Diagnosis App - Focus General

Anyone have a "Diagnosis" app on their phone? I picked up my phone on Monday. Brought it home to show my wife and, quite unexpectedly, she said, "I want one." So, I went back to the store Tuesday night and picked up one for her. As I helped her get things set up on it I noticed that she has a "Diagnosis" app on it. I do not have that app on my phone.
It basically shows a large keypad that takes up most of the screen and that's it.
Anyone know what this is and/or what it's used for?
UPDATE
I did some more searching around and found out that if you dial ##634# and press call then it launches the Diagnosis app. Once you've done this once it then appears in your applications list. Now, if I could only figure out what to do with it...
UPDATE #2
Found information on another forum that if you key in *#1234# into the diagnosis app it will bring up information about the phone including the MAC Address of your bluetooth hardware and your wi-fi hardware. Pretty cool. What else can this little tool do???
Thanks,
McP

Do you know any other codes?

This application also exists on the Omnia 7 (no surprise), and I found these codes work too:
*#2*# - Battery Diagnostics
*#3*# - Brightness Test
Also not mentioned here is the LCD Test - *#0*# and the USB Settings - *#7284# which also allows tethering.

I just did *#0011# and it entered into a new test mode and showed temp, etc with a numberpad on the bottom.

And of course the all important *#7284#

*#2580# goes into test mode

*#0987# multi touch test
hmm tracks up to 4 points did not know that
*#1111# Test mode Read FTA SW version
*#2222# Test mode Read FTA HW version
*#777# Result : Operation (99): Vphone 777 done!

Anyone wanting to explore the diagnostics screens should be very wary. I'm now having major accelerometer issues on my Omnia 7. Contents are now being displayed in landscape mode and it is not auto rotating to potrait mode even when you turn the phone over.......anyone else having these issues?

I also am suffering this horrible affliction. I'm Stuck in landscape mode in browser, search, and text.messaging. All pictures I take with camera save upside down too.
I did a hardrest within phone and with vol down/power/camera. Neither fixed the issue. It must be a firmware issue. Since I'll be returning it later today Ill tryto find a factory default for it in the *#2580# menu. If u enter that menu and hit back, there are tons of options and info, test, readings, settings.
**EDIT** In the *#0*# (LCD TEST) menu there is acceleramitor test option. Once in it there is a button that states [CAL] I assume it means calibration, I decided to go ahead and press it and if the picture displayed on screen is facing the correct way (based on how the phone is held) when pressed a message comes up (True) if not facing the proper way it states (False). In this test state the picture does turn all directions at first, then it wants to stay either upside down for portrait, or facing to the right for landscape. I have not had any luck getting it back to normal.
**EDIT2** I called my AT&T they are going to do a full exchange for mine, they told me to bring everything for full replacement. No questions asked after I told them the screen wouldnt rotate. I'm done tinkering with the Diagnosis app.
**EDIT2** My new Focus has a different Hardware Revision # then the one I returned. The one I returned was made 11/1/10 in Korea HR# was 3.1.0.5. My new replacement was manufactured on 11/8/10 in Korea and HR# is 3.1.0.7 .

Where did you find the Hardware Revision #?

nvrmind i see the code above..

Someone has posted a list of codes here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=839154
Might be worth posting all these ones in that thread and get the OP to update the list in post #1...I can maybe sticky it if the list grows

smoothcrooner said:
Anyone wanting to explore the diagnostics screens should be very wary. I'm now having major accelerometer issues on my Omnia 7. Contents are now being displayed in landscape mode and it is not auto rotating to potrait mode even when you turn the phone over.......anyone else having these issues?
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Try this: Dial ##634# from the phone pad press the call button when the diagnostic screen appears type *2767*3855# to preform a full restore.

the_scotsman said:
Someone has posted a list of codes here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=839154
Might be worth posting all these ones in that thread and get the OP to update the list in post #1...I can maybe sticky it if the list grows
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It's starting to look like it might also be worth documentating those that will trash your phone permanently or at least semi-permanently. Diagnostics that kill your phone aren't diagnostics.

Related

Yet another device lock application.

