APNdroid update « Martin Adamek

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APNdroid update

I just pushed the new version of APNdroid to the Android Market. Some users asked for toggle-like behaviour, so that's the major change in version 1.1. The fact is that APNdroid is still not 100% toggle, because it opens popup with status after it's done with APN settings modifications. Tapping anywhere on screen closes the popup. I feel like it is quite important to give this feedback to user, but let's see reactions to this. Did I say this was the major change? Well, there's changed icon too :-) The new one follows typical Android icons style, while the old one was in the iPhone style. Hmm, I might change this with every update, I am never satisfied with my artwork next day after releasing something...

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Chris
March 15th, 2009 - 16:17

I installed and tested apndroid before going out of the country and everything seemed to work – it disabled data connectivity, and after reenabling connectivity using apndroid, all was OK. I ran apndroid again on the way to the airport for a flight out of the country, and when I came back and ran it, I was unable to establish any data connection. I tried the suggestions in this blog entry and nothing worked. I eventually had to factory-reset my G1 and call T-Mobile support to have them “delete and restore my data connectivity.” When I was out of the country I used the phone to check voice mail (roaming) twice, but that’s it.
David
March 17th, 2009 - 04:11

Chris, Just to be sure, let me ask you this. When you realized you could not reestablish data connection, did you then do a reset? THEN, when that did not work, did you call TMO? OR, did the TMO rep have you do the reset? AND… did the rep say what was wrong with your data connection?

Just want to establish if the phone reset was done and didn’t help, but the data work TMO rep did, solved the problem.
Don
April 1st, 2009 - 20:17

Everyone,

I am also a user in Canada, and had a shocking experience on my G1. Before I was able to unlock the G1, I kept the T-Mobile SIM in the phone and just used WIFI. I disabled data roaming, but received a $140 USD data roaming charge.

I called T-Mobile to dispute and found if you have Sync on, regardless of the data settings it will still go out through the data network.

Does this app prevent this from happening?
Martin
April 1st, 2009 - 23:34

@Don Yes, APNdroid should help you in this situation. No service in phone will be able to get working data connection.
Don
April 6th, 2009 - 02:55

Martin,

Fantastic app, works like a charm!

Don
Kevin Xue
April 14th, 2009 - 10:57

Maritin,

This is Kevin writing from NetDragon Websoft Inc.(China)，we are hoping to get your authorization to localize and distribute your Android application-apndroid in China mainland.

We have a established an Android community website.We are aiming to make it the No.1 Android community and pushing forward the development of Android technology and its applications in China mainland. After hardworking and popularizing for monthes, we have accumulated great amount of registers, and have received close attention from many Android fans and media.
We hope and believe that we can both benifit from our cooperation.
1.We want to make a localized version of your application and to introduce it to the huge user group in China mainland.
2.We have a well-established charging system for application through the long-term cooperation with the China Mobile, if your application is not a free one, we can help you to charge. We guarantee to give you all the earnings from the application for a certain period of time(eg.half a year).
3.We can attracting more attention by publishing the Chinese version of your application on our website.

If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to let me know. I am looking forward to your feedbacks and suggestions soon.
Lax71vcu
April 17th, 2009 - 04:54

Will this app also turn off my phones ability to send and receive phone calls? I am going to Europe and am hoping to find an app that turns off ALL access to Edge, GPRS, 3g, Analog, whatever possible connection BUT WIFI. I only want to have Wifi functioning. Upon needing to use my phone for a call or when I return home I want it to be easy to toggle back to my original settings where I get data, voice, SMS, and everything on GPRS, Edge, 3g, etc….

Will that app do that for me?
Martin
April 17th, 2009 - 08:34

@Lax71vcu It will disable all data connections. Your WiFi, voice and SMS will remain untouched. Once you return home, you’ll just invoke it again and you’ll be back with data connections.
Lax71vcu
April 17th, 2009 - 23:15

I want a wifi only device. I don’t even want to get voice or text. JUST wifi. Is this possible? Any advice? Thanks for your help
greenie
April 23rd, 2009 - 07:42

I find i have to reset when i turn data on. It is rather annoying. It is like it makes no attempt after apn have been changed back to search for a data connection.
greenie
April 23rd, 2009 - 07:57

clicking setting seems to help actually. Try browsing to you apn info, before i got there it started working. With out this it wont connect for me.(small trade off) Great app by the way.
Dorothea
April 29th, 2009 - 20:04

@Martin, Do you think that it is possible to include the option to select the APN’s that you want to disable? For example by installing the app there could be an option to select all APN’s or select APN’s that you always want to keep.
Only by installing / first run this option should appear. This way you can keep the toggle mode.
The idea is to not disable the mms APN but the data/internet APN.

Just a tought..

Anyway, great app!!
nodens
May 13th, 2009 - 01:46

Love it, the new interface makes it simple and quick.

However, I second Dorothea’s request. I don’t have a data plan and use apndroid to activate data only when I need it, but the MMS APN should never be disabled.

So, a “never disable this apn”, or, alternatively, an option to not disable the APNs that have mms as apn type, would be great.

Did I mention how useful this app is ?

Cheers,
drg
May 15th, 2009 - 15:25

After Dorothea and nodens, I think option like ,,Do not touch these APNs:” would be very very usefull.
David
May 20th, 2009 - 22:06

I understand that Cupcake places the APNs in a different “place” on the phone. Is that right? And, if so, do we need a new version of APNdroid?

Thanks
Martin
May 20th, 2009 - 22:11

@David No, I am running Cupcake and everything seems to be working just fine.
Bublebree
May 24th, 2009 - 08:14

Hello, I’m having problems with downloading APNdroid, I can’t find it anywere. I foud something on Cyrket, but it’s not working. Can someone send it to me on email bbl.1@klikni.cz or at least send me working link. Thanks
Martin
May 25th, 2009 - 12:10

@Bublebree It’s not available for download from computer browser. It’s only available via Market application on your phone.
Laja
June 7th, 2009 - 13:29

Hi,
here you have a not so nice “feature” of G1, dataroaming and your APNdroid application.

Look at this as a use-case; hopefully you know what i’m talking about.

Let’s say the user installs your app on the g1, and switches data communication off.
Then he goes abroad, and he is happy for not paying horrendous bills for the roaming.
Now, still abroad, someone (eg. a kid) plays with the phone: it draws so nice red lines between the dots, doesn’t it?
The phone gets locked. The user has to enter your email and password. BUT!
The user is abroad and roaming is switched off. Impossible to log in.
The user goes back to his home country. BUT!
The network is still disabled by your application. It is impossible to log in.

How do you solve this?

PS: Oh yeah, I can hard-reset the phone. Anything else?
Martin
June 7th, 2009 - 20:54

If it is not possible to run any applications or use wifi while phone is blocked, then yes – hard reset is the thing.