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Tips & Tricks

Thought this might be a good place to start listing any quick tips and tricks you might have discovered.
To Lock Device quickly
Keep finger on the Red (Call End) button and it will bring up some options including keylock.

Not sure if anyone's noticed this but when I end a call on my Dual there is annoying little delay of about 3 seconds before the actual call is ended so I searched the registry and found this:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\PHONE\PhoneExtendSetting]
And I changed the value of EndCallTime from 3000 to 1000 re-booted and voila no more delays when ending calls

Hold the on/off button for soft reset.

Smart Dialing
This is an advertised feature but apparently not too many people are aware of it. Go to the phone app and start tapping the first couple of letters of the contacts name and the name matches will appear for you to choose from. I find this much easier than opening up the Contacts app and scrolling down to the name you need.

after pressing send for phoneapp u see last calls.
If u press left/right on the highlighted contact the phone switches through home/mobile/office...

HKLM\Software\HTC\Biotouch\Biotouch\ regulates the FPS of the cubeanimation.
Change "DownFPS", "LightFPS" und "UpFPS" to something higher for a smoother (and faster) animation.

Disable 3G, if not needed (it drains the battery faster than GSM):
Edit the registry key HKLM\Software\OEM\UMTS\OpMode and set it to "1"
Then also you could change that setting
Phone Settings --> Band --> Network Type --> GSM
To activate the changes, open the comm manager from the Cube, disable the phone and enable it again.
In italy with Vodafone I can't able to select also the Network Band GSM/UMTS to "GSM(900)" but I have to let it configured as "Auto" or "GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(2100)"

Bits
Ello, new here.. no idea if this helps a few Dual owners but..
Apps found to work on the touch dual:
S2u2 (iphone slide to unlock app), works like a charm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=343256
HHC, HTC Home Customizer (name says it all), also working like a charm:
http://www.pocketemu.com/download4.html
gfreek, thnx for the EndCallTime key, works perfect and.. 1 less annoying feature to go
Things I'm still looking to solve:
1. Mp3 ringtone seems to fade out after picking up a call, for about 2/3 seconds the ringtone is still audible :S
2. Looking for settings for the Handsfree profile, i have an Lm959 bluetooth bracelet (how geeky, i know), works fine.. but only for calls, the device is capable of blinking the leds on receiving msgs, im looking for the settings to enable just that on the TD.
3. Polling frequency of the TD seems to be on the high side, f.e. it takes about 3 rings from someone before the TD starts "ringing", since voicemail kicks in @ ring 6 I miss a lot of calls.
I found a topic about just this problem with the touch(Elf) on sprint networks, with a quickcode (##7380# I think, well.. I'm not on sprint..so that doesnt work over here.. anyone with any clue would be welcome.. My current solution is disabling voicemail..)

ln1234 said:
To Lock Device quickly
Keep finger on the Red (Call End) button and it will bring up some options including keylock.
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to do this quicker go to settings => long press end key
and select automatically execute and then lock device
holding the red button then locks the device in one press

You can invoke s2u2 instead normal devicelock
just install s2u2, rename Slide2Unlock.exe to EndKey.exe and copy all files to windows directory, with resco explorer.

the ilock doesnt seem to be working on my touch dual. when i try to go to settings, the screen goes blank.

You need to disable directdraw, do it via the registry as you can't access the settings.

raid said:
Disable 3G, if not needed (it drains the battery faster than GSM):
Edit the registry key HKLM\Software\OEM\UMTS\OpMode and set it to "1"
Then also you could change that setting
Phone Settings --> Band --> Network Type --> GSM
To activate the changes, open the comm manager from the Cube, disable the phone and enable it again.
In italy with Vodafone I can't able to select also the Network Band GSM/UMTS to "GSM(900)" but I have to let it configured as "Auto" or "GSM(900+1800)+UMTS(2100)"
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Is there a way to add the "3G setting" directly in the Comm Manager as seen here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=354380 ?

GpsPasSion said:
Is there a way to add the "3G setting" directly in the Comm Manager as seen here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=354380 ?
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Go with Total Commander to:
\\registry\HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager and change the key
"SupportedFunctions" from 4 to 5
then make a new map named "5" (without the quotes)
go to that map and make a STRING named "default" and the string must
be "3G" (also without any quotes).
Then turn the phone off and on again and there is a 3G setting in your CommManager. I did not manage yet to add a icon in front of it
(and also not tested the working of the new setting)

Thanks, someone also pointed me to Schaps' app that has that setting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317070

GpsPasSion said:
Is there a way to add the "3G setting" directly in the Comm Manager as seen here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=354380 ?
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Another way ...
Go to ... Start > Settings > Phone > GSM/UMTS Band , Set Network to "GSM" & Leave GSM to "Auto".

nightfear said:
Another way ...
Go to ... Start > Settings > Phone > GSM/UMTS Band , Set Network to "GSM" & Leave GSM to "Auto".
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nice one..thanks

dapoldi said:
3. Polling frequency of the TD seems to be on the high side, f.e. it takes about 3 rings from someone before the TD starts "ringing", since voicemail kicks in @ ring 6 I miss a lot of calls.
I found a topic about just this problem with the touch(Elf) on sprint networks, with a quickcode (##7380# I think, well.. I'm not on sprint..so that doesnt work over here.. anyone with any clue would be welcome.. My current solution is disabling voicemail..)
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that is driving me MAD at the moment. I'm missing almost all my calls.
Wish there was a way to change the amount of rings before voicemail kicks in.
please help someone!

