Wanted a Programmer for a small program to switch on/off the data/3g/btooth/wifi when the phone is plugged in/unplugged
why? my diamond lasts ages on the battery with all connections disabled but when i'm at work it stays plugged in and i need bt on
all options must be able to be overidden by commanager
changing profile (connecting/disconnecting power) then changes all settings to on/off
maybe a small program where there are no settings, it justs runs in the background, if launched a 2nd time popup box to switch off, all you do is set up your bt/wifi/data/3g in commanager without plugged in then connect power make changes, and the program remembers the last state of the settings and switches them back when changed
maybe a profile for each usb connection state, Async/disk drive/AC charge/ internet shareing
I think this would help everybody who has a diamond with battery issues
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question, i've got a 6515 and it keeps powering itself on. when i turn it off (with the on switch), it automatically powers on after a few minutes. this drains my battery within 18 hours since the pda function is activated (back light and screen comes on). it keeps powering on automatically every time i turn it off. i disabled all connectivity (no sim present, bluetooth of. so both are disabled). i disabled the gps download applet, so it cannot automatically download. i disabled the active sync setting (After setting it to manually and unchecked all the peaktime settings). i also tried to reflash my current rom (the latest), but it keeps powering on? i also took out all the memory cards and there are no third party applications installed (just did a hard reset). any help is appreciated, or else i will throw the thing out of the window (then i know for sure it will never turn on again)!
mine did the same thing for a while and it was related to activesync and blutooth ativesync. no idea what fixed it tho. sorry
Disable Hardware Buttons
Have you tried to disable the hardware buttons to see if it maybe a button that is getting pressed. To disable them hit Start, goto Settings, tap Buttons, tap the Lock tab, then put a check in the "Disable all buttons except power button" box.
Hi im having a problem can someone tell me if this is right or not.
When i have wifi turned on conencted to some point and using msn, after a while of not touching the phone the phone goes to sleep mode automatically when i press the side button to get back to the screen menu wifi shows its turned off and msn was already dissconnected the moment my phone went to sleep mode.Is this nromal?If so is there a way of fixing it.Thanks
As my first time using windows mobile not sure if its right or not.
Wifi will not remain active once the phone enters standby mode. If you switch the phone on again, wifi should also automatically wake up, but needs to restore the connection to the wireless network from scratch.
I see thanks.
Is this different for bluetooth even when its in stayby mode it seem to work.
Thanks
That's correct. Bluetooth remains active in standby and therefore a major battery sucker.
I see thanks everyone. So pretty much impossible to have MSN on the whole time unless i set my phone so that it will not go to sleep mode. Hence msn beceoms a big battery sucker as wifi will be on for a long time?
Thanks
Is it really impossible to tell WM to leave Wifi switched on when my Diamond goes to sleep mode?
Has somebody a solution for this?
Yeah I have a similar problem with emails... I'm trying to get emails over wifi/wireless lan, auto send and rec every 15 minutes but the device enters standby before this time... Done a ping to the device and as soon as it enters sleep mode it kill the connection... I would think that if there is an active app (like MSN or EMail) that wants to download data it would reconnect to any setup wlans or stay connected when using a service like msn... Is there any reg hack for this..?
My next question is when the back light dimms (not enter stand by) is it possible to set up keylock? i.e. disable the touch screen/HW keys, then I could standby the device after 30-45 mins (see how the battery goes on that one..!)...
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Edit: I did a bit of digging around the web found this tool called PocketToolman - http://freewareppc.com/utilities/pockettoolman.shtml - Looks like it has an option to enable wifi in standby mode Seems to work anyone else want to give it a test to see if it works... I'll see if I can find a reg key for this tomorrow, unless anyone knows of one already? Looks like the standby kills the CPU so WiFi packets can be processed etc..? But Win Mobile 6 Pro has an "unattended mode", that should allow wifi to work and emails to s&r and MSN to stay connected... For eg this app calls unattended mode to keep wifi active... http://www.pda-ppc.com/download/communication/content/WMWifiRouter.html
EDIT 2:
I've been able to find the following keys that should work with the wifi...
make sure the 98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006 class mataches wifi adapter
Disabled Enabled
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Suspend\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Resuming\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
Now I'm assuming that HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Suspend\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default will keep the wifi connected in standby mode... I'm going to test, can others also test to confirm?
