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I just purchased and installed a LauncherPro Plus on my myTouch 4G. The application is apparently incompatible with the standard dialer on this phone. I didn't use the non-Plus version of LauncherPro before, so I can't say whether this problem is specific to Plus version. So, here is what happens.
Firstly, let's take a look at how the standard dialer works under HTC Sense. I enter the dialer by hitting the receiver icon and I immediately see the following screen (see the attached picture #1). It shows my last dialed contact and has a "Enter name or number" prompt in the middle.
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As I start dialing the number ("408" in this case) the "Enter name or number" prompt disappears, replaced with "408" and the top of the screen now contains the search results for the sequence I dialed so far (see the attached picture #2).
All works as it should.
Now, let's try using this standard dialer from LauncherPro Plus.
As I enter the dialer from LauncherPro Plus (by hitting the receiver icon) I right away get the following strange picture (see the attached picture #3).
Right from the start it doesn't look right. Note that there's no "Enter name or number" prompt. And instead of the last dialed contact I see some strange search results that includes all my contacts (I have 59 of them total) with pictures, but no names or numbers under the pictures.
Why does it happen? I could make a good guess: when you enter the standard dialer from LauncherPro, it immediately pre-dials some weird invisible character. This pre-dialed character makes the "Enter name or number" prompt disappear. And this pre-dialed character makes the dialer to perform the search for matching contacts. Since all 59 contacts got included into the search results, it must be some kind of "empty" characher (which is why it not visible on the dialer screen).
Another possible confirmation of that above theory is that I can actually delete that invisible pre-dialed character by hitting the "backspace" icon on the dialer screen. Once I do that, the sceeen changes to what you can see on the attached picture #4.
Note, that now the screen looks almost normal. The "Enter name or number" prompt is back. But the weird search results are still there.
Hitting the "backspace" does not really get the dialer back to normal. If I try dialing the phone number (the same "408") the dialer appears to act normally: each digit makes the expected dial tone sound and the search results change accordingly. However, the digits I dial are never displayed on the screen. The "Enter name or number" prompt now refuses to go away. See the attached picture #5 - it shows how my screen looks after dialing "408". The search worked fine, but digits "408" I dialed are not displayed.
So, again, I don't know whether the problem is specific to Plus version of LauncherPro, but in any case it is safe to say that the current version of LauncherPro Plus is not compatible with the standard dialer used in this phone.
Umm using the xda app most of these aren't showing... Weird
Only thing I can say its I use launcher pro plus and mine works.
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I tested another myTouch 4G with LauncherPro Plus and the behavior is the same as mine (will try to locate and test more phones).
Note that the dialer "works" in a sense that if you open dialer and dial a number, disregarding any user interface quirks - it will indeed successfully call that number. I.e. the physical dialing functionality is there, it is just the user interface and search functionality that's broken. For this reason, many people probably don't even notice that something is broken and believe their dialer "works". So "mine works" is not really a precise/useful description. I want mine to work under LauncherPro exactly as it worked under HTC Sense, including GUI, search and everything else.
Unfortunately, LauncherPro web site has been in ruins for a while, so I can't post it there.
I've never had this issue. Not sure how LP could effect the dialer, since the only thing it effects is the home screen. Thats strange.
No problems here. Can dial any numbers and it will start a search and display all the matching contacts. Also displays the number im dialing.
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smellmyfingers said:
No problems here. Can dial any numbers and it will start a search and display all the matching contacts.
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Great, but that's not exactly what I'm talking about. Here's a link to my thread on LauncherPro forum
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5884
Again, when you enter dialer from LauncherPro and just ignore the weirdness of the screen, i.e. just start dialing the number right away, then the dialer will appear to work fine: the numbers you dial appear on the screen and the search works properly. This is probably the reason many people don't notice something is wrong.
So, the weird things are only noticeable when you just entered the dialer, but haven't started dialing yet (no "Enter name or number" prompt, for example). Weird things also happen if you hit "backspace" right after entering the dialer.
I already had a chance to try this on three phones in person, and I also got several confirmations from other people that they observe exactly the behavior I described (some from different phones running LauncherPro Plus). One poster in that thread originally experienced an issue with entering first character of USSD codes under LauncherPro (I have a reason the believe that the issues are related).
