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Okay, I'm after a program that will manage profiles for me. When I go to work, I switch it to work and the phone goes into a silent more (vibrate) checks e-mail every 15 minutes and gives me reminders of sms, missed calls etc.
I plug my HD into the car and it puts the sound back on, I don't get reminders, just the initial message, Bluetooth comes on and connects to my car kit.
I get home, BT turns off, WiFi comes on and reminders come back.
There seems to be quite a lot of different options out there, so I propose to make this the definative thread on the matter. Please post what software you have used, provide a link, give the price (if applicable) and a short 'review'. I will edit into this post everyone's findings and it can then be used as a reference to all those that come along asking. Sound good?
So, I've used -
pocketMax - phoneAlarm - €14.50 (Lite version - £13)
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Pro's - Very powerful, options to set almost everything thinkable in your profile..
Con's - Not the best UI. Today screen friendly (not so good for TF3D).
Phone Weaver - $14.95 (£10.27)
Pro's - Pretty good control. Nice UI. Can change profiles through an icon.
Con's - Setting profiles can be confusing. (How do I have vibrate, but with reminders?) No location based profile switching.
To come...
CellProfileSwitcher - FREE
SPB Phone Suite - $19.95 (£13.70)
Pro's - Reasonably flexible. Very nice interface.
Con's - Requires a today screen. No location based profile switching.
Location Profile Mobile - FREE
Far too early days. Very basic at present.
rk Sleep
I haven't tested rk Sleep yet.
CommMgrPro
See this post for information on this product.
PocketZenPhone
And maybe this one too?
No one with any experiences they wish to add?
I've tried most of the above and am currently using SPB PhoneSuite, as much because it integrates with Mobile Shell as anything.
I would agree that PhoneAlarms interface leaves lots to be desired and PhoneWeaver is just bewildering.
What is missing from PhoneSuite is the ability to change ring tones/notifications on a profile by profile basis. All you have control over is the volume and vibrate function. I am a member of the SPB forum and this is a currently outstanding feature request
Does anyone know if there are any more options out there?
Hello. Here is what I am looking for. So far I am very frustrated with my HTC FUZE with this one feature.
I would like to have more control of the phone profile options like I used to have on my Blackberry phones. Basically I want to be able to make set custom profiles as I want them.
For example. With my old phones I was able to use an "advanced" feature in the phone profile section to create what I called a "Night" setting. When this setting was activated the entire phone was on silent (texts, emails, etc, everything was silent) EXCEPT the phone. The phone would ring if I received a call. So it was basically a "phone only" setting. This was perfect at night because I would only receive a call if it was a real emergency.
I KNOW that I can go into the Sounds and Notifications settings and turn everything off except the phone, but I have to do that manually and if I change phone settings everything goes back and I have to again manually do what I want.
I HAVE tried the Inesoft program and the spb phone suite. both have profiles built into them, but no way to do what I mention above with my "night" setting.
DeeDee, I am also using MobileShell and currently spb phone suite, but as mentioned above it does not allow me to set up custom profiles the way I want to.
I look forward to any feedback anyone might have. Thanks!
TVDinner said:
DeeDee, I am also using MobileShell and currently spb phone suite, but as mentioned above it does not allow me to set up custom profiles the way I want to.
I look forward to any feedback anyone might have. Thanks!
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In PhoneSuite there is the option to edit notification type, set this to "Off". Should work, it does for me, just tested it.
deedee said:
In PhoneSuite there is the option to edit notification type, set this to "Off". Should work, it does for me, just tested it.
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can you post a pic of where this option/command is because I can not find what you are speaking of. Thanks!
OK, it may be a version thing, not sure which version you have, mine is 1.3.0 Build 1559.
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OK, it may be a version thing, not sure which version you have, mine is 1.3.0 Build 1559.
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that is the same build I am using, but the setting image you posted still makes you receive either the sound or vibration you have set up for text messages, emails, etc. You have to still manually go to Sounds and Notifications and manually turn off the sounds/vibrate for those features. And once you chance back to another profile, those settings all reset and you have to manually adjust them again the next time you want to use your custom profile.
I think my point is that there is no way to make a set profile the way you want. I wish you could just do this
Phone - vibrate and ring
email - off, or no notification
text - off, or no notification
sms - off, or no notification
calendar - off, or no notification
something like that.
