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If you click on your clock widget it will open HTC Desk Clock. You can then put your phone on your desk and it'll act just like a desk clock. Problem is, I think the HTC programers screwed up because after about 20 seconds it times out and your screen turns off. When you wake up the phone again you're back at your lock screen. That kind of defeats the purpose of having a desk clock, which should constantly show the time.
Does anyone know if this is something the devs could fix?
PS: Sorry if I'm not explaining this very well...try it and you'll see what I mean.
It could be done. I've no actual experience doing it, but there are apps that prevent the phone from sleeping.
Otherwise, you could just turn off the screen timeout altogether, or there's an option in settings>apps>development to turn off auto-timeout only when the USB cable is plugged in..
Just my two cents.
Or you could just go buy a desk clock.... I hear they are pretty cheap.
thatjerk said:
Or you could just go buy a desk clock.... I hear they are pretty cheap.
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Yes and you could buy an ordinary phone but wouldnt both defeat the purpose?
If you plug the phone in and turn on the desk clock, it'll stay on. The time jumps to a different place on the screen every minute or so.
I guess the whole desk clock function was intended to be used with a charger base, so you can actually see the screen.
I think it behaves the same with the night time clock too.
I got the dock this afternoon and it worked great. After about an hour of use I got prompted for an update. I installed it, and the tablet rebooted. I went to move the cursor, only to see that it wasn't there. Disconnected and reconnected the tablet and got nothing. Rebooted, nothing.
I tried doing a factory reset, and went back to .9 (from .13). Still nothing.
If I connect the tablet to the dock and plug it into my computer, it's still getting recognized. So I know there is at least some form of communication going through it.
Is there any way to reset the dock or something? Can I tell if it's charging? With the dock plugged into the wall, and the tablet connected there's no lightening bolt in the battery icon (there is if I just plug it straight into the tablet). It also appears that the battery is still going down with it plugged into the dock and the dock plugged into the wall.
Anyone have some suggestions? I'm going on vacation next week and really want to take this with me
You tried everything but the most obvious. Try pressing the touchpad on/off button... 4th button along from the top left on the keyboard dock.
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You tried everything but the most obvious. Try pressing the touchpad on/off button... 4th button along from the top left on the keyboard dock.
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Guess I should have worded it better.
The dock doesn't connect to the tablet at all. There's no notification down by the clock. Hitting any button on the keyboard does absolutely nothing.
Also, I can confirm that it's not being charged. For the last hour, the tablet has been in the dock and plugged into the wall. The battery has only gone down.
What happens when you just plug the charger into the dock part, without the tablet connected? Does the little led near the adapter port come on at all?
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What happens when you just plug the charger into the dock part, without the tablet connected? Does the little led near the adapter port come on at all?
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I see nothing with it plugged into the wall or the computer
I just installed Prime 1.3 which has the optional dock firmware. From what I read, it's supposed to prompt me to install it when the tablet is docked. It doesn't...
Sounds like you have a bricked dock then if no power light at all. It happened to a few people after the update. They had to RMA theirs. If you want more details on that you'll have to use search.
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Sounds like you have a bricked dock then if no power light at all. It happened to a few people after the update. They had to RMA theirs. If you want more details on that you'll have to use search.
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Yea, awesome. Returning it through Amazon right now. Shame...definitely won't have one before I leave next week.
Navalhawkeye, I had similar issue after updating keyboard. Is there a question mark on battery icon?
When connected to the dock? No. It just shows the normal non-charging icon.
Sounds like yours is even worse than mine..
I can still use the keyboard and trackpad - it still charges my tablet when connected - but the dock battery itself refuses to charge now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080137
You'd THINK there'd be some sort of 'reset to factory' keypress on the dock - or some way to reset it and its FW, but I haven't found anything.
fu utility
after looking into the fu utility that located in /system/bin/fu, it seems that after the firmware update, there is a service that updates the keyboard if a certain condition is met.
