hi guys,
i have a question for you: ... since i needed to replace my previous wireless AP at home, I started to have a VERY STRANGE power-consumption profile on my Dinc4G! I already tried to (temporarily) restore an older (known good) nandroid-backup with now shows the SAME strangeness with the new AP.
basically the old one was a Netgear wlan-b/g only (WPA2) and the new one is also a Netgear, but MIMO dual-band a/n _or_ g/n (not simultaneously 2.4 & 5ghz, again WPA2). i already tested to restrict my Dinc4G to 5GHz only instead of auto-dualband ... restricted my Dinc4G to 2.4GHz only (and changed the AP to 2.4GHz as well for testing reasons) ... again no change at all
my current power-consumtion now basically looks like a seesaw/zigzag profile which essentially doubles my batt-%/hr :crying:
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do you have ANY idea what kind of settings (on the wireless AP!) might cause this strange WiFi-wakeups on my Dinc4G apparently constantly ever 30min!!! ... i didn't change ANYTHING on my Dinc4G
already tried:
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* 2.4GHz instead of 5GHz (on both phone and AP) => no change, still zigzags
* older nandroid (but with new AP) => no change, still zigzags
* wifi-off (just mobile-data) => higher power consumption in general, but no zigzag
+ could the MIMO be the reason (with 2-channels) instead of the regular plain wlan-g prior??
+ uPNP or sth similar??
+ just bad luck with the new wireless AP in general??
thanks for you ideas and/or insights
It could very well be the n part of your router. try going into the settings on your router and turning of the ability to do n.
n is a much faster internet connection, I could see it being just like idle time on 4g, how it can drain battery quickly. maybe with n there is a software loop.
good try. i had my AP set to "5ghz wlan a" only, thereby restricting it to a single channel ... so no MIMO ... but the zigzag-power usage remains >_<
dunno, seems like some continuous polling, keep-alive etc. i hope i can figure it out.
kimba99 said:
good try. i had my AP set to "5ghz wlan a" only, thereby restricting it to a single channel ... so no MIMO ... but the zigzag-power usage remains >_<
dunno, seems like some continuous polling, keep-alive etc. i hope i can figure it out.
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Do you have "Best Wi-Fi performance" selected? It's in the Advanced Wi-Fi menu.
no, "Best WiFi performance" is off and I hadn't changed a thing on my Dinc4G at all ... apart from selecting the new AP and entering its password.
yesterday, i tried to restrict the AP to "wlan g" (2.4GHz, single channel) only ... well the power usage is down to 1.6% instead of 1.9%, but the zigzag remains (). therefore it has neither anything with band nor channel-width to do.
well, still happening ... BUT at least one interesting news ... with WiFi OFF, _but_ mobile-data ON () my power-consumption when idle and screen-off in deepsleep now is well _below_ 1%/hr ... that used to be in the range of 3% at least!!
as i didn't change my ROM or actual location (town and cell-tower wise ) ... the only change i noticed that came to be were the recent updates on Google Maps (v7.4.0) and Google Play service (v.4.0.31) --> could those be in ANY way related to the new mobile-data low-power usage, like as if google changed their "google location service" code for lower power-usage (at least on mobile data), but wifi now uses more than it used to be??
Power-consumption happed to me
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well, still happening ... BUT at least one interesting news ... with WiFi OFF, _but_ mobile-data ON () my power-consumption when idle and screen-off in deepsleep now is well _below_ 1%/hr ... that used to be in the range of 3% at least!!
as i didn't change my ROM or actual location (town and cell-tower wise ) ... the only change i noticed that came to be were the recent updates on Google Maps (v7.4.0) and Google Play service (v.4.0.31) --> could those be in ANY way related to the new mobile-data low-power usage, like as if google changed their "google location service" code for lower power-usage (at least on mobile data), but wifi now uses more than it used to be??
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yesterday,i just wanna try CM11,ererything is ok but my Netconnection.
then,i find APN setting solving my problem..
the fact is:a new problem,a trully problem comes..
