Wifi forgotten on always

[er1976us]

Hi,
i found out that i keep on forgetting my WiFi ON frequently, and was wondering if anyone can help with appropriate application can turn my WiFi OFF when i am not home, or work, and vise verca.

i bumped into those two, and wondered if anyone tried them, or can assist with others:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glsn.favoriteswifibatterysave
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.minudev.wifipowersave

 

[electricpete]

I use tasker for that fwiw. It has some learning curve.

 

[fdbryant3]

I would use LLAMA (similar to Tasker but free, and probably easier) to do that.

 

[Thom]

I use two profiles in Tasker ...

Profile: OfficeFar
State: Not Wifi Connected [ SSID:xxxxxx/yyyyyy MAC:* IP:* ]
Enter: OfficeFar
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:0 Minutes:1 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A2: Variable Split [ Name:%WIFII Splitter: Delete Base:Off ]
A3: Perform Task [ Name:tlaWiFiDisable Priority:5 Parameter 1 (%par1): Parameter 2 (%par2): Return Value Variable: Stop:Off ] If [ %WIFII2 !~ CONNECTION ]

Profile: OfficeNear
State: Wifi Near [ SSID:xxxxxx/yyyyyy MAC:* Capabilities:* Min. Activate Signal Level:5 Channel:0 Toggle Wifi:Off ]
Enter: OfficeNear
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:0 Minutes:1 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A2: Perform Task [ Name:tlaWiFiEnable Priority:5 Parameter 1 (%par1): Parameter 2 (%par2): Return Value Variable: Stop:Off ]

xxxxxx and yyyyyy need to be set to the MAC addresses you are using.

When I leave the officer WiFi is turned off. When I return WiFi is turned back on.

The reason I use it ... I use WiFi in my office all the time ... when I visit a customer location WiFi is turned off and it doesn't sit there trying to connect to their WiFi network.

(The most obscure thing about this process is the wait to disconnect. It is a solution provided by someone else in the Android Forums Tasker Forum.)

... Thom

 

[er1976us]

I use two profiles in Tasker ...

Profile: OfficeFar
State: Not Wifi Connected [ SSID:xxxxxx/yyyyyy MAC:* IP:* ]
Enter: OfficeFar
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:0 Minutes:1 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A2: Variable Split [ Name:%WIFII Splitter: Delete Base:Off ]
A3: Perform Task [ Name:tlaWiFiDisable Priority:5 Parameter 1 (%par1): Parameter 2 (%par2): Return Value Variable: Stop:Off ] If [ %WIFII2 !~ CONNECTION ]

Profile: OfficeNear
State: Wifi Near [ SSID:xxxxxx/yyyyyy MAC:* Capabilities:* Min. Activate Signal Level:5 Channel:0 Toggle Wifi:Off ]
Enter: OfficeNear
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:0 Minutes:1 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A2: Perform Task [ Name:tlaWiFiEnable Priority:5 Parameter 1 (%par1): Parameter 2 (%par2): Return Value Variable: Stop:Off ]

xxxxxx and yyyyyy need to be set to the MAC addresses you are using.

When I leave the officer WiFi is turned off. When I return WiFi is turned back on.

The reason I use it ... I use WiFi in my office all the time ... when I visit a customer location WiFi is turned off and it doesn't sit there trying to connect to their WiFi network.

(The most obscure thing about this process is the wait to disconnect. It is a solution provided by someone else in the Android Forums Tasker Forum.)

... Thom

Thanks Thom, Tasker seems to be a solid option, though i wouldnt use it had i been a non developer person.
The thing is i'm looking for something more simpler that will connect to my WiFis , and will disconnect if i'm not near them. without configuring anything.
Need to teach my parents to do that either, and they're really not going to add MAC addresses.

I had a chance to check a bit the https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glsn.favoriteswifibatterysave , and it seemed preety cool.
it connected automatically to my wifi's if i was near them, and disconnected otherwise.
the thing is that it looks too new, without many downloads.
looking for more options, which are without too much configuration...

 

[Thom]

The MAC is simply the name of the connection. In my case there are two. It is therefor read as xxxxxx or yyyyyyy.

When you enter the command in Tasker it will display the available connections. You simply pick the one(s) you want and it does the command formatting.

I have been using the two profiles for the last two years ... all the time.

... Thom

 

[Jerseypete]

I have used this one for a couple of years without problems: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sebouh00.smartwifitoggler&hl=en
It uses your network location and, as I recall, it was very simple to set up.

 

[fdbryant3]

Honestly I haven't really noticed that turn Wifi on/off results in significant battery savings. That said I'd still recommend LLama. It is easier than Tasker to set up and is pretty much set it and forget it.

 

[codesplice]

Honestly I haven't really noticed that turn Wifi on/off results in significant battery savings.

Also this. I mentioned recently in another thread that I used to do all the tricks for trying to save battery (toggling autosync, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, mobile radios, etc - both manually and with other apps).

Now, I don't. Everything is on all the time, and my devices still make it through the day just fine.

 

[electricpete]

do you guys leave wifi on when you are driving in a car? that's when I saw a big drain. I'm not sure why....I guess something to do with how the phone interacts with wifi connections coming in and out of range.

 

[codesplice]

if you are traveling(by car), leaving wifi on will definitely cost you battery as your phone constantly scans. try it.

I do. All day, every day. Wifi never even shows up on the list of power consumers.

 

[electricpete]

well, here was an article on the subject.
http://www.androidcentral.com/shutting-wi-fi-it-worth-it
There are some points on both sides, this article generally lands on recommending wifi on always. There are some comments below which bring out other aspects, including the fact that the strategy of leaving battery on can cause big drain if you are driving. That has been my experience. Maybe your phone is different due to hardware / os or setup. There are a variety of settings that affect wifi performance and drain.

 

[fdbryant3]

I am usually charging when I am in the car. Of course I'm also often running nav and podcasts - so eh.