Lord of the Badgers said:
that is driving me MAD at the moment. I'm missing almost all my calls.
Wish there was a way to change the amount of rings before voicemail kicks in.
please help someone!
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ah found it, at least for UK Orange people:
Please bear in mind that the following code is only valid for phones on the Orange UK network.
The code to set the length of time your phone rings is:
**61*07973100123*11*??#
Where ?? is the time in seconds, e.g. to set the ring time to 30 seconds you would type the following code at the standby screen then press the green send button:
**61*07973100123*11*30#
To make your phone ring for only 10 seconds:
**61*07973100123*11*10#
The code works in 5 second intervals, i.e. you can set 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 seconds.
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works fine. thank god.

Lord of the Badgers said:
that is driving me MAD at the moment. I'm missing almost all my calls.
Wish there was a way to change the amount of rings before voicemail kicks in.
please help someone!
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go to the phone application
Settings->Services->call forwarding
Set the time to what you want
Arnon

[Q] Droid 2 Global Dev Request: Can the 850/1900 MHz GSM/UMTS bands be enabled?

I picked up a Droid 2 Global last week and it appears that Verizon has crippled the GSM/UMTS capability of the device by restricting use of the 850/1900 MHz GSM/UMTS bands in the US.
The tech specs from Motorola indicate that the D2G is quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and triband UMTS (850/1900/2100).
...but the User Guide (page 12) and Motorola FAQ page say "DROID2 Global by Motorola switches effortlessly between CDMA, GSM 900, GSM 1800, and UMTS 2100 networks" which would seem to indicate that use of the 850/1900 MHz GSM/UMTS bands has been restricted.
This is supported by the fact that several people on various forums have attempted to use the D2G on AT&T and T-Mobile networks (which use 850/1900) with no success. I'm assuming it is some sort of software restriction, either via a hidden menu setting or because of the Verizon ROM.
Any devs know how we might be able to enable these bands?

Try checking this:
- Pull up the dialer
- *#*#4636#*#*
- It will automatically bring up the "testing" menu when you hit the last *.
- Click on phone information and scroll to the bottom.
- The first item that can be changed is a drop down list "Set preferred network type:"
See if there are any options in there that you can change to what you're looking for

kwheel596 said:
Try checking this:
- Pull up the dialer
- *#*#4636#*#*
- It will automatically bring up the "testing" menu when you hit the last *.
- Click on phone information and scroll to the bottom.
- The first item that can be changed is a drop down list "Set preferred network type:"
See if there are any options in there that you can change to what you're looking for
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The only thing I don't recognize is "SMSC:", which has a text box with an Update and a Refresh button. Not sure what that does.
However, there is also a greyed-out "OEM-specific Info/Settings" button, wonder what might be there!

Verizons not gonna make this easy on us, where really gonna hve to think out of the box on this one. We can just wate for a Droid 2 Global spacific rom and hope that its a software lock.

silver6054 said:
The only thing I don't recognize is "SMSC:", which has a text box with an Update and a Refresh button. Not sure what that does.
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SMSC for my opeartor shows SMS center phone number when you press to refresh.
Obviously, if you set here another phone number and press update it should apply new value to phone.
silver6054 said:
However, there is also a greyed-out "OEM-specific Info/Settings" button, wonder what might be there
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according to these sources
____hi-android.info/src/com/android/settings/RadioInfo.java___
it looks package "com.android.settings.OEM_RADIO_INFO" and if it is not exists just does nothing

F320S - USSD code problem

Hi,
I have issue while using the USSD code. For example for my network operator (Maxis), normally i type *100# then call, i can view all the options available in full, but for G2, it only display few lines or partial of the screen only... i really cant figure out why.
Can anyone here give me advise?
thanks!

I've just attached the screen of my USSD problem. (incomplete screen)

CM13 official nightly (G900F) Lots of problems / questions

Hi, I'm using latest CM13 nighly (19/3/2016) on my Samsung S5. I have few questions:
1) How to choose 3G/4G, not only LTE or 3G. I have sometimes weak 4G signal at my place and it would be nice when the 4G is weak, phone would automatically change to 3G.
2) Is there way to get custom toggle buttom on statusbar quick access icons? For example "torch" or "3G/4G" etc.
3) How about google now voice commands? I cant turn "always listening" (or waking from any screen) or "trusted voice" on. I'm using finnish language for voice commands and voice search. Is this issue only with finnish language or with all languages at the moment? If it is the problem with my native tongue, is there any way to go around and get "ok google" command to work from any screen with finnish language? I saw one thread here, where was something about editing bin-file, but my bin file looked way different, maybe google has changed it through time?
4) There is APK called "Open mic+" for google now voice search. Does this fix the problem number 3? (I still would rather use no extra stuff on it, so if there is
a mod or line of hex to edit with help..)
5) Clock color problem - when i use alarm clock and setup the time, the backround color isn't as in theme. It was before, but stopped working with right color after update.
6) camera focus issues, not focusing well.
7) avoid Doze when down/uploading smtg
8) . How to get sd-card to work normally to it is not read only? I've read there is some fixes and I've tried SDCardFix and xposed "HandleExternalSD" and "KitKat SDCard Fix" with no result.
9) How can I see only contacts with phone numbers, I don't want to see any email-addressess in my contact list.
10) Is these available for CM13: Samsung download booster, samsung UltraPowerSavingMode? If not the original ones, at least something similar and as effective.

