Purpose is to use only the e-ink screen for phone calls, reading, emails, music. Is it possible to use just the e-ink screen or you need always to mirror the lcd screen?
You can do those things you mentioned from EPD only, but some functionality is severely limited, like the music player (it only has prev/next & pause/play). But you can toggle mirroring from the back screen, and even create shortcuts for your most used apps, and the mirroring is enabled automatically. Mirrored mode will consume a lot more battery though, but less than the color screen, provided there's not too much happening on the screen (animations etc).
Thank you for the answer. I want to use it for phone calls, email, music, reading. If you use EPD alone, you are able to use which programs exactly. Every program or just programs from Yota? Would be very nice if you can name the programs.
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Thank you for the answer. I want to use it for phone calls, email, music, reading. If you use EPD alone, you are able to use which programs exactly. Every program or just programs from Yota? Would be very nice if you can name the programs.
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Any program can have a EPD only widget, which does not require the use of mirroring, but only some have. Yota has the following apps:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Yota Devices LLC&hl=en
These cover your basics. Yota has also modified the Chrome browser to work on the EPD, which is included in the firmware. I personally prefer using the normal Chrome via mirroring, because it supports horizontal orientation, whereas the Yota's modified browser doesn't.
The music player is currently the most basic, but I've learned to live with it. Normally I just press the button on my headset to start playing, press twice for skipping a track, press thrice for going to previous track and just pulling the headphones out to stop.
Other than Yota's own apps, there are only a few apps with dedicated EPD support. But mirroring works for every application and can be toggled easily, and should save you some battery over the color screen.
Good to know. So using only EPD isn't an option for me because there's no app for taking phone calls or texting. So mirroring seems the way to go. If you mirror the LCD-screen the LCD is off (while processor rendering the picture) and EPD on, or are both screens on and there's no way to switch LCD off?
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Good to know. So using only EPD isn't an option for me because there's no app for taking phone calls or texting. So mirroring seems the way to go. If you mirror the LCD-screen the LCD is off (while processor rendering the picture) and EPD on, or are both screens on and there's no way to switch LCD off?
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You can make phone calls and answer them from the EPD, same with SMS and email. The first two are part of the Contacts app. Those apps are a bit basic, but should work fine.
When mirroring the LCD remains off, but Android's power state rises, meaning it will consume a bit more energy in comparison to native EPD apps. But should be less than using the LCD directly.
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Currently looking for .
Today icon to turn off screen so I can leave WIFI and MSN on with screen off.
Today icon to switch between landscape portrait.
Today bar that shows outgoing calls in minutes and sms texts sent.
Icon on today screen that lets me turn GPS on or off so it doesnt connect itself but I dont need dummy entries.
Task list that actually shows task title like " Walk dog " didnt like taskplus.
Remote software for TV, DVD etc.
What does anyone use for the above and what is everyone else looking for ?
woo.. I won't start about what I'm looking for - it's too much But I ordered (though it's on back order.. bah) the DevKit from MS, so maybe I'll make my own solutions in due time.
Anyway...
For the first two, just get one of the many utilities that allow you to launch a program from your Today Screen. I used tdLaunch right now, might move to cLaunch (same program, bit more functions), or use a different solution altogether. Then get...
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=15527
...to rotate your screen
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=14498
or
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=15943
or
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=16314 (includes a component)
...to turn your screen off. Please note that I'm using the last one, and it turns the entire screen off (not just the backlight, the LCD panel as well) - so it won't respond to taps or anything; you'll have to use the on/off button to turn the screen back on. I don't know whether the other two turn the LCD off, or only the backlight.
Then just launch the appropriate application from your today screen using the today screen launching app. Simple as that
just checked - the other two turn the entire screen off as well
You need one single SW: SPB Pocket Plus[/url]
Are there any tweaks/apps that allow you to tailor the backlight's behaviour depending on what app you are using and set it up to suit each one?
