I've had some issues of my phone not charging. The battery finally dies. At some point during this process, the radio to the cell network get's turned off. In CM7 for the life of me, I can't find where to turn the radio back on. Airplane mode on and off doesn't seem to do it.
I've searched for an answer for this but can't seem to locate anything.
Are you getting the bars with an x?
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Yes. Bars with the X
Ok. Go into settings---> wireless and networks -----> mobile networks and then unchecked data enabled then recheck it. If that doesn't work reboot the phone.
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Yeah.. didn't help. I had to restore from a back up to get the phone working again. Surely there is a switch somewhere to turn the radio on if the software is turning the radio off on a low battery condition.
Could it be the kernel? Reflash it?
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I spend most of my work day with no signal, so my battery dies quick constantly searching. I've now got google voice setup, so I can do everything i need over wifi, but can't enable airplane mode without it preventing wifi from working as well. I'm running SFR 1.2. Anybody have the same issue and or know a way around it?
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I spend most of my work day with no signal, so my battery dies quick constantly searching. I've now got google voice setup, so I can do everything i need over wifi, but can't enable airplane mode without it preventing wifi from working as well. I'm running SFR 1.2. Anybody have the same issue and or know a way around it?
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Turn Airplane Mode on and then turn Wifi on. Wifi will go on while Airplane Mode is active. If you have Wifi on and then turn Airplane Mode on, it will turn Wifi off... just re-enable Wifi.
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Turn Airplane Mode on and then turn Wifi on. Wifi will go on while Airplane Mode is active. If you have Wifi on and then turn Airplane Mode on, it will turn Wifi off... just re-enable Wifi.
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Doesn't work for me on SRF 1.2. Having airplane mode on greys out all of the Wifi options.
petridw said:
Doesn't work for me on SRF 1.2. Having airplane mode on greys out all of the Wifi options.
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That's the exact same issue i'm having. I can attempt to turn wifi on, but it seems to just grey out the options with airplane mode on. From either the quick launch bar, or directly in settings i get the same issue.
Just tested this to see...
Works fine stock ec05. Must be something isolated to SRF
that's funny because I was just looking for an application that does this too. SRF 1.2 won't let you enable wifi with airplane mode on. I don't know if this is an SRF issue or if it's like that for all ROMs. anyway, I found this app [(download here)] and it works perfectly. very simple to use
It works on stock and I have also used this method with various midnight ROM's
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Stock Froyo has always had this ability by default. Must be an isolated custom ROM thing.
here try this also. Turn on your wifi first, then turn airplane mode on & see if the wifi stays connected. this method works for me on SRF 1.2
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It works on stock and I have also used this method with various midnight ROM's
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Yep I agree works on midNight Roms
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I just installed "Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Tool" from the market and so far it's working great for this. There is an option you can enable to always leave Wi-Fi on when entering arplane mode.
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I'm running syndicate frozen 1.2, and I have not been able to turn WiFi on while in airplane mode when I was able to do so with stock ROM.
I don't see an app called "Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Tool". Anyone with a direct link or alternative?
remifenta said:
I'm running syndicate frozen 1.2, and I have not been able to turn WiFi on while in airplane mode when I was able to do so with stock ROM.
I don't see an app called "Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Tool". Anyone with a direct link or alternative?
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For some reason it was removed but I found a better app
Called airplane settings, its free in the market
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For some reason it was removed but I found a better app
Called airplane settings, its free in the market
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I couldn't find that app in the market... but i did find an APK for Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Tool!
also edited my first post with link corrections
LemonHead2089 said:
I couldn't find that app in the market... but i did find an APK for Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Tool!
also edited my first post with link corrections
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So I was wrong its calld airplane mode modifier and it allows u too have gps onto with airplane mode on
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I used Airplane Mode Wifi from the market, and it worked fine. what's funny, is ever since installing the app and setting it to "always allow wifi during airplane mode" i haven't had a problem with it anymore on any rom or any kernel.
Hold power button for a few seconds. Select "Data network mode" to turn off mobile data. Press back button. (Soft key or hardware, doesn't matter) Turn on wifi.
What be the problem gents?
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The fact that it doesn't turn the main phone radio off, and would still leave me with a dead phone by the end of my work day. That's my whole reason. I have no signal all day at work, but plenty of wifi (hooray google voice.)
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I keep a charger at work, because I get zero bars at my desk but sometimes it will send/receive texts. No wifi available for me.
Maybe you could...plug it in at work?
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I plug it in when I can, but I'm the only IT guy for 300 people.. don't get to spend much time at my desk.
Is it possible to switch LTE off and switch to only 3G data when the screen turns off and then back to LTE when the screen turns on? I'm seeking better battery life with this. Would it even make that much difference if I could do this?
I'm running AOKP milestone 4 with the tuna faux kernal 3.0.24.
I've tried the option in the rom settings for this but it doesn't seem to be working. The only way I know to check this is to turn the screen off for a while and then back on and immediately look at the signal icon. I would expect it to say 3G as soon as the screen turns on then switch to 4G. But every time i turn the screen on it says 4G as soon as it turns on. So i'm assuming it's not working. I've also tried using Tasker for this with no avail.
Any ideas? Anybody have this working using other methods?
