iPhone How do you have activator set up?

[dasx]

I can't tell you exactly how it works, but notifications do come through when wifi is enabled (and connected ) and cellular data disabled even when the phone is locked.

I had an iPad which was WiFi only and notifications managed to go through anyways, so I'm guessing we're -I am- missing something on this "wifi sleep" thing.

Not something I've ever thought of before, but I would guess that the radios cycle during that "sleep" time and Smart3G stays on top of it.

In any case, I've not missed notifications and battery life has been good.

I'm not always using this tweak though. I got it partly to rid myself of the annoyance of always having to turn WiFi on.

Now that Sprint has LTE in my areas, turning WiFi on isn't such a big deal anymore (I have an unlimited, unthrottled, unmetered plan).

Well, I have LTE too, but even 3G is faster than my wifi. I guess the advantage for this tweak is battery life. At least that's the reason why I'm considering it. Using LTE is way faster, but it's also much power consuming, mainly if you have 3 bars or less.

That's why I was asking about battery life. Maybe you've used it for so long that can't really remember, just wanted to know if it impacted your battery life in a noticeable way, i.e. 20% at least.

 

[BumpyFlatline]

No worries. Updated to the latest activator and now I see it.

Thanks again.

Awesome.

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I want to be able to use "slide in from bottom" to start quick reply with bitesms @ lock screen, but I cant get it to work either on iOS 6 nor iOS 7 using iPhone 5 / 5S, anyone knows if this is a common problem?

If you go to the bitesms settings page and try to set it up from there, there's a popup that says "this feature is not available yet in the beta" or something like that.

Only way to use QC right now is to use the default volume tap option.

 

[eyoungren]

Well, I have LTE too, but even 3G is faster than my wifi. I guess the advantage for this tweak is battery life. At least that's the reason why I'm considering it. Using LTE is way faster, but it's also much power consuming, mainly if you have 3 bars or less.

That's why I was asking about battery life. Maybe you've used it for so long that can't really remember, just wanted to know if it impacted your battery life in a noticeable way, i.e. 20% at least.

See, that's my point though. I'm mainly on LTE and 3G now. I bought the tweak back when Sprint had no LTE and lousy 3G in my area because at all three of the places I am at most there is WiFi. I didn't want to have to turn it off and on depending on where I was at the time.

If you're really asking me if the tweak is worth the price, I think so. It does what it says and it can downstep to 2G or EDGE as well, shutting off the 3G radios. Additionally, you can tell it to specifically allow certain apps to continue using the radios once the phone is locked. Pandora, Spotify, etc are examples.

My battery life was not horrible before the tweak, but it's been pretty solid with it. But it just depends how you quantify that. I'm used to plugging my phone in at night anyway as a nightstand clock, so unless it dies it's not a big deal to me.

However, as an example. I get up at 5:45am. By the time I go to bed, anywhere from 11:00pm to 1am I've usually got from 20 to 40% of battery left. I check email, messages, Facebook and Cydia (for updates, new stuff) habitually during the day.

And this is usually on LTE/3G (now). Before August 2013 I could go to bed with about 40-50% battery left. If any of this tells you anything.

 

[Auxo]

I just love the movement where I shake my phone and it's respringing. Fabulous.

 

[dasx]

See, that's my point though. I'm mainly on LTE and 3G now. I bought the tweak back when Sprint had no LTE and lousy 3G in my area because at all three of the places I am at most there is WiFi. I didn't want to have to turn it off and on depending on where I was at the time.

If you're really asking me if the tweak is worth the price, I think so. It does what it says and it can downstep to 2G or EDGE as well, shutting off the 3G radios. Additionally, you can tell it to specifically allow certain apps to continue using the radios once the phone is locked. Pandora, Spotify, etc are examples.

My battery life was not horrible before the tweak, but it's been pretty solid with it. But it just depends how you quantify that. I'm used to plugging my phone in at night anyway as a nightstand clock, so unless it dies it's not a big deal to me.

However, as an example. I get up at 5:45am. By the time I go to bed, anywhere from 11:00pm to 1am I've usually got from 20 to 40% of battery left. I check email, messages, Facebook and Cydia (for updates, new stuff) habitually during the day.

And this is usually on LTE/3G (now). Before August 2013 I could go to bed with about 40-50% battery left. If any of this tells you anything.

Yes, it does tell me something. is it updated for the 5S and iOS7? If so I might try it out. The main reason would be at work. Poor coverage there due to the "casing" of the building, and the phone struggles all day to get 3G or LTE reception, switching constantly between EDGE 4-5 bars to 3G 3 bars or LTE 1 bar. And that drains my battery as nothing has before!

