Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Stop the Phone Keeps Scanning Wi-Fi on Android 4.3

Though lot of users alleges that turned on Wi-Fi all the times will poor the battery life, in certain case a user might be want to keep this option always on. As has been said by an insider named Nicola who wants to keep the Wi-Fi on all the time to keep the Viber on his phone always connected as it's the only way for a couple of peoples to contact him in an emergency.

See also: How to Fix Wi-Fi Always Turn Off When the Phone is Sleep on Samsung Galaxy S3

While in Android 4.3, there's a Wi-Fi related option named Always allow scanning which will allow your phone to constantly scanning for Wi-Fi networks even when the Wi-Fi is turned off. This option is claimed will be able to save more power due to the phone doesn't need to use some powers taking by the GPS to get your location information. In another side, this option also reported by some users as the culprit of some problems occurs on their phones, such as boot loop issue after restart and else. If that happen, you can easily turning off this option.


How to disable Always allow scanning option?
For any reason, if you wants to turn this option off then kindly do as follows:
  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap My connections tab.
  3. If necessary slide the switch next to Wi-Fi option to the right to enable this option which will let you accessing the menu inside this option.
  4. Tap Wi-Fi.
  5. Tap the Menu key then select Advanced.
  6. Uncheck the box next to Always allow scanning option.

Once you've done the steps, now the phone should be stopped constantly scanning Wi-Fi, though by disabling this option would reduce a quality of the information location provided. But, if you really bothered with the problem caused by this option, then it might be the right time for you to turn off this option. So, hope this helps :)

1 comment:

  1. Unchecking "always allow scanning" has no effect. The tablet continues scanning anyway. Worse, though it has only one possible connection at home anyway, every ten seconds, it momentarily acts as it it has no connection while it is scanning, causing programs to intermittently stop, and display a message telling me it has no connection, even though the coneection strength is always at it highest level.

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