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Turn off wi-fi seeking?

I often find when I'm stopped at traffic lights and stuff my phone tings... and its trying to connect me to some random wi-fi network! It also does the same at work and its increadibly annoying... especially when you're slyly texting in the toilet!!
How can I turn this off?

if you disable it when you dont use wifi
you will also save a lot of batt

Rudegar said:
if you disable it when you dont use wifi
you will also save a lot of batt
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I'd rather not have to turn the wi-fi off to be honest. I'd rather have a way of stopping it from constantly searching for a network.

That's just daft, takes 2 secs to turn wi-fi off and back on and that would solve your problem. And like the person above it would save your battery - which we all need on the diamond!!
There is an app out there even called wi-fi on/off, that you add to your favourite programs, and makes it EVEN quicker to turn your wi-fi on and off.
I can imagine any other solution to this made up problem would be entirely longer than just switching your wi-fi off.

Just go to Wi-Fi Settings; then go to Menu/Advanced->Turn On available network notifications and uncheck it; i think it will still search for wireless networks, but won't notify you (so battery usage doesn't decrease).
Hope this helps.

Deceneu said:
Just go to Wi-Fi Settings; then go to Menu/Advanced->Turn On available network notifications and uncheck it; i think it will still search for wireless networks, but won't notify you (so battery usage doesn't decrease).
Hope this helps.
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Thanks... thats exactly what I was looking for.
I knew I'd seen it somewhere, but couldn't find it again.
I use Wi-Fi for about 80% ofmy day - so I don't ever turn it off. Its just when I'm out, or in the car etc it seems to pick up stray networks!

Deceneu said:
Just go to Wi-Fi Settings; then go to Menu/Advanced->Turn On available network notifications and uncheck it; i think it will still search for wireless networks, but won't notify you (so battery usage doesn't decrease).
Hope this helps.
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Only problem is - every time you reset the device it resets to search again

Program to keep wifi on during sleep mode?

I dont have a data plan so when it switches, all my data applications (helloaim, etc) go dead. Is there any app on the g1 that keeps the wifi radio on? I know the iphone has something like this
thanks

I know this is cliche and annoying but that's an option in the cupcake build I tried.

just turn the screen time-out to Never, so it never goes into sleep mode. i know this isn't very practicle and quite battery-consuming, but i can't think of anything else that would work.

you tryed APNDroid from the market? Its a Programm to toggle G3/Edge/Gprs Connection - so it's not automatically switching, but only a click

I think this might be what you are looking for.
http://www.cyrket.com/asset/-3636142754456488337
Keep WiFi
Annoyed by observing your WiFi connection switches with 2G/3G when your cell phone takes its pause?
This service will keep your Wifi connection on air, even if your phone's screen goes off.
This service does not influence your normal WiFi enable/disable behaviour.
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or Wiggle.

kb8to24 said:
I dont have a data plan so when it switches, all my data applications (helloaim, etc) go dead. Is there any app on the g1 that keeps the wifi radio on? I know the iphone has something like this
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There is an app in the market called Wifi Lock that does what you are looking for and its free.

Is there a widget to turn on/off the 3g?

I always hate going into the settings to enable/disable data. Is there a widget in the market that does that?

Good question.
How would a 3G switch function differently than enabling Airplane mode?
Curious as well...

bishop72 said:
I always hate going into the settings to enable/disable data. Is there a widget in the market that does that?
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Kinda but no. Switchpro widget has both airplane and 3g on/off switches. As of right now only the airplane part works.
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.alei-switchpro-CFBF.aspx

bishop72 said:
I always hate going into the settings to enable/disable data. Is there a widget in the market that does that?
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Yes! Theres an app for free called Widgetsoid in the Market. I just found out about it today in the 'post your homescreens' thread. Works great!
SV

So what is the difference between Airplane mode and turning off 3G?

I am pretty sure airplane mode kills wifi and bluetooth as well, thou you can turn wifi back on.
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I use Widgetoid (think thats it). Turn on Airplane mode and you're all good. Just need to switch back on WiFi.