I could be wrong, of course, but at this time I assume that [most] people who say that it "works" on their phones simply are not paying attention to the issues I described. As I said above, if you enter the dialer and just start dialing right away, it works fine. No surprise that some people might not even notice that something is amiss.
Again, if you are running LauncherPro Plus, please try the following:
1. Just enter the dialer. Do you see the "Enter the name or number" prompt? If you see it, they your phone appears to be OK. If you don't see it, proceed to step 2.
2. How hit the "backspace" icon on the screen. The "Enter the name or number" prompt should appear now.
3. Now try dialing a number. The number should dial, but the digits should not appear on the screen (the "Enter the name or number" prompt should just stay there).
Do you get this behavior on your phones? As I said, so far I only had a chance to physically try it on three phones, and all three reproduced the same broken behavior.
speoples20 said:
I've never had this issue. Not sure how LP could effect the dialer, since the only thing it effects is the home screen. Thats strange.
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LP does not affect home screen only. LP is a launcher, as the name suggests. Launcher is responsible for launching other applications per user request. When you hit the dialer icon, it is LP that registers the hit and it is LP that launches the dialer application in response. Apparently, LP is launching the standard dialer incorrectly, which results in the strange behavior I described above.
TheKorbenDallas said:
Great, but that's not exactly what I'm talking about. Here's a link to my thread on LauncherPro forum
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5884
Again, when you enter dialer from LauncherPro and just ignore the weirdness of the screen, i.e. just start dialing the number right away, then the dialer will appear to work fine: the numbers you dial appear on the screen and the search works properly. This is probably the reason many people don't notice something is wrong.
So, the weird things are only noticeable when you just entered the dialer, but haven't started dialing yet (no "Enter name or number" prompt, for example). Weird things also happen if you hit "backspace" right after entering the dialer.
I already had a chance to try this on three phones in person, and I also got several confirmations from other people that they observe exactly the behavior I described (some from different phones running LauncherPro Plus). One poster in that thread originally experienced an issue with entering first character of USSD codes under LauncherPro (I have a reson the believe that the issues are related).
I could be wrong, of course, but at this time I assume that [most] people who say that it "works" on their phones simply are not paying attention to the issues I described. As I said above, if you enter the dialer and just start dialing right away, it works fine. No surprise that some people might not even notice that something is amiss.
Again, if you are running LauncherPro Plus, please try the following:
1. Just enter the dialer. Do you see the "Enter the name or number" prompt? If you see it, they your phone appears to be OK. If you don't see it, proceed to step 2.
2. How hit the "backspace" icon on the screen. The "Enter the name or number" prompt should appear now.
3. Now try dialing a number. The number should dial, but the digits should not appear on the screen (the "Enter the name or number" prompt should just stay there).
Do you get this behavior on your phones? As I said, so far I only had a chance to physically try it on three phones, and all three reproduced the same broken behavior.
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I get the enter name and number prompt. That is weird what is happening to you.
TheKorbenDallas said:
Great, but that's not exactly what I'm talking about. Here's a link to my thread on LauncherPro forum
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5884
Again, when you enter dialer from LauncherPro and just ignore the weirdness of the screen, i.e. just start dialing the number right away, then the dialer will appear to work fine: the numbers you dial appear on the screen and the search works properly. This is probably the reason many people don't notice something is wrong.
So, the weird things are only noticeable when you just entered the dialer, but haven't started dialing yet (no "Enter name or number" prompt, for example). Weird things also happen if you hit "backspace" right after entering the dialer.
I already had a chance to try this on three phones in person, and I also got several confirmations from other people that they observe exactly the behavior I described (some from different phones running LauncherPro Plus). One poster in that thread originally experienced an issue with entering first character of USSD codes under LauncherPro (I have a reason the believe that the issues are related).
I could be wrong, of course, but at this time I assume that [most] people who say that it "works" on their phones simply are not paying attention to the issues I described. As I said above, if you enter the dialer and just start dialing right away, it works fine. No surprise that some people might not even notice that something is amiss.
