Hi,
Just wondering if anyone knows of a way to switch the wireless (mobile phone) feature of the XDA II off without having to use the stylus to click that signal strength indicator? Basically after a program which I can assign to a button so that with one press I can switch wireless features off in situations where I don't want to be 'interrupted'.
Thanks for any suggestions.
p.s. is there a .exe hidden in the system maybe? Or does that turn wireless off function exist in some dll?
Have you tried to press the "phone end"-button for some seconds?
With the "old" XDA that works fine.
Red-Button to turn of and the green-Button for reactivate...
Regards
Stefan
Thanks a lot for your suggestion...unfortunately, it appears that the convenience of using the hang-up button to turn off wireless has been removed in the XDA II...
On a different subject since you mention this button, I find hang-up button to be somewhat useless; have never used that or the green talk button to say the truth since I tend to use the on-screen talk/end talk button more.
Anyway, if anyone else has a suggestion re: this convenience...
Holding the Red Button down works fine on my XDAII.
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Holding the Red Button down works fine on my XDAII.
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Worked with my original German T-Mobile ROM, but doesn't seem to work anymore with the T-Mobile 1.60.00WWE ROM...
Is it just me or is switching the phone off a pain in the rear - mine takes ages to switch off (at least it seems like ages!) and if you switch the PDA off before the X has appeared under the ariel symbol, the phone just stays on.
Wasn't there supposed to be a shortcut to switch the phone off - hold the phone button down for 2 secs or something ??
Ravi
Hold the red phone button down, but it still takes a while
Cruisin-thru, I've tried pressing this red phone button to switch the xda ii off but the X never appears next the aeriel... what trick are you using to switch the phone off using red phone button? ^_^
the red button does not switch the xda ii off, unlike the stiation in xda. the only way i find is via the phone icon using stylus and it takes a long time, maybe requiring a eepeat tap at times
The red button will switch of the GPRS first if it is on. Then hold the button for another three seconds to switch off the phone. (BTW, the phone disconnect symbol shows up a few seconds later after releasing the button.)
OK something strange is going on here !
I've held the button for 20 seconds or more and it does NOTHING.
Darren at Tekguru.co.uk said in his review of the XDA II, that O2 had removed the facility to switch off the XDA II using the red button.
How are some of you guys claiming to do this if O2 pulled the code out of the machine ROM ??!!
Oh no, don't tell me the people who can do this (red phone button trick) are the ones who has the i-mate/mda ii? Does this mean that if I want this red-phone-button-trick, the only way would be to download, modify and re-upload the ROM on my xda ii? Switching the phone off is quite important for me as I use it to switch between the SIM cards... Maybe some xda developer can create a simple program to counter this defficiency?
Switching to the airplane profile seems to do the trick fairly well, even if it does need four taps to enable.
Steve
No magic here, I am using XDA 1.
DOH !!
I can confirm on my mda-II the red-button trick doesn´t work to switch off the phone...
regards
AleX
hello! i've searched but didnt find any help with my problem. When my jasjar rings (incomming call) and after i press the answer button (the green one) i need to wait about 1 to 2 seconds before i can hear the person that is calling me...strange...did this ever happen to you? how can i solve this problem? Thanks in Advance
Yes, i have the same problem on my MDA Pro
After pressing the green button, i have to wait 3 secounds with speaking.
I had the same problem and now is solved.
In phone/options/band select WCDMA (not automatic)
i think that didnt solve the problem...sorry...thanks
I have the same probelm on the incoming call. However, i finally realized that it's the problem on the Pocket Plus V3.0.4 installed on the system.
It appear to be normal once i removed the program.
It's the case for me, and i hope it would help you as well
I too have this problem with my I-Mate Jasjar. I need to wait for a few seconds after hitting the answer button before I can hear the calling party. I did a hard reset and installed the latest wwe ROM available on clubimate site. The problem still persists even without any third party software installed. So I do not blame pocketplus for this problem. I think this is a software/hardware issue which should be addressed in a ROM upgrade.
I have the same problem with my JasJar. I have also updated to the lates ROM from clubImate by advice from clubImate support.
Sometimes the phone does not even answer the call at all when pressing the green button. This is becoming an even more expensive phone since I have to call back so many people on account of missed calls
Seriously, It cannot be right that a problem like this exists on a phone in this price range. ClubImate support even said they had never heard of this problem before.
i did a few hard resets and the problem persists without any extra software installed. "Very bad bug". i've already test a K-jam and it works beautifull...i'm sad
Got my XDA Exec today. It's pretty good but is not the same as my XDA2. Even less phone. More PDA...
If I turn my machine off in landscape mode and then close the lid with the screen out (like the XDA2) then when a call arrives it takes ages to answer because the screen has to rotate first to portrait mode.
If I turn off and close in laptop mode (landscape) then it rings immediately and I can answer it immediately using the hinge buttons.
Maybe it is the same for you?
i have noticed it seems to be quicker to goto portrait than to landscape in all respects of use
ok, lets try it...thanks
how i test it: jasjar "on" charging, open in portait mode. same delay.
