Hi folks,
Want to hide you Honeycomb system bar easily ?
I found that app in the Xoom forum. It's and old post but lots of updates have surfaced since and it works great on my GT10.1 (Overcome 2.1). It should work on all rooted tablet.
What I like :
- Always visible shortcut in the bar
- Display it back by tapping/swipping from the bottom of the screen (no screen turn off with pin code stuff)
It's exactly what I had been dreaming of, so I thought it might worth sharing : http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/. The APK is free to download. You can find it on that page
Please give credit to the developer if you like it!
Installed it and works great. Pretty easy to use.
Mine is rooted, but it doesn't really work.
Maybe I got it wrong, but you mean the bar in the bottom of the screen right?
I'm annoyed when I'm watching movies, and the bar in the bottom are faded out, but still there so the movie is not maximized.
It works just fine for me. I have to practice the uce. But I getvused to it.. we will se..
Nice tips.
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Yep lovely. Great idea
Tried this app a few weeks ago but it didn't work - nice to see they fixed it .
But it brings one problem with it (well, more of an annoyance really). I keep my mobile connection disabled most of the time (I don't have an unlimited data plan) and when I reboot the tab, it shows a "You are not connected to mobile networks, so you can't ..." with the options "Connect" and "Cancel". Usually this wasn't a problem (it just appeared once after all, once you clicked "Cancel" it was done till next reboot) but it seems that when I "unhide" the bar, it checks for my mobile connection again and shows the annoying popup. I know I only have to click on the "Cancel" button and get on with my life but it's really annoying me
Anyone else has that problem? Or better yet, know how to fix it?
thank u so much man, this app is helping me a lot.
I remember trying it a couple months ago, but it didn't work with the gt. Sent the dev some feedback to let him know and he said he was working on it. Guess he did.
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nightmarebadger said:
Tried this app a few weeks ago but it didn't work - nice to see they fixed it .
But it brings one problem with it (well, more of an annoyance really). I keep my mobile connection disabled most of the time (I don't have an unlimited data plan) and when I reboot the tab, it shows a "You are not connected to mobile networks, so you can't ..." with the options "Connect" and "Cancel". Usually this wasn't a problem (it just appeared once after all, once you clicked "Cancel" it was done till next reboot) but it seems that when I "unhide" the bar, it checks for my mobile connection again and shows the annoying popup. I know I only have to click on the "Cancel" button and get on with my life but it's really annoying me
Anyone else has that problem? Or better yet, know how to fix it?
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Hi..
I think you are one of few with out a dataplan. ;-) So now as soon as you hide the bar that message appears? Thats anoying. How do you disable data on your pad, under settings?
Have you tried the other statusbar hiders.. there is two other apps for that.
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tissot said:
Hi..
I think you are one of few with out a dataplan. ;-) So now as soon as you hide the bar that message appears? Thats anoying. How do you disable data on your pad, under settings?
Have you tried the other statusbar hiders.. there is two other apps for that.
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Aye, I'm mostly on Wi-fi anyway . And the cellular data where I live really isn't fast enough yet that you could be working comfortably on it (I don't live in the city) - so I went with the 1GB dataplan (more then enough for mails and other important stuff) - I can go over the 1GB for free, but they cut down the speed back to normal GSM after that 1GB.
Other dataplans were just too pricy (can't really affort 30€ in addition to other expenses right now ).
You can disable data under settings, wireless and networks, mobile networks. The message doesn't appear when I hide the bar, but when I swipe to get the bar back - but you're right, it's still annoying (I'm getting used to it though ^^).
Thanks for sharing! Really nice option to have when reading books, comics or painting.
Thanks here as well.
Working good so far on Bonsai ROM. I had supported another developer who was working on something similar but he never got it off the ground. Nice to see someone worked out this 'should have been in the default' feature.
nice .thx for sharing.
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Needs alot of time to show it back again
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So...this app doesn't unhide my status bar. It's getting root, does anyone have any suggestions on getting this to work?
