Do any of you fine folk know if it's possible to alter the CMAS settings on the Rezound?
We recently had a number of thunderstorms come through and were awakened at 3 AM by a screeching flash flood alert warning. And then it recurred every few hours after that.
On my wife's Droid 4, there's an "Emergency Alerts" app that lets you govern which alerts you want to receive, but I can find anything similar on the Rezound. I don't know if it's because I have been running Senseless roms (Slim, Con, and Neo's), or if it's buried in the settings somewhere and I've just missed it.
We should not be able to.silence them. I want as law a method that will bypass the sound profile and make all alerts loud as a dog horn. It should wake you.up as well written both flashing screen, flash camera flash and all that. What if their..was a terror attack, another Sirius shooting, a tornado, an alien invasion, sink hole, or some other energy... You would be screwed as you did not want to be disturbed....
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rezoundness said:
We should not be able to.silence them. I want as law a method that will bypass the sound profile and make all alerts loud as a dog horn. It should wake you.up as well written both flashing screen, flash camera flash and all that. What if their..was a terror attack, another Sirius shooting, a tornado, an alien invasion, sink hole, or some other energy... You would be screwed as you did not want to be disturbed....
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Agree in principle, but there are always exceptions. Multiple flash flood warnings in a night. No thanks. I live on a hill. Also, I have a stand alone weather Radio that tells me the same thing. Don't need my phone doing too.
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Found it! It's in the settings for the Messages app.
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We should not be able to.silence them. I want as law a method that will bypass the sound profile and make all alerts loud as a dog horn. It should wake you.up as well written both flashing screen, flash camera flash and all that. What if their..was a terror attack, another Sirius shooting, a tornado, an alien invasion, sink hole, or some other energy... You would be screwed as you did not want to be disturbed....
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Dude, that's why there are levels of alerts. IIRC, it's Presidential, Extreme, Severe, and Amber.
All but Presidential are allowed to be disabled. I'm disabling Severe and Amber, because I don't care if there's a flash flood warning (happens here in Houston all the time, and not really an imminent danger), but I do want to know if an alien spaceship is about to blow up my house.
Really. First time that thing went off, I just about jumped out of my chair. I might have instinctively thrown it out the window if they weren't sealed shut.
And what the heck is a Presidential alert? President of what?
rezoundness said:
We should not be able to.silence them. I want as law a method that will bypass the sound profile and make all alerts loud as a dog horn. It should wake you.up as well written both flashing screen, flash camera flash and all that. What if their..was a terror attack, another Sirius shooting, a tornado, an alien invasion, sink hole, or some other energy... You would be screwed as you did not want to be disturbed....
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You're joking, right? I'm pretty sure that you are, but just wanted to make sure! If people want the govt even more involved in their smartphone and life, they can volunteer for it. Stay away from mine.
The last thing I want is a message in the middle of the night from some corrupt, puppet of a president ( republican or democrat)....
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rezoundness said:
We should not be able to.silence them. I want as law a method that will bypass the sound profile and make all alerts loud as a dog horn. It should wake you.up as well written both flashing screen, flash camera flash and all that. What if their..was a terror attack, another Sirius shooting, a tornado, an alien invasion, sink hole, or some other energy... You would be screwed as you did not want to be disturbed....
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Not to flame, but that is a terrible idea. In theory it is nice, but when it comes down to it, I don't need to be woken up if there is a sink hole or an alien invasion.
cableguy1 said:
You're joking, right? I'm pretty sure that you are, but just wanted to make sure! If people want the govt even more involved in their smartphone and life, they can volunteer for it. Stay away from mine.
The last thing I want is a message in the middle of the night from some corrupt, puppet of a president ( republican or democrat)....
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No I am not joking. I also screen with some law makers that we should also have an fm radio built in. I also think we should have an am radio built in also for a back up of emergency alerts. Also would save on data which the carriers would just love, right?
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rezoundness said:
We should not be able to.silence them. I want as law a method that will bypass the sound profile and make all alerts loud as a dog horn. It should wake you.up as well written both flashing screen, flash camera flash and all that. What if their..was a terror attack, another Sirius shooting, a tornado, an alien invasion, sink hole, or some other energy... You would be screwed as you did not want to be disturbed....
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Well, that was as useful as tits on a boar hog. Can somebody please answer this question with a useful answer that solves the problem instead of reiterating it.
