yes , they removed the option and Wi-Fi is always on :/ it's irritating if I left Wi-Fi on at night and email keeps on syncing in background
This is very bad for battery save. Very bad. Microsoft doing Microsoft things, like ever.
Why the complaints? Wi-Fi uses less battery. If its annoying to have it sync all night (I assume you say this because you have email sounds turned on), just turn on quiet hour rules it will stop the sounds while you sleep.
doesn't Wi-Fi use less power than the cellular data radio?
I honestly don't mind Wi-Fi being always on when I toggle it to on. Then again, I've been using it to "Always on" on my 920 and 925 for awhile now (both of those phones are still running Windows Phone 8). It doesn't seem to be affecting my 810's battery. My only issue with Wi-Fi on 8.1 is Wi-Fi Sense. I had some issues yesterday when I was out shopping at a mall near me. My 810 used to connect to the Kohl's free Wi-Fi out there and I had problems getting it to locate it, so I gave up and used my data instead.
This is what WiFi Sense is for. There is no need to keep WiFi on all the time anymore. WiFi Sense is supposed to automatically manage your WiFi connections which also includes when to turn it on and off.
For example, there are options to automatically connect to WiFi hotspots or to automatically connect when you reach your favorite places when it detects you have reached that specific location. You can even specify when to turn it back on after 1 or 4 hours or 1 day. This is all done automatically by the OS so it doesn't have to keep it always on and drain your battery when you are not near a WiFi connection.
This is technology folks and the great stuff coming out of MS! :smile:
Totally broken is a bit of an exaggeration. No. It is an extreme exaggeration.
Is it the Wi-Fi sharing thing? I dunno tbhMaybe.
But in my experience and also my friends, works like *********. Maybe language (PT-BR here, not US) have something to do.