(Q) 3G only [solved] - Motorola Droid X2

Im looking to set my phone up as 3G only and wont switch to 1X. Any ideas?
Figuring something in the build.prop but haven't seen anything I would think would do it
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motcher41 said:
Im looking to set my phone up as 3G only and wont switch to 1X. Any ideas?
Figuring something in the build.prop but haven't seen anything I would think would do it
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Open the phone app, dial *#*#4636#*#*, then go to phone information, then scroll down and change CDMA Auto (PRL) to EvDo only, then you are done
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KurioHonoo said:
Open the phone app, dial *#*#4636#*#*, then go to phone information, then scroll down and change COMA Auto (PRL) to EvDo only, then you are done
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Nice....thanks!
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fyi - i just tried this and it wouldn't let me make an outbound call.

viskey said:
fyi - i just tried this and it wouldn't let me make an outbound call.
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I suppose thats dependent on the cdma
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Now is this good for when you want to do say a DL and don't want an interruption? I think evdo only should do it. You know how some browsers don't do calls and DLs well. Boat is good though.

skwoodwiva said:
Now is this good for when you want to do say a DL and don't want an interruption? I think evdo only should do it. You know how some browsers don't do calls and DLs well. Boat is good though.
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I was looking.g for this as an app a while back. So I could tether in peace lol not data stopping due to calls and texts
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Try it yet? I mean the change of settings.

I use it all the time no texts or calls come in while on evdo only. Makes tethering much more pleasant. Texts come in right after changing back to dual cdma/evdo only.
Now if I could figure out a shortcut to changing.
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motcher41 said:
I use it all the time no texts or calls come in while on evdo only. Makes tethering much more pleasant. Texts come in right after changing back to dual cdma/evdo only.
Now if I could figure out a shortcut to changing.
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Wonder if something like adw launcher ex that allows custom shortcut creation would let u create a shortcut to that somehow....

Doubt a launcher would allow to make a shortcut into those settings but then again I've never used that one before
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I use a battery widget called Quick Battery for this. I've used it for a long time without any ill effects on the phone. Anyway, when you first add the widget to the home screen, it prompts you as to what activity you want it to launch when you press on the widget. Select testing and the widget becomes your shortcut to the Testing thing.
If you don't want to install a widget like that, there's an app called Any Cut that you can use to make a shortcut to it. Open Any Cut, select activity and then testing and you'll have your shortcut. If you use Any Cut, when you select activity, it will appear to not load anything in the list (does on mine anyway). The list is there. Just scroll down and the list will appear.
I'm sure you can do it with Launcher Pro too. I've never tried to find the command needed as it was easier to just go the route I did. If you use Launcher Pro, you might try long pressing the desktop and choosing shortcut/activities in the list. There's a lot of system stuff in there that you can select to create a shortcut for. I looked in there for this particular one but I didn't find it. There's a lot to look at though so I suppose I could have missed it in there.

motcher41 said:
I use it all the time no texts or calls come in while on evdo only. Makes tethering much more pleasant. Texts come in right after changing back to dual cdma/evdo only.
Now if I could figure out a shortcut to changing.
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Super manager activity key will make a SC for the *#*#4636#*#*

