BLN Control Pro - anyone using it on Vibrant? How reliable is it? Does it reduce battery life much?
I'm using it for months, didn't feel much of an impact on battery life.
guilhermedsx said:
I'm using it for months, didn't feel much of an impact on battery life.
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I get text messages every couple of minutes but the only ones I really want to be notified for are my friends and family. Is there a way to only have it blink for certain people?
androidmonkey said:
I get text messages every couple of minutes but the only ones I really want to be notified for are my friends and family. Is there a way to only have it blink for certain people?
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There isn't currently a setting to be able to do that, if it's even possible. You could always try to contact the dev and ask him if it's a possibility.
Yes, the blinking action is well worth the $1.
anthonys2r said:
Yes, the blinking action is well worth the $1.
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It actually cost $2.89 + tax.
androidmonkey said:
BLN Control Pro - anyone using it on Vibrant? How reliable is it? Does it reduce battery life much?
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I'm using it and the blinking actions is sweet! It doesn't affect the battery too much.
I haven't used it since moving to GB, which has a BLN built in.
dpaul007 said:
I haven't used it since moving to GB, which has a BLN built in.
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I was just about to say this. Pretty much every Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich ROM has a BLN built in to it. I find it pretty helpful. I mean, it's the same as an LED notification light on other handsets... seeing as how the lights in our capacitive touch buttons are LEDs. When it's silent, it's nice to have a visual... or, when I play Battlefield 3, I play it pretty loud... so, I miss the text message tone, but see my phone light up. It's nifty. As far as battery goes, I haven't noticed any significant drops. I get great battery life.
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It actually cost $2.89 + tax.
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My bad, I don't even remember how much it cost cause I bought it a longggg time ago and still use it to this day.
You know I used to use BLN, then I took an arrow in the knee.
anthonys2r said:
My bad, I don't even remember how much it cost cause I bought it a longggg time ago and still use it to this day.
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lol, do you live in dog years?
For those that are running a GB or ICS ROM, I dont see the option to *blink*. I am running Passion ICS ROM and under Settings->Display, "Pulse notification light" is an option but it doesnt actually pulse/blink the lights.
Anyone else have this issue?
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OK, I have written an app to attempt and stop call wonkyness on CM7 builds. Specifically the phone locking up when making and receiving calls.
It's my observation that it's the mic that causes the phone to lock up and so this app opens and closes the mic every minute to keep it "fresh". It's a long shot, but I can't seem to duplicate wonkyness with it enabled so I'm posting it for other to try.
Now after a few positive comments to help boost my confidence in the app, I've made it's own thread to make it easy to track comments.
Just install and run (or just reboot as it auto-start on boot). To disable, uninstall it.
Please post your results!
Change Log:
Version 1.4
Made service more persistent by adding notification bar. Turns out, Android was killing off the service when memory was running low causing wonk to surface.
Version 1.3
Can only be installed on internal memory. Needed to make sure the service can started up on boot. (Thanks to mjukis for pointing this out)
Version 1.2
Only dewonkificates when screen is off to avoid conflicts with any apps you may be using.
Removed debug logging
[Post edited because the wonkyness is still there and this .apk works fine to fix it]
Dude.... As best as I can tell in 20 minutes' time, this damn thing seems to actually work! Gotta tell ya how skeptical I was....but I'm pretty flippin' pleased right now!
Good looking out!!
Much appreciated for this app.
While it's still too early to say it's 100% working, so far so good.
I have had the wonk since build 3 to 23 (except for 16).
I will keep testing and report back often.
That's great news and I'm happy that it looks like it's working for people. I was on the edge of rolling back and this was a desperate attempt to fix it.
Agree with the op. Can't say for sure its the miracle I've been waiting for... but 4 calls in (admittedly 2 from myself, ) no wonks. When I'd expect all to be wonky
If this 'wonklessisity' continues you will surely become supreme ruler of xda!
Will report back soon.
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That's great news and I'm happy that it looks like it's working for people. I was on the edge of rolling back and this was a desperate attempt to fix it.
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What are your thoughts and battery impact?....and would some timeframe greater or less than 1 min. factor in??
Does this fix it?
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,2642
shaggy-h said:
Does this fix it?
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,2642
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No, that's a different problem.
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makelegs said:
What are your thoughts and battery impact?....and would some timeframe greater or less than 1 min. factor in??
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Currently I can't see any measurable battery drain. Dewonkificator doesn't even show on the About phone->Battery use screen. Increasing the time between dewonkification might be work, but since battery doesn't seem to be a issue and we don't know what the source of the problem is I don't think its worth risking or investigating.
I also believe it have something to do with the mic, since all apps that use it have the same freeze, and it seems to work for me. Thanks
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Currently I can't see any measurable battery drain. Dewonkificator doesn't even show on the About phone->Battery use screen. Increasing the time between dewonkification might be work, but since battery doesn't seem to be a issue and we don't know what the source of the problem is I don't think its worth risking or investigating.
