Hi,
since one week I’m the owner of a new mdaIII by t-mobile/austria.
I like it a lot, but I also have some problems with the usage of the device.
Now I’m searching for some advice of experts.
Turning on and off the mobile phone of the mdaIII by using the signal-strength-icon in the upper-right corner of the display is not very convenient, because you have to use the pen. With the finger it is often a problem, because sometimes I hit the volume-icon (on the right), sometimes the bluetooth-icon (on the left).
I'm searching for a possibility to switch on and off the mobile-phone by mapping it on an hardware-button. Is there a possibility (hidden feature or a software) to do this?
Thanx
Hans
there is a radiooff.exe (by HTC) that switches off the Himalaya GSM radio (not bluetooth!).
maybe that works for Blue Angels too.
If so, you can map that s/w to a button
Edit
Hhere is a cab of the s/w i mentioned.
Just run it on your device to install
Its un-installable
You could use pocket zen phone to turn the radio on/off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6162&start=2650
but it can't change the bluetooth settings on the blue angel.
Thanxs a lot,
It works great.
Hans
On the XDA1, you can also press the red button (the one you use to end a call) for 3 seconds.
Does it not work any more on the MDAIII?
This works great on the PDA2k. Thank you so much for posting!
bdarras said:
On the XDA1, you can also press the red button (the one you use to end a call) for 3 seconds.
Does it not work any more on the MDAIII?
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No it doesn't work with the MDAIII. Unfortunately.
Hi all,
eDsuB, seems Radio on-off by HTC, as packaged by yourself is not fully working on the Blue Angel (i-Mate PDA2k)...
Pressing the button turns the flight mode on just fine, but pressing later on to switching the flight mode off again does not work, giving error message:
"Radio Problem
Problem. Try one more time or do soft-reset!
Retry / Cancel"
Only after a reset and taping with the stylus via the icon in the taskbar I can switch back off flight mode...
Pocket Zen Phone seems also not to work on the Blue Angel unfortunately.
Any other suggestions ?
cheers,
bins
The latest beta for PocketZenPhone does work on the Blue Angel.
Radio on-off has same behaviour on all supported devices.
It seems radio on-off is only useable to quickly switch the GSM radio off & on (ie to change your active sim when using a dual sim adapter). I saw that when I switched off the GSM using Radio on-off for a meeting, I got this same message saying to try again / soft-reset.
I also noticed I could simply use the into/outof flight mode function to get the GSM back on again.
BTW: radio on-off switches the GSM only. It is NOT the same as flight mode (in flight mode all radio's are off)
The red button method doesnt seem to work on my O2 xda 2.
Hello everyone !
The phone I ordered just got here.
its the same thing as sharper image 202tsi.
Buy dot com has the same phone. you can see it there. (im not allowed to post direct links)
The SW version
GSM6711A-R10-080305-NEPTUNE
Hardware version
GSM6711A_1.4
Device Information
System - smartphone
Producer - AMOI Eletronics
System Version 5.02
The box says its got GPS. But Im not able to figure out how to use it
Is there an update for this phone?
Any thing about this phone will be really helpful to me
Thanks
I have not been able to figure it out either.. checked purehitech website too.. they have nothing on the site...
there is no info on this phone anywhere!!!!
i was trying to reset the phone because it had user code and find that presing:
power + camera the screen went to download
power + left and right soft keys and back button makes clear storage
power + home, left and right soft keys goes to usb calibration.
i didnt find gsp on the phone.
hope this is useful because i didnt find anithing either.
Thx for the post Lennyomar
Your post helped me Hard Reset my Sharper Image PUERHITECH 202TSI phone that I bought from ebay locked with a password and couldn't figure out for the world how to hard reset the darn thing.
Step one
1. Power + left + right + back(next to the right soft key) buttons while system is still powered on.
Keep trying till you see the screen change to blue with the words "Clear Storage"
2. I had to press the letter "Y" (I think it helped?) and the "ENTER" button at the right corner of the keypad.
The screen turns black for a few seconds comes on with the sharper image logo and stays there re-imaging the phone. After about 2 minutes of waiting, voila! WinMo oh my GOD 6. Pretty ancient but it worked.
Now if someone can help me uograde to WINMO 6.5 would be great.
I realize this is an old thread, but just in case anyone is following it: I downloaded and installed EnableGPS (google it) which was made for an HTC phone, but it worked to enabel the internal GPS on this phone. I now have an active internal GPS that works with NoviGPS and will hopefully work with others. Now if I can only determine if there is WiFi (there are references in the registry) and get it enabled, then I will be so-o-o happy!
Amoi 6711 or Alcatel 202TSI or VDA-GPS or....
This device is similiar to toshiba g710 and vda-gps so there is no hidden wifi sorry... there is no possibilitiy to have wifi... but tell me about this gps trick you did? where did you found it?
The file is attached. Use at your own risk, but it worked for me, GPS is now accessable. Try also downloading and installing GpsTest from Chartcross. It will show you your working GPS. Enjoy!
