Hi everyone,
Is the WiFi sleep policy working properly?
I've always belived that the leaving WiFi on durning the night (sync is left on) and it would take less power than using 3G (especially in a bad area)...
Basically, I leave my WiFi on, with the sleep policy set to never (uses more power), but looking at the battery stats, it turns off...
Please see screen shots attached... You can see that WiFi turns off...
Is this a bug?
Thanks, Matt
for some reason, both wifi and data turn off during the night. This is apparent when turning the phone on - gmail alerts of new email that was sent during the night.
So all data turns off durning the night? surely there is a setting for this?
I do see that me g-mail emails come through at 7 o clock in the morning...
hmmmm strange!
Thankis for the reply!
It's a common issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24643932
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24669228
I'm experiencing it too..
It's not only during the night, but it seems that during the standby the HOX suspend randomly the connectivity
same here.
Must be a battery save that HTC implemented.
We should def have the option to change this though.
lol mine is the opposite. I set my wifi to sleep when screen is off, but it keeps changing back to always on when screen off.
Kinda annoying
Related
Does it drain alot of battery if the edge isnt turned off?
Any radio process (WiFi, Bluetooth, Edge/GPRS) will drain battery life. If you are not using it or downloading something, you should have it off. At least that's what I do.
hey
But how do you turn it off? it's on everytime i turn on the phone, and it'll not only drain the battery but it looks like it's connected and wears my account
Tap the power button key...go to connection manager.....hit the 5 key to turn off data
Keep in mind that also turn off direct push!
jt76542 said:
Keep in mind that also turn off direct push!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes yes! This is also very important....otherwise plan on keeping your charger nearby come evening time lol
how do I setup the End key to disconnect the connection to EDGE ?
i've got the E showing up also... I don't have data at all... it won't let me turn it on or off.. also, how do i turn off direct push?
If I turn wifi on at my house and leave a little later, will it automatically switch back to 3g until wifi is available again? And so on throughout the day?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
Depends on your Wifi sleep policy.
If set to never sleep, then as long as you stay in wifi range it will stay connected even if the screen is off. If you venture out of wifi range it will jump to 3G and continuously search for a new wifi network at whatever the default TouchWiz scan interval is.
If set to sleep when screen is off, then it will swap back to 3G when the phone screen is off and therefore do your syncing over 3G while the screen is off. When you turn the screen back on, wifi will reconnect if still within range.
If set to never sleep when plugged in, then it will remain on wifi as long as you're within range and have the phone plugged in. Otherwise it will revert to 3G if no longer plugged in and the screen is off. (Never used this choice, so I could be off a bit.)
Pretty sure I covered the cases. I've tried the screen off (TouchWiz default) choice and never (current setting) choice. I find the plugged in choice pointless for me.
I bought a used HTC Surround to play with WP7 development. I have no phone service for it and just use wifi. I've found that wifi shuts off when in standby, has anyone found a way to keep it active when in standby? Or even a way to just keep it from auto going into standby? I searched around but didnt see anything.
If you keep it plugged in, wi-fi won't shut off.
The screen timeout can be set to never if you don't set a password, that way the screen won't go to sleep and the wifi will stay active.
Now, there are 3 different modes for the Wifi suspension control:
- Never: This option never turn off the wifi connection. So, is better when you are connected to a wifi, but is worse when you are not, because the phone is always searching for connection.
- When it´s not charging: This option turns off the wifi when you turn off the screen, if the phone is not charging, so, is basically like the next option if the phone is not charging, and the first option if the phone is charging.
- Always: This option turn off the wifi always when you turn off the screen. So, is better when you are not connected to a wifi, because the phone isn´t draining battery searching for wifi. But it is worse when you are in a known wifi zone, because the phone is using the data instead the wifi when the screen is off, which drains more battery and waste data of your mobile monthly data.
Neglecting the option of turning wifi on/off manually thorugh the widget, and not using 3rd party apps like juicedefender, I thing the most intelligent and battery saver option depends on your life. So there isn´t a good option for all the people and for all days. For example, I thing the best option for me in the working days is 'Always', because I doesn´t have wifi in my working place, and I spend 10 hours a day on it, so, when I am working, the phone is in my pocket without searching for wifi, but, in the weekend, the best option for me is 'Never', because I spend a lot of time on my house. Finally, for a person who stays the most time of his day in a wifi zone, the best option is 'Never'.
