I'm not sure if this is a setting or a byproduct of TF3D, but I can't stand the way that alerts work.
If I have a reminder for an upcoming appointment, the notification toast doesn't appear at the bottom like it did with my Mogul and other WM devices. The chime goes off and the alert icon appears on the menu bar, so I hit that, I get the menu bar selection screen and then if I hit the alarm bell, the toast displays at the bottom.
I'm running the default Sprint ROM for now, with some of the basic tweaks. This (and the inability to use a 4-pin headset) are my only real remaining beefs.
Is there a config or tweak I can do, is this just the way it is?
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I'm not sure if this is a setting or a byproduct of TF3D, but I can't stand the way that alerts work.
If I have a reminder for an upcoming appointment, the notification toast doesn't appear at the bottom like it did with my Mogul and other WM devices. The chime goes off and the alert icon appears on the menu bar, so I hit that, I get the menu bar selection screen and then if I hit the alarm bell, the toast displays at the bottom.
I'm running the default Sprint ROM for now, with some of the basic tweaks. This (and the inability to use a 4-pin headset) are my only real remaining beefs.
Is there a config or tweak I can do, is this just the way it is?
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I have a ATT fuze so I dont know how much of difference the set up is...Did you look in system, sounds and notifications then notifications then scroll to reminders and make sure display message on screen is checked...What else have you installed that could be interferring?
Slawcops hint did the trick here.
After upgrading to the newest HTC official (dutch) ROM, TF3D was always in front of such system messages.
By going into the setting menu, sounds and notifications, notifications tab
then selecting "Reminders" (I guess thats what's it called in the english version) in the dropdown box and enabling the "show message in screen" my problem was solved.
Hope this helps!
edit: It would seem this action is needed every time after a soft-reset...if anyone knows where and if this value is stored in the registry, I would really like to know.
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Is there any way on the FUZE to have the alarm or notifications from calendar create a popup? Its kind of annoying when there is a sound coming from my phone and no clue what its for and no easy way to stop it. Thanks
Same question from here ! This is driving me crazy... Then I need to try to hit the reminder icon on the top line - this icon is too small and I need to try 5 times...
This is the part that I find the most disturbing on the Touch Pro (after Kaiser, Hermes, etc...).
If you go to settings > sounds and notifications, and then click the notification tab and select Reminders there should be a tick box "display on screen". This should over lay the touchflo interface with the reminder
This is probably me just not being used to the PPC version of Windows Mobile (I've been using non-touch screen smartphones too long).
For some reason, my calendar reminders are not showing on the screen. I hear the notification sound, but unless I bring them up manually using the icon bar at the top of the screen I never see the text so I can't dismiss them.
What have I done wrong here?
I have the same problem/frustration. I don't think it is anything you are doing wrong. I think it is (crappy) functionality of the TouchFlo interface. IMHO the TouchFlo interface renders meeting notifications useless. The home page does not show enough information and the issue you described. Interested to hear form others how they deal with it. I turned off meeting notifications because of this. Luckily for me I have a Blackberry sitting right next to it to remind me.
Yeah, same here.
Please check your settings:
Start -> Settings -> Sounds & Notifications -> Tab: Notifications.
I would bet that for the Event "Reminders" the option "Display message on screen" is not checked. Right?
HTH
Go to settings, personal , Sounds and Notifications, select the notifications tab, pick Reminders in the event drop down and make sure "Display Message on Screen" is checked.
DeepThought and JoeWilcox nailed it. That was the issue. Very strange to not have that as a default. Thanks guys.
Nope, still no reminders popping up.
Hi,
I have an Alltel HTC Touch Pro with Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 and HTC's Touchflo 3D. When I set an alarm or appointment, the unit sounds the alarm but in order to see what the alarm or reminder is, I have to tap the bell icon on the title bar. This brings up the "System Status" page where I again have to tap the bell icon. Then, and only then, I get a small popup at the bottom of the screen that tells me what the reminder is and gives me the option to dismiss or snooze the reminder/alarm. This is extremely annoying to have to jump through so many hoops just to silence the alarm.
Is this the correct or normal behavior? Is it a problem with Touchflo?
Better yet, is there a fix to this? All I want is for the reminder to pop-up automatically when the alarm sounds.
Thanks very much in advance!
My Touch HD behaves in exactly the same way. It is very irritating. It means alarms using MP3 tracks ring for way too long. Anyone know of a solution?
Well, my HD does show pop up screens because i configured it to
Pop up screens are not shown by default as it sits on top of tf3d, and it looks pants right?
So if you want pop ups goto settings/sounds & notifications/notifications/reminders (or what ever you wish to alter)
Then just check display message on screen
Sometimes its nice just not to have your home screen bombarded, but reminders are good to be displayed!
ahh timmy timmy, always helpful
and I recommend using G-Alarm by ageye. wonderful application
I was wondering what the simplest/best start menu bar replacement for wm6.5 is... i can't seem to search for the right thing.
I want to replace the entire start menu bar... w/ teh start button, the time, the sound, and notifactions (like wisbar or gigabar used to do back in teh day)
the reason why i want to replace it is because I don't like how my notifications are displayed. Currently, if I have one notification, it shows teh correct icon (missed call or email). But if I have 2 notifications, it shows the generic "notification" icon.
I'd prefer to see separate icons... i.e. a missed call icon, followed by an email icon to indicate these are my 2 notifications.
