(For explanation as to why I want the following, see below section)
I have an Alcatel Go Flip V under Verizon that I would like to get keyboard support on for bluetooth keyboards. It runs an AOSP fork and has no keyboard support. Bluetooth keyboards gave some connection error, vague enough to make me question if the decade-plus old keyboard's ancient standard caused issues, but even a wired keyboard refused to function. Some poking made me believe the device needs custom firmware to get even bluetooth keyboards to function, due to no support. I'm very much a noob, but here's what I know:
APKs cannot be run, though are recognized as such. NOT an 'unusable file' error
ABD shell and push/pull are firmware disabled
Some debug menus exist, but don't allow full ADB access or the like
Alcatel tends to lock down their phones pretty good
Is there any way to get keyboard support with or without hacking the device? I'll do testing on a spare that has some issues that warranted replacement, but still works fine for these purposes.
[Explanation]
I got the flip phone for the reason of getting a phone without artificial limits in place that is barely capable of browsing the web and cannot install games (for I get distracted easily) but can provide a hotspot for those times when my laptop is appropriate to use. I don't like artificial limits, as I am greatly tempted to remove them, so a smartphone is not a preferred solution (If it is the best solution I can just swap my SIM to my mom's old DROID MAXX 2). The flip phone is great most of the time, but the occasional time when I need to make longer messages made me wonder if I could find a 4g slide phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. The only ones I could find were Blackberries which still have that temptation issue mentioned above, and some HTC MyTouch device that's old and carrier-locked. This sent me down a rabbit hole trying to find if my current phone could support external keyboards, bluetooth or otherwise, which it did not, but made me wonder if I could get a modified OS that supported keyboards. I am willing to do anything short of hardware modification to the spare phone, as some hardware fault caused the screen to invert the colors and be mirrored on the vertical axis, making it nigh-unusable as a normal phone but perfect for testing.
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I like others am getting to the point of dumping my Touch Pro on eBay and moving to something else. I've had it since September, tried almost all the tweaks / registry hacks / hard reset and starting from scratch, and the device is simply not reliable enough to use as an everyday business tool - TF3D hangs or crashes, emails are not sent / received using MS push with 3G always on, general slow response of the device (which impacts receiving calls) and a GPS system that is unusable due to the lag / freezing.
I have tried the official HTC support desk route, but they were less help than an ashtray on a motorcycle.
I must have a windows mobile device as there is some software that I use everyday and have done for a number of years that I need to keep on WinMo.
Given the recent press statement by SE that the next Xperia type device will not be manufactured by HTC (http://www.gsmarena.com/the_next_sony_ericsson_xperia_wont_be_made_by_htc-news-716.php) what devices are people moving too from the Touch Pro ?? I see the viable choices as Xperia or the Palm Treo Pro if I want to stick with a keyboard, and Omnia and Touch HD if I don't.
What have others moved over too and are there any other alternatives that I may have overlooked ?
Thanks
Halfpenny said:
I like others am getting to the point of dumping my Touch Pro on eBay and moving to something else. I've had it since September, tried almost all the tweaks / registry hacks / hard reset and starting from scratch, and the device is simply not reliable enough to use as an everyday business tool - TF3D hangs or crashes, emails are not sent / received using MS push with 3G always on, general slow response of the device (which impacts receiving calls) and a GPS system that is unusable due to the lag / freezing.
I have tried the official HTC support desk route, but they were less help than an ashtray on a motorcycle.
I must have a windows mobile device as there is some software that I use everyday and have done for a number of years that I need to keep on WinMo.
Given the recent press statement by SE that the next Xperia type device will not be manufactured by HTC (http://www.gsmarena.com/the_next_sony_ericsson_xperia_wont_be_made_by_htc-news-716.php) what devices are people moving too from the Touch Pro ?? I see the viable choices as Xperia or the Palm Treo Pro if I want to stick with a keyboard, and Omnia and Touch HD if I don't.
What have others moved over too and are there any other alternatives that I may have overlooked ?
Thanks
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I just purchased the Touch Pro, after being a Treo person for a number of years. Everything I've heard about the Treo Pro has been great. It would be a step down in terms of screen real estate, but has the advantage of much easier one-handed navigation.
first off, i just want to say that i have no lag, gps works perfectly (with agps disabled) and all my emails download regularly with no problems. im using NATFs 3.2. however, it seems like you already made up ur mind. i would not recommend the omnia because of the lack of keyboard and small screen. the touch hd's screen is better for the onscreen keyboard. personally i need a physical keyboard; so if i was to move on, i'd probably go for the xperia x1a (whenever the hell they decide to release it) or samsung epix. however neither one of those devices appeal more to me than my fuze
I have heard the Omnia is a nice power house and im figuring you made up your mind but maybe your Touch Pro is defective... i have had ZERO problems with mine and it has never crashed on me and i have had it since the beginning of Nov
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I like others am getting to the point of dumping my Touch Pro on eBay and moving to something else. I've had it since September, tried almost all the tweaks / registry hacks / hard reset and starting from scratch, and the device is simply not reliable enough to use as an everyday business tool - TF3D hangs or crashes, emails are not sent / received using MS push with 3G always on, general slow response of the device (which impacts receiving calls) and a GPS system that is unusable due to the lag / freezing.