We want to know how to disable an unwanted annoying alert on our phones. Amber alert and weather warnings are wonderful and very useful for those that want it and need it. They are useless to those that don't want or need them. I get amber and weather alerts on my PC at home and office. I also have weather radio on all the time for alerts. If aliens invade they can wake me up when they come to take me with them. If there is a shooting that would affect me the gun shots will awaken me and my SW 45 and shotgun will silence the shooter in short notice. I don't want them coming on my cell phone unless I choose to have them.
Thank you.
chupajr said:
Found it! It's in the settings for the Messages app.
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Where? Can't find them.
Over xmas my phone went off several times, once when my mom and bro had it while I played with my niece and nephews and so they had to get startled. And I had to turn off my phone after a while cuz I kept getting annoying weather alerts that didn't help me at all, were not needed.
I forgot about it until I saw this thread bumped to the top.
What rom are you on? I think that was on a Sense 4 rom.
I'm on ViperRez, it's Sense 4.
You're talking about the message app settings? That's weird isn't it? Can't find anything in the weather app settings, message settings, phone settings. Where I live I almost never get any warnings but it was really a drag getting them up at my bro's.
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Hello XDA community, I wanted to know if there is a spy application out there that will allow me to record for at least an hour. I ask because I suspect my girlfriend is cheating on me and worst of all I think she's doing it in my crib. I tried out both the stock camera and spy phone but neither seems to record more than 20 or 30 minutes. She starts work latter than me and I think she's had another man in my house.
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Lol... I think you need more than a app.
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Dam bro. You need to go to your nearest spy shop. Heck buy a digital voice recorder at Super Wally World aka WalMart and leave it recording when you leave. That can record for a couple or more hours. Good luck pal.
Or just go home early if you can?
Isnt there an app for this purpose? I something on current affair where they spy on you thru your own phone.
Bazzle
Thanks for all the feedback so far fellas.
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Call that show Cheaters
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Dam bro. You need to go to your nearest spy shop. Heck buy a digital voice recorder at Super Wally World aka WalMart and leave it recording when you leave. That can record for a couple or more hours. Good luck pal.
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This is probably what I would do. It's small, it's descrete, and it will record while hidden, unlike a camera. Best of luck!
Wow, that sucks! Have you tried the old fashioned method of talking to her?
And if I recall, some of those digital recorders will sit in "standby mode" and only start recording when it detects sound; you can test is with some moaning (sorry, just had to do it).
Best of luck to you...and, don't do anything stupid; no woman is worth jail time
Dunno if you still need help but just stick a camera on record for a ton of hours and hide it in something. A mate of mine cut a little hole in a Mc Donalds drink and popped his camera in there. Caught his wife messing around.
Something real discrete. That or you could just talk to her..
I hope you get it all sorted out soon though. A regular camera set on record for a long time would work fine. Just make sure to use fresh batteries.
Perhaps your phone isn't what you should be using to fix your issue. It'd probably be better for you to talk it out with her, quietly.
Thanks for all the suggestions. Much appreciated
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i want to know 2
You can use "securet livestream" to see your camera from another place. you can put it even in hidden mode. Or if you have a laptop or a PC with a webcam you can use "vitamin D" its a program that records when a specific point in the screen moves like a dog moving, someone crossing the door or things like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G30FHqSKZOg
At least this is what AT&T pronounced after announcing the official ICS update for the HTC Vivid.
Here take a look at this link from Android Central:
http://www.androidcentral.com/att-provides-ics-list-nothing-surprise-us
Question is: When????!!!!!!
for those interested, here is the original source:
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22620&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=34101&mapcode=consumer
Coming months! Well have ics pretty stable by the time it gets to us from att.
The irony will be that ICS will be out for our phone the same week the sgs3 is released. (prediction)
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tylercarter said:
Coming months! Well have ics pretty stable by the time it gets to us from att.
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By then or devs will have a better ics then att any way
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By the time AT&T released ICS Entropy will probably have a JB pacifier ROM.
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They already started pushing the update. Its sent over new high band microwave frequencies. You have to put your phone in the microwave in a bowl of water (so it doesn't over heat) and let it "download" for 3:00 on High. Must be high setting. Also they were very explicit: do not use the popcorn setting. It doesn't say way, but they said it voids your warranty and turns the water indicator yellow, so they'll know.
Just finished my update. TouchWiz can be disabled in the setup wizard, and the NFC chip works to charge my phone using the TouchStone without having to open the phone or solder anything.
Didn't everyone get the email? I had to use the web app because Gmail is bugging out for some reason.
