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[Q] What else does the toolbar widget do?

sorry for the noob question i did try a search & read the wiki trouble is my question is "what is this" so rather hard to search, when the question is what is it!!!
on the start home screen there's a 5 item widget/toolbar that has
- wifi
- blueTh
- ?
- ?
- screen brightness
What are the 2 items that i only have question marks for, i've pressed them but what do they do (other than nothing obvious)?
Thanks in advance....

I'm pretty sure one is to enable data on mobile networks, the 2nd is to enable apps (eg gmail, maps etc) to sync using data on mobile networks or wifi.
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cheers,
not sure though....
the 3rd & 4th buttons really dont seem to do anything even when plugged into the pc, what happens when you press them on yours?
thanks again

wifi, bluetooth, gps, sync, brightness

is there any way to edit those functions? or add/take away our own?
i'd love to swap a data connection on/off for that sync button.

krrrk said:
is there any way to edit those functions? or add/take away our own?
i'd love to swap a data connection on/off for that sync button.
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Noooooo not on a Stock rom mate

yeah, I looked around a little today. Looks like the OS doesn't allow access to turning data on/off from anywhere but the settings menu. I found an app that just created a shortcut to the data menu. Works for me.

+1
I found 2g/3g in the market that links directly to the data menu & placed it on my homescreen
elegant? no - does the job? yes

[Q] Application For Setting Plans In Android System?

I was curious to know what "Best Wi-Fi Performance" option means in Android and here i received explanation.
What i would like is to set a custom Wi-Fi plan. So when i access app that relies heavily on internet connection, i could easily customize Wi-Fi plan for it. Like Skype application? When you turn screen off while talking to a friend, it disconnects after a few seconds.
Also this is not only for Skype but screen brightness, call volume etc. if you know what i mean.
If this kind of plan is not currently possible, then is there a way to create shortcuts to enable "Best Wi-Fi Performance" with 1 tap from home screen? Or brightness levels 30%, 50% 70% etc.?
So far i can create shortcuts only for sub-menus, but not for sub-options where you need to checkmark stuff.

Download Tasker from the market and create a profile to enable wifi when you start a specific app, same with changing the brightness. Just play with it for a while, awesome app with lots of powerful abilities.
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Assistance in devlopping a Customised Battery Saver APP

I know
1. c++ programming
2. JAVA basics
3. XML basics
4.I have some UI designing for my Brother's Development Projects
And other basic stuffs
And i really needed HElp from someone who could help me code a BatterySaverApp
I want it to be pre-customised . Not like the usual SaverApps in which you get have a lot of Setting and Options and all .
I have set up the build environment on my Laptop And I am currently reading this App Development thread
And i am pretty confused regarding where i should start from

SujithZis said:
I know
1. c++ programming
2. JAVA basics
3. XML basics
4.I have some UI designing for my Brother's Development Projects
And other basic stuffs
And i really needed HElp from someone who could help me code a BatterySaverApp
I want it to be pre-customised . Not like the usual SaverApps in which you get have a lot of Setting and Options and all .
I have set up the build environment on my Laptop And I am currently reading this App Development thread
And i am pretty confused regarding where i should start from
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Hi I have some experience with battery-related apps. So, I'll try to give some advices
Most of all battery saver apps are based on the same principles:
Screen. Consumes a lot of energy. Battery Savers tries to reduce screen brightness in case of lack battery.
Wifi, 3g, Bluetooth. Same story, all radio interfaces consumes energy. Disabling radio interfaces will save battery.
Implementing different strategies, like "disable wifi, disable bluetooth, disable 3g, while user sleeps".
Determining apps that use wakelock's. A wakelock is a mechanism to indicate that your application needs to have the device stay on.
I think this is enough for start

Some more to the list
danelab said:
Hi I have some experience with battery-related apps. So, I'll try to give some advices
Most of all battery saver apps are based on the same principles:
Screen. Consumes a lot of energy. Battery Savers tries to reduce screen brightness in case of lack battery.
Wifi, 3g, Bluetooth. Same story, all radio interfaces consumes energy. Disabling radio interfaces will save battery.
Implementing different strategies, like "disable wifi, disable bluetooth, disable 3g, while user sleeps".
Determining apps that use wakelock's. A wakelock is a mechanism to indicate that your application needs to have the device stay on.
I think this is enough for start
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I was thinking of adding some more things to what the app can do
App Interface has a "Conserve" button which disables all *unnecessary things > Then goes to a screen which provides access to just 3 things
Internet,Dialpad,GoogleMaps
So If these are unnecessary , the app could force close these too :
1.The notification bar
2.Remove lockscreens ( And use a Default lockscreen that automatically unlocks when pressing the power button
3.Switches off all not required sensors and stfu
[If it was actually possible to write scripts to do these]

SujithZis said:
I was thinking of adding some more things to what the app can do
App Interface has a "Conserve" button which disables all *unnecessary things > Then goes to a screen which provides access to just 3 things
Internet,Dialpad,GoogleMaps
So If these are unnecessary , the app could force close these too :
1.The notification bar
2.Remove lockscreens ( And use a Default lockscreen that automatically unlocks when pressing the power button
3.Switches off all not required sensors and stfu
[If it was actually possible to write scripts to do these]
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As far as I know you can only kill notification bar temporarily that also with root.
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What is "Quick Tools"?

In Application Manager there is an app called Quick tools 1.0.71 that takes up 1.8 MB but it doesn't exist in my apps folders and seems to be running and downloading information constantly. I can't stop, disable or remove it. Is anyone familiar with this program?
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I couldn't find anything on it on the web other than an app which doesn't look like what I have.