Weird, I have just retested the settings as in the screen shot and while the phone rings, and I can hear the ring tone, an email is delivered in silence. Not tested SMS yet but I can't see why it would be different.
deedee said:
Weird, I have just retested the settings as in the screen shot and while the phone rings, and I can hear the ring tone, an email is delivered in silence. Not tested SMS yet but I can't see why it would be different.
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right, it WILL work if you set everything in the sounds and notifications settings as I described. BUT when you switch profiles in phone suite during the day (in my example I was setting up a night setting) and then go back to the Custom one, all of the sounds and notification settings have reset. you then have to go through all of them again and uncheck vibrate or sound. You can not set the custom profile so it SAVES all of the phone settings for repeated use. The next time you have to set it all up again. does that make sense.
I just tested on my fuze and exactly what I describe above happened. it worked as i wanted, but when i switched profiles, and then tried to switch back to the custom one, I was forced to reset the sounds and notification settings for each thing. that makes no sense and takes to much time.
phoneAlarm will do all this for you. It has by far the mosy options. You can even change how often e-mail is checked in each profile.
AndyCr15 said:
phoneAlarm will do all this for you. It has by far the mosy options. You can even change how often e-mail is checked in each profile.
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I will check it out now. thank you for the feedback.
I would add, the best way to run it is -
Turn off TF3D in Today settings. Add just pA. Go to pA options and enable TouchFlo mode. Reset the device. When it comes back up, it will load phoneAlarm and all you need do is press the left softkey labelled 'Manilla' to load TF3D with pA running in the back ground.
Then, make a file in your start menu -> programs that points to "\windows\paWakeup.exe" -pm. Call it something like Profiles.lnk and then add that to your programs tab on TF3D. Now when you tap that, you can manually select a profile.
It now seems to run with very little impact on phone performance.
Andy
I do not use TF3D. I use spb Mobile Shell. Do you have any idea how this program will work with that application.
Hmm, you can probably get it to work in a similar manner as I explained above, but set the left soft key to run mobile shell instead? The link for profile changing I would think will work the same...?
Andy, I have installed the program, but am a bit lost. Not sure how to use the features with Mobbile Shell
Have you read the bit I posted about making a profile.lnk?
Set up your profiles, press your link to change them. You can also use automatic switching...
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Can anyone answer the question that I've written in RED on the image?
I always have a space in that spot, which seems to be a waste. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Peter
PeterHTC said:
I always have a space in that spot, which seems to be a waste. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Peter
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Pure guess. There's a hidden app that loads at startup that they don't want displayed. It could be unique to Rogers.
PeterHTC said:
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Can anyone answer the question that I've written in RED on the image?
I always have a space in that spot, which seems to be a waste. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Peter
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the app Visible Vote Mobile's icon is a blank space in ICS for some reason (and they haven't updated it yet), but any app would change locations depending upon the ordering of and reception of new notifications, not stay over to the left like that (in the newest slot I believe)...
It's not a Rogers thing, mine doesn't have this. Was it doing this at first boot, or only after some apps were installed?
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s.m.knipe said:
the app Visible Vote Mobile's icon is a blank space in ICS for some reason (and they haven't updated it yet), but any app would change locations depending upon the ordering of and reception of new notifications, not stay over to the left like that (in the newest slot I believe)...
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What happens on my screen is as follows: Whenever an app is opened and running, one that has an icon on the notification bar, that icon will first appear to the very far left of the notification bar. Then, a few seconds later, it jumps over to the right about 4-5mm as you can see in my OP image.
I just did another test, and created two images. The first one below was taken just a moment after I plugged the phone into my computer with a USB connection. As you can see, the USB Debugging icon appears, and it's to the absolute left. Then, after it disappears, all the icons jump over to the right, as you can see in the second image below.
Peter
I really can't say for sure ...
craig0r said:
It's not a Rogers thing, mine doesn't have this. Was it doing this at first boot, or only after some apps were installed?
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I really can't say for sure. It's been there as long as I can remember.
So, you're saying that your unit does not have this behaviour?
Peter
Are you using the app "notification toggle"? I know that app will cause the gap in the notification bar if you set it to hide the notification icon.
PeterHTC said:
I really can't say for sure. It's been there as long as I can remember.
So, you're saying that your unit does not have this behaviour?
Peter
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Right. My unit from Rogers does not exhibit the behaviour in your screenshot. It behaves perfectly. So it's almost 100% got to be an app that's installed.
I would go to Settings -> Apps -> Running, and then start killing apps one by one, watching the notification bar each time to figure out what the culprit is. (I presume when you drag the bar down, you don't see this "ghost" notification.) Note: Your phone may become unstable if you start killing all your running apps, but a reboot is guaranteed to bring it back to normal.
