DriveFi
Free AppAbout DriveFi
Automatically disable wifi and/or auto-sync while driving or riding a bike; then enable them again when you stop!
Designed by a Republic Wireless* member, for Republic Wireless members!
DriveFi utilizes Google's new Activity Recognition API to determine when you are driving/biking and uses this information to automatically control wifi and/or sync features of your phone.
[NOTE: DriveFi must be installed on internal storage; Forcing DriveFi to the sdcard may cause it to not function properly]
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Republic Wireless members (and VoIP users in general) tend to leave Wifi enabled on our phones. When driving through town we pass many open wifi hotspots. If your phone automatically connects to open hotspots or you have connected to these hotspots before, your phone will attempt to connect to these as you drive by.
Drive-By Wifi connections are annoying!
- They waste battery power by negotiating a connection and then trying to retain it while you drive further away
- They break your telephony flow by fooling your phone into temporarily thinking you've got access to VoIP via Wifi
- Manual efforts to avoid this often result in a disabled wifi radio for prolonged periods of time, even after you get home
Avoid the hassle, let DriveFi manage your Wifi connection for you!
Never worry about turning off your wifi manually as you start to drive, and never worry about turning it back on again when you stop.
Disabling auto-sync while driving (optional) provides further power/performance improvements: If you don't need emails, etc while driving, why waste the battery power on those updates? Let DriveFi disable auto-sync until you get out of the car where you have a greater possibility to sync via wifi (faster, more efficient). Keep your phone's resources free for more pressing apps while driving, like your navigation software!
More features are coming - I'm adding to the feature list based on the feedback you all provide; Disabling auto-sync was added as a common feature request, let me know what YOU want your phone to do when you start/stop driving!
DriveFi is lightweight and battery friendly. Using Google's Activity Recognition API, DriveFi uses a power-efficient system to determine whether or not you are driving (or riding a bicycle). DriveFi polls the Google API once every 30 seconds (future versions will enable you to control the polling frequency) and otherwise remains IDLE with a low memory footprint.
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This app is a Tasker App Factory product and utilizes a non-free Tasker Plugin to access the Activity Recognition API. I do NOT benefit/profit from sales of the non-free plugin. Sorry about that, I hope to migrate to a free plugin in the future.
*development is sponsored in part by Republic Wireless http://republicwireless.com
Donations are kindly accepted, thank you to those who asked. Please see the donations link in the in-app Help, or purchase 'DriveFi Dontation' in the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitworksapps.drivefidonation
DriveFi @ BitWorks Apps: http://bitworksapps.com/DriveFi/drivefi.html
keywords:
control wifi driving activity recognition turn off sync autosync background service enable disable settings walk walking jogging jog drive driving biking bicycle battery power save
Designed by a Republic Wireless* member, for Republic Wireless members!
DriveFi utilizes Google's new Activity Recognition API to determine when you are driving/biking and uses this information to automatically control wifi and/or sync features of your phone.
[NOTE: DriveFi must be installed on internal storage; Forcing DriveFi to the sdcard may cause it to not function properly]
=======================================================
Republic Wireless members (and VoIP users in general) tend to leave Wifi enabled on our phones. When driving through town we pass many open wifi hotspots. If your phone automatically connects to open hotspots or you have connected to these hotspots before, your phone will attempt to connect to these as you drive by.
Drive-By Wifi connections are annoying!
- They waste battery power by negotiating a connection and then trying to retain it while you drive further away
- They break your telephony flow by fooling your phone into temporarily thinking you've got access to VoIP via Wifi
- Manual efforts to avoid this often result in a disabled wifi radio for prolonged periods of time, even after you get home
Avoid the hassle, let DriveFi manage your Wifi connection for you!
Never worry about turning off your wifi manually as you start to drive, and never worry about turning it back on again when you stop.
