Wonderingnwhat you guys think about the "wifi during sleep" setting and which option to check as far as battery life is concerned. You can find multiple settings online some saying wifi off during sleep and some saying on during sleep. What yas think?
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ThatDudeDez said:
Wonderingnwhat you guys think about the "wifi during sleep" setting and which option to check as far as battery life is concerned. You can find multiple settings online some saying wifi off during sleep and some saying on during sleep. What yas think?
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* Wifi during sleep option is given so that your phone doesn't connect to data,as 3G/4G data consumes more battery as compared to Wifi.
* If you don't need internet during sleep you can disable this option and data as well.
If you are confused what to do , install apps like Juice Defender which will automatically control your wifi settings based on location , time etc..
- its totally your preference
My current setting : Let wifi turn on automatically
I just leave it on wifi on always, even in sleep. Uses less battery, and reduces mobile data usage. If you're worried about battery (rare for a Note 2), there are plenty of more effective ways to save power.
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I See my wifi has used 30% of my battery but ive been on 3G all day, does it drain the battery searching for networks?
It does use some power when searching for networks. There is probably an APP or settings that you can change to set the Freq of checks maybe. Or you can just turn of the Wifi radio when you know your not going to use it.
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I See my wifi has used 30% of my battery but ive been on 3G all day, does it drain the battery searching for networks?
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Yes it uses a lot of power if its regularly searching for networks. Especially if you're moving around and seeing dozens of WiFi spots. Just turn off WiFi when not in use, simple as that.
A lot of custom ROMs have less aggressive Wifi seeking intervals. You can usually set it manually with ease too. Lots of apps out there if you don't want to do it manually.
All that was said is true, but still I find that 30% usage for Wifi just for searching nearby networks is a little too much...
Although I haven't got anything to compare with, I always turn wifi off if I'm not using it during long periods.
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I turn wifi off when it is not needed and battery life goes from one to two days.
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I've been using Tasker to turn wifi on at home/work and off when I'm elsewhere. It's using cell towers to determine location, so hopefully it won't impact the battery much.
I leave wifi on 24/7, today it has used 2% of the 60% battery i've used.
I travel through london so I assume it is constantly finding new wifi signals.
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Y5 Battery Saver .. on the market, free. Turns on/off Wifi based on known networks and cells in the area of the AP.
str355 said:
I leave wifi on 24/7, today it has used 2% of the 60% battery i've used.
I travel through london so I assume it is constantly finding new wifi signals.
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I leave wifi on all the time as well, and I also only have used 2% of the 70-80% battery I used up already.
Try going into wifi settings, then advanced wifi settings, then turn off the new wifi network available notification option.
This increased my battery life slightly.
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Y5 - Battery Saver helps out tremendously! I barely ever use more than 2% when home all day...although that may be a bug but I started a thread for that already.
eddie_gordo said:
All that was said is true, but still I find that 30% usage for Wifi just for searching nearby networks is a little too much...
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That 30% displayed can be deceptive since it's based on the amount of battery discharged and not entire battery capacity.
Well wifi, when on is looking to connect to known networks. If the signal is weak it will disconnect and connect to another network near by if there is that has better signal. This process does use some battery. The biggest drain will occur when you are actively using wifi, that is when you download or upload. So the best way to save battery, is to close wifi when not needed. If however you want wifi you can set it to never sleep. This way even if the screen goes off wifi will be connected and your device wont use the 3G which is way more power hungry.
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How are you guys manage to get whatsapp notification almost instantly when the screen is off ? I have no 3G (data plan) and the "always" option on WIFI shoould be a solution but it will drain battery. i f you chose "never" or "pluged in", then you wont receive notification until you unlock the screen.
if i put syncronization ON, on the device settings, will i get the whatsapp notification, since it will have to conect to wifi?
You have to have a consistant internet connection, otherwise the phone can't recieve the message!
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damn... even my old iphone 3g had a Wifi conection that would conect itself on intervals and not all the time so the battery wouldnt drain.
ty anyway
No problem
Just have it connected all the time, for me Wi-Fi doesn't drain the battery much (if it's connected to my Wi-Fi)
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You can try Juice Defender, there is option to switch data on custom intervals.
reddevilbg said:
You can try Juice Defender, there is option to switch data on custom intervals.
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can't find the option to switch the data usage on custom intervals. Any special version of Jucie Defender?
YolCuA said:
can't find the option to switch the data usage on custom intervals. Any special version of Jucie Defender?
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Have you tried with WiFi on all the time? I've never turned it off (well, almost never), and my battery life seems as good as anybody else's.
I have N7 LTE 4G and most of the time I use it with Wi-Fi only. Yesterday I decided to get a pre-paid Sim to use for Data only when I am in a place that doesn't have Wi-Fi with 1GB per month data for $2.90 (yes it is THAT cheap in Egypt ) but only 3G/HSDPA/HSPA+
Now the problem is, Cellular network is always running and battery drains fast even though I use the internet on Wi-Fi and turned Mobile Data off.
I've read that I can turn on 2G to save battery and disable the cellular signal and indeed when I check 2G, I get no bars in cellular top icon and it says No Service (Network Name) BUT..... as soon as I open internet browser or any internet app, the cellular network works again by itself although 2G is still checked !!
Is this some kind of bug ?
The only solution I can do is to turn on Airplane Mode and turn Wi-Fi on afterwards which is not ideal
Any help would be much appreciated.
There is an app called Battery Monitor Widget that has "Tests" tab when I press on it, it opens "Testing" page in which the first option is Tablet Info. There is a list called "GSM Only" in which there is a toggle to Turn Off Radio and indeed it turns it off
I use airplane mode then just turn wifi back on to keep the cellular radio off.
