[Q] 'Dock Mode' and Magnetic Charging - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Does anyone else have the same issues with their Xperia Z Ultra? When I connect my phone to a magnetic charging cable, the app that I'm currently in refreshes. The phone thinks it is being docked and the screen auto rotates as well.

kdheepak89 said:
Does anyone else have the same issues with their Xperia Z Ultra? When I connect my phone to a magnetic charging cable, the app that I'm currently in refreshes. The phone thinks it is being docked and the screen auto rotates as well.
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i have the dk30 dock and use smart connect to auto open a clock. so you could set it to do nothing within smart connect. try that

hamdogg said:
i have the dk30 dock and use smart connect to auto open a clock. so you could set it to do nothing within smart connect. try that
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Hamdogg! You are EVERYWHERE and always helping people. Did you get your phone back from service? I love your videos btw. I've lurked too long here without posting.
And, I actually want the phone to do nothing when I connect it to the charger. If I'm browsing chrome while the phone is on charge, and I accidentally disconnect the cable, the entire page refreshes. If I'm playing a game or watching a movie, and I'm running low on charge and connect the magnetic cable, then the entire app refreshes and I lose all progress.
I have a feeling it is an Android thing, it treats 'Docking' as some kind of special event, and was wondering if someone could figure out a way to disable it, in their custom rom or through an Xposed module. This is a very specific request, I can imagine, because very few people will have phones with magnetic charging ports and even fewer will use it to charge their phone on a regular basis.

kdheepak89 said:
Hamdogg! You are EVERYWHERE and always helping people. Did you get your phone back from service? I love your videos btw. I've lurked too long here without posting.
And, I actually want the phone to do nothing when I connect it to the charger. If I'm browsing chrome while the phone is on charge, and I accidentally disconnect the cable, the entire page refreshes. If I'm playing a game or watching a movie, and I'm running low on charge and connect the magnetic cable, then the entire app refreshes and I lose all progress.
I have a feeling it is an Android thing, it treats 'Docking' as some kind of special event, and was wondering if someone could figure out a way to disable it, in their custom rom or through an Xposed module. This is a very specific request, I can imagine, because very few people will have phones with magnetic charging ports and even fewer will use it to charge their phone on a regular basis.
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LOL... well, thats what XDA is all about... Thats what I think its about anyway.
Thanks for watching my videos. Gotta try and help if you can..
I'll look into it with my ROM and see what the device is doing when its docks. It may just be a simple titanium backup 'freeze' that would stop it.
Actually try that. freeze sony connect and then dock the ultra and see what happens.
got my phone back a week before xmass... 8 weeks away! man that was a killer!

hamdogg said:
LOL... well, thats what XDA is all about... Thats what I think its about anyway.
Thanks for watching my videos. Gotta try and help if you can..
I'll look into it with my ROM and see what the device is doing when its docks. It may just be a simple titanium backup 'freeze' that would stop it.
Actually try that. freeze sony connect and then dock the ultra and see what happens.
got my phone back a week before xmass... 8 weeks away! man that was a killer!
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I can't find a 'Sony Connect' in Titanium Backup.
Actually I'm not sure if it will be as simple as that. Because I experienced the same refreshing issue and auto rotate issue when I was using PA as well.

What you are describing is controlled by setting/display/daydream.

Sebring5 said:
What you are describing is controlled by setting/display/daydream.
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Even with Daydream turned off I'm experiencing the same refreshing and autorotate effect. And I can't seem to find any way to freeze daydream in titanium backup.

kdheepak89 said:
Does anyone else have the same issues with their Xperia Z Ultra? When I connect my phone to a magnetic charging cable, the app that I'm currently in refreshes. The phone thinks it is being docked and the screen auto rotates as well.
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I hate this, guess it's give & take without having to remove case/un fasten usb seal everytime to charge! I've learned to be extremely careful, but one slip &....
& I believe I set it to do nothing the first time I connected the dock charger, & before I deleted the app it still refreshed & rotated

kdheepak89 said:
Does anyone else have the same issues with their Xperia Z Ultra? When I connect my phone to a magnetic charging cable, the app that I'm currently in refreshes. The phone thinks it is being docked and the screen auto rotates as well.
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hi All,
I found this problem too at Kitkat .757. the screen is auto refresh when using magnetic charging. widget, icon, everything at homescreen is refresh. the nightmare is if I'm on playing game or everything on fullscreen mode, BOOM..! the screen suddenly freeze / un-response. can't back to home screen, using power+volUp instead to force restart. try to remove any recent installed app but no result, the problem still exist. from deduction (noob) the problem is the launcher, coz I didn't find this problem on APEX. I dunno.. :/

