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[Q] Can you make a Droid?

I have a droid that I am about to put in a drawer. Its fully functional. Is it possible to modify this droid so that it only uses wifi? I'd like it modified so that my young son cannot make phone calls using minutes and verizon can't track, but he can still get to the market using my wifi at to play games. Is something like this possible? A possible Droid version of Ipod touch??

benjr06 said:
I have a droid that I am about to put in a drawer. Its fully functional. Is it possible to modify this droid so that it only uses wifi? I'd like it modified so that my young son cannot make phone calls using minutes and verizon can't track, but he can still get to the market using my wifi at to play games. Is something like this possible? A possible Droid version of Ipod touch??
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If the phone isn't active on any line, then yes. If he tries to dial out he'll just get an error message.

You can put it in airplane mode as well.

lowandbehold said:
You can put it in airplane mode as well.
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Airplane mode disables wifi...
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OllieArmageddon said:
Airplane mode disables wifi...
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WIFI works in Airplans on "some" phones, worked on my MT4G, MT3GS, and on newer phones. I'm not sure if that's a function of the OS version, or the phone type. It may be a feature implemented later on.

I tried to access my wifi from this OG droid in airplane mode and it doesn't work. Perhaps there are developers here who could think of a way to do this?

Try this.
As far as I know, you can enable wifi while on Airplane Mode, no matter the device you hold.
I am aware that when you turn on airplane mode with WiFi on, it turns it off.
But you should be able to turn it on after engaging airplane mode.
Also mentioned before, as long as the phone is deactivated
The only phone calls that could be successful are 911 and customer care;
Used to talk to a rep. in order to re-activate your device.
I use two devices (Samsung Vibrant, Moto Droid X) that are not in service with airplane mode on;
It will save battery by turning off the CDMA Radio completely, otherwise the radios will constantly be communicating with the tower.
Keep in mind, this does not matter if the phone is in service or not, If its ON,
its trading packets with the tower.
Thanks!
-Masterfuel

You could also delete Phone.apk lmao. I can't believe I didn't think of that.

I would also say to just have the phone deactivated.
Just make sure he doesn't dial 911

masterfuel said:
As far as I know, you can enable wifi while on Airplane Mode, no matter the device you hold.
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It will save battery by turning off the CDMA Radio completely, otherwise the radios will constantly be communicating with the tower.
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Thanks!
-Masterfuel
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How do I disable the cmda radio?

Just delete/freeze the phone and messaging apps with Titanium Backup! Or uninstall them.

To confirm what everyone has posted...
1) Deactivate phone with Verizon.
2) In Titanium Backup, Freeze the messaging and phone app.
3) Turn phone into Airplane Mode.
4) Turn on Wifi.
Did I get it all? Thanks everyone for the help.

[Q] Wifi "stuck" requiring reboot

Hi,
I've noticed that my XT1032 sometimes has its wifi "frozen".
What happens is that I'll be out and about and perhaps connect to wifi hotspot at a coffee shop.
When I get home, my wifi is "stuck" and still thinks it's seeing the wifi networks from when I was out. If i run a wifi analyzer app, it reports still seeing the wifi hotspots from when I was out.
Turning off wifi and turning it back on doesn't help.
I need to reboot the phone for the wifi to work properly and see and connect to my home network.
Anybody else getting this behaviour? Anybody have any suggestions on a fix?

no need to reboot,
AlbertDude said:
Hi,
I've noticed that my XT1032 sometimes has its wifi "frozen".
What happens is that I'll be out and about and perhaps connect to wifi hotspot at a coffee shop.
When I get home, my wifi is "stuck" and still thinks it's seeing the wifi networks from when I was out. If i run a wifi analyzer app, it reports still seeing the wifi hotspots from when I was out.
Turning off wifi and turning it back on doesn't help.
I need to reboot the phone for the wifi to work properly and see and connect to my home network.
Anybody else getting this behaviour? Anybody have any suggestions on a fix?
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no need to reboot, airplane mode for a couple of seconds fixes the issue.

Same behaviour
thoper said:
no need to reboot, airplane mode for a couple of seconds fixes the issue.
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I have the same problem on 4.3, i'mm hoping 4.4 fixes this.
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thoper said:
no need to reboot, airplane mode for a couple of seconds fixes the issue.
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I have the same problem on 4.3, i'mm hoping 4.4 fixes this.