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They already started pushing the update. Its sent over new high band microwave frequencies. You have to put your phone in the microwave in a bowl of water (so it doesn't over heat) and let it "download" for 3:00 on High. Must be high setting. Also they were very explicit: do not use the popcorn setting. It doesn't say way, but they said it voids your warranty and turns the water indicator yellow, so they'll know.
Just finished my update. TouchWiz can be disabled in the setup wizard, and the NFC chip works to charge my phone using the TouchStone without having to open the phone or solder anything.
Didn't everyone get the email? I had to use the web app because Gmail is bugging out for some reason.
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Testing, will get back with results!
Edit:
Tested with an 1100 watt Samsung microwave and it triggers the phone into a secret update mode and well long story short I'm rocking Android 4.0.4!!
Do it now! Don't wait! Best Android experience evar!
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They already started pushing the update. Its sent over new high band microwave frequencies. You have to put your phone in the microwave in a bowl of water (so it doesn't over heat) and let it "download" for 3:00 on High. Must be high setting. Also they were very explicit: do not use the popcorn setting. It doesn't say way, but they said it voids your warranty and turns the water indicator yellow, so they'll know.
Just finished my update. TouchWiz can be disabled in the setup wizard, and the NFC chip works to charge my phone using the TouchStone without having to open the phone or solder anything.
Didn't everyone get the email? I had to use the web app because Gmail is bugging out for some reason.
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Seems legit.
Sent from my coffee pot.
quarlow said:
Just finished my update. TouchWiz can be disabled in the setup wizard, and the NFC chip works to charge my phone using the TouchStone without having to open the phone or solder anything.
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Ahh, since the NFC antenna is in the battery, that makes perfect sense. Nice find!
quarlow said:
They already started pushing the update. Its sent over new high band microwave frequencies. You have to put your phone in the microwave in a bowl of water (so it doesn't over heat) and let it "download" for 3:00 on High. Must be high setting. Also they were very explicit: do not use the popcorn setting. It doesn't say way, but they said it voids your warranty and turns the water indicator yellow, so they'll know.
Just finished my update. TouchWiz can be disabled in the setup wizard, and the NFC chip works to charge my phone using the TouchStone without having to open the phone or solder anything.
Didn't everyone get the email? I had to use the web app because Gmail is bugging out for some reason.
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Do I need to be on a stock ROM?
Yep.. confirmed working! The new recovery is beast
..this has WAY more options than CM9
sent from last stand taking Bravo..
quarlow said:
They already started pushing the update. Its sent over new high band microwave frequencies. You have to put your phone in the microwave in a bowl of water (so it doesn't over heat) and let it "download" for 3:00 on High. Must be high setting. Also they were very explicit: do not use the popcorn setting. It doesn't say way, but they said it voids your warranty and turns the water indicator yellow, so they'll know.
Just finished my update. TouchWiz can be disabled in the setup wizard, and the NFC chip works to charge my phone using the TouchStone without having to open the phone or solder anything.
Didn't everyone get the email? I had to use the web app because Gmail is bugging out for some reason.
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I think I bricked my phone trying to download.
"coming" and "coming soon" are two entirely different things.
AT&T put out a press release just like this one in July or August stating that a number of devices including Infuse and Captivate would receive Gingerbread.
Captivate took until late January, Infuse got a bogus update in late January that was pulled quickly.
Weird. I tried this and it just cooked my phone. Gonna call AT&T now to see what the deal is...
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The only thing more maddening than the delay in getting ICS is the constant stream of buffoons in here that keep making NEW threads about when ICS will be released.
Beware popcorn method!
I tried it on the popcorn setting, and it does indeed seem to make the kernel pretty flaky. I would not recommend it!
They will take their sweet time
There is currently no business upside on AT&T to deliver an update at this point. We will have to wait for the S2 HD LTE to come out, as the flagship Samsung loaded ICS device for AT&T phone, which was just cleared by the FCC. Only after the market has had time to absorb these new devices, and they start outselling the S2 and the S2 Skyrocket it will be the point when we will see ICS.
Releasing ICS now makes no commercial sense for AT&T as it will not increase sales/upgrades of new phones.
A summer release will likely make more sense.
Miami_Son said:
The only thing more maddening than the delay in getting ICS is the constant stream of buffoons in here that keep making NEW threads about when ICS will be released.
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Thats why you love me, cause I can stop 'em.
Redundant thread is redundant.
Thread closed since we already have a few ICS threads.