[FIXED!] 'Dock Mode' and Magnetic Charging
I found the solution to this issue.
If you are rooted, install Xposed and Mohammad Ag's Disable Desk Dock. Solved all my issues.
I think the dev of this module has an Xperia Z1 and has made some of the most amazing and useful modules for Xposed. I highly recommend checking them out and making a donation if you can!

kdheepak89 said:
I found the solution to this issue.
If you are rooted, install Xposed and Mohammad Ag's Disable Desk Dock. Solved all my issues.
I think the dev of this module has an Xperia Z1 and has made some of the most amazing and useful modules for Xposed. I highly recommend checking them out and making a donation if you can!
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ah really, no thanks. I don't interested to install other unknownly framework to my system.
for the first week I use magnetic charging and the issue (self-refresh) not happen. I'm not sure too, but I think some apk from market bring this issue..

ahhamado said:
ah really, no thanks. I don't interested to install other unknownly framework to my system.
for the first week I use magnetic charging and the issue (self-refresh) not happen. I'm not sure too, but I think some apk from market bring this issue..
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1. Both "Xposed Framework" and the module in question are open source, so go ahead and check the code.
2. Mohammad is one of the most popular and trusted module developer around, so nothing here is "unknown".
Should you be aware of modules that you find randomly on the internet? Yes. Definitely. But you're at XDA now, and the great thing about that is that if something's not right, you'll hear it. There are thousands of people installing Xposed modules at all times, and i'll bet some of them have checked the code in the most popular modules.

thanks for this, was going nuts trying to find a way to disable that annoying thing

kdheepak89 said:
I found the solution to this issue.
If you are rooted, install Xposed and Mohammad Ag's Disable Desk Dock. Solved all my issues.
I think the dev of this module has an Xperia Z1 and has made some of the most amazing and useful modules for Xposed. I highly recommend checking them out and making a donation if you can!
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WOW
U r great!!!!!!
Disable Desk Dock solved all issues!!!

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Official Samsung Dock App Question

Hi,
I have a question about the dock.
When I plug the phone into it, the Samsung Home app gets launched. If I uninstall it, tuneIn gets launched.
Is there a way to set up the phone so no application is launched and it just goes to the Home screen?
I have tried clearing the defaults for tuneIn but it has none.
Thanks.
Try going to Manage Applications, Tunein, and clear data. Then dock, and it should ask what you want to launch. I don't see any way to NOT select something if you've got TuneIn loaded, though (I just tried it). I'd contact their support if clear data doesn't help.
FYI my alarm clock app does the same thing (Kaloer Clock) - their option to disable it doesn't seem to work on the i777, but I just hit home when it launches and deal with it 'cause I like it to much
alacrify said:
Try going to Manage Applications, Tunein, and clear data. Then dock, and it should ask what you want to launch. I don't see any way to NOT select something if you've got TuneIn loaded, though (I just tried it). I'd contact their support if clear data doesn't help.
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I'll give it a shot tonight and see if it helps. The weird thing is that Clear defaults is disabled for TuneIn.
Thanks.
I had the same problem with TuneIn as OP. I think it is a bug in TuneIn.
A solution that worked for me was to install Dock No-Op. You can find it here.
Well, clearing data for TuneIn did not work but the No-Op did.
Funny to see a bunch of apps in the market like that one that do nothing
Now the strange problem I'm having is that ADW is going to a page to the right from my default when I drop it in the dock. Oh, well, that I can live with.
Thanks for the help guys.
I'm on CM7 and nothing launches. And it won't charge through the dock. Any idea why?
I'm not really sue. I am waiting for CM9 for my phone.
I use CM7 on my tablet and it charges fine with it's dock.
I hate to suggest this but can you try with a different ROM or phone to check if the dock is not the problem.
pgonza02 said:
I'm not really sue. I am waiting for CM9 for my phone.
I use CM7 on my tablet and it charges fine with it's dock.
I hate to suggest this but can you try with a different ROM or phone to check if the dock is not the problem.
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Alrighty, thanks for responding