Found it ...
jhuynh said:
Are you using the app "notification toggle"? I know that app will cause the gap in the notification bar if you set it to hide the notification icon.
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Actually, you have the right idea. I had a look at all my running programs, and one in particular came to mind. It's called 3G Watchdog.
It allows you to have a notification icon if your data connection is active; however, even when your data connection is not active, the icon is still there, it's just invisible.
Peter
Addendum: I sent an email to the developer to see if he can change the app so that when you don't want a notification, it does not take up the space. We'll see what he/she says.
PeterHTC said:
Actually, you have the right idea. I had a look at all my running programs, and one in particular came to mind. It's called 3G Watchdog.
It allows you to have a notification icon if your data connection is active; however, even when your data connection is not active, the icon is still there, it's just invisible.
Peter
Addendum: I sent an email to the developer to see if he can change the app so that when you don't want a notification, it does not take up the space. We'll see what he/she says.
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Whenever a notification first pops up on the task bar it will take up the "entire" top bar (from left till the system battery & signal). Afterwards, if the notification is active it will display in whatever order it was opened.
In the case of 3G watchdog... it must always run as an active application or else android would shut it down if memory got low. As you can see... that would cause some problems. Hence... to keep the app open they must have it set as an active notification which forces the icon to be in the notification bar.
If the bar bothers you, I suggest using HTCs built in data usage tool. You can restrict data usage with it.
Habits are difficult to break ...
Maedhros said:
Whenever a notification first pops up on the task bar it will take up the "entire" top bar (from left till the system battery & signal). Afterwards, if the notification is active it will display in whatever order it was opened.
In the case of 3G watchdog... it must always run as an active application or else android would shut it down if memory got low. As you can see... that would cause some problems. Hence... to keep the app open they must have it set as an active notification which forces the icon to be in the notification bar.
If the bar bothers you, I suggest using HTCs built in data usage tool. You can restrict data usage with it.
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Your explanation makes perfect sense. Thank you!
As you know, it can be difficult to break well-established habits, and I've come to rely on my 3G WatchDog meters (see below).
On the other hand, if I did remove 3G WatchDog, and use HTC's built-in data usage tool, it would give me a bit more space for other apps on my home screen but, as I said, habits are hard to break.
Peter
3G WatchDog Developer's answer ...
Here's the reply I got from the developer of 3G WatchDog:
Hi Peter,
Thank you for using 3G Watchdog.
The space in the status bar corresponds to an invisible notification which is linked to the "Increase service priority" option in 3GW Settings > Advanced. As explained when you check this option, "This feature requires a permanent notification in the status bar. The icon will be hidden whenever possible, but the notification text can't".
Technically this is because Android allows to raise the priority of applications only if they have permanent notifications in the status bar. The underlying idea is that these are applications which must not interrupted even if you are doing something else (e.g. a music player) - the permanent notification stays there to give the user a way to easily control theapps (e.g. pause/restart the music).
I let you update your thread with this answer.
Best regards
Richard
Peter
hi all,
this problem also happen to me. However it wasn't 3G Watchdog causing the problem. It was My Data Manager app which has similar function like 3G Watchdog.
Thx to Maedhros and PeterHTC to give some light of what causing this empty space on notification bar
Data monitoring is built into Ice Cream Sandwhich. I'm not sure if this is the HTC tool you guys are talking about, or if they added their own (that would seem redundant, but redundancy is to be expected with mfg/carrier bloatware; see AT&T Navigator vs Google Maps w/ Navigation). I've played around with it a little bit, it's one of the nicer additions in ICS. Though I'm on grandfathered unlimited, so it's not terribly relevant to me. Still nice to be able to track data usage.
@ PeterHTC & linuxspy
I use "TrafficCounter" and have no problems with the space on the notification bar.
SwitchPro Widget also leaves a blank space in the notification bar while running.
Retain your factory warranty and Samsung pay with this guide. I assure you your phone will FLY after you do these mods. As an Added benefit your battery life will be increased as well. Here we go:
Unknown sources - Needed for installing the next app.
Before we get started lets go into settings and enable "unknown sources"
-Open settings>lock screen and security
-Turn "unknown sources" to ON
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Adguard - Replacement for adaway for non-rooted phones.
-Navigate to https://m.adguard.com/en/install.html
-Scroll down and click "download and install" (yellow button)
-When download is finished click on it to install the APK
-Once the app is installed open it
-Click the grey button in the middle of the screen to activate adguard (it ill turn green)
Package disabler pro - Replacement app for Titanium Backup's "freeze" feature for non-rooted phones.
