Feature activation control and data prefetching with network-connected mobile devices

A method for intelligently prefetching data via a computer network, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a user interface of a mobile device, a plurality of user inputs from a user;
• storing an application to a memory device of the mobile device;
• and
• under control of a hardware processor:
• determining from a first user input of the plurality of user inputs that the hardware processor is expected to be unable to communicate via a communication network, the first user input indicating a request to activate a mode in which wireless communications by the hardware processor via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user;
• in response to the first user input:
• delaying activation of the mode in which the wireless communications by the hardware processor via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user,
• determining prefetch data to request prior to the activation of the mode in which the wireless communications by the hardware processor via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user,
• requesting the prefetch data from one of a plurality of systems via the communication network, and
• receiving the prefetch data via the communication network and storing the prefetch data to the memory device,
• responsive to said receiving the prefetch data, activating the mode in which the wireless communications by the hardware processor via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user;
• and
• subsequent to the activation of the mode in which the wireless communications by the hardware processor via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user, processing the prefetch data with the application for a first time responsive to processing a second user input of the plurality of user inputs with the application.

Non-transitory physical computer storage comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, are configured to implement a process comprising:

• determining from a first user input that the one or more processors are expected to be unable to communicate via a communication network, the first user input indicating a request to activate a mode in which wireless communications by the one or more processors via a communication network are disabled and a user interface continues to be active and usable by a user;
• in response to the first user input:
• delaying activation of the mode in which the wireless communications by the one or more processors via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user;
• determining prefetch data to request prior to the activation of the mode in which the wireless communications by the one or more processors via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user;
• requesting the prefetch data from one of a plurality of systems via the communication network;
• and
• receiving the prefetch data via the communication network and storing the prefetch data to a memory device;
• responsive to said receiving the prefetch data, activating the mode in which the wireless communications by the one or more processors via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user;
• and
• subsequent to the activation of the mode in which the wireless communications by the one or more processors via the communication network are disabled and the user interface continues to be active and usable by the user, processing the prefetch data responsive to processing a second user input.