Lock screen - Dual clock removal

Anybody know how to remove the dual clock from the Lock Screen, all the past guides don't seem to work.
Cheers.

recently updated my F800L to android Pie OTA and now the quick shortcut maker app won't work , running Roaming Clock Settings goves this message " You can not launch this activity from app because it requires additional permissions to launch" it used to run fine on previous versions of android. How do I achieve required permissions to run this activity? any idea?

Yes. You can download a program called QuickShortcutMaker from the play store. Open the program and change it to normal search. Select the "activities" area. Search for "roaming" and expand the category. You will want to click on the one that says "Roaming clock settings" and click create. Once done open the shortcut and uncheck "Use roaming dual-clock"

EcPercy said:
Yes. You can download a program called QuickShortcutMaker from the play store. Open the program and change it to normal search. Select the "activities" area. Search for "roaming" and expand the category. You will want to click on the one that says "Roaming clock settings" and click create. Once done open the shortcut and uncheck "Use roaming dual-clock"
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Awesome! Thanks a lot.

Hi,
I have the Korean version F800S and for me QuickShortcutMaker doesn't work. The dual screen is still there even if the roaming clock tick is unchecked. Any alternatives?

Ah sorry for the late reply, I downloaded LG dual clock remover from the store, it comes up device unsupported but ignore this choose 'uncheck both' and you'll be presented with the menu anyway. Works a treat.

Tried this in vain. No luck. I think is related to my Korean version.

On my Korean version F800K I have used this and it works!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=monsita.dualclockremover
Inviato dal mio ONEPLUS A3003 utilizzando Tapatalk

Pirreballo said:
On my Korean version F800K I have used this and it works!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=monsita.dualclockremover
Inviato dal mio ONEPLUS A3003 utilizzando Tapatalk
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I have the F800S and is not working. Not sure if it's related but my phone keeps saying that I'm roaming even if I have a UK sim card. I'm based in UK. Will try to do a factory reset.

Hi,
I too have the same model (F800S) and I am also in the same boat. Despite multiple attempts, restarts, it still doesn't work. Looks like SK telecom have a hard coded setting deep inside there. I installed Secret Master Lite and there are indeed some menu options that are tinkered by the carrier, which can only be changed with the root (su) access. I have not yet rooted by phone and I am now contemplating it. I am kind of a newbie and don't want to end up with an expensive paper weight. Hence, not even attempting to root for now.

kvskp said:
Hi,
I too have the same model (F800S) and I am also in the same boat. Despite multiple attempts, restarts, it still doesn't work. Looks like SK telecom have a hard coded setting deep inside there. I installed Secret Master Lite and there are indeed some menu options that are tinkered by the carrier, which can only be changed with the root (su) access. I have not yet rooted by phone and I am now contemplating it. I am kind of a newbie and don't want to end up with an expensive paper weight. Hence, not even attempting to root for now.
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Yes, the SK telecom F800S model is highly customized for Korean market. I think we're kind of stuck until a reasonably safe root method comes up.

I have the Korean Telecom (F800K) version and 'dual clock remover' worked fine for me.

Hi
Any help from any Pros is highly appreciated, specifically for F800S.
Regards

How do you enable dual clock? Is this feature only on the Korean version v20?

polobreaka said:
How do you enable dual clock? Is this feature only on the Korean version v20?
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On my F800S it was enabled by default. I guess it knows that you're not in Korea and it defaults to some roaming setting. Quite annoying.
I've tried everything and no luck.

Great. Thanks so much

Looks like it's a worse situation than with the H990ds Taiwan variant.

Any updates?

I have Korean version F800S too. I've tried every methods available and it didn't work.

Some1 please help us... F800S dual clock removal... TIA

Remove dual lockscreen on lg v20 f800s
Download QuickShortcutMaker
Search under ACTIVITIES the keyword "KT"
Click open 'Roaming' and then click on 'Roaming KT Roaming Test'
Create shortcut and open the shortcut
Check 'RAD TEST'
Turn off WiFi while keeping Data on, check the mobile signal strength icon now appears with a letter 'R'
Go Settings - Date & Time
The originally grey-out 'Roaming dual clock' item now becomes black and clickable.
Click to Disable the roaming dual clock.
Uncheck 'RAD TEST'
Turn on the Airplane mode, then off again to remove the 'R' status.
Now the phone works like before with the lockscreen showing only one clock.
Ive tried and it's working