[RELEASE] AKToggleWifi

[akarnik]

One of the most common tasks i do many times a day, is turn the wifi in my ATT Tilt on and off. For this I have to go to the Comm Mgr and toggle it on and off. I've always wanted a one tap way of doing it, and had used BatteryStatus in the past, but its icon was too small. With Manilla2D, we dont even have that option anymore, but we do have the nice big manilla launcher.

So i put together some C++ code from myself and from samples around the web, and made a simple exe that just toggles the wifi on and off. I've cabbed it up, so that it will install into \Program Files and put a shortcut in \Windows\StartMenu\Programs called AKToggleWifi.
You can now add it to the Manilla launcher and it will show up as in the attached screenshot.

You can uninstall it from the Settings\System\Remove Programs.

I havent tested it on any device except my Tilt/Kaiser running a 6.1 ROM from Sakajati (Hyperdragon/Blackstone).

[bronx]

let me be the first one to say: THANK YOU.

many, many people have been waiting for this kind of solution before.


regards

bro

[sayazs]

nice solution =D

if you got your keyboard open (for the tilt) you can always hit fn + right and it has the same effect. i just discovered the button a few days ago and it made my life easier but so shall this app.

thanks

[Tsear]

Just flat out awesome. Works perfectly, using the default AT&T WM6.1 ROM minus bloatware.

[DaveShaw]

Thread moved to Dev and Hacking as Per OP request.

Ta
Dave

[P1Tater]

Moving to Development & Hacking as requested by OP.

LOL, talk about timing.

[DaveShaw]

LOL, talk about timing.

:D:D

Dave

[rohithathie]

i use Hbutton for that much more easyier

[loveheels]

Wow.....useful. Thanks

[nir36]

i use Hbutton for that much more easyier

to be honest... it's recommended for anyone.. Hbutton is very very fast and works smoothly.. and also very stable.
you can set multiple apps for every button and there are many options to customize the way it loads them... also there are options to assign
Quit, Ok, Toggle WiFi, Toggle BT.. and many more options.

[bluemetalaxe]

:confused: mmh, i use such a wifi toggle since one year, so i´m wonderíng why you made a new one, or did i miss anything ?
the one i´m using at the moment is also here at xda devs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2788804&postcount=2

here is another one that is 2 Years old but i think i rember it works only on wm5
http://www.ultimatelaunch.de/index_en.html (look at SmartUtilities)
so thank you for your work, but maybe next time some searching ?

[Thol]

big thanks for this function!!!
i'm looking for this for a long time!
i have a P3300 with alot physical buttons
then i searching to activate the wifi without switching to my home screen or comm manage to activate it.

if you can create samething for phone function
i'll be very very happy !!!!

thanks again for your work !!

[bluemetalaxe]

:confused:

[akarnik]

i wanted something extremely simple to use, needed no configuration and didnt need other apps to be installed on the device. Hence i wrote this in C++. Yes, other tools can do more and thats great, but they all might require some setup. Since i flash often, i wanted something for myself that i can just use without using any brain energy. Hence the simple app. I'm glad some people find it useful... i certainly find it extremely useful for my own usage style. I released it to everyone rather than keep it to myself, because i have benefitted from the work by other developers on this site, and even if 1 other person finds it useful, i'm satisfied.

:confused: mmh, i use such a wifi toggle since one year, so i´m wonderíng why you made a new one, or did i miss anything ?
the one i´m using at the moment is also here at xda devs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2788804&postcount=2

here is another one that is 2 Years old but i think i rember it works only on wm5
http://www.ultimatelaunch.de/index_en.html (look at SmartUtilities)
so thank you for your work, but maybe next time some searching ?

[akarnik]

do you mean you want something to turn just the phone radio off, similar to how this one turns wifi off? i'll look into it..havent looked at those api's yet, but it should be possible. However, just out my curiosity, why you want to turn the phone off so often?

big thanks for this function!!!
i'm looking for this for a long time!
i have a P3300 with alot physical buttons
then i searching to activate the wifi without switching to my home screen or comm manage to activate it.

if you can create samething for phone function
i'll be very very happy !!!!

thanks again for your work !!

[nir36]

i wanted something extremely simple to use, needed no configuration and didnt need other apps to be installed on the device. Hence i wrote this in C++. Yes, other tools can do more and thats great, but they all might require some setup. Since i flash often, i wanted something for myself that i can just use without using any brain energy. Hence the simple app. I'm glad some people find it useful... i certainly find it extremely useful for my own usage style. I released it to everyone rather than keep it to myself, because i have benefitted from the work by other developers on this site, and even if 1 other person finds it useful, i'm satisfied.

hehe dude. don't take this the wrong way. no one's judging. developing new apps is ALWAYS good.

cheers for the initiative.

:):):)

[Stu_Can_Sam]

I agree! Good on you for contributing! I want to say thanks for this app and I will be using it.

[bluemetalaxe]

i am sorry AK and thanks again for your work.i just want to inform that there are allready existing such wifi toggles. they are simple small exe files and dont need any other application or must be modified, like yours.

[hanackin]

HI!

Thanks for this great tool!, I will save some of my times:D

Could it be possible to get the same but for bluetooth ? :D

[NiksonCG]

@akarnik: thanks mate, for a useful application. Cheers!

