I'm looking for an app that will toggle 2g / 3g data either at the touch of a button or (preferably) switch me to 2g when the screen is off and 3g when it is on. I don't really care about high speed when my screen is off.
Anyone know of an app like that?
megatherian said:
I'm looking for an app that will toggle 2g / 3g data either at the touch of a button or (preferably) switch me to 2g when the screen is off and 3g when it is on. I don't really care about high speed when my screen is off.
Anyone know of an app like that?
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but be warned, it takes a while to switch between th e two.....i tried it for a while, and its a great concept....but after a while youll find that amount of battery that appears to be saved is not worth having to wait 30sec-1minute everytime you unlock you phone for 3g to kick in (more often than not, youll have no data access during the switch)....i knwo it doesnt SOUND that bad, and to people who dont lock/unlock their phones a lot it probably wouldnt be, but id be willing to bet to 90% of the people who experiment with the 2g/3g feature eventually get annoyed and stop using it
in terms of "the push of a button" the only thing youll get that is close to that is any one of the dozens of apps on the market that is simply a shortcut to the settings menu where 2g/3g option is located. i have a widget that brings me right to that screen. but there is no app that will actually switch back and forth when one button is pressed
Yes it is slow. You may just want to go in to the Signal Frequency settings for the radio and just set to only 2g or 3 g that is what I do when travelling. I need to use ATT to get 3G so i set to only that freq.
Im running on overstock kernel and my status is always on symbol h and barely 3g or full signal bar is there
Just an H and 1-2bars max
H is actually 3G. Its just a mod on the status bar that changes the 3G icons to H.
You can go to Settings<Wireless and Network<Mobile Network Settings<Network Mode
and change the settings to WCDMA Only. That should lock on to 3G more often.
Be advised that "H" stands for HSDPA which is more commonly known as 3G data.
Thanks man , i thought the H , the whole time was edge... D:
I discovered this thread that add setting to toggle 2G/3G automatically:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530
It can toggle 3G on when you enabled mobile data and switch back to 2G when you disabled it.
Even it can switch to 2G automatically when screen is off..
And many more
But, it will cost you full wipe of current rom and reinstall it back with this mod comply in it..
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Hi, for last few days I was trying to find the mod which I saw on screenshot from Z2. Mod changes the oryginal signal bar and on his place are two signal bars, one showing GSM signal strength and second showing LTE signal.
Someone could point me where can I find such mod?
This module let you change your mobile data state (Off, 2G/GSM only, 3G...), switch NFC/Bluetooth ON/Off, disconnect WiFi or turn it Off when your screen is Off, this should help you improve your battery life.
Features:
☆ Disable Data Auto synchronization when your screen is Off
☆ Switch automatically to 2G / Edge or any other mode when your screen is Off
☆ Switch GPS automatically to any mode when your screen is Off
☆ Turn Off your mobile data when your screen is Off
☆ Disconnect your current WiFi AP when your screen is Off
☆ Turn Off WiFi service when your screen id Off
☆ White list applications for WiFi, GPS and Mobile data
☆ WiFi SSID White list for WiFi changes
☆ Turn Off NFC when screen is Off
☆ Turn Off Bluetooth when screen is Off
☆ Bluetooth devices White list for BT changes
☆ Delay options for each connection type
☆ Timers to activate periodically WiFi/Data/Sync while screen is Off
☆ Wait for screen unlock before turning ON services
☆ Anti theft SMS trigger, sets GPS to high accuracy and prevent device reboot/shutdown
Download.
Notes:
☆ Please make sure Xposed framework is installed, then enable this module on Xposed installer and Reboot.
☆ Reactivating your 3G/LTE network mode may take a few delay depending on your network area coverage.
☆ This App will NOT work if the System is still booting (so do NOT turn Off the device manually just after it boots up).
☆ If you have any issue to report, please attach your xposed logs.
☆ To get out of anti theft state you need to clear the module data
Thanks: to @rovo89 and @Tungstwenty their work on Xposed framework.