I can't find anything like that but the reason I'm asking is as follows.
I want the backlight to stay on indefinitely when I have adobe reader open, but I don't want it to stay on indefinitely for anything else.
I read ebooks in adobe reader and it has no setting for this, so you either have to change the overall backlight settings to stay on then change them afterwards or just put up with constantly having to touch the screen to get the backlight on again.
What I'd like ideally is something almost like the Changescreen app (for rotation) where you can choose the apps you want and set how the backlight behaves when each app is in use.
Is there anything that does this? Or have I overlooked some really basic way of doing it?
Cheers
You can try Lumos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318
Thanks mate - that could be just the ticket.
Bah - tried to install it and as soon as I click it I get a "Installation Unsuccessful" error.
I'm on a custom rom but I forget which...
Bugger - looks like it could have been perfect.
Hmmm, I've installed Glight now to try that out but I can't get it to work for some reason.
It's enabled.
The phone's own auto backlight control is disabled.
I've added adobereaderle.exe as an exception and set it so it keeps the backlight on permanently.
I've done soft reset.
But it still switches off after a minute or two. I am talking about the backlight also, not the phone's standby. Ie with an acrobat doc open the light turns off after a minute or two then the phone goes into standby shortly afterwards. I guess ideally an app that deals with this would also be able to prevent standby for specific apps too.
Have I got the correct filename for Adobe reader or is there something else I've messed up? That's what I saw it as on the phone somewhere (I forget where but that's definitely what was written).
It will be nice obviously if I can make this work but I have to be honest and say that using Glight is a horrible user experience. It's a case of tapping the screen and waiting a few seconds for every single response. When you're trying to position the cursor in the exact right spot (ie to edit text or a typo etc) on the capacitive touchscreen with your finger this can take many screen taps, and it's pretty frustrating! But better that than nothing obviously!
I'm interested in this too. I tried Lumos and it works as for setting the backlight for certain apps (like max. brightness for Adobe Reader etc.), however it still doesn't prevent the phone going into standby, which is the main problem when trying to read something.
check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661472
Hi,
apart for the lag issue I really love this phone!
I've now had this excelent phone for a few weeks, and I have a small list of annoyances that I can't seem to figure out
*using swype, there seems to be a small lag after you released your finger, until it displays the word. It's noticeable but not that big.
*Fonts in general are way to big, with this resolution, a smaller font system wide would be appriciated
*landscape mode as default when you put phone down on desk. juck! loathe it, do changing system setting override what apps uses? Some games uses landscape as default.
*I miss indicator that I've recieved a new SMS. Yeah I've installed handcent, but that blinking LED option doesnt seem to work. What I want, is something like the HD2/blackberry which has a small blinking led which blinks until you read the sms, and blinks even if phone is in standby mode
*Many apps seems to miss a proper exit option, leaving them reciding in the background, causing the phone to get slower and slower. Only option I've found is advanced task killer
*write&go app -> nice interface, and I would love to write SMSs in it, however it keeps nagging me to save the message I've written.
*any nice TODO apps?
*I synced my phone vs facebook, and now my phone is cluttered with a lot of contacts that I can't edit, and a lot of events in the calendar I can't remove. I've since removed syncing with calendar, but those events are still there. How do I remove them? And why can't I edit the contacts?
*How do you control which apps starts when you boot the bone?
hi
mots of what i write are things you will find in the development section of the I9000 on this forum
lag: install voodoo lag fix and rejoice, or install "one click lag fix" from market, and rejoice too (easier but not as fast)
font: ive seen something about changing the resolution but i lost it =( it's possible but it's some major hack.
landscape: some apps are coded for landscape and wouldn't display properly in portrait. for auto switch when both are supported you can lock the phone in one mode in froyo at least.
notification: search for "noled". the galaxy s has no led so other means are to be used. noled uses the samoled screen but uses a bit of battery. another one uses the backlight of the lower keys but im not sure if it works yet.
startup: you can change the services to be enabled/disabled inside the phone setting => applications, but i'm not sure if it's really what you want
for what i left out: i just don't know
Hi,
I have my PC hooked up on my big LCD, on which I like to play my games.