It does not work for me it shows gps in garmin xt bud doesnt find any satellite
Hi there,
I installed the newest xdandriod (FRX06)on my Touch Pro (T-mobile MDA) today
and it works fine except the point that it sometimes just "goes to sleep"
and can only be awaken by hitting the reset button.
It does not react to any input then. The screen does not turn on,
although the buttons of the keyboard are illuminated. The only thing
it does is "blinking" with the leds around the round button in the middle
of the front (Don't know the name for that one ...)
This happens when I leave the screen off for some longer time.
Any idea how to solve this?
Greetings from Germany
Sathim
Known issue with TP devices. You can try THIS and see if it helps but there is little support for our devices at this point. The devs of the XDAndroid project are working hard to commit everything and produce a newer bundle for us to use. Also, keep in mind that link is to a thread for testers who know how to test, willing to test and give feedback.
Hi,
I've had my HTC titan for a few weeks now (since UK launch), and I am having a problem with the phone rebooting itself in my pocket, when I sit down. Now I am pretty sure that this is actually a windows phone bug AKA "Feature", but one that is more evident on the Titan due to it's size.
The problem is that when I sit down and lean forward (e.g. to tie my shoes), the power button gets pressed into my hip and is held down..and then after a few seconds the phone reboots. This is even with the locking enabled and pin protection.
Has anyone else come across this issue? Is there a way to prevent the phone rebooting from a long press of the power button? I am seriously regretting switching over to windows mobile again because of this issue..it's a real pain..I don;t mind if there is an app/mod I can install to fix this if it's not possible via standard settings (something like pShutXP for WM6) ..any ideas at all would be *very* welcome!
Thanks,
Spud/Pete
so, let me get this straight:
1) you want to disable the power button? How would you turn off the phone afterwards?
2) to turn off the phone, you need to slide down the lockscreen, and this is very unlikely to happen
3) if "you are tying your shoes" long enough, this will initiate hard shutdown of the device
So no, no way, carry the phone elsewhere.
Yeah, I'm confused by this too - as of Mango, simply holding down the power button won't ever turn off the phone (though it will show half the lock screen, with a prompt to slide it down fully to turn the phone off). Since the Titan comes with Mango... yeah, confused.
No..I am not talking about turning off the phone - thats completely different as you say, you have to slide down the screen and as its capacitive..that's pretty unlikely to happen in my pocket.
I am talking about the phone rebooting - I can replicate it in my hand by holding down the power button and the phone will reboot itself without touching the screen.
I don't want to disable the power button - I want to disable this reboot on long press functionality..as it's a right pain.
Maybe this is peculiar to the Titan rather than a general WinMob feature..but try it on your mango phone - lock the phone, and hold down the power button for around 10 seconds..don't touch the screen. Does it reboot?
Ideally holding down the button should just show the "slide to turn off" screen and nothing else, there is no need for that kind of hard reboot function when you can take the battery out on these devices..
Suggesting that I just don't have my phone in my pocket is not very helpful tbh- where else should I carry it?
No, my HD7 does not reboot if I hold the power button. I almost wish it would, since if the screen locks up I can't power-cycle the phone without removing the battery.
If there's not anyway to carry the phone such that it doesn't hit the power button (not a problem I have with my HD7, but I've never tried carrying a Titan in my pocket), consider getting a case - many of them can make the power button a little "stiffer" and less likely to be pressed accidentally.
I can confirm the problems Spud1 has!
Just like him i own myself a HTC Titan and with WP7.5 you can reboot the phone even when you don't slide down to shut down the pohone.
And that is VERY VERY annoying, even so much that i almost want to switch back for an android phone...
You can replicate this "feature" bij locking the phone when you push the start button on the top and put the phone in rest. (black screen) Then hold down the start button and do nothing. You get the half"Slide down screen to shut down the phone. Still don't do anything, no sliding, just hold the button. After 6/7seconds the phone wil just reboot!
This happens me also and can be replicated at least also on a HTC Trophy (it just shuts down) i believe it can be replicated on the Samsung omnia7.
This is something were i had contact over by chat and phone with HTC. But they will not help or are in no position to sort this out... A brick wall, and i got dissapointed by service.
I dont know how to get in contact with MS, otherwise i would love to do this!
So people, try it out, en then someone to solve this thing, i would rather pull my battery for a restart than this "feature"
PS. sorry for my typo's as a first post..
I've got this too on my trophy !!!!!
I can confirm this problem also on my Mozart.
It is probably one of the 500 innovations in mango.
Sent from my 7 Mozart using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
Innovations i can understand, but the Titan is an 4,7inch phone.
When you have this in the pocket of your jeans, like 85% of the people does, there is problem with this so called innovation.
And believe me, supportdesk at HTC in the Netherlands make me feel stupid about our complaints. The freaking phone restarts after 6 seconds while sitting on your knees or bend over to tie your shoe's...
Is there anybody over here who knows how to deal with this/disable it or has connections to discuss this problem with HTC or MS?
