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WiFi Always on (Hack)

Hello All,
Is anyone working on this or interested in this? I am really needing this to make WP work for me as the 3G connection is terrible and causing significant power drain.
Thanks.

Can you tell me what the problem is? Because I have no problems in toggling WiFi on and leaving it all day. Of course, I'm forced to use 3G when there is no hotspot or I have no signal from my router, but there's no problem in leaving that on.

Spaqin he means that wifi turns off when screen is blocked
djdurance currently you can only set screen block time to infinity by patching the registry

Thank you. Are you able to provide a link for the registry edit?
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On most phones you don't even need a registry tweak to set the screen lock time to "Never". However, doing so will destroy your battery life as the screen never turns off, and is one of the main power consumers on the phone. So far as I know (and I might be mistaken) there's no hack yet that lets you use WiFi while the phone in unplugged and the screen is off.

djdurance said:
Thank you. Are you able to provide a link for the registry edit?
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Here you go m8 .. Alot of reg tips there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971

There is no hack but if power use is what you are concerned about just turn battery saver on, you will have to manually sync email and a few other things but your battery will last you days. Also another thing you try try is setting you phone to use edge only since your 3g is terrible anyways and that will save you battery as well.

it would be nice if we could make wifi stay on under lockscreen, I work in a school that gets absolutley no cell phone signal inside. but we have wifi in the whole building. Too bad i cant toggle off my data connection and wifi would just stay on.
MS needs to implement this especially for business users that would possibly be connected to a private network or something.

Install Spotify, then turn it on and press start (home) and as long as Spotify will run in the background wifi will be ON. Depending on the ROM you have is need to have checked in andvanced configuration ''Don't dehydrate apps on pause'' .

ok... I will try that. Such a pain to keep that in the "open" list of apps...
One thing that will improve with Tango hopefully... Although I'm not holding my breath. Windows Apollo I guess.

It works fine with Spotify. the battery lasts longer with the network data off, because at my house the reception is poor.

Any reported results here?

Here's a trick: http://mobilitydigest.com/wp-tips-tricks-keep-wifi-running-all-the-time/
Thank Jim for finding it and myself for sharing it!

oh ,thanks a lot

What happened to WPS?

It seems to have vanished in ICS. How do you connect to a you password protected home router? With gingerbread, I would use the wps button connection to connect automatically but I see no such configuration in wifi settings in ics.

Usually when I connect to a password protected router, I enter the password.......,
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pyro254750 said:
Usually when I connect to a password protected router, I enter the password.......,
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You have never used wps or other easy wireless configuration? I had it on my phone with gingerbread but lost it with ics.

Most people prefer a more secure wifi access method.

It seems most people here have difficulty identifying the question asked by the OP.

The OP is referring to Wifi Protected Setup. Yes i think it was removed.
While it certainly made wifi security easy, it is my suggestion not to use WPS as out was cracked back around December.
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klau1 said:
It seems most people here have difficulty identifying the question asked by the OP.
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No it was answered in the first reply. At least the way he worded his question.
My reply was pointing out the same fact as the other poster. The fact that WPS is completely unsecured since Dec. So most people don't even try to use it hence why its not talked/cared about much.

savagepagan said:
How do you connect to a you password protected home router?
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You should setup your wireless networking gear (home router and all wifi devices) to use WPA2-PSK and a strong passphrase. When everything else is in place, you can input the same passphrase on the wifi setup dialog that shows up when you select your home network in the TF101 WiFi preferences screen.
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I would use the wps button connection to connect automatically
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As stated by other posters, WPS is utterly insecure and it should never ever be relied upon for proper WiFi security.
That said, I don't recall WPS ever being supported on the TF101 even under Honeycomb (I could be mistaken, though, since my WiFi network equipment doesn't support it).

