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Just curious if anyone had issues with slacker closing it self out after about 30 minutes of play. Pisses me off, because the app won't reopen from the recently used apps list, have to launch it back from the app drawer. It also closes out of the notification bar. I dont think this is normal because my hero would play all day. If others are having the problem, I want to write the dev and see what they have to say about it.
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Which ROM? DK28 has horrible RAM management.
Slacker, once a great app that is now pure garbage. I uninstalled that thing months ago. Would open by itself in the background, ate batteries for lunch, and too many ads.
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Just curious if anyone had issues with slacker closing it self out after about 30 minutes of play. Pisses me off, because the app won't reopen from the recently used apps list, have to launch it back from the app drawer. It also closes out of the notification bar. I dont think this is normal because my hero would play all day. If others are having the problem, I want to write the dev and see what they have to say about it.
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It almost seems as if Slacker watches for user interaction with the device and after about a half hour it will close if you don't interact w/ your device.
Really gets on my nerves too. It does the same thing for me but I've never paid attention to how soon it will shut down.
I've been using Pandora quite a bit lately.
daddymikey1975 said:
It almost seems as if Slacker watches for user interaction with the device and after about a half hour it will close if you don't interact w/ your device.
Really gets on my nerves too. It does the same thing for me but I've never paid attention to how soon it will shut down.
I've been using Pandora quite a bit lately.
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Yeah, this seems to be it - if I don't use the device at all, it closes down. Which sucks, I usually lay it on my desk while I roam the server room and listen to music.
It's funny sometimes I don't even realize it if I get busy on a project. But as soon as I do I have to go back and turn it back on. Pisses me off. I think Ill switch back to pandora...they both have their ups and downs. But I thought slacker was good for general background noise where pandora was good if I wanted something specific.
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Yeah, this seems to be it - if I don't use the device at all, it closes down. Which sucks, I usually lay it on my desk while I roam the server room and listen to music.
It's funny sometimes I don't even realize it if I get busy on a project. But as soon as I do I have to go back and turn it back on. Pisses me off. I think Ill switch back to pandora...they both have their ups and downs. But I thought slacker was good for general background noise where pandora was good if I wanted something specific.
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I normally don't notice right away when mine shuts down too.. still upsets me though that they do that..
Pandora FTW
Ever try Tune In Radio? It broadcasts actual radio stations. I use it mostly for sports talk in my car. I use Pandora sometimes in my car also, but it's not a fav for a variety of reasons
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Ever try Tune In Radio? It broadcasts actual radio stations. I use it mostly for sports talk in my car. I use Pandora sometimes in my car also, but it's not a fav for a variety of reasons
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I also use TuneIn to listen to out of state radio stations, however, I prefer to pick artists that may not always be mainstream in one way or another..
Pandora is above average for this requirement, however, it does lack in others LOL
It amazes me how many people have problems with this app!
I use slacker at work and in my car for multiple hours every day and I've never had an issue. I do have a premium account, but I don't see how that would matter...
I've run stock, Syndicate, Midnight, & Viper roms and I've received nothing but excellent performance every time (streaming over bluetooth btw).
I guess it just really shows you how your mileage may vary from device to device, lol.
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. I do have a premium account, but I don't see how that would matter...
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Can you test something for us since you're the only person that I'm aware of that has a premium account ??
Creat a free account and try it out for a week or just a few days and see if you experience similar problems. Maybe it works 'indefinitely' since you're a paying subscriber.. Seriously though, I was about to pay for premium because I like the caching option for times when I don't have a good signal or whatever.
First off, i know its illegal to text while driving, but sometimes its necessary. so lets leave that as my own business. save the smug comments, please.
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with that said, im not familiar with car/dock mode on any device. im not sure if there is a way to activate any car mode for the vibrant. if there is let me know.
i basically would love it if somehow i could make it so that while im driving, swype automatically becomes my default input method. And then when im not driving, switch back to my default.
would i be able to use tasker? how would the profiling go? location or time based profiles obviously would not work consistantly... im a lazy american, so i would like for all of this to be automatic. I realize that i could just create a profile and activate it manually every time i get in the car, but whats the fun in that? i have a smartphone, i wanna see how smart i can make it.
anyone have any ideas?
TopShelf10 said:
i have a smartphone, i wanna see how smart i can make it.
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itll get as smart as your driving habits.
anthonys2r said:
itll get as smart as your driving habits.
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thanks for the concern......ill bet your sh*t smells like rose pedals too, right?
i made it clear in the OP that what i do is my own business....stay on topic, or hit the bricks
The best you're going to do is get something that will switch over when you click a short cut. Your phone does not have any "vehicle sensors".