L to P is roughly twice as long for me.
going to L i get twist and flip and the display is done ready and waiting
going to P i get twist and flip then get a 2s ish of L before it flips to P
this was battery power
*** its the same on mains and battery !
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L to P is roughly twice as long for me.
going to L i get twist and flip and the display is done ready and waiting
going to P i get twist and flip then get a 2s ish of L before it flips to P
this was battery power
*** its the same on mains and battery !
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When my Exec is on, the rotation is pretty much instant. I have no apps running. It's only when a phone call wakes it up that the rotation is slooooow.
My Qtek 9100 also take app. 5 sec before it rings, and the S100 I had before was the same. My dad has an XDA mini, same problem. It seems like pocket plus will increase the problem, but even without any extra software its not working perfect. Its strange after such long time, they havent been able to solve simple problems like theese.
I also get this, Its very annying. Maybe they incorperated it so you can answer the call asap and the before it acually picks up, you have a few seconds to turn the screen round and see whos calling ect?
I have an Exec and there is certainly a knack to answering a call on it, but i'm getting better!!!
Firstly the voicemail seems to kick in way too early, i only get 4 rings of the 'ring' ringtone max before the VM kicks in, sometimes i think it is less, but i may just be going deaf! does anyone else find this a problem?(not deafness)
As i usually have the exec closed in my pocket, this is how i answer a call.
1, Hear the first ring, if i don't it's too late already!
2, Drop everything, and remove phone(ha!) from case and open into laptop mode only. If i rotate all the way into PDA mode the screen takes too long to change and the call goes to VM before i can see who it is.
3, Answer call after seeing who it is
4, Rotate or close screen and put to my ear and wait 2 seconds to speak.
It's a real pain in the arse and very annoying.
Great forum btw, it's been very helpful, i knew bugger all about PDAs three weeks ago.
Ian
Which button(s) do you have success with?
The small green on the side,
the green above the other keys on the keyboard,
the soft key button,
or touching the screen?
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Firstly the voicemail seems to kick in way too early, i only get 4 rings of the 'ring' ringtone max before the VM kicks in, sometimes i think it is less, but i may just be going deaf! does anyone else find this a problem?(not deafness)
...Ian
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If you're using the Exec on o2, you can adjust the cut-in delay at the o2 end. You do so by keying in/sending the following to o2:
**61*901*11*xx# [send]
(where xx is number of seconds, e.g. 30.)
Note: I think the maximum delay allowed is about 30-secs - at least I've never got it to extend longer than that!
I have found that o2 occasionally reset mine back to about 10-secs, so have it programmed into a contact number.
HTH
I've found something interesting.
I tried to swap two sim cards.
<boring>
The one originally in my phone was a sim card from Orange Denmark (where I live). Orange has since been bought by Telia, and this same sim card is now using Telias network. This is by design. It gives my the roaming symbol all the time since the buy-over.
To say the least, some things have been very ****ty in this process, so I thougt that I might try another sim card.
</boring>
I had another one from TDC (another danish operator), and bang! My Universal (Jasjar) answers instantly - every time - on all the buttons!
Could some of you who have this problem as well, please confirm this? Please tell what kind of sim card (and country) you are networking through, and try another one.
I've search through:
Gaijin Guide for x01HT
Video Call Button
Hermes Wiki
A bunch of searches have come up empty.
Softbank x01HT
Using Pays Rom WM6.1
or K's Pro rom
Call Button OK.
The Video Button and End Call button however do not work (screen menus work fine)
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions
Buttons not working
If a button stops working, yet you know the functionality still works, then I'd suggest a battery reset. Simply remove the battery from your 8525 (must be completely out) for about 15-20 seconds, place it back into your 8525 and turn it on.
I had to do this back when I had iPAQs and Dell Axims, and have to do it with my 8525 from time-to-time when my camera button stops working. This performs a hardware reset. As long as your battery is in your 8525, there is essentially power flowing within the 8525, even though you have the screen turned off. By doing this, you're allowing all power to drain from the 8525's circuit cards/boards and performing a hardware reset (whereas using the stylus only gives you a software reset).
I hope this helps you!
Thanks. No dice (sorry for late reply).
Changing the os to AT&T clears up the call / end button. The moment I load a homebrew like pays, TnT ... The call/end/video buttons stop.
Very Odd.
Hi there,
Since I upgraded to the new rogers firmware every time I press the power button to lock the phone, and then press the home key, the backlight would not turn off. This is getting to be a problem as I press the center key accidentally when in my pocket. Anybody else have this problem with their new firmware?
Sent from my X10a using XDA App
Had the same problem but after I restart the phone it's fine now, give that a try, otherwise try to reflash again
Yup, same problem here...
Silly thing is, I was having the opposite problem beforehand - the screen was turning off too quickly so that I'd get into the unlock pattern, and it would turn off before I'd finished... duh...??
Oh well, let's try a reboot!
mine works fine on UK generic.
You don't happen to be running an Auto Task Killer do you?!