Is there anyone developing any utilities to be able to power on a PDA (mine is ipaq 210) by pushing an assigned hardware button.
There are no existing ones that power on that I could find.
thanks
The power button?
WONDERFUL! You just made my day!
wearefree said:
The power button?
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Obviously I should have been more specific and mentioned that the power button was the only way I could turn it on on the 210.
I want to be able to turn it on with another hardware button assigned like I did on my Axim X5 (and other PDA's).
I think u can do it with AE Button Plus.
Not exactly what you are looking for...
...but under Settings>Button Lock you can select to not lock buttons so that your PDA turns on with every button.
I agree with above, mine turns on with every hardware button I press, not just the power button? Does yours turn off fully or go into standby?
I do not have the button lock option on the ipaq 210. I also emailed the developer of the AE Button to check on the fuctionality as it was not listed on his site (only the power off and the display off were there).
thanks for your replies and suggestions.
I have the same question.
Some devices seem to only allow power button to activate the device.
For 210, I know only two ways able to turn it on: press power button or plug-in/out power cable.
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I own an O2 Mini & Eten M500.
Is there any possibility of remapping the power on/off button to another hardware key since my actual button is acting funny with me.(it works most of the time, but certain times even if I sit on it it wont power on the device. Power off is not a problem since I programmed it to sleep after xx secs.)
Any developer gurus out there who can develop a prog. for me :roll:
Thanks in advance for the help.
I dropped my HTC Hermes device and now the power button is stuck in.
Is there anyway to remap the power on/off function to another hardware button? Specifically the comms button.
well, i would like to delete my message, but dont know how?
i can edit it but i cant delete it, right?
You can use "AE Button Plus" to map all the other keys to other various functions, "power off the device" is among them...
you can even specify actions for single press, double press, triple press or long press for each button.. good luck
ae button or pqzII is okay
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I own an O2 Mini & Eten M500.
Is there any possibility of remapping the power on/off button to another hardware key since my actual button is acting funny with me.(it works most of the time, but certain times even if I sit on it it wont power on the device. Power off is not a problem since I programmed it to sleep after xx secs.)
Any developer gurus out there who can develop a prog. for me :roll:
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Thats quite strange and I've never heard that one before. I'm guessing there could be some oxidation on the contacts of the power button.
As a test to be 100% sure its the button which is the problem, have you tried calling the device to wake it up when the power button refuses to work? Reason being, is that I suspect its actually the device freezing and not waking up rather than just the power button malfunctioning. If the power button refuses to work and you can successfully wake up the device by other means (eg, a phone call) then you can explore other alternatives
how do i map leftsoftkey as the redkey(Red Phone Button) and the redkey as leftsoftkey?
current hardware keymap:
leftsoftkey controller rightsoftkey
greenkey controller redkey
what i want:
redkey controller rightsoftkey
greenkey controller leftsoftkey
reason for tiz is i cant seem to get morphgear to use the redkey or the greenkey even after mapping in the game. by mapping leftsoftkey to the redkey, i can then play the game with "A" "B" buttons using my right hand. so "A" will be mapped to rightsoftkey and "B" mapped to "leftsoftkey"(physically redkey).
i hv tried ae button plus.. tried unbinding redkey still no use. tried binding single press to virtual key too but to no avail.
It could help
[email protected] said:
I own an O2 Mini & Eten M500.
Is there any possibility of remapping the power on/off button to another hardware key since my actual button is acting funny with me.(it works most of the time, but certain times even if I sit on it it wont power on the device. Power off is not a problem since I programmed it to sleep after xx secs.)
Any developer gurus out there who can develop a prog. for me :roll:
Thanks in advance for the help.
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This one is from the Hermes forum, at least gives you a couple of ideas on how to...
Cheers!
Rigging screen off (like PWMP)
I would like help on this too. Is there any way to rig the device so the power button only ever turns on/off the screen (like windows media player does) or at least is there a program or cab someone can design to do this????
Thanks in advance.
I've figured out how to do the above, if anyone wants to know pm me.
I'm running Black 3.01, and the only way I can bring the device out of STANDY is with the power button. My KeyLock is set to "Lock buttons if device is locked." The device is NOT locked, just in standby, and the only button that can get it to wake up is a quick-push of the Power-Button.
I thought there was an app that said you could push ANY button to bring it out, but I can't find that on WM6 Black 3.01.
Thanks!
I asked this same question long ago with no real answer, i hate the small power button and its just to hard to find... If the power button could be relocated to the PTT that would make this phone awesome...
mitchg said:
I'm running Black 3.01, and the only way I can bring the device out of STANDY is with the power button. My KeyLock is set to "Lock buttons if device is locked." The device is NOT locked, just in standby, and the only button that can get it to wake up is a quick-push of the Power-Button.
I thought there was an app that said you could push ANY button to bring it out, but I can't find that on WM6 Black 3.01.
Thanks!
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Start>Settings>System>Key Lock
Select "Do not lock buttons"
Hello.
My solution to this problem is to use MortSaver. It can be configured:
one press on (a specified) button sends the phone to standby
two presses on (a specified) button bring the phone back
one press on (a specified) button show the time, missed calls, mms/sms, battery and phone signal
I've assigned it to the upper right (Internet Explorer) button and it does the job well.
Best regards!
jZ
Not sure if this helps, but a friend of mine broke his power button, and now wakes his device up by ejecting and re-inseting his memory card.
