Hi,
It's driving me nuts that when you answer or initiate a phone call on the Universal with the device in landscape mode (with no headset plugged in) that you still have to use the onscreen button to change it to speakerphone mode. There's no other way to use the phone when it's in landscape without using a headset, so why doesn't it default to this behavior?
Is there a registry edit or hack that could accomplish this? If not, what about a hardware keyboard shortcut to toggle the modes? Either way it would be helpful, especially when answering a call while driving with your Uni in a car cradle.
galt: this isn't a solution, but can you do me a favour and test these two out.
If it works, they could potentially be inserted into a background task like VJBigPhone to detect switch to landscape and switch the speakerphone on.
WM5 only for now at least.
VJSpeakerPhoneOFF
VJSpeakerPhoneON
I'm afraid this is untested, since I don't use my Universal as a phone. But who knows!
You might also be generally interested in my tiny apps, VJPhoneShortcuts,
on my webpage.
V
Sounds great, worth a try! I'll check it out and let you know how it works.
vijay555 said:
galt: this isn't a solution, but can you do me a favour and test these two out.
If it works, they could potentially be inserted into a background task like VJBigPhone to detect switch to landscape and switch the speakerphone on.
WM5 only for now at least.
VJSpeakerPhoneOFF
VJSpeakerPhoneON
I'm afraid this is untested, since I don't use my Universal as a phone. But who knows!
You might also be generally interested in my tiny apps, VJPhoneShortcuts,
on my webpage.
V
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this doesnt work vj
Nothing happens, it just switches to the phone application....without the speakerphone powering up...
S
PS: I tried it on an XDA2 running wm5
They seem to work fine to toggle the speaker phone on and off. If you can make them status aware that would be awesome! Please do advise any progress towards this.
Re: Need Hack - Phone default to speakerphone when in landsc
galt said:
It's driving me nuts that when you answer or initiate a phone call on the Universal with the device in landscape mode (with no headset plugged in) that you still have to use the onscreen button to change it to speakerphone mode. There's no other way to use the phone when it's in landscape without using a headset, so why doesn't it default to this behavior?
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Holding down the Green call key on the keyboard puts my Exec into speakerphone mode when a call comes in...
Galt: so they work ok to enable the speakerphone? If so, I'll put them into the VJPhoneShortcuts cab.
Silicon's suggestion might be easiest, but for the landscape auto switch:
they can try to enable speakerphone, but only when you're in a call. So it would only work if you changed to landscape while you were in a call. Then it would detect change and switch to speakerphone.
But that seems a little bit of a contrived set of cirumstances. Pressing the green button might be easiest! Alternatively, to program, it would have to monitor if any calls come in while in landscape, and if they do, automatically switch to speakerphone. That's not pretty to program
V
Re: Need Hack - Phone default to speakerphone when in landsc
Holding down the Green call key on the keyboard puts my Exec into speakerphone mode when a call comes in...[/quote]God thank you, that works! That will be much easier to do while driving. ViJay, thanks for your help too.
Glad you got it sorted!
Did VJSpeakerPhoneON/Off work though, just for reference?
V
vijay555 said:
Glad you got it sorted!
Did VJSpeakerPhoneON/Off work though, just for reference?
V
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Sorry, I probably should have been more clear in my previous post - the on/off apps worked to toggle speakerphone durng a call. Too bad making them orientation aware is such a pain, would be great to have it auto-switch.
I'm away on holiday for a week from Monday. If you remind me when I get back, I'll try to write it.
The problem is though, as I said, it will only go into speakerphone while you're on a call. So unless you change orientation while in a call, it won't do anything, so it will have limited function I guess.
Good to know they did something though!
V
When using TomTom holding down the GREEN answer button doesn't put it into Speakerphone mode for some reason, even if I answer the call then hold down the button.
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Hi,
does anyone know how is it possible to disable the LAST NUMBER REDIAL function? If my BT headset is in my pocket it happens many times, that the "-" button is pressed and it activates the LAST NUMBER REDIAL. It is very annoying....you can imagine. Is there any REGISTRY hack or somehing like that to solve this problem?
THX
That has to be one of the most annoying things!
Especially when you are having a moan about someone after the original call!!
Vijay??
Nobody has the same problem?
me too - it happens for me because I changed the LaunchAPEnable registry setting from 1 to 0 to send the sound to my headset over BT
WOlfgang
Can you clarify this problem? Which button is it that's being pressed? Hardware key or on the headset?
Explain clearly and I'll look into it and if I can help...
V
Vijay, you're too kind for your own good.. heh heh. (but we all appreciate it )
I had this problem with my BT headset and speaking for myself, it's when you hold down the button on the headset, you'll initiate last number redial.
