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Switching the phone off

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

howto shutdown a gprs connection?

How can i shutdown a gprs connection?
All other connection can shutdown in the connectivity-windows but not the gprs.
regards
AleX

Doesn't it say that you are connected with a little 'gprs' in the top left hand corner of the screen?
If it does hold the stylus on the symbol and uncheck the gprs line that is checked.
I've only had mine 2 days so still getting used to it, so no doubt there are other ways of doing it (more than likely simpler ways too )

one silly way that works with XDA I and not sure it does with XDA II. Press and hold the RED phone button till the phone is off. Then turn it on again and don't perform any GPRS action ... It will stay off :roll:
Anyway, if it doesn't cost too much, I like the "always connected" feature

With the XDA II you hold down the end button fo 3 seconds to disconnect GPRS.. it doesn't turn off the phone (only way to do that is tap on the connection icon, and hit turn wireless off.
-arebelspy

First .. thanks for your answere!!!
@unKle
Yes, it says that i´m connection with gprs, but there is no way to disconnect.
@Biso007
The red-button Trick to turn off the phone doesn´t work on the mda/xda-II
@arebelspy
end-button == end-phone-call-button? I will try that....

I found holding down the red end button turned off the GPRS connection.
Anyway does it matter if it is left on??
Nick

Quickie Newbie Question - Turning Phone on/off

Hi. The instructions say that you can turn the phone on and off by holding down the red phone button. This doesn't work on my xda II. Does anyone know why? Could it be something I've installed?
Thanks.

i think you have to hold the button down for a bit and then press once more there were a thread about this not that long agoe

Rudegar, I try what you explain, but it doesn't work on my Qtek 2020 too. And friends from a french forum (PDA France) with the same Qtek as me have the same problem. Do you remember where is the thread about that pb ?

well it works on xda1 and the guy in the last post claim that it's the same for xda2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4979

Thanks Rudegar. It's written in the Qtek 2020 user's Guide too that pressing and holding the red button should toggle the phone on/off, but it doesn't work. The only way is to select the "flight mode". That means : ejecting the stylus, making 2 clicks and put the stylus in his hole again. Not very intuitive. If you have an idea on how to activate this function, it would be nice ... :wink:

Turning the phone off
Pressing the red button with picture turn the "GPRS" off it it is on not the phone.
Toturn the phone off use the stylus and tap on the signal strength connectivity indicator on the top of on the display screen. You will then get a message " turn wireless off " in blue and if you tap this you will turn the phone off. You may need to use your PIN code to turn it on again ....... - So don't forget you PIN code!!!!! :mrgreen:
To turn it on again ........tap the same indicator again and you and turn on the phone.
Good Luck!!

Re: Turning the phone off
Rafiki said:
Pressing the red button with picture turn the "GPRS" off it it is on not the phone.
Toturn the phone off use the stylus and tap on the signal strength connectivity indicator on the top of on the display screen. You will then get a message " turn wireless off " in blue and if you tap this you will turn the phone off. You may need to use your PIN code to turn it on again ....... - So don't forget you PIN code!!!!! :mrgreen:
To turn it on again ........tap the same indicator again and you and turn on the phone.
Good Luck!!
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I know that Rafiki ! Maybe my english is not good enough and you didn't understand me.
What I want is only to be able use the red button to switch the phone on and off, as it is described in the user manual !

McDoPDA : My manual says that the red button is to end phone call or turn GPRS Off.
Most unhandy and I also find it a pain to switch the phone Off & On quickly !
:mrgreen:
Hopefully "they" will have fix for this in the future!
:roll:

Rafiki said:
McDoPDA : My manual says that the red button is to end phone call or turn GPRS Off.
Most unhandy and I also find it a pain to switch the phone Off & On quickly !
:mrgreen:
Hopefully "they" will have fix for this in the future!
:roll:
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so, let's hope "they" will do it as quick as possible ! And that it works on a french Qtek 2020 too... not only on an english XDAII ! :wink:

Hi guys,
This problem was introduced with the 1.60ROM. Before with the old ROM, I could turn my MDA II off using the red button. After the ROM upgrade it turns the GPRS off. Too bad they didn't make that a user choice.
Wouter

On my french Qtek 2020, I had the problem with the 1.52 ROM. When I upgraded to the 1.58, I still had the problem. There is no 1.60 french ROM availiable for the moment...