Hello Prime owners! Asus has just released the 04012012 update with the following fixes:
-GPS issues fixed!! GPS chip power flow enhanced, can now lock on while you are on the toilet! However, it is recommended that you open a window as using the toilet can interfere with the gps signal.
- Face unlock added! Just stare at the Prime's front camera and the Prime will open or be turned off based off your looks! Best to use after a morning shower as ugly looks can cause the Prime to reboot in disgust.
- Wifi has been completely fixed!! The Prime can now pick up a perfect signal 300 feet from your router. Signal can be enhanced if yuo gently rub the center of the screen with a circular motion.
- Battery life increased! Battery can now last two days in a singal charge. to activate this power feature, simply hold down the power button an select shut down. The prime will beep with a confirmation of the power saving mode being activated!
- Random reboots fixed! no ore rebooting when watching long sessions of porn via the web browser. Now you can stream safely without stopping your strokes with your right hand (or left)
The update will be released in the next hour or so in Europe, Germany, Africa, china and Iraq followed lastly to the U.S.
Also, Gary has chosen to pass on any secret info to me first, so I am now the official Asus contact person!!
Love you guys!
Dude, its 1st what where you thinking when you made that post?
brantje said:
Dude, its 1st what where you thinking when you made that post?
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Ha Ha April Fool!!
rmsingh said:
Ha Ha April Fool!!
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Yeah lol!!! Finally a reply that makes sense!!
Ah so it is. Didn't even realise.
Yes, hopefully asus pull something special out their backside....
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Added feature: No more losing warrenty when unlocking the bootloader
brantje said:
Added feature: No more loosing warrenty when unlocking the bootloader
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Now you're pushing it! !!
Sigh, yet another victim to people that don't know the difference between lose and loose.
Lose: to misplace. To not have. (Think about 'losing' an "o")
Loose: not tight.
Really not that hard.
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Sigh, yet another victim to people that don't know the difference between lose and loose.
Lose: to misplace. To not have. (Think about 'losing' an "o")
Loose: not tight.
Really not that hard.
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Didn't had my coffee :x
>Sigh, yet another victim to people that don't know the difference between lose and loose.
Write on! Lets due badder inglish!
>Didn't had my coffee :x
Oh man thats awesome.. ouch!
I thought I was the only one drinking already this morning .
Cheers mate!
Sorry cant add a smilies i had to disable java, switch plug ins to on demand, bend over, and take one up the [email protected]@....just to have a smooth browser....
I'm on the toilet but I am still not getting a lock. What am I doing wrong? Does it matter if its one or two?? I can try later if I need to.
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benefit14snake said:
I'm on the toilet but I am still not getting a lock. What am I doing wrong? Does it matter if its one or two?? I can try later if I need to.
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Hmm, that's odd as its working fine for me. Let me ask, did your dinner last night include beans by any chance?? I think the chemicals produce by beams are strong enough to still cause a weak GPS signal.
Skullmonkey said:
Sigh, yet another victim to people that don't know the difference between lose and loose.
Lose: to misplace. To not have. (Think about 'losing' an "o")
Loose: not tight.
Really not that hard.
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Sigh....Yet another victim to people that dont know the difference between an online forum and a grammar class who scours forums attempting to find poor grammar or mis-spelled words or improper use of syntax.
"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the former." ~Albert Einstien
MRCANNADY said:
Hmm, that's odd as its working fine for me. Let me ask, did your dinner last night include beans by any chance?? I think the chemicals produce by beams are strong enough to still cause a weak GPS signal.
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Damnit! I had a feeling this could be the cause. Now I will have to wait for the devs to come out with beanfix2.0.
I told my wife no more bean filled burritos, but she rarely listens =)
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MRCANNADY said:
Hello Prime owners! Asus has just released the 04012012 update with the following fixes:
-GPS issues fixed!! GPS chip power flow enhanced, can now lock on while you are on the toilet! However, it is recommended that you open a window as using the toilet can interfere with the gps signal.
- Face unlock added! Just stare at the Prime's front camera and the Prime will open or be turned off based off your looks! Best to use after a morning shower as ugly looks can cause the Prime to reboot in disgust.
- Wifi has been completely fixed!! The Prime can now pick up a perfect signal 300 feet from your router. Signal can be enhanced if yuo gently rub the center of the screen with a circular motion.
- Battery life increased! Battery can now last two days in a singal charge. to activate this power feature, simply hold down the power button an select shut down. The prime will beep with a confirmation of the power saving mode being activated!
