wondering if there is a registry trick, notification or program to be able to turn on and off my universal with the lid (i know it turns off the screen by default but i thinks this would be cool) im currently using WM6, i searched here and read the whole wiki page but i was unable to find any relevant info hope someone can help. thanks
kurtslashmx said:
wondering if there is a registry trick, notification or program to be able to turn on and off my universal with the lid (i know it turns off the screen by default but i thinks this would be cool) im currently using WM6, i searched here and read the whole wiki page but i was unable to find any relevant info hope someone can help. thanks
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....one thought couldnt you turn off the power off after xx minutes setting, so that your device is always on?
Matt
matt1971 said:
....one thought couldnt you turn off the power off after xx minutes setting, so that your device is always on?
Matt
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Yet another thought... Have you ever tried taking out the battery, putting it back in, then starting the Universal back up? It takes time. Imagine taking all that time each time you open up the screen...
thanks for your reply. actually i did not mean turn off completly the phone i meant standby i was able to do this by deselecting the turn off the phone in the setting so every time i open the lid it is already on but this is affecting my battery life (i see about a 25% increse battery drain) so the point is to send the uni to stand by every time i close the lid and to bring it back from stand by as soon as i open it. thanks
Hey guys, this has probably been answered before but I've had a look around... cant find a solution!
I ride a motorcycle and the satnav on the phone is absolutely superb, I'm using TomTom6, but unfortunately the problem I have is that I have to keep the phone in my pocket... which poses a problem as turning the phone into sleep mode or locking the phone turns the GPS chip off completely!
I can't really keep the phone on tomtom while in my pocket without locking it as touching the screen causes the tomtom to enter the menu and a whole series of settings get touched accidentally!
So is there a way to put the phone into sleep mode, by which i mean quickly pressing the button on the top to turn the screen off... but keep the gps on?
I've tried using HDTweak and AdvancedConfig but can't find the right settings if there are any
Any help would be appreciated!
ok ill be quick before you involke the wrath of moderators, they will harp on about the search and not to keep making new threads which is fairly justified since it makes a big mess here, but anyhow, since you asked, yee shall find..
psShutXP
that will do the trick for you, works a dream for me wondering around the mountains tracking my routes
hope it helps mate, just better remember the forum search next time hay!
my bad! I did have a search around but must have missed it, apologies for useless thread! lol
Cheers bud
Try this
Christov said:
Hey guys, this has probably been answered before but I've had a look around... cant find a solution!
I ride a motorcycle and the satnav on the phone is absolutely superb, I'm using TomTom6, but unfortunately the problem I have is that I have to keep the phone in my pocket... which poses a problem as turning the phone into sleep mode or locking the phone turns the GPS chip off completely!
I can't really keep the phone on tomtom while in my pocket without locking it as touching the screen causes the tomtom to enter the menu and a whole series of settings get touched accidentally!
So is there a way to put the phone into sleep mode, by which i mean quickly pressing the button on the top to turn the screen off... but keep the gps on?
I've tried using HDTweak and AdvancedConfig but can't find the right settings if there are any
Any help would be appreciated!
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also you could use another simple piece of soft ScreenOFF. it does what the title said one touch and screen is off so no accidental touches are made in pocket and no locking done...
here is link
http://www.appliedpda.com/downloads/download_list/11
By using either of these programs... do I need to go into my device's power settings and turn off sleep then?
I'm away to go on a Snowboarding holiday soon, and have a program for tracking my runs etc. I don't want it switching the GPS off and losing my tracks!!
Hey guys, just to let you all know I've now tried all of these programs and they all stop the GPS from working when theyre run... it's a real shame!
Anyone found anything that works?
Have been looking for something like this myself but as the GPS is quite a power hogging device, without external power your battery will drain pretty quickly.
Going a different route myself. Ordered a Suunto X10 and will download tracks afterwards.
Was looking at making a clear, waterproof dash mount box with USB power in the bottom. With a hinged (book-like) front you could drop the phone in on power and leave it enabled running GPS. Would also display incoming callers that way.
