Any one is familiar with an app or widget for quick shortcut to a specific bluetooth device (lets say my BT headset or my stereo) and pair to it with 1 click from the homescreen?
and maybe another toggle click would unpair it.
I want to put 3 shortcuts on my homescreen for each BT device so I'd have it quicker.. instead of going to settings>Bluetooth>and pair manualy the one.
I've tried to search on market and google but seems like the dev's ideas was only to short me up into the bluetooth settings and not to a specific user..
Thanks,
Yarden.
mcjordan92 said:
Any one is familiar with an app or widget for quick shortcut to a specific bluetooth device (lets say my BT headset or my stereo) and pair to it with 1 click from the homescreen?
and maybe another toggle click would unpair it.
I want to put 3 shortcuts on my homescreen for each BT device so I'd have it quicker.. instead of going to settings>Bluetooth>and pair manualy the one.
I've tried to search on market and google but seems like the dev's ideas was only to short me up into the bluetooth settings and not to a specific user..
Thanks,
Yarden.
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Well, there isn't anything (I think) that let's you select the device directly from the homescreen. However, you could use something like QuickTooth, at least you save a couple of steps since you only press the icon on the homescreen and are directly in the bluetooth settings. It won't be 1 click, but 2
Well, as I thought..
But I must say that your app is the nicest and easiest of all that I tried.. fits exactly for my purpose, the others just do another million things which I don't need.
So thank you!
If still someone else might find the one, don't hesitate to show it up here
Yarden.
mcjordan92 said:
Any one is familiar with an app or widget for quick shortcut to a specific bluetooth device (lets say my BT headset or my stereo) and pair to it with 1 click from the homescreen?
and maybe another toggle click would unpair it.
I want to put 3 shortcuts on my homescreen for each BT device so I'd have it quicker.. instead of going to settings>Bluetooth>and pair manualy the one.
I've tried to search on market and google but seems like the dev's ideas was only to short me up into the bluetooth settings and not to a specific user..
Thanks,
Yarden.
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:good: There is solution - combination of free tools:
first of all pair all your BT devices in your BT settings
install "Llama" (great and free app for any everyday automation needs and it support Locale plugins!) ... or other such tool (Locale, Tasker)
install "Bluetooth Auto Connect" (by Jakub Klos) from Play store - it has build-in plugins for Locale and Tasker
create homescreen shortcut, select Llama, then choose "Custom event actions" from the list ... you are now in in Llama shortcut setup:
tap "Llama shortcut name" and name it (for example I have 2 shortcuts named: "BT repro", "BT headphone")
tap "Add action" button (down on screen), scroll to and choose "Bluetooth" and then choose "Bluetooth On" - this will turn on BT first (yes, you don't have to turn it on - the shortcut will take care of it too )
tap again "Add action" button (down on screen), scroll to and choose "Locale plugin" and then you should see "Bluetooth Auto Connect" - tap it - now you are in "Bluetooth Auto Connect" app, set it up as follows :
"All devices" should be UNchecked so you can select concrete "Device"
"Profile action" should be "Connect"
"Media audio" and "Call audio" is up to you ...
now all is set and you need to just hit phone "Back" button until you are on your homescreen and Llama shortcut should be sitting right there
now repeat all steps to create second, third, ... shortcut With decent launcher you can customize even the icons of shortcuts.
And final tip: install "Widgetsoid" and you can create your widgets (2x1, 3x1, 4x1, ...) - add any system "toggles" like wifi, brightness etc... and you can add there "homescreen shortcuts" too - widgetsoid can display comfortably 6 to 8 toggles/icons in one 4x1 (screen width) widget so you save precious space
And after all this works, you should deep dive in Llama and use it for your daily automation (time/location based volume profiles etc.).
Don't forget to rate all these apps - they all deserve it ...
Ave to wireless music!
Works once, then dud!
Hi whiteowl,
I tried this method on my phone, which has jellybean 4.2.2.
This method works flawlessly for one time. The bluetooth starts and device pairs automatically.
But after that, it doesn't connect to the device at all.
Any solution to this?
