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[APP][2.0+] Toggle2G (Tasker/LTE/Rootless) [v0.3.5 / 1/13/2013]

I've made a java application to take "any" flashable ROM zip and resign the zip and inject Toggle2G into it. Check the downloads for ResignUpdate.zip. Check the readme-first.txt in the zip for more information. Works with Windows/OSX/Linux with java installed
Here is a little app I've started working on that enables the 2G Only setting automatically when the phone is asleep to save battery.
As always with these kinds of things, I am not responsible if something goes wrong, so use at your own risk.
Working on Android versions since 2.1. I'm using it on my Nexus 4.
Installation:
The flashable Toggle2G-Update.zip is designed to work with CyanogenMod based ROMs. There is no need to resign any CyanogenMod ROMs.
The easiest way to see if Toggle2G works on your ROM is flash the Toggle2G-Update.zip from the recovery. If your ROM is compatible, Toggle2G will show up in your app drawer.
ONLY IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, then you can try the ResignUpdate java application to convert your ROM. ROMs must be in zip form and be flashable through a recovery like CWM or TWRP. Download the ResignUpdate.zip and read the included readme-first.txt file. Once you resigned your ROM, you then wipe and flash the resigned ROM.
See the troubleshooting section below if you have trouble.
ResignUpdate Change Log:
v3.0.1 - Don't close out of the GUI on certain errors
v3.0.0 - Automatic SecPhone.apk and SecSettings.apk detection | Running ResignUpdate.bat/sh without any parameters pops up a GUI so you can pick the ROM.zip file (Should help with path issues). You can still use the command line options if you want and it will bypass the GUI.
v2.1.3 - Update Toggle2G.apk to v0.2.0.
v2.1.2 - Overrides ROM's Toggle2G.apk when injecting.
v2.1.1 - Bug fix during Toggle2G.apk injection.
v2.1.0 - ZipAlign resigned files.
v2.0.4 - It seems keys need to be physical files..fixed
v2.0.3 - Don't fail on unreadable apks. Sign resigned zip. Move injection files into ResignUpdate.jar so no path issues.
v2.0.2 - Better detection of RSA file in an APK. Some additional optional parameters to help with any fringe cases that might come up
v2.0.1 - Don't change apk's storage method when processing it
v2.0.0 - Initial Release
Toggle 2G Change Log:
Always reboot after an update!
v0.3.5 Added option to always switch to 3G. This is if you want 3G except when on wifi or data off or low battery. / Fixed Spanish translation crashing Toggle 2G. / Start to refer to networks as fast/slow. This is because users might want to toggle from LTE to 3G.
v0.3.4 Fixed bug that was switching back to 3G
v0.3.3 Enable data in auto swich mode will reactive 3G
v0.3.2 Fix retry of network change when data off setting is used
v0.3.1 Fix bug when toggling data that was preventing the Manual Notifications from working.
v0.3.0 Added LTE networks and removed the need for ROOT (You will need to re-setup Toggle2G after upgrade)
v0.2.4 New icons from LeopardSurd. Show version number at top of Toggle 2G settings screen.
v0.2.3 Try for 5 seconds to get network to switch after data turning off data. I hope this helps with switching on phone like the Galaxy S II; German translation thanks to Aiakio; Italian translation thanks to krinet
v0.2.2 Fixed bug where sometimes network would switch to the same network causing data to disable then enable
v0.2.1 Fix some issues with not switching.
v0.2.0 Option to wait for phone unlock before switching to 3G; Option to turn data off to switch networks; Option to switch to 2g when data is off; French translation thanks to mooondark
v0.0.20 Set SDK to v8 to fix compatibility with CM6
v0.0.19 Updated German using the translation from Aiakio.
v0.0.18 Added translations by muchopoli83. (Danish, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese)
v0.0.17 Tweaked chmod on preferences folder
v0.0.16 Switch to 2g when data is disabled. Better fix for bug where settings are not surviving a reboot.
v0.0.15 Fix bug where settings are not surviving a reboot (I hope). New icon from hawkeyexp, thanks!v0.0.14 2G when sleep on/off option, 2G Notification fixes/options, Options reworked
v0.0.13 Option to not switch to 2G if network is being used. Default threshold of 2 KBps means 2G will not enable if >= 2 KBps is being used. Threshold is configurable in settings
v0.0.12 You can pick a specific network through the Tasker/Local plug-in (not just 2G or 3G) / Battery feature can be turned off / Disable options only applicable to auto manage when its off
v0.0.11 Delay switching to 2G when wifi is turned on to prevent network outage during transition. Also added option to off the feature that switches to 2G when using wifi.
v0.0.10 Fix bug that was not changing auto manage
v0.0.8 Customizable network selections for 2G and 3G modes.
v0.0.7 Added home widget. The Toggle 2G plug-in app is needed to use the widget.
v0.0.6 Option to allow user to choose when to switch back to 3G using the notification bar. Requires a separate plug-in app attached here or from the market
v0.0.5 more fixes to try and prevent switching when phone rings and phone wakes up
v0.0.3 fix issues with disconnecting incoming call
v0.0.2 adds Tasker/Locale plugin support!
Automatic Mode Features:
Switch to 2G when wifi is connected.
Switch to 2G when data is turned off.
If screen is off for more that 10 minutes (configurable in the app) it will switch to 2G
If screen is off and battery is below 30% (configurable in the app) it will switch to 2G
Network usage monitoring to prevent switching to 2G if network is being used.
3G can be re-enabled as soon as the screen is turned on or unlocked or it can be done manually
Option to Disable data before switching network. (Required on some phones/ROMs)
Option for manual switching back to 3G. This setting allows user to choose when to switch back to 3G by selecting a notification in the notification bar. Requires separate app located on market or use link below
Notes:
Runs in the com.android.phone process to gain access to the 2G Only setting.
Shares process with system so installing will list pretty much all of the permissions
Uses root access to save preferences, seems running in the com.android.phone process can causes some problems with creating a preferences folder to hold the preferences file. Root access is needed to save preferences. I have a new system for saving preferences that does not need root. However, as a backup, if Toggle2G fails to use the new system it will fall back to this old system and use Root, (I didn't want to break it for phones I can't test on)
Does not change network while in a call. Otherwise the call will drop because the radio resets. (Even if Tasker/Locale tells it to)
Changing network can be slow. You may have to wait a second for 3G to reactivate. I suggest using the manual switch to 3G option and plugin if this is the case.
Due to issues with how Toggle 2G uses a shared user id, I've implemented the notifications and home widget under a separate app.
3 settings for the Tasker/Locale plugin and home screen widget. Automatic, 2G , or 3G (Setting 2G or 3G disables auto mode)
ToDo:
Don't switch to 2g while tethering
disable the 3g when the reception is between ___ and ___ to keep it from flip-flopping. (Can't be done, you can't monitor 3G reception levels while in 2G)
Use g sensors to detect movement and reactivate 3G to lower radio down time after unlocking phone (Monitoring these sensors would drain battery and defeat the purpose)
If you think of a feature or find a bug, let me know.
Also, I've attached a values.zip file so that everyone can contribute to translating Toggle2G to other languages.
I'm a code junkie, please support my habit
SOURCE CODE IS AVAILABLE HERE:
Toggle 2G Source
Toggle 2G Plugin Source
TROUBLESHOOTING
* Make sure you have Java 6 or higher installed
* I get an "Failed to find any apk with a key" error when signing my ROM
If you get this error it means that ResignUpdate tool could not find one of these files in the ROM's zip file:
system/app/phone.apk
system/app/settings.apk
system/app/SecPhone.apk
system/app/SecSettings.apk
At lease one of these files is needed to identify what in the ROM needs to be resigned. You can open the ROM's zip file and try and find where one of these files are. If you find it in a folder other than system/app you can specify one of these files in the -keyapk parameter when running ResignRom. For example, if you find that the SecPhone.apk is actually in the preload/symlink/system/app folder, then put preload/symlink/system/app/SecPhone.apk in the -keyapk parameter. ​
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TheMasterBaron said:
OK, so here is a little app I've started working on that enables the 2G Only setting automatically when the phone is asleep to save battery. It's not polished at this point, just trying out the features and come up with more to add.
** REQUIRES CyanogenMod 6 **
Notes:
Signed using the CM6 platform.x509.pem so not sure what other ROMs it will work with.
Runs in the com.android.phone process to gain access to the 2G Only setting.
Uses root access to save preferences, seems running in the com.android.phone process can causes some problems with creating a preferences folder to hold the preferences file. Root access does a mkdir to make the preferences folder and that is all.
Does not change the 2G Only flag while in a call. Otherwise the call will drop because the radio resets
Changing the 2G Only flag can be slow. You may have to wait a second for 3G when turning the screen on after it has switched to 2G while the phone was asleep
Features:
It doesn't bother switching to 2G if phone is plugged in
It doesn't bother switching to 2G until wifi disconnects
If screen is off for more that 10 minutes, it will enable 2G Only setting
If screen is off and battery is below 30% (configurable in the app) enable 2G Only setting
3G is re-enabled as soon as the screen is turned on unless battery is below configured percentage
Install the apk then reboot the phone.
After reboot, run the Toggle2G app to enable the service and configure the low battery %
ToDo:
Widget to switch between Auto, 3G and 2G.
If you think of a feature or find a bug, let me know.
Enjoy!
Master Baron
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This could be awesome!!! I think this should probably go in the themes and apps section though. Thank you for this. I will test it out now.

