Hi all. I have seen many bluetooth toggle solutions and many of them work great. But I am looking for a simple solution to turn BT on, not to toggle it. This is why. I use profiles in Inesoft Phone a lot. But their BT on and off do not work due to the TP2 not using the WM stack. So say I am switching from one profile where BT is on to another where BT should stay on. Toggle does me no good because it will sometimes turn BT off when I really wanted it to stay on. There is a native app on my Tilt 2 in \Windows called TurnBTOff.exe. But there is not one to turn it on. I must have 5 different BT toggles on my phone but nothing to turn on only.
Any ideas for a TurnBTOn app? I am hoping for the typical small footprint cab utility and not another install of an app that does 20 other things besides BT on. I have found some 'on only' cabs, but not for the widcomm stack we have.
try this out. i am downloading it right now myself. it looks like it creates an actual exe shortcut that you can assign to your softkeys or certain hardware buttons to turn BT on and off. i know you mentioned you only need it to turn ON but having both might be good too...
Thanks for the info. But it looks like all of those are toggles, not an "on-only" BT exe. So I don't think it will solve my issue posted above.
Great fix for CHT 1.8 Bluetooth Issue
Thanks for the link! Installed that simple program, and now the Bluetooth toggle switch on my Cookie Home Tab works great on my TP2/Tilt2.
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Does anybody have an idea, why every call I made automaticaly activates Bluetooth?
I do not use any headset.
amir77a said:
Does anybody have an idea, why every call I made automaticaly activates Bluetooth?
I do not use any headset.
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Have you installed Bluetooth Tools?
Not sure if that's even necessary or not, but certainly that software by very nature, does this so that incoming calls can be passed to Bluetooth headsets.
This can be altered, if you are using Bluetooth Tools, by enabling this item on the today screen, and turning OFF timed bluetooth mode.
If you are not using this, then I am not sure...
Yes, I do use Bluetooth tools.
I use it mainly for my GPS BT Receiver.
I will play with its options, and see if this can solved this.
amir77a said:
Yes, I do use Bluetooth tools.
I use it mainly for my GPS BT Receiver.
I will play with its options, and see if this can solved this.
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Not solve mate - it's the whole intention of the software you installed.
Simply enable the Bluetooth Tools plugin on your today screen.
Then you will see a little clock icon.
Tap on this so it goes grey.
This means you just turned OFF the timed bluetooth option.
But mate, it ISN'T a bug, and is the very purpose of Bluetooth Tools for most people.
To get it to activate Bluetooth ONLY when a call comes in, so as to enable the headset.
Instead of PERMANENTLY having to leave BT on, and thus flatten the battery.
i'm pretty sure mine does it when i make the clock grey aswell
Rudegar said:
i'm pretty sure mine does it when i make the clock grey aswell
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Rudegar,
If you grey out the clock, you turn OFF the timed element of Bluetooth.
It will then depend on whether you have Bluetooth ON, or Bluetooth OFF as to what happens then...
All the clock does, AFAIK, is enable or disable timed bluetooth...?
Yep.. guess you right. It's working so good with the BT GPS receiver, I'll just sit and enjoy, and let it work for 60 seconds, each call I make.
Even when I turn the clock grey it still comes on !
OK I can live with the 60secs business, it'll save battery life.
But what is the purpose of the 2 battery indicators 1&2 ?? Can't seem to suss that out ?
ekko star said:
Even when I turn the clock grey it still comes on !
OK I can live with the 60secs business, it'll save battery life.
But what is the purpose of the 2 battery indicators 1&2 ?? Can't seem to suss that out ?
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They are two different Profiles as it were.
It means you can configure settings as you prefer for one device/gps/headset, and then click icon 2 and set another lot, for a different device, then quickly change easily.
That info is from the Bluetooth Tools site, where it is all mentioned.
I don't wish to sound too rude, but it would be helpful if people seeking support would try reading the site where they download stuff from, or the original author's site, first...
http://bluetooth.i-networx.de/index_e.html
thanks for the help mate and thanks for telling me what it already says on that site.
My question is really how to configure those two settings ? I can't work out how I can set different settings for profile 2 nor how I can change 1 ?
ekko star said:
My question is really how to configure those two settings ? I can't work out how I can set different settings for profile 2 nor how I can change 1 ?
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Well, it's dead simple (actually, was too simple for me to understand until someone pointed it out to me...): you tap on '1', so that it gets the little grey box around it. Then you use the normal settings dialogs of the PPC to configure things like backlight timeout, brightness etc. Then go back to the Today screen, tap on '2', and again configure your PPC. Now, each time you tap '1' or '2', the set of settings will be restored. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a list of which settings are actually subject to that toggle. I know that the backlight timing is, because that's what I use it for: while TomTom is running, I don't want the backlight to go out, so while '2' was actibe, I configured the backlight accordingly. Now '1' is my normal mode, and '2' is the "navigation" mode.
Cheers
Daniel
There is this program here called Pocket Bluetooth:
http://www.bluetooth.jazztel.es/
Which is not working very well in my 9100, and actually stopped working entirely.
What it promises:
1. One click enabling and disabling bluetooth
2. Shutting down BT after 60secs of inactivity.
3. Setting the screen light permanently on i.e in the case of a GPS set.
...things very much needed.
Does anybody know of another program that does that?
Thanks
No one?