Edit: bah, I just got it to randomly work but I couldn't do it again, back to honeybar. I like the idea though!
sendan said:
So...this app doesn't unhide my status bar. It's getting root, does anyone have any suggestions on getting this to work?
Edit: bah, I just got it to randomly work but I couldn't do it again, back to honeybar. I like the idea though!
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Unhidding it is not as instant as it usually is in Windows when you auto-hide the system bar for instance (no nasty comments please... )
To unhide the systembar with this app, you have to tap/swipe the bottom of the screen a couple times (everywhere seems to work), and wait 2 or 3 seconds before it comes back. Hope this explanation helps... Let me know.
Btw, apps fan, don't miss the great Google sale going on in the Android Market! 10 cents for great apps, this is huge! I am not a big app buyer but this time I think I'll spend a bit...
It doesn't work for p7510 running Gtask V7.0
It doesn't ask for root, it crashes ("not responding") but it shows an icon .. it just doesn't do its job.
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It doesn't work for p7510 running Gtask V7.0
It doesn't ask for root, it crashes ("not responding") but it shows an icon .. it just doesn't do its job.
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Correction, it does work. It just "hiding" Superuser root request for some reason (noticed it in superuser logs). So I "clicked" the hidebar icon when the superuser app was in front - and I saw the request.
G'luck.
Love this app, works great with overcome. Way better than the power menu hidebar mod!
Updated version 0.10 is out. Links in OP.
Thanks for sharing...
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Words with friends is now available for free, but I am have problems starting a match, even when on WiFi the game says, ( Network could not be found). I think its looking for a carrier network.
Anybody found a way around this? Apparently it works normal on the Gtab
I haven't received a "network not found" error. The app seems to work correctly, for the most part. Some minor visual problems: I'm on rooted stock, not nookie, and the WWF rack is partially hidden by the notification bar.
I'm keeping Words with Friends on my Nook just for playing against my wife, but Wordfeud will continue to be my personal favorite.
And, as of about a week ago, the Wordfeud for iOS port is looking pretty good, too: http://wordfeud.com/blog/2011/02/09/wordfeud-for-ios-sneak-peek/
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Words with friends is now available for free, but I am have problems starting a match, even when on WiFi the game says, ( Network could not be found). I think its looking for a carrier network.
Anybody found a way around this? Apparently it works normal on the Gtab
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I had no issues. After downloading WWF onto the NC, I signed in with my account and it synced the games I have going on on my iPhone.
WwF works here too. the pop ups are annoying though. sticking with wordfeud til they offer a paid ad free version
cainhunpi said:
Words with friends is now available for free, but I am have problems starting a match, even when on WiFi the game says, ( Network could not be found). I think its looking for a carrier network.
Anybody found a way around this? Apparently it works normal on the Gtab
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Are there any graphical errors on the Gtab like there are on the Nook?
have you guys found a way to fix the display where the tiles aren't hidden by the notification bar, and a way to get past the ads?
The version 3.20 update from a couple days ago fixes the display issues on the NC and now it works great!
sweet... I saw the update on my phone, but I haven't fired up the nook since... thanks!
kwheaties said:
The version 3.20 update from a couple days ago fixes the display issues on the NC and now it works great!
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I just did the update... tile tray still sucks... can't get the two tiles on the far right... any ideas?
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TweetyBear said:
WwF works here too. the pop ups are annoying though. sticking with wordfeud til they offer a paid ad free version
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I agree. Wordfeud has a better layout in my opinion.
kevo817 said:
I just did the update... tile tray still sucks... can't get the two tiles on the far right... any ideas?
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Try uninstalling and then reinstalling the updated version.
It seems to freeze up a lot. I will select apps and they do nothing, same with downloads from the market. They just hang at showing them as downloading.
I use SPB Shell and sometimes when it does this it will also stick between pages rather than just flinging to the next it will actually just stop in between pages until you continue to scroll though.
When I select links to open, it does nothing until I actually open the browser. I have only had the phone for a few days and it worked fine, now its doing all these weird things.