It doesn't bother switching to 2G until wifi disconnects
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I think i read this wrong, you mean it switches to 2G once wifi is connected?

bimmerd00d said:
I think i read this wrong, you mean it switches to 2G once wifi is connected?
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That would be good if its this case..
Testing now anyway. Will let you know if it works. Widget would be awesome to switch from 2g to 3g to auto

I agree, a widget would be amazing! Also a adjustable timer for when the screen goes off.

Sweet! Something I've dreamed about

Locale plugin would be utterly awesome. If i could make this thing autoset 2G when i go to bed or whatever other conditions i choose, that'd make this thing complete.

piggie916 said:
I agree, a widget would be amazing! Also a adjustable timer for when the screen goes off.
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Yea adjustable timer should be implemented. 10 minutes takes to long to test

bimmerd00d said:
I think i read this wrong, you mean it switches to 2G once wifi is connected?
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Unless I'm wrong, it doesn't appear that the 2G/3G radio is on when wifi is on, so it doesn't bother switching it from 3G to 2G because it resets the radio and I didn't want it to do that if it didn't matter. So basically, when wifi is on and connected, it never switches to 2G when the phone is asleep until wifi finally disconnects.
Adjustable timer is next and the Locale plugin is a great idea.

hmm this could be a very useful app 10 minutes is a while to wait and see if it works

TheMasterBaron said:
Unless I'm wrong, it doesn't appear that the 2G/3G radio is on when wifi is on, so it doesn't bother switching it from 3G to 2G because it resets the radio and I didn't want it to do that if it didn't matter. So basically, when wifi is on and connected, it never switches to 2G when the phone is asleep until wifi finally disconnects.
Adjustable timer is next and the Locale plugin is a great idea.
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Well I leave my wifi on all the time (when im at home or watever), I guess thats where the widget to set 2g would come in handy

TheMasterBaron said:
Unless I'm wrong, it doesn't appear that the 2G/3G radio is on when wifi is on, so it doesn't bother switching it from 3G to 2G because it resets the radio and I didn't want it to do that if it didn't matter. So basically, when wifi is on and connected, it never switches to 2G when the phone is asleep until wifi finally disconnects.
Adjustable timer is next and the Locale plugin is a great idea.
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Actually i think it is in fact doing that. I opened up the "Network" app and noticed that if i enable wifi, GPRS service goes to disconnected so you may be right after all.

using it! =]

weird...is there no link?

mad_vtak said:
weird...is there no link?
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Sorry, didn't realize that I removed it. I've uploaded a new version that has a configurable time and an option to still enable 2G when the phone is powered (Allows me to debug with the USB cable plugged in)

It would be awesome if you could add a db value threshold as well.
BTW, I'm convinced this same method is used on iphone 4 to get the battery life it does.

cool, will this be open sourced ?