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The best you're going to do is get something that will switch over when you click a short cut. Your phone does not have any "vehicle sensors".
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your phone can recognize when its in motion with GPS....i feel i could definitely find a profile sequence in tasker, but the payout would in no way make up for the battery consumption
Tasker, yes... Battery life... abysmal.
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Tasker, yes... Battery life... abysmal.
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yah tasker sucks all integrity out of my battery
why don't you just text with your voice on Vlingo? Car mode is on the widget. It will also read your texts to you by enabling safereader. car mode is not automatic, you actually have to tap a little car.
Of u have time to text while driving it should be pretty easy to just press nd hold then tap and done.
Not trying to sound like the douche in 1st post
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yah tasker sucks all integrity out of my battery
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Really? I've been running with it all the time for a while now and my battery is just fine. ~20-24 hours if I don't constantly text/surf. (Which unfortunately, I do.)
I have to say voice search does it for me, I'm always impressed at how accurate it is. And it literally is one long button press of the search button away.
What happens when you drive your car? Your GPS would be able to detect it moving at a certain speed.... but I can't think of anything else (nevermind the fact that it wouldn't detect anything out of the norm when you weren't actually in movement). Docking it with the car dock obviously could set that off, but there's nothing else.
Like you said, it is not a big enough hassle for people to bother with it. Long pressing the input window allows you to switch it very quickly, like you pointed out yourself.
Just use the voice type button on your keyboard. It's by the return key. It works fantastically.
Fyi it's not illegal to text and drive in all states either. You can safely text and drive if you concentrate more on driving. People just don't for the most part. That's all I'm saying so I don't feed the trolls
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Personally vlingo or the built in speech to text is your best bet, tasker is always an option but in order for that to work well you would have to have gps on at all times. im not sure if its possible but you could use a better home or custom toggle to switch but until samsung gets its act together the car home app is unlikely to work the way you want it.
Never mind
shreddintyres said:
Personally vlingo or the built in speech to text is your best bet, tasker is always an option but in order for that to work well you would have to have gps on at all times. im not sure if its possible but you could use a better home or custom toggle to switch but until samsung gets its act together the car home app is unlikely to work the way you want it.
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Can tasker poll the acceloromitor to determine speed?
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Can tasker poll the acceloromitor to determine speed?
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THIS is a good question....but i dont think it can
I use tasker to go into car mode when my phone connects to the bt on my car stereo. From there I think you could make it change the default kb.
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It looks to me like there would be a way. There is that one app that can tell when your driving and turns off texting abilities. How much harder would it be to have it activate a certain profile. I'm know dev, but it seems like it's a possibility
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thanks for the concern......ill bet your sh*t smells like rose pedals too, right?
i made it clear in the OP that what i do is my own business....stay on topic, or hit the bricks
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When you hit and harm someone else is it still your own business?
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When you hit and harm someone else is it still your own business?
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certainly wouldnt be yours, unless its you. i never travel, so unless you live in the south shore area of boston, you dont have to worry about my maniacal self. thanks for playing, angel.
youre not impressing anyone with you self-righteous 16th post. i you want to preach, become a priest. youre obviously not going to change my ways, so why post that? oh right.....to feel better about yourself on an internet forum. congratulations.
By now, some of us probably have an extra EVO sitting unused on a shelf somewhere in our homes, and that is such a waste for a great little device it was (and still is). I have one that I left untouched for months. After being pestered daily by my kids to let them play games and listen to music on my phone, I thought why don’t I turn the inactive EVO into a mini tablet and let them play with instead.
Aimed with that thought and a search engine, here are what I did.
1. Downloaded a latest Sense ROM (I used MikG 2.60). I tried CM7 but couldn’t get anywhere after removing Phone.apk and Telephony.apk
2. Opened the ROM in WinRAR (you could use your favorite zip archive software)
3. Removed the following APKs from \system\app folder
a. HtcDialer.apk, HtcDialer.odex
b. HtcSprintService.apk, HtcSprintService.odex
c. Phone.apk, Phone.odex
d. TelephonyProvider.apk, TelephonyProvider.odex
e. VoiceDialer.apk, VoiceDialer.odex
4. Copied the modified ROM to sdcard, wiped phone then flashed as usual
That’s it! Wifi worked… Market worked… everything else except the phone functionality worked. My kids are thrilled to have their own device to play games, listen to music, take pictures, etc…
Good stuffs! I'll do same for my little one if I ever let go of mine.
