redstamp Posted August 19 CID Share Posted August 19 I don't seem to be able to run auto tests from Android phone. Not sure if there's an app but can't find one. If I run from Firefox browser on Samsung S21, seems to work first time but soon doesn't run repeat tests. Not sure if need specific permissions or settings to avoid phone pushing browser into some kind of sleep mode that then stops the auto-refresh used by testmy.net to trigger recurring auto tests. Anyone know the solution? Thanks, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted August 19 CID Share Posted August 19 When the auto speed test was first designed in 2010/2011, phones were still figuring things out. Always, my goal with design is to make ONE thing that works with all browsers and devices. So I've always avoided apps. TestMy.net has never had an Android of iPhone app. Now it's 2024, phones are a different breed. They are full fledged gaming PCs that make the desktop computers from 2010 look like a joke. In 2010 average RAM was 3-4GB. Now, our phones are coming out with 8-12GB! The philosophy remains, ONE thing for them all. For the auto test to work on any machine, not just Android, make sure the power remains on and the test in focus. On my S22 I normally have my display set to never turn off. I'm now noticing that they must have recently updated... now you can't set anything higher than 10 minutes. That's alright, there's an app for that. Screen Alive on Android does the trick. It's free with an option to donate to the developer. Surprisingly, this isn't an issue on iOS. I would have thought if anyone did this it would be Apple. Android usually does things first but not things like this. On iOS just go do Display & Brightness > Auto Lock > Never. Once your phone's display doesn't sleep anymore you can plug it into power and start up the auto test. Keep the browser in focus and it will do its thing. Please let me know if this helps Pgoodwin1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstamp Posted August 20 Author CID Share Posted August 20 Prefect - thanks for extensive reply - worked great. Focus is key I think, different to PC where I can have browser in background. Obvs phones do it differently in background permissions... CA3LE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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