I have a sprint galaxy tab I bought just to use with wifi, but I see cell bars on top and I dont want it using the cell radio at all since I wont ever be using it and need to conserve battery, anyway to shut off completely?
I cant do airplane mode because I need WiFi on
Take the SIM card out of it.
Otherwise turn packet data off & lock the radio to GSM only, uses very little power then.
3G no mas
I have/had the same issue. The other annoying aspect is that if you haven't activated the 3G, it attempts to FOREVER at every boot. I suggest Airplane mode. After you put the tab in Airplane mode, you can manually turn WiFi on, and not have to deal with the search for service you don't want taking up yer juice. That's at least what I did. I know there are other options for rooted tabs, but I'm too scurrrred to root mine...
This will do it.
http://www.thegalaxytab.com/2010/12/01/how-to-bypass-activation-on-samsung-galaxy-tab/
Wait..that's the jesusfreke verson of bypassing google activation.
He wants to shut off the cell radio.
Try this http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android Market/thread?tid=0c985d51aa0b8a23&hl=en
Or this http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=1f9a6305673f6eac&hl=en
Uhmm just turn airplane mode on, wiat 5 seconds, then turn wifi on. you're good to go.
some people don't get that the sprint GT is CDMA and don't have neither sim card nor APN.
I'm in the same situation, using the sprint GT as wifi-only in airplane mode.
knightnz said:
Take the SIM card out of it.
Otherwise turn packet data off & lock the radio to GSM only, uses very little power then.
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Sprint tabs dont use sims
Sent from my SPH-P100 using XDA Premium App
This worked for my Sprint tab!
dannyxda said:
Uhmm just turn airplane mode on, wiat 5 seconds, then turn wifi on. you're good to go.
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I tried airplane mode before, but when it killed the wifi (as I expected), I started searching... I had searched all over for this simple procedure with no success until now.
I had recently purchased this Sprint tab under the description of being a wifi only. When I received it and saw that it was a Sprint, I did not care at first, since I live in Canada, until the battery started being drained very quickly in my poor cell reception basement because the CDMA phone could detect a weak cell signal. I know that any other CDMA phone I had would use all its power to latch onto a weak signal.
Thank you very much.
Airplane mode turn off the cellular radios. Sim cards have nothing to do with it. Both GSM and CDMA are affected by airplane mode the same way.
It will turn your device into a wifi tab.
I just select airplane mode then re-select wifi on. This shuts off the 3G but lets you surf wifi.
Sam
The problem with the Airplane Mode is that it also turns off Bluetooth. For some reason, unlike wifi Bluetooth can not be turned back on individually while airplane mode is selected. Any ideas anyone???
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I'm not on my tab at the moment so I will do it from memory. For the data issue, if you hold down power, you will see a selection above airplane mode about something to do with data. Turn that off. When I was playing around with it I'm the past, you need to have the radio on (not airplane mode) in order for the GPS to lock. You can also, In settings, enable network location in the location section.
To get rid of the activation nag, note the icon in the notifications bar. See what it looks like? I used root explorer, rooted of course, to navigate to /system/app. Scroll down slowly until you see an apk that has the same green circle with a check mark inside it. Enter rw mode with root explorer. Add .old to the end of the filename. Reboot. No more nag. If you delete it, you cannot update to gingerbread. It needs to be running to get the update. You can disable it later. You also lose all update functions in the about my galaxy tab section.
I use Widgetsoid2.x it allows me to go airplane, enable/disable 3G, wifi, GPS and more. Can get it in Market.
passgab said:
The problem with the Airplane Mode is that it also turns off Bluetooth. For some reason, unlike wifi Bluetooth can not be turned back on individually while airplane mode is selected. Any ideas anyone???
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Sigh, you have it wrong. Turn on Airplane mode, go back into Settings and turn on WiFi and Bluetooth. Simple as that.
The ONLY way you can't turn on Bluetooth in Airplane mode is from the drop down slider thingy in Android. If you go into Settings, you can turn on Bluetooth in Airplane mode.
whats up?
Still wishin to kill cell-radio-app =) Any new ideas except the airplane mode?
ps:GPS and Bluetooth don't work in this mode..
I tried selecting airplane mode and then turning back on WiFi. However, Galaxy Tab is still trying to activate the Sprint account I do not have or want to get.
use titanium.
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I tried selecting airplane mode and then turning back on WiFi. However, Galaxy Tab is still trying to activate the Sprint account I do not have or want to get.
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i use titanium backup pro... open titanium press "backup/restore" tab and look for the icon as appear on status bar, the app name is "System Updates 1.0.0" press and hit "Freeze !" this gonna stop the app to work is better than deleted dont delete it, you may need it later, then reboot. Sprint Activate message disappear on my tab. You must be rooted to use titanium app.
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nobz said:
Still wishin to kill cell-radio-app =) Any new ideas except the airplane mode?
ps:GPS and Bluetooth don't work in this mode..
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i have the same issue, cant find a solution. trying apps just turn on airplane mode.