 

[eyoungren]

Yes, it does tell me something. is it updated for the 5S and iOS7? If so I might try it out. The main reason would be at work. Poor coverage there due to the "casing" of the building, and the phone struggles all day to get 3G or LTE reception, switching constantly between EDGE 4-5 bars to 3G 3 bars or LTE 1 bar. And that drains my battery as nothing has before!

I've found that at least with my iPhone LTE drains me much less than 3G. Why that is I don't know, but another reason for me to get the tweak was because with Sprint's crappy 3G last year I could drop battery very quickly because the radios were hammering away.

I don't know if it's been updated. I don't think so though, because I have not yet seen an update in Cydia.

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I just love the movement where I shake my phone and it's respringing. Fabulous.

Except if it's in a pocket or your doing something else with it in your hand and it resprings on you when you don't want it to.

 

[Auxo]

Except if it's in a pocket or your doing something else with it in your hand and it resprings on you when you don't want it to.

I've tested it's sensitivity, my friend.

 

[eyoungren]

I've tested it's sensitivity, my friend.

Mine must be overly sensitive then.

I had Shake set to the Home Button once. And the Home Button set to Lock/Unlock. Good thing I have a passcode because I went to get my phone a few times out of my pocket and the screen was already on!

 

[Kimball]

If you go to the bitesms settings page and try to set it up from there, there's a popup that says "this feature is not available yet in the beta" or something like that.

Only way to use QC right now is to use the default volume tap option.

Nah, other gestures such as swipe from top to middle @ lockscreen can be used with quick compase. Its just that this specific "swipe up from bottom"-gesture I cant get to work with any action at all :/

 

[BumpyFlatline]

Nah, other gestures such as swipe from top to middle @ lockscreen can be used with quick compase. Its just that this specific "swipe up from bottom"-gesture I cant get to work with any action at all :/

I've tried every activator event and I can't get any of them to work for QC. I'm on a 5s. What are you using?

In bite settings it clearly says this is not available in the beta.

 

[Kimball]

I've tried every activator event and I can't get any of them to work for QC. I'm on a 5s. What are you using?

In bite settings it clearly says this is not available in the beta.

In activator, Ive set home button double press, triple press and various slide-gestures, most of them work. As it is now I slide from top statusbar down the middle and the quick reply pops up, so its all good. I saw the message in bitesms settings as well but still tried and it works, just that the gesture I really want to use dont work at all, for any action what so ever

 

[AndrewR23]

On my iPhone 5:

Long Press of Home button on lockscreen to unlock the phone. This makes it seem like you've got the fingerprint scanner.

So doesn't this make it so anyone that takes the phone can hold the button and it unlocks tho?

 

[Steve-Jobs]

Is there a way to double tap on springboard to open appswitcher? I can't find from the menu, there's drag icon/s left-right but no double tap?

 

[mattkilla]

How do you have activator set up?

I use slide up and off of screen to activate app switcher . If your in an app it's the same motion ass throwing apps away on the switcher, so it kind of goes together.

 

[joju58]

Mine must be overly sensitive then.

I had Shake set to the Home Button once. And the Home Button set to Lock/Unlock. Good thing I have a passcode because I went to get my phone a few times out of my pocket and the screen was already on!

I set Shake for my contacts and everytime i get my phone from pocket it always was on contacts, so i disabled. was very annoying.

 

[z06gal]

Where are you guys seeing Deactivate/Activate Cellular data in Activator? I do not have that as an option.

 

[alkalifly]

Where are you guys seeing Deactivate/Activate Cellular data in Activator? I do not have that as an option.

It's one of the flipswitch switches

 

[Lampy91]

Activator has made life so much easier! Here's my setup:

Join wi-fi:
- Bluetooth turned on
- Application Knock Opened (too lazy to enter my password on mac!)
(note: can be annoying when I join wi-fi that isnt my home one, wish there was a way to specify a network)
- Cellular data turned off
- Silent mode turned off
- Vibration turned off

Left wi-fi:
- Bluetooth turned off
- Cellular data turned on
- Silent mode turned on
- Vibration turned on

Misc:
- Headphones connected = start playing music
- Three finger pinch = app switcher
- Swipe left on status bar = home button
- Swipe right on status bar = lock device
- Swipe off screen bottom (home and lockscreen) = lock device
- Hold power button on lockscreen = do nothing (so thiefs cant turn it off)

 

[z06gal]

It's one of the flipswitch switches

Thanks. Flipswitch was updated today and it showed up after that