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2g toggle

Im so sick of not being able to control the radio on my phones!!! I should NOT have to load cm7 just to gain this function.
If I want to force 2g then I should be able to. I can't stand that my phone constantly bounces from 2g to 3g all day at work.
I have resorted to using airplane mode all day. All I want to do is force 2g. Does anyone know of a way to do this without completely disabling the wireless signal?
Also, I am not very interested in apps that screw up the apns on the phone to force the internet to not work. I want a simple toggle just like the phones used to come with. Even when I disbale mobile network in settings I can still hear my phone trying to text over 3g one minute and then 2g the next. This constant switching is very hard on the battery. ESPECIALLY in limited service areas such as my work.
Please help.
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MiUI rom has this option enabled. I
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There is a app that you can get in the market that's called samservmode. Its kinda tricky to get to but start up the app and on the main screen you'll get some options. Ill just tell you where to go
Main menu: choose option 1, debug screen
Page 2: choose option 8, phone control
Page 3: choose option 4, ue state control.
Page 4: Then you select GSM for 2g or wcdma for forcing 3g.
This is the only way I know how to do it on this phone, once you get the hang if it,, it will only take a few seconds to force either 2g or 3g. And to go back to automatic setting I would just reset my phone or the airplane mode on/off.
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jamezz23 said:
There is a app that you can get in the market that's called samservmode. Its kinda tricky to get to but start up the app and on the main screen you'll get some options. Ill just tell you where to go
Main menu: choose option 1, debug screen
Page 2: choose option 8, phone control
Page 3: choose option 4, ue state control.
Page 4: Then you select GSM for 2g or wcdma for forcing 3g.
This is the only way I know how to do it on this phone, once you get the hang if it,, it will only take a few seconds to force either 2g or 3g. And to go back to automatic setting I would just reset my phone or the airplane mode on/off.
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This is the same thing as accessing the debug menu through the dialer am I correct?
This means that with every reboot I would have to redo all of this.
It shouldt be this difficult! Thank you for the info though.
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MiUI rom has this option enabled. I
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Thank you but I like TW
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Try this...
Open up dialer and type *#*#4636#*#*
Select phone information.
Press menu and choose select radio bands.
Choose AUS.
For me this locks the phone to only 3g/"4G". I use this all day long due to the fact that my phone will constantly switch between the two while I'm at home. I can't guarantee that it will work for you but it's been a lifesaver for me. If it works the same for you, be aware that you will not have service in a strictly 2g area and would have to set it back to Auto to regain service. It also doesn't stick on a reboot.
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Nvm. I missed the post where you said you wanted it to stick on reboot.
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seh6183 said:
Thank you but I like TW
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oh what a difference a year makes
boondoc said:
oh what a difference a year makes
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Lol +1
And hate to burst your bubble @seh6183, but touchwiz is just a launcher.
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*#197328640# in your dialer, Debug Screen->Phone Control->Network Control->Aquisition Order->GSM->UMTS
GSM = 2G/Edge
UMTS = 3G
This will put 2G at a higher priority than 3g, or you can switch to automatic to let whichever one has the best signal at that moment. Stock is 3g has a higher priority no matter what which is why you get disconnected.
gr8hairy1 said:
Lol +1
And hate to burst your bubble @seh6183, but touchwiz is just a launcher.
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if thats what you think, you are ill-informed
gr8hairy1 said:
Lol +1
And hate to burst your bubble @seh6183, but touchwiz is just a launcher.
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Touchwiz is just a launcher?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
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penguinlogik said:
*#197328640# in your dialer, Debug Screen->Phone Control->Network Control->Aquisition Order->GSM->UMTS
GSM = 2G/Edge
UMTS = 3G
This will put 2G at a higher priority than 3g, or you can switch to automatic to let whichever one has the best signal at that moment. Stock is 3g has a higher priority no matter what which is why you get disconnected.
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This won't help me for 2 reasons but I thank you for the input.
1.) Im looking for an option that sticks after reboot.
2.) Im in an area at work that is bad for both 2g and 3g. So no matter what the priority it will always bounce between the 2 looking for better signal.
I need to force 2g.
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gr8hairy1 said:
Lol +1
And hate to burst your bubble @seh6183, but touchwiz is just a launcher.
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You know what, Im Sorry you were right. Let me just go to the market and put HTCs sense on my galaxy s2.
Cause that's a launcher too right?
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Ah, my settings stay (on Unnamed 1.1 not sure if that makes a difference) and yeah... AT&T locks the menu thats needed to force certain signals.
Well someone is cranky. Touchwiz *is* just a launcher. Specific to samsung roms, just as sense is to htc.
Samsung even markets touchwiz as the user interface (that's a launcher)
If you do like it that much, this article came out a few months back
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/modified-touchwiz-4-launcher-for-all-android-devices/
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Well someone is cranky. Touchwiz *is* just a launcher. Specific to samsung roms, just as sense is to htc.
Samsung even markets touchwiz as the user interface (that's a launcher)
If you do like it that much, this article came out a few months back
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/modified-touchwiz-4-launcher-for-all-android-devices/
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SMH....no
SENSE is not just a launcher, Touchwiz is not just a launcher and BLUR is not just a launcher.....
there are specific drivers, and frameworks needed for each one, hell they even need specific KERNELS to run....
there is more than JUST the launcher. yes, it is a UI, but it is embedded in the dialer, the contacts, the accounts, even the framework....
ever wonder why you cant take the rosie.apk from a sense rom and drop it into another non-HTC device and have it work? probably not, because you dont know about the integration the UIs have....
its not JUST a launcher....its an entire UI....wake up
That I agree with you. But I'm almost positive that's not what he was talking about.
I'm not sure why it seems you have a chip on your shoulder about this.
Most people's view of a rom is the launcher. That's all I was addressing.
I know stock ui runs deep in a phone, but the main difference of what stock has that cyanogenmod or miui doesn't, is the launcher.
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That I agree with you. But I'm almost positive that's not what he was talking about.
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some people like the touchwiz features the UI brings. sliding brightness control on notif tray, slide to text/call in contacts, the hardware acceleration that TW4 brings along with the gyro/accelerometer, the camera app, the social integration, the email.....etc etc etc
i know i actually enjoy it now. touchwiz 3.x on galaxy s1 was horrid, but i like it now
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some people like the touchwiz features the UI brings. sliding brightness control on notif tray, slide to text/call in contacts, the hardware acceleration that TW4 brings along with the gyro/accelerometer, the camera app, the social integration, the email.....etc etc etc
i know i actually enjoy it now. touchwiz 3.x on galaxy s1 was horrid, but i like it now
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Thank god you just said all that because I didn't feel like typing it.
But for the record there are probably 30 additional things that touchwiz offers me that cm7 and others can't. I really like it.

