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anybody know is there a way to have my 3g/H /edge connection disabled when the screen is off like in the wifi sleep policy??
seems a bit of a waste having wifi set to sleep when screen is off if the 3g /edge connection becomes active.
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One of the main use of a smartphone is to receive emails and such while the screen is off. So the answer is no, but I guess you can find a 3rd party utility on the market that does it if you really want to.
Wifi takes more power than EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA

zorxd said:
One of the main use of a smartphone is to receive emails and such while the screen is off. So the answer is no, but I guess you can find a 3rd party utility on the market that does it if you really want to.
Wifi takes more power than EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
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thx man. . i always thought 3g /h took more power!!
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I use "Superpower" to switch between 3g and 2g when screen is off, but you can also let it disable data (and wifi) completely.

Grizza666 said:
I use "Superpower" to switch between 3g and 2g when screen is off, but you can also let it disable data (and wifi) completely.
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hmmm . . might try that
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Grizza666 said:
I use "Superpower" to switch between 3g and 2g when screen is off, but you can also let it disable data (and wifi) completely.
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looks like a good app. maybe just what Im looking for. thank you.
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If your life /phone usage would be better not receiving emails etc twenty four hours a day then control your phone to your needs the definition of smart is definitely not email day and night .
A Smartuser who does not depend upon receiving emails twits and facebook then use an App like Quick Settings to turn mobile data off when not needed .
You use the phone dont let it use you .
jje

JJEgan said:
If your life /phone usage would be better not receiving emails etc twenty four hours a day then control your phone to your needs the definition of smart is definitely not email day and night .
A Smartuser who does not depend upon receiving emails twits and facebook then use an App like Quick Settings to turn mobile data off when not needed .
You use the phone dont let it use you .
jje
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ya my thoughts exactly. id like data mode to be on only when the phone is active not 24/7.
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I use Tasker to turn of my data connection on screen off, then turn it on every 15 min for 1 min to allow checking for mails and stuff

Grizza666 said:
I use "Superpower" to switch between 3g and 2g when screen is off, but you can also let it disable data (and wifi) completely.
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this app is a great idea but did you find it slowed your phone down?? the minute i took it off again the phone sped up. ive got docs js3 and hardcores latest kernel with tweaks and lagfix on.
gonna try tasker now.
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zorxd said:
Wifi takes more power than EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
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I'm almost certain it's the other way round!

XlAfbk said:
I use Tasker to turn of my data connection on screen off, then turn it on every 15 min for 1 min to allow checking for mails and stuff
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bloody hell. . i cant get this to work at all. sooo complicated. i aamt get past the priority part . going around circles now.
must i create one event for when screen off and then another event for when screen is on??
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ok managed to get profile set up for data to switch off when display is off and vice versa.
only thing is in the notifications bar it says 'no active profiles'??
how do i know he its working?
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you could add additional "Notify" events for testing, they'll have a timestamp indicating when the even fired.
My Tasks:
Event Display Off
Wait: 10 Seconds (in case it went off for inactivity but I'm still doing stuff)
Mobile Data: Off IF %SCREEN ~ off
Event Display On
Mobile Data: On
Clock From 0:00 every 15 min Till 23:59
Mobile Data: On
Clock From 0:01 every 15 min Till 00:00
Mobile Data: Off IF %SCREEN ~ off

cool. just set this up now. this app is unreal !!!!
thanks for that
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[Q] Turn off 3g when screens asleep

When I had my iPhone I downloaded an application that simply turned off the 3g radio when the phone was asleep. It would switch to 2g for standby and when woken again the 3g would activate. This saved a ton of battery for me during standby. Is there such an app like this for Android? Ive done a little searching but can find nothing other then wifi sleep and 3g scheduling. I'm getting great battery life but would like to squeeze a little more out of my Captivate. Any help is appreciated!

lstat said:
When I had my iPhone I downloaded an application that simply turned off the 3g radio when the phone was asleep. It would switch to 2g for standby and when woken again the 3g would activate. This saved a ton of battery for me during standby. Is there such an app like this for Android? Ive done a little searching but can find nothing other then wifi sleep and 3g scheduling. I'm getting great battery life but would like to squeeze a little more out of my Captivate. Any help is appreciated!
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Thats would be cool..... I'm sure it could save battery life.
EDIT: Have you tried Juice defender?
EDIT2: Now that I'm thinking about it..... I would like that as it would change not only data but vouce to 2g(GSM) so if I were to get a voice call while in 2g... it would more than likely continue that way once answered... and IMHO the voice quality on 3g is superior.