Again, if you are running LauncherPro Plus, please try the following:
1. Just enter the dialer. Do you see the "Enter the name or number" prompt? If you see it, they your phone appears to be OK. If you don't see it, proceed to step 2.
2. How hit the "backspace" icon on the screen. The "Enter the name or number" prompt should appear now.
3. Now try dialing a number. The number should dial, but the digits should not appear on the screen (the "Enter the name or number" prompt should just stay there).
Do you get this behavior on your phones? As I said, so far I only had a chance to physically try it on three phones, and all three reproduced the same broken behavior.
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Weird...None of these issues...
Confirmed.
Hey man I just checked it out on mine as well and I can replicate the same error. Irritatingly enough I never noticed the issue and now that I backspaced in my dialer it made it so I couldn't backspace numbers anymore at all!
I pulled my battery and that appears to have corrected it, but yeah something is not operating correctly, but I'll be damned if I understand how launcherpro could have done that, but its obviously a common link.
I'm going to play around with it more and see what I can see, but thanks for bringing this up.
ANYONE WHO READS THIS WITH LAUNCHERPRO GO TO THEIR DIALER AND HIT THE BACKSPACE BUTTON ON THE TOP RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN. I think a lot of people, myself included, skimmed your message and didn't read the details =P
I ran into this exact same problem with LPP. I switched to Dailer One from the Market. It's not the perfect Dialer, but it does have some cool features and it's free. I figured the guy who wrote LPP will eventually fix the problem. Until then Dialer One will have to suffice.
Good luck,
Dave
smellmyfingers said:
Weird...None of these issues...
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you know I have noticed this for sometime and thought it was the dialer that was acting odd, If you arent noticing it, then you really arent paying attention because the issue is there...
Another launcherpro plus user here, and I haven't experienced this issue either. I've tried to recreate the issue, but it never happens. That sucks.
Do a logcat and see if federico will take a look at it.
I can replicate this error. I know my dialer has worked in the past. Good catch though! Hopefully we won't have this problem when the re-write gets released!
INFO!!!!
...just try recreating the shortcut and it should be fixed for good ;-)
A|G said:
...just try recreating the shortcut and it should be fixed for good ;-)
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Cool! It works! Thank you.
Long-click the dialer icon in LP, and set it to blank. Then long click the empty space and set it back to `Phone` application (which is the standard dialer). After that it will work perfectly fine.
I can confirm that recreating the shortcut worjs. Good find.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
;-)
No problem guys!
...its seems the issues might not be in launcherpro itself but in the way sense handles the change.
Its always a good idea to let the dev know anyways just incase it a bug and to get well needed updates ;-)
Thanks!!! Now does anybody know, if there is a way to change the unknown caller default pic??? I've looked around here & Google but keep striking out.
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You absolutely can! You just have to modify the pictures in the framework-res.apk. It should be in the drawrable-hdpi folder. Just pull the apk with adb, then open the apk in 7zip. Navigate to the folder, just drag the new images you want (need to be the same name) into the zip, then confirm the transfer. Return to the root of the apk and it will ask to update the files, agree to this and push back with adb. Reboot and that should do it!
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THANK YOU JT, without whom none of this is possible.
THANK YOU #miui-us, for guidance,hosting and a base to start from.
THANK YOU Nitsuj/TSM for encouraging me into playing with this idea.
THANK YOU Nemesis2all for his kernel which we are using this week.
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Working:
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[*]Bluetooth!!
[*]3G / Data
[*]WiFi
[*]SMS
[*]Camera/Camcorder
[*]USB mass storage / sdcard
[*]GPS
[*]Sensors
Not Working:
MMS
Calls/SMS during deep sleep are not waking up the device to ring.
This app will prevent your device from deep sleep which is of course a batter drain, but you will receive calls. If its worth it or not is up to you.
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MIUI 1.6.24
This is a community support ROM only!
The developers do not provide much support for this ROM on these forums
Support is mostly provided on forums.MIUI.us
New release comes every Friday.
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This is an excellent ROM if for no other reason than it introduces the first non-CyanogenMod/carrier/manufacturer framework overhaul of Android 2.3.4 and boy what an overhaul.
