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Incorrect Time Sync

Ok i have something that is majorly bugging me... when ever my device connects to active sync it automatically tries to sync it to my computer clock...
However there seems to be a bug with this... i live in brisbane (australia) and we dont have daylight saving ... but the rest of the east coast does... now my computer timezone is set to brisbane and the time is right... however when i connect my device it seems to sync it as if daylight saving is in effect here!
... so why does this bother me so ... i turned up to work a whole hour early the other day!
so hope some1 can tell me how to fix this or disable the time sync to pc
BTW I use Vista Ultimate x64
Thanks in advance
Kris

yep, same problem here. sooooo annoying. i posted this before, but noone replied
i currently have it set at +10 gmt sydney, with network time sync on (in phone settings). i think i turned the setting off in advanved config v3.3 as well. but none seemed to work with brisbane time setting

well i found a sort of "fix" - i dont sync with my pc anymore (i removed the device in sync center) - it wasn't sync'ing anything with my pc anyway - i just use my pc for charging, file access and my mobiler (which doesnt require the device to be sync'ed anyway)... all other sync's are done "live" through 3g and exchange mail push (which i love because it has a "persistant" connection with the server that uses no data when connected and updates my contacts etc instantly when i add them to my mail account)...
I would be happy to set anyone up with an exchange mail account on my server if you want it... contacts / calendar / email and tasks will sync between your device and the server
The only problem is you will have an email address at my domain (i00Productions.org) - if you are interested tho pm me and i can look at getting it linked to your own domian name!
I will also give you 2gbs of email space
pm me if you are interested
oh and for free of course (time i put something back into this forum)
Kris

This is the fix from Micro$oft, I hope it can solve the daylight saving problem.

nah, i tried that one as well and it did nothing

Brendo said:
nah, i tried that one as well and it did nothing
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it does on mine.

i00 said:
Ok i have something that is majorly bugging me... when ever my device connects to active sync it automatically tries to sync it to my computer clock...
However there seems to be a bug with this... i live in brisbane (australia) and we dont have daylight saving ... but the rest of the east coast does... now my computer timezone is set to brisbane and the time is right... however when i connect my device it seems to sync it as if daylight saving is in effect here!
... so why does this bother me so ... i turned up to work a whole hour early the other day!
so hope some1 can tell me how to fix this or disable the time sync to pc
BTW I use Vista Ultimate x64
Thanks in advance
Kris
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Kind of a hassle, but maybe you have to move.

dunno about in WMDC on vista, but on activesync you can just tell it not to sync the clock!
Connect to activesync and wait for it to finish synching.
click tools
click options
highlight windows PC (Or whatever the partnership is called) and then click settings.
Untick the box.
Job done.
I'm guessing it is in WMDC for vista somewhere, but i use XP so i don't know where. I should imagine it will be somewhere similar, wherever the sync settings and partnerships are shown.

Brendo said:
nah, i tried that one as well and it did nothing
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yea same here - doesnt work

infact now whenever i reboot my phone it says that device.exe has crashed? - time for a factory reset

The TPs we got didn't have the February 2008 Daylight savings update installed on them. You need to download it from MS again. There are TWO daylight savings patches and you need both.
I discovered this with one of our sales staff up in Brisbane

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The TPs we got didn't have the February 2008 Daylight savings update installed on them. You need to download it from MS again. There are TWO daylight savings patches and you need both.
I discovered this with one of our sales staff up in Brisbane
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mine is from the uk... will try find this '2nd' patch you speak of. i have it working correctly, but it is set to sydney timezone so not sure i could be bothered changing
edit:
found a few:
febraury: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949168
march: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950885
june: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951984/en-us
love that they say "tazmanian" time