-Open the playstore
-Search for "Package disabler pro"
-Don't be cheap, pay the 2 dollars. It's worth every penny.
-Install the app and run it.
-When you open the app it will look like this:
-I can sit here all day and go through the hundreds of entries. Or you can just import the .xml that I made. I researched every single package that I disabled individually and then tested for weeks to make sure there were no glitches or missing features. **WARNING** disabling certain services or apps can cause you to have to wipe out your phone and restore the firmware. The ones in my .xml will not harm your phone. If you want to experiment beyond what is in my .xml just be sure to research before disabling anything. Also I may have disabled apps that you use so you may want to scroll through what is disabled to make sure I didn't turn anything off you want.
-In the top right click the three dots
-Click "Import from xml" (this is for the T-mobile variant, but will work for all Note 5's)
-Select my xml ("disabledSAFE.xml") and click import (it's attached to this post as a .zip file)
Speed up all animations.
-Go to settings>about device
-click build number 7 times to enable developer options
-Go to settings>developer options
-Scroll down until you see "window animation scale".
-You are going to change "window animation scale" and the 2 entries following it, for a total of 3 changes.
-Change all 3 to "0.5x"
**MISC**
Battery life
I took it upon myself to do some battery life testing. I calibrated my battery by running the phone until it shut itself off. I then plugged it in and didn't take it off the charger until it was at 100%. That night I took the phone off the charger, it was at 100%, I did not turn the screen on. I just let it sit for 8 hours while I slept. I had google now and location totally disabled. By morning I had lost 4% battery. The next night I did the same thing but with location services enabled. I lost 5% that night. The next night I enabled google now. That night I also lost 5%.
Something to note. The battery discharges faster from 100% than it would at, say 60%. If the phone were at about 60% when I ran my test, I would probably see a loss of 2%.
These findings are interesting becuase I have done extensive testing in the past regarding location services, using better battery stats, wake lock detector, and GSAM battery monitor. In the past, on previous phones, I always had significantly more drain when anything location related was allowed to run. I noticed when I got the Note 5 it slept really well out of the box. So maybe they figured it out with this phone, I don't know. The battery is smaller than my Note 4 was, but certainly lasts longer.
Anyway, try out this setup and tell me what you think!
T-Mobile Wifi Calling
I added a new .xml called WifiCallEnabled.xml for T-mobile users. This is the same as the original zip, only with Wifi Calling enabled.
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Nice guide. It's pretty much what I do but I only turn on Adguard if I'm visiting a site with annoying ads. I don't like the VPN notification up top.
Thanks, why not just disable window animations altogether?
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barfingmonkey said:
Thanks, why not just disable window animations altogether?
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To me, it looks terrible, but others may do this for a little more speed.
Did you disable Wi-Fi calling using your XML?
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shook187 said:
Did you disable Wi-Fi calling using your XML?
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Yes I have a t-mobile note 5 with at&t so can't use it. I will re-enable it and upload a new xml for you guys.
Attached is wifi calling enabled, everything else from the original .xml is still disabled. I will also post it in the OP.
Hi seh 6183,
Thank you for this guide.
Maybe a stupid question but everything works as before when we use your xml?
I do not want to loose any functionality on my note 5. I know you stated that in the OP but maybe there are some things we loose but you don't care about these. Like S Pen, location,......
A second question: how much batterie life did you win after using this? Just curious.
Thank you
peterkef said:
Hi seh 6183,
Thank you for this guide.
Maybe a stupid question but everything works as before when we use your xml?
I do not want to loose any functionality on my note 5. I know you stated that in the OP but maybe there are some things we loose but you don't care about these. Like S Pen, location,......
A second question: how much batterie life did you win after using this? Just curious.
Thank you
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Everything is working using my .xml minus a few things I never use such as WiFi Calling and s-pen keeper. I have uploaded a second .xml for WiFi Calling in the OP and if you want to re-enable s-pen keeper, just open PDP and scroll down to s-pen keeper and uncheck the box. While you're in there look through the others to see if you see anything else you may use such as the T-Mobile account app.
I've actually never done battery testing with and without packages disabled. I will do that tonight and update the OP tomorrow.
Thanks for this. Xml file worked great. Any idea on how to disable the headphones volume warning?
cmart4 said:
Thanks for this. Xml file worked great. Any idea on how to disable the headphones volume warning?