Changes from base ROM
Removed: MIUI App Sharing | MIUI OTA Updater | MIUI Bootscreen | SIM Toolkit
Added: Custom Bootscreen | English Translations | Google Maps | Google Voice Search | MIUI.us Forum app
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MIUI for Beginners
Source: http://en.miui.com/a-10.html
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste. Use the Android Market and download what you would like. If you are using a backup app and restoring apps from a previous ROM, only restore the apps and not the data. Otherwise that will create a lot of force close issues.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the SD card.
How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a Wi-Fi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!
Core Features
MIUI HOME
Two-layer shortcuts and program icons are integrated into one-layer desktop.
Long press on an icon to enter edit mode, open Widgets and drag it to the target screen.
Drag the app you want to uninstall to the top of the trash box to delete it.
Eight kinds of flipping screens effects are available with gorgeous animations.
T9 dialer
T9 dialer is applied for smart dialing. It supports searching by contact name and phone number, and the results are listed according to contact frequency.
The default setting is to forbid any third-party app to monitor users’ calls.
Currently, there are 230301 attribution logs. The attribution data will be updated continuously, codes of foreign countries are supported as well.
SMS
Compared with native Android system, 7 major optimizations on SMS are made:
Adding contacts in short messages;
Adding names in group sending messages and automatically adding the names to Contacts;
Easier taking of numbers, urls and email addresses from short messages;
Optimization on mobile newspaper reading;
Collection of important messages;
Recommended messages for holidays;
Quick reply and view window.
Contacts
Quick location of contacts;
Faster to add new contacts;
Contacts group management supported;
Contacts' large images supported.
Themes
The third edition UI loading engine makes it faster and easier to change themes;
Partial theme customs are more flexible and comprehensive. Rich online wallpapers, ringtones, fonts and so on are available.
Camera
Faster loading speed enables you to take photos immediately.
More professional modes such as continuous shooting, timing and special effects supported.
Gallery
Faster picture browsing speed than that of native Android system;
Brand new view mode supports to view the pictures by folder path.
Music
Simultaneous enjoying and downloading massive online music. Music chart live playing and bulk downloads supported;
Automatic connection of lyrics and album covers. ID3 information editing supported;
Changing songs by swinging the phone and sleep mode supported.
Notifications
After pulling Notifications and Toggles panel down, changing panels by sliding the screen supported.
MIUI apps
File Manager, Traffic Monitor, Backup, Notes, and Torch.
Tips & Tricks
Long Press:Long press on the icon in Toggles will launch the settings for that icon.
Screen Shot:Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
Hold HomePress Home key at the first screen, you may preview screen thumbnails and add or move screens.
Delete Message or Call Log : Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
Edit Mode : You may hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
Call Activated : Your phone will vibrate when a call gets through.
Activate Music from Lockscreen : Double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player when the screen is locked.
Quick SMS/Phone Launch : In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
Quick Launch Torch : Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
Quick Launch Contact Options : Click the contact image in Calls, SMS and Contacts, shortcut menus will pop up.
Long Press Search : Long press on Search button will launch search via voice recognition.
Recovery Reboot : Click menu in “System Update” to reboot and enter recovery.
% for Battery : The battery will display the percentage of left battery capacity by Settings>System>Battery>Notification Indicator Style>Percentage.
Running Apps List : Long press on the Home button can go to “Program Manager”. Click the “Clear up” button at the bottom left to clear the extra processes in memory. And the system will inform you of the released memory and current available memory.
Note: System processes will not be cleared so as to ensure the normal running of the system.
IP Calling : . How to set IP dialing?
MIUI ROM can add an IP prefix for the called number in a strange land. You may set it in Settings>Common>Calls.
You may also long press the contact item before dialing, and choose “Make IP calls” in the pop-up menu.
Reject Call : When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
Custom Ringtones : . How to set custom ringtones?
Put media files into the Media/Audio/ringtones directory in the SD card, (If there is none of this directory, please create one manually) and then select in Sounds in Settings.
Note: there are three directories under Audio, corresponding to the following tones:
notifications--notification ringtones
ringtones--incoming call ringtones
alarms--alarming ringtones
Supported formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, Midi, etc.