I happened to be goofing off with my WiFi the other day and I saw that when you go to Settings -> WiFi -> Advanced (in the top right corner) there is in fact an option to use WPS on the tablet with ICS. Find your router name, tap on it, then a little check box with show advanced options. Select WPS and choose button. Then hit the button on the router. Worked for me just fine.
Here's a screenshot: (For whatever reason, I can't upload an image...)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6fm4lb4q7fjbcnq/Screenshot_2012-05-13-03-02-49.jpg
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Grow a sense of humor guys, I was making a funny.
On a more serious note, I don't use wps. I use wpa2 and mac filtering.
TF101 Megatron 1.0.4 Guevor test 17c

zedorda said:
No it was answered in the first reply. At least the way he worded his question.
My reply was pointing out the same fact as the other poster. The fact that WPS is completely unsecured since Dec. So most people don't even try to use it hence why its not talked/cared about much.
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May I ask why WPS is so insecure? My router has a WPA2 protected SSID, but I used wps to setup my wireless printer. It seems to only be" insecure" when it's enabled and looking for a device, which is timed to be on for no more than 2 minutes. I don't think vultures are waiting for those two minutes to connect to your router. Or is there another danger?
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this is like kindergarten chit-chat. totaly lame thread.
WPS is NOT a replacement of WPA it's not a security feature at all!
if you have WPS on ON ROUTER you still need to choose open/wep/wpa/wpa2
as the name could suggest, S stands for Setup and that's what it is. WPS will connect you without need to search for the network in the list of available networks, or even knowing the network name and if there is password, it will fill it in for you. it's an easy setup where you don't need to know password or the name of the wifi network you are connecting to.
another thing. you can't talk about vulnerability in reference to the wifi client - phone. it's the router which is vulnerable. If your car has weak remote central locking, throwing away your remote key transmitter will not make it much safer.
saying ICS doesn't have WPS because it's hackable is wrong. if a coffee place desides to use WPS their net is hackable, it's their concern. I still want to be able to use it as this safety issue doesn't affect me as a wifi client.
and thought ICS has this complicated way to get to the WPS, it's missing the point of WPS as you need to know which wifi you are connecting to, and click many times to get to the option. not easy setup at all. and the indicator of WPS availability is missing too. If I came to a coffee place and saw the icon I told them to keep their password and push the button instead. now I don't know if they have WPS.
So there is still an issue.
But maybe the ICS phone is listening for WPS all the time I didn't test this.
EP: your question is in place.
if it's your network, make sure you update router to latest firmware, as this vulnerability has been already addressed in most of the routers. Or keep it OFF until they'll make update to it.
it is NOT only those two minutes after you push the WPS button, but it's hackable all the time.
WPS can be used different ways, you can enter pin of client to be allowed in into router, or pin of router into client, or just push the button and no pin at all.
so the pin works all the time, that would still be fine, but a certain template was found in those pins, which brought the possible number of choices low enough to use brutal force attack to get the correct pin. that's the safety issue. nothing to do with the phone.

[Q] Data Connection Time-outs

I've been having data connection issues for as long as I've had an activated Straight Talk SIM in the phone (about a week). Here's what's happening:
When I open an app or program that needs an active data connection, more often than not, data takes a while to start flowing. Often more than long enough for my screen to time-out before it connects. I have moderate signal strength, generally 2-3 bars, and the little H+ icon is there, so I'm assuming it's not a signal issue. Once data actually kicks in, it generally works fine for whatever time I'm actively using it. However, once i stop using it, and let the phone go back to sleep, it's a crap-shoot as to whether or not it'll connect quickly next time I need it to.
It doesn't seem to be a ROM-specific occurance, although it did seem a bit less likely to time-out when running stock Froyo. I've tried several different costom ROMs, a handful of different modems, and it never seems to make any real difference. I've also tried slight variations in the APN settings, to no apparent avail. Toggling airplane mode and/or rebooting don't seem to have any definite effect either. Sometimes data will connect quickly after a toggle/reboot, sometimes it makes no difference. It's like the phone just doesn't seem to 'know' that it's supposed to be transferring data.

Im having the same issue.My first month with ST was great really fast of course I went well over 2 GB so it slowed me down towards the end of the first month.Well I paid my next bill and still slow.They seem to be clueless when I call them oh your using an Infuse well I ordered the correct sim from there site they still clueless.Ive have tried about every rom out there just to see whats up and still the same issue.Hopefully someone here has the fix.

