disable background data when screen is off?

[matt52592]

is there a way, through either an app or setting, to disable background data when the screen is off? so like weather and that stuff will only update when i have the phone unlocked.

 

[bik2101]

tasker!!! an amazing app. not too sure if there is anything for turning off background data ( i haven't looked into that) but I have my profile set to toggle mobile data every 10 minutes and turn off when i turn my screen off.

 

[YoungDrea]

Juice Defender Pro. Not sure if the free version does that or not but definitely worth a shot.

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[YoungDrea]

I just discovered Juice Defender has a widget to do just that. Its quite simple. Disable/enable with one touch.

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[ystava]

tasker!!! an amazing app. not too sure if there is anything for turning off background data ( i haven't looked into that) but I have my profile set to toggle mobile data every 10 minutes and turn off when i turn my screen off.

I set Tasker to turn auto-sync on and off every 30 minutes for a couple of minutes.

 

[missrachel]

The free version of Juice Defender does exactly that, and helps conserve battery life immensely! Two thumbs up

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[HACKNSACK44]

I'm giving Juice Defender a try..

 

[JRParsons]

My wife and I use Juice Defender, her phone sits all day, the other day while plugging it in i checked her battery stats. Unplugged for 1 day 10 hours 47% left. Thunderbolt non rooted stock battery. Prior to Juice defender she'd get 12 hours max.
I use my phone a lot, I only gain about an hour or 2 per full charge.

I assume the difference is that juice defender is disabling everything while her screen is off.


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[matt52592]

thanks i would love to use tasker but i think juice defender free is doing the job. so far its been un plugged for 5 hrs and down 20% with heavy texting which seems pretty good to me