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Sorry thats built into Touchwiz. This app can only disable apps and services.
So to reverse everything you have turned off we can simply just unchecked all the boxes in the PDP app and all will be back to normal?
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So to reverse everything you have turned off we can simply just unchecked all the boxes in the PDP app and all will be back to normal?
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That would take forever, just hit the 3 dots in the top right and select "Enable all disabled", and you'll be back to stock.
I read everyone comments... I would
Say that after the last update that was of 144mb... My battery percentage has only gone down 3-4 percentage at night time
Well boys I'm off to greener pastures. I rooted my phone yesterday and installed a rom and a kernel. I hated giving up my warranty and Samsung pay, but I hated more the lag and bad ram management. I particularly hated the keyboard lag and auto correct issues. When I read the features of the arter kernel I was blown away and had to try it. I had to do something because I kept looking at nexus 6ps every day and was probably going to make the switch, so I would have lost Samsung pay anyway.
The note 5 truly is the best phone overall, but some things just need to be ironed out and that unfortunately can't be don't without root.
And? You like it much better?
What are the advantages?
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Is adguard safe?
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And? You like it much better?
What are the advantages?
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So far there is zero lag. None while typing or scrolling. I'm using the darthstalker rom and arter kernel. Converted the storage to f2s using arter and everything flies. Apps stay in memory way longer too. Will test battery over the next couple days and see if any lag comes back.
On the lock screen a full screen ad appears within 3 seconds. I hate it. Is this normal?
I've tried disabling a bunch of stuff,changing permissions, notification options, etc, nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone else had this issue, and found out what causes it or find a way to fix it?
Not normal. At least it wasn't for me (U11 Unlocked)
On other phones, this was usually due to either ES File Explorer or any of the GO apps like GOSMS, etc. Try uninstalling those if you have them.
News Republic is known to serve ads too. you mind showing the ad on your lockscreen? Some of them contains hints of which app is serving them.
Also include a list of apps so maybe we can identify which is the culprit if any of us tried it before.
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News Republic is known to serve ads too. you mind showing the ad on your lockscreen? Some of them contains hints of which app is serving them.
Also include a list of apps so maybe we can identify which is the culprit if any of us tried it before.
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I think I found what the problem is while looking on the Play store at the Sense Home app. Different ad, but same thing.
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I could be wrong because I'm not very smart, but I think this means its baked into the launcher, with no option to actually stop it. Tried clearing all app data, cache etc in airplane mode so it can't get more ads fed to it, but it's still there. Even tried to switch to a standard google launcher but even that didn't get rid of it.
I'm still hopeful that I'm missing something simple here, but also worried that HTC are being giant a-holes forcing ads and not allowing options to remove. Anyone have any other ideas?
By any chance do you have the Yelp App? LOL
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Settins/Sound ¬ifications/On the lock screen/
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or go to Blinkfeed. Click the + sign and uncheck Mealtime recommendations.
Could just be sense home. Have you tried to disable ads in the launcher? If it still happens, then it's a third party app causing the lockscreen ads.
In order to get rid of notification apps that pop up in the upper left corner, all you have to do is swipe down to show the ads, then longpress on the particular app thats really pissing you off, and a menu will show and then select "never show again". That news republic used to piss me off all the time when it pops up and there was no other way to get rid of it. Its gone now,,,,lol. Anyway, try that method.
Av8ter said:
In order to get rid of notification apps that pop up in the upper left corner, all you have to do is swipe down to show the ads, then longpress on the particular app thats really pissing you off, and a menu will show and then select "never show again". That news republic used to piss me off all the time when it pops up and there was no other way to get rid of it. Its gone now,,,,lol. Anyway, try that method.
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I can't do that because it's on the lock screen
spikeydoo2006 said:
Could just be sense home. Have you tried to disable ads in the launcher? If it still happens, then it's a third party app causing the lockscreen ads.
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Thanks, have done all that and more. Has to be something else then .
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By any chance do you have the Yelp App? LOL
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Settins/Sound ¬ifications/On the lock screen/
Don't show notifications at all
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Thanks. I don't have yelp, and have tried that setting. Don't have meal recommendations on either.
OK I think I fixed it now. Pretty annoying.
It's counter-intuitive, but I had to actually enable mealtime recommendations in blinkfeed so that all the other stuff I turned off could override it, for some stupid reason.
Scratch that. It somehow un-fixed itself. This is driving me insane!!
