Help Lack of Hibernation mode in Android OS

[Effardee]

Hi
I find it absolutely amazing that no Hibernation Mode, similar to the one in Windows, is not provided in Android OS. If anything, such a mode is even more critical in tablets than on a PC, as generally speaking, extending battery life is even more essential on tablets.
I'd be interested to know from software engineers/developers why this function is missing on tablets. I realize that sleep mode enables tablets to sync continuously, but surely, the same could be result could be achieved on switching on from hibernation at the expense of a few wasted seconds.
What's even more amazing is that amongst the thousands of apps available for Android OS (80% of which are of doubtful value to say the least), no one has yet come up with an app to fill this yawning gap.

 

[Brian706]

I don't really understand why this would be a useful or practical feature? Your device shouldn't lose much power while sleeping, but like you even said, what about getting your notifications and syncing your data? It's sort of the point of having a mobile device.

In rare circumstances where I want to save battery and do not need to use the device at all, I simply power it down which takes about 2 seconds.

 

[El Presidente]

Pretty much every HTC device I've used has this function (although I've not had one since the One X), confusingly called fastboot.

I'm not sure if it's there in newer handsets though.

 

[Hadron]

Put it in airplane mode: turn off all wireless interfaces, so no syncs possible, and just let it go to sleep.

 

[funkylogik]

Check out DS Battery Saver app.
It's one of the only battery saver apps I stand by
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.batrsaver

 

[chanchan05]

I don't even see a need for hibernation mode on tablets. My tablet can last for a few days without recharging even with quite some usage.