Same here!!
I also have the same problem. In addition, what I noticed is - I turn off the WiFi in Settings page and when I go into Settings->WiFi, it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. Now if I turn it OFF here, again when I come out, in Settings page it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. This goes on and on until I reboot.

It's probably a software issue
If you are rooted,then install a good and stable custom rom and you are good to then
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I think that's the same behaviour as on my phone and probably why turning WIFI off and then on again didn't fix the issue -- it probably didn't really turn the WIFI off whereas I'm guessing that putting it into/out of Airplane mode actually does disable and reenable the WIFI.
I can live with the Airplane mode trick -- much better than needing to reboot!
vijay87 said:
I also have the same problem. In addition, what I noticed is - I turn off the WiFi in Settings page and when I go into Settings->WiFi, it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. Now if I turn it OFF here, again when I come out, in Settings page it shows that the WiFi is turned ON. This goes on and on until I reboot.
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I have the same issue, but with another irritating problem:
It ereases all my previous saved wifi network.
I cant stand this. rebooting the phone always makes me loose all my previous saved wifi network. Did this happened to you guys, too ? I will try airplane mode and see if it stops erasing.
Hope kit kat solves this Sh*t

6 days since I moved into KitKat and no issues with WiFi so far. Hope it stays the same way
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Me too!
Same issue for me. Doesn't happen often - but sometimes it does the same thing with my cell network connection. Also fixed with a quick airplane mode and back.
No one know a fix or at least the reason?
Chris

[Q] Can't turn on WI-FI if Airplane mode is on(4.4.2)

Greetings,I have a problem with my phone that came from factory on 4.4.2.It is very fluid and everything works fine,but I noticed that if I have airplane mode on so I save battery,I can't turn on wifi and if wifi is already on and I turn on airplane mode,it will shut down.Do you know the solution since that is very importiant to me,I lost arround 25% of battery since airplane mode was turned off while I was on wifi.

kapul4 said:
Greetings,I have a problem with my phone that came from factory on 4.4.2.It is very fluid and everything works fine,but I noticed that if I have airplane mode on so I save battery,I can't turn on wifi and if wifi is already on and I turn on airplane mode,it will shut down.Do you know the solution since that is very importiant to me,I lost arround 25% of battery since airplane mode was turned off while I was on wifi.
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You would need to tell us the exact make and model of your phone for anyone to help you out.
I know with Apple products you can turn on aeroplane mode and still use WiFi. Maybe your phone just doesn't allow this and takes the meaning of 'aeroplane mode' very seriously.
Quick google search and you will find tips for saving battery. Maybe you are actually using it too much. Try only using it when you really need to and you will notice that the battery will actually last you a whole day, maybe more.

ginno95 said:
You would need to tell us the exact make and model of your phone for anyone to help you out.
I know with Apple products you can turn on aeroplane mode and still use WiFi. Maybe your phone just doesn't allow this and takes the meaning of 'aeroplane mode' very seriously.
Quick google search and you will find tips for saving battery. Maybe you are actually using it too much. Try only using it when you really need to and you will notice that the battery will actually last you a whole day, maybe more.
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Phone is Doogee DG310 Voyager 2,I saw some people can turn wifi back on their 4.4 and some can't.I have rooted it very easy and is there some app that allows me to have wifi on with aeroplane mode?

have the same problem
I have the same problem with the same version kitkat 4.4.2 stock on DG310
I used to use wifi on my s3 with version4.3 stock with no problem.
Can someone kindly look into this?

See http://muzso.hu/2013/04/07/changing...e-mode-radios-via-commandline-on-rooted-phone
The airplane mode toggleable radio entry in the settings.db file.
If you have root explore with the sql editor, it's easier.

Tried the method, wifi still not working

make it work by this way.
In addition to the link above , I also need to do this to make it work.
WHERE name='airplane_mode_radios' , take "wifi" out from the value string
the downside is when you toggle fight mode the wifi will keep on , not shut down. If you want to shut it off, you need to do it manually, which is no big deal for me.

Did you reboot between changes?