Change-log:
1.4.1:
- Ability to wait until screen unlock before turning ON services
- Initial (untested) support for older Android versions GB and JB 4.1
- Bugs fixes
1.4.0:
- Support manual settings of WiFi, Data and Bluetooth
1.3.0:
- Add a master switch option
- Ads are optional now
- Few other improvements
- Support dual sim 2nd slot
1.2.2:
- Fixed Mobile network switching while WiFi connected/disconnected
- Minor bugs fixes
1.2.1:
- Add a WiFi SSID white list feature
- Replace delay choices with a seek bar (size = 30 minutes, 0 means immediately)
- Do not change mobile network mode on active Call (Useful for Htc Sense Roms)
- Do not change mobile network mode on active WiFi AP tethering
- Turn Off or switch network mode to screen Off mode while connecting to a WiFi AP
- Fixed a data sync status bug while screen Off
- Do not turn ON mobile data if is manually deactivated
- Few other improvements
1.2.0:
- Add Bluetooth and NFC support
- Add delay options for each connection type (Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC)
- Minor bugs fixes
1.1.3:
- Disable Data Auto synchronization when your screen is Off
- Add Portuguese Brazilian translation (Thanks to Gsdsrock)
1.1.2:
- Fixed a bug where WiFi is turned ON even it's not enabled
- Add Network mode selection when screen is Off
1.1.1:
- Add an Xposed installation helper (for noob users)
- Added Arabic and French translation
1.1.0:
- Add turn off mobile data
- Add white list applications feature for WiFi and mobile data.
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Hello thanks for amazing module, just got a suggestion, how about turn airplane mode when experiencing very poor signal?
Skhulile said:
Hello thanks for amazing module, just got a suggestion, how about turn airplane mode when experiencing very poor signal?
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Great idea, but we won't know if the signal is back to normal while airplane mode is ON .
wanam said:
Great idea, but we won't know if the signal is back to normal while airplane mode is ON .
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Oh ya that's very true, I never thought of that, but then what about Turning Airplane mode ON, for a specific interval, then ON again to check whether the signal is better, if not then turn on Airplane Mode ON again... is that possible? Or maybe instead of saving battery it might end up draining it more?
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Oh ya that's very true, I never thought of that, but then what about Turning Airplane mode ON, for a specific interval, then ON again to check whether the signal is better, if not then turn on Airplane Mode ON again... is that possible? Or maybe instead of saving battery it might end up draining it more?
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Yep, it may drain more power that way and it may keep you unavailable on some periods when the signal is normal.
This app is extremely useful especially with the two whitelists. One thing I notice is when I have my wifi manually turned off already this module turns it back on each time I turn my screen back on.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6pbBgp85iSSNW50RFlOWExYTEk/edit?usp=docslist_api
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wanam said:
Yep, it may drain more power that way and it may keep you unavailable on some periods when the signal is normal.
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Oh ya, anyway still a great module
954wrecker said:
This app is extremely useful especially with the two whitelists. One thing I notice is when I have my wifi manually turned off already this module turns it back on each time I turn my screen back on.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6pbBgp85iSSNW50RFlOWExYTEk/edit?usp=docslist_api
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Yeah i know, but why you would like to use the WiFi feature if you turn it off manually, we can remember the previous state of the WiFi while screen is going Off, but the delay that WiFi service may take to get fully activated may lead to wrong state report doing a fast screen Off/ON/Off.
Let take an example: if i have WiFi activated, and did a fast screen ON/Off, the saved state of WiFi may switch to deactivated because of the delay.
Any ideas are welcome.
When away from wifi I usually try to keep it turned off. The update seems to work perfectly for me now. Everything disconnects and reconnects lightning fast. Thanks @wanam you are the one of if not the best dev.
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Thanks for the great module
It would be nice if you add an option for cheaking network activity(30 seconds for exemple)and if no network traffic is detected then turning off 3g or wifi.
See green power on playstore for more information
Searching for a way to activate 2g when connected to Wifi. Possible to implement it?
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zait83 said:
Searching for a way to activate 2g when connected to Wifi. Possible to implement it?
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Android does that automatically by itself. Look at Settings > About phone > Status > mobile network state when Wifi is connected.
Not on mine device. Lg g3. Checked recently while connected to Wifi
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Great job, my friend
Midomad said:
Thanks for the great module
It would be nice if you add an option for cheaking network activity(30 seconds for exemple)and if no network traffic is detected then turning off 3g or wifi.
See green power on playstore for more information
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I would recommend implement this option as well since it well check network activity with a customized threshold before disconnecting 3G
Thanks again for a useful module! Have used it and whatsapp messages don't come through. Just add that to the white list to make them work?
It is not stable on LG G2 mini, It reboots when the screen is off
Sounds like a good idea in theory, but I have found that switching to 2g when the screen is off with similar mods (like Gravity Box's Smart Radio) can make for an unpleasant call experience. I much prefer to just disable LTE when the screen is off and stay on 3g as the call quality on the 3g network is much better on the 3g network than on the 2g network, at least on T-Mobile US, anyway. I have found it to be of little difference in battery life between 3g and 2g networks, but I guess for some this may be useful.
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