Important SMS : As for those important messages you want to add to your favorites, you may long press the message in the pop-up menu and select "Favorites". You may switch to "Favorites" tab in the main SMS interface to view collected messages.
Quick Delete SMS : How to quickly delete items?
You may slide from left to right on the item and click on the red "Delete" button when it appears.
Tether : How can I share my network to the PC or other terminals?
Firmware of Android 2.2 and above support the sharing of mobile phones to other Internet terminal in the following method:
Go to "Settings" -> "System" -> "Share mobile network", you may choose to share the Internet connection by USB tethering or setting up portable Wi-Fi hotspot. [/QUOTE]
First!
Sorry, just had to. Nicely done sir. Once this is complete I will flash immediately.
Will disabling the proximity sensor keep the screen from turning off when you make a call? Otherwise, sometimes you can't get the screen to turn back on and have to do a three finger reboot. Also, how do we disable the proximity sensor? Thanks man.
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nicely done sir
Downloading
dl link not working for me
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question was the out going call problem were the person on the other end couldn't hear you fixed??
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Andmer, I have a question. How come your roms don't have the notification panel as the one in the screenshots. Like the two tabs for notification and toggles. Mines just notification and toggles at the bottom
Nicely done sir. I am honored you chose to use my kernel.
Pretty sexy. Thanks.
Thanks for this! You rock! Where can I donate?
kidserious said:
Will disabling the proximity sensor keep the screen from turning off when you make a call? Otherwise, sometimes you can't get the screen to turn back on and have to do a three finger reboot. Also, how do we disable the proximity sensor? Thanks man.
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1st post has a screenshot of what to unselect in call settings. You are now a manual proximity sensor, press power button to turn on/off screen.
mrtonee said:
question was the out going call problem were the person on the other end couldn't hear you fixed??
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk
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I haven't had this problem. So I'd say yes, try it out.
TheSonicEmerald said:
Andmer, I have a question. How come your roms don't have the notification panel as the one in the screenshots. Like the two tabs for notification and toggles. Mines just notification and toggles at the bottom
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This is not the default setting is all.
Deselect Settings->Personal->Custom toggles
jepr0x11 said:
Thanks for this! You rock! Where can I donate?
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Donate to JT
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hey guys. question about this rom. i tried to flash the first build of this about 2 weeks back and i had errors where it just kept saying cant mount kept rebooting so i had to odin back to stock. right now still running the stock 2.2. what do i have to do to flash this?
andmer said:
I haven't had this problem. So I'd say yes, try it out.
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thank you sir
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Has anyone figured out a way to change the tethering data apn settings in ICS?
APN manager just errors out.
If not whats the best tethering app for ICS?
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using xda premium
I used the same trick as before to get free tethering. (T-Mobile)
1) Go to settings
2) Go to Mobile Network (tap on the name, not the switch)
3) Go to Access Point Names
4) Add a new APN using epc.tmobile.com
5) Name it anything you want
6) Free wifi tethering!
I'm posting this using my free wifi tether
kered424 said:
I used the same trick as before to get free tethering. (T-Mobile)
1) Go to settings
2) Go to Mobile Network (tap on the name, not the switch)
3) Go to Access Point Names
4) Add a new APN using epc.tmobile.com
5) Name it anything you want
6) Free wifi tethering!
I'm posting this using my free wifi tether
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Just did this and it went straight to MSN homepage without going to the up-sell page. Thanks.
kered424 said:
I used the same trick as before to get free tethering. (T-Mobile)
1) Go to settings
2) Go to Mobile Network (tap on the name, not the switch)
3) Go to Access Point Names
4) Add a new APN using epc.tmobile.com
5) Name it anything you want
6) Free wifi tethering!
I'm posting this using my free wifi tether
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Well That Worked Perfect. THANK YOU!
Mine already has a T-Mobile Data setting with the APN = to epc.tmobile.com
is that normal, or does another one need to be created?
pappasmurfsharem said:
Mine already has a T-Mobile Data setting with the APN = to epc.tmobile.com
is that normal, or does another one need to be created?
