Comments on: Android app toggles Wi-Fi based on location, no GPS needed

By: timodonoghue

timodonoghue — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:58:15 +0000

I’ve been using MyProfiles (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fancy01.myprofiles.lite&hl=en) but will check out Llama and see if it is any more efficient battery-wise (wakelocks, etc).

By: Joe Huber

Joe Huber — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:21:16 +0000

I wonder how much battery life this really saves? Has anyone quantified the actual benefit.

Since WiFi is usually free I also wonder whether this would have an adverse affect on mobile data usage and even drive folks over their caps by missing out on new WiFi hotspots.

Frankly I see little upside and potential for increased mobile data usage. The trend should be to move more data towards WiFi not away from it.

By: TrainACE

TrainACE — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:55:43 +0000

Totally downloading this immediately! I, unfortunately, wasn’t grandfathered into the unlimited data plan so it is going to vital in lowering my total data usage. Thanks!

By: andrewcockerham

andrewcockerham — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:49:24 +0000

I second “llama” – it uses the same idea but has a ton more features

By: Adam Estep

Adam Estep — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:34:25 +0000

how would this work on tablets without a mobile connection?

By: dh labs

dh labs — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:02:39 +0000

llama is free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama&hl=en

By: Matthew Fiori

Matthew Fiori — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:23:15 +0000

I just installed this because it turns WiFi On when I get home and it seems to work, thanks for the recommendation. Unlock With WiFi is another good application for turning WiFi off when you go out. UWW also has an option to turn bluetooth on when it turns WiFi off so if you use your phone in the car with bluetooth, this is an excellent solution for not having to do any fooling around with settings when you get into your car.

By: Lucian Armasu

Lucian Armasu — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:02:15 +0000

This could be useful for a future where we’d all be using VOIP calls through WI-FI, completely bypassing carriers, and being independent of carriers (unless the carriers own the wi-fi networks, too).

Right now, it would be pretty hard to do that, while still staying connected all the time, so people can call you, but technologies like these that can somehow automatically connect you to the Wi-Fi around you, may help push for that future to become a reality eventually.

By: Vi

Vi — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:45:31 +0000

I installed it yesterday (saw on another blog) and can say it works great!

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:39:22 +0000

Armando, I mentioned Tasker in the article; it’s certainly an option that does much more. But, it’s not free and there’s a definite learning curve that not everyone wants to deal with.