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Y5 - Battery Saver: Free location-based Wi-Fi switch

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Argastes

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For those of you trying to squeeze as much time out of the battery as possible, I came across this nifty program which I don't think has been mentioned yet:

AppBrain: Y5 - Battery Saver - Android app on AppBrain
Official: Y5 Battery Saver: Home

When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, it uses the GSM base tower identifier (CellID) to determine the location of the Wi-Fi network and stores it in memory. It does not use the GPS. I saved my home network earlier this afternoon and went out, Wi-Fi was turned off while I was out, then after I came home and started using my phone, I was connected again, so it seems to be working so far! :)
 
I actually stumbled upon this program too in my searches, after learning that Locale wasn't free ($10?!?!?!?!).

It seems to work rather well.
 
How does that relate to Y5? Do you need that application too, and its only a 10$ one time fee right?
 
Surfer said:
How does that relate to Y5? Do you need that application too, and its only a 10$ one time fee right?
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Y5 just does one of the things that Locale does, except for free. Locale's $10 price is one-time, and there are add-ons with additional functionality that are either free or paid.
 
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