Additonal EVO LTE Updates that were not listed

If you notice any changes to your phone that were not listed in the update notes feel free to post them here. if they are specific to Sense 4+or Jelly Bean please note that next to it.
howie411 said:
If you notice any changes to your phone that were not listed in the update notes feel free to post them here. if they are specific to Sense 4+or Jelly Bean please note that next to it.
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Have you seen this article on Pocketables?
http://bit.ly/UWhYS3
Nice. thanks
Radio is now 1.12.11.1119 and 4G is working inside my office building...no more having to go outside it seems.....
Updates to the Gallery. Now when you open it up you can pick the source
Update to the music app. Same with gallery...you can pick the source.
Update to how it handles 4G and WiFi..basically promising to turn them off when it knows it won't need them as opposed to always scanning.
Update to message app. There are more settings for personalization such as changing bubble colors and background
Low res contact fix which is common for all 4.1 I think
Color scheme change from green to blue to match JB
Pin enabled lock screen change
You can open up the maps to see where your pictures were taken
Stock browser has new look and is JB updated
Power saver
Keyboard has been changed up as well. Now can turn off arrows. Can't turn off prediction (well idk how to)
And more stuff...so far what I pointed out is just what I found to be important to me. I just now got to install this >.< I unrooted and updated.
Edit:
The HTC music app widget in the notification area now has the option to go back as well as pause and go forward
Wallpapers no longer scroll (figuring out of this is on purpose or if there's something i need to mess with)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKrJaB6OUvI&feature=youtube_gdata_player If anyone wants to see the update before us rooted people get it. Not my video just throwing that at there.
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There's no more voice-to-text option in text messaging.
For some reason my keyboard and soft touch buttons do not vibrate anymore. trying to get it back working anybody else with this problem
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drdocta123 said:
For some reason my keyboard and soft touch buttons do not vibrate anymore. trying to get it back working anybody else with this problem
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Do you have Power Saver enabled?
That can stop vibration...
kevg77 said:
Do you have Power Saver enabled?
That can stop vibration...
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Wooooooooow...face to palm moment. Thanks for the help.
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I was hoping that the ringtone and notification volumes would be separate, but they are not.
Oh well, same old work arounds...
the sound in poweramp mutes temporarily whenver I hit the power button.
Soundhound app button
The soundhound app that was built in now has an icon in the apps tray. Never did before and I had to search for it. I know there was a workaround, I just never got around to doing it.
ajs1122 said:
The soundhound app that was built in now has an icon in the apps tray. Never did before and I had to search for it. I know there was a workaround, I just never got around to doing it.
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You had to open the music app to get to it.
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Infinite scroll! No lag FTW
Probably the reason for no scrolling wallpaper as well...
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OTG
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fgr said:
I was hoping that the ringtone and notification volumes would be separate, but they are not.
Oh well, same old work arounds...
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That's a bummer, I had my fingers crossed that would be different in JB. Curious - what workarounds are you using?
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Camera doesn't flash any longer while talking on the phone. It did on ics
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A feature I noticed when about to go to bed...in the clock app, when setting an alarm, the minutes dial now snaps to 10 minute increments. Pretty convenient compared to the previous endless spinning behavior!
is this the new gingerbread update?

