So watching Hulu on the multimedia dock with webtop is fun - until the GD screensaver kicks in.
Anyone know how to adjust the time ? 1 hour would be nice so i can watch House without the puzzle going into action
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When I'm plugged into TV-Out or VGA-Out watching movies, there's no need for the screen on the device to be on. I've got TCPMP configured so it doesn't keep the backlight on, which increases the battery life a fair bit (up to around 2 movies).
But there's no need for the screen to be on at all, and surely the screen uses a large chunk (most?) of the power in this kind of situation?
Anyone have any ideas on how I could set this up so I could turn the device screen off? I was thinking I could perhaps allocate one of the hardware buttons to run a mort script or something? At the least I might see if I can link up the "volume" slider (which I never use) to do backlight levels (if I can work out how)...
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When I'm plugged into TV-Out or VGA-Out watching movies, there's no need for the screen on the device to be on. I've got TCPMP configured so it doesn't keep the backlight on, which increases the battery life a fair bit (up to around 2 movies).
But there's no need for the screen to be on at all, and surely the screen uses a large chunk (most?) of the power in this kind of situation?
Anyone have any ideas on how I could set this up so I could turn the device screen off? I was thinking I could perhaps allocate one of the hardware buttons to run a mort script or something? At the least I might see if I can link up the "volume" slider (which I never use) to do backlight levels (if I can work out how)...
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I don't know. Very intersted though.
I don't know if this will help but I have "Wisbar" installed and one of the shortcuts in their menu is to "Toggle screen" or "Power off" which does the same. I have tried to hit the Toggle screen and have had some success with the screen going out and having the movie still play on the TV...TJ
Thanks TrekkerJmm, I'll give Wisbar a go, see if I can replicate your success.
Which version are you using?
Im using "WA3_v3.1.0.5_WM6" ...TJ
A screen-off utility that works
I installed a $0.99 utility called 'Awady ScreenOff' that I got from Handango - it works fine on my Advantage x7501.
John
johnmcd said:
I installed a $0.99 utility called 'Awady ScreenOff' that I got from Handango - it works fine on my Advantage x7501.
John
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Interesting first post! Nice to see an app priced sensibly - small, but for those that need it, useful. Good find!
OK, so I finally got around to testing this out (been away from home for some time) and I came across 2 issues:
1) Obviously once you've turned the screen off you can't control the device using the touch screen (duh!) - so an external mouse at the minimum is required so that you can turn off the screen and then play and full screen your media player (I initially forgot this during my "trial").
2) The video stayed on the screen, but didn't play - it was just frozen on the last image before I pressed the Wisbar button to turn off the screen.
As far as 2 goes - I've noticed that TCPMP has a "Play video in background" option (which was not turned on when I tried this out) that may be what I'm looking for. I always kinda wondered why you would want to use this option... I think I know now!
I'll give that Awady ScreenOff a go too... looks ideal. Thanks John!
I use the Netflix and Slingplayer apps on my Galaxy Tab 10.1. Unlike many apps, they won't flip if you turn the tab upside down. If I'm looking at a long program or movie, it's nice to be able to keep the charger plugged into the tab, which is pretty much impossible with the tab in normal landscape orientation. Is there any technique or app available which will allow or force the screen to run upside down so I could attach the charging cable to the top?
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I use the Netflix and Slingplayer apps on my Galaxy Tab 10.1. Unlike many apps, they won't flip if you turn the tab upside down. If I'm looking at a long program or movie, it's nice to be able to keep the charger plugged into the tab, which is pretty much impossible with the tab in normal landscape orientation. Is there any technique or app available which will allow or force the screen to run upside down so I could attach the charging cable to the top?
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Want this too
It would also have to force the audio to reverse, I think. Sometimes while using Splashtop to watch a video I'll have to charge the tab. While Splashtop will reorient the screen, it doesn't reverse the stereo speakers. This is a pretty device-specific issue, though, so I don't expect a rapid response from the Splashtop people (they still need to fix Bluetooth mouse support in remote sessions!).
Anyway, first world problems and all, but it would be nice to have a fix.
I just bought one of these, pretty cool, the phone swithes nicely to dock mode but then the touch screen is very unresponsive and laggy, whats up with that?
and I plugged in the hdmi connector but only get a "M" logo on the tv, how to mirror the phone? or watch videos?
What ROM are you running?
If you're on the stock Motorola ROM you should get a popup asking what you want to do, the options being webtop, multimedia station, etc.
If you're running a custom ROM that has landscape mirroring working, just plugging in the phone via HDMI should mirror your phone on the TV.
question: how good is the quality on either the multimedia dock or the HDMI mirroring?
like YouTube, Netflix videos. will they be grainy, pixelated? or...?
ok thanks, Im running stock ROM, i remember the popup, i think i chose desktop or something. it now runs in landcape mode with some apps along the bottom and a big clock. what mode is that?
Not sure if this has already been addressed? I am looking for a App or some sort of control on my tablet, so that when I am watching videos it locks out the screen. My daughter is almost 1 year old, and likes to watch Mickey Mouse on my tablet. The issue is, she likes to hold my tablet, and ends up turning off Mickey. I wanted to be able to disable the touch screen, or have a certain area to activate the touch screen again. Not sure if there is a app like this? Thanks for any help!
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Not sure if this has already been addressed? I am looking for a App or some sort of control on my tablet, so that when I am watching videos it locks out the screen. My daughter is almost 1 year old, and likes to watch Mickey Mouse on my tablet. The issue is, she likes to hold my tablet, and ends up turning off Mickey. I wanted to be able to disable the touch screen, or have a certain area to activate the touch screen again. Not sure if there is a app like this? Thanks for any help!
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This one work great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.argotronic.touchblocker
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I'm pretty sure mx player has an option on screen that allows you to lock it down while playing, I also find it to be a very nice, straight forward player that runs all my files nicely.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad
More than that I've been searching for an app that turns off the display completely while hooked up over hdmi. That plus Ps3 controller = replacing the wii in my bedroom. Ha
Is this real life?
Seems to me that far and away the #1 battery killer in Wear is the fact that the watch turns itself on constantly due to incidental movements. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next OS update (however that works) but in the meantime... I'm using a Moto 360 and I've read that "silencing" the phone would turn this feature off, didn't work though. I'm thinking of making an app that would just force the screen off until I hit the hardware button and disregard accelerometer events, but I don't know if this is possible. Anyone know if there's a working fix to the overzealous motion wake yet? If not I'll give it the ol' college try...
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Seems to me that far and away the #1 battery killer in Wear is the fact that the watch turns itself on constantly due to incidental movements. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next OS update (however that works) but in the meantime... I'm using a Moto 360 and I've read that "silencing" the phone would turn this feature off, didn't work though. I'm thinking of making an app that would just force the screen off until I hit the hardware button and disregard accelerometer events, but I don't know if this is possible. Anyone know if there's a working fix to the overzealous motion wake yet? If not I'll give it the ol' college try...
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Can someone please help with this?? I have the same problem!
I would really like this as a feature too. In class it can be a bit distracting. There should really be a ton more options in the Android Wear app. Options like:
Disable Motion to Wake
Disable Tap to Wake
Swipe up/down (on the bottom) to hide/show notifications
Option to re-show dismissed weather cards without saying "Show me the weather".
Option to turn off vibrator (I can just glance at my watch when I feel my phone vibrate)
To answer the OP, no you can not disable wake-on-motion.
Many want this, I want this but who knows what Google will offer.
Rumor is there will be a Android Wear update soon, but I read the main thing is you will be able to play music from your watch, great I get 16-17 hours battery life and I really want to use it as a MP3 player.