If you just press the button you'll launch Voice Dialler..
I used to keep my BT headset in my pocket and I had both these issues.. eventually I resolved both of these problems by buying a £3 neck strap off ebay and wearing the headset round my neck.. :wink:
cheers,
gaspx
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BT on for nearly 2 weeks!!
gaspx: there is a technique I'm working on which might help us out here.
It's messy and very very early stages right now, and sent me over the edge last weekend. But if the technique works, it'll open some very interesting doors. Please remind me in a few days. I'm afraid that I can't think of a quick solution, but in my usual style, an unnecessarily complicated solution might surface...
V
i have had the same problems aswell...
although i have been looking into the phone tools that only turn the bluetooth on when you have a phone call,
i am wondering if that will allouw bluetooth to turn on when transfering audio
VJVolubilis will automatically enable bluetooth and transfer audio (or attempt to).
V
Anyone figure out a way to do this yet? It sucks because I keep accidentally calling people from my headset.
I've looked around for a solution to this problem for a while now. Anyone come up with something? Vijay?
Any development on this issue yet? I accidently called twice today. Very annoying because I kept my BT headset in pant's pocket. Please help, Vjay and others professors.
How about powering down the headset? Maybe I don't get it but....
I just triple-checked, my Motorola H500, H820 & H700 will reconnect when I power them back up & press the button once as long as the phone's BT is on, even mid-call. Do these newfangled machines not offer that? What I do is answer the call on the unit w/ one ear and if I think it'll be more than a minute, I put the headset on the other ear to power it up, press to connect, and I don't miss a word (not on the H820, I'll take a pause to switch to that one when I pull it out of my gadget-laden diaper bag. Every mom needs a BT headset!). I think it'll hook up even during ringing, but calling from my skype seemed a little overkill for this response.
(I'm using a modified/very-simply-reduced version of the Jaguar ROM on a wizard at the moment, and many of Vijay's venerably ingenious tools.)
Hi,
I am new to the Mogul PDA, I was wondering whether there is some software or registry hack to do the following:
- While on the phone, opening the keyboard would turn on speakerphone..(also perhaps answering the phone using speakerphone by just opening the keyboard.)
- Then to turn off the speakerphone, closing the keyboard...
The closest thing I found is the software Speakerphone - AutoOn but it just automatically turn on the speakerphone.
Hopefully someone has a solution for that.
Thank you in advance
I just saw this feature on the enV the other day and would like to have this also. Any one have an idea how to do it?
Thats a good idea, but what if the bluetooth is conncted? I'd like to have this.
I guess if a bluetooth earphone is connected.. perhaps the speakerphone feature would be turned off...
I think its all software controllable... but maybe there are other factors...
I guess nobody knows a solution to this..
I am looking for a tweak or registry fix/setting to help me with the following problem:
On my parrot bluetooth car kit in headset mode after a call is finished the phone stays on. This is not a problem if you finish a normal call without handsfree because you switch it off manually but when you are driving with the phone in your pocket, the phone is liable to screen presses. I have been inadvertently creating/editing contacts and making notes with the phone in my pocket after use in the car.
The screen autopower off does work if the screen is not activated for a few minutes but the inadvertent screen presses occur within this timeframe.
Any help is appreciated - thanks!
I have a similar problem when using my bluetooth headset (Samsung WEP200)…
When I make a call using the headset the screen stays active, and if I turn it off during a call it turns it self on again after the call has ended. Not fun if it’s in my pocket and it decides to call someone back without me knowing.
Is there a general setting or fix that disables the screen when you answer or make a call with the headset active?
Have you found any solution to this?
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Have you found any solution to this?
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Nope, not yet…
I can’t believe that there aren’t a lot more people with this problem!? It’s a REALLY STUPID problem to have on such an advanced phone like the Blacksone when nearly EVERY basic mobile phone has this feature since the dawn of BT headsets.
This might leave me no other choice than to retire my beloved Blackstone and dig up my old Samsung phone so that I can drive my car safely with my phone in my pocket…
There is an app called Touch InCall Screen Tweak. With that you can configure so that screen will go off quickly when answering and ending calls and bluetooth headset is used. It works great for me!
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There is an app called Touch InCall Screen Tweak. With that you can configure so that screen will go off quickly when answering and ending calls and bluetooth headset is used. It works great for me!
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I actually tried that app yesterday but didn’t get it working as I wanted. How did you configure it?
I guess I can try it again – would be great if it works!
Well, now I can make a call without worrying about it to end (with the InCall Touch app), but when the call is ended we're back making random calls without knowing to whom.
This amazes me, how this feature can be missing. It’s not something I admit to my iPhone friends who still tries to find something that Blackstone can’t do – cuz this even works on the iPhone!
