[APP NEEDED] Airplane mode cycle w/ data loss - Motorola Droid Bionic

I mentioned this on the general discussion page but figured it needed to be in development. Can someone make an app to cycle airplane mode when phone loses data connection. Maybe have it check every hour or some similar interval. This would be a great work around for the data connection problems the Droid has. Just an idea guy. I'm tired of missing texts and emails. Thoughts?
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You could just use something like Tasker to do it
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There is the airplane mode toggle
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I'm talking about a solution to the data loss problems so many bionics are having, including mine. If a program would cycle/toggle airplane mode automatically when the phone loses data it would prevent me from missing so many emails and texts. Can tasker toggle automatically with days loss? Don't want to drop 7 much bucks if it can't.
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Tasker can do just about anything if you program it correctly.. You could set it to ping out somehow perhaps and if no response then cycle airplane mode.
I am not sure you can do that as i only use it to change things based on my location or time. It's just a thought. I'll check through the options in a min
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The simplest thing you could do is have it cycle airplane mode on screen off or locking but not if it has been done within the past 30min..
Another way if you have unlimited texting you could have it text yourself every X amount of minutes and if it wasn't received within Y minutes it would cycle airplane. You could then have it delete that text so you wouldn't have just random texts from yourself.
It does appear that you could have it ping out, although im not entirely sure on many of the stuff in Tasker. It can get sort of complicated the more difficult the task you're attempting to accomplish.
If you're having the problem enough for it to be real bad though you may want to call verizon because mine only needed to be toggled through airplane once when i first got it and i think that was a wifi issue to begin with.
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+ 1 for Tasker!
Still waiting for them to add LTE on/off though :-\
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grinchyyy said:
+ 1 for Tasker!
Still waiting for them to add LTE on/off though :-\
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I saw the option to toggle 4g in the settings does that not work?
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I believe that's only for wimax at this time...
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Hey guys
Im tryign to accomplish this with tasker. I geuss im a noobie when it coms to it.
it seems I cant get any task to run, once a profile is triggered....any idea? it does say "profile active" in my notify bar...

Just have to make sure you have it set to recognize the proper triggers
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grinchyyy said:
+ 1 for Tasker!
Still waiting for them to add LTE on/off though :-\
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coor said:
I saw the option to toggle 4g in the settings does that not work?
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Yeah there is not a quick toggle yet. You can turn it off or on by going to:
Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
Set to CDMA/LTE when you want LTE... CDMA Only when not in LTE Zones...
But yeah that is a tedious process... a toggle would be great.

coor said:
The simplest thing you could do is have it cycle airplane mode on screen off or locking but not if it has been done within the past 30min..
Another way if you have unlimited texting you could have it text yourself every X amount of minutes and if it wasn't received within Y minutes it would cycle airplane. You could then have it delete that text so you wouldn't have just random texts from yourself.
It does appear that you could have it ping out, although im not entirely sure on many of the stuff in Tasker. It can get sort of complicated the more difficult the task you're attempting to accomplish.
If you're having the problem enough for it to be real bad though you may want to call verizon because mine only needed to be toggled through airplane once when i first got it and i think that was a wifi issue to begin with.
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Just as an FYI you don't need unlimited texting to do this. You are on the Verizon network, therefore it's free to text yourself and others on the network.

Good point didn't think of that
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AutomateIT from the market can do a bunch of stuff it might help not sure though

I use extended controls.
It's on the market and has a toggle for almost everything.
It's always updating as well.
The data toggle for it takes you to network settings and the gps toggle takes you to gps settings.
I highly recommend this app.
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chipo58 said:
I'm talking about a solution to the data loss problems so many bionics are having, including mine. If a program would cycle/toggle airplane mode automatically when the phone loses data it would prevent me from missing so many emails and texts. Can tasker toggle automatically with days loss? Don't want to drop 7 much bucks if it can't.
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Are you sure that you do not have your phone set to "battery saver"? Because that setting turns off your data after the screen in off for 15 minutes. The data does not turn back on until you turn on your screen and takes a few seconds to do do.

mzimand said:
Are you sure that you do not have your phone set to "battery saver"? Because that setting turns off your data after the screen in off for 15 minutes. The data does not turn back on until you turn on your screen and takes a few seconds to do do.
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I do not use the battery saver profile, but my phone drops data once in a while.
What I've done is set up a Tasker task - not a whole profile - to toggle Airplane Mode on, wait 5 seconds, and then back off. I then created a shortcut to that task on my home screen by long-pressing, selecting widgets, selecting Task, and selecting the task I created. This isn't a perfect solution, but it works for me.