Install QuickShortcutMaker. Navigate to Activities. Select "Settings" to display all Settings activities. Them select "com. android.settings/com.samsung.andriod.settings.bluetooth.BluetoothScanDialog. Click Create. Done!
I released an Android app this year called ShortTooth for this exact problem. Create customized single-click shortcuts to connect to any paired Bluetooth device. One of the screenshots shows 3 different shortcuts for different devices. It has a free 14-day trial.
I'm looking for internal/alpha/beta testers if you (or anyone) is interested. The app will be free for internal and alpha testers.
jh2019 said:
I released an Android app this year called ShortTooth for this exact problem. Create customized single-click shortcuts to connect to any paired Bluetooth device. One of the screenshots shows 3 different shortcuts for different devices. It has a free 14-day trial.
I'm looking for internal/alpha/beta testers if you (or anyone) is interested. The app will be free for internal and alpha testers.
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me!
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me!
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Awesome! I'm new to XDA developers, so I'm not sure what the best way to trade info is -- I'll need your google account email. You can send an email to the email listed on the app page ([email protected]), and I'll add you to the list, and we can go from there. Also since I'm new, I can't post links yet, so you'll have to search for it on Google Play by the exact name.
I'll do some beta testing. I just downloaded it from playstore.
- JediSQL
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On my Captivate I had the ability to add a Direct Dial icon to my screen, allowing me to call someone with one press of a button. I was using Launcher Pro, and am not sure if it was that launcher of the Samsun firmware that gave me the ability to add that shortcut.
However, on the Atrix, also running launcher pro, I don't see an option anywhere to add direct dial, as in its missing from the list of things to add.
I can add a contact to the page, but then there's a second step needed to actually dial the number.
Any thoughts on how I can get around it?
Nobody? Am I the only one who ever used the direct dial function?
I did it too, cant find it on atrix either
Had the same problem, here's what you can do:
Get the [free] app "Folder Organizer lite" from the market...Then go to the create a shortcut menu, and select Folder Organizer item - pick Direct Call / Direct Text etc. from the next menu and you're good to go. Works great! There is built-in functionality with Blur but I find it to be very flaky / hard to setup.
This worked! Thank you very much. Now I'm 100% happy with the phone!
phobos512 said:
Had the same problem, here's what you can do:
Get the [free] app "Folder Organizer lite" from the market...Then go to the create a shortcut menu, and select Folder Organizer item - pick Direct Call / Direct Text etc. from the next menu and you're good to go. Works great! There is built-in functionality with Blur but I find it to be very flaky / hard to setup.
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how did you get this to work? after i make the contact in the app, I keep getting the error message that "shortcuts were only available in the paid version" whenever i click on the new contact .
Animated widget is pretty cool too. I can direct dial or text any contact in my book from a single widget. The other app that worked well was anycut.
Rezznor said:
how did you get this to work? after i make the contact in the app, I keep getting the error message that "shortcuts were only available in the paid version" whenever i click on the new contact .
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You don't make the contact in the app. You just add a shorcut like you would any other on your homescreen (so press and hold and select shortcut), in the shortcuts menu there is an option for folder organizer items, select that and then select direct dial from the list.
AsSiMiLaTeD_77 said:
On my Captivate I had the ability to add a Direct Dial icon to my screen, allowing me to call someone with one press of a button. I was using Launcher Pro, and am not sure if it was that launcher of the Samsun firmware that gave me the ability to add that shortcut.
However, on the Atrix, also running launcher pro, I don't see an option anywhere to add direct dial, as in its missing from the list of things to add.
I can add a contact to the page, but then there's a second step needed to actually dial the number.
Any thoughts on how I can get around it?
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I don't know what is an issue here but I'm running LauncherPro as well and on my Atrix speed dial works just fine. Simple press dialer and old any button except 1 which is voicemail.
Discontinued
Due to a lack of free time and newer hardware (MTCD), I am no longer supporting this module. The code is freely available on my github.