Moreover, on my phone (ipaq glisten), if I receive an email, the notification will show up on the start menu, but if hte email gets cleared on the server, the ipaq will also clear it (and it won't show up on my today screen), however, the icon remains until i go to the mail app (even though there are no longer any new mails). This is annoying.
Any suggestions? I don't need anything fancy... it's really just the nofications that are bothering me.
Moved as not software release.
i guess my question can be simplifed to:
if i have more than one notification, how can i get them to display separate icons for each type of notifcation (instead of a generic "balloon"/notification icon)?
If anyone has used Windows Mobile Standard (non touch screen), you know what i mean. If i get an email and a missed call, i see 2 different icons on the startmenu/status bar.
my second question is:
if i receive an email, my phone will show the email icon on the start menu bar. this is great. however, if i don't touch my phone (so the icon is still there indicating unread email), and i check the mail on my computer, so it's marked as read, it will also be marked as red on my phon. this is also great. HOWEVER, it will still show the mail status icon in the start menu bar, even though there are no new messages anymore. To clear it, i have to go to the mail app...
bumpity bump... seems like this subforum is dead!
the email thing is still a really annoying issue... after clearing emails on my desktop, and i take a look at my phone, i think i still have new emails.. but i don't... it's just the icon isn't going away until i go to my inbox.
lol already on the third page... i hope i get banned for bumping again.
really, no one knows of a) a fix for my described problem or b) a program which shows all the notifications?
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Moreover, on my phone (ipaq glisten), if I receive an email, the notification will show up on the start menu, but if hte email gets cleared on the server, the ipaq will also clear it (and it won't show up on my today screen), however, the icon remains until i go to the mail app (even though there are no longer any new mails). This is annoying.
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I also find this very annoying! Anyone having a solution for this?
Thanks.
So, after playing with 2.1 some more... it doesn't seem like calendar alerts act the same as they did in 1.5.
When I would have a reminder trigger, the screen would turn on and I would get a popup, even when the phone was asleep and locked, allowing me to dismiss the alert. Now, with 2.1, the reminder will go off, but the phone remains screen off and locked... unlocking the phone, I am presented with the "Event Details" screen for the specific event (with controls to edit it, etc.)... I then have to drop the notification bar, click on the alert... then the proper box loads that allows me to 'Dismiss All'.
Is there a workaround for this? I went into the calendar settings, and there's three settings for the reminders, under "Set Alerts & Notifications": Notification bar, Alert, and None... none seem to have any effect, so either an unwanted change in 2.1 or I wonder if it may be an issue with the ROM I am running? (ZenHero 2.1)
all 2.1 roms r like that... im running MatrixRom and its the same but what exactly r u wanting to do? an easier way to dismiss events?
I was afraid of that... damnit Google
I would like to be presented with the event reminder screen that allows me to dismiss the event, rather than having to go through four screens to make it stop beeping/blinking... especially when I am (usually) driving. Doesn't make sense why they would do it that way...
Are we certain that it's a 2.1 thing, or could it be a fault in the RUU all the recent ROMs are based on that has largely been overlooked?
I really think that "Alerts & Notifications" setting should have an effect on the alert displayed...
If not, how can we get the old alert style back? I especially miss it lighting up the screen and immediately showing the reminder... If it's not a ROM fix, are there any apps out there that can do it?
try the calendar snooze app.
it (optional) wakes and unlock's the phone..with options to snooze for ... period of time or dismiss with one click..
grtx , arnold
I have been running Gbhil's "Option 3" 2.1 ROM from Android Central, and the calendar alerts behave like this. I get an alert that wakes the phone up, and has "Drag down to dismiss" on the lock screen along with a "Snooze" button. When you drag it down, it shows the event with no need to dismiss it.
I recently switched to DamagaControl, and just tested the calendar alerts. It works the same way. I don't have to go into the notification bar and click "Dismiss All" like you're describing, though I have seen that happen when I ignore the alert.
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I have been running Gbhil's "Option 3" 2.1 ROM from Android Central, and the calendar alerts behave like this. I get an alert that wakes the phone up, and has "Drag down to dismiss" on the lock screen along with a "Snooze" button. When you drag it down, it shows the event with no need to dismiss it.
I recently switched to DamagaControl, and just tested the calendar alerts. It works the same way. I don't have to go into the notification bar and click "Dismiss All" like you're describing, though I have seen that happen when I ignore the alert.
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so gbhill is still making roms? care to link me to that rom you mentioned?
ziggy682 said:
I have been running Gbhil's "Option 3" 2.1 ROM from Android Central, and the calendar alerts behave like this. I get an alert that wakes the phone up, and has "Drag down to dismiss" on the lock screen along with a "Snooze" button. When you drag it down, it shows the event with no need to dismiss it.
I recently switched to DamagaControl, and just tested the calendar alerts. It works the same way. I don't have to go into the notification bar and click "Dismiss All" like you're describing, though I have seen that happen when I ignore the alert.
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Since no matter what I set the reminder type to, and how it still acts the same, yeah, I am guessing it is an issue with Zen's 2.1 ROM. Though, I have done enough to the ROM and, other than this, not much for issues, so I do not want to have to start over again with another ROM.
try the calendar snooze app.
it (optional) wakes and unlock's the phone..with options to snooze for ... period of time or dismiss with one click..
grtx , arnold
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And that, gave me back the functionality I have been missing so much - Thanks!