Anyone having problems with WiFi turning itself on automatically? I don't think I have any apps that I didn't have before that would turn it on by themselves.
Go to settings, more, connections optimizer. Turn it off.
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Didn't realize that Sprint added this to decrease their traffic by randomly turning it on and draining my battery!
If it's the same as other phones, they claim it conserves power. It doesn't have to search for a signal.
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engine95 said:
If it's the same as other phones, they claim it conserves power. It doesn't have to search for a signal.
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From my three days of experience with it, it seems like it searches for a WiFi signal not often enough so you'll leave your house and then WiFi will be on for a while before it realizes there is no WiFi and then be searching for WiFi that whole time you're gone, waking up to do so. Not sure if it also searches for an LTE signal or not too.
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I got a email or text the other day from Sprint saying that i could get a app or something to let me run my wiFi and it not eat my batt fast???? I lost the link, any help? thanks!
I got the same one:
"SprintFreeMsg: Enable the Wi-Fi on your phone and improve your battery life by up to 50%. Visit http://sprint.us/wifi to learn how."
No app, just use WiFi instead of 3G. Yes, it uses a lot less battery (assuming you are connected, being disconnected and scanning constantly uses a lot more battery), and it lightens the load on their network.
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do you use minutes if you use wifi, i hear different things???
Nabisco_12 said:
do you use minutes if you use wifi, i hear different things???
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No
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Nabisco_12 said:
do you use minutes if you use wifi, i hear different things???
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If you make a phone call you do.
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kennyglass123 said:
If you make a phone call you do.
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yeah but it disconnects you from WiFi when you make a call i watch the screen as im on wifi it automatically disables it and 3g doesnt have to be connected to make a call.
XxLostSoulxX said:
yeah but it disconnects you from WiFi when you make a call i watch the screen as im on wifi it automatically disables it and 3g doesnt have to be connected to make a call.
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My wifi doesn't disconnect when I'm on a call... I constantly use wifi on my phone while talking... it doesn't disconnect wifi
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Yeah. Otherwise I could not use internet while on a call. This only works on wifi or 4G.
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FYI, for the 3rd update in a row Sprint enables Connection Optimizer by default. It is a HUGE battery drainer in the past, and maybe even more so in the JB release. Remember to go into..
Settings --> More Settings --> Mobile Networks --> Connections Optimizer
and uncheck.
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FYI, for the 3rd update in a row Sprint enables Connection Optimizer by default. It is a HUGE battery drainer in the past, and maybe even more so in the JB release. Remember to go into..
Settings --> More Settings --> Mobile Networks --> Connections Optimizer
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But does it stick as disabled when you disable it? I had that problem in LI3 and I ended up freezing it with Titanium Backup.
You have to go to /system/app and delete or rename Connection Manager.apk.
Even if you disable it. It will be turned on again.
That's the Sprint "don't use your unlimited data"
That sh** is all day long scanning for Wi-Fi.
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I haven't had the issue of it turning back on. Once unchecked it no longer shows up as a battery hog and no longer turns in my Wi-Fi
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I haven't had the issue of it turning back on. Once unchecked it no longer shows up as a battery hog and no longer turns in my Wi-Fi
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Same here. But true it is sprint trying to cheat us from getting internet off 3g. That's why to get back I leave Pandora on all night almost every day. Lol talk about data usage.
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I just froze it usint titanium backup it still shows up in settings→more setteings→mobile networks but u cant press it.
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timer1 said:
I just froze it usint titanium backup it still shows up in settings→more setteings→mobile networks but u cant press it.
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Same here.
It is causing hell on my phone today. Keeps flipping out and flapping my WiFi connection. Just checked it in Better Battery Stats...yep, this is the third worst offender behind screen and media services. And Sprint pushed out a buggy update that won't let people turn it off...
With this and their incredibly stupid removal of Internet Calling, I can see LJ7 being pulled or a fast update being pushed out ASAP.
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I find this quite interesting... I get great life leaving it on... I have disabled many other things and restricted my background data but not this... interesting indeed
Oh here is a picture of what I get with it on... ill do some tests in the coming days to verify which setting is better
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Mutiny32 said:
It is causing hell on my phone today. Keeps flipping out and flapping my WiFi connection. Just checked it in Better Battery Stats...yep, this is the third worst offender behind screen and media services. And Sprint pushed out a buggy update that won't let people turn it off...