When I had the app on my iPhone there were several options, you could set a delay for the 3g radio to turn back on, leave it off completely,etc. When I woke the phone, it instantly (since thats the option I chose) kicked back into 3g from 2g. It was very nice. I had 2g sleep state to save battery but still had 3g for data and calls.
Im sure there is nothing out there like this for android but I figured I would at least check here first before I decided it was pointless to look, we do have a great community of people whom are willing to help, you know.

lstat said:
When I had the app on my iPhone there were several options, you could set a delay for the 3g radio to turn back on, leave it off completely,etc. When I woke the phone, it instantly (since thats the option I chose) kicked back into 3g from 2g. It was very nice. I had 2g sleep state to save battery but still had 3g for data and calls.
Im sure there is nothing out there like this for android but I figured I would at least check here first before I decided it was pointless to look, we do have a great community of people whom are willing to help, you know.
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Well... like I said.... juicedefender has that option.... you could try that out....

I was reading up about Juicedefender on some site earlier. It said it was only a scheduler to turn the 3g on and off at specific times. From the sounds of it theres a few apps out there that do the same thing, I guess ill have to download it and see for myself.

I think there's an app that does what you are looking for called superpower, try googling that or market search it. Hope it works out for you
Welcome to android

lstat said:
I was reading up about Juicedefender on some site earlier. It said it was only a scheduler to turn the 3g on and off at specific times. From the sounds of it theres a few apps out there that do the same thing, I guess ill have to download it and see for myself.
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Juice Defender switches off mobile data, not switches to Edge. It does save battery though.

sixstringsg said:
Juice Defender switches off mobile data, not switches to Edge. It does save battery though.
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Use 'Super Power'. Has lots of options and features.

diablo009 said:
Use 'Super Power'. Has lots of options and features.
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Thanks guys, this has what I was looking for. I looked over a thread for this app months ago but didnt do to much more with it. It works well but the 30 second delay to switch to 2g isnt to intriguing. Ill play with it more though, its just what I needed. It sucks when you go to shoot a quick text though and have to wait on the data to reactivate though

[Q] How to set 3G connection to be always on

Hello!
Would like to know how can I set my LG Optimus 4X HD (with app or settings) so it is always on line while on 3G or WiFi even if I lock the phone?
I have unlimited 3G plan so I don't care about data traffic and no mater what I do battery last 1 day, so I don't care about power saving.
Thank you, Denis

denis1304 said:
Hello!
Would like to know how can I set my LG Optimus 4X HD (with app or settings) so it is always on line while on 3G or WiFi even if I lock the phone?
I have unlimited 3G plan so I don't care about data traffic and no mater what I do battery last 1 day, so I don't care about power saving.
Thank you, Denis
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Settings - Screen - Set screen timeout to 30 minutes or something, It's not smart to keep 3G - Wifi online, as it will wake your phone from deep sleep and It won't even last 1 day like that.
You gotta find a kernel with no deep sleep support.Also why do you want your 3G to be on while screen is off? Thats nonsene.Most of the apps that use your 3G would keep your phone from locking the screen, so your phone wouldn't enter deepsleep and they could resume downloading.If you wanna save battery by locking the screen, just turn the brightness down.
Try to delete bloatwares, that increased my battery life from 1 day to 2 days, with moderate usage.Try using some different kernels also.
Whats your purpose locking the screen while 3G is on? WiFi hotspot or something?

denis1304 said:
Hello!
Would like to know how can I set my LG Optimus 4X HD (with app or settings) so it is always on line while on 3G or WiFi even if I lock the phone?
I have unlimited 3G plan so I don't care about data traffic and no mater what I do battery last 1 day, so I don't care about power saving.
Thank you, Denis
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by default, your 3g should stay on when you turn the screen off/lock it, if they're enabled. you only need to do some things if you DONT want it on when your screen is off.

ottomanhero said:
Also why do you want your 3G to be on while screen is off? Thats nonsene.
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Background services? Push notifications? It makes much sense (are you sure what you're talking about?). But on the other hand: if there are apps requiring network for such purposes, they usually take care themselves for this requesting corresponding wakelocks from time to time (background services). Just push notifications work differently, but here the core system should take care.
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Most of the apps that use your 3G would keep your phone from locking the screen,
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That's plain nonsense. Though they could do so (e.g. requesting a full wakelock), they usually don't. Want an example? Ever heard the chime for a new mail having arrived, as you set your mail client to poll at certain intervals? I've never seen the screen turning on for new mail polls. But admitted, I'm not constantly staring at the screen
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If you wanna save battery by locking the screen, just turn the brightness down.
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Guess you didn't read the question? Denis explicitly wrote: I don't care about power saving. So sorry, but you completely miss the point. No offense meant, thoug :angel:

Izzysoft said:
Background services? Push notifications? It makes much sense (are you sure what you're talking about?). But on the other hand: if there are apps requiring network for such purposes, they usually take care themselves for this requesting corresponding wakelocks from time to time (background services). Just push notifications work differently, but here the core system should take care.
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You wouldn't receive emails 24/7, turning 3G on once an hour or two is enough to check notifications.You wouldn't notice any notifications until you turn on the screen anyway.
Izzysoft said:
Guess you didn't read the question? Denis explicitly wrote: I don't care about power saving. So sorry, but you completely miss the point. No offense meant, thoug :angel:
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Nope, I just didn't get what he means.He should try to be more specific.His question is short and simple, no one can do anything without knowing what he is trying to do.Theres multiple solutions to a problem mostly and he is just focused on one of them.Keeping screen on 24/7 is not a solution.He should try to use third party apps, some should have options to notify him in some way, It's just nonsense to keep screen on 24/7.
Izzysoft said:
That's plain nonsense. Though they could do so (e.g. requesting a full wakelock), they usually don't. Want an example? Ever heard the chime for a new mail having arrived, as you set your mail client to poll at certain intervals? I've never seen the screen turning on for new mail polls. But admitted, I'm not constantly staring at the screen
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Thats a different story, I was talking about foreground apps, not background...
Also dude, waste your energy on helping the OP.Instead of commenting on others posts.

ottomanhero said:
You wouldn't receive emails 24/7, turning 3G on once an hour or two is enough to check notifications.You wouldn't notice any notifications until you turn on the screen anyway.
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Wrong again. I hear a chime (new mail notification sound), and then I maybe turn on the screen to look what it was.
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Keeping screen on 24/7 is not a solution.He should try to use third party apps, some should have options to notify him in some way, It's just nonsense to keep screen on 24/7.
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Again, that was not what he asked:
denis1304 said:
how can I set my LG Optimus 4X HD (with app or settings) so it is always on line while on 3G or WiFi even if I lock the phone?
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(emphasis mine). He didn't ask for the screen being on, but for the connection. While for 3G, to my knowledge that's the case anyway (as @Flying_Bear already pointed out), this is different for WiFi depending on the settings (WiFi standby policy).
@denis1304: In WiFi settings, you can configure this in the advanced menu.
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Also dude, waste your energy on helping the OP.Instead of commenting on others posts.
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No comment...

Hello again
Let me explain on example what's that I want from my phone if it's possible.
I use app MightyText or MySMS and while on WiFi it works instantly but if on 3G and phone screen is off for some time, sending SMS start to lag and you need to wait for 10 or 15 minutes for SMS to go through.
Or when I want to install app from my PC over play website its takes also 10 to 15 minutes to start installing app.
While on wifi it takes much less time or start instantly.
Hopefully I explained what I want so you can help me or I expect too much.
Thank you, Denis

While this won't help much: In both cases you mentioned, you are actively performing a task. So you could simply switch on the screen to speed up the action. I've no idea how to do that in a different way automatically, at the moment at least.

Izzysoft said:
Wrong again. I hear a chime (new mail notification sound), and then I maybe turn on the screen to look what it was.
Again, that was not what he asked:
(emphasis mine). He didn't ask for the screen being on, but for the connection. While for 3G, to my knowledge that's the case anyway (as @Flying_Bear already pointed out), this is different for WiFi depending on the settings (WiFi standby policy).
@denis1304: In WiFi settings, you can configure this in the advanced menu.
No comment...
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Nice quotes...
In both cases, turning on the screen and 3G once an hour is enough.
Turning the brightness down could save him from locking the screen, that was my point.
Izzysoft said:
Again, that was not what he asked:
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It is what he exactly asked.He wants his phone to keep 3G - Wifi online while screen is locked.So keeping the screen on wouldn't be a solution, and a third party app could help.
Well, good thing you actually tried to help OP with a few words.You could do that before instead of arguing with me.XDA is no such place, if your commenting on some troubleshooting topic, you should focus on OP.Correct anything I write wrong, BUT focus on OP's question first, thats your priority.
@denis1304
You should try JuiceDefender, I know it's actually a battery saver, but I remember it had some options to sync stuff even while screen is locked.You can set how often it syncs, or turns on the Wifi or 3G to perform such tasks.