XposedMTC -- mods for Huifei/RM/KLD/GS/JY headunits
Right now, the mod consists of the following features:
Change preferred music app from MTCMusic to something else
Change preferred video app from MTCMovie to something else
Ability to override the default mode switch behavior to include only the sources you want (in addition to Music)
Overridden mode switching can add your selected Nav app (in Settings->Gps) to the rotation
Ability to apply Loudness on boot (newer system images persist this setting)
Time-based dimmer and adjustable brightness level when time is outside dimming period
Ability to automatically set dimming start and end times based on current date, timezone, and GPS location (no data connection required)
Ability to learn your radio presets and re-apply them if/when the presets get lost (usually on hard-reset)
3 replacement launchers for user-selected Music, Videos, and Radio apps for non-SWC vehicles
Preference to allow all BT OBD adapters to pair with headunit
Intents to start and stop the XMTC service
Preference to override the stock volume OSD and place volume level in the statusbar
Launcher to manually start the reverse camera view (BackView) -- disabled for now
Screen Filter integration for ultimate dimming control
Changelog
v1.0 - Initial release
v1.0.1 - Added Playerpro control intents -- forgot to change startService to sendBroadcast for Playerpro -- redownload this if you previously downloaded it
v1.2 - Added dimmer control, debug preference
v1.2.1 - Fixed switchpreference controls that were disabling themselves
v1.2.5 - Added replacement launchers for Music, Video, and Radio for non-SWC users
v1.3.0 - Rolled all beta and experimental changes into a stable build
v1.4.2 - Fixed BT OBD override (tested on latest Malaysk rom with a generic BT ELM327 v1.5 adapter with name CBT.)
Things for the future
Hard button remapping -- mtc-keys works for this
Add user-selected app to the mode switch rotation (e.g. Torque)
Fix system crash when Line-In (AUX) source is added to modeswitch rotation
Figure out a way to turn off the backlight completely, and allow it to be mapped to a button press/long press -- Screen Filter integration allows for complete backlight adjustment
Add preference to enable full backlight brightness when BackView is foreground
Add preference to enable dimmer control via headlight switch/illumination wire
Translations
If anyone would like to submit a translation in their native language (or one other than US English), please visit this link and contribute. Thanks!
Completed translations (thanks!)
Hungarian - @peti007
This module requires that you first install the Xposed Framework and enable the app_process.
Added the module to the Xposed Repo for easy updating from the headunit.
Don't know if this is the right place for this, but I've searched around and can't find an answer.
Am having a problem setting default Music app, i've changed it to poweramp, and it works great, however have noticed that when I start the radio app, then switch to poweramp, the radio app doesn't stop. Is there anything else I have to setup to get the radio app to mute when changing a music app?
Syphe said:
Am having a problem setting default Music app, i've changed it to poweramp, and it works great, however have noticed that when I start the radio app, then switch to poweramp, the radio app doesn't stop. Is there anything else I have to setup to get the radio app to mute when changing a music app?
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How are you switching between PA and Radio? Mode button or launcher icon?
If you're not using a mode button on steering wheel controls, then you have to use the included launchers called MyMusic, and MyRadio in order to properly switch audio sources.
My unit has hardware buttons which launch the sources, so I use those, I did notice launching MyMusic did mute the radio (think it launched MTCMusic), but the "Media" button on the unit just launched poweramp (after changing default app in xposedmtc) and left the radio going.
Syphe said:
My unit has hardware buttons which launch the sources, so I use those, I did notice launching MyMusic did mute the radio (think it launched MTCMusic), but the "Media" button on the unit just launched poweramp (after changing default app in xposedmtc) and left the radio going.
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Oh I see. You can use mtc-keys to remap those buttons to launch the MyMusic and MyRadio activities.
agentdr8 said:
Oh I see. You can use mtc-keys to remap those buttons to launch the MyMusic and MyRadio activities.
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cheers, I'll give that a try next time I get in the car
Syphe said:
cheers, I'll give that a try next time I get in the car
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I believe the proper mtc-keys.ini syntax would look something like:
activity_##=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Music
activity_##=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Radio
Where ## is the keycode of that particular button.
agentdr8 said:
Oh I see. You can use mtc-keys to remap those buttons to launch the MyMusic and MyRadio activities.
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Syphe said:
cheers, I'll give that a try next time I get in the car
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Hi,
I have been having similar issue with my Pumpkin head unit which also has hard buttons. I'm running XposedMTC and mtc-keys modules and I'd already used mtc-keys to map my "MEDIA" hard button to music app directly as XposedMTC on its own didn't do it for my chosen music app. When I switch from music app (Mixzing) to Radio the music app is still playing.