[Q] Some random questions I have had

First off, how can I get rid of the little blue tab on the side with the icon shortcuts. I never use any of them. It would be great to be able to add my own app shortcuts to it but I could not figure out how. I am guessing that these are limited to only ones that are able to do the split screen feature.
Another question is, is there a program that can allow you to use your mouse and keyboard from your PC to control the phone, in a way that I have my phone next to the computer monitor, drag my mouse across over to the side, and the cursor appears on the android screen? Similar to Synergy (PC program)?
Is there a way to keep track of how much data you use over the 4g network? I don't want to go over my 2gigs a month.
I saw on a website that had "top 50 features of the Note2" that it has a feature where you can make the camera track your eyes, so that when you lay in bed, the screen does not rotate. Anyone know about this?
Also, I am pretty new to Android as this is my first smart phone ever. Is there a way to make google reader show pictures from blog artices, instead of having one app for slickdeals (iSlick) or another app for reading lifehacker articles? (Lifehacker unofficial)? I think I would use google reader if it showed pictures.
Has anyone started using Utter!? Seems like a great idea but I did not get very far with exploring it.
Sorry this is a big mess of random questions. Thank you for any input.
PS ~ I tried searching the android forum for how to control with pc mouse and keyboard but was unable to find something. I found AirDroid but i don't think that is what I am looking for.
st3ady said:
First off, how can I get rid of the little blue tab on the side with the icon shortcuts. I never use any of them. It would be great to be able to add my own app shortcuts to it but I could not figure out how. I am guessing that these are limited to only ones that are able to do the split screen feature.
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Press and hold back until it goes away. Press and hold back again to bring it back.
st3ady said:
Another question is, is there a program that can allow you to use your mouse and keyboard from your PC to control the phone, in a way that I have my phone next to the computer monitor, drag my mouse across over to the side, and the cursor appears on the android screen? Similar to Synergy (PC program)?
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Don't think this is possible the way you describe. They do offer a dock that allows you to plug in a USB keyboard/mouse to control the phone, but you can't have one mouse control both without unplugging it from one and plugging it in to the other.
st3ady said:
Is there a way to keep track of how much data you use over the 4g network? I don't want to go over my 2gigs a month.
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You can't track JUST 4G usage, but you can track mobile data usage. Go in to Settings and then Data usage. You can even set an alert to warn you when you get close, and a limit that will disable mobile data after so much usage.
st3ady said:
I saw on a website that had "top 50 features of the Note2" that it has a feature where you can make the camera track your eyes, so that when you lay in bed, the screen does not rotate. Anyone know about this?
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This is also in Settings, though under Display. What you're looking for is Smart Rotation. Smart Stay is also there and that keeps the screen on while you look at it.
st3ady said:
Also, I am pretty new to Android as this is my first smart phone ever. Is there a way to make google reader show pictures from blog artices, instead of having one app for slickdeals (iSlick) or another app for reading lifehacker articles? (Lifehacker unofficial)? I think I would use google reader if it showed pictures.
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Google Currents allows you to do news/feed reading. Not sure how it works, but it's listed as an option. Get it in the Play Store.
Awesome, thanks for the quick reply!
I saw a video on YouTube where the guy uses the computer keyboard on his note 2 but without a mouse. It is the guy who makes those daily note 2 videos.
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Crackle & docking

When putting the tab in the charging cradle the app crackle start automatically can this be stop or change for another app????
MikeViller said:
When putting the tab in the charging cradle the app crackle start automatically can this be stop or change for another app????
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My tablet also did that when I first got it. To fix the problem, I uninstalled then reinstalled Crackle.
Cat McGowan said:
My tablet also did that when I first got it. To fix the problem, I uninstalled then reinstalled Crackle.
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my tab is not rooted and even if I uninstall and re-install, crackle keeps starting when putting the tab in the cradle....
thanks for the reply
MikeViller said:
my tab is not rooted and even if I uninstall and re-install, crackle keeps starting when putting the tab in the cradle....
thanks for the reply
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Then just un installed crackle like i did
I guest I could thanks :good:
MikeViller said:
When putting the tab in the charging cradle the app crackle start automatically can this be stop or change for another app????
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I thought it was just me.... This is very annoying. I don't see any settings in Crackle to cause this... nothing in the Xperia settings... and I disabled all the "Smart Connect" setup... I did try deinstalling and reinstalling Crackle - no use. Drop the tablet in the charger, Crackle pops up !
Anyone have a real fix for this?
finally I when with an app call dock clock to be activated prefer to see the clock than crackle
MikeViller said:
finally I when with an app call dock clock to be activated prefer to see the clock than crackle
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Yes... Dock Clock (Night Clock). Thanks for the tip... I installed this and then did have an option to select Crackle or Dock Clock when I put the tablet in the cradle. And this is much better than Crackle... I had previously setup my Acer tablet so that it did something similar (Settings -> Display -> Daydream -> Clock).
How annoying! I had to use titanium and freeze it. Screen stays the same when docking now
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nyknight77 said:
How annoying! I had to use titanium and freeze it. Screen stays the same when docking now
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Sony's now updated their "Smart Connect" app on the tablet so you can define what happens when you put the tablet in the charging dock.
My tablet originally asked me what I wanted to do when I inserted it into the dock, i.e. set up a SmartConnect rule. After defining that I didn't want any, it hasn't bothered me again.
I don't have Crackle preinstalled. Must be a regional thing.
Just delete all the events in the smart connect app, and recreate the events. Fixed!