OK, I've updated on more time.
Fixed a bug where sometimes the service wasn't getting any CPU so it wouldn't set to 2G in a timely manner. Should be responsive now. Note that setting to 1 minute could mean it can take 1 minute 59 seconds to switch to 2G

velazcod said:
cool, will this be open sourced ?
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Once I get it cleaned up I may do just that.
JCopernicus said:
It would be awesome if you could add a db value threshold as well.
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Can you elaborate on what you mean by db value threshold?

TheMasterBaron said:
Once I get it cleaned up I may do just that.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by db value threshold?
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In a low reception area the phone tends to switch back and forth between 3g/2g. I think somewhere around 104.
So basically disable the 3g when the reception is between ___ and ___.

[APP][2.1+][15 Jun - 2.1] Better Wifi on/off

Better Wifi on/off is the latest creation of project better. It is an agent managing your Wifi state based on heuristics (set of rules).
This app aims at giving you the control of the Wifi state, optimizing your battery life without losing on user experience.
Better Wifi on/off releases are available from Google Play. Development versions will be made available on xda for testing new features / fixes.
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The app is free, fully featured with ads.
If you want to support me and/or get rid of the ads you can purchase a "support-the-dev" version on google play.
What is the motivation behind controlling Wifi?
On paper Wifi is less power hungry than 3G but... some apps behave differently when Wifi is on (DropBox / Google+ uploads, Google Maps location caching), the well known wlan_rx kernel wakelock is a symptom of wakeups caused by uncontrolled Wifi hotspots, the Wifi sleep policy is not working consistently and does solve all problems.
Settings to control Wifi
The preferences allow you to control Wifi.
The basic rules for keeping Wifi on / turning Wifi off are (will vary based on your settings):
When device is turned on Wifi stays on if: "network is connected" AND "the access point is whitelisted" && "wifi is not caged (a connection to google.com can be made)"
When screen goes off Wifi stays on if: "phone is in call" OR "network activity was detected" OR "tethering is on" OR "wakelocks from other apps using network were detected"
There are of course plenty of settings to change that behavior like e.g. keep Wifi on if connected to A/C, leave Wifi on as long as connected to a whitelisted SSID.
Sources
This project is open source und the Apache license. Please feel free to browser the repo, review, fork it as you like: https://github.com/asksven/BetterWifiOnOff
Bugs / Feature requests
Open bugs and feature requests can be found on github here: https://github.com/asksven/BetterWifiOnOff/issues
If you want to report a bug you can to it there but also simply post it here, I'll take care of documenting it and reply with the issue number for an easier tracking.
Changelog:
V.2.1
- no changes from RC3
V.2.1RC3
- updated russian translation
- added more logging on detected connected SSIDs
V.2.1RC2
#120: a hopefully better fix for cage check timings
#125: added a pref for leaving wfi on when screen goes off but a connection is active
V.2.1RC1
Added direct link to gplay from main screen
V.2.1B3
#120: start thread for cage check earlier (at wifi on)
Added timed checks
Loading application whitelist is asynchronous
V.2.1B2
#115 threaded cage check
Added more logging to solve the "alarm: null" error
Updated russian language file
Added timestamps to logcat output
V.2.1B1
#115: better cage detection
#116: inconsistent messages when enabling/disabling from the widget
#117: inconsistent plug/unplug event messages
#119: null pointer exception with message alarm: null
Fix for detection support the dev version
Older changelogs
V.1.3.0.2
#92: enable/disable messages are shown multiple times and are not consistent to the user events
V.1.3.0.1
#91: Wifi should be turned off when screen is off and whitelisted a/p gets disconnected
V.1.3.0.0 on Google Play
No changes from latest RC
V.2.0
Merged to master
V.2.0RC8
#112: A better fix for donation detection
V.2.0RC7
#112: Fixed donation detection
ActionBar style for pre-ICS phones
V.2.0RC6
#110: fixed CDMA cell collection
V.2.0RC5
#104: added share/save feature
#105: handle CDMA cells
#106: event log on whitelist shows %s instead of real value
#107: added "clear cell log"
#108: null pointer is cellinfo is null
#109: blank SSID causes the A/P to be handled as whitelisted
V.2.0RC4
#103: fixed issue with unfinished database transation
Removed pull-to-refresh as no longer maintained
Optimized dialogs
V.2.0RC3
#11: added cell tower awareness and rule to turn Wifi on only if connected of known cell
#102: app wihtelist does not keep checked apps
V.2.0RC2
#98: add check for whitelisted app: when running Wifi will not be turned off
V.2.0RC1
Uses ActionBarSherlock for same UX on all android versions
Use Pull-to-Refresh to update list
#95: enabling with widget turns wifi on
#96: avoid scheduling wifi off when screen goes off but wifi is off already
#100: preference to select between light and dark theme
Added russian
V.1.3.0.0RC2
#90: wrong message when user disables/enables processing by tapping the widget
V.1.3.0.0RC1
#88: When disregard airplane mode is enabled wifi is not turned on when screen is turned on
#89: disabling / enabling handling based on user action on wifi outside of BWOF should be logged
New readme and rate dialogs
V.1.2.0.0
No change from RC1
V.1.2.0.0RC1
#82: pref to re-enable BWOF when Wifi is turned on manually
#84: conneting power does not respect airplane mode
#85: when pref is undefined turning screen on enables wifi even if this action is set on unlock
V.1.1.1.0
Fixed various FC conditions from logs/gplay dumps
V.1.1.0.1
#83: potential FC when opening preferences
V.1.1
No change. Grab it from Google Play
V.1.1RC2
no changes, done all the merging and prepared for release
V.1.1RC1
#39: advanced pref to connect to best available network
#80: make sure to always cancel pending alarms when screen is turned on
#81: allow to disable Wifi on function completely
V.1.1B3
#77: widget bg is not 100% transparent
#78: screen on/unlock should always make sure that pending alarms for Wifi-off are canceled
#79: losing connection to access point should never cause handling to get disabled, only user turning Wifi off
V.1.1B2
#19: disable processing when user turns Wifi off using the settings
#70: add second URL for cage detection check
#76: fixed API returning quoted SSIDs (bug found on 4.2)
Compiled with new SDK
V.1.1B1
#69: locale/tasker plugin to enable/disable processing
#71: reduce event logging
#73: fixes for french
#74: widget to control processing (enable/disable)
#75: pref to ignore airplane mode and still enable/disable Wifi
V1RC9
#68: fixed cage detection
V1RC8
#67: fixed SQLite exception and missing perm
V1RC7
#65: respect airplane mode for all screen events
V1RC6
#61: fixed event log sorting to DESC
#62: whitelist shows quotes around some SSIDs
#63: inconsistent placement of pref "if plugged" between simple and expert mode prefs
#64: changes in SSID whitelist are not reflected immediately
V1RC5
New fix for not always visible event log (is not persisitent)
Check for turning Wifi off now goes on every 15 minutes instead of stopping after 5 retries (needed for #51)
#51: rule for leaving Wifi on when screen goes off and SSID whitelisted
#57: fixed whitelist detection not working in RC4
#58: fixed whitelist prefs for post-GB devices
#59: encoding in pref for network activity
#60: SSID should show configured and not available SSIDs
V1RC4
#51: added rule to not turn Wifi off when screen goes off but a whitelisted SSID is connected to (pref)
#54: Alarm should go on every 15 minutes in order to disconnect when whitelisted SSID is not connected anymore
#55: respect airplane mode (do nothing if detected)
#56: reordered prefs by rules for leaving wifi on "when screen on" and "when screen off"
V1RC3
#50: Wifi off delay labels were misleading
#52: whitelist is no multi select list on SDK >= 11
#53: do not check wakelocks when wifi is turned off as a result of "leave Wifi on" rules
V1RC2
#49: added perm to read logs (pre JB)
V1RC1
Cleaned up home screen, moved "disable" to (advanced) prefs
V0.10.1
#48: removed 'grep' command from logcat
V0.10
#41, 43: option to save preferences / logcat as debug info
#42: repertoed typos
#44: added simple and expert preferences
#45: removed own logfile
#46: removed not requires prefs: leave on if in call and if tethering are both always handled
V0.9
#40: don't turn Wifi off is Wifi tethering is active
Added german and french translations
V0.8.1
#31: wifi goes off when unplugged but screen is on
#32: calling the app from notification does not show even log
#33, 35: make pref labels consistent
#37: alarm for turning Wifi off should not obcess
Fix for Wakelock detection
V0.8
#36: added wakelock detection to keep Wifi on when background apps (e.g. streaming) are running
V0.7
#29: a delay of 0 skips some checks before turning Wifi off
#30: fixed binder error
Added better network activity detection before turning Wifi off (besides download manager, see preferences)
V0.6.1
#27, #28: added more logging / event logging
V0.6.
Added icons to action bar (ics+)
#17: keep wifi active when screen goes off and downloads are running or queued
#26: keep wifi active when screen goes off and in a call
V0.5.
#20: (another attempt to fix) fast off/on causes Wifi to be turned off be not canceled alarm
#25: editing SSID whitelist causes the correct connection to be re-validated (after the configured timeout)
V0.4.1.0
#21: Wifilock checkbox on main screen is not sticky
#22: Broadcast handler is not allowed to send events to Service
#23: Wifilock pref caused FC
V0.4.0.1
#20: fast off/on causes Wifi to be turned off be not canceled alarm
V0.4.0
#8: Wifilock when connected and permanent
#9: option to stay on only if connected to a whitelisted SSID
#13: add Wifi power management: high perf Wifilock
#15: fixed bug not disabling all functions
V0.3.1
#7: fix for FC condition on punplug
V0.3
#5: not all actions are documented on screen
#6: option to hold wakelock during plugged to prevent the phone from sleeping
V0.2
#1: removed preference "on only if previously on": far too complex to explain
#3: added a preference to disable the handling
#4: preference to leave Wifi on when screen goes off but phone is on charger
V0.1
- initial beta release