Here you go, Enjoy.

App on market called Restart Connections... its free and with the click of a button restarts all data connections.
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Lossing all connectivity???

Im having a problem with my D3 where sometimes when its in my pocket and everytime i have it laying face down that when i pick it up i have no connection at all. Wondering if anyone else is having this problem?
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Can you clarify what you mean by "no connection at all"?
Sorry was just waking up. By no connection, i mean that i have no 3g or any signal at all. Once i pick the phone up and unlock it, it will reconnect to the network and ill have missed calls and texts
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It's your battery mode. After X amount of time it'll do that to save battery.
settings --> Battery and Data manager
from there you can change stuff like that.

Post your Bugs/Issues

I would just like to see if some people have same issue at times.
*screen can be over sensitive at times
*when wifi is connected icon in notification bar floating with empty 4G icon
*new texts do not show up north finding them in stock message app marked read when they were not.
*(fix) wifi would be off but would prompt meningitis notification found open kwidow connection.
I disabled the att smart wifi app in settings, rebooted and that seemed to fix the problem for me
Post any more findings
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Well only thing that bugs me is that when ever it connects with att hotspot and then i try to connect back to my home wifi it doesnt work that good coz for some reason it prefers att hotspot more that my home wifi!! I had to disable the att hotspot feature since i cant delete it!!
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Just noticed there's no apps to SD option either... Downloaded Spiderman & Dark Knight Rises, and now I'm outta space... Can't wait for root...
I chose the red pill... Now I'm in the mAtrix and I know Kung Fu...
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Just noticed there's no apps to SD option either... Downloaded Spiderman & Dark Knight Rises, and now I'm outta space... Can't wait for root...
I chose the red pill... Now I'm in the mAtrix and I know Kung Fu...
http://android-gz.com
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This was a feature taken out in ICS sadly
My wifi randomly turns off when i try connecting to a new network (goes from obtaining IP address to wifi turning off)
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*when wifi is connected icon in notification bar floating with empty 4G icon
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i dont like this either because every other phone ive had that hides 3g 4g the wifi goes in the place of it but thats the only thing so far ive found that i dont like
2 from me,
1. Battery life is tough. I must have this phone charging whenever I am at my desk or It will be dead by 8pm. I would consider myself to be a power user. I'm coming from an Atrix 2 and would make it through the day with only charging in the car dock.
2. No true gps toggle. I use the toggle switchs all the time, all others work but GPS.
Otherwise I love the phone it's very quick and I'm loving ICS
ML417 said:
My wifi randomly turns off when i try connecting to a new network (goes from obtaining IP address to wifi turning off)
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Disable att smart wifi thing, your problem will go away.
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The only problem I've had was with the screen sensitivity. It's no longer a problem. I fixed it with a Moshi Screen protector.
It's thick enough to balance out the touch screen and it covers up all the Logos on the phone.
Juice Defender can also cause wacky wifi performance issues. You can adjust the custom settings in Juice Defender to leave wifi alone.
Smart Actions hasn't caused any problems with waking up any of the radios or wifi.
Wifi works best if you disable anything that has to do with automatically connecting.
When you connect to your wireless point, just click "remember" when it asks you to save settings. That way it should connect/reconnect faster when you are within range because it's not scanning. It'll just connect.
Anyways, from a security stand point you do not want it to automatically connect to any open network. Wireless SSID can be spoofed with a name change, and connecting to open networks is asking for someone to record your activity, or even launch SSL strip to fish out information on the secure sites you visit. Packet sniffing at a Starbucks free WiFi is easier than using 'One-Click-Root.'
So just avoid open networks and disable anything to do with auto connecting. It'll speed up waking up WiFi and it'll make you much more secure.
If you still have wifi issues just toggle airplane mode on and off.
Kedakari said:
The only problem I've had was with the screen sensitivity. It's no longer a problem. I fixed it with a Moshi Screen protector.
It's thick enough to balance out the touch screen and it covers up all the Logos on the phone.
Juice Defender can also cause wacky wifi performance issues. You can adjust the custom settings in Juice Defender to leave wifi alone.
Smart Actions hasn't caused any problems with waking up any of the radios or wifi.
Wifi works best if you disable anything that has to do with automatically connecting.
When you connect to your wireless point, just click "remember" when it asks you to save settings. That way it should connect/reconnect faster when you are within range because it's not scanning. It'll just connect.
Anyways, from a security stand point you do not want it to automatically connect to any open network. Wireless SSID can be spoofed with a name change, and connecting to open networks is asking for someone to record your activity, or even launch SSL strip to fish out information on the secure sites you visit. Packet sniffing at a Starbucks free WiFi is easier than using 'One-Click-Root.'
So just avoid open networks and disable anything to do with auto connecting. It'll speed up waking up WiFi and it'll make you much more secure.
If you still have wifi issues just toggle airplane mode on and off.
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I'm occasionally bugged with Smart Actions when it forgets to turn something on/off after leaving that profile.
Another problem i'm having the that the bedside dock app keeps crashing when i connect my MAHD to my desk dock, only fix i found so far was restart phone...
bump. has no one else had their bed dock crash and not start up again? I want to know if i should start looking for an app gone astray or something otherwise x.x
No...
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Im having trouble connecting to wi-fi on my Atrix HD, looked up different fixes that require you to change static IP settings but havnt had any luck getting to that point. Any ideas?
B1FFY said:
Im having trouble connecting to wi-fi on my Atrix HD, looked up different fixes that require you to change static IP settings but havnt had any luck getting to that point. Any ideas?
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My wifi is a little strange also. If im not really close to my router it wont connect. It turns on and drops off over and over. Very annoying.
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mikeyinid said:
My wifi is a little strange also. If im not really close to my router it wont connect. It turns on and drops off over and over. Very annoying.
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Try disabling the att smart wifi app, it messes with wifi.
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Lags
The AHD lags and says low volume space in the status bar
DISTRAUGHTKLOWNZ said:
Try disabling the att smart wifi app, it messes with wifi.
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That's the first thing I did. Still can't stay connected. Also spotify doesn't work. Plays a song and then fc's.
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IP IHI II IL said:
Just noticed there's no apps to SD option either... Downloaded Spiderman & Dark Knight Rises, and now I'm outta space... Can't wait for root...
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There's 8GB of space; how did 2 apps fill that? Go into setting>Storage and see what's really eating up your internal storage. I found that the camera by default saves pics/vids to the SDCard and I would bet that's what's killing your space. If so you can change the setting in the camera app and use the "Manage Internal Storage" to move over pics/vids that are currently on internal storage.
I've not had any wifi issues.
Having had this only 2 days, the only problem I've noticed is that there is noise when listening to music. Specifically using the standard Apple earphones and listening to Pandora. I also tried some other cheapo earphones and the same thing. I tried both earphones on my old 3g ipod and it was crystal clear. But this is really a nit-picky thing and I can only hear it on the lowest volume setting.
I get this notification asking for what keyboard input I want to use sometimes when I have the keyboard opened. I click it and it asks me what keyboard input I want to use. I have never installed any other keyboards and this has been happening ever since I got my phone a few days aho
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Att atrix hd connectivity issues