I have a Droid 4 (obviously) and I don't have service or even a sim card for it. Naturally, I would want to save power by turning the cell radio off. To accomplish that I use airplane mode. I'm running a very recent CM11 nightly so I noticed the new mobile setting area next to Bluetooth. So I disabled airplane mode and turned off "Mobile Networks". In that configuration my lock screen says "searching for networks" or something like that, instead of "no service", and the cell radio shows up in my battery usage.
The question really is, is airplane mode the only way to turn off the cell radio? And if it is, can I turn off the airplane mode status icon?
I have an original Verizon Droid that has been out of service a long time. I'm recommissioning it as a music player for my wife to take to the gym. But when I fire it up, it still thinks it should be an active phone, and Verizon thinks so too; it connects to Verizon's network and is able to make calls.
Right now I have it on Airplane Mode to prevent this, but that disables wi-fi too, and I want it to have wi-fi. Is there a way to erase or reset whatever configuration the carrier gave it, so that it will not try to connect, or at least will not succeed? It's running Cyanogenmod 7, if that makes a difference.
Turn of wi-fi after you turned on Airplane Mode.
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Turn of wi-fi after you turned on Airplane Mode.
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No, I want wi-fi ON, not off. I just don't want it connecting to a carrier.
1) Turn Airplane Mode ON (yes, I know this will turn Wi-Fi off)
2) Turn Wi-Fi ON (Wi-Fi will turn on while the mobile connection stays disabled)
Erovia said:
1) Turn Airplane Mode ON (yes, I know this will turn Wi-Fi off)
2) Turn Wi-Fi ON (Wi-Fi will turn on while the mobile connection stays disabled)
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I'll try that, thanks.
TRY THIS !!!
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I have an original Verizon Droid that has been out of service a long time. I'm recommissioning it as a music player for my wife to take to the gym. But when I fire it up, it still thinks it should be an active phone, and Verizon thinks so too; it connects to Verizon's network and is able to make calls.
Right now I have it on Airplane Mode to prevent this, but that disables wi-fi too, and I want it to have wi-fi. Is there a way to erase or reset whatever configuration the carrier gave it, so that it will not try to connect, or at least will not succeed? It's running Cyanogenmod 7, if that makes a difference.
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it works on gsm milestone
open dialer
dial
*#*#4636#*#*
testing menu will open
tap phone info
scroll to the bottom part and tap Turn off radio
I've been having trouble connecting to the tmobile network. I can do it through wifi and make call through wifi-calling. But when I'm out it says network not available.
When I reboot the phone I manage to connect for a few seconds and then I lose it. Tried the Airplane Mode on and off thing but it didn't help.
When I go to *#0011# I get <No SVC> but when I went go to *#2263# it says that Airplane Mode is ON and that I need to turn it off to access that menu. Since Airplane mode is already off under settings then that's as far as i can go.
With my quick wit I thought, hey that's probably why I don't have any network connection, because the Stealth Airplane Mode is ON
So, what could be causing this dichotomy in between the service mode and the settings? Could it be that the ServiceMode is "concluding" that Airplane Mode is ON, but the problem is actually somewhere else? Like when Windows "help" tries to guess your problem but strikes out badly.
Is there another place that I can turn the Airplane Mode off, a different service code or some misbehaving google app?
On top of that, I got two s6 with problems. Most of the wifey's sensors are shot. But she can make phone calls so her problems will be dealt after mine. The funny stuff is that both started cranking out at about the same time, so unless this was a warranty time bomb, maybe our wireless chargers have something to do with it. Or not and I'm just being horribly unlucky right now, which is always a safe statement to make.
Anyone know how to turn Airplane Mode off besides Settings/AirplaneMode or the slide down thingy?
No Power Saving mode is enabled (but that doesn't mean nothing at this point).
Thanks
Sunofa whore... I been dealing with this **** all day. Then right after I posted here I decided to go look at all the menus in the Network area. And sure enough, under wifi-calling it was marked to "never use cellular network". This self changing selections on Android drives crazy. Thanks for thinking about helping me. Maybe I can find a setting on my wife's phone saying to disable all sensors....
This is driving me crazy..
I leave airplane mode on when I have a wifi connection (at the house). If I leave the house and forget to toggle off airplane mode, meaning wifi is on but NOT connected.. airplane mode is ON.. once I toggle airplane mode off to establish a connection, the phone will be unable to establish any data connection until I restart..
If I disable my sim and re-enable it will work.
Does this happen to anyone else?
Is this clear enough?
gershee said:
This is driving me crazy..
I leave airplane mode on when I have a wifi connection (at the house). If I leave the house and forget to toggle off airplane mode, meaning wifi is on but NOT connected.. airplane mode is ON.. once I toggle airplane mode off to establish a connection, the phone will be unable to establish any data connection until I restart..
If I disable my sim and re-enable it will work.
Does this happen to anyone else?
Is this clear enough?
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This happens to me on the pixel 7 pro. After a flight when I turn airplane mode off it takes ages for the phone to pick up signal and I have both physical sim and Esim
For me it seems related to wifi. If I have a wifi connection and turn off airplane mode, it will get a signal. If I lose wifi connection with airplane mode on and then turn it off it will never establish a connection.
Anyone experience this?