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This is awesome! I've been wondering how best to turn my phone into a functional device when i upgrade to the next phone. Thank you!
Or you could have just turned Airplane Mode on...
sitlet said:
Or you could have just turned Airplane Mode on...
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He must not trust his kids, lol just joking. That is actually a really neat idea, teaches kids how to use smartphones while saving money on buying another gadget for them
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+1 for green thinking and recycling!
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Well if anyone has an extra EVO lying around...I'll take one?
I shattered my screen and I ordered a screen replacement kit. Wish me luck!
I just re-purposed my old Evo into cash. Glad someone else was excited to purchase the old guy and will put him to good use.
This is essentially what we have done with the old Hero. I did not remove the dialer or anything. Just installed CM7 and we keep it in Airplane mode but with Wifi turned on. The kid loves it for playing games.
Lol I repurposed my evo to my original phone, giving my brother my 3d. Something about to 4g keeps calling me back. I think it's the endless tinkering with it fuels my curiosity on how much I can push that phone
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Or you could have just turned Airplane Mode on...
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True. I thought about that but then I'm sure my kids could turn it back on without knowing it. Didn't want to take any chances of them dialing 911 so I that why I choose to disable the phone functionality completely.
Also, Airplane Mode turned off Wifi as well. They need Wifi to use Pandora and Google Music. Disney-type of songs of course.
You know you just turned your extra Evo into a ipod touch, right? Ha Ha!
I laugh because I did the same thing.
It's actually a hell of a lot nicer than the ipod.
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True. I thought about that but then I'm sure my kids could turn it back on without knowing it.
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As long as you dont put a widget out for that, the toggle for airplane mode is pretty buried in the menu.
Didn't want to take any chances of them dialing 911 so I that why I choose to disable the phone functionality completely.
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Absolutely no offense here, but if you teach your kids the right way to use 911, it could save yours or their lives someday. Even a de-activated phone can be used to call 911 in case of emergency, however you obviously would have to turn airplane mode back off to use it. It's something to think about, if your kids will always have this evo to use as a "toy", maybe they should know how to use it to call 911 in case something happens. By removing the dialer and other things that you did, they now might be confused if they try to use it in an emergency and cant dial out with it.
Also, Airplane Mode turned off Wifi as well. They need Wifi to use Pandora and Google Music.
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Yes, airplane mode will turn wifi off when you activate it. However, once you are in airplane mode, you can toggle wifi back on, and it should stay on until you turn it off.
Great inputs, sitlet! I'm going to re-flash the full, unmodified ROM and try the Airplane Mode ON, Wifi ON to see how it goes. Probably will use CM7 to keep everything a bit cleaner.
Thanks!
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Didn't want to take any chances of them dialing 911 so I that why I choose to disable the phone functionality completely.
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I was wondering why you went through the trouble of getting rid of the phone functionality. I didn't even think about the 911 issue. I'm glad you posted that, as now I have some ideas for a different smartphone I have around here. Thanks!
I would have left the phone apk on, you can never have too many ways to dial 911 around the house.
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FYI - put it in airplane mode, then turn on Wifi - I get about 20 days use out of my EVO in standby that way. Cell radio drains the crap out of the EVO.
My 4G is my home phone now.. grooveip.
mildlydisturbed said:
FYI - put it in airplane mode, then turn on Wifi - I get about 20 days use out of my EVO in standby that way. Cell radio drains the crap out of the EVO.
My 4G is my home phone now.. grooveip.
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This was my question. I have been looking at ipods for the kid, and can't seem to justify the price. I am thinking of going with the sgs2 and giving the kid my evo as a mp3/camera/ game gadget. I was just curious of battery life without the cell radio.
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This was my question. I have been looking at ipods for the kid, and can't seem to justify the price. I am thinking of going with the sgs2 and giving the kid my evo as a mp3/camera/ game gadget. I was just curious of battery life without the cell radio.
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I'm wondering about the battery life also. I'm thinking about buying a used Evo for my son instead of a Nintendo DS. I think the cost of the game justifies it. Will the phone always be searching for signal? or does Airplane mode take care of that?
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I'm wondering about the battery life also. I'm thinking about buying a used Evo for my son instead of a Nintendo DS. I think the cost of the game justifies it. Will the phone always be searching for signal? or does Airplane mode take care of that?
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Airplane mode disables all wireless connections so it won't scan for signal what so ever
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I think I saw some discussion on this but I can't find it. Looking for a rom which has no phone features, so the Evo can be used purely on wifi for media playback, browsing etc. I am planning to use it to make calls via SIP/Google Voice on wifi only, and the primary use will be for media.