Lars1967 said:
So what is the difference between Airplane mode and turning off 3G?
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There is no officially supported way to disable 3G besides Airplane Mode. Airplane Mode disables the 3G radio, while widgets just change the APN to something that doesn't work.

nindoja said:
There is no officially supported way to disable 3G besides Airplane Mode. Airplane Mode disables the 3G radio, while widgets just change the APN to something that doesn't work.
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You can disable 3G from mobile network settings. Just uncheck data enabled.

sangreal06 said:
You can disable 3G from mobile network settings. Just uncheck data enabled.
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Sangreal, What benefit (or not) would this have over engaging Airplane mode?

Lars1967 said:
Sangreal, What benefit (or not) would this have over engaging Airplane mode?
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Airplane mode disables all of the radios, and you have to re-enable them each time you power the device on.

sangreal06 said:
Airplane mode disables all of the radios, and you have to re-enable them each time you power the device on.
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I've noticed that unchecking that doesn't actually power down the 3G radio. It will still show up in the power monitor under settings. I'm aslo curious if there is a way without using airplane mode to have the tablet not bug about activation every time it starts up.

Thank you!

sangreal06 said:
You can disable 3G from mobile network settings. Just uncheck data enabled.
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True, but I meant from a programming standpoint, so a widget could do it. Maybe it's been added in the 3.0 SDK but I haven't heard about it. I know google took out the ability to turn on and off the 3G with a program because it can cost users money.

Wifi does not auto-connect when screen is off

I have a wifi issue that is a little different from other I have read here.
Issue: When my phone screen is off, it will NOT auto-connect to saved Wifi hotspots (eg, home, office) within range, until I wake up the phone (turn on the screen).
When it is connected to the Wifi hotspot, it will keep the connections even when the screen is off. (non issue)
I have set "Keep Wifi on during Sleep" to Always, and set "Sleep mode" to off. "Power Saver" is off too. Mobile data is off (I turn it on only when I need it). I checked battery usage, and Wifi is constantly on, just that it does not connected to the saved Wifi.
My question/issue is, is it normal for the One to not auto-connect to saved Wifi hotspots within range when the screen is off?
On my old HTC EVO 3D running ICS, it will automatically connect to the same hotspots without the need to wake up the phone (turn on the screen).
My One is still using the stock Rogers firmware (1.29.631.4)
UPDATE: I found that this appears to happen only when the screen has been off for a longer time (more than a couple hours). If I have waken the screen up an hour before it entered the saved wifi range, then it seems to auto-connect fine. Need more testings.

BB88 said:
I have a wifi issue that is a little different from other I have read here.
Issue: When my phone screen is off, it will NOT auto-connect to saved Wifi hotspots (eg, home, office) within range, until I wake up the phone (turn on the screen).
When it is connected to the Wifi hotspot, it will keep the connections even when the screen is off. (non issue)
I have set "Keep Wifi on during Sleep" to Always, and set "Sleep mode" to off. "Power Saver" is off too. Mobile data is off (I turn it on only when I need it)
My question/issue is, is it normal for the One to not auto-connect to saved Wifi hotspots within range?
On my old HTC EVO 3D running ICS, it will automatically connect to the same hotspots without the need to wake up the phone (turn on the screen).
My One is still using the stock Rogers firmware (1.29.631.4)
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I do believe it is normal. It's to conserve power your phone would have to have a wakelock to connect to another network draining power. As I understand it the ONE puts the wifi into a power saving mode when it's not connected so it's not constantly draining your power while driving. Once you wake the screen it will then connect as it assumes you want it.

nullkill said:
I do believe it is normal. It's to conserve power your phone would have to have a wakelock to connect to another network draining power. As I understand it the ONE puts the wifi into a power saving mode when it's not connected so it's not constantly draining your power while driving. Once you wake the screen it will then connect as it assumes you want it.
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Should that be an option to turn that off, such as the "Wifi Sleep Policy" I saw from some other rom? Or the settings I mentioned above disable that behaviour already?

