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Wifi problems

I turn on wifi and used it for..lets say 15 minutes.Then i turned it off.But the battery life looks like it has wifi on, it eats about 80% in 8 hours.Far from the normal 10%.If i reboot the device, the problem goes away so it there a solution other than rebooting after every wifi use?

What is the status of your wifi connexion in the comm manager ?

XDA Orbit 2 Auto Screen off Disables Wi-Fi

Hello,
My mobile broadband usage keeps vanishing.
I now have noticed that when I am in range of my home wi-fi, and wake the screen up the GPRS is connected, it then rapidly switches back to wi-fi.
What is causing this please?

WiFi is disabled when the device is in Standby to save battery life.
AFAIK it can be set to be always on via Reg-tweak but it will drain battery very fast.

Mmmm yes I realise that, but what happens then is that the 3G data connection then connects and drains the credit.

NoData widget
I have just found the solution a little widget called NoData.
Toggles GPRS connections. Added it to my drop-down menu no problems, Wi-Fi can switch itself off and on as and when.
HTML:
http://htcdriver.com/index.php?page=nodata

[TEST] Battery Test

I'd like to start a standardized battery testing procedure and share the results here. Please provide suggestions or improvements if you think of any.
1. Install ROM with full wipe
2. Setup google account (first use setup) from SIM/cell data connection
3. Charge phone to full
4. Enable WiFi, BT, NFC (if available), GPS
5. Disable automatic screen brightness and set to maximum brightness, forget all WiFi networks
6. Open Maps (install if not included)
7. Select Navigate, select Maps (starts navigator with no destination)
8. Unplug device from power
9. Wait hours for device to die
10. Plug device in to fully charge
11. Turn device on, immediately go to Battery stats and snap screenshot
12. Post device, ROM, and screenshot for everyone's amusement

My first few tests are from HD2 and N1 with CM7, and Sensation with MIUI and CM9
HD2 w/ CM7 - 3h 13m
N1 w/ CM7 - 4h 50m
Sensation w/ CM9 - 3h 34m
Sensation w/ MIUI - 2h 26m

myTouch 4G Slide w/ stock - 4h 4m

myTouch 4G Slide with CM9 alpha5 - 3 hours 54 minutes

Cm9 op
Sent from my SGH-T989 with Cyanogenmod 9 Nightly Power.

HTC Amaze w/ stock ICS - 1h 54m

reukiodo said:
4. Enable WiFi, BT, NFC (if available), GPS
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Are you connected to a WiFi network the entire time? Because searching for WiFi networks causes a bigger battery drain for me than being connected to one.

Max4000 said:
Are you connected to a WiFi network the entire time? Because searching for WiFi networks causes a bigger battery drain for me than being connected to one.
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Good point. I'll make it a standard on future tests to not connect to forget all APs before testing. Does the same apply for Bluetooth dis/connected and cellular network connected/disconnect?
I would think that the cell connection uses less power when there is no SIM card, but it still has the ability to connect to make emergency calls. My guess is that the cell connection would draw more power from a WiMAX/HSPA/LTE connection than no connection (or emergency call connection).

Amaze w/ ARHD 3 - 3h 13m

HD2 w/ cm9 rc2 - 2h 36m

[Q] Do you keep wifi "always on"?

I've been seeing mixed reports on battery life with keeping your wifi always on. Some say keeping it always on extended their battery life.
What do you have it set as? And how has it affected your battery life?

cakalusa said:
I've been seeing mixed reports on battery life with keeping your wifi always on. Some say keeping it always on extended their battery life.
What do you have it set as? And how has it affected your battery life?
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I keep always on but it does the opposite

I always have WIFI and bluetooth on. Take it off the charger in the morning and battery is usually 70+% at end of day.
GPS off. cellular data off (i use a prepaid voice-only service).

Wifi Sleep Policy is 'Always On', but I use an automation app (MacroDroid) to actually enable/disable wifi when I'm in/out of range of trusted SSIDs (using CellID triggers).
With autosync on and locations services set to battery saving with wifi scanning when disabled off I get the following results.
Wifi enabled connected to SSID (3G data is on but Android automatically prefers Wifi) - standby drain circa 1% per hour.
Wifi disabled (as no trusted SSID in range), 3G data on - standby drain 1 to 4% per hour (depending on network strength)
On 3G data with Wifi enabled but not connected to a SSID - standby battery drain 2 to 6% per hour.

neu - smurph said:
Wifi Sleep Policy is 'Always On', but I use an automation app (MacroDroid) to actually enable/disable wifi when I'm in/out of range of trusted SSIDs (using CellID triggers).
With autosync on and locations services set to battery saving with wifi scanning when disabled off I get the following results.
Wifi enabled connected to SSID (3G data is on but Android automatically prefers Wifi) - standby drain circa 1% per hour.
Wifi disabled (as no trusted SSID in range), 3G data on - standby drain 1 to 4% per hour (depending on network strength)
On 3G data with Wifi enabled but not connected to a SSID - standby battery drain 2 to 6% per hour.
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That's some good info and data. Thanks!:good:

Which of these two options consumes less battery power?

I have a few apps that I need to be connected to the internet/data overnight and was wondering which would consume less battery power when the phone is idle. These apps are excluded from all restrictions and battery optimizations in Oxygen OS.
Currently I have it setup that wifi goes off when the screen is off and the apps I keep running overnight are connected to 4g/lte. This drains about 10~12% battery overnight.
Would it be better to keep these apps connected to wifi instead of 4g/lte? Do you think that would consume less power? I always thought keeping wifi on/connected to my home router all the time drains the battery faster than 4g/lte.
Any thoughts?

Wi-Fi is supposed to consume less power than data; makes sense since the phone doesn't need to use its antennas for 4G..

WiFi consumes less battery.

You should turn off that setting so WiFi stays on while the screen is off and you'll save battery.

Another vote for WiFi consuming less battery. Think about it: the WiFi signal just has to travel 50 feet or so to your WiFi router, versus cell data signal, which has to travel maybe a mile or more (depending on the location of the nearest cell tower - but you get the point). Or meters versus kilometers, if you deal in metric.
Pushing a signal a longer distance equals more power consumed.

WiFi vs. lte
With respect, I'm not sure and would like enlightenment.
If I turn off my wifi and set my phone to lte, then I'm turning off the power that goes to the wifi/antenna sub-system.
If I turn on wifi, my phone powers that, but still powers the lte connectivity to my cell carrier for phone calls and SMS messaging. Also, wifi -- while superfast -- constantly scans (and uses power) to look for a better wifi connection.
I haven't tested it for power consumption, but I usually turn off wifi when I go to sleep and I also turn off "mobile data." I don't need my Google and other data synchronized until I wake. I would turn the entire phone off to let it charge at a minimum temperature, but I like to keep it on overnight in case a close friend, relative or clients gets arrested.