My incredible 4G lte 's Power-consumption became fast very much
100% to 0%only used a morning.about 7am-11am..it drives me crazy...
Check your location settings. Kit Kat has a bug if you change location services to device only out helps a lot.
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Well I did the update stuck my sim card in the device and it works well.phone calls and textswork good. In the begining itsaid 3G on the signal bar. Today I took the tablet outside my home and after an hour the 3G turned into a H. While in the H mode I can't acess the web browser but in 3G it worked well. The other issue I have is in the 3G mode netflix doesn't seem to connect. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
After doing some searching I have read that the springboard cannot do talk/text AND web bur only talk/text which really sux. So has anyone found out a way to make it possible to use all three features?
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Well I did the update stuck my sim card in the device and it works well.phone calls and textswork good. In the begining itsaid 3G on the signal bar. Today I took the tablet outside my home and after an hour the 3G turned into a H. While in the H mode I can't acess the web browser but in 3G it worked well. The other issue I have is in the 3G mode netflix doesn't seem to connect. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
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3G means base UTMS. H means HS*PA, 3,5G, standard that improves performance.
Android always switching to HS*PA, when some app requires internet connection and it's supported by network. When no apps seeking for connection Android reverts to base UMTS to improve network availability and to safe battery.
You need to check network settings. Or better contact your operator for that. Everything should work unless your operator have a problem with HS*PA.
But something tells me you are not honest with us. It didn't work for you in 3G. But you just installed Android 4 and forgot to mention that you didn't try yet mobile data on Android 4. You think that it was working in 3G because Android 3 based firmwares missed H icon, but in fact every time you connected by mobile network, device was switching into HS*PA mode without letting you know.
So there 3 points to you:
1. Check if APN is set correctly;
2. Check if you installed correct ROM that support bands of your operator (there is a lot of different versions - 301u, 301w, 302u, 303u etc);
3. Make sure HS*PA is not broken on operator side.
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3G means base UTMS. H means HS*PA, 3,5G, standard that improves performance.
Android always switching to HS*PA, when some app requires internet connection and it's supported by network. When no apps seeking for connection Android reverts to base UMTS to improve network availability and to safe battery.
You need to check network settings. Or better contact your operator for that. Everything should work unless your operator have a problem with HS*PA.
But something tells me you are not honest with us. It didn't work for you in 3G. But you just installed Android 4 and forgot to mention that you didn't try yet mobile data on Android 4. You think that it was working in 3G because Android 3 based firmwares missed H icon, but in fact every time you connected by mobile network, device was switching into HS*PA mode without letting you know.
So there 3 points to you:
1. Check if APN is set correctly;
2. Check if you installed correct ROM that support bands of your operator (there is a lot of different versions - 301u, 301w, 302u, 303u etc);
3. Make sure HS*PA is not broken on operator side.
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1.Here are my APN settings they should be correct (sorry for the big pics)
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2. This is the rom I installed " [ROM][ICS] [UNOFFICIAL] Root-ready Huawei MediaPad/SpringBoard ICS International" doyou know of one that works with S7-303u
3. I doubt my carriers HS*PA (T-Mobile) is broken.
And why would I lie in a forum? After I installed the rom I put my cell phones sim card in the device and it was showing 3G signal. I opened the brower and it went to my home page (Google.com) I checked e-mail... after I noticed the signal turned to H icould no longer access the web in either 3G or H. Whenever I opened the browser it just goes straight to T-Mobile login and it wasn't doing it before.
Can't say anything about it further of what i've said. Don't know T-Mobile settings and don't know if 301u version would fully work on 303u. That thread says HSPA+ (or as they call it 4G) wouldn't work with 301u firmware. But theoretically HSDPA, HSUPA and HSPA should work, unless T-Mobile have different set of bands.
You better ask in that thread. May be there is someone with T-Mobile experience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544855
At last - did you try to reboot? Mediapad's radio hangs sometimes. It's pretty common for Android.