Im having the same issue nothin seems to work.
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Turns out we're not the only ones..not by a long shot:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...t-Talk-has-upped-the-ante-on-throttling-users!
Since it's a frustrating exercise in futility to actually call and hope to get one of their script-reading robots that can speak some semblance of comprehensible English, I emailed them on their FB support page and started a claim ticket. Got the usual runaround about removing the SIM card and battery, do a hard reset, clear cache and cookies from browser, blah blah blah. It's kinda funny how I linked the CS rep to that thread on HoFo, and she's still not acknowledging that there's any type of widespread issue. SSDD with Straight Talk.

I just registered over on HoFo and was looking around their Straight Talk forum. I think someone may have found the answer to some of our data connectivity woes. It may be as simple as having to make a DNS change to compensate for an overly-crowded network. I downloaded DNS Changer from the Play Store, and changed my DNS settings to OpenDNS. It's a bit too early to tell if it's just random coincidence, or a real fix, but I AM getting much better connectivity so far. For some reason, it seems to work a little better if you actually use the ST proxy in your APN settings.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1774213-Intermittent-Data-on-ST-amp-H20-possible-fix-too

ApexPredatorBoids said:
I just registered over on HoFo and was looking around their Straight Talk forum. I think someone may have found the answer to some of our data connectivity woes. It may be as simple as having to make a DNS change to compensate for an overly-crowded network. I downloaded DNS Changer from the Play Store, and changed my DNS settings to OpenDNS. It's a bit too early to tell if it's just random coincidence, or a real fix, but I AM getting much better connectivity so far. For some reason, it seems to work a little better if you actually use the ST proxy in your APN settings.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1774213-Intermittent-Data-on-ST-amp-H20-possible-fix-too
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I download DNS changer too it does seem to help changed to open.Thanks for the tip.
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This issue was driving me nuts, it started as soon as I switched to Jelly Bean, I was convinced JB was interfering with my data, installed DNS changer and immediately my internet issues went away. Thanks for the tip! :highfive:

Wifi always on

Hello fellow Z3 owners,
I have had my Z3 for 3 days, and today I found something alarming: the Wifi seems to always be on, even when I manually turn it off from the System Settings.
It appears turned off from the settings, but using an app such as WIfi Analyser, I can see the networks around me, and I don't have any error message saying I have to turn WIfi on.
While using WIfi Analyser, I can go back to the settings page, and see that the wifi really appears to be off.
Does anyone have an explanation? Could anyone try to reproduce this?
Cheers,
JPascal.

jpascal said:
Hello fellow Z3 owners,
I have had my Z3 for 3 days, and today I found something alarming: the Wifi seems to always be on, even when I manually turn it off from the System Settings.
It appears turned off from the settings, but using an app such as WIfi Analyser, I can see the networks around me, and I don't have any error message saying I have to turn WIfi on.
While using WIfi Analyser, I can go back to the settings page, and see that the wifi really appears to be off.
Does anyone have an explanation? Could anyone try to reproduce this?
Cheers,
JPascal.
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in android JB or Kitkat(IDR which) google added the feature for the wifi to "always scan" even when its off. i recreated your problem on my z3 and the exact same thing happened. go into your wifi menu, hit the soft key for options.. click advanced and then uncheck "wifi scanning always on" or whatever it says. this should also save you some battery.

Thanks for the solution! I found that as well, I still think there is a privacy issue. IMO this should be disabled by default.
Thanks for sharing, cheers,
JPascal.

During the setup process, the user is asked if they want this service to run in background and I always say no.

jpascal said:
Thanks for the solution! I found that as well, I still think there is a privacy issue. IMO this should be disabled by default.
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Uh...what privacy issue?

poldie said:
Uh...what privacy issue?
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That's actually a very good question. I am not a Wifi specialist, and when I saw that Wifi Analyser could see WIfi networks while my phone was saying the wifi is off, I assumed the WIfi was actually on all the time.
If I understand correctly, it's only turned on to scan surrounding Wifi networks. If it means your phone only listens, and does not speak with surrounding networks, then it should remain undetected, and we do not have any privacy issue. But if scanning means talking with surrounding networks, then it means these networks could potentially know you're around, right? Please understand that this is a question, not a conclusion.
Cheers,
JPascal.