I hadn't spotted the "MyMusic" and "MyRadio" activities in the app drawer screen before (only had the unit just over a week) but even using these these instead of the hard buttons the music app still plays over the radio and vice versa (i.e one doesn't stop the other). Shame as when I found your posts above I thought these activities would be the solution to my issue and I could just remap hardware buttons to these with mtc-keys. :crying:
WestlakeSt said:
When I switch from music app (Mixzing) to Radio the music app is still playing.
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Originally the only supported media player in XMTC was Poweramp, but I've since added PlayerPro, and few others that utilize generic Android intents for control. It's possible Mixzing doesn't listen for these intents, and specific support would need to be added.
agentdr8 said:
Originally the only supported media player in XMTC was Poweramp, but I've since added PlayerPro, and few others that utilize generic Android intents for control. It's possible Mixzing doesn't listen for these intents, and specific support would need to be added.
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Hi agentdr8,
Thanks for the information. I will try Poweramp and PlayerPro as Mixzing is just one of a few alternative apps I'm trying out so not committed to keeping it at this stage. If Poweramp or Player Pro work well for a car head unit in terms of user interface and hardware abilities (i.e. hard buttons working as I want) then I will purchase one or the other.
Will get the trials for each app and give them a try tomorrow.
Kind regards,
Steve
agentdr8 said:
I believe the proper mtc-keys.ini syntax would look something like:
activity_##=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Music
activity_##=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Radio
Where ## is the keycode of that particular button.
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Hi agentdr8,
I have now tried Poweramp and PlayerPro and both will switch the radio off if I use the MyMusic/MyRadio icons. So I tried using the above syntax in the mtc-keys.ini for the appropriate key codes but this doesn't appear to work. I amended them on the off chance that it may have needed to be "MyMusic" and "MyRadio" at the end of each line (as that is what the icons are called in the app drawer part) but either way nothing is triggered on pushing the buttons.
WestlakeSt said:
Hi agentdr8,
I have now tried Poweramp and PlayerPro and both will switch the radio off if I use the MyMusic/MyRadio icons. So I tried using the above syntax in the mtc-keys.ini for the appropriate key codes but this doesn't appear to work. I amended them on the off chance that it may have needed to be "MyMusic" and "MyRadio" at the end of each line (as that is what the icons are called in the app drawer part) but either way nothing is triggered on pushing the buttons.
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Hmm. I may have to export those activities in the manifest, based on what I read on the mtc-keys info.
EDIT: Since I have an intent filter on those activities, they should be exported by default. The mtc-keys syntax might need tweaking. Try activity_##=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/Radio
@agentdr8, can you please add a dark theme to this app? I mean, black background and white text?
It kills my eyes every time I open it...
Cheers!
robertut said:
@agentdr8, can you please add a dark theme to this app? I mean, black background and white text?
It kills my eyes every time I open it...
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I'll add it to my list for the next release.
Many thanks in advance.
WestlakeSt said:
Hi agentdr8,
I have now tried Poweramp and PlayerPro and both will switch the radio off if I use the MyMusic/MyRadio icons. So I tried using the above syntax in the mtc-keys.ini for the appropriate key codes but this doesn't appear to work. I amended them on the off chance that it may have needed to be "MyMusic" and "MyRadio" at the end of each line (as that is what the icons are called in the app drawer part) but either way nothing is triggered on pushing the buttons.
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I'm getting the same thing. When I change mtc-keys, my home screen just receives a home key press (I think).
If I change activity to app and set a package name, it loads the app, so just an issue with activity_xx not resolving.
agentdr8 said:
Hmm. I may have to export those activities in the manifest, based on what I read on the mtc-keys info.
EDIT: Since I have an intent filter on those activities, they should be exported by default. The mtc-keys syntax might need tweaking. Try activity_##=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/Radio
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Syphe said:
I'm getting the same thing. When I change mtc-keys, my home screen just receives a home key press (I think).
If I change activity to app and set a package name, it loads the app, so just an issue with activity_xx not resolving.