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Create another one. I called mine Hotspot Data. Once you do, you can delete the old T-Mobile Data. If you don't delete it, I think it'll default to the T-Mobile Data one every time you restart your phone. It's not a big problem, you'll just have to manually change it to Hotspot Data every time you want to use hotspot. I see no point in keeping the T-Mobile Data because the new one you create does the same thing.
can someone help me? so what i understand is, you make the same exact apn with the t-mobile apn, but with different name? is that all?
william tanaya said:
can someone help me? so what i understand is, you make the same exact apn with the t-mobile apn, but with different name? is that all?
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Yes. Then delete the old one. The new one won't have the authentication settings and it seems that trying to edit the old/default APN won't work right now.
lesstalk said:
Yes. Then delete the old one. The new one won't have the authentication settings and it seems that trying to edit the old/default APN won't work right now.
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Do we want to use the same settings as well, or do you just need to make it point to epc.tmobile.com and that is it?
pappasmurfsharem said:
Do we want to use the same settings as well, or do you just need to make it point to epc.tmobile.com and that is it?
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Just go into settings.
1. Tap on mobile networks.
2. Tap on Access Point Names.
3. Tap the Capacitive Menu Button and Tap "New APN".
4. Tap Name.
5. Type in whatever name you want.. (I used Hotspot Data) and Tap "OK".
6. Tap APN.
7. Type epc.tmobile.com and then Tap "OK".
8. Tap Capacitive menu Button and hit "Save".
9. Tap the original APN (Tmobile Data).
10. Tap the Capacitive menu button and Hit "Delete APN".
Enjoy your free tethering.
jjdeveau said:
Just go into settings.
1. Tap on mobile networks.
2. Tap on Access Point Names.
3. Tap the Capacitive Menu Button and Tap "New APN".
4. Tap Name.
5. Type in whatever name you want.. (I used Hotspot Data) and Tap "OK".
6. Tap APN.
7. Type epc.tmobile.com and then Tap "OK".
8. Tap Capacitive menu Button and hit "Save".
9. Tap the original APN (Tmobile Data).
10. Tap the Capacitive menu button and Hit "Delete APN".
Enjoy your free tethering.
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Figured, Thanks
jjdeveau said:
Just go into settings.
1. Tap on mobile networks.
2. Tap on Access Point Names.
3. Tap the Capacitive Menu Button and Tap "New APN".
4. Tap Name.
5. Type in whatever name you want.. (I used Hotspot Data) and Tap "OK".
6. Tap APN.
7. Type epc.tmobile.com and then Tap "OK".
8. Tap Capacitive menu Button and hit "Save".
9. Tap the original APN (Tmobile Data).
10. Tap the Capacitive menu button and Hit "Delete APN".
Enjoy your free tethering.
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There is no way it could possibly be this easy.
And yet, there it is. Thanks!!!
riprowan said:
There is no way it could possibly be this easy.
And yet, there it is. Thanks!!!
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What do you mean by free tethering? So if I have limited mobile data network of 2GB this tethering won't affect my data usage at all?
did this make sense to you when you typed it?
aznvi3tric3guy said:
What do you mean by free tethering? So if I have limited mobile data network of 2GB this tethering won't affect my data usage at all?
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No. It means that service that is normally 15 bucks a month will now cost you nothing. This still uses your data and you still cant use more than your data limits without being throttled.
I'm getting cut off after about 200 megs. This happening to anyone else?
Im currently using the mikes ICS rom. There is no option to delete the apn =/
Can't delete old apn setting
I tried to delete the old apn (tmobile data) but I couldn't. There's a lock on the upper left if icon. I tried going into the settings itself to try and delete but I couldn't.
I'm sorry if I sound stupid,. I'm new at this.
silverboi17 said:
I tried to delete the old apn (tmobile data) but I couldn't. There's a lock on the upper left if icon. I tried going into the settings itself to try and delete but I couldn't.
I'm sorry if I sound stupid,. I'm new at this.
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U have to click on the old apn to delete. Once u open it, hit menu button and delete
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glacierguy said:
U have to click on the old apn to delete. Once u open it, hit menu button and delete
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Nope. Still doesn't work. I kept clicking the menu button, but nothing pops up. it's fine if it's there right?
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silverboi17 said:
Nope. Still doesn't work. I kept clicking the menu button, but nothing pops up. it's fine if it's there right?