How To
How to report a bug
Reporting this or that is not working does not help. This is a development thread and I expect a minimum set of information:
- What version are you using
- What behavior did you expect
- What behavior did you get
- How to reproduce the problem
- a Log
You can report bugs in this thread or on github (see post #1 for links)
How to request a feature
Simply post what you would like to have. If others (and I) like the idea it will be implemented (as long as possible)

FAQ
Q: Why would I need an app to control my Wifi state?
A: If you are happy with your settings and your battery life you don't need it
Q: How can I find out if Wifi is draining my battery?
A: Use Better Battery Stats
Q: But Wifi consumes less power than 3G, Why would I want to turn Wifi off?
A: Theoretically true but... Many apps behave differently when Wifi is on, like e.g. Dropbox or Google+ upload features. Besides that the famous wlan_rx kernel wakelocks show that incoming traffic can wake up your phone, causing a lot of overhead. And finally the Wifi sleep policy is not optimal for everyone (if working at all)
Q: Will this app stay free?
A: yes, free with ads but fully featured. There will be a donate version to support me but that version will only remove the ads
Q: Will this app be available on Google Play?
Yes, once out of beta. To be efficient a beta must be limited to a small user group. Besides, psoting feedback in the rating on Google Play is a) lame and b) does not help the devs
Q: Is there a help?
A: No, this app should be self explaining so if you find something unclear please report it as a bug, I'll take care of it.
Q: Why does BWOF disable after a reboot?
A: Certain devices / Android versions seem to have a different handling of turning Wifi off when rebooting, making BWOF believe that Wifi was turned off by user. I have no way of finding out what devices are affected and how to fix this. A workaround is to not enable "Disable when user turns Wifi off".

Thanks, will give it a try.

Wow, chamonix does it again. You are awesome. Can't wait to see how this works!

Hi Chamonix,
Thank you for another useful creation. :thumbup:
Please can you advise what would happen if wifi is off but mobile data (use packet data) is enabled and an app woke up the device requiring network access? I guess what I am hinting at: will it be possible for this app to disable mobile data as well?
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Awesome.
What you think a option to have WiFi_lock with the WiFi on? Many ppl have issues to transfer files via WiFi and speed go down if display turn off, with this added in you app we can control WiFi all in same place.
Ty.