Cicle BT does one click enabling and disabling of BT
http://www.winmobileapps.com/Home.aspx
Its freeware too.
Works for me U can put it in the tray useing PHM traylaunch
Or map it to one of the hardware buttons 8)
meschle said:
Cicle BT does one click enabling and disabling of BT
http://www.winmobileapps.com/Home.aspx
Its freeware too.
Works for me U can put it in the tray useing PHM traylaunch
Or map it to one of the hardware buttons 8)
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Thanks meschle,
It lacks though 2 main functions for me.
1. Disable BT after 60sec of inactivity and,
2. Screen light toggle, to permanent on, or normal when BT is active.
Regards
I contacted the developer of the Pocket Bluetooth Tools, but got no reply for a week now, nobody knows anything?
No one ?
The first puts a bluetooth icon in the bottom tray - a simple and quick fix
the bt trayicon comes from the universal hacks. It does send a warning but if you soft reset works well in the Wizard.
The second is part of the dktoday plugin (thanks to darek kot for this - see threads in other part of forum) It also lets you enable automatic bluetooth activation so that bluetooth comes on and off when you receive calls. And it has a call counter to keep an eye on total minutes used and on some networks counts sms sent. Also displays cell/mobile operator name.
Hope this helps someone
The dktoday plugin is superb! thanx
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The dktoday plugin is superb! thanx
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All thanks goes to darek who was very patient when compiling this.
I found the best setup is with lines 1&3 enabled and bt headset off. this seems not to drain the batery and I found the missed message bit irritating after a while.
Thanks for the BT tray icon! I was looking for something like that. The installer threw an "Incompatible Device" warning but everything seems to work nicely.
Yes the bt trayicon comes from the universal hacks. It does send a warning but if you soft reset works well in the wizard. Sorry should have mentioned that in first posst
OMG ... I like the DKtoday "program"!!!!
I turned off the displaying of the lines (1st, 2nd, 3rd) so nothing appears on my today screen (already full), BUT ... the bluetooth function (on when a call is received, of when a call is disconnected) works like a champ!!!!!!
Thank you!
Interference with GPS?
Hi guys
Do you know if this program will interfears with the GPS navigation?
I have a bluetooth GPS reciever so just wondering how this software will work?
Will it only recognise BT headset or any BT device?
Thank you
DKToday works fine with tomtom, it will get a signal from tomtom to turn on the BT stack, thus enabling your BT GPS.
Used DKToday since 1.60 up the phone ranks, best plugin for bt/signal/cost control you could ask for.
Hi,
One of the most useful features of TomTom is the auto enable BT when TT starts and then turn it off when TT is turned off.
I also use Route66 because it has better maps but i have to remember to turn BT on before starting the program.. Boring..
So, is it possible to automatically turn ON BT when starting an application and turn it OFF when the app goes off?
SPB Phone Suite turns BT ON and OFF according to profiles and not apps.. almost perfect..
Thanks.
I use PhoneAlarm, which is similar.
I have used some spare profiles to set up a TomTom profile (also a GPS tracking profile): with the TomTom one, it changes screen orientation, BT status, runs TomTom, goes handsfree.
Do you have spare profiles in PhoneSuite to do the same?
yep, phonealarm seems to be the answer but i want something more simple...
i can set the "cradle" profile in phonesuite to turn on BT..
i thought i could add to the app shortcut some kind of command to turn BT on..
but thanks for the tip.
Greetings,
I have a HTC XV6800. Recently I got the GPS to work which is just freaking awesome. I have the HTC Comm Manager and I noticed that the GPS will not work without my bluetooth running. The question I have is, is it possible tomake a button in the Comm manager to turn the GPS on/off while remaining the Bluetooth on/off and visa versa? If you turn the GPS on it turns the bluetooth on since it needs to be used and when you turn it off it turns off the bluetooth. It would have to remember conditions. Is that possible?
Thanks,
mmmm I'm not sure I got your request right.
I think you have an internal gps right ? but you say it can't start without BT ? That's weird !!
Yeah isn't it? So like here are the conditions with Comm Manager added
Flight Mode - On/Off
Phone Mode - On/Off
WLAN - On/Off
Microsoft Direct Push - On/Off
Data Connection - On/Off
Ringer/Vibrate
Internet Sharing - On/Off
ActiveSynce - On/Off
Beam - On/Off
GPS - On/Off (Conditional see below)
Bluetooth - On/Off (Conditional see below)
1. On if turned on by user
2. On if GPS turned on
3. Off if turned off by user
4. Off it turned on by GPS
5. Can not be shut off by user if GPS was started by user.
Get it or is it still confusing?
Actually, it might be very very useful. I mean, considering an internal GPS usually works without any relation to BT... if there's a way to have a buttom to turn it on/off it can save battery... unless there's some kind of mechanism i'm not familiar with which already does that.
nir36 said:
Actually, it might be very very useful. I mean, considering an internal GPS usually works without any relation to BT... if there's a way to have a buttom to turn it on/off it can save battery... unless there's some kind of mechanism i'm not familiar with which already does that.
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Thanks for the support. Now I am not a coder or developer but would someone like to take this on? I think it should be pretty easy. I would imagine you would just have to disect the comm manager and localize the GPS.
just FYI, on other devices with internal gps I've seen, it's turned on/off automatically via the gps software, and there is no entry for GPS in the comm manager..