The command to initiate such update is:
Code:
/system/bin/fu -c /system/etc/EC/FU.cfg -d /system/etc/EC/FU-d.cfg /system/etc/EC/TF101-EC-0209.rom
I'm not sure its possible to run this command in unrooted device, so you'll probably need root.
Can someone verify this?
I got the red light come up . n the dock do not charge at all ( alway 0%)....
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khoabui said:
I got the red light come up . n the dock do not charge at all ( alway 0%)....
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Solid or blinking?
Blinking sir!
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ME TOO i have same problem
B50 Tablet B50 keyboard dock.
Opened them both yesterday, updated firmware on both.
OP's #6 is true in my case. The checking and unchecking does nothing for me.
The keyboard dock does not charge at all either.
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Navalhawkeye, I had similar issue after updating keyboard. Is there a question mark on battery icon?
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I had a question mark on battery icon and dock was not being recognized, did not work, but it did charge. How did you solve your issue? I had to send both, tablet and dock in. Got my tablet back today, but dock is still with Asus...
brooklynite said:
B50 Tablet B50 keyboard dock.
Opened them both yesterday, updated firmware on both.
OP's #6 is true in my case. The checking and unchecking does nothing for me.
The keyboard dock does not charge at all either.
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So replying to my own post....
I exchanged the keyboard at Bestbuy. The new one is also a B50 but the serial number is higher. This one does charge up to 100%. BUT touching any key will turn on the device (even when the new power saving option is checked) and it does drain the battery. With the combo off battery went down 6% in 4 hours.
Playing a 720p HD movie using MOBO player and lowest brightness takes about 20% of the battery every hour and it only uses power from the dock until it dies I think because tablet stayed at 100%.
I tested the combo for battery usage and here are the results:
Time Dock Battery Tablet Battery
5:00pm 56% 98%
Wifi Off, Screen Off
9:00pm 50% 98% (6% dock used in 4 hours of sleep)
Wifi On, Screen Off
11:00pm 46% 98% (4% dock used in 2 hours of sleep with WIFI on)
Wifi On, Screen On, Played 1.5 hour 720p HD movie using MOBOPlayer and went to bed and let it sleep 1min after inactivity (default)
9:00am 03% 93% (46% dock and 5% tablet used in 1.5hours of movie playing and 8.5 hours of sleep with with WIFI on)
Sorry for probably stupid question... but if I buy AT + dock... how do I start to charge it/use it to get max batt life, etc.
Should I connect them together and charge tablet through dock?
For how long? Can I play with it in the mean time?
Should I first charge tablet (how long?)? Than dock (how long)?
Once the tablet is charged... can I connect it to the dock that is not fully charged yet?
If tablet is full... dock ZERO... can I use keyboard... will tablet charge dock as well?
Please help as I do not wish to f... it up
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Sorry for probably stupid question... but if I buy AT + dock... how do I start to charge it/use it to get max batt life, etc.
Should I connect them together and charge tablet through dock?
For how long? Can I play with it in the mean time?
Should I first charge tablet (how long?)? Than dock (how long)?
Once the tablet is charged... can I connect it to the dock that is not fully charged yet?
If tablet is full... dock ZERO... can I use keyboard... will tablet charge dock as well?
Please help as I do not wish to f... it up
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I think your over thinking this just a bit. Connect the tab and doc, put the charger on the doc and let them both charge together. The dock dosent use power (to work) it only provieds extra power to the tab.
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I dont think I will be using dock a lot, so can it be most of the time connected to the charger or that is not very good?
ClevelandWheeler said:
I think your over thinking this just a bit. Connect the tab and doc, put the charger on the doc and let them both charge together. The dock dosent use power (to work) it only provieds extra power to the tab.
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you couldn't be more wrong....
The dock charges on its own therefore it does use power "to work", without power it wouldn't work period...unless its made from some alien technology.
there is another thread discussing how quickly the dock battery drains, its supposedly a bug in the software.
Your best bet to optimize battery life is to disconnect the dock when not in use as it has a tendency to keep supplying power even when the tablet is fully charged, therefore it drains much quicker..
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I dont think I will be using dock a lot, so can it be most of the time connected to the charger or that is not very good?