RovG said:
Hi Chamonix,
Thank you for another useful creation. :thumbup:
Please can you advise what would happen if wifi is off but mobile data (use packet data) is enabled and an app woke up the device requiring network access? I guess what I am hinting at: will it be possible for this app to disable mobile data as well?
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Possible yes but this will never happen!
A) because this app manages wifi and
B) this would cause more drain than anything else as the app would cause partial wakelocks and maybe even wakeups
If you don't want apps to use data select those that have proper settings / implementations

Well, for the cell based locations, i would suggest to do it based on cell id rather than location provided by network.
Once that is done, this would help me a lot.

Looks great! I'm about to try.

suku_patel_22 said:
Well, for the cell based locations, i would suggest to do it based on cell id rather than location provided by network.
Once that is done, this would help me a lot.
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That's what I meant. I have some old code doing this I 'just' have to integrate

Hi Chamonix,
How should "Keep WiFi on during sleep" under advanced WiFi settings be set for this app?
Ive experienced WiFi not switching on; on screen on & unlock and just want to be sure its not an idiot user problem before providing feedback.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

This should be on Play Store :victory:

RovG said:
Hi Chamonix,
How should "Keep WiFi on during sleep" under advanced WiFi settings be set for this app?
Ive experienced WiFi not switching on; on screen on & unlock and just want to be sure its not an idiot user problem before providing feedback.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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It doesn't matter what the wifi sleep policy is. What you could check:
- is the service running
- one of the prefs 'screen on' or 'unlock' should be set
- does the event Log on the main screen of the app say something?
- if possible attach a logcat
I will for my side check if there are conditions where the service would not start

Zer0w said:
This should on Play Store :victory:
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It will when the time is right: see the faq

Brilliant app this. Replaces 2 different apps I had doing the same job.
Only issue is the same one I have encountered with all Wifi control apps. The Wifi status/notification icon stops animating or showing signal strength.
Wondered if this was specific to my stock Galaxy SII on ICS (Touchwiz launcher on 4.0.3)
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LemmingUK said:
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Only issue is the same one I have encountered with all Wifi control apps. The Wifi status/notification icon stops animating or showing signal strength.
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I have observed this behaviour too but it is inconsistent. i.e. sometimes it works & sometimes it doesn't. Still gathering data.
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LemmingUK said:
Brilliant app this. Replaces 2 different apps I had doing the same job.
Only issue is the same one I have encountered with all Wifi control apps. The Wifi status/notification icon stops animating or showing signal strength.
Wondered if this was specific to my stock Galaxy SII on ICS (Touchwiz launcher on 4.0.3)
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Interesting. I have not been able to observe that. Does it only affect the notification icon or also the connection itself?
A logcat and dmesg would interesting to compare the two behaviors.

chamonix said:
Interesting. I have not been able to observe that. Does it only affect the notification icon or also the connection itself?
A logcat and dmesg would interesting to compare the two behaviors.
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Its happening to me as well running the blu kuban rom
Sent from my ET4G rockin' The Blu Kuban

chamonix said:
Interesting. I have not been able to observe that. Does it only affect the notification icon or also the connection itself?
A logcat and dmesg would interesting to compare the two behaviors.
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Only the icon itself. Sometimes left with whatever icon was present at wifi connect (eg 3G/H/H+) but after a short while reverts to a wifi icon but without animation, then afer a while seems to start animating.
PC tech but Android newbie here so off to hunt down how to generate the requested items.
Edit: Error in WifiStateMachine of "Failed to set country code GB" is all I can see as an obvious error. Now to extract the log...
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[APP][2.2+] Smart WiFi Toggler

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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?
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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??
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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).
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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.
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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.

[APP][2.1+] Wireless Minder

I recently released Wireless Minder on the Play Store and would like your feedback. The short description is that it automatically powers down unused radios and occasionally powers them up to check for a connection. A radio "up periscope" is an analogy I like to use.
There are refinements that I'm planning and surely more that I haven't thought of. It's stable and functional enough that I wanted to get it out there. Knowing me, the longer it sits around the more likely it'll get forgotten
Thanks in advance for your feedback, good or bad. I'll try to incorporate your suggestions and fix any device compatibility issues.
Play Store link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=onenosepeace.wirelessminder
Mod edit: Link that included paid apps removed.

Sounds interesting, but I'll pose this question / scenario:
Say I turn my mobile data [3/4g] off, and use minder to mind to mind mobile data, while wifi is off. If wifi is off and it does its check based on a poll count, when it sees wifi is off, is there anything that will cause it to stay connected? or rather, what's making it stay disabled in that scenario.

teh roxxorz said:
Sounds interesting, but I'll pose this question / scenario:
Say I turn my mobile data [3/4g] off, and use minder to mind to mind mobile data, while wifi is off. If wifi is off and it does its check based on a poll count, when it sees wifi is off, is there anything that will cause it to stay connected? or rather, what's making it stay disabled in that scenario.
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The behavior now is that it will try to keep one of the data connections active. If WiFi is connected, and Mobile 3G/4G is selected, it will periodically shut off the Mobile radio. It powers it back up occasionally to check for texts, missed calls, etc.
If there is no WiFi connectivity, it will not shut off the Mobile radio even if the option is selected. Is your preference to periodically shut off the Mobile radio even if there's no WiFi? I could add that option in the Settings. I plan to add a user option to choose how long to keep the Mobile radio active.
Edit: Fixed backwards logic typo

Not to be rude but it looks like a nice app to have but it seems like you need to redesign the UI.
If you know how to code it then ill design it for you and ill send you the PSD or JPEG files so you
can intergrate it into your app. Just let me know. :good:
Neat application.

SystemErrorOne said:
Not to be rude but it looks like a nice app to have but it seems like you need to redesign the UI.
If you know how to code it then ill design it for you and ill send you the PSD or JPEG files so you
can intergrate it into your app. Just let me know. :good:
Neat application.
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No offense taken. I have no shame over my lack of graphics arts skills I welcome artwork contributions or any other contributions.

chefp said:
The behavior now is that it will try to keep one of the data connections active. If WiFi is connected, and Mobile 3G/4G is selected, it will periodically shut off the Mobile radio. It powers it back up occasionally to check for texts, missed calls, etc.
If there is WiFi connectivity, it will not shut off the Mobile radio even if the option is selected. Is your preference to periodically shut off the Mobile radio even if there's no WiFi? I could add that option in the Settings. I plan to add a user option to choose how long to keep the Mobile radio active.
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That would be preferable, because there are times when I have neither wifi or 3g connected. You can still get calls / text without mobile data, unless you're using a voip app, like google voice, etc.