I'll try tweaking till I or someone else can find a solution to this rather embarrassing problem.
If I am using Tomtom and receive an incoming call, TT is interrupted by the phone screen - fine so far.
However, if I accept the call and want TT to resume so that I can drive and talk (I know I know) - instead I am just stuck on the phone screen and have to fiddle around to get TT back up.
Worse still - if I reject the call, or when it is ended, instead of TT resuming I am refreshed to the home screen.
Is any of this behavior configurable / tweakable? It seems absurd to me.
Results are the same with or worth out a BT headset BTW.
I'm, wondering whether something like S2U2 might be interfering with default behavior?
Any advice / experience much appreciated. Thanks - M.
Disabling the "slide to answer" option in S2U2 fixes this on call termination (reverts to TT) but still stuck with the phone screen when I answer a call.
If running TT in landscape (fantastic view) it annoyingly refreshes back in portrait after call though.
Guess I need to work through the jungle of S2U2 options to see if I can make this a bit more friendly as slide to answer is main reason for running S2U2 in the first place.
Mark One said:
If I am using Tomtom and receive an incoming call, TT is interrupted by the phone screen - fine so far.
However, if I accept the call and want TT to resume so that I can drive and talk (I know I know) - instead I am just stuck on the phone screen and have to fiddle around to get TT back up.
Worse still - if I reject the call, or when it is ended, instead of TT resuming I am refreshed to the home screen.
Is any of this behavior configurable / tweakable? It seems absurd to me.
Results are the same with or worth out a BT headset BTW.
I'm, wondering whether something like S2U2 might be interfering with default behavior?
Any advice / experience much appreciated. Thanks - M.
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I understand your problem. I run TF3d and have mapped a soft key (via Registry) on the home screen to TT. When it goes to Home page it is just one press to get back to TT. Not sure if that helps or not but may or may not inspire?
Thanks for the confirmation - this seems to be a TF3D "feature" then
Sounds like a fine kludge & I'll give it a go, but "one press" on the motorway is about quarter of a mile of with my eyes off the road....
Guess you already know what you should be doing, but here's my setup.
I have a Parrot Mini Bt hands free unit, others may work similar?
If I get a call, TomTom is interrupted and the phone screen displays.
Hit the red button on the Parrot to reject the call, TomTom resumes.
Hit the green button on the Parrot to accept the call and the TomTom navigation screen is visible with muted sound throughout the call.
Hit the red button on the Parrot to end the call and TomTom voice prompts resume.
Make calls with TomTom displayed as described by one touch on the Parrot green button and speak the name. Let built in voice recognition do the rest.
Costs about half the fixed penalty fine, but without the points.
I find this to be quite the annoying problem actually. I've got the same issues on my Blackstone. TT7 is running and I'm driving (I like to let others do the hard work ;-)) and when a call comes in and when I answer it, it stays on the phone screen. I have to press the Tomtom button to get it activated again.
I never had this prblem on my Tytn.
i got stock rom and and when i recieve a phone call when i use TT, it automatically reverts to TomTom. Haven't touched any settings.
i was coming here to ask similar question, i used tomtom yesterday, and 2 x incoming calls were loat as screen wasnt displayed quick enough, then when finally managed to answer i didnt have the navigation screen any more.
the above reply about parrot head set sounds good, but is there a way without bluetooth, so can just have loud speaker for phone calls, and still display tomtom?
Danun, what parot bt you got? as may be easiest option, have you a cooked rom installed also? or stock? cheers
I hope this info is of some use to you. I have TomTom installed but not S2U2. When a call comes through it switches to the call answer screen and if I accept or reject the call it will switch back to TomTom. However, when I end the call it brings up the end call screen and then switches back to TomTom but in portrait mode (I run TomTom in landscape using Gyrator 2). About 30 seconds after the end of the call TomTom will then go back to landscape mode which is ok if I'm on a motorway and don't have to turn off onto another road. If I do have to then I lift the HD out of the car holder, hold it portrait and then landscape and put it back in and it sorts itself out.
I think that S2U2 is causing the issue with it not reverting back to TomTom but I'm guessing it getting stuck in portrait mode for a period of time could be to do with Gyrator 2.
I also use a Parrot hands free kit. If I didn't I wouldn't be able to answer every call as it sometimes takes too long to switch to the incoming call screen.
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Danun, what parot bt you got? as may be easiest option, have you a cooked rom installed also? or stock? cheers
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I have the older MiniKit model which I bought to use with my Artemis about 18 months ago. I just leave it clipped to the sun visor. There is now a more compact MiniKit Slim model which I would probably go for now.
I have the 1.14.405.3 (22273) WWE stock ROM on my non branded HD.