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With the stock AT&T ROM and a few tweaks, I'm not having those issues on the Fuze. TouchFlo has never hung or crashed and I haven't had any e-mail problems with an Exchange account.
The delay in answering calls has been discussed in other threads. The GPS can be a bit flaky on the Fuze, but I've worked around that. So I'm not sure those issues you've had with the device are normal, or maybe I've just been lucky.
Ok I am an android Newbie coming from symbian ^3.. and here are a few things that are annoying me and i have searched high and low and cannot seem to find any satisfactory answers. I have two phones., HTC Sensation 4G and Tmobile G2x by LG both running their latest software versions. Here are the Qs..
1. Niether of these two phones send ringtones to my bluetooth headset. The same headset rings the ringtones when connected to my N8. Is this an android issue ?
2. Is there no way to wake up the screen from locked / sleeping mode by just tapping ? Its extremely hard to press the power button while driving with one hand.
3. Is there a way to assign different proxies to different Wifi access points ? Actually I dont even see this as a feature on G2x and on sensation it assigns a single proxy to all my Wifi access points. I want to be able to assign different proxies or no proxy to a particular APN.
Thoughts / apps / suggestions or general guidance is highly appreciated.
bump! any suggestions ??
2. Tap-tap app: you can wave twice over proximity sensor to unlock device.
However I don't recommend using your phone and driving!
1. Htc Sense uses a very old bluetooth stack, version 1.5 to be exact, so many modern bluetooth devices don't work properly with it. The hardware its capable, the software isn't. Htc seem to have no interest in fixing the code in sense to allow update of the bluetooth stack either.
If you wait a few weeks until we get functional aosp roms, then you can fix things by rooting and flashing one.
Unfortunately there is no other solution.
Sent from my Leedroid Sensational Htc Sensation!
3. I don't know if its possible in sense but it can be done in the custom rom Cyanogenmod which will be ported to this phone for testing to begin soon. Could be a couple of months before we get a stable build though.
Cyanogenmod has the fix for problem 1 as well.
You will find plenty of support if you wish to join us on the dark side. Muhahaha.
Sent from my Leedroid Sensational Htc Sensation!
Thank you cdstewart . It is not just during driving but even walking down the road with a cuppa coffee in hand renders me unable to use my new phone! I want to like it so bad but not able to use my LG g2x and am not about to become software inclined to be able to mod let alone understand "functional aosp roms"
Thank you though. Atleast there is hope. I am going to try the tap tap app.
Whenever i say that new smart phones aren't really phones, but actually entertainment devices that make calls, everyone nods and agrees. But what if there was a way to reverse that so they only made calls and pretty much nothing else? I'm looking to find a "safe mode", in which lots of services and drivers aren't even loaded.. ever. A good example of its use would be when i needed to drive 4 hours away for a funeral. I had no need for twitter and angry birds, I just needed to freely communicate with relatives. Another example is being stranded on the highway cause of dead car battery. Most Evo users would be clinging to dear battery life. Sometimes we want to be saturated with features, and other times we would be just fine with a classic green screen phone that only needs a weekly charge.
Would it be possible to dual boot into a very minimalist rom? If i knew my phone had a mode for emergencies, i wouldn't be searching every inch of the web for juice saving tips. Is this possible? If so, which rom would accomplish this? Thanks.
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G [rooted] Sprint 2.3.3(stock Sense, came preinstalled) Freedom-Aggressive kernel 0.8.5 hardware v.4
I have an option on my DroidX and it might work for you. I think it is generic for Android phones.
From the dialer do *#*#4636#*#* and go into the phone menu and you can change the network or disable the data connection altogether. On my phone it makes and receives phone calls and text messages but nothing else.
There is sometimes a delay when I make a change, a few seconds, so be patient.
I have a feeling you could do some damage in this menu so make a note of anything you change.
Since you are rooted, you could also install Droidwall or something similar and be very selective about what applications you allow to have a data connection.
You can theoretically create a custom CM7 or AOSP ROM with only the essentials- the phone.apk, contacts.apk, mms.apk, settings, and their corresponding supporting files/ framework.