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Seems reasonable enough, to me.
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Currently I can't see any measurable battery drain. Dewonkificator doesn't even show on the About phone->Battery use screen. Increasing the time between dewonkification might be work, but since battery doesn't seem to be a issue and we don't know what the source of the problem is I don't think its worth risking or investigating.
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Maybe watchdog would be a better app for checking. Would give us a better idea of CPU use. Also juice plotter may help see prior and after install battery consumption
I've tested it,and havent got any wongkiness for today. I think its working...
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Got source?
fitsnugly said:
Got source?
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Added to the OP
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Added to the OP
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gracias!
You deserve an E-Cookie for coming up with such an awesome name
Wonky just visited me when my wife called. Installed your dewonky app for testing.
Thanks.
This bug is the reason I got off CM7 nightlies, so damn annoying. Maybe this is a Gingerbread thing rather than a Nexus S problem cause the Nexus S is supposed to be rebooting itself while in calls as I'm sure everyone knows.
Looking at the info:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/samsung-infuse-4g-vs-samsung-galaxy-s2-ultra-slim-phones-comparison
I wonder if the battery will work on the GSII to give some extra power?
Bloody good question mate, I'd like to know this as well but I think we'll need to wait for a review or for someone to get the Infuse 4G to see what the battery looks like.
robbiekhan said:
Looking at the info:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/samsung-infuse-4g-vs-samsung-galaxy-s2-ultra-slim-phones-comparison
I wonder if the battery will work on the GSII to give some extra power?
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Dont think so mate ,i think the batt is bigger than the sgs2 and glad u put that link to see what the difference are they both and glad sgs2 us far much better
turborider said:
Dont think so mate ,i think the batt is bigger than the sgs2 and glad u put that link to see what the difference are they both and glad sgs2 us far much better
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Hmm the phone dimensions might indicate a large battery in dimensions but that could also just as well be the phone itself being larger due to the .2" larger screen?
I've asked Android Community guys who done the side be side comparison, will let you know shortly.
How nice would that be if it would fit, The phones "physically" are similar. maybe when at&t gets the phone ill go rip the battery out like a mad man and try it in my sgs2
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...nchmark-pummeling-20110507/#comment-200009904
Sorry guys different batteries and won't fit.
It's ok for me though mine easily lasts 22hours + with heavy use
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dk206 said:
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...nchmark-pummeling-20110507/#comment-200009904
Sorry guys different batteries and won't fit.
It's ok for me though mine easily lasts 22hours + with heavy use
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WOW how did you get such good battery use?
I get only 12 hours and its dead. Only texting and some email and some web browsing. I'm running everything stock and have background syncing enabled
I also am charging the phone with the cables from my atrix, if that makes a difference.
Thanks in advance
Damn, oh well worth a shot I guess
Dreadsteel said:
WOW how did you get such good battery use?
I get only 12 hours and its dead. Only texting and some email and some web browsing. I'm running everything stock and have background syncing enabled
I also am charging the phone with the cables from my atrix, if that makes a difference.
Thanks in advance
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ive learned not to believe any1 till screen shots are made as many people say they have such amount but only had the screen on for 2 hours total,
dk206 said:
.... It's ok for me though mine easily lasts 22hours + with heavy use ...
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Well everyone has their own definition of "heavy usage".
Mine discharged in 3 hours of non-stop Tank Recon gaming yesterday (gave it to a group of kids), WiFI off, but all notifications on , like push for gmail, yahoo mail, talk, YIM, facebook, twitter, etc, and net-connected widgets updating.
Admittedly this was my second day with the phone, and the battery did not "optimize" itself yet, plus I did not tweak anything yet either.
Hi,
Since I have updated to ICS (DXLP7), I have not once heard the battery full-charge sound. Has anybody else noticed this too? I kinda liked the notification... and would remove the phone from charger based on the cue.
Is there any way to bring it back?
I checked by playing some sounds in /system/media/ui, the sound file is present by the name of /system/media/ui/TW_Battery_caution.ogg. Only it doesn't seem to play on 100% charge anymore, even though the notification appears!
Thanks
I miss the alert since moving to ICS too. Definitely better for most people with it not being there, but would have liked to see it as an option.
I set up Tasker to play the alert on battery full - not the same (especially if you don't have Tasker), but was the easiest way for me.
There are many battery app from play store which provides this functionality
Lol, few months back people were getting crazy that this thing messed with their sleep and want to get rid of it....now....... Humans don't get Happy with anything!
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atifsh said:
Lol, few months back people were getting crazy that this thing messed with their sleep and want to get rid of it....now....... Humans don't get Happy with anything!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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well said dude at least they can try some apps from market which can do that
use Go Power Master........