- Random reboots fixed! no ore rebooting when watching long sessions of porn via the web browser. Now you can stream safely without stopping your strokes with your right hand (or left)
The update will be released in the next hour or so in Europe, Germany, Africa, china and Iraq followed lastly to the U.S.
Also, Gary has chosen to pass on any secret info to me first, so I am now the official Asus contact person!!
Love you guys!
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You have a mean streak. I'm having trouble getting the newest update to work and you make it even worse by suggesting I'm missing out on a cure for all my Prime's quirks.
[Guess that makes it a good one on me]
benefit14snake said:
Damnit! I had a feeling this could be the cause. Now I will have to wait for the devs to come out with beanfix2.0.
I told my wife no more bean filled burritos, but she rarely listens =)
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Try pinching your butt cheeks at each end, this will help according to a few people lmao!!
Lol ya awesome update asus, no i have gps and wifi works great,
wow even 10000$ android market credit. nice
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Sigh....Yet another victim to people that dont know the difference between an online forum and a grammar class who scours forums attempting to find poor grammar or mis-spelled words or improper use of syntax.
"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the former." ~Albert Einstien
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Banned because mispelled words and bad syntax can cause bricks.
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Try pinching your butt cheeks at each end, this will help according to a few people lmao!!
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Is a wipe required or can I keep my data?
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I had my iPhone 4 stolen (right in front of my eyes) before I switched to GNote.
I was wondering if there is an app/mod to enable password entry before a phone could be shut down. I guess you can simply take out the battery, if you really wanted to shut down even with this app/mod.
If it is possible, I might consider superglue-ing the backplate to the phone. So, if my phone is stolen, I will hopefully have more time to track my phone and recover it.
Anyone?
Then how would you access your sim or SD card? I would highly suggest just keeping it in your pocket when you go out from now on.
And if you're held up at gunpoint just give it to him and chalk it up to the cost of staying alive.
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P.s. this is coming from a guy that's had a gun put to his head for $80 and a phone.
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Then how would you access your sim or SD card? I would highly suggest just keeping it in your pocket when you go out from now on.
And if you're held up at gunpoint just give it to him and chalk it up to the cost of staying alive.
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I was at McD's with my brother and my girlfriend. My brother was sitting across from me, and the phone was on the table inches away from me.
This teenager came up behind my brother, reached over him across the table to grab my phone and took off. We chased after him outside. He sprayed us with a bear spray (stronger than pepper spray), but I had glasses on, so I still caught him. But while we were struggling, he tossed the phone to another kid and I chased after him. By this time, I was too tired and they both got away.
I lost my phone, ruined a very nice coat and shoes because bear spray won't come out of it, and police lost my driver's license while taking my statement.
It was a very sh***y day, and if you don't have anything constructive to say in response to my question, don't reply. I know I won't be able to access the SIM card and SD card, but I rarely ever need to anyways, unless there is a major issue. I will deal with it then.
Jesus man thats terrible I am really sorry to hear about that. Ill keep my phone much closer to me now.
As for those kids you should have gave the one you caught something to remember. Something he will remember for the rest of his life.
I would have taken his left eye with my thumb.
Get a pistol for next time and he'll stop one way or the other. Preferably the other imo. One less wannabe thug making babies.
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^ yep.
Got my CCW last year havent looked back since.
Well, in any case, is this type of mod possible?
Or, maybe a fake shutdown mod? It looks like the phone is shutting down, but it is not?
ddochi11 said:
Well, in any case, is this type of mod possible?
Or, maybe a fake shutdown mod? It looks like the phone is shutting down, but it is not?
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I'm sure you could write an app to do it.
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There are apps where you can find GPS coordinates. Might help if someone steals your phone.
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djxcee said:
There are apps where you can find GPS coordinates. Might help if someone steals your phone.
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You are missing my point. If someone powers off the phone or pulls the battery, GPS tracking stops.
I want to make it as hard as possible to power off the phone.
Try Visidon - it's a face unlocking app - i use it to lock my settings, play, email and other apps you want to face lock
ddochi11 said:
You are missing my point. If someone powers off the phone or pulls the battery, GPS tracking stops.
I want to make it as hard as possible to power off the phone.
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Was recording Ron Paul at an event and accidentally pressed the top button. Lo and behold it quit the camera app and I instantly lost 20+ minutes of footage. Way to go HTC!
This should serve as a warning to those LTE users out there, if you're recording something, don't accidentally press any buttons!
