Now there was space, the update downloaded using my mobile data, while I was asleep! One solution would have been to disable mobile data, having noticed that the download failed and was likely to retry automatically. We could do with a better solution. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Fabio Silva Fabio Silva 1 1 gold badge 2 2 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges. Edit : If you want to instead auto-update apps only when you're connected to a WiFi network, tap Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only in the same pop-up.
The Overflow Blog. Podcast Who is building clouds for the independent developer? Exploding turkeys and how not to thaw your frozen bird: Top turkey questions Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Reducing the weight of our footer. Related 0. Hot Network Questions. Hope this helps. Great advice. I have been looking for a better way to play Pandora out in my back yard on my speakers without tying up my phone and forgot about being able to use my old one.
I could also use it with a Bluetooth speaker I just bought. What is a bonus is I have a casio gzone which can stay outside without worrying about rain. It could be a good reason for people to buy an older phone on eBay. Joe, Glad the article helped you. Hi Joe, Google Voice has received some really bad reviews.
I use Google Hangout for voice calls on my WiFi only device and it works just fine. Thanks for commenting. Hi Joe, I would check anyways to make sure the settings are the way they should be, just to be on the safe side. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.
Can I bypass network activation on a new phone for wifi use only? Hi Ed, Luckily you can bypass the activation screen and it is also very easy to do. All you have to do is the following:. Tap top left hand corner 2. Tap top right hand corner 3. With these steps you can skip the activation and use the smartphone.
The only downside that you will face is that upon rebooting you will have to do the same pattern, but I think that is only a small price to pay. Thanks for you comment! My Nettalk broke and I was getting ready to buy another and read your article, yeah!
I live away from all cell towers and no signal reaches me, thus Nettalk through my wifi for a home phone. What I was wonder, is what is the best old droid to use just for a phone and can I call ?
Plus, I would love the music too. Do I need the sim card? I can spend about Thank you so much for saving me money!!! Hi Penny, Most phones let you, at least, call , so you have quite a few models to choose from.
I am sure that if you go to your local store you can find many phones within your budget that also give the option to listen to your music. Thanks for commenting and your welcome. This is SUCH good news and gives me hope! Hi Mary, I am glad you were able to find this post that has obviously helped you out.
Thanks for all the good directions to use my OLD android as a radio. I checked and my device is up to date. HELP, can I still use it? You should be able to use that one. Have you tried to reinstall the app?
Hope that helps. I bought a samsung galaxy s5 from textnow and theyre telling me i cannot use my phone as wifi only device, that i must subscribe to service for the phone to work. Do i need to perform an unlock first then use as wifi only device? I once took an unlocked phone to another country and used as a WiFi only device and it worked just fine. I hope this thread is still valid. I have an old Droid 3 with a deactivated sim card that I want to use as wifi only.
I was able to do a hard reset i needed to delete a gmail account and bypass the activation screen just fine. I was able to update before I reset but cannot now. Can you help? Hi, Melodie! We do our best to reply to all comments, regardless of the age of the post, so feel free to comment away with any questions you have.
Are you having trouble connecting to the internet at all? I have no problem charging with my newer phone. The charger is the same for both. Can you help please. Any ideas? Hi, Shari! Fortunately we have a couple guides that will provide you with far more help than I could reasonably fit in a comment.
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Article Edit Discuss. To begin, turn the phone on by pressing the power button located on top of the phone. Was this step helpful? Yes No I need help.
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