Keep Wifi active even if locked?

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Keep Wifi active even if locked?

Hey guys,

Just wondering if there is a way to easily keep my iPod Touch active and on Wifi even if I lock it? Basically I'm just wanting to blacken out the screen to save on the screen (much like a screen saver). Battery life isn't an issue, I would just like it to continually sync up via Fetch while saving on the screen.

Any suggestions or advice are appreciated. Thanks!

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Sep 24, 2008 12:16 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 24, 2008 12:31 PM in response to bpatton

In sleep mode, with fetch set to check every few minutes, I believe that this is its normal state. I also believe that this is what is causing the battery drain over night for some users, due to fetch checking on email every few minutes, over night.

The WiFi would have to stay connected, for this to keep checking, in sleep mode, with the screen turned off in sleep mode.

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Answer 2

bpatton Author

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Sep 24, 2008 12:33 PM in response to Mr. Kelly Freebairn

What I'm noticing is that if I lock my iPod, after 5 or so minutes, it loses the wifi connection, as the moment I unlock it, it picks up the wifi connection again. Seems to shut everything down when I lock it. According to what you've said, this should not be happening, as everything should continue to run in the background while locked. Can anyone confirm?

This is a 2nd gen iPod Touch.

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Answer 3

Rudegar

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Sep 24, 2008 12:42 PM in response to bpatton

since the last software update people have been reporting that it dont keep checking for mails anymore when one goes back to the app screen so maybe they changed it to
safe memory

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