Anyone got any suggestions or ideas, let me know otherwise I'm afraid I may be taking it back...
Something may be wrong with the phone. I haven't experienced none of that. Even out the box. Actually its been so fast for me that if I experience the littlest bit of lag it drives me nuts. Might be hard ware related.
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It seems to freeze up a lot. I will select apps and they do nothing, same with downloads from the market. They just hang at showing them as downloading.
I use SPB Shell and sometimes when it does this it will also stick between pages rather than just flinging to the next it will actually just stop in between pages until you continue to scroll though.
When I select links to open, it does nothing until I actually open the browser. I have only had the phone for a few days and it worked fine, now its doing all these weird things.
Anyone got any suggestions or ideas, let me know otherwise I'm afraid I may be taking it back...
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LOL dude you have the data guard enabled. There is a setting in their that holds downloads and other things in a queue until you are using WiFi in order to save battery. Just disable that and you'll be on your way And the SPB Mobile Shell problem is probably a problem with the app. Contact the developer and tell them about it. There aren't many nVidia Tegra 2 phones out there so it's not very likely they have done much testing on the architecture. Also, what kind of links are you talking about? Like a link you receive in a text message?
Hey buddy aren't you from Hero Land??
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LOL dude you have the data guard enabled. There is a setting in their that holds downloads and other things in a queue until you are using WiFi in order to save battery. Just disable that and you'll be on your way And the SPB Mobile Shell problem is probably a problem with the app. Contact the developer and tell them about it. There aren't many nVidia Tegra 2 phones out there so it's not very likely they have done much testing on the architecture. Also, what kind of links are you talking about? Like a link you receive in a text message?
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I used to have the same problem with apps not responding after pressing. I was using adw launcher I reverted back to stock and everything is good now. Emailed the developer about the compatability and waiting for an answer but the photon is good otherwise
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Yeah it really sounds like you have Data Saver enabled which is located under Battery & data manager in the phone settings. If not you may want to exchange the phone as faulty. I have a lot of issues which my Photon: stuttering during music playback, random reboots (twice in 2 weeks so far), and feedback when using the audio out (buzzing / static). These seem to be common problems but the performance issues you are mentioning do not seem normal from what I have read in these forums.
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I used to have the same problem with apps not responding after pressing. I was using adw launcher I reverted back to stock and everything is good now. Emailed the developer about the compatability and waiting for an answer but the photon is good otherwise
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Been using ADW launcher pro for 4 days now without any issues
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radrian92 said:
Hey buddy aren't you from Hero Land??
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You would be correct. Although i went from the Hero to an LG Optimus S, and now the Photon.
No problems like that with SPB Shell here. Check the data saver mode. You can also try changing the vm heap to 48 or 64. Mine is on 64 but never had an issue with the stock setting either.
Update...
It does appear that it was SPB Shell which sucks because I was really liking it. I will send a message to the dev and see what happens. The funny thing is that is was working great the first few days that I was using it and then started acting up which was why I didn't thing it was SPB
CCallahan said:
No problems like that with SPB Shell here. Check the data saver mode. You can also try changing the vm heap to 48 or 64. Mine is on 64 but never had an issue with the stock setting either.
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How do you get it that high? I am using VM Heap Tool and the highest it will let me check is 48.
It's not data saver. Or it shouldn't be. It's an Android flaw.
I've had an Incredible, Thunderbolt and then Photon. Which means I've used a few Android phones over a couple of networks (more if you consider the 4G's as their own networks).
99% of the time my phones work fine. Every so often it will stall downloading an app, or an email will just sit on sending for a longggg time. Unless I am recreating the same conditions over three phones and two networks I think this just happens every once and a while.
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It seems to freeze up a lot. I will select apps and they do nothing, same with downloads from the market. They just hang at showing them as downloading.
I use SPB Shell and sometimes when it does this it will also stick between pages rather than just flinging to the next it will actually just stop in between pages until you continue to scroll though.