After the first link above, I did the reboot. For the additional update I did, I didn't reboot if I didn't remember wrong.Anyway I did reboot after, it stays that way.

[Q] Wifi issue ! (Lollipop 5.1)

Hi All,
I got the Lollipop 5.1 OTA 2 days ago and installed it - everything went smooth and the phone working fine...
But I noticed that if I reboot my router (or turn it off / on again) the Wifi don't reconnect unless I turn on the screen (the second I turn on the screen the wifi connect normally).
I didn't have this issue with Lollipop 5.0.1
P.S.
I know that this is happening because I have a led on my router telling me if any of my Wifi devices is connected or not. And to make sure I also entered the router settings to see if my phone is connected or not.
Anyone noticed that issue with the new lollipop 5.1 ?
Cheers,

I think that your problem is not switching off the router. The problem is when your phone goes to suspension (screen off) and then it drops the wifi off.
My Nexus 5 with 5.1 is doing the same

skorzo said:
I think that your problem is not switching off the router. The problem is when your phone goes to suspension (screen off) and then it drops the wifi off.
My Nexus 5 with 5.1 is doing the same
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I've got some similar behaviour here, both when updated from 5.0, and with a fresh install from the factory images. When I arrive at a place with known WiFi, the phone only connects once I turned on the screen. After that, it stays connected until I move out of range and back again.

It's probably a matter of responsiveness/battery life. The more it polls for networks, the more battery it uses. It should connect, even with the screen off, within a few minutes.
That being said, I have my wifi set to always stay connected, and I've seen it not connected when I turned the screen on, then connect a couple seconds later. So, there's that. Curious how often it does that.

Aerowinder said:
It's probably a matter of responsiveness/battery life. The more it polls for networks, the more battery it uses. It should connect, even with the screen off, within a few minutes.
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That's what I suspected. Sometimes, the waiting game works, but I've had my N5 lying on my desk – where it usually gets full WiFi bars – for about 40 minutes the other day, still it did not connect until I turned the screen on.
Edit: Just now, my phone disconnected from WiFi when the screen turned off, which leads me to believe that this is all caused by the WiFi sleep policy. Could it be that Google messed up something there?

dadrc said:
That's what I suspected. Sometimes, the waiting game works, but I've had my N5 lying on my desk – where it usually gets full WiFi bars – for about 40 minutes the other day, still it did not connect until I turned the screen on.
Edit: Just now, my phone disconnected from WiFi when the screen turned off, which leads me to believe that this is all caused by the WiFi sleep policy. Could it be that Google messed up something there?
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My "research" has led me to believe this is the case.

Anything in terms of a workaround?
I came across those settings in the developer options (see screenshot), especially the "Always allow WiFi Roam Scans" looked promising. Been playing with them, but so far no luck.

Hi All,
exactly the same issues as yours guys are happening since I received the OTA 5.1 and installed it !
I Guess something messed up with this new update in regard of the wifi... as you mentioned.
If you come across a workaround or a confirmation from "Google" please share.
Cheers,
(With almost everyone nowadays having data ..it is difficult to notice such a behavior due to the fast wifi/data switching)

I have seen this happen as well. My battery graph will even show a missing area for WiFi indicating it turned itself on and off twice within a few hours and then stayed on after that.

Google just now released LMY47I, has anyone had a chance to see if that version fixes our problem? Once I'm off work (in about 8 hours), I'll give it a whirl and report back.

Tasker will help you

OsBuilder said:
Tasker will help you
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Could you please elaborate on that? I'm familiar with Tasker, but I can't think of a way of dealing with this, since I'm not sure what actually happens with the WiFi. The settings appear untouched.

dadrc said:
Could you please elaborate on that? I'm familiar with Tasker, but I can't think of a way of dealing with this, since I'm not sure what actually happens with the WiFi. The settings appear untouched.
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I'm sorry, but my phone is now in the service center , and press that I do not remember specifically . The idea is that when you disable wifi, a time interval is forced to connect to a particular network . Look presence on the internet , here is full of instructions.

dadrc said:
Google just now released LMY47I, has anyone had a chance to see if that version fixes our problem? Once I'm off work (in about 8 hours), I'll give it a whirl and report back.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/android_aosp_changelogs/android-5.1.0_r1-to-android-5.1.0_r3-AOSP-changelog.html
Almost all of the changes on these different builds are SIM related for specific carriers.
LMY47I was only released to LGD821 devices with SIM cards from Indian and Australian carriers

Same problem here. I am slowly losing faith in Google. Get the frickin basics going guys!!!
Back to my 5.0.1 build.