Battery charge sound
hirak99 said:
Hi,
Since I have updated to ICS (DXLP7), I have not once heard the battery full-charge sound. Has anybody else noticed this too? I kinda liked the notification... and would remove the phone from charger based on the cue.
Is there any way to bring it back?
I checked by playing some sounds in /system/media/ui, the sound file is present by the name of /system/media/ui/TW_Battery_caution.ogg. Only it doesn't seem to play on 100% charge anymore, even though the notification appears!
Thanks
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You download this file , unzip it and copy this file to /system/media/audio/ui, it work
OK so I was messing around with my wife's iPhone 4S and found that you can set the LED to strobe for notifications. Would it be possible to implement something like this for our i717? And I say like this loosely because I don't want anyone getting in trouble with apple, lord knows they probably have a copyright... TIA!
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It is probably possible.. I personally don't understand the necessity of it though, when BLN control exists.
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It is probably possible.. I personally don't understand the necessity of it though, when BLN control exists.
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Not really a necessity per say, just thought it would be different. Thanks for the response.
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that would be cool, but what if u're away from your phone and havent notice the LED flashing? i'm pretty sure it will eat the battery quick lol unless the LED has a time to turn off in afew secs....but yeah is possible to get the LED has notification
That's a good point!on my wife's phone it flash a pattern for normal notification ie. Txt , e-mail... and strobes fast for incoming calls but then turns off after the call is answered or goes to voice mail. And for the notification s it flashes the pattern like 2 or 3 times then stops...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1556118
Hi I'm considering getting a used Xperia X, would you recommend the phone after it's been out a couple years, or would you suggest finding something else? Thanks!
If you don't care about the battery life much, get it. It chugs along just fine for everyday use. I've been using it since almost 2 years now and I haven't run across any major issue. Just don't get one with an unlocked bootloader.
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If you don't care about the battery life much, get it. It chugs along just fine for everyday use. I've been using it since almost 2 years now and I haven't run across any major issue. Just don't get one with an unlocked bootloader.
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Cool thanks sounds great! Is the battery life bad from new or because it'll have been used for 2 years? If the second, I'm happy to slap in a replacement battery and back panel if it gets really bad.
Also while I don't plan to get one like this, what's bad about getting a phone with an unlocked bootloader?
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Cool thanks sounds great! Is the battery life bad from new or because it'll have been used for 2 years? If the second, I'm happy to slap in a replacement battery and back panel if it gets really bad.
Also while I don't plan to get one like this, what's bad about getting a phone with an unlocked bootloader?
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SONY POLICY TO CONTROL DEVICES advances every year
when X came out it fall under catagory where TA.img can be EXTRACTED and DRMFIX was easy ( simple patching in RAMDISK folder within KERNEL)
so simplifying for u
1. X has battery only 2600Mah , very low! and throughout 2017 when x was on Nougat! i used to get only 4 hours SOC while you socialize via FB/whatsapp on 4G (dual sim variant) , but since April2018 the Oreo version gives 6hours of battery, they fixed some things. I carry powerbank with me just in case.
2. where X is concern MM was Faster, Nougat was good and swift on touch (bad on battery) and Oreo is very good on battery but as device gets hot, it start Lagging specially whenver you areo n 4g and lots of data is being downloaded , all social apps hangs! but after a while it gets better and X comes out of lagging phase
3. there is no harm in buying device with UB but this means DRM keys are lost! its good to have them but you wont be using them ever anways! , just make sure you flash the stockrom again and wipe everything, making sure there are no privacy risks.
useful summary can be found here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77320416&postcount=3
A repository of KERNELS for last 2 years + method + detail SAGA GUIDE
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/how-to/root-xperia-x-f5122-android-n-34-2-2-47-t3594502
Thanks for the explanation, I'll keep it all in mind! Another question I thought: how's the notification LED on this phone? Does it have more than one color? I haven't found much about it, but I consider it really important to using a phone.
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Thanks for the explanation, I'll keep it all in mind! Another question I thought: how's the notification LED on this phone? Does it have more than one color? I haven't found much about it, but I consider it really important to using a phone.
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come to think of it, its white only! i never saw different colors LED notifications! perhaps i never paid attention to that ... hmm strange of me..
i will update you in couple of days! but I have usually seen WHITE LED/s ONLY! (Blinking few times in nights, beside my bed) , that i remember! but i don't remember seeding green/pink/red notification blinks!
As usual on Xperia devices, the notification LED is RGB, some apps let you change the color directly in their notification settings, but if you want full control I suggest using LightFlow, where you can set any color you want, the flashing pattern and even the brightness of the notification LED...
Clapeng said:
Thanks for the explanation, I'll keep it all in mind! Another question I thought: how's the notification LED on this phone? Does it have more than one color? I haven't found much about it, but I consider it really important to using a phone.
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It does. Just the app needs to support changing colours. For example, you can set a colour in WhatsApp, and it'll blink that way; For snapchat, it blinks yellow. And the led is embedded in the earpiece.