When I select links to open, it does nothing until I actually open the browser. I have only had the phone for a few days and it worked fine, now its doing all these weird things.
Anyone got any suggestions or ideas, let me know otherwise I'm afraid I may be taking it back...
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I'm glad you found the issue, this right here always tells me it was something you installed that caused the problem. When it worked fine out of the box and then....
Just watch what you install, install one app at a time and see how it flows for awhile after each app. Yes, it may take awhile to get all your apps on but you will know what apps are causing you issues! Like a previous poster said, there aren't many T2 phones, so just be careful what you install!
Glad you found the problem!
-DJ
Hello all, did a factory reset yesterday, backed up all my apps, or so I thought, the market did save some of my paid apps, but not all, and the free ones were gone, glad a I made a list before, anywho, about 2 weeks ago, I downloaded an app that was still in beta stages ,I believe, from a developer here on XDA, it gives notifications of missed texts, emails, and phone calls that puts a little number next to each icon on your home screen, it worked great, and I can't find it again....anywhere, anyone know what I'm talking bout? I remember it saying it was in beta stages and still had a couple bugs, but it worked well for me...thanks
Probably not the one you're looking for but, SMS Unread Count does a similar job.
Let me know if you ever rediscover the original app, sounds like something I might like to try!
was it missed it?
yeah it didnt get saved for some reason, it was pretty cool, with my phone icon and messaging icon on the home screen it would insert the number of misses into the icon, sucks I cant find it!
RHCope1 said:
yeah it didnt get saved for some reason, it was pretty cool, with my phone icon and messaging icon on the home screen it would insert the number of misses into the icon, sucks I cant find it!
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yea the app is called "missed it"
putnum said:
yea the app is called "missed it"
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Do you have a link? I've looked everywhere for that!
https://market.android.com/details?...sIm5ldC5pZ2VjZWxhYnMuYW5kcm9pZC5NaXNzZWRJdCJd
Maybe there are fixes for my issues. As I am new to android I'm not sure how to get them corrected. Here's a list. Maybe someone can land a hand.
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
Thank you all for the responses!
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How to resize the widgets.
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dakleenupman said:
Maybe there are fixes for my issues. As I am new to android I'm not sure how to get them corrected. Here's a list. Maybe someone can land a hand.
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
Screen setting to never off. And honestly, why the hell do you want the screen always on while charging? I charge mine when I'm not using it.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
It already does by default
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
It already does by default
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
Stop doing stupid **** on your phone. Your battery wont last 20 hours if you use if heavily. Don't tell me your icrap did either. My wife says battery is ridiculous on her Skyrocket compared to her icrap 4
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
Depends on what email app you are using. Also, click the little icon in your notification dropdown. Brings you to the mail just received
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
dunno... doesn't bother me. It takes me less than 3 seconds to come to a decision on what the hell I want to do
How to resize the widgets
What launcher are you using? Touchwiz only lets you resize certain Samsung widgets.
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
Thank you all for the responses!
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See the bold above
Sounds like you are very new to Android, so you have normal questions. First thing it to figure out what the settings for your phone do. Theres always the Samsung forums for asking about your specific device also. I'm not sorry if that all sounds harsh. It was meant to. icrappers turning Android annoy me. The escape from the walled garden is like a kid with ADHD in a candy/toy shop.
How to get the homescreens to rotate into horizontal.
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How to get the homescreens to rotate into horizontal.
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Stop using Touchwiz
dakleenupman said:
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
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Don't do that. You will get screen burn-in in pretty short time.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
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It is already done for you by OS and apps. Just leave the GPS enabled.
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
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Just leave wifi on. It uses slightly more battery but not enough to cause concerns.
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There's an amazing app called Tasker that will do a lot of your wish list. It's all about contexts - e.g. "on external power" "App {x} is in the foreground." It's the best ~$6 you'll ever spend, and never want to have another phone with out it. Almost all of it's awesome functions work without root, too.
htt p://tasker.dinglisch.net/ - dev/app site.
htt p://tasker.wikidot.com/ profile-index - some examples of Profiles
Enjoy! Sorry about the spaces in the links - n00b limit.