With this and their incredibly stupid removal of Internet Calling, I can see LJ7 being pulled or a fast update being pushed out ASAP.
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Did you try freezing it?
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Just wondering if anyone knows why when I turn of data especially, my phone can go 24 hours in one charge but leaving data on all the time diminishes the battery life. Is it a modem thing? I always had battery issue but turning off data seems to help a check lot. Thanks in advanced.
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Do you often leave the coverage area? Because constantly searching for network when there is none will eat battery. Also If you have data on it will allow background apps to use the internet, which consumes power as well.
You probably are getting a much stronger signal when it isn't trying to stay connected to mobile data.
The weaker your signal the greater the battery drain. Often when you enable data you get a weaker sig.
Also make sure its not set to wcdma only.
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I'm in pretty good coverage area.
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It is pretty normal for you to have more battery consumption with the data on than off. I had a myTouch 3G slide that could go for 3 days if I left the data off. Check to see if you have any apps that are being synchronized too often because that could be causing your phone to die quicker than normal.
With data off apps can't update(refresh) right? That should keep them from waking the system up.
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I'm in pretty good coverage area.
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Try having wifi on when possible if you dont want to disable data.
djpingpong said:
It is pretty normal for you to have more battery consumption with the data on than off. I had a myTouch 3G slide that could go for 3 days if I left the data off. Check to see if you have any apps that are being synchronized too often because that could be causing your phone to die quicker than normal.
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lol! My slide was/is a beast! Dropped, kicked, slammed, scraped, you name it! Not a scratch on the glass! Cover looks like it was in an explosion!
Still use it for an alarm.
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With data off apps can't update(refresh) right? That should keep them from waking the system up.
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If they are set to sync they will still try. You have to turn off sync. But if they can't get out they still don't transmit so still less battery use.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Try having wifi on when possible if you dont want to disable data.
lol! My slide was/is a beast! Dropped, kicked, slammed, scraped, you name it! Not a scratch on the glass! Cover looks like it was in an explosion!
Still use it for an alarm.
If they are set to sync they will still try. You have to turn off sync. But if they can't get out they still don't transmit so still less battery use.
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Yeah that will probably fix the issue. When I was on TW, under the battery tab, I noticed that my phone would wake often during the night. Now with the data off, it stays asleep longer. I think ill have to use something like juice defender that enables and disabled data automatically
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I leave my WiFi on at all times. I only have WiFi access at home, so when I'm at work I leave it on but am not connected to anything except the cell network. My typical day is about 10 hours at the office. When I get home, occasionally I will reconnect to my own WiFi but most days it will show my network as available and that my password is saved, but I have to toggle WiFi on and then back on before it will auto correct. Trying to manually connect from the network list doesn't connect either until toggled off and on.
Over the weekend, I can leave for several hours and reconnect without any issue. Seems to be something with the extended time away during the workday that causes the issue. Is anyone else experiencing similar or have suggestions on how to fix this issue?
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Had that happen to me too. Turned airplane mode off and back on, reconnected right away.
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psal217050 said:
Had that happen to me too. Turned airplane mode off and back on, reconnected right away.
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Just toggling the WiFi off and on seems to resolve it, so it's not an overly huge issue. Just would be nice if I didn't need to toggle at all and it would auto connect as my previous phones had done.
In advanced wifi settings, there is an option to "keep wifi on when screen is off."
Which is the more power efficient option, keep wifi on or off when the device goes to sleep?
4ndroid99 said:
In advanced wifi settings, there is an option to "keep wifi on when screen is off."
Which is the more power efficient option, keep wifi on or off when the device goes to sleep?
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It depends, if your LTE signal is bad then WiFi is better on so its not searching for LTE when it's sleeping. It's good if you won't be searching for signal and your phone isn't being used. If you are constantly using it them leave Wi-Fi on.
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Pilz said:
It depends, if your LTE signal is bad then WiFi is better on so its not searching for LTE when it's sleeping. It's good if you won't be searching for signal and your phone isn't being used. If you are constantly using it them leave Wi-Fi on.
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Makes sense I guess. I usually get around 2 bars in my home.
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4ndroid99 said:
Makes sense I guess. I usually get around 2 bars in my home.
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Yeah my explanation may not have been the best, but I'm glad your understood it
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Pilz said:
Yeah my explanation may not have been the best, but I'm glad your understood it
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Last quick question. Is 15% of battery usage by "Android OS" considered normal? It's the 2nd biggest drainer on the list.
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