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I think so... But that still doesn't make sense...
When u open the apn, like to rename it, THEN push menu, there will be three options. See screenshot
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Is there any app that syncs with google calendar and automatically shuts off your ringer, or sets your phone to vibrate while you're in the meeting or something along the lines of that?
I used Buzy on my OG Evo and it worked great, but I tried installing it on my evo lte, and for some reason it just force closed every time I tried to run it... I believe that it's not compatible with ICS, or sense 4.0, or both
I tried busy me, but either my settings were a tad wonky or it just doesn't work
Any suggestions guys?
Im not sure if this app will help is called phone silencer in the play store....you could time it for the amount of time you wanted on silent and then it will go back to loud
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Rodrigo87 said:
Im not sure if this app will help is called phone silencer in the play store....you could time it for the amount of time you wanted on silent and then it will go back to loud
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Hmm, I'm looking for something more automatic..
I need this in case I forget to silence my phone before work or classes, and the synchronization is nice because since I already use google calendar for everything, no extra steps are necessary on my part (like timing the ringer for each day)
also when adding an impromptu meeting, I just need to add it to my calendar and it silences my ringer when it's time
Automatic? Nothing will beat Tasker IF you set all your appointments in your calendar with a certain title. For example, I put 'Work' in my calendar entries and set up a tasker profile to detect if there's a calendar entry by that name, if there is, it will automagically set my phone to vibrate (and also set one to automatically reply to texts with 'at work, I'll get back to you later' if anyone tried to text me.
If you're interested I will post the profile I have =D
EDIT: I figured I will post the profile for those who want this anyway, you will need Tasker, get it from Google Play here -- or the author allows for a 7 day APK trial from his website here. Installed the app? Good, launch it and follow these instructions:
New > Profile Name > OK > State > Calendar Entry
Under title put what title it will match, for example putting in "Work *" will trigger this profile if you have a calendar entry that starts with Work (Work SDFHOH will also trigger it), use * as a wildcard. Other parameters can also be set if you wish, hit the ? button to see what each does, but the only necessary one is the title. Hit done.
A task selection should automatically pop up. This is what tasker will set your phone to do when it detects the title we set in the previous step. Hit new task, name it if you wish. Hit the + button.
Audio> Silent mode> Chose mode (Vibrate or On (completely silent))> Done
Next step is optional but I like to add a visual queue telling me that the profile activated. Hit the + button again:
Alert> Flash> Enter text you wish to display i.e. "Vibrate mode on".> Done
Hit test if you want to make sure it works, afterward, hit Done. Now tap on the action we just created, it should have a green > arrow saying something like "Silent Mode On/Vibrate/Off" and tap "Add Exit Task" (this will automatically take the phone off of vibrate when meeting/work/school is over.
Hit New Task and name if you want. Hit the + button.
Audio> Silent Mode> Off (or Vibrate, if you always keep your phone on vibrate)> Done
Again the following is if you want to add a visual queue showing that the phone is no longer silenced:
Alert> Flash> Enter text you wish to display i.e. "Vibrate mode off".> Done
Hit done and apply. You're done
Basically what we did is create a Profile that detects if the calendar has a certain title, if so, it will enter the start task and once tasker detects that the calendar no longer has that event active, it will automatically apply the end task.
It should look something like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This app is very powerful, you can create literally endless tasks (I have one set to go silent upon arrival at my favorite movie theater, go into silent mode if the phone is getting power from the AC between certain times EXCEPT if I receive a call from certain people, turn my media sound down when I plug in my headphones and pull up a menu letting me chose from all my music apps, say the name of the caller) I recommend you experiment around. There's a site that has a bunch of profiles if you want any ideas located here. Enjoy!
Thanks! I'll check it out.
Is there any way for tasker to silence the phone for all meetings in a certain calendar for google? or during all meetings described as busy?
Yes it's possible. Instead of setting a title, leave that blank and under availiable select No go activate when you're busy OR under calendar hit the little search icon and select your calendar.
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Search the market for "smart silencer". I've been using it for almost a year now.
I actually use Tasker for this. This works fine on my Evo 4GLTE (did a backup and restore from my EVO 4G).