Farsquidge said:
Have been looking for something like this myself but as the GPS is quite a power hogging device, without external power your battery will drain pretty quickly.
Going a different route myself. Ordered a Suunto X10 and will download tracks afterwards.
Was looking at making a clear, waterproof dash mount box with USB power in the bottom. With a hinged (book-like) front you could drop the phone in on power and leave it enabled running GPS. Would also display incoming callers that way.
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neat idea, I was considering making a waterproof case for my motorcycle but that would involve a lot of cost and time. Two things I certainly lack!
Battery seems to be ok for me, I can do a 1.5 hour journey without totally draining the battery. As long as I take my charger with me I can charge at the other end.
I find this problem really bizarre, seems like a bit of a design flaw...
What about a tank bag?
I used to use a blueangel (XDAIIs) on my bike...
1. 3 part tank bag from ALDI 16.99 (With clear map bit at the top).
2. Battery to car ciggarette socket 2.50
3. Headphone extension cable Maplins 1.50
Power and in ear headphones for directions, ok looking at the TT itself whilst moving is not good, but thats what traffic lights are for
Since then I crashed my bike, bought a car and upgraded to the Blackstone.
install MobileMagic and on the Options tab tick GPS and "GPS while "power off".
Having the GPS running all the time does suck on the battery a bit, but I managed 6 hours on Dartmoor navigating with Memory-Map today (very nice it was too, thank you for asking).
been trying fiddling with mobilemagic all week, including the settings you suggested... it's not working The nice lady turns off as soon as I turn the screen off even if mobilemagic has the "GPS while power off" checkbox checked
Christov said:
been trying fiddling with mobilemagic all week, including the settings you suggested... it's not working The nice lady turns off as soon as I turn the screen off even if mobilemagic has the "GPS while power off" checkbox checked
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You are quite right, I hadn't tried it with TomTom.
It isn't a GPS problem tho', it's TomTom!
I tested it out with MemoryMap and a coupla other GPS logging programs, they had no problem with their GPS log when the screen is off. But TomTom suspends whilst the screen is off, even if the phone's GPS is still on.
I don't know how to persuade TomTom to do what you want, but it would prolly be worth asking in the TomTom thread (or at least giving this thread a more appropriate title).
One workaround (albeit a battery draining one) would be to go to Start-Settings-System-Power-Advanced and untick the option, "Turn off device if not used for"
Then lock the screen by holding the Phone Down key.
(I'll just pop out now to check if that works)
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Nop that's no good either... but it's definitely a TomTom issue not a GPS one
(even with the screen just locked instead of off)
A little searching has found you an answer(s) (I hope!),
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=453287&highlight=tomtom+screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367671&highlight=tomtom+screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367671&highlight=tomtom+screen
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You are quite right, I hadn't tried it with TomTom.
It isn't a GPS problem tho', it's TomTom!
I tested it out with MemoryMap and a coupla other GPS logging programs, they had no problem with their GPS log when the screen is off. But TomTom suspends whilst the screen is off, even if the phone's GPS is still on.
I don't know how to persuade TomTom to do what you want, but it would prolly be worth asking in the TomTom thread (or at least giving this thread a more appropriate title).
One workaround (albeit a battery draining one) would be to go to Start-Settings-System-Power-Advanced and untick the option, "Turn off device if not used for"
Then lock the screen by holding the Phone Down key.
(I'll just pop out now to check if that works)
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Nop that's no good either... but it's definitely a TomTom issue not a GPS one
(even with the screen just locked instead of off)
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Ah, that explains why i can do it, memory map works fine with them, if its just tracking you need i would do as suggested above and force device to stay on but id also make sure to turn the backlight off all together, used to do that with an older device and it will easily last for 9 hours
cheers for all the help guys! I didn't click it could be a problem with tomtom itself, kind of should have realised at some point!
