On the android version on my nexus 4 there IS a toggle in the quick settings to turn my mobile internet on/off
> On 22 Jan 2016, at 14:50, Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> wrote: > > Randall, that screenshot is not relevant to this bug report. It is of > Android's Settings app -- but the equivalent screen in Ubuntu's System > Settings already has a switch for cellular data. On the Android 5.0 > phone I just tested, you can get to that screen by tapping the Cellular > icon in Android's quick settings panel -- but you can get to the > equivalent screen in Ubuntu by tapping "Cellular Settings" in the > network menu, so there's no practical difference there, either. (Or if > there is, it's that System Settings takes too long to open, which would > be a problem for dozens of access points, not just this one.) > > Android's quick settings panel does not have a toggle for cellular data. > <https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6111329> Neither does iOS's > Control Center. <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202769> And neither > does Ubuntu's indicator menus. I emphasize this because Jelmer's and > Sebastien's mentions of Android might have given the impression that > Android has what people are asking for here, when it does not. The only > platform that does, that I know of, is Windows 10 Mobile. > <http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-notifications- > mobile> > > Turning off cellular data would not stop you from getting notifications > through wi-fi, or from on-device events such as reminders; if you want > to pause notifications you need something like a Do Not Disturb mode. > <https://goo.gl/yoiVKM> Nor is it a viable way to ensure that you > continue getting phone calls, since the proportion of phone calls that > use PSTN is only going to decline, as is already happening with the > proportion of messages that use SMS. <https://goo.gl/vkJldD> And for > limiting data use to a quota, much more effective would be to tell you > how much you've used so far (bug 1287267), and to provide the option to > cut it off automatically before you reach the limit (bug 1292930). > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1373463 > > Title: > [indicators] Impossible to disable cellular data from indicator > > Status in Canonical System Image: > Confirmed > Status in Ubuntu UX: > Triaged > Status in indicator-network package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > I was wondering : Why it isn't possible to disable data from the > network indicator ? Probably with a switch button that offer the > choice between no data or data activated (with the last data activated > state (2g only or 2G,3G,4G). > > Why this ? Because it's the first setting to change to save battery, > and probably one of the most used (I asked around me, everyone agreed > they would prefer that over Wi-Fi if only one was possible). > > I think it's stupid to go to the settings app for the most common > action (and very frustrating). Of course, this also apply for the > battery setting page (that already contain Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and > brightness settings). > > I asked that on the phone ML, I've been invited to file a wishlist bug > there to "help" designers with next iteration of network indicator. So > here it is ! > > [1] : mailing list discussion with already some support to this idea : > https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg09910.html > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1373463/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1373463 Title: [indicators] Impossible to disable cellular data from indicator To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1373463/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
