New answers tagged wi-fi
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Android will always use WiFi once it is connected. You just have to disable mobile data. To do so go to Settings → Mobile network settings and uncheck Data enabled.
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To manually start and stop internet: Go to Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Mobile networks and disable Mobile data. This will stop internet connection through mobile network. Enable this to start internet again.
To stop it permanently:
Some application may start internet automatically, So to prevent accidental internet consumption, Create a new ...
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I managed to work round, if not resolve, the issue at hand.
In short I installed Wifi Ruler - Free, which overrides the stock wifi connection manager.
This allows me to click and connect to any AP that I come across with no issue.
It does loads of other stuff, finally I can prevent my phone from connecting to my neighbours incredibly strong open wifi.
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My Samsung Galaxy Ace disconnects from Wi-Fi when sleeping even after setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy
Go to the main screen-->Tap on applications symbol-->Go to Settings-->Then Wireless & Networks.
Then now go to the WiFi and then move on advanced settings (shown as a symbol below the screen not on the screen but to will popup AFTER PRESSING THE LEFT Button)).you will find easily how to control it during sleep
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Do you have custom recovery installed? I have had this problem twice on a Galaxy S2, and what fixed it for me every time was running a permissions fix from recovery mode.
If that doesn't work, try deleting your WiFi config file. Not sure what it is on the Nexus, but I'm guessing it'll be something along the lines of /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf or ...
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You can do this without root permissions as its built into Android ICS. Just go to:
Settings -> Backup & Reset
Then when you setup the tablet you can restore all the Wi-Fi data from your phone when you sync from the same Google account.
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I personally recommend AutomateIt. Not only can it achieve what you are wishing for, but it can also save you some battery life too. The app lets you scan surrounding cell towers in order to determine location. So in this manner you can silence your phone as soon as it connects to a nearby cell tower at your workplace. This way you save some juice by not ...
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I figured it out. My network was configured to use the network address as the router address. Windows is able to handle this just fine, I guess, but Android systems can not. So I changed the Addressing settings to set the router to end in .161 instead of .160 (the network address) and it's all good :D
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You don't necessarily have to use shell for this. Try out inSSIDer it provides RSSI data, but I am not sure how realtime this data is.
For me this app is used to verify the consistency of the AP's (Enterprise network) in a certain location and their typical radio switch zone.
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Install iw and then issue:
iw dev wlan0 scan freq 2417
It synchronously scans only the frequency(ies) you specify. This can give your multiple results per second!
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If using the shell isn't a problem, you can compile iwlist command for ARM, and transfer it to device. iwlist scan as root may give you better results.
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This behavior may be caused by power management features, and does not indicate a problem. Try installing Android Terminal Emulator on the phone and pinging either the router or a normal PC (not another phone) by running ping -c 10 <address> from there. You should notice that ping results in this direction are better.
(Note that without the -c ...
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Figured it out...go to the WiFi settings, hit the menu key and choose "Advanced", and uncheck "Avoid poor connections".
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If you're only missing that one file, you could try using my copy of it:
http://www.freesoft.org/bbaccala/wpa_supplicant
I'm running 4.1.2, but I'll bet it'll work.
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I performed two steps to fix the issue:
Settings -> Wireless & network settings -> Wi-Fi settings -> click menu button and select Advanced, Select Wi-Fi sleep policy - > Select Never.
Dial *#*#526#*#* for WLAN Diagnostics. This will reload the Wi-Fi driver (I tried this before without step 1 and it rebooted my mobile).
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I was looking for a similar solution and I just found the AwoX StriimLINK.
The video is in French but the description and specs are in English. This should work for my needs, and hopefully yours too.
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On the LG Nexus4 power consumption is very high when using 3G+ internet connections.
And as you wrote GPS is a passive method. CPU does not seem to matter much here (my own findings after a few months of usage).
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See my comment above; appears to have been caused by a broken DHCP configuration.
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Have you tried dialing *#*#526#*#* ?
It fixed a wifi connection problem I had.
I dialed it on the phone, got the "call cannot be completed" message. Hung up, restarted the phone, then went through the whole phone call again.
It worked. My wifi problem is fixed. I kid you not. Google it. I hope this helps.
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Unfortunately, there's no native method for this (at least to my knowledge). But WiFi Switcher does exactly that. According to its description:
The tool checks the registered WIFI networks every 20 seconds. If one of these networks has better signal strength than the currently one, the tool changes the WIFI network to this better one.
But it's not that ...
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You can do it manualy by using Wifi Analyzer and then connecting to the strongest wifi around you. I don't know an app that could automate this for you.
Link to app
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As it turns out, the problem was caused by deleting wpa_supplicant. Wikipedia can offer a little insight on what that means:
In addition to being a full-featured WPA2 supplicant, it also implements WPA and older wireless LAN security protocols.
It further is responsible for the job to
review a list of currently visible networks, select one of them, ...
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#!/system/bin/sh
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "UPDATE secure
SET name='mobile_data',value='0'
WHERE name='mobile_data'"
You can add this as init.d script, if your ROM supports init.d. Or else you can patch boot.img with autobootimage patcher from xda.
The above script is for mobile data: for Wi-Fi, change ...
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Usually, mobile data should be turned off automatically by the system when WiFi is connected. If you're sure it's mobile data which is on, you could try some automation tools to handle this, e.g. Tasker (Condition: WiFi connected, Task: mobile data off), or Llama - Location Profiles (here I don't know the steps, but it can do that as well).
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The obvious solution would be to use a device that has both ethernet and Wi-Fi as a router or a bridge. If it joins the same Wi-Fi network that the Nexus 7 is on, then the Nexus 7 will be able to make a connection through the router/bridge to your mystery device, while also talking to the Internet through the same Wi-Fi network. Alternatively, if the Nexus 7 ...
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What do you mean by having a "a bar" on the SIM card? I don't fully understand your situation but I'll try to give you an answer you can work with. I've checked out Giffgaff and apparently this is a pre-paid network in the UK.
Let's forget about Internet for a second. Can you make calls with the Giffgaff SIM card in the phone? If you can, then you know your ...
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aha, found it:
under apps -> settings -> connections, I can turn overall use of Wi-Fi on or off.
Then if I select "More networks", I get this screen:
and I can turn on or off "Wi-Fi Calling".
Tmobile has a note about it here: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-5864
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All the telephone calls go through Mobile network not Wifi. If you have any VoIP application like Viber or Skype installed. Then while making call, it asks whether you want to use Phone or Viber/Skype. I guess you might have selected one of these apps with "Always" settings.
In this case, go to Application Settings & Clear Defaults. And next time be ...
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As best as I can tell on GrepCode, functionality relating to walled gardens (captive portals) was added to WifiWatchdogStateMachine.java in 4.0.1. I can't find it listed in the Android API reference to confirm exactly when it was added, but that would seem to match with your Nexus 10 having the feature but not your HTC Desire.
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If you're not afraid to get your hands dirty with a little DIY, you may be able to adapt this to your situation.
You're basically connecting your phone (with WiFi) to a router, the router to speakers. The audio streams wirelessly with wifi and plays on any speakers that are hooked to the router (which is done with a cheap usb sound card).
enjoy!
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