I can confirm this problem on HTC Trophy too(custom rom)
If i hold down Power button ,slider shows up .If i continue to press Power Button and do nothing my phone is power down (not restart)
It's a standard WP7 behavior, why do all of you complain? It's not a problem but standard feature (to be able to reboot phone if touchscreen stop working). Buy another, not so tight, jeans or belt phone holder or protective case.
Who said i wear tide jeans?
There are also people on a Dutch forum that had problems with some protecting cases or just in a bag. And that was with the Trophy.
I finally love the system itself, but this is a 4.7 inch phone where i payed a lot of money for, so i'm allowed to expect something.
Apparently the Systems features and the size make it a combined "problem".
a lot of people get this problem now and in the future when Sales go up!
BAM., there is nothing what you can do. I think it's by hardware design so there are no registry settings to disable power button. But what you expected is absolutely irrelevant to the current WP7 products
That is a straight forward answer! Until now HTC didn't give a proper explanation..
If it is hardware related, this is the only thing that s#cks on wp7/HTC Titan. But i still don't think so, because other ones, like the trophy just shut down.. No restart!
It just feels so dissapointing... Because i really started to like WP7.
Hopefully there will come a MS answer somewere/sometime for this.
thnx anyway!
Omnia 7 has the same behavior (press and hold makes the scroll down menu appear, keep holding and the device reboots) so it's not restricted to HTC devices.
Fortunately, I tie my shoes really fast
lg quantum here, same thing lol
Confirmed on my HTC Surround, phone shuts down. Also on my Blackberry 8350i (although power button is right below the screen and it comes with a holster so not really an issue). Pretty sure that the Evo Shift I used to have for work would do the same thing.
It's a pretty logical function though. If your phone were to lock up for some reason, there's no soft reset button that you can press. This serves the same function. Try holding down the power button of your PC for a few seconds. You'll find that it does the same thing. When you first press it your computer will (probably) start the shutdown process but if you keep holding it then it goes straight to off.
It's logical for a PC, or maybe even for a device where you cannot remove the battery or there is no other way to reboot the phone if it locks up (but who's to say that this "feature" will even work when the phone locks up anyway..)
But for a mobile phone where the power button can easily be pressed accidentally, where a device has to deal with much more than just sitting on a desk..no that is just poor design.
I understand that for many people it won't be an issue - but the fact remains that for lots of us it is (it's good to see that it's not just me!)...and calling it a "feature" doesn't help (thats a long running trick in the software trade..many features are just bugs/poor design disguised as such!).
I suspect that to fix this problem we are going to have to wait for a full unlock for HTC mango devices, so that we can load native apps who can potentially resolve the problem. I don't know enough about WM7 development yet to know if you can get at the Hardware Interrupts or not but if we can do that, then I am sure we can fix it. It's possible there will be some registry/configuration options too buried deep in the system, but without the interop-unlock we're stuck I think..
HTC/MS support sure as hell won't help us out as it's definitely going to be called a feature, no matter how big of an annoyance it is.
This combined with the discovery of how terrible Bing searching is has really put me off Windows Phone 7 though (the terrible search is the worst thing)..I'll be jumping back to iPhone next yearwhen Apple release their redesigned one, can't see a reason not to anymore. Which is a shame as I love the device + UI
Spud1, the long power button press can be handled by hardware schematics, not a firmware or drivers (but actually I don't know exactly, of course). So, your hope is very weak...
True it can - but you could override this kind of behaviour in WM 6.x..and WP7 is still just windows CE with a layer over the top really, so there is a good chance that it's doable.
The thing that makes me think it's possible is that people who have upgraded their devices to Mango from NoDo seem to have the same issue - which leads me to believe that it's partly to do with Mango rather than down to specific devices..but to be sure more people who have those kind of devices (and particularly those without a HTC device) need to read this thread and reply
Hello, I have a problem that i hope someone can help me with as it is driving me insane!
I recently installed a new car stereo which built specifically for the bmw e46 3 series. What attracted me was that it has great feature including the android4.0 operating system through which the satnav works and of course any apps. About 2 weeks ago, the android side has been perpetually stuck in a bootloop. Essentially, when i switch the unit on, the android side gets as far as the 'android' splash screen and then just hangs there.
I have read up on boot loops and realise that i have to get the android side of the unit into recovery however here lies the problem. It seems that you usually have to push a number of button combinations on your hardware device to achieve this usually including the power button and the + or - volume button. However on this device, the volume and power are combined and the volume is a rotary dial you turn right or left to go up or down instead of buttons to push.
Is there any way anyone can tell me that might get me into recovery mode?? or alternatively a way i can re-install android 4.0? on the front of the unit there are 2 SD card slots one for media and the other i believe is connected to the android side as that is where the maps are stored. Would it be possible to re-install android using the sd card or perhaps gain access to recovery mode through it?
Any ideas anybody?
Same problem
Hey buddy i got the same. Issue. Was there a solution?