Thread: T68 wifi issues
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Old 09-07-2014, 04:56 PM   #14
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Since the T68 can load apps from GoPS, I'm wondering if Tasker might provide some relief for those having wifi disconnects on the T68. Though it's not overly friendly to use, Tasker let's you set up a variety of conditions to monitor and make changes to system settings accordingly. It seems Financial war got himself banned, but his circumstance of using Folder Sync might be perfect for using Tasker. Tasker supports a number of 3rd party plug-ins, specifically including FolderSync. He might create a timed profile to force wifi on and launch a Folder Sync job. Others might create a profile to continuously force wifi on if turned off when certain apps are open, yet force it off for others to further improve battery savings beyond what the system provides out of the box. I used Tasker on my root NOOK Simple Touch for exactly this reason.

For those seeing cell usage eating battery, this was an issue on the NST too. Disappointing to see it on a T68 with a newer version of Android, but perhaps the old fix will work. In system settings, turn Airplane mode on, then turn wifi [Edit] ON. The system should cease trying to use any radios but wifi and cut down on the Cellular usage.

Here again, Tasker can provide very granular control over radio settings if you want to go beyond the system settings.

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