Problem is fixed, see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=438797

mine fixed itself :s

(Solved) Auto disconnect data whilst in sleep mode

Hi,
I have been experiencing major problems with my email checking. Most of the time it doesnt follow the schedule I have set up and if it does, it never disconnects the data connection.
I had tried everything, changing the battery and ac resume from suspend time to every option, setting the auto disconnect after x time feature in advance config and whatever I did I could not get a reliable solution......
Until now.
Its a bit long winded but it works, I have been testing for the last couple of days.
What I have done is
1. Install SKSchema (You do need to buy this software but it is well worth it) http://www.s-k-tools.com/index.html?m_downloads.html#sc
2. Install rk-OSR (Thank you tytnguy) http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54284&d=1192440286
3.Install Advance Config (Thank you schaps) http://www.touc...anced-configuration-tool-33-cab-install.html
4. In advance config, under power management, set battery resume and ac resume from standby to 90 seconds, save and soft reset.
5. In SKSchema, go to settings and turn watch mode on. Then go to tools, press watch and then new. Under 'watch for', select 'any connection', under 'any connection' select 'connected', under 'execute', select 'device' and 'screen on'. Under 'with parameters' where it says #p() in betwen the brackets put in the name of your internet connection that is used to get your email for example mine is contract internet so it looks like #p(contract internet). Press OK.
6. Still in SKSchema go to tools again, press watch then new. Under watch for, select 'any connection', under 'any connection' select 'disconnected', under 'execute' slect 'device' and 'screen off'. Under 'with parameters' do the same as above and put your internet connection in between the brackets. Press OK.
7.Open up rk-OSR. Under 'accounts' make sure outlook email accounts and the email accounts you want to check are selected then tick the enable box.
Under schedules, add the scheduled times you want.
Under 'outlook', tick auto close outlook
The wait time to sync is the time it takes to check your accounts so select a time you think it will take to carry out these tasks. I have mine set to 20 seconds, you may want longer if you are checking multiple accounts.
Under 'internet' I have mine set to default connection which uses 3G/GPRS but you can set it to use wifi if you are in a available network. It will turn the wifi on, sync and then turn it off. If you select the option to use wifi or default this will look for wifi and if it cant connect will use 3G/GPRS.
Make sure you tick the switch off GPRS/3G box. This turns teh data connection off after sync.
The connection wait time is set to 20 secs
Under 'options' sync only if device is sleeping means that if you are say using tomtom, it wont sync whilst its doing this. I have this un selected.
Silent sync means it wont wake up the device. I have this selected
Notify of unread emails does exactly that as does notify failure to connect. I dont have wither of these selected.
Sleep device after sync i have ticked.
Press save and then ok
8. In the device sounds and notification settings under new email message, make sure you dont have the show message on screen ticked other wise the application wont close properly if you get a message.
Thats it, you are done.
Basically the reason for the SKSchema part is that when my device ws locked and in standby, the email sync would happen but it would get stuck on the messaging app and not go back to the today screen. The scripts basically turns the screen on when it has connected to the internet and then off when it is disconnected allowing the app to close properly.
I know it is a bit long winded but it is the only thing i have found that works flawlessly.
I hope it helps someone else.
I just realised how long this post is so i am sorry.
Matt

thankyou very much for thisssssssss

yea I hate my data connection staying open, but this seems a little much. I wonder if someone could make a little app that basically does what all these do for the fix to work. or maybe MS should just fix it.

You could just use DiamondTweaks and enable "DisconnectAfter" it will disconnect your internet connection after the specified time of no activity.

Hmmm... the diamondtweak is in fact an Option but the Problem with this method is, that the Connection wont disconnect while in Standby, because (i think) the Tweak isnt active during sleep mode (just like any other app/method). You will recognize that when you establish a connection, go to sleep mode immediately and wake up the phone after lets say 20 minutes. The Connection-Bubble will tell you, that the data connection has been active during the whole sleep-time...
So still no solution here apart from the quiet complicated one in the first post, huh...? (Thanks anyway

rk-OSR works for me
i had the same problem when auto syncing my hotmail account. i downloaded every auto disconnect program i could find and it worked most of the time.
it was mainly when i auto synced hotmail that the data connection would just stay open. however when i auto synced my google mail account it would close, whether it was in sleep mode or not.
so after searching for more solutions i came across this thread. i didnt follow all the instructions. i just downloaded the rk-OSR program and set my schedule and other preferences.
now the syncing of both my accounrs happens automatically through this program and my data disconnects as it should.