Good app. Thanks for sharing. If you plan to release a donation version, take my advice and keep these basic features free to cater to your initial user base.
You should add features like: SSID exception lists (guest, public etc.), configurable minding intervals per module and time of day schedules when minder should scan (no need to scan for car bluetooth while sleeping).
EDIT: And automatic start at boot option.
Maybe also make some of these features part of the donate / pro version.
Cheers,
C.

teh roxxorz said:
That would be preferable, because there are times when I have neither wifi or 3g connected. You can still get calls / text without mobile data, unless you're using a voip app, like google voice, etc.
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What you're referring to is disabling Mobile Data which still allows calls/texts to go through. That doesn't save much power since the cellular radio remains on. Wireless Minder completely turns off the cellular radio by using a modified version of Airplane Mode. It's the only switch Android provides to disable the Mobile radio. The side effect of this is of course that calls/texts will not operate when the Mobile radio is turned off.
Would you like an option to periodically check Mobile Data and disable it if there's no cellular service? Searching for service can chew through battery but I'm not sure if disabling Mobile Data will improve that. I'd need to figure out a way to offer both features without confusing people.
cheatman said:
Good app. Thanks for sharing. If you plan to release a donation version, take my advice and keep these basic features free to cater to your initial user base.
You should add features like: SSID exception lists (guest, public etc.), configurable minding intervals per module and time of day schedules when minder should scan (no need to scan for car bluetooth while sleeping).
EDIT: And automatic start at boot option.
Maybe also make some of these features part of the donate / pro version.
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I intend to keep the base version free. I've considered releasing a paid Pro version, it depends on how much work I end up having to put into advanced features. I like your idea of having independent timers for each radio as well as a scheduler. I'll put those on the list and add them as soon as I can.
Wireless Minder does auto-start at bootup. Are you asking for a switch to disable that?

As requested, I've added separate check interval settings for WiFi, Bluetooth and Mobile. Just uploaded version 1.04 to the Play Store and it may take a few hours for the listing to be updated. Sorry this took so long. The custom picker control was a PITB.
Next on the list is a user-selectable schedule for Wireless Minder to be active.
LINK

Version 1.05 adds scheduling: choose when Wireless Minder should manage the radios. I've accounted for the corner cases that I could think of such as the start time being later than the stop time (e.g. night owls). I only have so much time to test all the different scenarios so please let me know if you see a problem.
Keep the requests coming!
Edit: I've seen odd behavior that may be related to scheduling with Mobile 3G/4G enabled on Android 4.2+ devices. On those devices, superuser is required to modify airplane mode. What seems to happen is that superuser blocks for a long time then when it releases, a bunch of queued up checking events fire rapidly in succession. It's been a tough one to nail down so if anyone sees this please report your settings and when it happens (for example, right after the schedule start time passes).

Posted 1.06 today.
version 1.06 adds option to mind mobile data: automatically disable mobile data when WiFi is connected (and automatically enable mobile data when WiFi disconnects).
Add setting option to open hidden Radio Info menu. This allows changes to the mobile radio speed 2G/3G/4G (aka EVDO/GSM, WCDMA, LTE).
Temporarily disable mobile radio control on Android 4.2+ devices due to SU blocking.

i like your idea, but i'm not willing to cut the cord and turn off the cellular radio. I usually leave wifi off anyway, i guess i could just use it for bluetooth...

beddess said:
i like your idea, but i'm not willing to cut the cord and turn off the cellular radio. I usually leave wifi off anyway, i guess i could just use it for bluetooth...
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Yes control of the cellular radio is optional and off by default. Everyone's situation is different, just note that WiFi uses alot less power than the cellular radio. Some phones get twice as much battery runtime when on WiFi compared to only the cellular radio.
Personally I've found the Bluetooth functionality to be handy. When I hop in the car, I don't have to worry about manually turning on Bluetooth (or turning it off when I get out of the car). When a call is made or received, Bluetooth automatically turns on and it connects quickly enough to take the call.

Released version 1.07
Fix WiFi detection for mobile data control
I've seen instances where the WiFi drops but mobile data isn't automatically re-enabled. Let me know if this happens and with what type of WiFi connection (home, public, etc).

On cm10.2 nightly your app is unable to detect that my phone is rooted. But otherwise neat idea, i like this app.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 4 met Tapatalk 4

jelle2503 said:
On cm10.2 nightly your app is unable to detect that my phone is rooted. But otherwise neat idea, i like this app.
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Thanks
I disabled mobile radio control in version 1.06 because su was blocking with scheduling enabled. When this happens, the alarms get queued up and when su decides to unblock, they fire rapidly in succession. It's a very poor user experience. I've tried to pin down the problem but haven't found a solution yet. It's either RootTools or su itself not behaving as expected.

Hi,
i didn't know the app come from here ^_^;
Btw i left a message on playstore..
I would like to turn off gsm radio totally and keep wifi...
the app instead turn off all putting in aero mode.
Is there a way to reactivate Wifi after aero mode on? or just to power off gsm mobile radio and keeping wifi?
Chooo

Ninja_Gundam said:
Hi,
i didn't know the app come from here ^_^;
Btw i left a message on playstore..
I would like to turn off gsm radio totally and keep wifi...
the app instead turn off all putting in aero mode.
Is there a way to reactivate Wifi after aero mode on? or just to power off gsm mobile radio and keeping wifi?
Chooo
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I just saw your message, sorry for the late response. Oddly your comment didn't show on the Play Store. Regarding the mobile radio (e.g. GSM), Google doesn't provide a standard way to control it just by itself. The only common method is through Airplane Mode. To address your concern, I've configured Airplane Mode to allow WiFi and Bluetooth to continue working. The recently released version has revamped mobile/cellular behavior. It defaults to controlling Mobile Data (leaving the radio on). If you'd like it to control the Mobile Radio, there's an option under Settings.
Hope that's explanation makes sense. If you have any more questions please feel free to post here or PM me.