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Hi again,
Just to update. I am still not having much luck with getting the hardware keys to work. I have tried the following combinations in the mtc-keys.ini file (only one pair at a time) and rebooted the unit each time
43 is my "MEDIA" button and 42 is my "BAND" button which I would like to map to Poweramp and Radio respectively.
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Music
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Radio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.MyMusic
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.MyRadio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/Music
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/Radio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/MyMusic
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/MyRadio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.Music
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.Radio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.MyMusic
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.MyRadio
NB: I tried "MyMusic" and "MyRadio" since that is the name of the icon if you go to the apps drawer.
With some of the above, pushing the hardware button would take me back to the home screen, but wouldnt stop anything playing or launch anything else. To be clear, if I'd launched Poweramp with the MyMusic activity in the app drawer and then pushed the BAND hardware button, the unit would return to the home screen, but poweramp would still be playing and the radio would not launch.
Other combinations would do nothing at all.
Are there any other possible combinations I could try i.e. dots and slashes being in different places?
Just for information to anyone who is going to try and suggest help I know next to nothing about android programming or how apps work behind the scenes so please feel free to be very patronizing in how to possibly get this working in the mtc-keys ini file. :fingers-crossed:
WestlakeSt said:
Are there any other possible combinations I could try i.e. dots and slashes being in different places?
Just for information to anyone who is going to try and suggest help I know next to nothing about android programming or how apps work behind the scenes so please feel free to be very patronizing in how to possibly get this working in the mtc-keys ini file. :fingers-crossed:
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I'll take a look at mtc-keys and figure out what the proper syntax is. It definitely wouldn't be the My* names, as those are just the labels for the launcher icons. The activity classes are named Music and Radio.
WestlakeSt said:
Hi again,
Just to update. I am still not having much luck with getting the hardware keys to work. I have tried the following combinations in the mtc-keys.ini file (only one pair at a time) and rebooted the unit each time
43 is my "MEDIA" button and 42 is my "BAND" button which I would like to map to Poweramp and Radio respectively.
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Music
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.Radio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.MyMusic
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc/.activities.MyRadio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/Music
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/Radio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/MyMusic
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/MyRadio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.Music
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.Radio
activity_43=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.MyMusic
activity_42=com.dr8.xposedmtc.activities/.MyRadio
NB: I tried "MyMusic" and "MyRadio" since that is the name of the icon if you go to the apps drawer.
With some of the above, pushing the hardware button would take me back to the home screen, but wouldnt stop anything playing or launch anything else. To be clear, if I'd launched Poweramp with the MyMusic activity in the app drawer and then pushed the BAND hardware button, the unit would return to the home screen, but poweramp would still be playing and the radio would not launch.
Other combinations would do nothing at all.
Are there any other possible combinations I could try i.e. dots and slashes being in different places?
Just for information to anyone who is going to try and suggest help I know next to nothing about android programming or how apps work behind the scenes so please feel free to be very patronizing in how to possibly get this working in the mtc-keys ini file. :fingers-crossed:
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You can try writing app_43=package name instead of activity_43=activity. You can find the package name of the application using an app from play store, search for package name viewer.
p_mike83 said:
You can try writing app_43=package name instead of activity_43=activity. You can find the package name of the application using an app from play store, search for package name viewer.
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For most packages, that's fine, as there's only a single activity within it. But with XMTC, the default activity is the preferences, and then there's the 3 My* activities.
I was thinking, if BlackBerry Launcher allows you to customize keyboard short-cuts to any key on the Priv/KeyOne, maybe it'll do the same for the Gemini.
Yes, it does! The launcher isn't as flexible as Nova, but it allows you to set up keyboard shortcuts while on the homescreen. So, for example, I can quickly go home with Fn+D and then long-press M to launch Google Maps. You could toggle Tasker shortcuts or anything else as well, possibilities are pretty endless.
dimex said:
I was thinking, if BlackBerry Launcher allows you to customize keyboard short-cuts to any key on the Priv/KeyOne, maybe it'll do the same for the Gemini.