Disabling auto-sync while driving (optional) provides further power/performance improvements: If you don't need emails, etc while driving, why waste the battery power on those updates? Let DriveFi disable auto-sync until you get out of the car where you have a greater possibility to sync via wifi (faster, more efficient). Keep your phone's resources free for more pressing apps while driving, like your navigation software!
More features are coming - I'm adding to the feature list based on the feedback you all provide; Disabling auto-sync was added as a common feature request, let me know what YOU want your phone to do when you start/stop driving!
DriveFi is lightweight and battery friendly. Using Google's Activity Recognition API, DriveFi uses a power-efficient system to determine whether or not you are driving (or riding a bicycle). DriveFi polls the Google API once every 30 seconds (future versions will enable you to control the polling frequency) and otherwise remains IDLE with a low memory footprint.
=======================================================
This app is a Tasker App Factory product and utilizes a non-free Tasker Plugin to access the Activity Recognition API. I do NOT benefit/profit from sales of the non-free plugin. Sorry about that, I hope to migrate to a free plugin in the future.
*development is sponsored in part by Republic Wireless http://republicwireless.com
Donations are kindly accepted, thank you to those who asked. Please see the donations link in the in-app Help, or purchase 'DriveFi Dontation' in the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitworksapps.drivefidonation
DriveFi @ BitWorks Apps: http://bitworksapps.com/DriveFi/drivefi.html
keywords:
control wifi driving activity recognition turn off sync autosync background service enable disable settings walk walking jogging jog drive driving biking bicycle battery power save
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v 1.6.2
- Workaround AutoLocation bug by restarting the plugin when spurious triggers occur
- Attempt to avoid AutoLocation bug by reducing the feature set used (without degrading DriveFi's functionality)
v 1.6.2
- Workaround AutoLocation bug by restarting the plugin when spurious triggers occur
- Attempt to avoid AutoLocation bug by reducing the feature set used (without degrading DriveFi's functionality)
More downloads DriveFi reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about DriveFi
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I knew someone would eventually create this app. How foolish for republic not to make this an option when the Moto X has the driving accessibility features already there to use.
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I have seen more improvement, though still not perfect. Have you considered, if possible, tying into the Motorola Assist app? It seems to know a little better when I am on the move. Also, if there was a way to schedule it to check or be on the alert, for instance, when I leave in the morning just before 8 every day until I get to work (I take the bus) at about 830 have it either auto enable or be more sensitive to movement?
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Hoots hoots!!!
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I've been using the beta test version of this application for several weeks. It does what it claims to do, turning WiFi off when driving. I find this to be valuable because the WiFi+ application keeps adding access points I drive by to my phone, access points I will never use.
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In the Hybrid environment (Republic Wireless) this provides a welcome 'fix' to the too many connections problem when driving that ended up providing many broken/interrupted phone calls.
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I am also with Republic Wireless and this app seems to help with battery life so that my phone isn't constantly trying to connect to wifi signals as I am driving by them. I'm a bit bummed that I had to purchase the license for Auto Location in order to use this but for the small price I guess it was OK. One improvement would be to include a log of when it has turned the wifi off and on so you could go back and see that it was actually working. I use the AutoLocation log which tells me I was in driving mode so I assume that DriveFi did its thing but there is really no way for me to verify (or I don't see one). Thanks
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by X####:
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I've been using the beta test version of this application for several weeks. It does what it claims to do, turning WiFi off when driving. I find this to be valuable because the WiFi+ application keeps adding access points I drive by to my phone, access points I will never use.
by Y####:
I have seen more improvement, though still not perfect. Have you considered, if possible, tying into the Motorola Assist app? It seems to know a little better when I am on the move. Also, if there was a way to schedule it to check or be on the alert, for instance, when I leave in the morning just before 8 every day until I get to work (I take the bus) at about 830 have it either auto enable or be more sensitive to movement? Sometimes toggles on its own. Would be great if it could be toggled from the notification tray or at least from the main screen.