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Why would you be pressing buttons when you're recording stuff? I think that having things turn off when you press the power button is a good thing...isn't that the idea behind it?
Pressing the wrong buttons is not a manufacturer's problem -- they didn't hide the button, it's not a secret. That's one of those PEBDAU (Problem Exists Between Device and User -- sue me, I can't think while at work). Sucks that you lost footage on Ron Paul though.
As I already stated in the OP, it was accidental. A friendly warning "are you sure you want to close this while recording?" would have been nice... or just save the footage and then close. Instead, it closed abruptly and without warning and happily discarded the last 20 minutes of footage. Not cool!
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Was recording Ron Paul at an event and accidentally pressed the top button. Lo and behold it quit the camera app and I instantly lost 20+ minutes of footage. Way to go HTC!
This should serve as a warning to those LTE users out there, if you're recording something, don't accidentally press any buttons!
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Highlighted in red. You made a user error, and you're blaming it on the phone manufacturer.
That's like driving a car, and you want to stop, but instead of the brake, you hit the gas, and then get upset at your car manufacturer.
That's like eating a sandwich, and you want to take a bite, but instead of putting it in your mouth, you shove it up your nose, and blaming your body for not chewing it.
That's like walking down the sidewalk, and you want to cross the street, but instead of turning left, you turn right, and blaming the people who laid the street.
I understand that it sucks, as I mentioned before -- unless the manufacturer does something completely opposite of how it's normally done (i.e. car maker switches gas and brake pedals / you eat through your nose / left becomes right) then don't get on them for it. Not their fault any way that you try to explain it. It should read something like this:
Was recording Ron Paul at an event and accidentally pressed the top button. Lo and behold it quit the camera app and I instantly lost 20+ minutes of footage. Way to go FINGERS! FML for pressing buttons!
This should serve as a warning to those LTE users out there, if you're recording something, don't accidentally press any buttons!
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They've pretty much always put their power button at the top. It's a popular place to put a power button. Not every phone does it, but the majority do.
Still sucks that you lost Ron Paul footage.
not htc it was the democrats lmao
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As I already stated in the OP, it was accidental. A friendly warning "are you sure you want to close this while recording?" would have been nice... or just save the footage and then close. Instead, it closed abruptly and without warning and happily discarded the last 20 minutes of footage. Not cool!
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Crazy thing happened to me too, I was watching tv today and accidentally pressed the power button and my tv turned off. Sorry, couldn't resist, but the reason you lost your footage is because the camera app does not save your video to the sdcard until you press the stop recording button. So when you accidentally hit the power button all of the footage that was in the video cache was lost. I don't know if it would behave differently if you set you camera up for internal memory instead.
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Highlighted in red. You made a user error, and you're blaming it on the phone manufacturer.
That's like driving a car, and you want to stop, but instead of the brake, you hit the gas, and then get upset at your car manufacturer.
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Your car analogy doesn't quite apply. It would be more like accidentally kicking it into reverse while driving on the freeway. The car should realize that's not an intended function while driving 80mph forward and not allow it. News flash, it does just that! Furthermore, the top button is not exclusively used to power off the phone. Even when you do want to power off the phone, it gives you a warning! It doesn't just instantly power itself off. So why should it be any different when doing other crucial tasks such as recording video (say in a more dire situation, evidence for use in court or something)?
cruise350 said:
the reason you lost your footage is because the camera app does not save your video to the sdcard until you press the stop recording button. So when you accidentally hit the power button all of the footage that was in the video cache was lost.
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Yes, precisely the reason of the rant. The software should at the very least save the video before closing, it's a pretty reasonable suggestion. Don't you think?
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Your car analogy doesn't quite apply. It would be more like accidentally kicking it into reverse while driving on the freeway. The car should realize that's not an intended function while driving 80mph forward and not allow it. News flash, it does just that! Furthermore, the top button is not exclusively used to power off the phone. Even when you do want to power off the phone, it gives you a warning! It doesn't just instantly power itself off. So why should it be any different when doing other crucial tasks such as recording video (say in a more dire situation, evidence for use in court or something)?
Yes, precisely the reason of the rant. The software should at the very least save the video before closing, it's a pretty reasonable suggestion. Don't you think?
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I agree with most of your argument I don't think it would be very hard to add in a prompt before closing while recording however I think that it probably wasn't thought of because its not something that typically happens
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Was recording Ron Paul at an event and accidentally pressed the top button. Lo and behold it quit the camera app and I instantly lost 20+ minutes of footage. Way to go HTC!