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there's no reason to keep it connected to the charger if it's already fully charged.
See... my thinking was that the dock (connected to power supply) is next to my bed.
Once I need tablet and dock I got it next to me... And if I use tablet itself and want to put it away instead I would put it back on dock to recharge. Like my phone. This way I will never get to point that I need full batt in the morning in both devices and I do not have it.
My netbook works connected to cord 4days a week if I do not take it away... so I thought I could do similar with AT.
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See... my thinking was that the dock (connected to power supply) is next to my bed.
Once I need tablet and dock I got it next to me... And if I use tablet itself and want to put it away instead I would put it back on dock to recharge. Like my phone. This way I will never get to point that I need full batt in the morning in both devices and I do not have it.
My netbook works connected to cord 4days a week if I do not take it away... so I thought I could do similar with AT.
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There's nothing wrong with that, it's just better for the battery to not leave it plugged in once its fully charged. Every now and then just unplug that charger and use it until it dies out.
OK, will do THX
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you couldn't be more wrong....
The dock charges on its own therefore it does use power "to work", without power it wouldn't work period...unless its made from some alien technology.
there is another thread discussing how quickly the dock battery drains, its supposedly a bug in the software.
Your best bet to optimize battery life is to disconnect the dock when not in use as it has a tendency to keep supplying power even when the tablet is fully charged, therefore it drains much quicker..
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lmao. oh really. If the dock is a %0 it will still continue to "work". Has nothing to do with alien technology. There might be a thread on how quick someone elses battery drains but on my TF dock it takes about 9 hours on hard use to drain it down. I would say that is right on with what Asus says it's supose to be.
Your best bet for optimum battery life is to you your tablet normaly and to not be anal. The tab has its own power supply and unless the charger is unpluged it wont use battery power.
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there's no reason to keep it connected to the charger if it's already fully charged.
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You couldnt be more wrong....
The purpose of keeping the transformer connected to the charger would be the same as keeping your laptop connected even though it was full. If its not connected to a power source it will start to drain the battery. If you want to keep it full then you have to keep it connected. Realizing that you need to do the Asus recomended battery conditioning (complet drain and charge) a few time after you first get both devices.I leave mine on the charger moste of the time and take it off at least once a week to compleatly drain both the dock and the tab.
ClevelandWheeler said:
Your best bet for optimum battery life is to you your tablet normaly and to not be anal. The tab has its own power supply and unless the charger is unpluged it wont use battery power.
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If I buy a set (tab + dock)... will I get 2 chargers? Is plug (not the one to electric socket) the same on them?
About 2 days ago I saw a set in the shop. It was brand new and not turned on.
I have asked if they can plug it since both dock and tablet were discharged.
Shop did this for me. They plugged dock in and (at least that is how I understand it) both things started to charge.
I turned on tablet to see how keyboard is performing.
And now this is strange - after about 1 min. of use (tried this few times) keyboard dock wasn't not longer working. I could see the cursor on the screen but it was not moving :-(. I had to disconnect the tab from the dock and reconnect it again. And it was working fine for another minute.
Two more questions:
1. When tab is on the dock is there a way to wake it up like Win laptop - through keyboard keys or only switch on the tab itself?
2. When dock functions froze I could not call for on screen keyboard :-( (although dock was not working). Is this OK?
galtom said:
If I buy a set (tab + dock)... will I get 2 chargers? Is plug (not the one to electric socket) the same on them?
About 2 days ago I saw a set in the shop. It was brand new and not turned on.
I have asked if they can plug it since both dock and tablet were discharged.
Shop did this for me. They plugged dock in and (at least that is how I understand it) both things started to charge.
I turned on tablet to see how keyboard is performing.
And now this is strange - after about 1 min. of use (tried this few times) keyboard dock wasn't not longer working. I could see the cursor on the screen but it was not moving :-(. I had to disconnect the tab from the dock and reconnect it again. And it was working fine for another minute.
Two more questions:
1. When tab is on the dock is there a way to wake it up like Win laptop - through keyboard keys or only switch on the tab itself?