A couple of quick questions for people who have actually got the phone:
1) Is there an easy way to turn the backlight/screen on/off (to save battery) at the press of a button as you can on most other touchscreen phones?
2) How easy/quick is it to lock/unlock the phone?
3) Approx how many seconds is it from when you press the power button to when the phone is fully loaded and ready to be used?
Thanks in advance!
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A couple of quick questions for people who have actually got the phone:
1) Is there an easy way to turn the backlight/screen on/off (to save battery) at the press of a button as you can on most other touchscreen phones?
2) How easy/quick is it to lock/unlock the phone?
3) Approx how many seconds is it from when you press the power button to when the phone is fully loaded and ready to be used?
Thanks in advance!
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1. Briefly press the Power Button.
2. To Unlock ~ Swipe your finger across the screen.
3. Depends:
Are you talking of from Powering On or from switching the screen back on?
If from Powering On:-
It really depends on how many Apps/Drivers installed but mine takes around 25 seconds from a long press on the Power button to fully loaded.
If from just switching on the screen:-
Instantly.... and can be switched on either with a brief press on the Power button or the Home key at the bottom of the screen.
Thanks for the reply!
I presume the power button is on the very top edge of the phone?
So would I be correct in saying that a brief press on the power button actually turns the display off (effectively locking the phone from the point of view of accidentally pressing something on screen if it's in your pocket for example) ?
But if the home button turns the screen back on in the same way as the power button, wouldn't THAT be prone to accidentally activating the phone when you don't want it to?
I've always found it much quicker to simply turn off the display instead of actually locking it.
hotlips69 said:
Thanks for the reply!
I presume the power button is on the very top edge of the phone?
So would I be correct in saying that a brief press on the power button actually turns the display off (effectively locking the phone from the point of view of accidentally pressing something on screen if it's in your pocket for example) ?
But if the home button turns the screen back on in the same way as the power button, wouldn't THAT be prone to accidentally activating the phone when you don't want it to?
I've always found it much quicker to simply turn off the display instead of actually locking it.
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The power button is on the side of the phone, on the right side.
If you press the power button on Android it will lock and shut off the screen yes.
and you press the home button on any android device it usually activated the screen and then you have to swipe to unlock.
Thanks...I was getting confused.
So when you briefly press the power button, it actually "locks" the phone and turns off the display and needs to be "unlocked" with another press of this button & a finger swipe.
Is this hard coded or can you stop the "home" button from also trying to lock/unlock the device, i.e. can I simply use the power button to lock/unlock and the home button doesn't do anything in this state??
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Thanks...I was getting confused.
So when you briefly press the power button, it actually "locks" the phone and turns off the display and needs to be "unlocked" with another press of this button & a finger swipe.
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Correct.
Is this hard coded or can you stop the "home" button from also trying to lock/unlock the device, i.e. can I simply use the power button to lock/unlock and the home button doesn't do anything in this state??
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It is hard coded.
However, to switch the phone on using the Home button does require a significant press and it is recessed.
Very quick to unlock the phone, whether you use the swipe to unlock or the Android 'join the dots' security. I actually prefer this as you have a decent sized clock on the screen.
I presume the Simcard PIN request on device startup works the same as it does on Windows Mobile devices?
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Hello,
with android 2.2 the power button was assigned to Home, and I configured the power button to show notifications (when already in home screen).
Moreover sometimes the system is slowering, and it's convenient to have a power on button different than the Power Off.
...with latest android build FRX04, the power button now power the device on and off,
is it possible to reaffect this ?
...otherwise is it possible to have this function with "end" button ?
florent_lyon said:
Hello,
with android 2.2 the power button was assigned to Home, and I configured the power button to show notifications (when already in home screen).
Moreover sometimes the system is slowering, and it's convenient to have a power on button different than the Power Off.
...with latest android build FRX04, the power button now power the device on and off,
is it possible to reaffect this ?
...otherwise is it possible to have this function with "end" button ?
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With android 2.2 do you mean FRX03? I didn't have that behaviour.
In spare parts you can configure the End button to go to Home or Home/then sleep, for example, but I can't find anything to show notifications.
BTW, there's a thread to help with this type of issues, the first sticky
No problem I made a rootfs that fixed the key mapping for the blackstone.
I will just update the latest rootfs and post it here ok
Best Regards,
ST1Cl<^^aN
Thank you stickman for posting this rootfs mod
Is this possible to have same functions for hardware buttons like in WM?
I've got a XDA Mini S which I was given. It works fine, except the power button is faulty. I can press the soft reset button to switch it on, and any button unlocks the phone, but I have to just wait for the screen to time out when I'm done doing whatever I'm doing with it.
Is it possible to reassign the power button to another button, e.g. the voice recorder? I know it wont work to switch the phone on from powered down, but can I lock the phone with another button, maybe via an application or config tool?
abo999 said:
I've got a XDA Mini S which I was given. It works fine, except the power button is faulty. I can press the soft reset button to switch it on, and any button unlocks the phone, but I have to just wait for the screen to time out when I'm done doing whatever I'm doing with it.
Is it possible to reassign the power button to another button, e.g. the voice recorder? I know it wont work to switch the phone on from powered down, but can I lock the phone with another button, maybe via an application or config tool?
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try to use the AE button Plus for remapping hardware buttons! You can download it at http://ae.inc.ru/index.php