Mind you, the screen would still be the biggest battery drain. And there comes a question of dual booting (which should be possible in my phone at least, with Magldr...).
Swyped from my HTC HD2 running CM7 (Gingerbread 2.3.5)
Hello, Hopefully I can help with some frustrations regarding the various levels of SYNC systems and their apparent compatibility issues with Galaxy S phones. I will help anyone with this system to the best of my ability, and being a technician for Ford, i have a pretty good handle on these systems.
First off, I would encourage anyone with a question about this system to reference the Device Compatibility Matrix that is available at syncmyride.com, as is some basic troubleshooting information.
Always make sure that your CIP is up to the most current software level. Version numbers are different for each vehicle line(Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Flex, Edge, MKx, MKt, MKs, MKz, F series, E series, Mustang etc).
There is a known compatibility issue with Samsung Galaxy S family phones that is fairly consistent, however not 100% of the time.
The common symptoms both from my engineering department, and from my own experience is a complete lockup/disconnect when updating the phone book(sync) or a blackscreen and complete system lockup(mytouch variants).
In some instances, mainly with the AT&T flavor, the phones will not connect via bluetooth for media/text messaging or sync services, however they will usually work as a phone. None of the Galaxy S series will accept phone book downloads, and that has been known to completely lock out the system, requiring a hard reset and occasionally a full reflash of the APIM(Accesory Protocol Interface Module, SYNC's brain box) to unlock.
I have found a dead consistent workaround for this that I dont imagine ford would be willing to back, but it is rock solid reliable and relatively simple, it involves flashing a rom that does NOT include touchwiz. I am not familiar enough with these phones to say exactly what, however every phone I have attempted to pair/use with touchwiz has failed, with touchwiz, or stock touchwiz gone, and again, I am not familiar enough to say for sure, the problem disappears.
I have first hand used Bonsai(epic 4g) and Beautiful SGS4G(Galaxy S 4g) as well as CM7(Vibrant) and had zero problems pairing or using any functions with the vehicle. Phone calls, streaming audio, Pandora, Text messaging, navigation etc all work smoothly with no hangups or hitches since romming the phones.
Again I hope this is helpful and if i can help you directly, feel free to contact me via pm or in this thread, however pm is going to be the best way to get in touch with me.
A few quick things that I have consistenly observed...Blackberrys are trouble. SYNC does NOT like BB's. Sync is also very sporadic with non smart-phones. Regular ol dial only phones do not seem to be very compatible, even though there are some listed on the compatibility matrix. Mytouch systems(8" touchscreen navigation with a black background and 4 way grid homescreen with top left-phone, top right-nav/services, bottom left-audio, bottom right climate control) are VERY tempermental. SYNC systems(smaller MFD that is non touch screen, or newer mustangs/raptors etc) are much more forgiving and much hardier from my experience.
Take care!
Great information, thanks.
Hmm -- app possible to remote control a late model ford, like driving the thing around with nobody in it?
lol its not quite that integrated. So far our capabilities in the shop are not that far above what you can do as an end user. I would imagine they will tie remote start, unlock/lock, windows etc in probably by end of the 2013 m/y.
We have managed to run diagnostics through sync as its tied into the HS/MS can networks, but beyond basic code pulling and system network integrity tests we haven't been able to pull reliable data out. Nowhere near solid enough to do realtime diagnostics or fault tracking.
Heya guys,
I have a project I wish to start with. I have a old HTC TyTn II and HTC Touch Pro II available, but thinking of using the HTC Touch Pro II as its the better phone.
I wish to make use of all the phone's functionality (GPS, BT, SMS, etc) to gather information to do certain tasks with them. I first wanted to pass everything down to a PC, but from what I heard about Android, I can prob use the phone as the computer and do everything from there.
I wish to install the phone into my car and program it as a security system. (Experimental)
Some of the things I am looking for the system to do are:
When the Car Phone detects my Real Phone, it should auto disarm, sending a command via Bluetooth to a relay to Disable Fuel Cutoff.
If the car moves (GPS) and wasn't disarmed, the phone should send out a text, notifying me of potential theft.
A web server could also be great with a corn job that will update a simple txt file with GPS co-ords, as to follow the car. Maybe use it as a remote interface later.
The script should respond to text messages or some network interface (Internet would be cool) so I can control it from a distance...
I believe this gives you an indication of the direction I wish to move in. I haven't played with Android source yet, but I know its Linux. What is the possibility of removing "Android" and keeping the drivers so that I can write my own custom script to just run in the background.
If there are better ways, please let me know. I'm still looking for possible options.
There is a Android version out for the HTC Touch Pro II that seems to work great! If recommended, I would prob try to start from it.
Thanks
Xethron