Hello there,
has anyone an idea how to realize this:
blackstone is in standby - bluetooth is activated - bluetooth headset is on - both connected - call comes in - I take the call with the bt-headset - talk - I end the call with the bt-headset - blackstone remains on until the adjusted time for standby is reached
but I would like the blackstone switch into standby mode immediately after ending the call
is this possible ?
greetz
smuggs
This needs addressed - sleep after a call during headset mode
In headset mode the phone does not go into sleep mode or power off automatically after a call. This is a major issue for those of us who leave the phone in the pocket in the car or when using bluetooth headsets. I have finished calls recently and then 5 or 10 mins later my phone would connect to someone random in the phonebook whilst driving which is quite embarrassing "I didnt call you" - "yes you did"!!
In the meantime I am using constant device lock but this is a clumsy solution for what surely MUST be a common problem. Can anyone else not help us out and try to get the device to sleep after a call during headset mode? I would be so grateful for a useful solution that doesnt involve a constant device lock that I dont really need!
Cheers
I'm having the same problem also....
The list grows - surely there must be others out there with the same problem. We should try and get out heads together to crack this one!
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The list grows - surely there must be others out there with the same problem. We should try and get out heads together to crack this one!
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ooch aye the noo ...
obviously NOT ... which makes me wonder ... as for me this is a main issue
pimpin' seems to be more important than functionality ... huh?
i guess i will write to htc and see what they r saying
will post answers here
greetz
smuggs
Sounds good man, keep up posted. Its a major issue for me too!
ok folks .. here is the very annoying answer i got from htc support
You recently wrote us about an issue that you have encountered with your HTC Touch HD. There is only one way to instantly set the device into standby mode: please press quickly the power on/off.
what shall i say ... THAT'S CRAP !!!
and i'm still thinking that there must be a workaround ... redefining the buttons or something like that ... any ideas from the specialists in here ?
c'mon guys - help us out here
greetz
smuggs
that's really strange...just tested it.
connection htc/jabra bluetooth.
htc device lock ON.
an incoming call arrives, pick up the call via bt-headset. end the call via bt-headset. phone is immediately locked again (htc own device lock), display is on. after 1 minute also the display turns off.
or do you mean something completely different?
Same here and it feels retarted.
Ooe of the major purposes of a bluetooth headset is to avoid contact with the device. So having to take out the phone or handle it (in a car/office whatever) after a BT call is rediculous.
BT headset drops call
I am not sure if I should pose my questions here but my Jabra BT headset is connected to my Blackstone on standby mode via BT. However, when an incoming call comes, the BT headset does not get the call but is transfered to the HTC handset instead. I have no problems making outgoing calls on the Jabra headset. It's frustrating when I am driving... could anyone tell me how to remedy this?
Thanks in advance.
end call via BT into standby works with LockMeLite
hello there,
with LockMeLite http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478606 and my samsung wep250 bt-headset
it works
this headset is non-a2dp-capable
dunno if an a2dp capable headset will work, but will test is (next week)
greetz
smuggs
I have tried flashing newer fancy roms and tried various lockers but no applications are intuitive enough to fix this simple fault. When making a call in 'headset mode' the fast sleep mode prevents accidental presses during a call. Unfortunately when the call is ended via handsfree/car kit/recipient, the phone wakes back up to life.
Any locker I have used is active indiscriminantly when pressing the power on button to wake the device from sleep. I have tried lockmelite, hd tweak for inbuilt MS lock, pocketshield and another locker however none have the function to only lock the device whilst in headset mode and after a call has ended. This is a request to developers, expert cooks and modifiers please can anyone help us out?
Thanks a million
Check this, it can do the trick...
h..p://www.pocketshield.net/default.htm
S2u2 V2.04 workes fineas you needs, even look during a call (gives black screen)
I'll do a try
As I have the same request/problem I'll try the following with the help of AGEProfile.
- I create a profile actived when the headphone is connected, when this profile is activated it launches a program named MySuspend so my phone is suspended.
- I create another profile activated when the headphone is connected and there is a call in progress, this profile does nothing but it exists (only)
So when my phone goes connected with the headset (BT) it goes suspended.
When I receive a call it wakeup as normal and the profile is switched to the second one (but does nothing)
When the call finishes, the first profile is activated again and the phone goes suspended.
That's all (and it should work, I just made the setup for that).
Regards,
P.S. sorry for my english because it's not my language.
I also have this same question. After ending the call the screen stays unlocked and will inadvertently call a number sometimes.
I tried
Yes I made a try yesterday evening in real conditions and it work very well
So I'm very happy
I forgot to mention that I also use the Inesoft to have the screen locked when one call come in.
Hope this will be useful for you too
Regards,