Something to do with HTC and Yelp being in bed with each other, as I don't have yelp or anything on my phone. It still shows up whether I have mealtime recommendations or ads allow or disallowed or any combination of the above.
Be good if they would provide a simple/transparent way of blocking this s#!t. I really can't think of anything else to try.....
It's not news republic? That's the only thing I've seen do that
JarJar9 said:
On the lock screen a full screen ad appears within 3 seconds. I hate it. Is this normal?
I've tried disabling a bunch of stuff,changing permissions, notification options, etc, nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone else had this issue, and found out what causes it or find a way to fix it?
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Yeah i got that the one time i signed into HTC account and turned on location for it. It started giving me lunch time recommendations etc. I dont normally use HTC account, just google, but thought i would try it on 11. Quickly did new setup and didn't sign in to HTC.
purple patch said:
Yeah i got that the one time i signed into HTC account and turned on location for it. It started giving me lunch time recommendations etc. I dont normally use HTC account, just google, but thought i would try it on 11. Quickly did new setup and didn't sign in to HTC.
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Thanks for that. Worked. I had to go though sense companion setup again to remove the account, but it worked. Took a bit of time afterwards for the ad to disappear, but it hasn't come back since.
Flashlight
I have an HTC U11 that started showing full screen ads (after about 3 seconds viewing the lockscreen, an ad appears suggesting a nearby restaurant) on the lockscreen. After trying everything I found online, I finally took someone's advice and disabled the Flashlight app. Yes, the Flashlight app that's installed when you get the phone. I didn't think it would work, but it did. Give it a try.
I have flashlight installed and use it multiple times a day via the squeeze function... I'd be very surprised if it's that.
Op, post a screenshot of all your installed apps if this problem still persists.
It sounds like you may have already figured it out. But this is likely the Sense Companion app. Which you can disable under settings - apps.
To my knowledge, the Sense Companion is what causes the lock screen suggestion that is pictured in the OP's screenshot.
Edit: Didn't realize that I repeated the post from the person above me.
Hello everyone!
I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 with a Pixel 3a XL and I was a bit annoyed that the option to synchronize the Do Not Disturb (DND) state between watch and phone seems to be only available when paired to a Samsung phone. So I made an App to fix this and I'd like to share it with as many people as possible (I don't know how much interest there is).
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As for now it is not in the Google Play Store but you can find the APK files, instructions and the source code on my GitHub.
Besides the DND sync I also implemented to (optionally) toggle Bedtime mode on the watch depending on the DND state of the phone (this is a bit experimental though, since I had to use an Accessibility Service for that, more on that below).
NOTE: For bedtime mode toggle to work it is important that the Bedtime Mode button is on the first page of quick settings and in the first row the button in the middle!
The installation on the watch is a bit technical (needs ADB) and here I want to explain why it is how it is.
Why do I need ADB?In order to listen to DND changes and also change the DND state, the app needs the permission from the user. On the phone it is no problem to grant said permission (it's the ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY for those curious) because the system provides a permission screen where the user can handle that permission. On the watch this screen is missing and therefore the user can't grant the permission to the watch. That's where ADB comes into play. I found a command which allows to enable the permission for the app via ADB. (I could only test this with my watch, I think (and hope) it will work on other devices too) In order for the app to work properly, you have to execute this command once after installation. The details are in the GitHub instructions.
Why is Bedtime mode experimental?In an ideal world I would know a command to use in my program that controls the Bedtime mode setting directly. Unfortunately I haven't found such a command (if anyone knows, please let me know). As a workaround I figured I could simulate the touch gestures which you would use to do it manually: Swipe down to open the Quick Settings, tap the icon for Bedtime mode, use back button (or swipe up) to close the Settings. In order to do that I use an Accessibility Service, which you have to enable if you want to use the feature (see instructions). It is experimental because all I can do is perform the gestures and hope everything went alright, no way to really confirm that Bedtime mode is actually on or off (that I know of at the moment).
I made a video that demonstrates both the 2-way synchronization of the DND state and the Bedtime mode feature:
Last but not least a little Disclaimer: I'm not very experienced in Android App Development and I've never released an App before. Even though it works fine for me I have no idea what might happen on other systems and configurations, so please be gentle
I'm happy to hear your thoughts, feedback, ideas, bug reports and I will see if I can do something about it.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Stay safe!
Looks good, I'm going to install. Using watch4 and OnePlus 8T running Pixel experience rom. Will report back.