However, the application does have a learning curve. Look the application up online as it's paid for.
weylin said:
I actually use Tasker for this. This works fine on my Evo 4GLTE (did a backup and restore from my EVO 4G).
However, the application does have a learning curve. Look the application up online as it's paid for.
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I downloaded tasker and tried to set up auto silencer, but it actually said that 'this feature is unavailable for your device'....
yohaq said:
Is there any app that syncs with google calendar and automatically shuts off your ringer, or sets your phone to vibrate while you're in the meeting or something along the lines of that?
I used Buzy on my OG Evo and it worked great, but I tried installing it on my evo lte, and for some reason it just force closed every time I tried to run it... I believe that it's not compatible with ICS, or sense 4.0, or both
I tried busy me, but either my settings were a tad wonky or it just doesn't work
Any suggestions guys?
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I highly recommend Shush (free from the market). It's not "automatic", but what it does do, is when you turn your ringer down, a pop-up lets you quickly pick how long the phone should stay silent and lets it turn back on after that time period.
It's super fast to use (less than 3 seconds to mute and set a time) due to a smart and clean interface. A very nice app, in my opinion.
Don't mean to resurrect a somewhat old thread, but I use Silent Time to automate silent mode for my classes. It doesn't do it initially automatically, but you just set up the event once, what time and days you want it to be silent, and it will do it endlessly until you delete the event or uninstall.
I know its not as automatic as you'd like, but I thought I'd suggest it anyway.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to try to use busy me again, and if that doesn't work I'll just use this
https://i.imgur.com/VR3JA1Y.jpg
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
So this little button in the image above shows up when you have auto-rotate off and are holding your phone in landscape while its in portrait or vice-versa.
My main issue with this is it constantly pops up over my Enter key and other buttons in applications, mostly while I lay in bed on my side texting.
Contacted support and was told I can swap from gesture navigation to buttons to stop it appearing over my apps or I can "Just avoid tapping it" (was told this pretty sassily).
Does anyone have this issue too or any ideas on fixes for it? There is also another bug attached to this where the area the button was in becomes unusable after it disappears https://youtu.be/9CeluqkhPak?t=12 (12 Seconds in you can see me tapping my enter key and nothing happens until I tap the top left)
Hi,
I had exactly the same problem.
Something that worked for me was going on my homescreen settings and toggling on "Portrait mode only". (Long press on your homescreen and you should be able ton find it easily!)
The button then completely disappeared.
I hope that I could help!
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So this little button in the image above shows up when you have auto-rotate off and are holding your phone in landscape while its in portrait or vice-versa.
My main issue with this is it constantly pops up over my Enter key and other buttons in applications, mostly while I lay in bed on my side texting.
Contacted support and was told I can swap from gesture navigation to buttons to stop it appearing over my apps or I can "Just avoid tapping it" (was told this pretty sassily).
Does anyone have this issue too or any ideas on fixes for it? There is also another bug attached to this where the area the button was in becomes unusable after it disappears (12 Seconds in you can see me tapping my enter key and nothing happens until I tap the top left)
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im facing this same issue, , using whatsapp while laying in bed sometime i could not touch the whatsapp voice button
you should report the bug to samsung via samsung members app with system log, hope they will fix in next update
i having an another problem while using bluetooth headphone, when sending voice message in whatsapp, the phone's internal mic works instead of headphone's mic, if i hold and close the phone's mic hole with my finger, it could not record my voice,
try this thing with your phone and please just let me know
I am having the same exact problem, I even made a post about it a while ago, unfortunately no solutions to it yet..
Misurea said:
Hi,
I had exactly the same problem.
Something that worked for me was going on my homescreen settings and toggling on "Portrait mode only". (Long press on your homescreen and you should be able ton find it easily!)
The button then completely disappeared.
I hope that I could help!
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Thank you for this, worked for me!
Same issue on my J6.
I have a Samsung J6 and I'm having this same problem. I hate that little button on the right low corner on the phone every time I'm in bed or just with the phone rotating but don't want the screen to do so. There's is any way that we can disabled that annoying rotate button?
Click on "Potrait" (Note: Not on the icon!)
Than disable "Rotate button navigation bar"