Likes/Dislikes Verizon Galaxy Note 3

I have literally had my phone for less than a few hours. But I thought it would be a great idea to share likes and dislikes.
Little bit of background, I am coming from a Note 2, so most of my likes/dislikes will be catered toward the upgrade from the Note 2.
Likes -
Mostly Everything LOL,
the screen resolution
the vibrant colors,
super fast,
the plethora of options,
blocking mode finally works,
no wifi nag notification,
wifi toggle works.
Dislikes -
The internet browser no longer sync with google,
can not use multiple lock screen widgets w/password or pattern lock,
4x4 grid on touchwiz (will be switching to nova).
I will update my list once I get to fully dive in. But so far 9.9999999999/10
I had mine for about an half hour. The best thing so far to me is the settings screen is 1 menu instead of 4 tabs . Sometimes its just the little things
Loving mostly everything, but again have only messed with it for a short time.
Only gripes so far is font sizes and in general DPI is just way too big and obnoxious. And lag when typing on the keyboard.
Let's go root!
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xray49er said:
I had mine for about an half hour. The best thing so far to me is the settings screen is 1 menu instead of 4 tabs . Sometimes its just the little things
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Oh yeah I love the fact that it is only one settings screen, instead of the four tabs.
We need root ASAP lol.
dukins said:
Oh yeah I love the fact that it is only one settings screen, instead of the four tabs.
We need root ASAP lol.
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So settings is set up different on vzw? Nice!
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So settings is set up different on vzw? Nice!
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Yep. One screen.
Keyboard is amazing, no need for swiftkey.
Id rather have the tabs so you dont have to scroll dow a huge list like on my note 2. But ghsts not a big deal. Im glad you can use blocking mode, and the wifi is back to normal.
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I don't like that when you get a new message it says now message instead of showing the actual text and who its from
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Getting Samsung keyboard has stopped when trying to write something with S-pen in a text field ie: text message, tapatalk response.
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On the Verizon Model is the gallery as slow as we have been seeing in the review units?
blap017 said:
I don't like that when you get a new message it says now message instead of showing the actual text and who its from
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You can change that in the messenger app settings. Enable message preview and it will scroll the message in the status bar like normal.
I'm so jealous right now. I would have mine now too, if I didn't change the shipping address to the correct one. So they can't ship it until tomorrow. So i am going to call to see if I can pick it up later this evening...
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likes
new settings
wifi toggle and no wifi nag notification
screen
new s pen
faux leather back
dislikes
none so far but only been on a few hours!
Krynj said:
You can change that in the messenger app settings. Enable message preview and it will scroll the message in the status bar like normal.
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Awesome thanks bud
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Agree with pretty much all of the likes so far, which is mostly everything about the device. My 4G speeds seem to have improved too.
Some nitpicks:
-new S-Pen feels much cheaply made than Note 2's
-Flipbook keeps getting activated when I hit the home button and accidentally brush by the screen
-Screen brightness range is WAY TOO SMALL (minimum brightness is too bright)
Several complains: desktop view does not stay on. I do not see the Note 2 developers options. I cannot remove the Verizon bookmarks as I was able to do before and restore from a save.
I think u have to tap on something in the menu 7 times to get dev options to show up. Saw it in a review somewhere
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sleepy3103 said:
I think u have to tap on something in the menu 7 times to get dev options to show up. Saw it in a review somewhere
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tap on build number in about phone
-Flipbook keeps getting activated when I hit the home button and accidentally brush by the screen
Can you disable Flipbook?
dislike that verizon is giving me a hard to use that verizon30 code