Ok so I got me new EVO LTE today. Nice device...but I have a problem. I was at a clients site today and used the wifi and it worked great. Got home and went to connect it to my network, it found the SSID, then authenticated, then showed connected. However, there is no network connection in the browser.
So a little background about this. My wife has the HTC one X and has had the same issue since she got it at our house. I thought it was an issue with her phone originally because all the other devices in the house work (EVO 4G, EVO View, E4GT, 2 laptops, 2 WDlive, and a smart TV)
Well now I know its not just her device. So what I have done and where it stands now. I used fing to see if I could see the rest of the network. I could see all the devices on it but could not ping anything. 100% packet loss.
I checked the router and it shows that the EVO LTE has an IP address that matches the one that is shown on the phone. I checked the server (windows SBS) and it shows that the EVO LTE has a IP Lease.
I am not able to ping the device from any system, including the server. I am not able to ping the router, server, or any device from the EVO LTE.
So I am stumped. Anyone have any suggestions on what could be causing this?
I have disabled the firewall on both the server and router and still the same result.
I haven't run into this situation on my EVO but I have on other devices in the past. Is your SSID being broadcast or is it hidden? I don't broadcast my SSID and that was what caused this issue for me. So broadcasting, then setting up the connection from scratch with the device, then setting the router back to not broadcast did the trick for me. Haven't had an issue since with any of those other devices.
Seems weird seeing as it's connected to the router. Do you have a mac filter on your router? Did you add your phones to it?
Try setting a static IP from the phone instead of using the routers DHCP. Look at my attached picture for an example:
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yea very odd
No, I don't have a MAC filter. Actually, I do, but I don't have it enabled.
Using the Firmware: DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (05/27/11) st on WZR-HP-G450H.
Setup a static IP and still no dice. Same as before, able to see all the other devices on the network but not able to get out.
Its as if there is a firewall...but there isn't.
@Salvasaur - yes broadcasting the SSID. My device connects to it right away, no problem. Its really the strangest thing that it is able to connect, shows an IP, the router and the server show that the device is connected, but it is not able to get out.
More strange is that the issue happens on both the HTC One X and also the EVO LTE. But all other devices work just fine.
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No, I don't have a MAC filter. Actually, I do, but I don't have it enabled.
Using the Firmware: DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (05/27/11) st on WZR-HP-G450H.
Setup a static IP and still no dice. Same as before, able to see all the other devices on the network but not able to get out.
Its as if there is a firewall...but there isn't.
@Salvasaur - yes broadcasting the SSID. My device connects to it right away, no problem. Its really the strangest thing that it is able to connect, shows an IP, the router and the server show that the device is connected, but it is not able to get out.
More strange is that the issue happens on both the HTC One X and also the EVO LTE. But all other devices work just fine.
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I'm guessing it has something to do with our custom built firmware because I have a similar issue as yours. If my screen is off (this isn't the SmartSync issue some people are talking about) I get the same exact issue as yours. I think the newer HTC phones drop the transfer rate so low when the screen is on that the router doesn't broadcast at that speed. I know this doesn't help you but it would be nice if you could test when you get this sorted out.
The build date for my firmware is 6/14/11 are there any updates for your router?
EDIT: I'm sure you tried these but just to be clear try turning both the phone and router all the way off and back on again, toggle wi fi on and off again on your phone, try turning on best wi fi performance on your phone (remember to shut if back off because it will destroy your battery) and if you can try it on another LAN (or if you have another router, try that).
firmware update
Updated my firmware and problem solved. ugh! spent hours on that...should have thought to do that in the beginning. Thanks for the input everyone!
Miz Z2 MTK6589 Quad core 1.2Ghz CPU Android Phone 5.0 inch Screen(1280*720 HD IPS) 1GB RAM 8GB ROM 12MP Camera
Since I bought this new MIZ Z2, I am not able to connecto any wifi signal
I have to say phone is great except the wifi problem it is causing me too much trouble.
WIFI shows connected, wifi bars signal remains 'gray color'. not 'blue bars'. so I can not connect to internet through my wifi, although it shows it is connected. but i am not able to.