I know, I know... vijay555 just released a similar application earlier today. It seems we were working on the same thing at the same time. After discussing this with him in his thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45851
I've decided to go ahead and release my own version as an alternative.
The program can (and probably should!) be mapped to a hardware button using the Buttons control panel applet. I run mine on Button 4(hold) because I never use the voice recorder. This also prevents locking the device unintentionally.
I have also added two minor features to the application that some might find useful. You can optionally put the device to sleep after it is locked (same as pressing the power button) and you can configure a program to run just before the device is locked. This is useful if you have an application that you may want to look at frequently without unlocking the device. (Contacts, Calendar, a full-screen clock application, etc).
Both of these options are set in a control panel applet System->Device Lock.
NOTE: I know some people have use memmaid to register the lock application to run on wake up. If you do this, DO NOT select the suspend device option!! This will result in not being able to wake your device up for more than a few seconds (Wake up the device, your notification tells the device to lock, the lock process suspends the device, You wake up the device, rinse, repeat)
If you do this, all is not lost, just soft reset your device and uncheck the option to suspend in the control panel.
Here's a link to the installer (Requires WM5 PocketPC edition):
http://www.mr2-power.com/downloads/DeviceLock.CAB
You will likely need to soft-reset to see the new Control Panel applet.
*NEW* The latest version does NOT require the Lock Device today item to be loaded!
Enjoy!
-Matt Armstrong
Tried it on a BA and it works but change the default from suspend when locked since the applet doesnt show till after soft-reset. Thanks.
so you're saying make the default behavior NOT to suspend. Someone in another forum also requested the ability to blank the screen rather than suspend. I'll likely add this option in the next couple of days. I can change the default registry entry now though. A new installer should be up in a couple of minutes.
-Matt
Ok, yet another new CAB file has been uploaded. This new version has the option to suspend the device OR just blank the screen. If you blank the screen your programs will continue to run (and consume more power!). To restore the screen just press the power button. I also changed the default behavior after install to JUST lock the phone (not susped or blank). Everything else is the same.
-Matt
P.S. I appreciate all of the feedback very much. Keep it coming!
Thanks for the changes armstrom, ill download and test again. Thanks
Just installed and it works ok.
I have updated the software one final time for the night.
I have eliminated the requirement that the Lock Device today item be loaded. Now you can go unload that item and free up 20 pixels of screen real-estate For some reason this was a biggie to many people :? So it's finally done.
Keep the bug reports coming as you find them.
-Matt
great version. Without the plugin makes it invaluable. Maybe you can make as an option to hook it to the power button to get it to run when you power off? Or we can use vjkey for that
Well, I can add that option. In fact an early revision of the software did have it. I was just having inconsistent results with it on my MDA. For some reason the MDA wasn't firing the wakeup event if I suspend and then resume with just the power button. (press the power to suspend, then press again to resume). If I programmatically suspend the device, then I get the event every time. I can add it back in though if you want to try it on your device. Maybe you'll have better luck?
Edit: I just installed the new version vj's software and it has the same problem as mine. For some reason my phone does fire the wake-up event properly! I'll add the option back in to my software since it seems to work on other people's hardware just fine.
-Matt
Awesome!!
Man this place is great!
Armstrom, both you and VJ are awesome. This was the biggest single thing I've missed since buying my 8125. Since I use Xpress mail and the device wakes up when a message comes in, and if it's in my holster, and a button is gettind pushed, all sorts of weird things would happen.
So I had to always remember to go to Today, scroll down, hit the lock function...grrr.
But no more. I can't believe the terrific amount of support, hard work and resources you guys all contribute to these cool little gadgets.
Thanks again to both of you.
-JMS
If this can be made wot work reliably with power on events it would be awesome.