Ok, now I ask, it could be an option that could be the best for all the people? I think the answer is YES:
I think if could be possible to have a mix of 'Never' and 'Always'. I explain, imagine the wifi is suspended at this moment, so you are on mobile data, and you are in your house, for example, and turn on the screen to view the weather. When you turn on the screen, the wifi awakes and connect to your home´s wifi connecion and you view the weather. Now you turn off the screen, BUT, THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE whith the 'Always' option, the wifi DOESN´T turns off, because it is connected at this moment. So, all the time you are at home, since the first screen´s turn on, the phone is connected to the wifi, saving mobile data, and battery, because the wifi drains less battery. Now, you leave your home, and, when the phone lost the wifi signal, turns the wifi off, so, when you are in a not known wifi zone (like the street), the wifi suspends itself for saving battery of wifi searching. The wifi only will search for a known wifi when the screen is on (like now with the 'Always' option) and, if it isn´t connected to a wifi when you turn off the screen, the wifi goes to suspension mode. Now you enter to your home again, with the phone in your pocket, with the screen off, so the phone won´t connect to your home wifi until you turn on the screen, and at this moment, your phone will always be connected to your home wifi until you leave your home again.
I think that is a good idea, and I guess why google doesn´t include something like this in android, it could be the best option for all people in all the situations.
What do you thing about the idea?
I like the idea and I would love to see it implemented! Whenever wifi signal drops out, don't search for it until screen is on.. Would be brilliant!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
I am pretty sure we can configure a Tasker profile for something like that!
Pat123 said:
I am pretty sure we can configure a Tasker profile for something like that!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Probably, but the ideal case would be the option integrated into de system
up
Sounds like a good idea
but for now i use Y5 app
I like the idea, I think its very logical. I fall into the "always around WiFi" group of people though and the "Wifi sleep>Never" options suits me well, If I ever am not in my usual places, I have a wifi toggle on my notif bar for that. One thing I do miss though is the app "WiFi Status", its not compatable with either ICS or the SGN, not sure what the problem is, so I cant use it.
Firmware B111, kicking out of wifi when screen goes off. Wifi is set up "never go off", but still it goes.
I see it on "Smart Profiles",(tried "Profile Flow" also), as I made a rule based on home wifi to switch BT off, when I'm at home.
After some time, when screen goes off, it turns BT on. When I take the phone, it "see" wifi and switches BT off again. In log file of Profile Flow I can see, how the "HOME" profile goes on and off every 5-10 or 15 minutes.
So, the problem is- why WIFI does not keep on all the time. All the possible battery savers are taken off, but still no constant wireless network connection during phone sleep...
And my wifi based profiles don't work as they suppose to...
double check power save option?
VectraT said:
Firmware B111, kicking out of wifi when screen goes off. Wifi is set up "never go off", but still it goes.
I see it on "Smart Profiles",(tried "Profile Flow" also), as I made a rule based on home wifi to switch BT off, when I'm at home.
After some time, when screen goes off, it turns BT on. When I take the phone, it "see" wifi and switches BT off again. In log file of Profile Flow I can see, how the "HOME" profile goes on and off every 5-10 or 15 minutes.
So, the problem is- why WIFI does not keep on all the time. All the possible battery savers are taken off, but still no constant wireless network connection during phone sleep...
And my wifi based profiles don't work as they suppose to...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had a similar issue but when I switch Power Plan option from Smart to Normal in Power Manager, it seems it's ok now
VectraT said:
Firmware B111, kicking out of wifi when screen goes off. Wifi is set up "never go off", but still it goes.
I see it on "Smart Profiles",(tried "Profile Flow" also), as I made a rule based on home wifi to switch BT off, when I'm at home.
After some time, when screen goes off, it turns BT on. When I take the phone, it "see" wifi and switches BT off again. In log file of Profile Flow I can see, how the "HOME" profile goes on and off every 5-10 or 15 minutes.
So, the problem is- why WIFI does not keep on all the time. All the possible battery savers are taken off, but still no constant wireless network connection during phone sleep...
And my wifi based profiles don't work as they suppose to...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it needs tweaking .. if u have plenty bloatware or crapware apps no wonder ..
wifi
brain00 said:
I had a similar issue but when I switch Power Plan option from Smart to Normal in Power Manager, it seems it's ok now
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Tried that once, but no luck...I'll try again!
About crapware...don't know- all apps are from Play store...