Are there any more updates planned for it or not?

[APP] [+3.0] Wifi Scheduler

This thread is the continuation of this other: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2734122, that I've closed due the app has totally renewed and the working algorithm has been totally updated.
INTRODUCTION
The Wifi consumes a lot of battery, this is a really, and the main consumption occurs while the system is looking for a network to connect (which happens when we are not connected to a wifi network).
This app attempts to minimize the battery consumption, and does so in a very simple way: turning off the wifi, which translates into a real battery saver.
So, when it detects that the device has been disconnected from a wireless network, and after waiting a reasonable time (configurable), the hardware wifi going to off.
In order to set wifi state the app monitorizes the cell tower in which your device is connected and classifies it statistically the possibility of establishing a wifi connection, enabling or disabling the wifi attending to this possibility.
The app classifies the cell towers in four colors: green, yellow, red and black.
A green cell tower is a tower in which range exists a wifi network at which you have connected recently.
A yellow cell tower is a tower in which range do not exists a wifi network in which you have connected recently, but you have entered in their range rarely.
A red cell tower is a yellow tower visited some times or a green cell at which you have connected some times without establish a wifi connection.
A black cell tower is a red tower visited often.
The app updates the cell tower color at runtime when you enter/exit from a cell tower.
The application also allows you to add notifications in the status bar, view the history of connections (PRO version), auto disable while airplane mode active, etc.
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Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.wirelessmanager
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People from XDA can use the app PRO features without pay via a PROMO code (this PROMO code allows to access all PRO features but shows Ads).
In order to redeem it do this:
1) Enter app
2) Open app settings
3) Go the page down and click (7 times) in the last preference (the preference that shows the app version) [the key only works for version 1.2.16 and higher]
4) In the dialog enter the key above (none of your accounts are shared or sent to our servers)
5) Press "accept" button
Code:
Code:
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If you use the key provided above, please consider to click in the Ads sometimes or buy the PRO version (via In App purchase) in order to access to some future functionalities (and remove annoying Ads).

GENERAL INFO
INTRODUCTION
Wifi hardware is responsible for much of the battery consumed by modern smartphones.
When wifi is on and there are no active connections, system periodically scans the spectrum looking for a network to connect, which increases consumption.
With this application you can stop worrying about whether you have activated wifi when get home or office or if you have deactivated it when leave off, as the application itself will do it for you.
Some applications allows you to enable or disable wifi depending on your GPS location, it consumes more resources than the wifi itself.
This app, however, uses telephone network to establish its position, which becomes a real and perceptible consumption savings.
CELL TYPES
When your device connects to a phone cell, it search in the app databases for previous connections to the same cell, and assigns a color depending on it.
A cell can pass (dinamically) by the following colors:
NEW
The first time that you connect to a cell.
When you enter in a new cell the app enables the wifi hardware (you can set the time until the activation) and disables after a while (you can also set this time) if no connection established.
GREEN
A wifi connection has been established in the past while your device was connected to the cell.
When you enter in a new cell the app enables the wifi hardware (you can set the time until the activation) and disables after a while (you can also set this time) if no connection established.
YELLOW
A wifi connection has not been established in the past while your device was connected to the cell.
When you enter in a new cell the app enables the wifi hardware (you can set the time until the activation) and disables after a while (you can also set this time) if no connection established.
RED
When is not possible to connect to a wifi network repeatedly (configurable number of times) in a green or yellow cell, it becomes red.
When you enter in a new cell the app disables the wifi hardware (you can configure the time until the deactivation).
BLACK
A black cell is a red cell visited often (you can set the number of visits that are needed to convert a red cell into a black cell).
When you enter in a new cell the app disables the wifi hardware (you can configure the time until the deactivation).
HOW IT WORKS
Depending of the current cell type, app enables or disables the wifi hardware, in order to accept connections or save battery.
You can configure the wifi hardware activation time (after which wifi is disabled) and also the wifi reactivation time (if it is a long time in a cell the app restarts the wifi activation cycle).
TRANSITIONS
A new cell becomes yellow or green depending if is abandoned before a wifi connection was established or not.
A green or yellow cells that is visited often without establish a wifi connection becomes red.
A red cell that is visited several times without establish a wifi connection becomes black.
If wifi connection is established in a red or black cell, it turns green.
ADDITIONAL INFO
If device stablish a connection with a cell and wifi is not enabled for a minimum time (configurable) before leave it, the cell will not be considered.
FORCE WIFI ON / OFF
You can configure app to automatically pause background service when you disable manually the wifi, by example by enter in wifi settings then setting off the correspondent switch.
In this case, the background service doesn't really stops and continues to scanning for cells (and converts not green cells into green cells if a wifi connection is established), but the app doesn't manages the wifi state.
In addition, you can configure app to automatically restart background service scheduler when you manually set wifi on.
OTHER SETTINGS
You can configure several items related to cell or wifi events.
Also you can add a notification to the status bar and view the connections history.