Gonna try Gyrator 2 tomoro while I'm in the car and can keep an eye on it. If that doesn't work, I might try MemoryMap and see if that works. Quite like tomtoms interface tho!
Will update after I've had a chance to play with the settings.
Once again thanks for all the help!
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I might try MemoryMap and see if that works
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I wouldn't bother!
It's an ace bit of software.... for hiking, not biking!
It does OS maps, and it doesn't do any talking!
gadgetuk437 said:
I wouldn't bother!
It's an ace bit of software.... for hiking, not biking!
It does OS maps, and it doesn't do any talking!
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hmm.. might have to avoid that then. Any other GPS 'talky' satnav programs out there you're aware of?
Christov said:
Hey guys, this has probably been answered before but I've had a look around... cant find a solution!
I ride a motorcycle and the satnav on the phone is absolutely superb, I'm using TomTom6, but unfortunately the problem I have is that I have to keep the phone in my pocket... which poses a problem as turning the phone into sleep mode or locking the phone turns the GPS chip off completely!
I can't really keep the phone on tomtom while in my pocket without locking it as touching the screen causes the tomtom to enter the menu and a whole series of settings get touched accidentally!
So is there a way to put the phone into sleep mode, by which i mean quickly pressing the button on the top to turn the screen off... but keep the gps on?
I've tried using HDTweak and AdvancedConfig but can't find the right settings if there are any
Any help would be appreciated!
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It really depends which SatNav software you're using. TomTom wants to have the screen active to work. Finally I hooked up a female cigarette lighter plug to my motorcycle battery and plug in my phone using a Cig/USB adapter...no more battery drain!
I use NoniGpsPlot.
And I have a feature to turn screen off.
I've tested. The GPS continues to plot while the screen is off.
well it's FINALLY working!
Gyrator2 did the job, if I get it to lock when the stylus is in, the gps and tomtom continues to work with the screen locked.
One drawback to this is that the screen actually freezes so you can't *see* where you're going but of course this is no problem for me as I'm listening and not watching. Pulling the stylus out updates the screen immediately to where you are while running tomtom ofc.
So thanks for all the help guys, so happy to have this handy feature working properly! But yeah, if other people want to do the same perhaps try something else if you want to see where you're going as well as hear!
Hi,
I'm looking for device lock application, but with one specific feature. I have very close-fitting case and touchscreen is always pressed by it. So one day I found my Diamond's battery completely drained - I discovered that device couldn't stand by because touchscreen was still active.
What I'm looking for is lock application which turns touchscreen off completely so unlocking will be possible only with keys. S2U2 (which I use now) has no such feature, TouchLockPro works unstable when I try to unlock with capacity sensors.
Thanks for any suggestions,
varvocel said:
Hi,
I'm looking for device lock application, but with one specific feature. I have very close-fitting case and touchscreen is always pressed by it. So one day I found my Diamond's battery completely drained - I discovered that device couldn't stand by because touchscreen was still active.
What I'm looking for is lock application which turns touchscreen off completely so unlocking will be possible only with keys. S2U2 (which I use now) has no such feature, TouchLockPro works unstable when I try to unlock with capacity sensors.
Thanks for any suggestions,
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Did you ever tried SensorLock?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422871
Lycox said:
Did you ever tried SensorLock?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422871
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Thanks Lycox,
Unfortunately it doesn't lock my device. With feedback enabled it vibrates twice after power on, but PDA is unlocked.
I know S2U2 and PocketShield can turn power off after some inactivity time, but there are applications as SKSchema bypassing lock and you could have important reminders dismissed accidentally.
So - is there "everything locking" application, maybe without beautiful interface, but 100% preventing random calls/dismiss/power on?
varvocel said:
Hi,
I'm looking for device lock application, but with one specific feature. I have very close-fitting case and touchscreen is always pressed by it. So one day I found my Diamond's battery completely drained - I discovered that device couldn't stand by because touchscreen was still active.