DWORD Dec values have states 0-4, 0 being full power 4 being off... Just to test it, use vaulue of 1... Need a soft reset... It may be worth changing the vaules to 2 or 3 to see if WiFi still remains connected but what the battery drain is like...
Found another app that may also work - http://freewareppc.com/communication/wifiprofiles.shtml
Creds to http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cach...wifi+unattended+mode&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=au for key locations
Someone else test these and let me know what results you get/what power settings you use...
Given how quickly my phone battery drops with WiFi enabled I doubt you'd get more than 3-4 hours out of it if WiFi was enabled in standby mode.
When you want to use MSN over wifi set the following reg keys to dec value of 2:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\ Suspend\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\ Resuming\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\ Unattended\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
Power state of 3 doesnt seem to work..? Ideas?
Did some testing using each value as 2 (low power)... For me it drained about 35% of the battery in 4 hours... So you should get a full day (10hrs) out of it before you get to 10% or so...
Be worth making an app that allows you to toggle this...
I know this doesn't really apply to MSN (which needs always-on wifi), but for emails at least maybe there could be a way for the phone to activate wifi instead of the data connection when it wakes up every N minutes to check for new email. And then maybe after a timeout period it could activate the data connection (i.e. if there is no trusted wireless network available) to get the emails. Anyone heard of such a thing?
Also, why does wifi drain the battery so quickly in standby mode but the data connection does not?
Bumping this. Does anyone have any ideas? I might cross-post this in the Touch Pro forum if no one has any thoughts here.
This may help:
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/tag/dontsleep-wifi
Honestly no expert on this, however if you install Advanced Config, under Menu/More Settings/Connections there's an option "Enable Wi-Fi on standby mode" I guess if you tick that you mught have your solution...
I personally haven't tried it.
Yep, just checked it myself and it seems to be do the trick...!
Obviously what sucks there is that you'll need to manually turn your WiFi on and off or otherwise you miht get some serious battery drain...
My backlight stays on when ever i get a text or a call. Even if i hangup, it still stays on and then i have to manually dim it. Its damn annoying, as my fone is not always with me. Ill come home and the thing would be flat due to a text early the morning and the backlight staying on the whole day.
I did a hard reset a while ago and that seems to cure it, but when i backup my data, the backlight issue is back.
I almost want to think that active sync is the culprit. dont know how or why, but it has some influence on the phone. Any Ideas?
thanx
Check your backlight (dim after X minutes) and power (turn off after Y minutes) settings?
Turn off backlight if device is not used for - 10seconds (battery power)
Turn off backlight if device is not used for - 1 minute (External power)
thats the current setttings?
Do you have your phone connected to the PC via activesync (usb or bluetooth) all day?
No, not at all. Bluetooth is off, wifi is off, its just idling. If i get a text or a call it stays on.
when i do connect to the pc its via usb
Have you installed any non standard applications that adjust the backlight???? I had the same problem when I used wm5 Ipaq programs on my TyTN.
not at all. I recently did a hard reset.
then plugged it into the pc a couple of times. So i gathered activesync connected a few times and now its giving me the same old crap
Did you install Manilla TouchFlo?
nope. there is only oem software on the fone
http://www.jongma.org/KaiserTweak/
KaiserTweak is just what you need! You can change all the 'sleep' options around, without having to dive into the registry.
tanked said:
http://www.jongma.org/KaiserTweak/
KaiserTweak is just what you need! You can change all the 'sleep' options around, without having to dive into the registry.