FAQ
Is the app using GPS hardware?
No and yes...
Stock app is not using GPS hardware at all (in fact GPS access permision is not required).
Geolocalization module, not installed by default, allows users to geolocalize cells and uses GPS in order to show your position.
Is the app sharing the identifiers of the cells or wifi networks at which I connect?
No and yes...
Stock app is not sharing your position or the cells in which you are connected at all.
Geolocalization module, not installed by default, uses the API provided by OpenCellID.
OpenCellID is the world's largest collaborative community project that collects GPS positions of cell tower.
When we read the OpenCellID database we need to send (anonymously) the identifier of the current cell and your GPS position, in order to contribute with the project.
If you install the geolocalization module you will receive a confirmation dialog before share your data the first time.
What does the red number next to some cells in the main view?
There are the number of times that you have connected with this cell and cannot connect with a wifi network.
When the number reaches the maximum number of connection errors (that is configurable for PRO version), the cell will become red.
What does the blue bar that appears sometimes at left to a cell in the main view?
The blue bar located at the left of a cell in the main view identifies the cell at which you are connected, and is only show when you are connected to a wifi network.
I have configured a new wifi network in my device, but app says that the near cells are red or black and will not turn on the wifi.
If the app marks a cell as red (or black) is because it has not been possible to establish a wifi connection there.
You can force the connection activating the wifi manually.
App will detect the connection and automatically turn on the wifi on these occasions.
Wifi is automatically set to on when I enter in a green cell, even if phone is in airplane mode.
You can configure app to do not manage wifi settings if airplane mode is active.
My phone is not rooted. I can use this app?
Yes
Why are root permissions used?
If provided, root permissions are used to set the <I>supplicant scan interval</I>, that is a system parameter and cannot be modified by normal users.
When wifi is on, system searches for networks from time to time, and that time is specified by the <I>supplicant scan interval</I> parameter.
The app need many permissions. Why?
The permissions we use are needed for:
Get accounts: To validate the PRO key.
Internet: To show Ads (only in free version).
Get and set network and wifi states: To set wifi and mobile data state (is the main goal of the app).
Read and write sdcard: To backup and restore backups.
Receive boot completed: To start the app in boot time, if configured.
Superuser: To update supplicant scan interval if configured.

ADDITIONAL MODULES
GEOLOCALIZATION (optional)
It allows to geolocalize cells.
Geolocalization is based in the OpenCellID Project, that provides geolocalization for cell towers.
In some cases the geolocalization is not accurate, due that it depends from the measures provided by the users.
Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.wirelessmanager.geolocalization
RANKING (optional)
It allows to use the app like a game.
The goal of the app is to discover cell towers (achievements) and to visit know cell towers (leaderboard).
Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.wirelessmanager.game

Hi.
Should I uninstall previous version before installing this one (totally rewritten)?
Thanks

joaonuno said:
Hi.
Should I uninstall previous version before installing this one (totally rewritten)?
Thanks
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No if you are in the previous market version.
If you are in a 2.0 beta version you probably need to remove app data after install new version (or uninstall)

very nice app, good design and very user friendly.:good:
One problem, if you see the list of wifi related events. The time durations are shown in minutes, but when you click each setting it changes to seconds.
Not sure if what I'm saying makes sense, but have a look.

The idea and the app are really nice but the color system is a pain to remember an idea would be, while keeping colors on squares:
Green > Known wifi zone
Yellow > Possible wifi zone
Red > Wifi connection issue
Black > No wifi zone
Personally I would like to be able to configure it so I have only 2 zones ON (Green) OFF (Any other zone)

It says that the code is not valid
Sent from my GT-I9100G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Thank you! Great app. Tried the promo code but doesn't seem to be working
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

NexusGTS said:
How to use the promo code ? Where to click ?
Sent from my GT-I9100G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Ditchmond said:
Thank you! Great app. Tried the promo code but doesn't seem to be working
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
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People from XDA can use the app PRO features without pay via a PROMO code (this PROMO code allows to access all PRO features but shows Ads).
In order to redeem it do this:
1) Enter app
2) Open app settings
3) Go the page down and click (7 times) in the last preference (the preference that shows the app version) [the key only works for version 1.2.16 and higher]
4) In the dialog enter the key above (none of your accounts are shared or sent to our servers)
5) Press "accept" button
Code:
dYjVJoq6WBdVE5/GMbHH9RCOquNbFC6sbfAxvECOi0x5SQg2TLXgZi2n63t5sqT8P7AWYT5g1984lyrtwuIQHx1zvgwazm6Z3QKqFqMZSkL/LbbNqJbvkxXNmwk20tRSh8vgWkT1dfiJ3SgyF4qn3GkpWrg8sM1zTOX6LJ0CMw0=
^^^^Copy this link and paste in the app ^^^^^^^
worked for me

Nice app. Price is very reasonable. There are some grammar issues in the intro. Other than that I hope it will bring some more juice to my phone.

Hello,
I am using an android device (HTC Desire X) without sim-card, so I have no phone network. With the previous versions of your app I could manage the wifi of this device just fine. With the new version, it seems that the app no longer manages the wifi since there is no cell tower to connect to.
Is there any way to get this working?
thanks in advance

bartito said:
No if you are in the previous market version.
If you are in a 2.0 beta version you probably need to remove app data after install new version (or uninstall)
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i just installed this on my galaxy note 3 and it locked my phone i had to remove the battery and restart my phone.

I doubt it's the fault of the app
carols said:
i just installed this on my galaxy note 3 and it locked my phone i had to remove the battery and restart my phone.
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Sorry for the grammar issues. I'm not English.
The app needs to learn about you for some days. After that, I think you can save some battery
New version requires phone capabilities.
I post previous version here, for those that are using in a no phone device.
narjo said:
Hello,
I am using an android device (HTC Desire X) without sim-card, so I have no phone network. With the previous versions of your app I could manage the wifi of this device just fine. With the new version, it seems that the app no longer manages the wifi since there is no cell tower to connect to.
Is there any way to get this working?
thanks in advance
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VnnAmed said:
Nice app. Price is very reasonable. There are some grammar issues in the intro. Other than that I hope it will bring some more juice to my phone.
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shaggydiamond said:
very nice app, good design and very user friendly.:good:
One problem, if you see the list of wifi related events. The time durations are shown in minutes, but when you click each setting it changes to seconds.
Not sure if what I'm saying makes sense, but have a look.
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Just updated in the Play Store.
Really not a work bug, only a typo when printing value duration
Thanks for the report!

bartito said:
New version requires phone capabilities.
I will post previous version here tomorrow, for those that are using in a no phone device.
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OK, thanks for the answer

bartito said:
I doubt it's the fault of the app
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so my phone was working perfectly well before i installed this app then my phone locked and i could
not do anything with it so i had to remove the battery and restart my phone.It is not rocket science
to work out that it must be your app as i never had the problem before i installed it.

carols said:
so my phone was working perfectly well before i installed this app then my phone locked and i could
not do anything with it so i had to remove the battery and restart my phone.It is not rocket science
to work out that it must be your app as i never had the problem before i installed it.
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the most probable is a casual issue.
if not, we have probably discovered a bug of android that allows to lock phones without get security permissions or anything relevant and i need to write google in order to receive my 10.000 USD gift