Yes, it does! The launcher isn't as flexible as Nova, but it allows you to set up keyboard shortcuts while on the homescreen. So, for example, I can quickly go home with Fn+D and then long-press M to launch Google Maps. You could toggle Tasker shortcuts or anything else as well, possibilities are pretty endless.
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Great thinking. It does work! I created Ctrl+ type short cuts.
jah said:
Great thinking. It does work! I created Ctrl+ type short cuts.
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You created shortcuts that require you to hold down Ctrl first? How? The only options I see are long and short press.
I mount the Gemini in my truck as the head-unit when I get in (I'll share the solution in another post). Just created a Tasker profile that when I long-press Q it turns the display brightness all the way up, sets display timeout to never, connects to my Echo Dot via bluetooth, then reads back "Car Mode On."
When I hit Q again it reverses everything and says "Car Mode Off." I'm having fun hacking this little device.
dimex said:
You created shortcuts that require you to hold down Ctrl first? How? The only options I see are long and short press.
I mount the Gemini in my truck as the head-unit when I get in (I'll share the solution in another post). Just created a Tasker profile that when I long-press Q it turns the display brightness all the way up, sets display timeout to never, connects to my Echo Dot via bluetooth, then reads back "Car Mode On."
When I hit Q again it reverses everything and says "Car Mode Off." I'm having fun hacking this little device.
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I installed the BB launcher then just pressed the Ctrl key with a letter key (e.g. "e") and the launcher offered me some options to link to this combination.
jah said:
I installed the BB launcher then just pressed the Ctrl key with a letter key (e.g. "e") and the launcher offered me some options to link to this combination.
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No, it's either a long or short press of a single letter. You are unnecessarily holding Ctrl, it's not needed.
I tried Blackberry launcher but couldn't get it work in landscape, anybody been successful for this?
mmarks said:
I tried Blackberry launcher but couldn't get it work in landscape, anybody been successful for this?
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Make sure your Planet App Bar is set to Force Landscape and Display Settings are set to Stay in Landscape when Rotated, or get an app like Ultimate Rotation Control which allows you to fine tune rotation, which is what I did. Set it to Force Auto, which will allow apps to rotate that don't normally allow that.
Apologies in advance if this is not the right place for this. Please move it to the appropriate thread/forum if needed. Thank you.
I've been working on a way to have DeX launch when my bluetooth keyboard is connected. I have shared my flow with the Automate Community. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. I'm pretty new at this, so go easy on me lol.
Whenever anyone asks about automating tasks on Android I always think of Tasker. I haven't used it on the Tab S4 yet so do not know if it can manipulate the DeX setting or not. Might try and see what the Tasker community says. That would certainly be handy to have it change over whenever the bluetooth keyboard or mouse are connected. If you find anything out be sure to post the solution here so we can thank you for the work.
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Whenever anyone asks about automating tasks on Android I always think of Tasker. I haven't used it on the Tab S4 yet so do not know if it can manipulate the DeX setting or not. Might try and see what the Tasker community says. That would certainly be handy to have it change over whenever the bluetooth keyboard or mouse are connected. If you find anything out be sure to post the solution here so we can thank you for the work.
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I have been in touch with the Tasker community, and so far it's not looking promising.
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Apologies in advance if this is not the right place for this. Please move it to the appropriate thread/forum if needed. Thank you.
I've been working on a way to have DeX launch when my bluetooth keyboard is connected. I have shared my flow with the Automate Community. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. I'm pretty new at this, so go easy on me lol.
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Works pretty well thanks !
Sent from my Samsung SM-G950F using XDA Labs
diehardbattery said:
Apologies in advance if this is not the right place for this. Please move it to the appropriate thread/forum if needed. Thank you.
I've been working on a way to have DeX launch when my bluetooth keyboard is connected. I have shared my flow with the Automate Community. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. I'm pretty new at this, so go easy on me lol.
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Awesome man... Works well. Definitely not the right forum to ask this but is it possible to create a flow to toggle Wi-Fi Calling on or off based on which Wi-Fi network its conn to or GPS? I searched but couldn't find anything for Tasker or Automate.
Finaly i find a way to toggle dex with Tasker but you need certain apps. QuickShortcutMaker and IntentTask(plugin for tasker).