Thanks for the support. If I came from a walled garden, then why would I expect these functions that should be so easy to do. I have gone through the settings and came to the conclusion I needed help. Hence this post. If you can't help, I understand. Not everyone has that type of intelligence.
Uncle Irish said:
See the bold above
Sounds like you are very new to Android, so you have normal questions. First thing it to figure out what the settings for your phone do. Theres always the Samsung forums for asking about your specific device also. I'm not sorry if that all sounds harsh. It was meant to. icrappers turning Android annoy me. The escape from the walled garden is like a kid with ADHD in a candy/toy shop.
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Thanks for the info on the GPS and wifi. I guess I'm concerned so much about my battery.
foxbat121 said:
Don't do that. You will get screen burn-in in pretty short time.
It is already done for you by OS and apps. Just leave the GPS enabled.
Just leave wifi on. It uses slightly more battery but not enough to cause concerns.
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That sounds like something ill need to look into and spend sonera money on. Thank you very much for the help. That's why I like XDA. Most folds are here for the common good. MOST folks.... ;-)
dastars said:
There's an amazing app called Tasker that will do a lot of your wish list. It's all about contexts - e.g. "on external power" "App {x} is in the foreground." It's the best ~$6 you'll ever spend, and never want to have another phone with out it. Almost all of it's awesome functions work without root, too.
htt p://tasker.dinglisch.net/ - dev/app site.
htt p://tasker.wikidot.com/ profile-index - some examples of Profiles
Enjoy! Sorry about the spaces in the links - n00b limit.
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dakleenupman said:
Maybe there are fixes for my issues. As I am new to android I'm not sure how to get them corrected. Here's a list. Maybe someone can land a hand.
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
Thank you all for the responses!
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u dont wanna keep the screen on all the time while on charge.these screen is not like lcd.oled screen have shorter life.
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock
to save battery power from being wasted
@dakleenupman
Sorry about my assish post last night. I blame it in the alcohol. That's so not me normally. I'd been listening to a client ***** all day about why their 8 year old server keeps having problems and you were my outlet. Sry bout that ...
That's cool. I appreciate the apology. Nothing personal. I'm just trying to maximize my experience with this new device. Unlike other iphone users I'm willing to try new and better things.
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@dakleenupman
Sorry about my assish post last night. I blame it in the alcohol. That's so not me normally. I'd been listening to a client ***** all day about why their 8 year old server keeps having problems and you were my outlet. Sry bout that ...
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That's cool. I appreciate the apology. Nothing personal. I'm just trying to maximize my experience with this new device. Unlike other iphone users I'm willing to try new and better things.
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cool
keep the questions rolling
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
>It can be done, there are apps to do it, depending on what you want your screen to display. For instance, on my old phone I used "Gentle Alarm" to display a digital clock image while in a hotel or something. However the screen on this phone is apparently prone to having images burn in...
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
>Android only turns it on when something is using it, so if you see that little icon on a lot of the time there may be something running in the background that you might not intend. This may also be the cause of your battery drain. Press and hold the home button (you will see your recently launched tasks) and hit task manager. You can then clear many unnecessary tasks that may be running in the background. If you don't see the obvious culprit there, you may have to dig deeper...
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
>This is a funny question if you think about it, because how could it detect a known wifi source without wifi on? I use Tasker, too. You can easily make a profile while connected to your wifi check for "state: wifi near (toggle wifi), turn wifi on. You can set it to run when you unlock your screen, for instance. You can also set it up to turn on your screen based on location, but remember that if you use GPS too much...
Tasker is fun to play with anyway.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
>You can try an app called Juice Defender, or similar. It has many battery saving features, including the ability to turn on wifi only when available. Its another fun app to play with, but most people here would agree that you should stay away from task killers.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
>I have never had multiple emails with the same app, but I always assumed that that is how it worked...