I have tried resetting the phone, restarting the phone and router, but no use. tried on four different wifi spots(my college, my friend's house), at no place it ever connected to WIFI. Infact it shows "IPv4 address: unavailable". it is running Android 4.2.2, there is no option for ''Static IP address" or IPv6 address. some time it shows message : "navbar err x 01" and then I found somewhere about the replacing WiFI and CUSTOM WIFI files in data/navram folder. I restarted the phone after replacing files, but still no luck
I have tried searching the internet, and tried various tricks mentioned there, but none of them worked.
I have done the following.
1) Turning ON OFF phone and router-- no good
2) resetting the phone to factory settings --no good
3) clearing the cache in apps >> google service framework >> clear cache >> stop >> and restarting the phone --- no good
4)changing the broadcasting channel at my router, disabling wpa keys and tried to connect to open wifi networks-----no good
5) replacing WIFI and CUSTOM WIFI files
So far, I have found no solution. can anyone out there guide me in right direction..
Many thanks in advance
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turn on your data connection, set your APN and restart!
I got it working finally.
Below is what worked for me, it may or may not work for others having same issue:
1) Settings >> Sim Management >>> Data Connection ::: select your favorite sim having activated data plan.
2) no go back to Settings menu again and tap on 'More'>> Mobile Networks...Make sure Data Connection is ON. select 3G service on with your favorite sim.
3) Go to Access Point Names. Select your sim with data plan, Tap on it and it ll open new screen and now tap on the left side of menu button on your phone and click "New APN" .
4) here pls enter the details such APN name(anything), APN, username and password (if you dnt know these three i.e. APN, username and password, you may have to ask you mobile network provider)
5)press the square buttons again and tap "save" and exit the setting menu
now go back all the way and try to connect WIFI again. It still did not work for me so, At this point I restarted my phone and when my phone was turned back on WIFI bars were blue and I was able to log into playstore.
[optional]: I turned off my data connection after wifi was fixed and since then wifi did not drop a connection nor shown anymore "gray signal bars"
So internet is working fine now
PS: please do note that I did replace my WIFI and CUSTOM WIFI files earlier, but it did not make any difference at that time. So not sure, this made any difference or not. but try above at your own risk!
I've looked all over the place, but there does not appear to be a method to "Forget" a Wi-Fi connection unless you are in range of the Access Point. Does anyone know where the S6 stores all the saved Wi-Fi connection profiles? They do not appear under Settings -> Wi-Fi, that only shows you the ones that are currently in range, not your previously saved profiles.
I'm asking because I'd like to delete all the unsecured APs I've connected to in the past, due to the recent kepboard security bug announcement. I don't want to accidentally go in range of a stored unsecured network and put my phone at further risk.
I'm answering my own question. I had to go out and download a 3rd party Wi-Fi manager app in order to display the saved out-of-range networks. Why this functionality is not built into the stock OS is beyond my wisdom.
Not sure why it doesn't work on yours, but on my S6 Edge (Verizon) I can go into settings, wifi, more, manage networks, and then long-press any entry and select "forget".
Same problem here, on unlocked and fully updated S6. There's no "manage networks" available in the Settings->Wi-Fi->More menu. Had to use 3rd party app to forget the networks...
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I'm answering my own question. I had to go out and download a 3rd party Wi-Fi manager app in order to display the saved out-of-range networks. Why this functionality is not built into the stock OS is beyond my wisdom.
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Better to just get used to it, or go with a different manufacturer, the direction Samsung has been going the last couple years screams iPhone. Just look at how they built the s6, s6 edge. It's only a matter of time before everything they make will be running tizen.
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Better to just get used to it, or go with a different manufacturer, the direction Samsung has been going the last couple years screams iPhone. Just look at how they built the s6, s6 edge. It's only a matter of time before everything they make will be running tizen.
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Just my opinion but I think the S6 is the best Galaxy they've made, both hardware and software. Very few issues with my S6 apart from this wifi network management.
