I've found *MANY* programs that do this job and many people wanting a great way to do it. Am I the only one that can just hold down my Connections button to accomplish this task?
If it's in Ringer mode and I hold down the Connections button (the one that brings up the connections manager normally) for 2-3 seconds it will change to Vibrate mode. Hold it down another few seconds and it changes back to Ringer mode.
I can't possibly be the only one that knows this....
BTW I have an AT&T 8525 version of the Hermes/TyTN
Since the 8525 doesn't come with a paper manual you can bet that most people don't know this.
Bear in mind that a lot of these programs were not written for the 8525 specifically. Undoubtedly there is another PocketPC phone out there somewhere that doesn't have this feature -- though to be honest every one that I have ever used has had a button that you could hold down to toggle vibrate on/off.
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Today I had this problem for the 2nd time. My Qtek 2020 was in my bag and the phone button got pressed, calling my friend for 51:18 minutes!! How do I prevent this from happening?
There are (at a minimum) two ways of doing this.
1. Start -> Settings -> System -> Button Lock -> "Lock all buttons except Power button" -> OK
2. Place the device in a case (I use the Seidio hard plastic XDA case) while not in use to prevent inadvertent button-press.
2 is easiest, but 1 is pretty much guaranteed to work.
the case
I received a leather snap-case with the device. I believe the inadvertent press of the button (or tap of the screen) may have happened while I was using the device (CALENDAR, TASKS, etc.), although I don't know how. I do know that when I press the green talk button to switch over to the phone, it seems very easy to press it twice and redial the previous number.
As for button lock, how does that affect my ability to answer the phone when it rings?
Button lock does not affect your ability to take a phonecall.
The phone turns on when you get a call, then you can simply press the green button.
I am still wondering why button lock is not activted by default...
I've put my phone in my pocket before, and then found it to have powered itself back on almost straight after being powered off. Then, in my pocket alongside the Jabra and the wired hands-free, I get all sorts of wierd scrawled notes & stuff. I had a new Task yesterday, and at one time my Personal Details had a load of gibberish written all over the place.
The Faux-leather thing the XDA2 came with just seems too bulky to me.
Best bet is to power it 'off,' leave it on the side for a minute and power it 'off' again if it wakes up on its own. And, if you leave it in a bag, check for messages/missed calls when you get back. And make sure to turn it off even after a call you don't pick up.
About 1/2 of the time that I pull my jamin out of my pocket when I'm getting a call, I hit a button of some sort which shunts the inbound call to voicemail. Very very annoying.
I have my buttons all on the locked setting except for power, but when the phone rings - all bets are off and every button is live. Bad design.
Thanks in advance!
I too had the same problems ...I just get the photo framed and what happens .. I press the power botton and turn the thing off! Very annoying.
but you do eventually get used to remembering to not pick it up by the sides wher ethe buttons are.
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I asked the same thing last week (see link). The suggestion did sort of work, but was not slick enough for practical use. Would be nice for a proper solution (such as the 'menu*' on the Nokia).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41956
I use my 8525 in a side case and when the phone rings I usually pull out the phone to see who's calling to decide if i want to answer... though 9 out of 10 times i accidentally hit the answer button. I always lock my phone via device lock on today screen... is there a reg hack or setting which will allow me to disable or customize ALL the buttons (when in lock mode) on the 8525 so I don't accidentally answer. to me if i were to assign a button (ie power or ptt) to only be allowed to accept a call (when the phone is in lock mode) that'd be great. I'm tired of auto answering and what good does a device lock do if you can easily auto answer?
bumping this back up... Can I be the only one with this issue? If so how do you use your phone and not auto answer?
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bumping this back up... Can I be the only one with this issue? If so how do you use your phone and not auto answer?
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Sorry you're not getting replies and I have no solution of the type you are looking for sadly. I've tried to replicate what you say happens but it's not easy!!! My key is not that easily pressed and I always put the device back with screen towards my body - my fingers don't seem to get very close to the green button.
This is probably daft to suggest but have you checked the setting that lets you specify auto answer within X number of rings - just in case it's answering the call by itself!!. (apologies if you checked this setting already!!)
Mike
This may do what you want...
http://www.pocketmax.net/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=da5459e6aadc9c38d5a74b0276782091&board=19.0
Auto Answer is not set... the problem is (and it's a problem with the phone design) when the phone is locked none of the buttons respond until you hit the power button and then unlock the phone via the screen (which is good).
However when there is an incoming call or reminder the screen turns on and then a few buttons are active on the phone (send, end and the two soft keys seem to be). So when a phone call comes in, if the phone is in your pocket or the hip case while reaching for the phone it's VERY easy to accidentally press any of the active buttons and then accidentally accept or reject that call.
I've searched everywhere I can think of and I find little mention of this problem and no mention of a fix, most screen lock replacements only do as much locking as the WM5 built in lock does. The button re-activation after an incoming call is probably something built into the hardware. That's all I can deduce from this.
Thanks for the responses I've received so far.
I am on my fourth PDA phone and have used both Win Mobile 2003 and WM5. They all behaved this way and it is one of my biggest complaints with the Windows OS. I have seen apps for Palm that solve the problem. How hard could it be to have the option to only wake with the press of the power button?!
not hard at all, but the again its M$, i am surprised these devices to have ctrl-alt-del keys.
Before I begin, yes I'm probably a relative newbie, yes I've searched the forum, and yes I've read the wiki.
I've got an 8525 running WM6 (thanks vp3G). I always use my phone in vibrate mode when I'm carrying it around, but I need to switch to audio when it is recharging (obviously I can't feel it when its plugged into the wall and sitting on the shelf). An old StarTAC phone of mine had a setting to toggle between vibrate and sound automatically when plugging in to power.
Is there anything like this for Windows Mobile, and specifically for the 8525? If there isn't, I may have to try to see if I can code this myself, but I thought I'd ask first...
Thanks for any help,
- ncdave
Try a search for Kyphur's Hold Comm Button Toggle program (or just "Kyphur", or other derivatives); it allows you to turn on/off the vibrate function by holding the comm button in once (to turn vibe on), then again to turn vibe off. Small pgm, works well, very little memory use. I know the search mechanism isn't perfect but even searching through the threads will work, which is how I found the program
Hope this helps
It sounds like your solution would be a profile switcher. There are programs out there that know to automatically switch profiles when you connect to the car/headset/usb/power...
does anyone knows how can i remove the vibrate from main menu "button",search button and back button
I'd also love to know this, but I think we're several months away from being able to hack the phone to this level. Something like this would I imagine be integrated on a level that's not yet open to users, but here's hoping.
I don't need the key to vibrate when I press it. I know I've pressed it because... I pressed it. And every vibrating key has visual results. For me, the vibration is also annoying.
You can't.
At least not yet...
just got this phone myself and agree it does get a bit annoying,it is standard on all phones i had until now