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
>No idea, but there are apps to disable the lockscreen if you want. I'm sure you can change the setting somehow, but probably at the root level. Search XDA...
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
>Easiest way to do stuff is just to keep searching the Market to see if somebody has made an app to do it (Android Market is your friend). Once you get more advanced you can try to do it yourself (then XDA is your friend). I have played with my wife's iPhone, and you will appreciate that the Market has apps that can do MUCH more cool stuff, and the vast majority are free because they were made by enthusiasts. The rest are usually reasonably priced. Once you root your phone there are many more options.
These phones quickly become a full time hobby. I hardly ever play games anymore, I just spend my free time tinkering...
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How to lock the volume keys so they don't get bumped?
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Juice defender is a placebo...
I bought it when I was on eclair... it made a difference there... though not much
However froyo up... android does a better job on its own...
Think about it... running a program that is on all the time to "save" battery?
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As to you wanting the lockscreen to stay on longer, there are several lockscreen replacements you could use. I'm not sure which ones have the option besides widgetlocker though. With widgetlocker, you can set the lockscreen timeout to various durations. I know it worked on my infuse, not sure about the note though.
The downside is that it costs a couple bucks and it will drain your battery a bit if I remember correctly because it keeps the device in a wakelock and does not allow deep sleep. Its not a huge battery drain, but it does some. However, if the timeout is more important than a tiny amount of battery drain, I suggest doing that.
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I have noticed an improvement using JD and that's actual not placebo. I get your point though on an app that runs to save battery. But whatever its doing, its working better than whatever I'm doing without it.
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Juice defender is a placebo...
I bought it when I was on eclair... it made a difference there... though not much
However froyo up... android does a better job on its own...
Think about it... running a program that is on all the time to "save" battery?
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I'm trying some of these things you suggested. The general consensus is USB that ill just bought need to find things which is fine as I'm all about adventure.
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How to keep screen on while on a charger.
>It can be done, there are apps to do it, depending on what you want your screen to display. For instance, on my old phone I used "Gentle Alarm" to display a digital clock image while in a hotel or something. However the screen on this phone is apparently prone to having images burn in...
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
>Android only turns it on when something is using it, so if you see that little icon on a lot of the time there may be something running in the background that you might not intend. This may also be the cause of your battery drain. Press and hold the home button (you will see your recently launched tasks) and hit task manager. You can then clear many unnecessary tasks that may be running in the background. If you don't see the obvious culprit there, you may have to dig deeper...
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
>This is a funny question if you think about it, because how could it detect a known wifi source without wifi on? I use Tasker, too. You can easily make a profile while connected to your wifi check for "state: wifi near (toggle wifi), turn wifi on. You can set it to run when you unlock your screen, for instance. You can also set it up to turn on your screen based on location, but remember that if you use GPS too much...
Tasker is fun to play with anyway.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
>You can try an app called Juice Defender, or similar. It has many battery saving features, including the ability to turn on wifi only when available. Its another fun app to play with, but most people here would agree that you should stay away from task killers.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
>I have never had multiple emails with the same app, but I always assumed that that is how it worked...
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
>No idea, but there are apps to disable the lockscreen if you want. I'm sure you can change the setting somehow, but probably at the root level. Search XDA...
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
>Easiest way to do stuff is just to keep searching the Market to see if somebody has made an app to do it (Android Market is your friend). Once you get more advanced you can try to do it yourself (then XDA is your friend). I have played with my wife's iPhone, and you will appreciate that the Market has apps that can do MUCH more cool stuff, and the vast majority are free because they were made by enthusiasts. The rest are usually reasonably priced. Once you root your phone there are many more options.
These phones quickly become a full time hobby. I hardly ever play games anymore, I just spend my free time tinkering...
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If you download the update from the computer using the Verizon update help app you will get the WiFi toggle if you used kies to download the update you won't have WiFi its that simple their two different updates or u can just wait like me who just got a notification right now at 3:20 about the update ota and its its only 15mins not an hour and 30mins like you all over the PC
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Seee that's in my phone section I made the update wait I'm not ready to install it yet..