This should serve as a warning to those LTE users out there, if you're recording something, don't accidentally press any buttons!
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I think you are on to something that is a simple oversight by HTC. But more importantly why bother telling us your at a Ron Paul event. People not being sympathetic to your ineptitude is one thing, and trust me I can relate. However being a Ron Paul supporter may put a bigger target on your back than you just being silly with a smarty phone.
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Were you recording in portrait? If so there's your first problem. One should not simply record video on a cellphone in portrait.
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Your car analogy doesn't quite apply. It would be more like accidentally kicking it into reverse while driving on the freeway. The car should realize that's not an intended function while driving 80mph forward and not allow it. News flash, it does just that! Furthermore, the top button is not exclusively used to power off the phone. Even when you do want to power off the phone, it gives you a warning! It doesn't just instantly power itself off. So why should it be any different when doing other crucial tasks such as recording video (say in a more dire situation, evidence for use in court or something)?
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It applies fine -- the power button did it's function as it was designed to do. A quick tap closes the app or puts the phone to hibernate/sleep/whatever. A long hold gives the prompt to turn of the phone, reboot, etc. It's a power button -- that's what it does. if you pressed the power button and it started dialing someone, then I'd agree with you. If you pressed the power button and it turned the volume all the way up or down, then yeah, that'd be a problem. But it did what it's supposed to. You were the boob that pushed it, even if it was by accident. You threw the car into reverse (which you can do, but you shouldn't!) while you were driving 80mph down the road. The problem is not HTC, it's you. You were the one who used it inadvertently, and dun goofed up. I don't have that problem, and lots of people don't have that problem. There are plenty of times that I went to reboot the phone and then realized I didn't want to -- why can't I undo the reboot command? How about when they updated my phone at the store when I bought it, and it is now at hboot 1.15? why can't I undo that? Because it's not designed to allow for it. That's the way it works. Maybe the app should consider it's users before it allows you to use it, have you do some practice stuff first, so you can painstakingly learn how to keep your fingers away from the buttons. If your finger/thumb got in the way of the lense, would you be upset at HTC because the lense caught your finger? No. No, you wouldn't. Because you put your finger there, you did everything, it is and always will be your fault.
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Yes, precisely the reason of the rant. The software should at the very least save the video before closing, it's a pretty reasonable suggestion. Don't you think?
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No, it shouldn't, because you turned it off.
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Were you recording in portrait? If so there's your first problem. One should not simply record video on a cellphone in portrait.
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...unless you're a hobbit!
skw5115 said:
I agree with most of your argument I don't think it would be very hard to add in a prompt before closing while recording however I think that it probably wasn't thought of because its not something that typically happens
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Make a camera app and figure in all the stupid things people do, then make the options to undo them. You won't win that battle, because they're always someone who will do something stupid.
Ryno_666 said:
I think you are on to something that is a simple oversight by HTC. But more importantly why bother telling us your at a Ron Paul event. People not being sympathetic to your ineptitude is one thing, and trust me I can relate. However being a Ron Paul supporter may put a bigger target on your back than you just being silly with a smarty phone.
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Hey now. I like Ron Paul.
That being said, it's not an oversight, unless you think someone can figure all of the ways that things can be messed up. I want my phone to float and gently land on the ground if I drop it, but they don't have that. I want to not misdial numbers that I've called before, and I don't want my Spotify to play a song that sucks in the Radio option.
You're going just *a little* to far I think. I agree with you in general, this isn't an issue, a button was mispressed at an inopportune moment, and the consequences sucked.
With that being said, I'm sure it's not too much for HTC or android to prompt when in video mode recording and the power button is hit to show a prompt. Especially if it's not going to be saved.
Going in the opposite direction of your examples: wouldn't a more accurate comparison be anytime, on every OS ever, if you try to delete a file you're prompted with "are you sure you want to delete this file?" That's there to catch mistakes. If we never made mistakes, they'd never have to build that prompt into virtually EVERY operating system. And in essence, when you hit the power button while recording, you're deleting that video. From a technical standpoint, it's not saved, I know, just cached, but close enough.
Again, I do, in general, agree. But no reason to get so extreme explaining why the OP is a "boob"
With that being said, OP, you ARE a boob. Jk. I look at this post as more an fyi, but wouldn't consider this any sort of defect.