[Sprint] Differences from other variants

We should compile a list of differences we find from other carriers.
A few I've noticed are:
-not being able to "Swype" with the stock LG keyboard
-brightness slider not in pull down notification shade
-hovering text message? Maybe I'm missing how to initiate it
-special menu to disable the cpu temp limits like others (Verizon also has this issue)
Any others? I'll add them to this as they are found.
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Verizon has no brightness slider, only audio when in an app or widget.
Steamer86 said:
Verizon has no brightness slider, only audio when in an app or widget.
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I really liked this keyboard a lot. I installed it on my Note II and thought it was great. Lack of Swype feature on G2 sucks though!
Verizon's variant has path input ("Swype" ).
I like the keyboard too but I also try to swipe
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The popup messages from texts can be enabled from the messaging app, settings, notification, then check the box for popup.
bullet2300 said:
The popup messages from texts can be enabled from the messaging app, settings, notification, then check the box for popup.
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I'm not talking about that little left hand corner thing. I thought there was something similar to Ninja SMS integrated. Maybe I'm mistaken...
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Wating for your ROM
How about tri-band? I can't tell if it is or isn't. The box only lists 1900, no 700.
Some early reports and pics showed the 3rd mic on the back of the phone. But my retail black model has no such hole.
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How about tri-band? I can't tell if it is or isn't. The box only lists 1900, no 700.
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I was braindead I guess when I posted this. Forgot Sprint is using 800. Only listed under CDMA...but that makes enough sense for now.
uniquenameevo said:
I was braindead I guess when I posted this. Forgot Sprint is using 800. Only listed under CDMA...but that makes enough sense for now.
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tri-band coming as an update.

Can I prioritize second screen notifications?

Hi all,
Just got a V10, loving it so far. Second screen takes a little getting used to, especially cause I'm one of those who grew dependent on customized led's. Is it possible to prioritize which notifications show up on the second screen when phone is off? IE I'd like to have my mail, kik, FB etc notification icons show up ahead of/have priority over any others? Is it possible to do that on stock? I've done searches and nothing's come up.
Thanks for any insight you can provide.
Up looking for same
Yes, use quickshortcut maker to find the hidden menu for it. I'll try to find and post back.
Edit: found it. Under activities type "second screen" click on "second screen settings" and click the "notification" option. Toggle whichever app you want to show or not [emoji106]
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Pretty cool. Settings don't stick on the VZW 990 of course
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greekunit690 said:
Yes, use quickshortcut maker to find the hidden menu for it. I'll try to find and post back.
Edit: found it. Under activities type "second screen" click on "second screen settings" and click the "notification" option. Toggle whichever app you want to show or not [emoji106]
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Installed and followed your directions, but my changes don't save. I go back in and everything has defaulted to off. Any thoughts?
Tileus said:
Installed and followed your directions, but my changes don't save. I go back in and everything has defaulted to off. Any thoughts?
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Verizon?
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Verizon?
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T mobile
Same here on European version (H960a), changes are not saved

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