I'm wondering if this will work with the silent and vibrate function of the switch on the side of the 8T because that switch doesn't use DND
If possible it'd be cool if you made an option for that in the app
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Looks good, I'm going to install. Using watch4 and OnePlus 8T running Pixel experience rom. Will report back.
I'm wondering if this will work with the silent and vibrate function of the switch on the side of the 8T because that switch doesn't use DND
If possible it'd be cool if you made an option for that in the app
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Cool thanks!
The app listens to DND changes so I think your scenario won't trigger the sync but I can look into it and I guess it's doable, but I have to have a closer look first.
So the switch on your phone toggles between silent, vibrate and sound? And you would like the watch to mirror this mode instead of DND? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.
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Cool thanks!
The app listens to DND changes so I think your scenario won't trigger the sync but I can look into it and I guess it's doable, but I have to have a closer look first.
So the switch on your phone toggles between silent, vibrate and sound? And you would like the watch to mirror this mode instead of DND? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.
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You got that exactly right! You rock!
There is an app similar to this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.blunden.donotdisturbsync
It doesn't work for me, though (Pixel 3, stock software). that app had the limitation of only syncing one way (watch to phone) - is the other direction (phone to watch) what the adb command is for?
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There is an app similar to this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.blunden.donotdisturbsync
It doesn't work for me, though (Pixel 3, stock software). that app had the limitation of only syncing one way (watch to phone) - is the other direction (phone to watch) what the adb command is for?
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Yes, I saw this app but I never actually tried to use it tbh, mainly because I wanted the Bedtime feature and a new challenge The adb command this app uses didn't work when I tried it on my watch. The app was develped for Wear OS 2.0, so my guess is that's why the command doesn't work. I found a different command that works for me on the new OS.
Exactly. In order to control the DND state the app needs the permission from the user. On the phone it's not a problem to grant it but on the watch there is no UI for the user to grant it, the adb command gives the permission to the app. Without it the app can't change the DND state and that's why phone->watch does not work.
Great job...
I don't have my watch4 yet but DND was one of the things I was going to look into but I guess no need to rush anymore...
Also, since you made it and you never released an app before, I hope you signed your apks with release-keys of your own, it will maintain the integrity of the apks whether you release any new version or not, no one can abuse your apks to release updates that can actually update your original work and overwrite it...
Just a dev looking after another ...
Take care and cheers
Dante63 said:
Great job...
I don't have my watch4 yet but DND was one of the things I was going to look into but I guess no need to rush anymore...
Also, since you made it and you never released an app before, I hope you signed your apks with release-keys of your own, it will maintain the integrity of the apks whether you release any new version or not, no one can abuse your apks to release updates that can actually update your original work and overwrite it...
Just a dev looking after another ...
Take care and cheers
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
I used the signing functionality from Android Studio and in the process I created keys, so I hope that I did the right thing there.
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You got that exactly right! You rock!
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Hey, I want to give you a little update: I looked into it and of course I hit a few road blocks, thanks Android..
The battery optimizations introduced in Android 8 make it a bit more difficult than before to listen to the ringer mode changes. I think I found a way to do it, but I'm not sure if or how it will impact battery life, but I think I'm optimistic on that one. Another problem I'm facing is coming from the Android API. When I use the API to enable silent mode it just triggers DND, which is really annoying and I believe it should not? And I believe it is not what your phone is doing and what you are looking for. I've seen people complaining about that in forums but at this point I'm not sure how to deal with this. So overall I get the feeling I'm kind of fighting the Android System at the moment
Also, sorry for the long delay, I don't have a lot of time at the moment since I really should focus on my upcoming exams
Cheers!
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Hey, I want to give you a little update: I looked into it and of course I hit a few road blocks, thanks Android..
The battery optimizations introduced in Android 8 make it a bit more difficult than before to listen to the ringer mode changes. I think I found a way to do it, but I'm not sure if or how it will impact battery life, but I think I'm optimistic on that one. Another problem I'm facing is coming from the Android API. When I use the API to enable silent mode it just triggers DND, which is really annoying and I believe it should not? And I believe it is not what your phone is doing and what you are looking for. I've seen people complaining about that in forums but at this point I'm not sure how to deal with this. So overall I get the feeling I'm kind of fighting the Android System at the moment
Also, sorry for the long delay, I don't have a lot of time at the moment since I really should focus on my upcoming exams
Cheers!
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Silent can be DND just not vibrate. So that should help you. Also you're awesome for working on this
Just installed this on my GW4 working with my Oneplus 8T. Seems to be working great. Definitely willing to test out any additional changes you may require. In any case, like to say kudos, for developing this.