Thank you for putting these together.
One quick question...
I would love to have the Today screen as my default app to load on a lock action, however I can't find a way to do it. There is no .lnk file to point your Device Lock to.
I tried installing PHM Keys (as there's a Today .lnk in there) but it won't install in WM5.
Any programatic way to invoke/call the Today screen from a shortcut/lnk file so I can point the Device Lock to that file so Today is always showing when I lock my phone.
Thanks again, you guys are great.
-JMS
(Apologies for multiple entries - posting problems)
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Great job Matt.
One quick question for ya - I would like to keep Egress running on the today screen when the device is locked. When I choose NOT to suspend the device or blank the screen, the today screen shows but the egress app is not cycling thru the latest news (it sticks on the last before the lock).
Is there any way to keep Egress at least cycling thru the news it d/l before the lock (if not allowing it to continue to update at egress specified times)?
Thanks again!
Thank you
A very useful app!
jkimrey said:
Great job Matt.
One quick question for ya - I would like to keep Egress running on the today screen when the device is locked. When I choose NOT to suspend the device or blank the screen, the today screen shows but the egress app is not cycling thru the latest news (it sticks on the last before the lock).
Is there any way to keep Egress at least cycling thru the news it d/l before the lock (if not allowing it to continue to update at egress specified times)?
Thanks again!
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I'm really not sure how to solve that issue. I've never use the application you're talking about. Perhaps it is detecting the device being locked and not updating itself? I'm really not sure.
-Matt
Matt,
I think it must have something to do with the phone being in locked mode. I've found that when the phone is locked, the screen will go black after a couple seconds for both the lock on the today screen as well as when using a hardware button thru your application.
When I use the today screen app, after tapping the screen when black, it will display the today screen with the cycling headlines.
When I use your lock app, however, and tap to get the screen back, it doesn't cycle. If I hold down the power button and then turn it back on after being locked by your app, however, it does cycle.
Not a huge deal, just found it interesting...Wonder what would be different between the included today screen lock and your lock app that would cause this?
Thanks again!
armstrom said:
jkimrey said:
Great job Matt.
One quick question for ya - I would like to keep Egress running on the today screen when the device is locked. When I choose NOT to suspend the device or blank the screen, the today screen shows but the egress app is not cycling thru the latest news (it sticks on the last before the lock).
Is there any way to keep Egress at least cycling thru the news it d/l before the lock (if not allowing it to continue to update at egress specified times)?
Thanks again!
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I'm really not sure how to solve that issue. I've never use the application you're talking about. Perhaps it is detecting the device being locked and not updating itself? I'm really not sure.
-Matt
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Ok, I have added the option to lock the device on wake-up. Note: I have not been able to test this because my device does not properly send wake-up notifications. If someone could give this a try and let me know if it works I would appreciate it.
I have also added command line options to override the configuration specified in the control panel applet. The options are as follows:
-o:* Overrides the lock options and takes a number 0-2.
0 = Lock Only
1 = Lock then Suspend
2 = Lock then Blank Screen
-r:* Overrides the application to run after locking. This must have Quotes around it. Specifying -r:"" will prevent the default application from running.
Here are some examples:
Blank the screen and run the calculator.
DeviceLock.exe -o:2 -r:"\Windows\calc.exe"
Just lock and don't run anything
DeviceLock.exe -o:0 -r:""
You do not need these command line options if you just want the device lock to always follow what you have specified in the applet. These are only to optionally override the specified behavior. Some people on another board expressed the desire to have the device lock in two different ways depending on what they were doing. This is the way
Again, please let me know if the lock on wake functionality works or not
The cab is in the usual place.
-Matt
Here are some examples:
DeviceLock.exe -o:2