So i have had the phone for a couple of days and recently i have been having connection problems. My data will stop working even though i have bars and the 4g lte sign is up. I have to restart my phone to get my data back connected. Not even going to settings and turning the data toggle on and off works. Any ideas
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miguellopez12 said:
So i have had the phone for a couple of days and recently i have been having connection problems. My data will stop working even though i have bars and the 4g lte sign is up. I have to restart my phone to get my data back connected. Not even going to settings and turning the data toggle on and off works. Any ideas
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Id call att for now and see what they say...
Toggle Airplane Mode. Works for me. I have the same issue.
airplane doesn't works all times.. i prefer suspend the phone for a few seconds..
Are you using any smart actions that affect your data connection? I had the same problem before I realized that the phone automatically turned off data when connected to WiFi. I had set up a smart action to do it as well, which I think confused the device and wouldn't connect to 4G. I had to factory reset to fix it. Left smart actions out of the loop, and haven't had a problem since.
Deep rooted in the mAtrix HD...
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Yea i tried the airplane mode and nothing. I had smart actions on but then i turned them off and still have yhe problems. I think im just going to factory reset and see if it fixes the problem. The problem usually happens when im at school where in my classes i get no reception. And after class i get the bars but still wont get data and then i restart my phone and then i get the flood of notifications.
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This is exactly what happens to me..
could also be lte problems... as att deploys new towers and works on em sometimes you'll have problems for no reason... which is why i would try to call att or do a factory reset, is all i can think of
I had to factory reset my atrix. I dont use the smart actions anymore and that solved my problem
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I posted a wifi fix in development section on accident but its there if you need it
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miguellopez12 said:
I had to factory reset my atrix. I dont use the smart actions anymore and that solved my problem
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Yea, I stopped using also the smart actions as they seems more stupid than smart
I will have to disagree with you, once setup properly the smart actions are great. Never had a single issue with connectivity.
Youngunn2008 said:
I will have to disagree with you, once setup properly the smart actions are great. Never had a single issue with connectivity.
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i too have had multiple issues with Smart Actions. when is activated i lose data coverage. it goes from 4G to nothing. i still can make phone calls.
Pablo1961 said:
i too have had multiple issues with Smart Actions. when is activated i lose data coverage. it goes from 4G to nothing. i still can make phone calls.
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Weird... I have no issues

