make the backlight go off when using PDANet? the screen being on, i believe, drains more battery than the laptop trickle charging the battery. i never had this problem with my 800w, 755p, or 700p.
i can't figure out how to do this???
troyhough said:
make the backlight go off when using PDANet? the screen being on, i believe, drains more battery than the laptop trickle charging the battery. i never had this problem with my 800w, 755p, or 700p.
i can't figure out how to do this???
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Are you using the built in Internet sharing application or a 3rd party application?
I just press the power button on my phone and continue to surf the web with the phone connected.
Yeah, the stock power settings are set to keep data connections alive and active when the phone is in standby, so pressing power should do the job for you unless you've tweaked the power settings to disable those things in standby..
sey it to turn off power when charging in battery advance setting
where is the setting to turn display off while charging? don't see it anywhere...
also, kind of off topic, but what is a better alternative to PDANet?
thanks.
You don't need a 3rd party program like PDANet to do Internet Connection Sharing, it's built into Windows Mobile (although on the fuze stock rom at least you need to do a registry change to remove the limit on isp.cingular)
Da_G said:
You don't need a 3rd party program like PDANet to do Internet Connection Sharing, it's built into Windows Mobile (although on the fuze stock rom at least you need to do a registry change to remove the limit on isp.cingular)
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can you explain how i can do this?? im on sprint if that helps...
Haven't looked at how it works in the sprint rom, so it's probably different.. but on the Fuze ROM you just stick in the usb cable and it asks you if you want activesync/mass storage/internet connection sharing.. you just press ics and away you go!
Hi,
I've searched but can't find anything, hopefully I didn't miss anything.
I'm using the Zenithink ZT-280 C71 with official firmware 2.3.4. Since it doesn't have built in bluetooth, I'm using a Bluetooth dongle. It works fine except it seems to have a problem with the power saving function. After some earlier confusing results, I found that if I let the tablet sleep (whether after time or if I push the power button), the dongle light goes off. When I wakeup the tablet, the bluetooh dongle LED comes back on but Bluetooth no longer works. If I try to enable Bluetooth, it tries very briefly then gives up. If the Bluetooth is still working, I can enable or disable it and reenable and it's fine although I'm not sure how much it does. This doesn't happen if the tablet is plugged in, it's working fine hours later. So I'm pretty sure it's because the tablet disables USB power which unfortunately breaks the dongle requiring a restart to fix.
Is there any way to disable USB host mode power saving? Isn't good from a power saving perspective but then needing to restart I've looked in power control widget but nothing useful there, some setting in the build.prop perhaps? I've fooled around with hacking my LG Optimus P500 and another phone before so no problem changing files etc.
Alternatively I could try making the USB bluetooh dongle work with powersaving (although possibly this will be more device specific). I'm not sure but possibly the problem is related to the fact hotplugging doesn't work. If I start the tablet without the dongle and later plug it in, I similarly can't enable Bluetooth.
Any help much appreciated.
Hello everyone, just moved from a Nexus 5 and enjoying many of the unique features, one thing that interests me most is the ability to unlock the phone with a trusted Bluetooth device. I already have a fitbit, so was hoping I could use this, however it turns out you can't, I think it is due to the way Bluetooth 4 is designed to minimise battery drain and it therefore not always connected. I was wondering what other people use , other than say speakers and headphones. I know Motorola have a device planned, but hasn't been released yet.
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Hello everyone, just moved from a Nexus 5 and enjoying many of the unique features, one thing that interests me most is the ability to unlock the phone with a trusted Bluetooth device. I already have a fitbit, so was hoping I could use this, however it turns out you can't, I think it is due to the way Bluetooth 4 is designed to minimise battery drain and it therefore not always connected. I was wondering what other people use , other than say speakers and headphones. I know Motorola have a device planned, but hasn't been released yet.
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HX550 earpeace is the only thing I have used. The Moto 360 is the coolest option - but an expensive one. I understand the new micro power-bank is like your fitbit and doesn't do the trick.
I actually have the Power Pack Micro that I use as a trusted device. Works perfectly!
Thanks for the replies, I never knew about the power pack micro, think that is what I will go for, hopefully Motorola will release it in the UK soon.
I connected mine to my desktop PC. Tried it for a bit and it was a cool idea, except that when connected to it the sound would go through the headsets plugged in to the PC. If I tried disabling the audio connection through properties on the PC the phone would disconnect. I couldn't find a way to keep it connected without audio so I ended up removing it.
Would be nice if there was a WiFi option, then I could pair it with that. For now I guess I'll just live without.
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I connected mine to my desktop PC. Tried it for a bit and it was a cool idea, except that when connected to it the sound would go through the headsets plugged in to the PC. If I tried disabling the audio connection through properties on the PC the phone would disconnect. I couldn't find a way to keep it connected without audio so I ended up removing it.
Would be nice if there was a WiFi option, then I could pair it with that. For now I guess I'll just live without.
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Have a look at Skiplock in the play store. I have been using that in the meantime, it works much the same as the trusted devices, but also does wifi. I have it set up with my home wifi network so when my phone is in the house I don't need to put the unlock code into the phone, does Bluetooth as well, just need to get myself one of those power pack micro now...
Advanced Keyguard Manager also let's you bypass the lockscreen based on WiFi connection.
cbsevenfifty said:
I connected mine to my desktop PC. Tried it for a bit and it was a cool idea, except that when connected to it the sound would go through the headsets plugged in to the PC. If I tried disabling the audio connection through properties on the PC the phone would disconnect. I couldn't find a way to keep it connected without audio so I ended up removing it.
Would be nice if there was a WiFi option, then I could pair it with that. For now I guess I'll just live without.