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Installed it prior to asking for help.. does not do jack
Hey Guys,
question is as simple as that. I'm using HTC's original cradle for charging and syncing. Means, the phone is getting charged over USB. So whenever I dock the device, Windows Mobile Center kicks in. No problem by itself but the Diamond's screen backlight won't turn off when connected to AS. It just only dims into energy saving mode.
Is there a way either to completely turn the display off when syncing -or- to disconnect from AS without disconnecting from USB? The former could also be helpful for TomTom which also only dims the screen but won't switch it off.
Thanks,
Falk
First solution
Put the diamond in the cradle.
Wait for a complete sync.
Push diamond's power button.
The diamond will still be charging through USB, the screen will be completely off.
Of course, in this case, Active Sync is disabled and you won't be able to sync or access the device through your PC.
Second solution
Use a tool to toggle the screen off while not affecting the diamond power state
Some applications provide such built-in features, like Windows Media Player which has a toggle screen shortcut which allows you to listen to music with the screen off
You may find such a tool here or here
In this case, everything will be functionnal (sync and charging) with screen off
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Yes, of course... that really is the simplest solution So simple I even didn't think of it. Merci b'coup!
I put the screen off util on the Take Call hardware button. Now the best would be if this app could also reactivate the screen as I now need to push the on/off button that seems to disable GPS.
Bitte sehr...
What you actually need is a "toggle screen" command line tool and not a simple screen off tool....
Interesting.
If I think of something, i'll let you know
mysterd said:
What you actually need is a "toggle screen" command line tool and not a simple screen off tool....
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Yep
eg this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=326103 which perfectly does the job when assigned to a hardware button
Thx again for your help!
You're welcome.
Viel Spass.
Myster-D
There is another option. If you do not use AS or WMDC to snyc with the PC you can disable it all together. In WMDC, open the Device Center with the device disconnected. The only Flash menu you will see is "Mobile Device Settings". Roll your mouse over & you will see "Connection Setting". Click on it, & disable the Checkbox next to "Allow USB Connections". After you do this the Computer will no longer try to sync with the device, but it still connects as an external device {allowing you to veiw your device in explorer}.
After you have disable the syncing, you need to adjust the power settings on your device. Set the device to sleep while on external power.
Personally I use the screen toggle alot. I use my device with Inet sharing when I can't get a WiFi signal on my laptop. I have SPB Pocket Plus installed, which includes a screen toggle.
Thanks for your reply. I'm actually using WMDC however thanks for showing up this possibility.
I installed pBar 1.5 a few days ago which also features a screen toggle button.
Apart from that I'm quite happy with Myster-D's solution.
Hi,
When the phone is locked ( pressing down the button on the top of the phone) does the wifi still run in the background?
I'm thinking it is, because soon as I turn it back on the wifi icon is still displayed, meaning that it hasn't turned off.
Is that correct, and is there a way to have it automatically turn off ( like say the iphones) when the phone is locked?.
Thanks
You can set the WiFi sleep policy under wireless settings (advanced), if that helps
There isn't an option to turn it off when in sleep mode, just the following
after 15 mins
never when plugged in
never
Ok, then try settings profiles from the market, you can set that up to do exactly what you are wanting
I have that installed but I am having trouble getting it to turn off wifi when in standby mode.Would you know what to do?
Thanks
Set a new rule up with a condition set for 'screen status' off, and action set for WiFi off. Do another rule for screen status on, WiFi on. I think you may need to buy the full version to allow more than one profile.
There is no 'wifi off' option when i click on add action.
There's only
activate profile
run application
notify
pause
plugin defined.
Make a profile with WiFi set to off, then add an action to activate that profile. I'm doing this from memory so can't be exact with instructions, you need to experiment a bit, it is definately possible to do what you need.
Ok, I think I done it now.Thanks a lot for all your help.I appreciate it.