[Q] X2 Charging and other queries

Hi guys. I've been trying to search for this problems i've encountered on my X2 and i simply can't find any answers for it.
I have few minor problems which i want to ask.
1. My device keeps on charging even if the led image says that it's already 100%. I only assumed it is still charging because it is well written on its Status right above the led image.
Is this normal, and is there a way to fix this if ever? I'm worried that my battery gets overcharged if i wont to anything about this.
2. Sometimes my camera button fails to work. It happened several times now that when i try to activate the camera using its button on the right side the camera doesn't appear right away. Another thing, sometimes when i'm trying to take pictures and i pressed the camera button, the camera will just pause for a while and then green square boxes will appear on the screen. No image will be taken. Is that normal? or my camera is having problems?
3. I also noticed that the contacts are filtered by to view all contents (sim and device contacts) by default. I set mine to filter it to be able to just view the device contacts but whenever i open the contacts it reverts back to its default filtering which is "All Contacts". It is very useful at least for me to use the device as the contact's handler because my sim has limited memory and is divided into 2 parts. The first part is the one that appears and the other one can only be viewed if you disable the first part and make the 2nd part available by using the sim services embedded with it. So what i did was i copied all the 1st part and the 2nd part sim contents to my device and i was planning to hide them and use the phone's memory as the handler for contacts.
It was then that i realized the filtering problem. RIght now all copied contacts from my sim appears as well as the other part of the sim which is enabled. Which makes a lot of duplicated contacts (one from the device and one from the sim).
Is there away to make the phone permanently filtered in the device contacts?
4. I saw some of you guys teaching some members here to edit the phone's registry. Can i request for a 3rd party software to do that. Or can i just go directly to the mobile's registry and edit one of it (I don't know to do that by the way :-I )
5. Lastly, is there any way to activate the screen in order for me to unlock it? when the phone is locked and in stand by mode i can't seem to find any buttons to activate it. I am unable unlock the phone because the slide unlock button is not appearing.
What i'm doing to activate the slide unlock button is to press the power button or to slide the qwerty keyboard. I was hoping there are other ways to do it though just like on old phone wherein you can press the menu button and the asterisk key .
One last thing to end my post, please give me a Total Commander link too.
All replies would be very much appreciated sir/ma'am
To the moderators, please lock this thread if ever i violated rules. I just can't seem to locate any answers for my queries that's why i decided to created a thread with all my questions in it.
Thanks in advance.
its too early but ill try to answer some
1. same problem dunno if it hurts
2.never had problems with camera except sometimes failed (needed reboot) to start but i think people found out they had not enough memory - if im not mistaken
3.no clue
4.
use http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm
5.
nope the power button is ment for itit turns the screen on/off and has some other options aswell
indycar said:
its too early but ill try to answer some
1. same problem dunno if it hurts
2.never had problems with camera except sometimes failed (needed reboot) to start but i think people found out they had not enough memory - if im not mistaken
3.no clue
4.
use http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm
5.
nope the power button is ment for itit turns the screen on/off and has some other options aswell
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Thanks for the reply.
Hmmmmm, regarding my query on the contacts filtering, i'm sure there is a registry tweak to for that. I was trying to look for it last night but i wasn't able to locate it.
Perhaps there are geniuses here that can do that for us.
Registry Editing to make the contacts filtered on "device contacts" by default. The default by the way is filtered as "All Contacts"

Diagnosis..