How I was able to get better battery life with CM/Tasker and 2G

Just wanted to give my expierences, but I like a lot of people try to eek out more battery life. So my last thought was if I could switch to 2G while the screen is off, that would save some battery. Unfortunatly stock ROM doesn't allow you to turn on/off 3G, so I installed CM. Once installed, I created a Tasker Profile and Task, that when the screen is off, forces 2G data, and when screen is on, turns on 3G. The only downside, is there is a 1-5 seconds when you turn on screen that you lose data connection. So for me at work for the day I was averaging 8%/h battery drain, and now I am at 4%. hsic wakelock is down to 5% also.
You can also add that when it's connected to WiFi disable 3g.
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I don't use Tasker but imagine it has a way to set exceptions. It'd be a good idea to set the task to not apply if a streaming app is active-- Google Play Music, Pandora, etc.
Otherwise, there's probably good battery savings by keeping it on gsm over umts.
I'm assuming there's no issues with gsm/umts handoff when receiving a call.
Shawtux said:
You can also add that when it's connected to WiFi disable 3g.
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This is actually the normal android behavior.
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This is actually the normal android behavior.
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he means switch to gsm from umts
Awesome! I Want to use tasker and I'm a tasker noob. I want to create a profile that switches airplane mode on during certain hours as well as turning airplane mode off at certain hours. Looking for all the help I can get
davwman said:
Awesome! I Want to use tasker and I'm a tasker noob. I want to create a profile that switches airplane mode on during certain hours as well as turning airplane mode off at certain hours. Looking for all the help I can get
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I'm imagining a newer version of tasker can toggle airplane mode on android 4.2 (would require root.). Otherwise, I've been liking macrodroid a lot. The free version allows 3 single conditions rules and can easily do what you're looking for. Again, toggling airplane mode in android 4.2 requires root.
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I'm imagining a newer version of tasker can toggle airplane mode on android 4.2 (would require root.). Otherwise, I've been liking macrodroid a lot. The free version allows 3 single conditions rules and can easily do what you're looking for. Again, toggling airplane mode in android 4.2 requires root.
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Root and boot loader unlocked...always.:thumbup:
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Macro droid is awesome! Bought the full version. Its tasker , simplified

Need help with 3 major problems

Okay. So this is my third phone from at&t. I have had three major problems. I cannot connect to open Wi-Fi networks like panera bread and Starbucks. I Get the word in blushing connected, but after a second it says " the network is slow and unstable". I have had the battery getting hot with moderate usage as well. Plus when I am talking to someone else thru say the cannot hear me. So I put it on speaker phone and disable the speaker phone option and all is good. I've read about people gettimg at least one of these issues, but there is no solution to any of these problems. I jabs tried everything. Disabling through auto connect, and fixing the GPS to where the apps can't get my location. Speaking of which I never had these issues with other phones like the s4. That last pic means when I signed in it wouldn't continue further
Edit : the battery seems okay. But the issue with the calling and Wi-Fi still stands. Someone said there needs to be an update
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To turn off the connection is slow error
Settings-wifi-press menu -uncheck auto network switch
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Go to phone press *#0011#..press menu button click wifi turn off wifi power save
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