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Que_Ball said:
I use airplane mode then just turn wifi back on to keep the cellular radio off.
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How much battery does this save ?
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How much battery does this save ?
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It really depends on your signal strength. If you have strong signal you shouldn't see a huge difference. If you have a weak signal then it could be a big boost to your battery life.
And I'm not sure why you said that it was "not ideal" in your initial post. That's really the best way to go about it.
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It really depends on your signal strength. If you have strong signal you shouldn't see a huge difference. If you have a weak signal then it could be a big boost to your battery life.
And I'm not sure why you said that it was "not ideal" in your initial post. That's really the best way to go about it.
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Signal is always good but I don't even need it to be there when I am on Wi-Fi as the tablet has no GSM phone functionality.
I think there is something wrong elsewhere with the battery draining so fast other than the GSM Radio being On.
The battery was good and lasted 2 full days with moderate usage and Wi-Fi always On but it started draining fast when I left the tablet untill it totally discharged and woke up to find it powered off and then charged it till 100% and battery reached 55% in 10 hours with very light usage
It sounds like you have an app draining your battery in the background. Try installing Better Battery Stats and see what's using all your power.
raptir said:
It sounds like you have an app draining your battery in the background. Try installing Better Battery Stats and see what's using all your power.
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Is that the $2.76 app from Play store ?
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Is that the $2.76 app from Play store ?
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Yes, the developer also posts it here on XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Hi everyone, when checking my detailed battery usage, my phone showed that the Wi-fi had been on all the time, even though its turned off in the settings? Anyone else have this issue? Or does anyone know how to fix it?
Settings > Location > 3 dots on top > Disable WiFi/Bluetooth Scanning
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Settings > Location > 3 dots on top > Disable WiFi/Bluetooth Scanning
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Allready checked that, its been off since i got the phone, so its not that
Zulliz said:
Allready checked that, its been off since i got the phone, so its not that
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Not questioning your knowledge but I saw that everytime I used maps it gave me a location settings pop-up and if you pick yes it switches on WiFi and Bluetooth scanning for location. Check if that's the case.
Else it could be a hardware issue.
I had this also on my Nexus... And wondered how to turn wlan off...
Go to Wifi -> 3 dots on corner -> Advanced Wifi
Check for a setting named "Keep Wifi on during Sleep" and it will have 3 options (set to "Always" by default).
Choose "Never" and it may pop-up a warning of increased data usage.
Check battery life after 3-4 hours (with Wifi toggle OFF) to see if the graph shows anything in that Wi-Fi row for those 3 - 4 hours (i bet it wont )
Simple!!
Same for me, i have done this fix but wifi is shown on in the battery menu. Hotspot is off... I don't Know...
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If you have viber go to general settings > WiFi sleep policy and check use device's settings.
Ive also discovered that my Oneplus 3t seems to switch on and off the WiFi when I'm using it. Have switched off the scanning too. Any ideas why?
If you use High Accuracy location settings it will turn on your GPS and your WiFi. Google's device manager will use high accuracy settings and you will get GPS and WiFi on almost all the time.
Try setting you location to device only, which means GPS only. This will stop it from using WiFi for location reporting
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something ive been noticing is that i get alot of battery drain from wifi. most of it comes from searching for wifi and i leave it on because periodically throughout a day im in and out of my saved network's range. Id like it there was a setting or a system edit that would turn off the wifi after searching for 5 minutes and not finding one. i'm assuming the drainage is coming from the the MIMO technology or something. anyways, if you have something it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am using Tasker for this, when I come home or office, mobile data switch off and wifi turns on
Do you need location on for this?
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Do you need location on for this?
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either that, or something else like bluetooth. but location is preferred. I use MacroDroid, a Tasker alternative with a much better UI, and i can set the location update cycle to 10 mins or so to prevent battery drain
Or you can use the cell tower near you option in tasker.
Location/GPS uses battery as well so make use of what is already being used for calls & sms
chazarss said:
I am using Tasker for this, when I come home or office, mobile data switch off and wifi turns on
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How? Please explain?
ELoTRIX said:
How? Please explain?
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Search Tasker app for rooted phones, you can do unlimited settings with tasker. I have set my tasker to find cell tower near my home, when my phone receive signal from that tower then it make turn off mobile data and make turn on wifi and it knows that i reach home. same for work.
search in google `best tasker profiles` so you will see what i trying to explain
It's a feature of Android O
during the waiting, Tasker is the best app (and you don't need root to do this)
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Use lspeed in play store has built in setting for this to adjust different times
me myself and i said:
something ive been noticing is that i get alot of battery drain from wifi. most of it comes from searching for wifi and i leave it on because periodically throughout a day im in and out of my saved network's range. Id like it there was a setting or a system edit that would turn off the wifi after searching for 5 minutes and not finding one. i'm assuming the drainage is coming from the the MIMO technology or something. anyways, if you have something it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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u can use this app and save your preferred time settings on startup and u r good to go . . iam using it from a very long time it saves more battery . and can set wifi off once when u lock the phone also . u can set wifi hotspot connectivity timings also. u have settings that can change network to 2g when using WiFi (this saves u much battery drain from frequent network change). please view the full settings from the options in app. it has both root (required for only toggling networks)and non -root capability . please turnoff battery optimization for this app otherwise it wont work.. this app wont consume that much battery considering excessive battery drain due to frequent wifi search.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sebouh00.smartwifitoggler&hl=en.
i think this would help u .