Auto power on and switch off app

hi guys, I was wondering if exist in the store any kind of app that can auto turn off and on the phone.
I'd like to switch off the phone during the night and than auto switch on before the alarm.
Is that possible?
thanks to everyone

Turning off, yes. How do you expect the phone to turn back on via an app if it's turned off?
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imnuts said:
Turning off, yes. How do you expect the phone to turn back on via an app if it's turned off?
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Lol I read this before and didn't even bother to answer. At least I thought it was obvious this can't be done.
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imnuts said:
Turning off, yes. How do you expect the phone to turn back on via an app if it's turned off?
Sent from my Moto X
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My old blackberry use to do this....strange android and apple can't figure it out

mario24601 said:
My old blackberry use to do this....strange android and apple can't figure it out
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I believe that it was more of a hybrid sleep than actually being off.

metalfox said:
hi guys, I was wondering if exist in the store any kind of app that can auto turn off and on the phone.
I'd like to switch off the phone during the night and than auto switch on before the alarm.
Is that possible?
thanks to everyone
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Why do you want turn off your phone at night anyway? If it's because battery drain, probably turning off and turning on your phone drains more battery than just leaving it on all night, but if you still think that your phone uses too much battery while you are sleeping, just put it in Airplane Mode, it can be done automatically using Tasker or any other similar app.

Yes I know, but I wanna turn off completely

mario24601 said:
My old blackberry use to do this....strange android and apple can't figure it out
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Sure they COULD... but it would require hardware support to be anything more then basically just turning off the screen and radio connections...
I think the real reason its not there is because why? How many people are actually looking for this? Most will run for a week + if left on airplane mode with the screen off. Who is looking for more then that?
What are we trying to accomplish here?

very old nokia phones could do that

Use Tasker to put the phone into airplane mode? That's about as good as it's gonna get.

[Q] WiFi will not turn off

I have noticed that despite my Wifi sleep policy being set to keep on during sleep only when plugged in my WiFi is on absolutely all the time. I am sure that this is contributing to less than stellar battery life but I cannot for the life of me find an app or adb command that will simply tell me what the hell is keeping my Wifi on. I am rooted but my googling has led nowhere, so now I pose this question to XDA.
How do I figure out what is keeping my WiFi on/in general figure out what is draining my battery during standby?
HELP ME!
Thanks.
P.S. I find it hard to believe that this question has not been asked before, but all of the solutions I have found did not solve the issue for me or just did not work on my Droid turbo for whatever reason, sorry if this sounds stupid.

Post a screenshot of your settings screen please.

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Post a screenshot of your settings screen please.
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I posted four... I cannot think of any other pages that are relevant.

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Go to your app drawer, tap Settings, post that picture. It will be where you can turn on/off Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. We need to be certain that your Wi-Fi is indeed off.

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Post a screenshot of your settings screen please.
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Wynnded said:
Go to your app drawer, tap Settings, post that picture. It will be where you can turn on/off Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. We need to be certain that your Wi-Fi is indeed off.
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Oh, Okay.
WiFi is on, my question is what keeps it from turning off when I am not using the phone despite the wake policy being set to "keep on only when plugged in"
For whatever it is worth advanced calling is off and network type is set to global.

Huh...
I've been playing with my settings trying to find an answer. I changed my settings to what you have shown in the screenshots. Additionally, I've turned off some others as well, Location in one case. It appears that if Wi-Fi is on, it's always on.
When I'm at home, or when I'm somewhere I trust the Wi-Fi network, I turn it on and leave it on with it set to stay on even while the device is asleep, because it's my understanding that the Wi-Fi radio uses less battery than the cellular radio. I would think that with your settings, once the device goes to sleep, it would disconnect from Wi-Fi and connect to the cell tower, using more battery and your data plan. I have my Wi-Fi set to Always on so that when my device is asleep I still get email, etc., and I can surf or whatnot. When I leave the house, I manually turn Wi-Fi off so that it's not searching for a network, that's gotta be a bit of a battery drain. I'm not a power user and I easily get a solid two full days from my device.

Had the same issue. Not sure of a permanent fix, but cycling airplane mode is a short term fix.
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papstar said:
Had the same issue. Not sure of a permanent fix, but cycling airplane mode is a short term fix.
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Thanks, I'm going to see if that makes a difference on what my device shows.