2. When dock functions froze I could not call for on screen keyboard :-( (although dock was not working). Is this OK?
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Unfortunatly no they were dumb about that. Only the Tab itself comes with the charger and even that is wierd becouse the cord is extramly short.I dont know whatyou were going through but I have never had that happen to me. Could been a connection issue between the dock and the tab.
Im not sure but I keep a mouse plugged into my doc and when the screen goes of and I move the mouse the screen will come back on.
When the doc is connected and there is a place where you need to use a keyboard there will be a small keyboad on the bottom of your screen. If you touch that keyboard a menu comes up and you can select "use physical keyboard" (on & off). If you can't then I would say there is an issue.
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When the doc is connected and there is a place where you need to use a keyboard there will be a small keyboad on the bottom of your screen. If you touch that keyboard a menu comes up and you can select "use physical keyboard" (on & off). If you can't then I would say there is an issue.
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If instead of mouse you touch touch pad - nothing happens?
I saw this icon but when I was touching it nothing happened :-(
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If instead of mouse you touch touch pad - nothing happens?
I saw this icon but when I was touching it nothing happened :-(
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I dont use themouse pad but when I just tried it it did not wake up the screen. But when I pressed a key on the keyboard the screen did wake.
If you touched the icon and nothing happened I would say there is something wrong.
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Ok, thx for the info
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Ok, thx for the info
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NP hope that helped.
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That I will be able to tell you once AT is in my hands .
There are only two thing holding me back now...
With or without 3G - I am still deciding...
Netflix - I still have to use my netbook to watch it - this means on weekends away I will have to carry two toys instead of 1
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That I will be able to tell you once AT is in my hands .
There are only two thing holding me back now...
With or without 3G - I am still deciding...
Netflix - I still have to use my netbook to watch it - this means on weekends away I will have to carry two toys instead of 1
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I have to say I personally use my Htc Evo to thether and there is even an app that you can install on the tab that allows you to control tethering without having to go to your phone. I travel to Colorado-Tennessee-Texas-Florida and the tethering work great while on the road. As far as movies I tether and watch movies on www.greatstufftv.com and that holds me over until Nexflix gets on board. Check out the website etherway its a good place to watch movies and tv shows.
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youre first steps should be to root it and flash honeycomb 3.1
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youre first steps should be to root it and flash honeycomb 3.1
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what is the big bennifit for that? I mean I know what it is for my phone but why for my tab? I have 0 issues stock.
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I do not own a smartphone - no need for one really. And now I will not spend $700 on phone if I can have a tablet for that .
About: http://www.greatstufftv.me/ - whatever I click I am being redirected to a different site that asks me to setup Premium account.
Yes... I would like to know what is the benefit of root/reflash ?
I was thinking only about using hacked flash 10.2/10.3 - to get free hulu.
Hi...has anyone replaced its NST battery?
how can we find a compatible battery?
i've searched and found a battery on amazon (u can see its picture attached)
but it's not designed for nst ...its for nook color ...do u have any idea if we can use this for NST ??
No, this won't work.
The Nook Touch battery has 6 wires:
2 for positive
2 for the temperature sensor
2 for negative
Long life of a lithium battery requires accurately stopping charging.
That's why they measure the temperature at the battery.
The EPD display is also very temperature dependent.
There are tables of waveforms for 0C to 48C to compensate.
I haven't figured out if a separate temperature sensor is used for the display.
If anybody finds out exactly what the plug is on the battery pack I'd be grateful.
If somebody wants to sell/send me the cable off an old pack I'd be grateful too.
I'd use it to be able to measure power consumption accurately.
Back cover???
How did you remove your back cover on your nook simple touch to even get to the battery???
I would like to replace the standard 2Gb HD on my Nook touch for a 16Gb. I know how to do all the software requirements, but I don't want to break the plastic. Will I need a specific tool?
Taking off the back cover to get to the battery would be very important when my nook becomes 2 years old, and the lithium ion battery won't hold a charge anymore. PLEASE tell me how you got to the battery!!!