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I used Kies to do my update and ended up with no WiFi toggle.
My son took the update OTA and ... ended up with no WiFi toggle.
My phone would hang on the Verizon splash screen when trying to reboot. Tech support had me clear the cache but that would only work for that boot - it would still hang if I tried to boot without clearing the cache.
I decided to do a reset and now everything runs much better, boots fast like it did originally, and I now have the WiFi toggle.
Son is putting off the inevitable reset but the writing is on the wall, he's going to have to do it.
My take from the forums I've read is that you have to do a reset if you don't get the WiFi toggle after taking the update (regardless of the update method: OTA, Kies, Verizon updater).
If the wifi toggle does not show up after the update, do a reset. It will be there after you do!
What is the significance of the toggle that would justify the time of starting from scratch? The function is available with an app to toggle. I use Quick Settings since can not bother putting 260 apps back on the device and setting all my apps up again. Bleh to that.
Verizon Overlords
rushless said:
What is the significance of the toggle that would justify the time of starting from scratch? The function is available with an app to toggle. I use Quick Settings since can not bother putting 260 apps back on the device and setting all my apps up again. Bleh to that.
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I agree.. though...
I reset my device and the wifi toggle is there.
I fell like this is just another example of Verizon's "Overlord" mentality. Now I have a wifi toggle and right below the toggle I have an ongoing notification that sits there and tells me what my wifi status is. What? No option to remove it the unneeded redundancy? I am looking forward to rooting this device, if merely to get rid of the "Overlord"-ness forced onto this device.
Thanks for the toggle veriZon......
Thanks for confirming... I thought there was an error with my reset when I saw this redundant silliness. But no... just Verizon being Verizon, "Oh, so you all want the WiFi toggle? Then here you go!"
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Any update on missing toggle after update?
So now I'm on MI1 and still I have no Wifi Toggle. I was wondering if anyone has found a work-around to get the toggle to appear other than a factory reset. Even if I root and backup all apps w/TiBU, it seems like too much effort to just get the toggle. Any advice?
If you root you can use an sqlite editor app and add the wifi toggle. I did this and it was quite simple, here's a link to a thread explaining how.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42004806
There is a thread on another forum with pictures and a video walk through but I'll let you google "wifi toggle s4" and find it since I doubt some people would like links to other forums here.
Not a problem. Thanks. Sad we need to resort to this given It's supposed to be there.
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If you root you can use an sqlite editor app and add the wifi toggle. I did this and it was quite simple, here's a link to a thread explaining how.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42004806
There is a thread on another forum with pictures and a video walk through but I'll let you google "wifi toggle s4" and find it since I doubt some people would like links to other forums here.
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For some reason I had to add the "semi colon" before and after WiFiHotspot to make it show up as a toggle.
;WiFiHotspot;
So it doesn't work for you as described above quoted above try adding the semi-colon ; before and after they should fix it
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ktklein72 said:
So now I'm on MI1 and still I have no Wifi Toggle. I was wondering if anyone has found a work-around to get the toggle to appear other than a factory reset. Even if I root and backup all apps w/TiBU, it seems like too much effort to just get the toggle. Any advice?
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You sure its not in the extended toggles? I know it seems like obvious but sometimes I even forget its there
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You sure its not in the extended toggles? I know it seems like obvious but sometimes I even forget its there
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Yeah, I'm definitely sure it's not in there. I have 17 toggles and I've seen screen shots from other S4 variations that had 20 or so toggles. It's definitely still missing.
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pball said:
If you root you can use an sqlite editor app and add the wifi toggle. I did this and it was quite simple, here's a link to a thread explaining how.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42004806
There is a thread on another forum with pictures and a video walk through but I'll let you google "wifi toggle s4" and find it since I doubt some people would like links to other forums here.
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I used this method and it worked great! it was simple (but read the thread for a few pages to get all the info to make it simple) and fun. Softwared will have glitches, it's just the way it goes, but it's nice to be able to fix some things on your own.