BB88 said:
Should that be an option to turn that off, such as the "Wifi Sleep Policy" I saw from some other rom? Or the settings I mentioned above disable that behaviour already?
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Don't think so. The wifi sleep would turn the wifi radio off which isn't happening. Oh quick thought check the network and make sure the phone is set to auto connect that would do it for sure!

nullkill said:
Don't think so. The wifi sleep would turn the wifi radio off which isn't happening. Oh quick thought check the network and make sure the phone is set to auto connect that would do it for sure!
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What do you mean by network and auto connect?

BB88 said:
What do you mean by network and auto connect?
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Nevermind isn't there. Maybe I'm thinking of stock android or maybe I'm thinking of another OS.

Can anyone else confirm if this behaviour is normal or not?
So if I don't wake my screen, I will never get any sync when the screen is off and I just get back into wifi range?

BB88 said:
Can anyone else confirm if this behaviour is normal or not?
So if I don't wake my screen, I will never get any sync when the screen is off and I just get back into wifi range?
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Go into WiFi Settings, Go to the menu and click Advanced. Change "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" to "Always".
WiFi will connect with screen off.

nuggstein said:
Go into WiFi Settings, Go to the menu and click Advanced. Change "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" to "Always".
WiFi will connect with screen off.
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As I have indicated in my first post, this has been set to "Always" already. Are you sure that works for you?

What is the phone not doing that you want it to do? Just turn on auto sync if you want your email and FB updates to be waiting for you. Or is that not working?

Quick test. Put your phone to sleep with gmail autosync push mail on. Turn off data and only enable WiFi. Then send yourself an email from a computer, if you get a notification on your phone while it is sleeping, then it is working. Or you can place a voip call with viber or send yourself a viber text from another phone.
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ZircularLogic said:
What is the phone not doing that you want it to do? Just turn on auto sync if you want your email and FB updates to be waiting for you. Or is that not working?
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It is not auto connecting to the saved Wifi networks when I go to work, or when I go home, with the screen off. I have to wake the phone (press the power button) and you can see that it will connect to the saved Wifi networks. The FB notifications and Whatsapp notifications are pushed, so they don't require auto-sync to be on.
checksum123 said:
Quick test. Put your phone to sleep with gmail autosync push mail on. Turn off data and only enable WiFi. Then send yourself an email from a computer, if you get a notification on your phone while it is sleeping, then it is working. Or you can place a voip call with viber or send yourself a viber text from another phone.
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If my phone is already connected to the Wifi networks, putting it to sleep will NOT disconnect it from the Wifi network. It only happens when I changed from one saved network to another (home to work, or work to home) with the screen off, then it will not auto-connect. I have tested that and I'm not getting the notification in that situations. I have to wake the phone up to trigger the auto-connect.

BB88 said:
It is not auto connecting to the saved Wifi networks when I go to work, or when I go home, with the screen off. I have to wake the phone (press the power button) and you can see that it will connect to the saved Wifi networks. The FB notifications and Whatsapp notifications are pushed, so they don't require auto-sync to be on.
If my phone is already connected to the Wifi networks, putting it to sleep will NOT disconnect it from the Wifi network. It only happens when I changed from one saved network to another (home to work, or work to home) with the screen off, then it will not auto-connect. I have tested that and I'm not getting the notification in that situations. I have to wake the phone up to trigger the auto-connect.
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Is your wifi toggle always on? Or do you turn it off once you leave a certain network? The only way the device will auto connect to a saved network, is if the wifi toggle is already turned on before you go near a saved wifi network.
If you want a saved network to automatically turn on wifi and connect to a saved network, you will need some thing like juice defender. It teaches itself to know when you're near a saved wifi network and it will automatically turn on your wifi toggle on and connect to the saved network. Then once you leave the area or lock your device, it will automatically toggle off wifi and disconnect from the wifi network.
Sent from my HTC myTouch 4g using xda premium

coupetastic-droid said:
Is your wifi toggle always on? Or do you turn it off once you leave a certain network? The only way the device will auto connect to a saved network, is if the wifi toggle is already turned on before you go near a saved wifi network.
If you want a saved network to automatically turn on wifi and connect to a saved network, you will need some thing like juice defender. It teaches itself to know when you're near a saved wifi network and it will automatically turn on your wifi toggle on and connect to the saved network. Then once you leave the area or lock your device, it will automatically toggle off wifi and disconnect from the wifi network.
Sent from my HTC myTouch 4g using xda premium
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Not sure what you mean by "wifi toggle always on". My Wifi (under setting) on the phone is always on. I never turned it off. Under Power History, I can also see that Wifi is always on (un-interrupted blue bar).