It's for edge bar. It's the features like the ruler compass etc I believe
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I see. Thanks for the clarification!

I struggled too! You need to get the edge up, then there is settings gear at the bottom, tap on this and you need to tick the checkbox at the top of each category to make it active.
This shows how long since last on here VVVVVVVVVVVVV ;o)

MIUI notes/tips

I don't know about anyone else, but this is my first MIUI phone.
I thought it would be useful to start a thread regarding MIUI notes/tips/etc that are specific to MIUI.
The first big one of course - how to fix push notifications:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/...ions-on-xiaomis-miui-8-for-real/#11f834174e1b

I was about to start this very thread
I found a cool feature
You can select several photos for deleting by simply gliding your fingers over the photos
Another cool feature
You can orient that device do that it's upside
The top bezel-less becomes downwards.
The phone is also programmed to rotate it to the standard orientation during a phone call because of Mic location.

One thing I quite like is how specific WIFI connects can be disabled without having to remove them.
Our work WIFI blocks certain things, so it's nice to be able to disable it but not have
to totally remove it (and then reenter all the passwords when I re-enter it).

ChodTheWacko said:
One thing I quite like is how specific WIFI connects can be disabled without having to remove them.
Our work WIFI blocks certain things, so it's nice to be able to disable it but not have
to totally remove it (and then reenter all the passwords when I re-enter it).
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What do you mean

CorruptedSanity said:
What do you mean
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For each WIFI connection, there is a little > to the right of it.
If you touch that you go into another menu, and one option is 'auto connect on/off'.
Turning off autoconnect helps in situations where there are multiple WIFI signals, but you only want it autoconnecting to a specific one.
- Frank

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2 finger swipe on notifications displays their details (or what is called Peek)

ChodTheWacko said:
For each WIFI connection, there is a little > to the right of it.
If you touch that you go into another menu, and one option is 'auto connect on/off'.
Turning off autoconnect helps in situations where there are multiple WIFI signals, but you only want it autoconnecting to a specific one.
- Frank
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Thanks for clarifying.
What if I'm in the range of two networks that I've saved the passwords for.
Which does the mi mix connect to when I enter range?
Looks like the last one I've connected to.
saurabhsun said:
2 finger swipe on notifications displays their details (or what is called Peek)
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That's actually a primitive way of doing it.
Samsung did it better by letting you 'peek' one-handedly with a simple swipe down of the notification.
With mi mix, I have to use two hands. I can do it with one hand but it's tough.

CorruptedSanity said:
That's actually a primitive way of doing it.
Samsung did it better by letting you 'peek' one-handedly with a simple swipe down of the notification.
With mi mix, I have to use two hands. I can do it with one hand but it's tough.
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And just found out, we can't "swipe away" the notifications from the lockscreen directly. Need to pull down the shade and clear from there. Would this not be considered a stupid decision?!

saurabhsun said:
And just found out, we can't "swipe away" the notifications from the lockscreen directly. Need to pull down the shade and clear from there. Would this not be considered a stupid decision?!
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Perhaps there's a solution if you root/install Xposed & a module is available for lockscreen options.
I'm rooted,but, haven't used Xposed in ages, considering trying it again......
On Samsung devices,(non-root) Ad Blocking apps have a persistent notification on the lockscreen that cannot be swiped away,.The only remedy for this was to turn off the ad blocking.
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How to always have mobile data allow to download app from playstore ? Have disable only wifi in playstore settings but always prompt to have wifi
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mobile88 said:
How to always have mobile data allow to download app from playstore ? Have disable only wifi in playstore settings but always prompt to have wifi
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Open Downloads app, Triple Dot, Settings, Set unlimited download limit for mobile. This resolves that issue.

TQ very much for that tip
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youtube /watch?v=NG7GmbVGBlA
A guide to uninstall a few of the system apps such as Chinese Keyboard, Messaging app etc.

saurabhsun said:
youtube /watch?v=NG7GmbVGBlA
A guide to uninstall a few of the system apps such as Chinese Keyboard, Messaging app etc.
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I followed all the steps.
I understood that there are several instances of settings and installed apps.
I went through all of them but still could not disable or uninstall pre-loaded apps like Mi Credit, Mi Cloud and all those Mi nonsense apps.

CorruptedSanity said:
I followed all the steps.
I understood that there are several instances of settings and installed apps.
I went through all of them but still could not disable or uninstall pre-loaded apps like Mi Credit, Mi Cloud and all those Mi nonsense apps.
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Those are uninstallable I guess (as Mi earns from these apps and not selling the phone), few rubbish were uninstalled using this method.

I should be able to disable them though
Apparently not

Some more MIUI notes:
menu + volume down = screenshot
hardware test: dial *#*#6484#*#*
More phone info: dial *#*#4636#*#*
There is a toggle to disable the navigation buttons (double tap them to re-enable)
handy if you keep accidentally hitting them.
in 'buttons' can auto disable for any particular app (games)
In accessibility there is a magnification mode - triple tap to allow/disable zooming of screen. (EDIT: it's bugged - it isn't supposed to trigger during keyboard typing,but it does, effectively making it useless)
wake with volume buttons is in lockscreen menu, not "button"

There are some apps that just won't stay uninstalled. Anyone got idea how to remove them? PPTV for example

Kildras said:
There are some apps that just won't stay uninstalled. Anyone got idea how to remove them? PPTV for example
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Needs to be rooted to remove system app