What I'm looking for is lock application which turns touchscreen off completely so unlocking will be possible only with keys. S2U2 (which I use now) has no such feature, TouchLockPro works unstable when I try to unlock with capacity sensors.
Thanks for any suggestions,
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Did you try to disable the capacitive sensors in TouchLockPro Because there are enough other means for unlocking in TouchLockPro.....
hi everybody!
I'm having problem. Iolite wakes up when I put it into the case with magnet. i have same problem twhen putting into the auto holder but now it's more serous. Anybody knows how to deactivate such wake up?
I am suspecting some service or driver, but can't tell you now, which one it is, because I haven't time to play with it. Maybe after weekend.
Hi!
So nobody knows how to get rid of that backlight auto turning on?
what do you see when it wakes up? the navpanel?
Baga12: Which part of my previous answer did you not understand? That waking up is because of small sensors on Iolite's back. Primarily, they are there to react to "navi-active" phoneholder. Every time, when magnetic field goes near them, Naviservice is triggered and NaviPanel starts. You can disable Naviservice, but Iolite will still wake up. Therefore, there must be some other service or driver responsible for this. And playing and messing with services and drivers is not an easy stuff, so please be little bit patient.
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what do you see when it wakes up? the navpanel?
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It just wakes up and shows what was before (today screen). Before I disabled the navipanel... now the backlight just turns on.
torrentonly said:
Baga12: Which part of my previous answer did you not understand? That waking up is because of small sensors on Iolite's back. Primarily, they are there to react to "navi-active" phoneholder. Every time, when magnetic field goes near them, Naviservice is triggered and NaviPanel starts. You can disable Naviservice, but Iolite will still wake up. Therefore, there must be some other service or driver responsible for this. And playing and messing with services and drivers is not an easy stuff, so please be little bit patient.
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I also think there's a way through the services or drivers or register tweaks... Thanks, torrentonly, I'll be patient. Hope you'll find time.
Maybe it is easier (and safer) to get another case without magnet?
Madana said:
Maybe it is easier (and safer) to get another case without magnet?
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Good idea.. but I've bought it from ebay and waited for 4 weeks... don't want to change it
I finally solved the problem! I just used instructions in the thread "HowTo - Customize Hardware buttons" and it helped. Thank you all for your attention!
Hi Folks!
New in the world of WM STD I have the following issues I can't find a solution to. Probably anybody can help cause the solution is nearer than I think...
From WM 6 Prof. I am used to turn on my device with the power button and turn it off, or at least the screen, by pressing it again. With my Snap I just can turn the display on with the power button. Turning off doesn't work for me, I have to wait until it turns dark on it's own. Is there a way to turn the display off by pressing a button like on WM Prof. devices?
I searched for lowering the battery warn level. Right now my Snap starts blinking when the battery is below 20%. In my eyes much too high and with WM Prof. I had the opportunity to change that in the settings. I couldn't find anything similar in WM STD. Is there a way to change it?
Are there any news about flashing a SPL 1.24 Snap? Hard SPL or Jump SPL. I'd prefer Jump SPL, but I would appreciate any solution to get a custom ROM.
Thanks a lot in advance for reading and probably answering!
Cheers
S*
Just to be on the right side: Is that just a thing I see as a problem, is there no solution available or probably I wasn't able to explain my problem properly...
Please let me know.
Thanks
S*
1. There is no way to turn off the display manually..good old non-touch technology
2. First i thought 20% iss to early too, but after it starts flashing, my Snap have only 5-6 hours left on normal use. Typical for rechargable batterys i guess.
3. i have no idea
Randel Burton said:
1. There is no way to turn off the display manually..good old non-touch technology
2. First i thought 20% iss to early too, but after it starts flashing, my Snap have only 5-6 hours left on normal use. Typical for rechargable batterys i guess.
3. i have no idea
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Thanks for the answer. Yes, I guess the "turning off the display" way only is possible on pocket pc's, if you come from normal mobile phones it's what you are used to...
True about the 20%. Anyhow I wondered if it is adjustable...
Thanks!
S*