I contacted HTC support, and they asked me to change the WiFi band frequency from "Auto" to "2.4GHz" and reboot the phone. It seems to have fixed the problem so far (after a couple days of testing). Although it would have been nice if they can fixed the problem properly.

BB88 said:
I contacted HTC support, and they asked me to change the WiFi band frequency from "Auto" to "2.4GHz" and reboot the phone. It seems to have fixed the problem so far (after a couple days of testing). Although it would have been nice if they can fixed the problem properly.
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Actually, the problem still exists.

BB88 said:
Actually, the problem still exists.
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Yeah, I just got the One almost a month ago and seriously thinking of returning it because of this issue. I wish I wouldn't have rooted it because since I did for some reason I can't get ADB to recognize my device. I've tried everything my noob brain can think of to fix it and the wifi issue but nothing works. I see that no other developers have a fix either as no apps or threads here give a solid solution.
I might give AT&T the money to warranty it and just get another device but I want that to be my last resort.
Personally, I think it might be an isolated hardware defect that was addressed with later devices which is why it is not as wide spread and therefore doesn't generate a need to find a workable solution.
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BTW I've flashed several of the popular roms on XDA to see if that fixed it including Viper and CM but to no avail...

automaddux said:
Yeah, I just got the One almost a month ago and seriously thinking of returning it because of this issue. I wish I wouldn't have rooted it because since I did for some reason I can't get ADB to recognize my device. I've tried everything my noob brain can think of to fix it and the wifi issue but nothing works. I see that no other developers have a fix either as no apps or threads here give a solid solution.
I might give AT&T the money to warranty it and just get another device but I want that to be my last resort.
Personally, I think it might be an isolated hardware defect that was addressed with later devices which is why it is not as wide spread and therefore doesn't generate a need to find a workable solution.
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BTW I've flashed several of the popular roms on XDA to see if that fixed it including Viper and CM but to no avail...
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Not sure if I have been using the phone more, or if I have flash new radio (Radio from 2.17 base - 4A.16.3250.24_10.38.1150.03L (flashable Zip) and rom (ARHD), I don't think I have this problem any more.

BB88 said:
Not sure if I have been using the phone more, or if I have flash new radio (Radio from 2.17 base - 4A.16.3250.24_10.38.1150.03L (flashable Zip) and rom (ARHD), I don't think I have this problem any more.
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can you flash a radio with S-on? I don' wanna try it and brick it. but I have been wanting to see if that fixes it

automaddux said:
can you flash a radio with S-on? I don' wanna try it and brick it. but I have been wanting to see if that fixes it
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No, I believe you have to be S-Off to do that, or else you need to flash the firmware. Have you trying reinstalling drivers or try on another computer to get ADB to recognise your phone?

Wifi Connect issues with Lollipop

Fixed on my own

savini72 said:
Fixed on my own
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How did you fix this issue? Nothing works when it says I'm connected to my home wifi network. Please help

Try turning on airplane mode, then turn on Wi-Fi, and see if it connects, then turn-off airplane mode.

jjspierx said:
Try turning on airplane mode, then turn on Wi-Fi, and see if it connects, then turn-off airplane mode.
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when the " click here to sign into network" comes up, brings up the white page that says sign in. I go to the top right, where the 3 dots are, click them and hit use network as is. after that the original sign in page I was getting before lollipop comes up.
Sometimes my wifi doesn't instantly connect at home, but I just go to settings> WIFI and it starts to connect...

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Try turning on airplane mode, then turn on Wi-Fi, and see if it connects, then turn-off airplane mode.
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This is working. Thanks