jpascal said:
That's actually a very good question. I am not a Wifi specialist, and when I saw that Wifi Analyser could see WIfi networks while my phone was saying the wifi is off, I assumed the WIfi was actually on all the time.
If I understand correctly, it's only turned on to scan surrounding Wifi networks. If it means your phone only listens, and does not speak with surrounding networks, then it should remain undetected, and we do not have any privacy issue. But if scanning means talking with surrounding networks, then it means these networks could potentially know you're around, right? Please understand that this is a question, not a conclusion.
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Sure, it's always good to consider security. Without going through the code it's not possible to know, but I'd imagine it's passively listening, if all it's doing is seeing which base stations are in the area. Were it to be actively probing then it should only be giving your MAC address away, which is not normally considered a threat. I turn it off to save battery, because otherwise wifi is on all the time!

poldie said:
Sure, it's always good to consider security. Without going through the code it's not possible to know, but I'd imagine it's passively listening, if all it's doing is seeing which base stations are in the area. Were it to be actively probing then it should only be giving your MAC address away, which is not normally considered a threat. I turn it off to save battery, because otherwise wifi is on all the time!
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I did turn it off as well

How to prevent S7 to auto-connect to open Wi-Fi?

I assume it's a silly question, so if you feel in the right mood, just flame me Whenever I walk around I meet a lot of open Wi-FI networks, since one italian ISP is now giving out everyone routers which belongs to FON network. My S7 automatically connect to those wifi, but they need you to register to a website to use them, so either I turn wifi off, Or i must wait to be out of range before I can once again use my 3G/LET connection. Is there a way to avoid S7 to connect to open networks and just to known Wi-Fi?
Thanks in advance!

Turn it off when you are not using it, this also helps to save battery.

donatinho said:
I assume it's a silly question, so if you feel in the right mood, just flame me Whenever I walk around I meet a lot of open Wi-FI networks, since one italian ISP is now giving out everyone routers which belongs to FON network. My S7 automatically connect to those wifi, but they need you to register to a website to use them, so either I turn wifi off, Or i must wait to be out of range before I can once again use my 3G/LET connection. Is there a way to avoid S7 to connect to open networks and just to known Wi-Fi?
Thanks in advance!
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hi mate
just notice there is no more "advance Options " under wifi/more......
just as a theory check your apps and see if any of them has permissions like , network access , connect to wifi and that kind of things....

Thanks both. I know I can turn wifi off and can even use app like juice to turn on/off with GPS, but I can't believe that there is no more an option to prevent auto-connect to unknown networks. Besides being annoying, it's also a security issue

donatinho said:
Thanks both. I know I can turn wifi off and can even use app like juice to turn on/off with GPS, but I can't believe that there is no more an option to prevent auto-connect to unknown networks. Besides being annoying, it's also a security issue
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Totally agree mate
I will keep eyes open and let you know if i find anything

MAX 404 said:
Totally agree mate
I will keep eyes open and let you know if i find anything
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Samsung Italy just replied me, they are experiencing the same annoying situation, and they say it's android 6 that has removed this option. Suggestion is: turn off wifi. Sadly I have to admit that in this situation , iPhone wins. I just will turn wifi off, but in year 2016 being forced to always manually do something looks a bit silly.

donatinho said:
Samsung Italy just replied me, they are experiencing the same annoying situation, and they say it's android 6 that has removed this option. Suggestion is: turn off wifi. Sadly I have to admit that in this situation , iPhone wins. I just will turn wifi off, but in year 2016 being forced to always manually do something looks a bit silly.
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In the past i used this app for different reason ( battery optimization )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53060491#post53060491
It will disable wifi when the wifi network is unknown or not config in the app........when I used it worked really good
Let me know how it goes

Thanks for the support, will have a look!

I have been using the app Llama for years, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama
I have it learn my home cell towers and turn wifi on/off when I enter/leave the area. On AT&T phones there is a setting to auto connect to their Hotspots which I have set to off.

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I have been using the app Llama for years, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama
I have it learn my home cell towers and turn wifi on/off when I enter/leave the area. On AT&T phones there is a setting to auto connect to their Hotspots which I have set to off.
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Llama looks funniest app name ever! testing it right now, will make him to learn adn see, thanks for the hint.