Toggle Cell for Android
Automatically disable the cell antenna on your device when connected to specific WiFi networks. This application allows you to select which configured WiFi networks should toggle the cell antenna on your phone -- disabling the antenna when connected, and re-enabling the antenna when disconnected.
This application was designed for the Republic Wireless Motorola Moto X. The aggressive WiFi to cell hand-off is problematic for users with a very weak cell signal. In these cases it is desirable to disable the cell antenna and rely entirely on the WiFi that is available.
Although this was specifically designed for the RW Moto X, it may be of use on other devices; however, it has not been tested on other devices.
The cell radio is shown to be disabled but 63% of my battery is consumed by the mobile stand by (cell radio). Not recommended.
Does not work with cyanogenmod 13
Does not work on Lollipop.
Shuts off antenna as described without a lot of unnecessary permissions. Doesn't switch back to antenna after wifi is disabled/left. Work around is to toggle airplane mode. Thanks for the app.
Using Moto g and moto es as tablets with much success. Occasionally the cell modem turns on and I have to reboot.
I don't think this is going to work on Lollipop (android 5.1). I used to use this all the time to prevent call handover to a poor cell signal and to save battery while at home and work. After I updated to Lollipop the cell signal remains on. Mcollins please come back and help us Republic Wireless users. Thank you for making this simple and useful app.
Unlike the other app I've used before to shut off the cell radio on devices I don't have cell service for and only use on wifi anyway, this one seems to work on my Moto E and should help me conserve battery. Thanks!
Seems to work great on my rooted note 3. No idea of it would work on non-rooted note 3 tho.
Those having cell standby draining battery issue should use this app. (CM 11 user)
Come back mcollins! Please fix this for Lollipop 5.1. It has stopped working.
Cell radio remains enabled.
Worked great on moto x 1st gen until recently, now I frequently miss calls, or can't place calls without a warning to "turn off airplane mode" first, which shouldn't be necessary since Wi-Fi is on... Seems like this app was broken by an update sometime this year which is really too bad because the battery savings were awesome!! Come on RW, build this functionality into your native app! Pretty please!
Works, and I'm sorry to see development stop.
This app does indeed reduce battery usage for the Cell standby but does not turn it off completly. I calculated that the Cell standby's battery usage is reduced by 33% which is a good start. On the other hand, the interface of the app sucks, the text is black on dark grey background which makes it near impossible to read. I have the default theme on my phone which was reset just yesterday.
This is what I needed at my home with poor ATT signal draining my battery. It needs some imptovements, clean wifi history, and sometime it will not turn of GSM by it self and I have to manualy set OFF and ON , but great app
Works on my Moto G. I was looking for way to control my cell usage as I prefer Wifi calling with Hangouts to save cell minutes/text/data on Tracfone. I found no other app that does this. I sent you a cup of coffee to your email with Google Wallet.
There could be some more customization, however this uses very little power and memory as is so it's exactly what I need.
I tried using this and it worked for a few hours then when my moto g went to standby it came back on. Tried turning on and off again and still the cell shows being on. Hope they fix it. (KitKat 4.4.4)
I normally put my phone in airplane mode and then turn om WiFi when overseas to avoid even getting on a foreign network, but a bug in my kyrocera prevented VPN from running while in airplane mode. This allows the same functionality as airplane mode but without blocking VPN access.
Easy peasy, just what I needed and saved me from having to run Tasker for just this one specific function. Thanks!
Amazing app that is so useful as my phone will make calls over wifi so I didn't need my cell radio enabled. The only issue is that every several months, the app starts showing my cell radio as disabled when it's actually enabled so the app doesn't disable it and it remains on. The only way to fix it is to uninstall the app and then reinstall it.
The app says "cell radio disabled", notification bar says cell is on.
Can't make calls on WiFi with Toggle cell on.
hopefully it works as well, so far..so good. Thanks for the effort you put into making this app.
Excellent battery saver! If you're on Republic Wireless you NEED this app to save battery with strong WiFi or weak Cell! Dev did an exceptional job! Kudos!
Please fix!
This is a great app for conserving battery. However I occasionally miss text messages. May or may not be related to the app.
This app is great (moto x 2013) doubled my battery life. Highly recommend if around WiFi a lot and you use google voice all day everyday.
App works great with Moto G on Republic. It saves a lot of battery. There's an option to enable cell during calls in case Wi-Fi drops out, which to me is a neat, thoughtful feature.
I hope it sets on reboot
I bought automated programs to try to do the same and they all failed. This just works. When I get to the office turns my cell off since I have WiFi calling. When I get home same thing. I barely have range on birth locations so having the radio on depletes my battery
That app is forgetting to disable the cell radio. I have the option checked but it doesn't disable cell radio unless I open the app
Stopped working after lollipop upgrade
Just what we needed with poor Sprint coverage at home
Perfect for a tablet.
Thanks!
Mine stopped working after the latest RW update. Battery started draining faster, and the cell radio icon at the top was not blacked out. To fix it, go to the Play Store, go to My Apps, select the RW app and uninstall (it does not completely uninstall the app, just the update). Reboot your phone, then go back to the Play Store. Select the app again and Update it. Now my cell signal icon is blacked out again, and the battery is draining slower. Getting 1% drain per hour while in standby while connected to my home wifi. THANKS!
This is a GREAT app - one that has been a long LONG time in coming! A nice addition would be the option to toggle the cell based upon a daily schedule rather than access to WiFi (or in addition, rather), but even just as it is, it's WORLDS better than toggling Airplane mode 4 times a day. THANK YOU!!! Also, I would just like to note how QUICK and RESPONSIVE the app dev has been - I must have exchanged 6 or 7 emails with him. Cordial, professional, and very good at solving problems!
Can't believe it worked on newest KitKat without root, thank you so much! For people who only use cell for data (tablets or phone VoIP) this is a godsend, my Z3 Compact will save 15% battery Cell Idle now.
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Thank you so much, great work!