I've gone back to 5.0.1, too. Pity, except for this I was pretty happy with 5.1. Maybe 5.1.1 will actually be usable.

Do you think it can be related to Issue 163350? code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=163350
I have just reported that, but I'm still trying to understand if it just happens to me or what.

fabiastik said:
Do you think it can be related to Issue 163350? code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=163350
I have just reported that, but I'm still trying to understand if it just happens to me or what.
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I think the solution is "use vibrate mode on". Get your device to vibrate mod and test it.
I am waiting for your feedback.

MindLeader said:
I think the solution is "use vibrate mode on". Get your device to vibrate mod and test it.
I am waiting for your feedback.
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This trick didn't work.

I have this proble too

WiFi is turning off in sleep

My WiFi connection is turning off during sleep
i have already set (wifi on during sleep) setting to (always
and tried to change it to never and change it back to always
tried resetting wifi settings, enabling and disabling power save mode and tried to remove cache and nothing changed
it still going off during sleep, which make me unable to receive whatsapp conversations and online messages until i open the phone.
How can i fix this?

Seriously? No One???

Please! I need some help

Same on my s7

PHo3 said:
Same on my s7
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hope we may find some help, this problem started to annoy me.

can i have some help here?

PHo3 said:
Same on my s7
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Excuse me, can i know what is your csc country, i think it's a rom problem
Mine is UAE, are you the same?

I have the same problem on stock nougat without root or any other mods. Didnt recognize it until i created a tasker profile which depends on the wifi. Now i clearly see that there is a problem, cause the profile switches on and off.
I have already disabled bluetooth/wifi scan, smart network switch and set the wifi to always on - nothing helps...

NyoMic said:
I have the same problem on stock nougat without root or any other mods. Didnt recognize it until i created a tasker profile which depends on the wifi. Now i clearly see that there is a problem, cause the profile switches on and off.
I have already disabled bluetooth/wifi scan, smart network switch and set the wifi to always on - nothing helps...
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I think it's a bug, changed the rom from uae stock to uk stock and nothing changed

did you do a clean install?

RiTCHiE007 said:
did you do a clean install?
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yes i did.

iiSBYGz said:
yes i did.
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oh yea then it must be a bug because i dont have it on my nougat NL firmware.

RiTCHiE007 said:
oh yea then it must be a bug because i dont have it on my nougat NL firmware.
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What is your firmware country csc?

iisbygz said:
what is your firmware country csc?
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g930fxxu1dqb3

I have an Austrian stock fw and have the same problem.
Can't find anything about it on Google either

madermike said:
I have an Austrian stock fw and have the same problem.
Can't find anything about it on Google either
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yeah mine is also austrian stock android n

I have switched from 5 to 2.4 GHz and it works

i have only 2.4ghz networks

iiSBYGz said:
My WiFi connection is turning off during sleep
i have already set (wifi on during sleep) setting to (always
and tried to change it to never and change it back to always
tried resetting wifi settings, enabling and disabling power save mode and tried to remove cache and nothing changed
it still going off during sleep, which make me unable to receive whatsapp conversations and online messages until i open the phone.
How can i fix this?
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I have the same problem and I have a (BTU) CSC. I thought it was to do with my battery saving apps and RAM optimisers, so for example for me L Speed but for other it may be Greenify, BatteryCare etc. These apps contain a feature called Aggressive Doze which causes things to shut down and close off while phone has been left inactive for more than 6 mins because if you notice our WiFi doesn't turn off straight away. I would definitely like to whitelist the WiFi application but I am unsure on how to do so. It's really annoying when trying to download big files and WiFi constantly keeps turning off and me having to keep screen on all of the time.
This could be completely wrong but please let me know if you and other guys on this thread are using such apps
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Same problem here, tried for som help on superman-rom thread with no luck.
Any solution?