Thanks
I wanted LTE on only when connected to charger. Plus it would be nice to toggle LTE directly from the power strip (gps, blutooth, wifi widget)
Liquidsmooth has power options to set data when the screen is off. I have not tried it however because I rarely use LTE unless I'm by a charger.
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There are some apps and ROMs that will do this.
Might end up being more trouble than its worth, however, as the 3G/4G handoff isn't very fast, and it will often drain more battery toggling in on and off over and over again rather than just leaving it on.
I would love an app that knocked me down into 2g when my screen was off...
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Or does that only help battery life with GSM phones?
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I am looking to buy the Nitro HD for WiFi only use and maybe occasional prepaid use. I will flash to some deodexed ROM or maybe CM9 so I am not so concerned about software issues in the stock ROM.
What I am more concerned about is - how are the cameras for Skype/Google Video etc?
Any way to turn off all radios except WiFi by default everytime the phone starts up?
Thanks.
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I'll chime in here, I use mine as a wifi only device. As far as Skype/google video goes, video calls are great. I don't have a Sim card in mine and the mobile settings are greyed out which I'm assuming the cellular is off.
I'm currently running the latest cm9 nightlies and the device keeps getting better and better.
Battery life is definitely better than gingerbread. Battery life is within reason for a device this powerful while on wifi. The only battery drain I've found is being out of range of a wifi area. It seems the device goes on over drive looking for wifi and within an hour, majority of your battery is dead. This might be a CM9 issue, I'm not sure on that. Just remember to turn off your wifi when out and about.
Thanks for the response. I got myself a used one for $200 today off Craigslist. Will put leaked ICS ROM on it
Looks much sweeter than my iPhone 4S!!
UP！UP!
The super screen is eye candy. Using wifi it will last for 5-7 hours, while using 3g only for 2-3 hours.
For these two reasons, i often use it only as WIFI.
Will somebody introduce a super airplane mode without shutdown of WIFI？
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Get dx battery saver, put it into sleep mode, then activate wifi.
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You don't need any special app. Just enable airplane mode, then enable wifi.
drumist said:
You don't need any special app. Just enable airplane mode, then enable wifi.
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oh,no, it is a two-click thing with a wifi interruption.
We want a one-click button.
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sandhuxda said:
Any way to turn off all radios except WiFi by default everytime the phone starts up?
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I got it！
If there is /system/etc/settings.xml, modify it about what is airplane mode （this is, remove “wifi” in the lines of "airplane-mode" ）.
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oh,no, it is a two-click thing with a wifi interruption.
We want a one-click button.
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Don't forget reboots
Anyways, sold off my Nitro and moved on. Thanks for all the responses.
Over the past few days I keep getting notified of local hotspots. I know I did not turn on WiFi, but when I check the settings it's one. I turn it off, and within 2 hours it's back on.
Anyone else having this issue
It was happening with me so i reflash the rom
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Running stock, no s-off ... I guess I could do a factory reset, but really don't want to
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Running stock, no s-off ... I guess I could do a factory reset, but really don't want to
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Some apps can turn on the wifi I think.
I guess this is not a wide spread issue, so it must be some app I installed. Looks like I will be doing a reset later today.
For anyone that is interested I found the issue. I had installed Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru from QualComm. This application turns on WiFi if it thinks you are within a know WiFi hotspot. This was really effecting my battery. The software would turn on the WiFi randomly and if there is no WiFi, it would spend too much energy trying to find one.
Once I uninstalled this software everything went back to normal. Now I am getting 18+ hours under lite to moderate use.
For anyone that is interested I found the issue. I had installed Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru from QualComm. This application turns on WiFi if it thinks you are within a know WiFi hotspot. This was really effecting my battery. The software would turn on the WiFi randomly and if there is no WiFi, it would spend too much energy trying to find one.
Once I uninstalled this software everything went back to normal. Now I am getting 18+ hours under lite to moderate use.
You could just run Battery Guru, but go to settings in the app and turn off "Manage Wifi."
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Is there any way to do this on this phone? Primarily for battery life issues? I plan on using this phone NOT as a phone lol, but I would still like to use BT and/or wifi without using the cell radio, hopefully saving some battery life.
Or should I just not worry about it and leave it all on? Phone isn't on a active network anymore, but still has all my old phone number info in it, etc.
Turning on Airplane Mode doesn't activate this? The RIL is still connected, but it shouldn't be broadcasting anything. Though you can turn wifi on and off while in Airplane Mode, just not the cell radio.
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Turning on Airplane Mode doesn't activate this? The RIL is still connected, but it shouldn't be broadcasting anything. Though you can turn wifi on and off while in Airplane Mode, just not the cell radio.
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Well the issue is mainly with the BT. Once you turn on airplane mode, the BT is inactive. Wifi still functions, but I need BT as well.
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Well the issue is mainly with the BT. Once you turn on airplane mode, the BT is inactive. Wifi still functions, but I need BT as well.
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You can't turn on BT after turning on airplane mode?
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tiny4579 said:
You can't turn on BT after turning on airplane mode?
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No I can't. Maybe I am running too old of a rom? I know its a stock rom. GB I think.
I'm not sure if that's a hardware limitation with this chipset or not. I can do exactly what you described in my gs4, but am also unsuccessful on the incredible. Let me know what you figure out.
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