Found a Diagnosis screen using the old ##634# code.
When I type ##634# on my DVP I go a screen.. and lose the keyboard.
BTW on the DVP.. before you go to the screen "The Matrix" flashes..
How do I input the other codes then?
Also When going through a Customer Interface Test.. it turned on the LED and held it on.. anyway that can be turned into a Dell specific flashlight app, like the one the HTC phones use.
OK some of this maybe old news for programmers and some may not figured I would put it out here.
When I type ##634# on my DVP you go a "diagnostic screen" with a big EM on the top and left side. Interestingly enough before you go to the screen "The Matrix" flashes..
On the screen there is:
Phone information W/ phone information button
(Button displays Phone Information.. I know shocking isnt it)
System information W/ system information button
(Button displays System Information.. I know doubly shocking)
RD Test w/ RD Test button
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
CIT w/ Customer Interface Test button
(Click and runs a Test of the interface.. who would have guessed )
Protocol w/ Protocol button
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Service Center w/ Service Center button
This is interesting.. a windo opens up with a Green box <ZUNE> and a Red box <Composite>
Under <Zune> is Download and Restore, under <Composite> test and debug
Current mode is: Zune Mode is written under that.
....................
Now I assume you would put other codes like those found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838464
In either the text box under RD or protocol.. but when I do nothing executes. its as if the enter key has no function.
Anyone have experience with WP7 on other phones and can tell us what is different and the same between the phones.. as far as getting in.. codes, tweaks, etc..
Two more things when the code is entered and you go to Diagnostic mode. It becomes an App call EM.
As for where to put codes...
On the topic of the Red Composite and Green Zune key in the Diagnostic screen..
When you hit the Red one a password box comes up
"Input password to Composite"
Along with a keypad to type in said password. Although there isnt a "enter" key in the phone pad. Tried a number of things nothing worked.
Anyone else messing with thiers?
Looking at how the Samsung was "hacked" to run tethering I am wondering if the "composite" key is the one that gets you to tethering. Since the option is ZUNE or COMPOSITE.. and we know that you ahve the either or option with tethering.
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/...-lies-full-diagnostic-menu-for-dell-venue-pro
Here is a vid.. of it
the video title says dell venue pro has a bug, what is it?
is there a code to check if the phone is unlocked?
3G test and 3G/2G switch
In Keyboard "Call" ##3282#
Comes to T-mobile test.. go to settings and you can force 2G or 3G on ..
cdgoin said:
In Keyboard "Call" ##3282#
Comes to T-mobile test.. go to settings and you can force 2G or 3G on ..
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what is the polling frequency? what does it do? and can i benefit from it?
After typing ##634# on the DVP and the "Diagnostic Screen" pops up after the "The Matrix" flashes..
There are a couple codes that will work.
For the RD Test w/ RD Test button
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Enter *#6336# code in text box to have access to MFC Test options
I'm not sure but it may be possible to fix the MicroSD card issue people have been having.
Protocol w/ Protocol button
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Enter the same code "*#6336#" (w/out quotations) in text box to have access to
Protocol menu w/ Active Feature, GMS FREQ & Band changing options.
In the Service Center w/ the Green box <ZUNE> and a Red box <Composite>
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Enter the same code "*#301#" (w/out quotations) in text box to switch to Composite Mode. Phone will restart.
If anyone else has any finds or updates on other codes let me know.
I am currently trying to find a way to repair the error after removing MicroSD
KVonGotti said:
After typing ##634# on the DVP and the "Diagnostic Screen" pops up after the "The Matrix" flashes..
There are a couple codes that will work.
For the RD Test w/ RD Test button
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Enter *#6336# code in text box to have access to MFC Test options
I'm not sure but it may be possible to fix the MicroSD card issue people have been having.
Protocol w/ Protocol button
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Enter the same code "*#6336#" (w/out quotations) in text box to have access to
Protocol menu w/ Active Feature, GMS FREQ & Band changing options.
In the Service Center w/ the Green box <ZUNE> and a Red box <Composite>
Click it and a text box opens above buttons
Enter the same code "*#301#" (w/out quotations) in text box to switch to Composite Mode. Phone will restart.
If anyone else has any finds or updates on other codes let me know.
I am currently trying to find a way to repair the error after removing MicroSD
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repair what error?
Different image in EM
I get a picture of a Golden Lab Retriever with a toy in its mouth.
Little Help
I try to change the SD card but now I connot Hard reset the device, the onlymethod I have was to hold volume + & - while power on (ok for HTC) buton DVP does not work
Who knows the trick ? thanks
marcox92 said:
I try to change the SD card but now I connot Hard reset the device, the onlymethod I have was to hold volume + & - while power on (ok for HTC) buton DVP does not work
Who knows the trick ? thanks
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I think it is hold the Camera and Volume + while powering on. I did the same thing you did and was able to hard reset using this method, it could be Camera and Volume - , try both, one will work

[Q] Telus Hidden Menus

Just to start. Yes I have exhausted my search before asking. I am looking to improve call quality by switching to EVRC B. However using
Tried: **772
SPC code 000000
The bottom of the screen will have buttons that are directional like a d-pad.
Tried: Go into the Dialer and enter *#83786633 then press the Home key
Go back into the phone dialer and enter *#22745927
Now a box will come up asking for the SPC code. Enter 000000
Press the Hidden menu Enable radio button.
I am erasing the first entry before entering the second and im not pressing send..... the spc box never pops up for either
However I can get into testing and long shut down button enabled menus, however I can't get into gps testing (mine works fine) or others.
All I want is to switch to evrc b and volume controls to see if it helps. There has to be a difference between the verizon and telus code dialers.
Any help is much appreciated!, love the phone, but it should be a phone first everything else second not the other way around.
Phone is a telus fascinate, not rooted.
no one on telus?
Are you on 2.2? I noticed that on 2.2 some of the "secret codes" don't seem to work and just give you a blank screen. However try installing SGS Tools. The dev pulled the app from the market because he doesn't have time to fix all the bugs, but the secret codes when launched from this app work for on my phone. You can get the last version on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775154
I am on 2.2, I can access some codes but not all I can never get the spc box to pop up but let me try this! I was starting to get frustrated.
non rooted I must add
Well, unless im missing something there is no vocoder option. I have been able to get into most this stuff using codes but not vocoder

[SOLVED; provisionally] New bug with 3.2.. ..'default app not set' road block?