Sony DK30 - auto launch application

I'm sure when I first used the DK30 it popped up some options including one to auto launch an application however I can't seem to find where this option is. I've checked the user guide but it's rather brief to say the least, unlike the SBH52 I'm getting nothing popping up at the top when the phone is docked. I suspect I'm missing something obvious so would be grateful if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks,
John
Johnmcl7 said:
I'm sure when I first used the DK30 it popped up some options including one to auto launch an application however I can't seem to find where this option is. I've checked the user guide but it's rather brief to say the least, unlike the SBH52 I'm getting nothing popping up at the top when the phone is docked. I suspect I'm missing something obvious so would be grateful if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks,
John
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If you are using a Sony phone then take a look at the Smartconnect application. Should be pre-installed.
Tillsats said:
If you are using a Sony phone then take a look at the Smartconnect application. Should be pre-installed.
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Perfect, that's exactly what I was after - thanks very much. There wasn't anything I wanted to run initially but when I saw Timely was being made available for free it seemed the perfect use for it.
Just while still on the topic, can the notification noise it makes when docking/undocking be turned off? In the settings you can turn off the status bar notification, the on screen notification and the vibration but there's no obvious option for audio.
John

Sony Xperia Z ultra STUCK ON SET UP

I got the phone today. Set it up for my girlfriend who is going to use the device. Everything is working as it should except that every time she hits the power button or the phone sleeps automatically , a Sony Xperia logo appears and RESETS THE HOME SCREEN AND THE SETTINGS. I have no idea why its doing this and since its the first time in a long time that I had any kind of issue with a phones software, I don't know what to do.
I will be comfortable doing any kind of custom rom update if it's necessary and if there is a complete guide on how to do it. But I rather keep it stock for her.
There is a promo video playing over and over again after I press the power button....
I may got a display unit of some sort? I bought it off ebay so I don't know where it originally came from.
Thank you for the answers!
Sounds like the demo mode is enabled. You can delete the APK from system/app or system/app-private (or by using Titanium Backup). The APK is named "demomode.apk" or something like that, and it should in theory stop after a reboot.
Klaos3000 said:
Sounds like the demo mode is enabled. You can delete the APK from system/app or system/app-private (or by using Titanium Backup). The APK is named "demomode.apk" or something like that, and it should in theory stop after a reboot.
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Yes it is definitely in demo mode but I didn't find any "demomode.apk" or anything resembling to that. I have been searching for hours on the internet and I have found a code that if you write it in the dial pad it "should turn off demo mode" (*#*#73556673#*#*)
The code works partially (and by partially I mean the promo video doesn't show up when in sleep ON BATTERY and as soon as I put on the charger, it automatically plays the video again no matter what I do.) and anything I found relating the code is that it works for Sony Xperia Z1 perfectly but it didn't say anything about the Ultra.
I am really getting fed up with this considering that it shouldn't be in such state and it's such a PAIN to remove.
Thank you for your suggestion by the way
Medvemaci said:
Yes it is definitely in demo mode but I didn't find any "demomode.apk" or anything resembling to that. I have been searching for hours on the internet and I have found a code that if you write it in the dial pad it "should turn off demo mode" (*#*#73556673#*#*)
The code works partially (and by partially I mean the promo video doesn't show up when in sleep ON BATTERY and as soon as I put on the charger, it automatically plays the video again no matter what I do.) and anything I found relating the code is that it works for Sony Xperia Z1 perfectly but it didn't say anything about the Ultra.
I am really getting fed up with this considering that it shouldn't be in such state and it's such a PAIN to remove.
Thank you for your suggestion by the way
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I found this thread over at the Sony forums. It's about the Z Tablet, but there are some useful suggestions there
Klaos3000 said:
I found this thread over at the Sony forums. It's about the Z Tablet, but there are some useful suggestions there
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Thank you for your help.
I checket the thread out and several others and no matter how many code I entered I would get nothing done. So I installed the Sony PC Companion and did a "Reapair" which did a re-install of the current android, which also did nothing. I was on the edge of putting a custom rom on it entirely but I wanted to try something that is at least half decent or official. So I re-intsalled the stock firmware with flashtool. I don't wanna jinx it, but it seems to be working...
BTW. I got the links but I can't post them here since I don't have 10 post already

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