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Wifi trusted areas is supposed to come as part of Android L I believe.
You cant use it with your fitbit because it doesnt pair, it only uses bluetooth to sync to the app occasionally. It doesnt have anything to do with BT 4.0 afaik.
The only trusted device I use is my car.
Celeras said:
You cant use it with your fitbit because it doesnt pair, it only uses bluetooth to sync to the app occasionally. It doesnt have anything to do with BT 4.0 afaik.
The only trusted device I use is my car.
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Thanks for the info Celeras, that makes perfect sense.
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I actually have the Power Pack Micro that I use as a trusted device. Works perfectly!
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Is there a way to quickly/easily lock the phone when using this? I'd like to do the same, but wonder about the security if someone steals both my phone and my keys -- the phone's power button won't lock the device if the trusted bluetooth is nearby.
Is it possible, for example, to use the button on the Power Pack Micro to disconnect or lock the device? Or is there some quick way to re-enable the PIN using the phone itself? It would presumably be easy with a Moto 360 or a BT headset -- just turn the BT device off, and the connection will be broken. But it's not clear that the Power Pack Micro can be turned off or disconnected without going through the Moto Connect app.
Thanks!
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Is there a way to quickly/easily lock the phone when using this? I'd like to do the same, but wonder about the security if someone steals both my phone and my keys -- the phone's power button won't lock the device if the trusted bluetooth is nearby.
Is it possible, for example, to use the button on the Power Pack Micro to disconnect or lock the device? Or is there some quick way to re-enable the PIN using the phone itself? It would presumably be easy with a Moto 360 or a BT headset -- just turn the BT device off, and the connection will be broken. But it's not clear that the Power Pack Micro can be turned off or disconnected without going through the Moto Connect app.
Thanks!
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You can quickly lock the screen from the notification shade...there is a persistent notification at the top of the shade saying you're unlocked, and and if you tap it, it locks and stays locked until the next time you unlock it from the PIN/Pattern/PW lockscreen. You could also quickly unlocked it by turning off whatever device you are using as a trusted BT device. The Power Pack Micro has a power button you can turn it off with.
I've got so many things I use as Trusted Devices:
Moto 360
Moto Hint
Power Pack Micro
BT stereo headphones (Bluebuds X)
BT speakers at my work desk
BT HR monitor while at the gym
My cars Sync system
Cobra Tag - this one is really cool device, like the Power Pack it tethers your phone and lets you page it the phone if you've misplaced it, but goes one step further - if you get too far from your phone, both the phone and the Cobra Tag sound an alarm. Great for making sure you don't walk away from a restaurant or home or wherever with your keys in your pocket but the phone left behind (or vice versa). the Power Pack doesn't do that tethering alarm.
To your original concern, if someone walks off with both your BT device and your phone, you're screwed, unless you have time to get on Android Device Manager and remotely lock the phone.
Wow, you have a lot of devices, unfortunately the Motorola powerpack micro is not available in the UK yet, hopefully it will arrive soon.
I can't find an answer to this in the Q&A.
I want to have Bluetooth turn on automatically on my Nexus 5 when I connect power via USB
(this is for in car use in case anyone wonders why I would want that)
Then when I disconnect the USB power I want Bluetooth to turn off.
It seems a simple enough demand but for the life of me I cannot see how to do this in Tasker.
Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation
Tasker?
Gasconman said:
I can't find an answer to this in the Q&A.
I want to have Bluetooth turn on automatically on my Nexus 5 when I connect power via USB
(this is for in car use in case anyone wonders why I would want that)
Then when I disconnect the USB power I want Bluetooth to turn off.
It seems a simple enough demand but for the life of me I cannot see how to do this in Tasker.
Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation
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There is an app called Tasker.
It can do all sorts of things and you can set it up so for example:
When I plug in my phone, turn on bluetooth.
Or when I connect via Bluetooth to my car, open the GPS app.
Google play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm (3,38 USD)
I've been keeping my battery alive by using Battery Pro app but you have to monitor it 24/7. So I bought a couple of CHARGIE devices - a hardware controller that goes between the cord and charge block to turns charging on and off via an app.
My phone connected to the device only once during many tests. I've been trying various settings and suggestions by the company. They insist it will work with Android v6 so maybe the phone is the problem. Device requires bluetooth "ble" so I turned on full location options (GPS, Wi-fi, bluetooth, cellular networks). I turned on setting to display all ble devices - shows a printer from a neighbour's house but not a Chargie 2 feet away! Ideas or information welcome...
Bluetooth is required for basic communication with the Chargie device, but if your particular phone's Bluetooth doesn't work, you can use another phone to configure Hardware Limiter and use it on the 1st phone without the app. Location Access is unfortunately required by Android's device scan library. Chargie doesn't use it (no purpose). iOS doesn't request that, for example.
If that particular Chargie doesn't work at all, on any phone, please contact [email protected] and it will be replaced for free.
Thank you so much for the info. The Chargies work (I have 3), just not reliably or quickly. I can plug in my phone right beside the Chargie and the app says it isn't in "range". Or it continually says the BLUE Chargie isn't in range even when plugged into the RED one! I had all radios including GPS on during the testing but GPS isn't needed. Still not sure how Airplane mode with Bluetooth turned on affects it. BTW my Oneplus One has Bluetooth 4.0.
Getting the phone connected takes so long, it's hardly worth the time to figure out the "hardware limiter" option with a Windows laptop. Not much documentation on it. I certainly don't want to leave my phone beside the device while charging. I was getting some answers via email until I asked how to return the devices. I may have to just accept that the device works 'sometimes'.