Hi. I'm unsure if this is covered elsewhere. If so, please disregard.
After getting the OTA 3.2 upgrade (unrooted; obviously), I noticed a bug. If I had any applications that weren't set as the default app for a specific piece of functionality, then the option to choose which app to use no longer appears.
For example, prior to 3.2, if I clicked on a bookmark, I was prompted whether to use the default browser or Opera. I didn't set either to use as a default because I may use one or the other depending on the situation at the time since both treat pages differently.
Another example of this shows up when clicking on either the ASUS weather widget or the weather info on Beautiful Widgets. Again, clicking on the forecast for either of these will call up a browser page but since I didn't have a default one selected, the screen dims, but no option to choose a browser appears.
This isn't limited to the browser. I'm getting the same "dim screen, no option to choose" with other programs that had no default option set, such as movies. Prior to 3.2, clicking on an MP4 movie asked me if I wanted to view in the gallery or PowerAMP. Now.. ..nothing. Dim screen. Clicking anywhere or hitting 'back' returns to the screen without the file being played.
It seems any attempt to launch any file or in-app link that points to a link or file that is unassigned results with the same "dim screen" road block.
Anyone else experiencing this? or am I the only lucky one getting this frustrating bug?
Edit: Possible temporary fix...
Quick afterthought. It may be possible with some apps to set "use as default" for a specific file type in the app settings and this may fix this issue for myself and any others. Personally, I don't want to do this. I like being able to choose on the fly and would like this bug fixed. Still, if it's going to be weeks until a fix arrives, I may need to use this workaround (if it is even possible for all my affected associations) so I'm not standing still till a patch comes.
UPDATE:
While I can't be sure this fixed the problem, I undocked the tablet and removed both a 16GB MicroSD (from the unit) and a 16 GB SD (from the dock) and then re-inserted both memory cards and the tablet into the dock. After that, my links called up the association window again. I 'believe' it was reseating the tablet into the dock that corrected the issue, but ejecting and putting the memory cards may have been the answer. Note to self: check results after 'each' step.
Just tested this on mine and no I do not have this issue, I still get all the prompts for what to open stuff in be in links or videos from file managers etc
I just noticed this problem too. Very annoying, reverting to previous firmware...
I got this bug too. I tried the above solution as suggested but no luck. Then i tried another one from one of the threads here. It works!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16100385&postcount=4
Hell, my bookmarks don't even open at all.
There is no pinch-to-zoom either.
Edit: tried the above & it did work how strange. I have auto rotate turned off.
Regarding this bug in the default program selection when trying to run videos or pictures from file managers. As D3StRuCtO posted the link to the "cant play videos in stock players" thread, nego_0 posted a fix for non-dock users and this is verified a working fix. Simply turn your TF 90 degrees to portrait mode and go through the selection process. it works. Go back to landscape mode and everything is good again... Thank you nego_0! If you have a dock like me, just undock the TF and go through the selection process in the file managers and it woked. Redock the TF and everything is good again. It is a weird bug and I never would have found the fix without this forum. Thanks again! Our members ROCK!
*EDIT*
I found other programs that were supposed to bring up the "complete action using" selection that would simply dim the screen and not give you the option to choose are now fixed as well. It didn't seem to be limited to pictures and videos.
Removing the dock and putting it back on seem to have solved the problem. Thanks for the tip!
OK I did some more tests: upon a reboot with the dock on, the problem was back. With the tablet in the "stuck" state, I removed the dock and the selection screen magically appeared.
I had this very same problem. No dock or SD here... Did the portrait - landscape rotation cycle and everything is solved now.
Regards.
This makes for a workaround, and I'm thankful for that, but I think the underlying problem is that while in Landscape mode, the OS won't go through the process of asking for a choice of browser, and you can't make the rotation with the keyboard attached. I went through the removal and rotation, and that was fine until I reattached the keyboard and was back where I started.
I had to remove it a second time, and this time assigned a default browser, then subsequently was able to operate properly with the keyboard back on. This problem is going to confuse the heck out of casual users, and ASUS will need to fix it pronto.
JoTeC said:
Regarding this bug in the default program selection when trying to run videos or pictures from file managers. As D3StRuCtO posted the link to the "cant play videos in stock players" thread, nego_0 posted a fix for non-dock users and this is verified a working fix. Simply turn your TF 90 degrees to portrait mode and go through the selection process. it works. Go back to landscape mode and everything is good again... Thank you nego_0! If you have a dock like me, just undock the TF and go through the selection process in the file managers and it woked. Redock the TF and everything is good again. It is a weird bug and I never would have found the fix without this forum. Thanks again! Our members ROCK!
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I found other programs that were supposed to bring up the "complete action using" selection that would simply dim the screen and not give you the option to choose are now fixed as well. It didn't seem to be limited to pictures and videos.
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Thanks for the shout out! Im glad i was not the only one who had hit the dim screen default application bug.
nego_0 said:
Thanks for the shout out! Im glad i was not the only one who had hit the dim screen default application bug.
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Unfortunally this was the first problem I noticed. It happens all over again when you shut the unit off and restart with the dock plugged it. I guess with this official thread maybe someone from Asus will notice it? Not holding my breath. Wonder if full factory datat reset will help. I've found when updating android on my phone tht helps wierd problems but don't want to have to go through all the re-setting up and downloading of my programs.
What a hassel. I guess when they officially begin supporting 3.2 over the phone line I can get them to resolve? Not holding my breath for that either.
I've been thinking about this further and think I might at least be able to point to the culprit (granted, in a 'shoot an arrow into the air' and you're bound to hit something manner).
Recently, ASUS made a change to the way the tablet behaves when docked. Specifically, in the way the auto-rotate functions while docked. Prior to this change, you could view your screen in portrait mode (even if docked) by turning the entire tablet + keyboard 90° or more. After the change, the screen locks at landscape oriented with the tablet in place. Flip it around now and it stays oriented (even upside-down).
With some applications, display boxes are written to start in a specific orientation which will then flip based on the current viewing angle. Since Android was (first and foremost) a phone OS (that uses portrait as it's main orientation), it may start most pieces of functionality such as display of the "choose desired app" dialog box in portrait mode but rotates it based on a call to the current device orientation status. However, I'm wondering if the OS can't reconcile that it is in landscape mode because auto-rotate has been turned off with the change ASUS made when the tablet is docked (making it specifically an auto-rotate issue), or if this change is blocking the dialog in another fashion due to the way ASUS programmed this functionality to communicate with the OS (making this a 'ASUS isn't playing well with Google' issue).
In short, this may be a bug relating to either a "auto-rotate / forced orientation" toggle, or a bug with the ASUS "lock orientation while docked" functionality.
It could also be related to the new "default size / zoom to view" 3.2 functionality mixed with a locked viewing angle.
Thoughts?
Edit: Just did a test. Rebooted the tablet (while docked) and the bug occurred; as expected. I lifted the tablet out of the dock but didn't change the orientation. I just simply lifted it up, then set it back into the dock. When I launched an html link, it now works. I know that some users (without docks) are able to fix this by simply changing orientation after booting. The process of unseating, then reseating may be providing a similar function as changing the orientation does with a dock-less tablet.
Just to say that, as stated by others, as soon as I rebooted the bug came back. I rotated it and the bug disappeared, but I sure hope that Asus solves this on a future OTA.
Regards.
CalvinH said:
Just to say that, as stated by others, as soon as I rebooted the bug came back. I rotated it and the bug disappeared, but I sure hope that Asus solves this on a future OTA.
Regards.
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It is bit ridculous that the bug comes back aftrer a reboot. I guess with 3.2 we are supposed to reboot?
I'm not 100% sure about this but don't Android apps actually shut down and restart instantly when the orientation is changed?... so doing this restarts the Launcher?
And the same happens when removing and inserting into the dock? launcher restarts...
Try this... reboot in one orientation and test and try the other.. i.e. Boot in Portrait and see if the bug is there then change to landscape to see if that fixed it... then boot in landscape and test..

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