[Madremiha]

Thanks for your work AK ;)

Hanakin see here for Bluetooth
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362115

[nir36]

btw, fitting this exe and a bluetooth exe to the new control panel made by no2chem will be fantastic.

should advise.

[dcat]

HI!

Thanks for this great tool!, I will save some of my times:D

Could it be possible to get the same but for bluetooth ? :D

Very good programm !!

Bluetooth will be usefull for me also

[akarnik]

Very good programm !!

Bluetooth will be usefull for me also

hi, you could use this one for Bluetooth toggle:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362115

[dcat]

Hello,

I have a little bug with AKToggleWifi.
When I use AKToggleWifi to stop the wifi, it will go on automatically some minutes after !

I use a exchange server to sinchronize and the wifi.

When I stop the wifi with the comm manager, the problem is not here.

I already have the problem with a SPB software (mobile shell or mobile suite, i don't remember)

Do you have idea to stop the wifi going on automatically ?

Sorry for my bad english :/ and thanks a lot !

EDIT : I'm on a French polaris with amine 2.0 (but the problem with spb is on the original rom)

[dcat]

I have made somes test, the problem come when activSync is running in background and he want to connect. The wifi is going on. But other program who want internet connection are not activating the wifi...

[hanackin]

Thanks for your work AK ;)

Hanakin see here for Bluetooth
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362115

thanks my friend :D

[akarnik]

I have made somes test, the problem come when activSync is running in background and he want to connect. The wifi is going on. But other program who want internet connection are not activating the wifi...

hi dcat,

i'm sorry...i haven't seen this issue before on my device. AKWifiToggle is really quite a simple program..it turns on wifi if it is off, and turns it off if it is on, when you run it. Then the exe exits. So it shouldn't and really cannot start up on its own and toggle the wifi on later. Can you please check using a task manager like Schaps Advanced Task Manager and make sure that the exe inst running in the list of running processes? You can get Schaps Task Mgr from http://www.touchxperience.com

Do you have some other program that automatically turns wifi on when it needs internet access?

[dcat]

Hi,

It's not AKWifiToggle who turn on wifi when activesync need connect ! I think that you shut down the wifi a way who it can be turned on automatically if needed by active sync (like SPB...) and the comm manager turn wifi off a way that activesync cannot turn on...

The issue is the same with SPB and your soft.
I have not tried other soft who turn wifi off.


Thanks.

[akarnik]

dcat,

now i understand what you mean...thanks for the clarification. I will look into this and see if there's some other API i should be using to set the state of the wireless radio.



Hi,

It's not AKWifiToggle who turn on wifi when activesync need connect ! I think that you shut down the wifi a way who it can be turned on automatically if needed by active sync (like SPB...) and the comm manager turn wifi off a way that activesync cannot turn on...

The issue is the same with SPB and your soft.
I have not tried other soft who turn wifi off.


Thanks.

[dcat]

thanks ;)

Good luck !

[N1c0_ds]

Thanks again Akarnik. Mind submitting it again to the Gecko database? (new DB design)

I'd really love to have it there. It's IMO one of the must-have apps on Windows Mobile. Another humble suggestion would be to change the icon for something with a transparent background.

Great work, I really appreciate it!

[strikeone]

WOW, where have I been lol.

This app will be very useful; thanks a lot akarnik.

[bysanko]

AKToggleWifi ....definitely a must have apps ...I love it ;)))


PS: For those under WM6.5 who wants to change the default icon from "AKToggleWifi" I recommend to use the "reSTART" application which allow you to modify the associate icon on a shortcut by any high quality .PNG icon


Rgd
Bysanko
R7.1

[Jarjar72]

Superbe Tool... Works on the HTC Touch Pro 2 as well!

Appreciate your work.

Thanks!

Greets

Jarjar

[shahriar5252]

I downloaded this program and it works great in my HTC/Sprint Touch Pro. There is one tiny problem: Why is the icon that appears in the programs folder blurry? The letters for "wifi" is blurry in the program folders. Anyway to fix this?

[xiongguoy]

The original version only has 16x16 and 32x32 icons.
It looks blur cause it is blown up to fit the higher res.

I hope akarnik doesn't mind, here is a version with 48x48, 64x64, 96x96 and 128x128 icons with transparencies, redid the original 16x16 and 32x32 with transparencies as well.

[shahriar5252]

The original version only has 16x16 and 32x32 icons.
It looks blur cause it is blown up to fit the higher res.

I hope akarnik doesn't mind, here is a version with 48x48, 64x64, 96x96 and 128x128 icons with transparencies, redid the original 16x16 and 32x32 with transparencies as well.

I replaced the .exe file in my Windows/Programs folder with your version. Then, I copied and pasted a shortcut to Start Menu folder, but the icon is still blurry on my Touch Pro. What am I doing wrong, or did you upload the right file?

[stylez]

I replaced the .exe file in my Windows/Programs folder with your version. Then, I copied and pasted a shortcut to Start Menu folder, but the icon is still blurry on my Touch Pro. What am I doing wrong, or did you upload the right file?

Soft-Reset ;)

xiongguoy,

Thank you, any chance you could give a white background, either that or get rid of the green outline?

Screeny attached.

[blackdog7]

Hm, what is different from AEWifiToggle?
Is it not the same? I'm using it since many years.

[richardkoo]

Thank a lot