First open QuickShortcutMaker to find Samsung Dex on activity selection. Then tap the ModeToggleActivity then add it to favorites(star icon) to find it later.
Now open Tasker and creat an action. Add action with IntentTask in plugins and select the Launch shortcut. Then in the name section press the pen icon and choose activities. Now tap on the favorites and tap Samsung DeX and create. Then tap done go back and you are done.
berkovich-98 said:
Finaly i find a way to toggle dex with Tasker but you need certain apps. QuickShortcutMaker and IntentTask(plugin for tasker).
First open QuickShortcutMaker to find Samsung Dex on activity selection. Then tap the ModeToggleActivity then add it to favorites(star icon) to find it later.
Now open Tasker and creat an action. Add action with IntentTask in plugins and select the Launch shortcut. Then in the name section press the pen icon and choose activities. Now tap on the favorites and tap Samsung DeX and create. Then tap done go back and you are done.
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...brilliant.
edit: needs more hacking. I have a Samsung s5e and a foldable bluetooth keyboard. with this tasker setup I start dex whenever that keyboard pairs with my tablet which happens when I open it.
when I close it, nothing happens, and when I open it again, tasker switches back to normal tablet mode - needs some kind of "only when not in dex" trigger or something.
Perhaps there is a command line option we can use in Tasker on Bluetooth connect?
Reference: https://developer.samsung.com/samsung-dex/testing
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;79832820]...brilliant.
edit: needs more hacking. I have a Samsung s5e and a foldable bluetooth keyboard. with this tasker setup I start dex whenever that keyboard pairs with my tablet which happens when I open it.
when I close it, nothing happens, and when I open it again, tasker switches back to normal tablet mode - needs some kind of "only when not in dex" trigger or something.
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actualy it is weird to not back normal when close it or maybe i can just add an exit task with same action to close it (and maybe it is the way that because bluetooth profile is just do the action when connected something and do a different thing on disconnected sorry i am away from my tablet)
btw intenttask has a state condition with see the current app (samsung dex an example) to set a variable action maybe to prevent force close dex
where / how do i configure intenttask with that state condition?
I came across this 'fix' and it has worked for me ever since.
Essentially, I never had Wifi calling unless I had no GSM/4G data connection (eg. on the London Underground). In order to activate it whenever I was connected to Wifi, I did the following:
Download Nova Launcher or Action Launcher (other launchers may work for this, but I can't confirm that it works for them)
Using one of those launchers, hard press on a homepage and click on 'Widgets', then select 'Activities' under Action Launcher or Nova Launcher
Under activities, it will give you a long list. Go down to 'Settings'
Then under settings, select 'Wi-Fi calling' (in case there is another, choose the one that is 'calling' with a small c, not capital C)
This creates a 'Wi-Fi calling' setting icon on your homepage. Click on it
You then have the option to enable 'Wi-Fi calling' if it isn't already, then below under 'Mode', choose 'Wi-Fi preferred' if the option currently reads as '4G network preferred'.
Once chosen, you should then see the 'VoWiFi' icon on the top left.
Good luck.
Actually mods, this should probably be in the 'Guides' folder, not this one seeing as it is not a question. Sorry and thanks in advance
clarkgable said:
I came across this 'fix' and it has worked for me ever since.
Essentially, I never had Wifi calling unless I had no GSM/4G data connection (eg. on the London Underground). In order to activate it whenever I was connected to Wifi, I did the following:
Download Nova Launcher or Action Launcher (other launchers may work for this, but I can't confirm that it works for them)
Using one of those launchers, hard press on a homepage and click on 'Widgets', then select 'Activities' under Action Launcher or Nova Launcher
Under activities, it will give you a long list. Go down to 'Settings'
Then under settings, select 'Wi-Fi calling' (in case there is another, choose the one that is 'calling' with a small c, not capital C)
This creates a 'Wi-Fi calling' setting icon on your homepage. Click on it
You then have the option to enable 'Wi-Fi calling' if it isn't already, then below under 'Mode', choose 'Wi-Fi preferred' if the option currently reads as '4G network preferred'.
Once chosen, you should then see the 'VoWiFi' icon on the top left.
Good luck.
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Does this work even if it isn't supported by your carrier? I doubt that it would