I just wish they would release a Gear S2 running Android Wear instead of Tizen...
I downloaded the WiFi Manager app and when I try to delete an old Wifi network, my S6 gives me an error message that says that WiFi networks can only be deleted from the app they were created in, which means it can only be deleted in Samsung's own WiFi Settings screen
The WiFi Manager third party app has an option to list Known Networks. Touching one brings up the option to forget it.
Unfortunately all you get under Nougat is a message that Android 6 only allows changes by the app that created the entry.
If the network is within range you can go to Settings / Connections / WiFi, touch a memorized network, and options come up including "Forget." But only if it's within range.
To forget "linksys", which my S7 insists on connecting to wherever it finds one, I took an old wifi router, configured it with the SSID "linksys", and was then able to see and forget it in Settings / Connections / WiFi.
It shouldn't be this hard.
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This is the Method: Suppose you want to forget wifi network (test) Create a hotspot of another phone named (test) Security type>Wpa2 Passwork:12345678 Now turn on your s6 wifi Click forget enjoy
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I downloaded the WiFi Manager app and when I try to delete an old Wifi network, my S6 gives me an error message that says that WiFi networks can only be deleted from the app they were created in, which means it can only be deleted in Samsung's own WiFi Settings screen
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use this wifi manager app or download
This
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Hi all. I have a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV s-edition 2017, who got app control through wifi spot from car. However, the wifi range is horrible, so I was wondering if you guys know of any phone that can be connected to both wifi net (without internet) and same time connected to internet through cellular data (3g or 4g)
What I want:
Have a phone in car, connected to the cars wifi net (no internet) and through perhaps an app like airdroid, connect to that phone, and that way connect to the car through internet.
I have tried this with honor 7, but this so called smart phone, either is on wifi with no internet, or cellular data with internet. It will not work on both nets at same time.
Is the any android phone this would work on, or is there any workaround/hack to make this work. Surely, this has to be possible?
-Thanx, Ray
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Hi all. I have a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV s-edition 2017, who got app control through wifi spot from car. However, the wifi range is horrible, so I was wondering if you guys know of any phone that can be connected to both wifi net (without internet) and same time connected to internet through cellular data (3g or 4g)
What I want:
Have a phone in car, connected to the cars wifi net (no internet) and through perhaps an app like airdroid, connect to that phone, and that way connect to the car through internet.
I have tried this with honor 7, but this so called smart phone, either is on wifi with no internet, or cellular data with internet. It will not work on both nets at same time.
Is the any android phone this would work on, or is there any workaround/hack to make this work. Surely, this has to be possible?
-Thanx, Ray
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If your android running on marshmallow then there is a option in developer setting of cellular data always active. Turn that feature on and connect to mobile data and wifi simultaneously.
Ashwinirg answered the question, but I want to throw in that there are services, like Speedify, which claim some sort of "channel bonding" that merge your WiFi with your data connection to enhance your speed. I have no idea if Speedify or similar services actually work, but if you're interesting in enabling wifi + cellular data together, you might want to look into those services also.
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If your android running on marshmallow then there is a option in developer setting of cellular data always active. Turn that feature on and connect to mobile data and wifi simultaneously.
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Sweet, Thanx man! This worked. I was able to connect my iPhone to the honor 7 to my car with your workaround. Time to buy me some android phone
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Ashwinrg said:
If your android running on marshmallow then there is a option in developer setting of cellular data always active. Turn that feature on and connect to mobile data and wifi simultaneously.
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Is this option also available in Android version. 7.xx?
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Is this option also available in Android version. 7.xx?
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Don't know if it is available in android nougat but it may be it available on marshmallow then it also available in Nougat..
Update:
So I bought myself a Lenovo p2, cause of its bigger battery, but it seems like it's not able to go between cellular data and wifi seamlessly like honor 7 did. It got the same options in developer mode, but it's not working.
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Certain apps work if set right. It's kind of like downloading a torrent. Multiple connections work together to transfer the same file resulting in much faster speeds.