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   Message 55,116 of 55,960   
   Lars Anders to Andy Burnelli   
   Re: What [automated] apps (or techniques   
   24 Nov 22 21:39:58   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: larsanders1998@glocalnet.se   
      
   On 24 Nov 2022, Andy Burnelli  wrote :   
      
   > Happy Thanksgiving!   
   >   
   > What [automated] apps (or techniques) do you use to ensure radios are off?   
   >         (This is not a question of manual techniques.)   
   >   
   > For a variety of logically prudent reasons it may be useful to   
   > automatically turn some, each or all of our radios off, whether they are   
   > a. gps   
   > b. wi-fi   
   > c. cellular   
   > d. cellular data   
   > e. nfc   
   > f. bluetooth   
   > g. mobile hotspot   
   > h. nearby shares   
   > etc. (any others?)   
   >   
   > The reasons for shutoff could be any one or all of these defensible basics:   
   > 1. Battery drain   
   > 2. Data charges   
   > 3. Privacy protection   
   > 4. Compute resources   
   > etc. (any others?)   
   >   
   > What _automated_ apps (or techniques) do you use to ensure some, most, or   
   > even all your radio transceivers are automatically turned off when unused?   
      
   the iphone probably can't do anything like it but people should be able to   
   find android hardware utilities to do what is asked with all kinds of user   
   preference switches based on time of day or inactivity period or whatever   
      
   https://play.google.com/store/search?q=auto%20turn%20off&c=apps   
      
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