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If you're writing something up in Microsoft Word, and you turn your computer off, unless it autosaved (which it only does when you don't need it!!!) you're the boob that pushed the power button on the computer. Plenty of times that I've saved a file that was in the temp folder originally, and then when I went to open what I thought was the right file, none of my changes were there. I was the boob that didn't pay attention. Boob is not a horrible term -- stuff happens. We all do stupid things. I don't, however, hold Asus responsible for my goofs.
If I save a file on my USB drive and then I pull the drive out before it's done, that's my fault. It'd be great if it said something like "looks like you dun goofed, friend! Please insert the drive to try again!", but it doesn't. The file either ends up being corrupt or not there at all.
Just a minute ago, I was changing some groups on my work messaging Jabber client, and I goofed something. I did something to it that it's not supposed to do, and now I suffer the consequences of my actions. I take responsibility for my actions.
If there were a way to circumvent screw-ups (which we all do!!) then the world would be a better place. Unfortunately, there isn't a real "easy" button, or a "rewind life" button. You can't give for every situation, and when you start compensating for one person's screwup and not another, you end up having massive, unneeded bloat.
Do you really need text on your coffee cup to tell you that the hot cup of coffee you ordered is hot?
Do you really need a bottle of poison to have a warning label in small print that no one but an older child/adult can read tell you that it's bad for you to drink it?
I'll tell you something -- I learn from my screwups. Grab a burner while it's flaming hot, you can guarantee that I won't touch it again. If it automatically turned off when human skin comes close to it, that would be freakin' awesome, and the technology is available (with a few modifications), but they don't make stoves that way. Sucks, but that's the world.
And yes, it is a bit far, but...I didn't start off that way. If you want something to work that specific way, then sure, make it work. But I don't want extra weight on my app. I don't hit the button, and if I do by accident, then it's on me.
mattemer said:
You're going just *a little* to far I think. I agree with you in general, this isn't an issue, a button was mispressed at an inopportune moment, and the consequences sucked.
With that being said, I'm sure it's not too much for HTC or android to prompt when in video mode recording and the power button is hit to show a prompt. Especially if it's not going to be saved.
Going in the opposite direction of your examples: wouldn't a more accurate comparison be anytime, on every OS ever, if you try to delete a file you're prompted with "are you sure you want to delete this file?" That's there to catch mistakes. If we never made mistakes, they'd never have to build that prompt into virtually EVERY operating system. And in essence, when you hit the power button while recording, you're deleting that video. From a technical standpoint, it's not saved, I know, just cached, but close enough.
Again, I do, in general, agree. But no reason to get so extreme explaining why the OP is a "boob"
With that being said, OP, you ARE a boob. Jk. I look at this post as more an fyi, but wouldn't consider this any sort of defect.
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If I have something not saved in Word open, and go to turn off the computer, as Windows is shutting everything down it will prompt if I want to close Word without saving my changes.
And just like you learn from your mistakes, we'll all learn from the OPs mistake, bc he gave us all a warning.
I don't see why asking for a prompt is that big of a deal.
And I don't find the term boob offensive at all, but it's definitely not a compliment.
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I can see the reason for wanting a warning message about closing when you power off in the middle of using the camera. That said, I have an actual camcorder; a dedicated device for taking video. It has an On/Off button. If I press that button the camcorder powers off. It appears to work as designed.
E: To clarify, it does this regardless of whether I'm recording at the time. There is an understood assumption that I knew that I was pressing the On/Off button. I have yet to lose footage due to this.
Go Ron Paul! The other choices aren't great, Obama has already proven it and Romney you can just tell
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Maybe something wrong with my phone but, I just tested video recording something then pressed my power button and it recorded up to the point of power off. I'm rooted Rejuvenated ROM so maybe that's the difference.
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I'd like ron paul as my grandpa, that's about it.
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puhiniho said:
Maybe something wrong with my phone but, I just tested video recording something then pressed my power button and it recorded up to the point of power off. I'm rooted Rejuvenated ROM so maybe that's the difference.
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Hahaha I just tried this too, and mine was saved as well. And I'm definitely saving to my storage card.
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I was walking in to the kitchen and smashed my pinky toe on one of the legs of the table chairs... DAMN YOU IKEA FOR NOT MAKING THE LEGS OF THE CHAIRS A TINY BIT SMALLER.
I also went to grab the my bottle of water off of the desk next to my computer but forgot my headphones were on. well they got ripped off my head because i ran out of cord...i ended up ripping the usb plug out of the usb port and now the headphones dont work any more... DAMN YOU TURTLE BEACH! YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE THE CABLE LONGER!