Disable all data connections
I had a huge problem with a few applications auto starting a data connection in my pocket and never shutting off. I wouldn't have a problem with it if I pay for unlimited data(which I don't). My solution to this was going into the connections settings and change the "select which networks are automatically used" to "my ISP" which I never set one up. This way, anytime it tries to connect using data from the cell provider, it pops up an error message and yea, no pocket data transmitions. I guess you could set up a false "my ISP" if you have already set up one.

There is an option somewhere in WM6.5 to turn off data connection when in sleep mode, i enabled it, but now it does not turn the data back on to check email. I spent 3 hours searching through the options to disable this feature and put it back to the default but it appears to be gone or I can no longer find it. Does anyone know where this option is supposed to be hiding so I can confirm if it in fact disappeared?

getmp3s said:
There is an option somewhere in WM6.5 to turn off data connection when in sleep mode, i enabled it, but now it does not turn the data back on to check email. I spent 3 hours searching through the options to disable this feature and put it back to the default but it appears to be gone or I can no longer find it. Does anyone know where this option is supposed to be hiding so I can confirm if it in fact disappeared?
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Anyone know which menu has the setting? Been drivign me crazy the last few weeks

Yes, i figured it out and posted the solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7920303&highlight=getmp3s#post7920303

I konw a fix called "GPRS-Tweak.cpl" can help you to disconnect the network when you shut down you app which must connnet the network.
I just have a chinese version, unzipped the attachment the copy into the window folder then, you will find it your startmenu>setting>system .
but is a chinese version ,if you want english version you'd better search on google.
sorry for my poor english

Found an easier way:
Settings > phone
then go to one of the last 'tabs' and the option to turn on/off GPRS etc when in standby is there...

[Q] Syncronising time

Is there a way to syncronise the time on my HTC HD7. I notice it regularly loses a couple of minutes each day.

brian leach said:
Is there a way to syncronise the time on my HTC HD7. I notice it regularly loses a couple of minutes each day.
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In Settings, Date & Time, make sure you've got "Set Automatically" switched on.
This should keep your phone's clock in sync with Internet Time servers.
If it doesn't work, then there's either a bug, or the time servers can't be contacted for some reason.
But AFAIK there is no other way to sync the time.

Thanks for the response. It is already set that way. perhaps an app will appear in due course.

brian leach said:
Thanks for the response. It is already set that way. perhaps an app will appear in due course.
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I very much doubt it! For a start, as I understand it, apps can read the system time on the phone but they do not have the privilege to change it.
I may be wrong on that, but then you've got the fact that WP7 already does time synchronization, even if it doesn't seem to be working for you at the moment.

Looks like I shall just have to correct it manually periodically.
Still like the phone and wp 7 even with a few foibles.

Maybe a Microsoft update can fix it.. does Microsoft even know that their clock is faulty and needs manually fixing?

I don't have such a switch in date and time...
there is just a switch to make the time show 12 or 24 hour...
a selection field for time zone, selection field for time, selection field for date
No automatic update switch.
I have a HTC mozart, and I also noticed a slight delay (if I don't connect to the computer, but if I connect to computer then it seems OK...). BTW shouldn't work this automatic update also through Wlan?!?

Xoom - various questions

I've had my Xoom for about a week now (UK WiFi only) and I have a number of questions that I don't think have been covered:
Anyone know how to browse my work network over a VPN? I can set up the VPN and connect, but then what, it doesn't show up in any of the file managers I have?
I can't for the life of me see where to set the mail delivery 'peak time' like I can on my Desire. I like to read books on my Xoom, and then go to sleep without it pinging every time someone sends me an email about 'male enhancement products'...
I have checked for updates, of which it tells me one is available, but it just fails and does nothing. Is it me, or have Motorola not really done enough testing with this tablet? It's good, but flawed in some really simple ways.
Thanks for reading!

Not sure about the VPN stuff but you change notification under sounds in settings to be silent.
Lordao

Thanks lordao, but I don't want to keep messing with my settings every night and again the next morning. I just want to schedule my email sync times like I can on my HTC Desire. Why is Android going backwards in terms of features?