If the cell radios are disabled, battery life should go up.
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[ROM][For inactive devices]Ubersonic RC1
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You mean this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850220
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850220
[ROM][For inactive devices]Ubersonic RC1
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Thanks, that looks great.
I was excited for ubersonic and my decommissioned Evo. I flashed it and was disappointed, so then I removed it. The concept is good, the rom I didn't think much of.
One thing to remember is that Netflix doesn't work on ICS and that's something I'm using the device for still, lol.
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I was excited for ubersonic and my decommissioned Evo. I flashed it and was disappointed, so then I removed it. The concept is good, the rom I didn't think much of.
One thing to remember is that Netflix doesn't work on ICS and that's something I'm using the device for still, lol.
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That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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Sure
Shouldn't be too hard to make a updater script to remove the phone parts. Ill see what I can do.
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That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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That's what I'm doing now
I ordered myself a long HDMI cable for it too. The phone is actually going to be a dedicated Netflix and gaming device for my bedroom TV. Now with an AOSP rom on there I can finally use my bluetooth gamepad.
Any stable GB rom is good for using it for primarily media device with HDMI use. I carry a wifi hotspot device with me so I just run my devices off of that and keep them in airplane mode. I combo Google voice and talkatone for free calls and texting. I've also synced my wiimote to the EVO via Bluetooth so that I can just control it from my couch to play videos and games on my big screen.
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That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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No bluetooth when in airplane mode or has that issue been sorted out? Great idea gutting all the phone software and turning this into a HDMI netflix streaming tool.
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No bluetooth when in airplane mode or has that issue been sorted out? Great idea gutting all the phone software and turning this into a HDMI netflix streaming tool.
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Was that an issue? I don't think I've ever had trouble turning individual radios like wifi and bluetooth back on when airplane mode is enabled.
I logged some serious time last night with the OG in airplane mode playing SNES with a bluetooth controller.
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Was that an issue? I don't think I've ever had trouble turning individual radios like wifi and bluetooth back on when airplane mode is enabled.
I logged some serious time last night with the OG in airplane mode playing SNES with a bluetooth controller.
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Nevermind, just tried it on my current rom and it works fine. I distinctly remember bluetooth being disabled when airplane mode was turned on but that might have been on a stock rom or something.
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Nevermind, just tried it on my current rom and it works fine. I distinctly remember bluetooth being disabled when airplane mode was turned on but that might have been on a stock rom or something.
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Well when you turn on Airplane mode it shuts down all radios (mobile network, wifi, and bluetooth) but then you can turn back on the ones you want (maybe not mobile network since that would totally defeat the purpose of Airplane mode)
I'm looking to use my Evo as a music player (through bluetooth) and offline GPS in my car when I get an Evo LTE in a couple of weeks. What version of Android would be the most efficeint for this? I'm still using 2.3.5 now. Would there be a benefit to going to ICS?
I will try out Ubersonic first and see how that works for me.
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I'm looking to use my Evo as a music player (through bluetooth) and offline GPS in my car when I get an Evo LTE in a couple of weeks. What version of Android would be the most efficeint for this? I'm still using 2.3.5 now. Would there be a benefit to going to ICS?
I will try out Ubersonic first and see how that works for me.
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Hi I am looking for something similar. Did you have any luck with Ubersonic? How did it work for you?
johnsonjf said:
Hi I am looking for something similar. Did you have any luck with Ubersonic? How did it work for you?
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I sold my Evo before I got around to using it.
johnsonjf said:
Hi I am looking for something similar. Did you have any luck with Ubersonic? How did it work for you?
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I just installed Ubersonic, I'll let you know what I think about it after rolling with it for a few days.
It pretty much looks like what I am after so far though.
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I just installed Ubersonic, I'll let you know what I think about it after rolling with it for a few days.
It pretty much looks like what I am after so far though.
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I ended up taking the plunge with Ubersonic too. I tried Thundershock but found that Ubersonic was smoother and more responsive. Only downside is that I don't have that ability to make emergency calls (I want to keep the phone in my car).
However, other than that, Ubersonic is pretty trim and fast.
I'm not sure what the Wi-Fi locker is. So I took away it's usage access and Wi-Fi seems to work a lot better. Despite all my mods and work around i was still having issues with Wi-Fi sometimes. So I turned the usage access off and now Wi-Fi seems to be working better than it has. I think it's time i look at this apk and see what it does if possible.
Well decompiling it didn't help. All I know is it has to do with credentials but not Androids.
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