The Nook Touch comes apart pretty easily.
Use a knife blade and starting at an edge carefully pop off the power button.
Underneath is a tiny Torx T-5 screw.
Remove that and the back cover simply slides down.
The battery is attached to the back cover, so open carefully.
I still haven't heard of a source for these batteries yet.
I'm a newbie here so I wont be able to post external links...download the attachment...there's a website address which may help...
From my signiture:
The RSS feed for the NookTouch Dev forum is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/exte...&forumids=1201
Interal teardown pics are here:
m.techrepublic.com/blog/itdojo/nook-2011-cracking-open-analysis-battery-replaceable-same-processor-as-nook-color/2639
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My nook is rooted. I nearly always use it plugged to the wall outlet to save battery live. I use it mainly to read pdf files using "OfficeSuite". When I start up my nook I activate to the app "Nook refresh" and "Smart Rotator"(to use my OfficeSuite in landscape mode).
Some days ago I installed a screen rotator app (from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678431) and couldn't use it, so I uninstalled it. I do not know if this can have any relation with the problem that I am having with the screen.
Some days ago my Nook screen was perfect, no strange thing.
But one day I noticed a horizontal line (from the usual perspective, with the "nook" button below) that was dark/white (that is when the background is white, the line is black and viceversa). I did not give it much importance.
Another day, while I was reading a pdf file, appeared another horizontal line.
Today, while I was reading a pdf file, appeared another horizontal line.
That is 3 lines for now.
What could it be? Do you have any idea to solve this issue?
Thank you.
If you power off and then power on again, do the lines go away?
I would not recommend using the NST plugged in at all times - I think you will do better to let the battery cycle.
E-ink is attracted to and repelled from the screen by electrostatic charge, as I understand it. So if there's anything like a power surge or other mechanical issue affecting your unit while charging, possibly you could see an artifact in the display?
If you power off and then power on again, do the lines go away?
I did this with the wall outlet disconnect several times, but it does not work. The lines are there.
I would not recommend using the NST plugged in at all times - I think you will do better to let the battery cycle.
Why do you think that? I do it because a read that when the battery is fully charged, the light turns green and not continues charging the battery, so I suppose that direct energy is feeding the use of the device instead of charging my nook.
E-ink is attracted to and repelled from the screen by electrostatic charge, as I understand it. So if there's anything like a power surge or other mechanical issue affecting your unit while charging, possibly you could see an artifact in the display?
No, the only image that appears on the display when I power it on is a SD CARD image informing that there is a sd card.
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If you power off and then power on again, do the lines go away?
I did this with the wall outlet disconnect several times, but it does not work. The lines are there.
They're probably permanent if after unplugging, powering off all the way, then powering on again they persist. If your device is still under warranty, I'd suggest resetting it to stock and getting a return.
I would not recommend using the NST plugged in at all times - I think you will do better to let the battery cycle.
Why do you think that? I do it because a read that when the battery is fully charged, the light turns green and not continues charging the battery, so I suppose that direct energy is feeding the use of the device instead of charging my nook.
I thought about that a little more. On the NC, if the device is plugged in, the screen tends to behave very strangely - detecting nonexistent touches or accepting input, but then repeating it (fast page flipping through a book, rather than turning one page.)
The charger on the NC and NST is not its strong point (the NC in particular, but I've never liked the fit of the NST chargers much - on both of my devices, they tend to seat at an odd angle and need to be pushed a bit to seat correctly) and I've always wondered how well the rest of the device is actually isolated from current when it's plugged in.
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I've just had the same happen to my NST. First a single horizontal line, now two.
Did you ever resolve your problem?
Same here. One, two, three and yesterday appeared the fourth line! I have the Nook more than one year. I noticed the lines everytime after charging, so it could be connected. Discharge, charge, reset, nothing helps. When I will buy myself a tablet or a new reader. I will open it and pay with some display connectors.
I ended up returning mine to B&N as it was still under warranty.
But I'd be interested to know what you find if you take yours apart. It kinda sounds like a loose connection somewhere...