XDA 2 always on handsfree (speaker on)

Quote this FAQ from myxda.com :
Q. Is it possible to activate the loudspeaker on my xda before choosing a telephone number? Is it possible to permanently turn the loudspeaker on loud, so i do not have to press the green button?
A. There is a way for doing this. The only disadvantage: after a soft-reset this setting is not activated anymore and must be readjusted. Dial any number, for example the Voicemail Box, so that nobody is disturbed by a phone call. Then disconnect and tip onto the signal symbol in the title bar. Tip onto the disconnect telephone button and then immediately press the green button (accept telephone call) keeping it pressed until the note appears: The loudspeaker is activated. The telephone then disconnects, without establishing a connection. The information that the loudspeaker is activated remains. The next step is turning on the telephone. The loudspeaker is turned on instantly with each dialled number. However, you can always turn the loudspeaker on or off by pressing the green button a little longer BEFORE dialling.
I've tried it and there is no response, even I can not get first step (Tip on the disconnect button ). May be this FAQ is only for XDA I ...
Has anybody tried it on an XDA II ?
Has anybody a way to permanently activate loudspeaker on XDA II ?

Yes, I've tried it, it works.
But sometimes could be difficult to activate due to some lag or slow response time for taps ... Once activated, the screen will look like this:

Can yo please explain it step by step ?
I've tried a lot of times, withou results. Thanks

ok, i found this easier:
- Turn on flight mode.
- Press green button for a few seconds until it says "Speakerphone is on". (Don't worry, as you're on flight mode, no call is made)
- Now, turn off flight mode to use the phone and have the speakerphone always on.
Enjoy.

No way !!
Turn On fligth mode.
--Press green Button while in TODAY opens Phone Screen
---Press green button while in PHONE screen shows Buuble "The phone is currently off. Dou you want to turn Wireless on?
I have ROM 1.60.00 WWE
-- Radio Version 1.10.00

You'll have to PRESS DOWN AND HOLD the green button for about 2 seconds. Not just one click.

Of course I did it

Have you been able to activate speakerphone during a call before?
The procedure is the same, press and hold down the Green button should activate, except that this is done when flightmode is on.
It's strange why your unit doesn't behave the same? Try hold down longer perhaps..

@chriswo
sorry for OT, but PLEEEEASSSE let me know the name of that software you're using for the today screen. i've been desperately looking for something like this for ages now.
thanks
regards ize|man

if you mean
chriswo's screenshot
then do you mean the signal strength
or ?

if you're talking about the launcher, it's called cLaunch, it's free.

Yes I can activate it during a call, and as I like it (it works 'sufficient' for me as a hands free for the car) is because I wanted to have it always activated.
May be there is some installed software. Will try to uninstall what is not essential. Can you post your rom & radio versions ?

boyz boyz you're fast as lightning
i just updated the screenshot. pls reload this page.
and YES it's cLaunch i just googled and it seems to be what i need (BIG buttons on the today screen)
thanks a lot
regards ize|man

Alrught, if you find it difficult to activate Speakerphone while on flight mode. try this:
On PHONE display, turn on flight mode and immediately PRESS AND HOLD DOWN the green button. Don't let it go completely on flight mode, so you got to do it while the radio was shutting down.
try that and let us know.

OK, this one WORKED without problem.
Now I have a 'perfect' and 'cheap' handsfree for my car.
THANK YOU very much !!!

Chriswo?
Where did you get that signalstrenght today plug in from ? looks really good

That's HudsonMobile PhoneDashboard.

Anyone notice if you cancel the speakerphone, then enable your bluetooth headset and make a call, the headset stays connected even after you end the call?
I don't know if this really is an advantage or not, I'll see how much more the battery drains if any.
Also, I notice that after activating the speakerphone "always-on", my ringetone gets almost silent. :?

Problem to pair i-tech R35 and magician

I got my R35 bluetooth clip now and desperately try to pair the above two, but in vain.
I also tried to pair with my PC, an SE W810i and a Samsung SGH-X820 but none of them could find the R35.
According to the manual I do it as follows:
Switch on the R35 with the multifunctional button until the led flashes blue/red and then try to find it with the PC or mobile --> nothing!
Am I doing wrong or do you have any hints how to proceed?
Thanks so much
Wolf

have you updated the BT of your magician?
try this link in case you didn't...

websinister said:
have you updated the BT of your magician?
try this link in case you didn't...
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Thanks, but that's the one I already use.

Heh, had the same problem. You know what this can be? - You didn't turn on "Recieve All Incoming Beams" function in Settings/Connections/Beam. If You did then the problem may not be as trival.

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Heh, had the same problem. You know what this can be? - You didn't turn on "Recieve All Incoming Beams" function in Settings/Connections/Beam. If You did then the problem may not be as trival.
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Unfortunately I did it as well.
So it seems that the clip is simply defective ;-(

I see you posted your question a long long time ago, but here is solution for your problem: you didn't press long enough the power button. You have to press it more then 8 seconds, until blue and red diodes start to blink slowly and this is how you enter in mode to connect for the first time with other device. Then your R35 bluetooth clip is ready to be recognized by other devices. When you see R35 on the other device, you have to enter pass code either "0000" or "8888" or "1234" depending of device you will not need the pass code.
If you press the power button (transparent oval button) to short time, e.g 5 seconds or less, you will only enter in power on mode (blue and red diodes blink fast), not the mode when device is suppose to connect first time with other device.
I hope this helped someone