Wifi switching on autonatically xperia sp

[SharanThej]

Eventhough is switched off the wifi and disabled the checkbox "notify me when an open network is avaialble " . It is getting switched on automatically . Its really annoying me . Please give me some solution.

[alb8]

Hi all AGAIN..

Problem persists:

Repaired phone with SUS and no taskillers, task managers, antivirus, ram apps, booster apps, etc.......

Wifi goes on ALWAYS after restart.. plus other actions (not yet identified) .. like wake up/on-off etc...

hate wifi as it kills battery life, when i dont use it...

ideas??

thanks

[Ashroft98]

Have you tried by switching OFF "Location Based WiFi " in Power Management?
If it is not solved,i suggest you disable/uninstall online app that you frequently use(Like facebook or Twitter).I suggest you disable it first.

Do remember DO NOT UNINSTALL PRELOADED APPS.

[alb8]

Thanks mate,

It works (so far) but how does Location Based WiFi know where I am if I have wifi off...??

Re: 'Do remember DO NOT UNINSTALL PRELOADED APPS.' - I didn't know that - why?? I wish I could uninstall some, but it is imposible, isn't it?

[Ashroft98]

Location Based WiFi works by remembering and learning the pattern when is the time you often use wifi and activates the Wifi automatically.So you won't have to press it again and also saves battery.But it only works on a Wifi that you set with(you can set multiple of it,those that is not set will not be connected even if the connection is available).

If you uninstall preloaded apps(its rare if you could uninstall preloaded apps),you might have difficulty in restoring it again but mostly you can't uninstall it.This is because our phone uses Android as it OS platform so apps derived from Google like Google Maps,Gmail,Google Search and Google Plus is already preloaded and CANNOT be deleted at all.

Hope you would understand it Cheerio

[alb8]

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@Ashroft98 wrote:

Location Based WiFi works by remembering and learning the pattern when is the time you often use wifi and activates the Wifi automatically.So you won't have to press it again and also saves battery.But it only works on a Wifi that you set with(you can set multiple of it,those that is not set will not be connected even if the connection is available).

If you uninstall preloaded apps(its rare if you could uninstall preloaded apps),you might have difficulty in restoring it again but mostly you can't uninstall it.This is because our phone uses Android as it OS platform so apps derived from Google like Google Maps,Gmail,Google Search and Google Plus is already preloaded and CANNOT be deleted at all.

Hope you would understand it Cheerio

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Thanks mate, BUT:

1. Location Based WiFi works by remembering and learning the pattern when is the time you often use wifi and activates the Wifi automatically.So you won't have to press it again and also saves battery.But it only works on a Wifi that you set with(you can set multiple of it,those that is not set will not be connected even if the connection is available).

... so Location Based WiFi turns wifi on triggered by TIME... if the set wifi is not in range - it keeps the wifi on??

2. If you uninstall preloaded apps(its rare if you could uninstall preloaded apps),you might have difficulty in restoring it again but mostly you can't uninstall it.This is because our phone uses Android as it OS platform so apps derived from Google like Google Maps,Gmail,Google Search and Google Plus is already preloaded and CANNOT be deleted at all.

I uninstalled preinstalled antivirus - no problem.. Others (unfortunately) I can not uninstall.. instead I disabled and unchecked the 'show notifications' box, what did I gain by that? Did I save some RAM usage or something?

Thanks

[Ashroft98]

Haha,okay my friend,i might be wrong,the actual reason is Location Based WiFi only SCANS the area within the pattern time.So it WON'T switch on the WiFi if there's no saved WiFi network.

The preloaded apps i meant was Google apps(Gmail,Maps and so on),while your antivirus is preinstalled,so it is possible for the preinstall apps to be uninstalled but instead,preloaded apps does not comply with this situation.Yep,if you disable the apps that was running in the background(but you are not using it) then it will save more RAM.But unchecking the "Show Notification" box will not effect anything.

[alb8]

Thanks Ashroft98,

Clear explanation!

[Warren]

This didn't work for me. I have updated to 4.3 and having loads of problems with wifi.

Did you click on 'Forget' netweork?

[clevin]

I till now did not get 4.3 update is there going to be a 4.3 update in India

[Johan · Accepted solution]

Hi and welcome to the community! Since you're new please be sure that you have checked out our Discussion guidelines.

Check if you may have Location based Wi-Fi enabled.

Settings > Power management > Location based Wi-Fi.