I don't know of a way to do it within the Android OS, so I'm using Sound Manager:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.roozen.SoundManagerv2&feature=search_result
I'm very happy with it - I have schedules set up so that at 8pm all notifications go to silent and at 7am it brings the volumes up again. It's never failed me, once I set it up and hit the "apply all schedules" button.

My clock is 5-10 minutes late!

Hello everybody,
since I am not allowed to post in the official thread for ARHD until i have at least 10 post, i will do it here.
I flashed ARHD 6.51 a while ago and noticed, that my clock is couple of minutes late. So I decided to sync it with the internet. Nothing happened. I rebooted my device and the clock was showing the correct time - at least for a while. After a few hours, the clock was late again. So I set it to the right time manually. I guess you know what happens next... its late again.
So i superwiped my phone and flashed the latest version of ARHD v. 6.6.2.
At first the clock showed the correct time, but after a few hours it was late AGAIN!
I booted into the recovery and noticed that the time in the recovery was correct. I reseted my phone to factory defaults and still no change.
Does anyone of you know how to fix this?
Greetings,
elyts

Happened to me once while I was on college..
I turned of automatic clock sync and set it manually... When I got home (after 7-8 hours), I turned it on again and it was showing correct time.. Dunno what happened but now its ok for me... It was on older version of ARHD... 6.x.x

try downloading ClockSync from Google Play Store, that syncs your clock really accurately using the internet and you can get it to sync automatically bit of a botch but might do it

lifeisfaked said:
try downloading ClockSync from Google Play Store, that syncs your clock really accurately using the internet and you can get it to sync automatically bit of a botch but might do it
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Wow damn. If I could use all of today's thanks on this one post, I would. I had already accepted that my time would lose sync every couple of days, but ClockSync seems to be doing the trick after unchecking the HTC time sync. Thanks!

rawrfische said:
Wow damn. If I could use all of today's thanks on this one post, I would. I had already accepted that my time would lose sync every couple of days, but ClockSync seems to be doing the trick after unchecking the HTC time sync. Thanks!
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No problem could you do me a massive favour and vote for me in this competition I'm in? See my signature! Thanks

I already downloaded ClockSync. But that is only a way to bypass this problem and not to solve it. I want to know why the clock is always late. Espacially when WiFi is on. This is a 400 € phone. It should at least be able to show me the correct time.

elyts said:
I already downloaded ClockSync. But that is only a way to bypass this problem and not to solve it. I want to know why the clock is always late. Espacially when WiFi is on. This is a 400 € phone. It should at least be able to show me the correct time.
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Hi,
I have the feeling that it is not the phone's fault, hear me out. Your phone does not keep the time, it reads it from your phone provider or wifi if it is connected. My guess is that your phone is reading the wrong time from some of those sources.
And by the way before continuing I would go to Greenwich and check the correct time!
rio

I bookmarked a similar page to check the correct time. So you think my phone doesn't have an internal clock server or something that provides the time if its set manually? I have to correct my last statement. The time is late only when WiFi is enabled.

elyts said:
I bookmarked a similar page to check the correct time. So you think my phone doesn't have an internal clock server or something that provides the time if its set manually? I have to correct my last statement. The time is late only when WiFi is enabled.
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Of course, the phone has an internal clock, but it rather not use it, while there is internet connection. So setting up your time manually will only work until the phone syncs with the sources from your service provider/internet.
If you want to keep your own "manual" time my guess is you would have to disable a few sync options on your phone, one of them being Settings/Date&time/Automatic date&time.
rio

rio911 said:
Of course, the phone has an internal clock, but it rather not use it, while there is internet connection. So setting up your time manually will only work until the phone syncs with the sources from your service provider/internet.
If you want to keep your own "manual" time my guess is you would have to disable a few sync options on your phone, one of them being Settings/Date&time/Automatic date&time.
rio
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Automatic date&time is disabled... Everything i know is that if WiFi is enabled the clock will be late after a few hours. I disabled every possible option that could have something to do with wrong sync or something. And the lower my battery gets, the faster my clock gets slow.. Could it have something to do with WiFi and or battery?

Anybody there?