month to quit tapping the icons in the task bar. LOL.
Thanks for the replies
I think the fact that the HD2 and the Sensation both use Sense helps and therefore it has been fairly easy to get to grips with Android.
I have already unchecked the 'always on' option but I never seem to get any emails unless I open the email program up...even when its running in the background. Win Mobile 6.5 used to check without the email being open.
I have had another play with JD and seem to have sort of got what I want but sometimes the data connection won't wake up after the unlock screen without a data toggle on and off.
Is there any better email apps from the market?
I have already unchecked the 'always on' option but I never seem to get any emails unless I open the email program up...even when its running in the background. Win Mobile 6.5 used to check without the email being open.
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Strange because when I do that I get a lot better battery life and my push Gmail arrives in 2-3 minutes instead of isntantly. also Google Talk won't stay connected with this setting. Other than that it seems to work really well for me doing exactly what you want.
I'm having trouble syncing my Google account on my AT&T SGS2.
Basically the phone won't sync automatically when connected to wifi. The only way to get new email, google voice text, calendar entry etc. is to perform a manual refresh, which is extremely annoying and inconvenient.
And no, it doesn't auto sync even when the screen is kept on.
Funny thing is when wifi is turned off (so when using 3G data), syncing works perfectly and push notifications come almost instantly.
I've tried different kernels and roms and none of those help. I'm starting to believe that I have a weirdly defective device. Any ideas?
Hello my friend,
I have recently migrate to WP7.5(Tango) and i have some little questions.
My data is always connected, but, i don't have activate the pushmail.
So, why my data are always on ?
Does Windows Phone has an autodisconnect feature ?
If no, is there a way in order to install an application in order to autodisconnect data after X seconds of innactivity.
Thanks a lot for your help,
Nixeus
What phone you are using?
Does your cellular provider charge by the minute, or something like that? All the rates for data that I've seen are either by the month or by the megabyte. I don't think I've heard of auto-disconnect as a desired feature since the days of literal modems (the kind that sent sudio tones over the telephone connection instead of using a communication protocol actually intended for data).
The only way I know of to turn off the data connection is manually, in the Settings hub. Be aware that a lot of the features of WP7 use data connectivity in the background, not just email sync. For example, syncing your Facebook (and Twitter and LinkedIn) account, syncing your contacts and calendar from the server, checking the Marketplace for updates to installed apps, and so on. These use very little data, but they connect fairly often.
In theory, I'm sure there's a way to programmatically turn the data connection on or off. It might even be possible to tell when it's not in use, and hasn't been for some time. This is not going to be easy, though, and as far as I know nobody else has figured it out.
Thanks for the answers,
So, i will coding an apps in order to turn OFF the DATA connection during a period.
( the night for me)