Pixel 3 and GW4 Classic - DND Sync works perfectly. Bedtime mode, however, does not if you (as I did) reassigned the quick settings buttons.
I now made sure that DND is quick setting button 1 and bedtime mode is button 2, but it's still hit or miss. Sometimes, the swipe gesture isn't performed and I can't quite see why that is.
Edit: one other gripe I have is that bedtime mode gets activated on the watch when I flip my phone over (the setting on the phone is "flip to shhh". That's no good for me, so I turned bedtime mode sync off completely. I still use the dnd sync portion though!
However, I'm already quite enjoying this a lot, DND sync alone is well worth the app. I'd encourage everyone to check it out!
Just posting to see, for those using this, if they are experiencing the watch getting out of sync with the phone. This had been working reliably up until the latest watch update as far as I can tell. Now there are several instance of DND still being on on the the watch, while my phone has disabled DND. Also wise versa, not on while phone has going to DND per schedule. Curious if others have seen the same. I have also noticed that DND/Bedtime mode no longer dims the screen on the watch like it use to, but I believe that a Samsung issue. In any case, curious if anyone else experiencing the same and or if perhaps new version in the works. Again, this had been working great; really liked this app. Hope development hasn't been abandoned.
Note: I just uninstalled and reinstalled on both watch and phone to see if maybe something got screwed up with the watch version update. Will see
Hi there, i´m trying to install this but i got lost on Github, where can i fand apks?
Edit: nevermind, i found it and works excellent dnd sync on pixel 4 xl, thanks a lot
Figured I'd report back that the app is working perfectly again after the reinstall. My guess is that the update on the watch must have reset the permissions or something. In any case, figured I share in case anyone else experiences the same. Happy it's working reliably again.
Excuse me, why does my watch always turn on and off automatically
@rhaeus is there any way to make an app or your app sync alarms from watch to phone and be able to snooze or disable them and have it sync between both devices? This was possible when using a Samsung phone with the Active2.
rhaeus said:
Hello everyone!
I'm using the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 with a Pixel 3a XL and I was a bit annoyed that the option to synchronize the Do Not Disturb (DND) state between watch and phone seems to be only available when paired to a Samsung phone. So I made an App to fix this and I'd like to share it with as many people as possible (I don't know how much interest there is).
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As for now it is not in the Google Play Store but you can find the APK files, instructions and the source code on my GitHub.
Besides the DND sync I also implemented to (optionally) toggle Bedtime mode on the watch depending on the DND state of the phone (this is a bit experimental though, since I had to use an Accessibility Service for that, more on that below).
The installation on the watch is a bit technical (needs ADB) and here I want to explain why it is how it is.
Why do I need ADB?In order to listen to DND changes and also change the DND state, the app needs the permission from the user. On the phone it is no problem to grant said permission (it's the ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY for those curious) because the system provides a permission screen where the user can handle that permission. On the watch this screen is missing and therefore the user can't grant the permission to the watch. That's where ADB comes into play. I found a command which allows to enable the permission for the app via ADB. (I could only test this with my watch, I think (and hope) it will work on other devices too) In order for the app to work properly, you have to execute this command once after installation. The details are in the GitHub instructions.
Why is Bedtime mode experimental?In an ideal world I would know a command to use in my program that controls the Bedtime mode setting directly. Unfortunately I haven't found such a command (if anyone knows, please let me know). As a workaround I figured I could simulate the touch gestures which you would use to do it manually: Swipe down to open the Quick Settings, tap the icon for Bedtime mode, use back button (or swipe up) to close the Settings. In order to do that I use an Accessibility Service, which you have to enable if you want to use the feature (see instructions). It is experimental because all I can do is perform the gestures and hope everything went alright, no way to really confirm that Bedtime mode is actually on or off (that I know of at the moment).
I made a video that demonstrates both the 2-way synchronization of the DND state and the Bedtime mode feature:
Last but not least a little Disclaimer: I'm not very experienced in Android App Development and I've never released an App before. Even though it works fine for me I have no idea what might happen on other systems and configurations, so please be gentle
I'm happy to hear your thoughts, feedback, ideas, bug reports and I will see if I can do something about it.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Stay safe!
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Hello. where is the application itself?
shaker74 said:
Hello. where is the application itself?
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In the post you quoted it says they are on his GitHub and there is a link to it.
shawkes said:
In the post you quoted it says they are on his GitHub and there is a link to it.
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I looked there, I did not find any apk applications