So to lauch my games on that screen, I always have to switch primary display.
(go to desktop > right click > change resolution > make primary display)
Is there an easier way to do this?
I have searched a lot, but have never found something..
It would be awesome to just be able to manange your apps and configure on which display the have to open..
Maybe Win+P will be good ?
regards
Thanks, but that doesn't really help..
To play my game on second monitor I whould then have to choose the option 'second screen only'.
Which is kind of worse then how I do it now
I am pretty sure full screen programs launch only on the primary display. That has been my experience since 7.
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I am pretty sure full screen programs launch only on the primary display. That has been my experience since 7.
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yeah.. that's the problem, but I want it to launch on the secondary display
There's a keyboard shortcut for moving apps between monitors in Win8. I believe it's Ctrl+Win+arrow key (I'm not at my multi-mon system at the moment). I haven't tried it with a full-screen app yet, but you may want to give it a shot. It's said to work with Store apps (which are full screen) just fine.
Are you talking about the Modern UI games or Desktop?
If it is the Modern UI games, then just open the Start Screen on that monitor by pulling your mouse to the lower left corner of the screen until you see the Start Screen "icon" show up and click.
Launch the Modern UI app/game from there and it will launch from whatever screen the Start Screen was on.
Now, if you are talking about Desktop Apps/Games, that's another monster. Most will remember which display they were last opened from.
What I do with Metro apps is click the top and drag down, like I'm going to kill the app, but instead just drag it to whatever screen I want it on. For non-Metro apps like the post before mine said, most programs will remember the window they were on last.
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Yeah, Metro apps aren't the problem either, like you guys say, they worked that out just fine.
I'm talking about desktop apps (like most games still are, and will be for a while I think).
Most games don't remember the last display the were on, they just open on the primary display for me..
Have you tied Win+Page Down ?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mmfh/
Try this.
That looked exactly like what I need!
Being able to create a rule for an application, so that it launches on the display you want.
But I'm afraid the app doesn't work as perfect as I'd hoped..
I've tried many different settings, but games like far cry 3 or assassin's creed 3 still open on my primary display..
For Far Cry a quick alt + tab does the job (then it goes to my secondary display in borderless window), but it's not perfect..
But thanks! I'll keep it, I'll play with it some more.
Yes, it scans on intervals of time I think, and I haven't used it for games, but I believe you're supposed to make sure the game is in windowed mode first.
Yeah, kind of got it to work for Hitman, but not perfect, like I said.
Perhaps another solution:
Would it be possible to create a shortcut/hotkey to switch primary display?
The advantage of windows 8 is that switching primary display doesn't change a lot for your open windows, or start menu.
They just remain on the same display.
That would make it very easy to quickly swap primary display and start the game from start menu.
Win+P, duplicate displays.
Nope, that won't work either, aspect ratio is different.
I use extended display, so I always just make display 2 the primary before starting the game.
I was able to make a shortcut to het screen resolution config screen now, so I at least don't need go to desktop, right click... anymore now
(shortcut: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl)
Okay, so i only just made this account. I don't have any experience when it comes to programming. But i just had to get this out.
Is it okay if i rant for a second? Why did they change the split screen mode? It uaed to be really practical but now it's juat a buggy mess! Apps constantly flip out, some apps dont even work because it doesn't acknowledge that the phone is in split screen!
How dose this change benifit anybody? You could already access your home acreen by pressing on the home button! Now i can't use my phone while it's in my pocket without it opening a bunch of apps!! Like who the hell though this was a good idea?? It doesn't add anything other then rendering split screen practically useless!!
Sorry but i just had to get it off my chest
Just a quick question, are you referring to the split screen knuckle gesture? Because it can be easily turned off in setting under accessibility, and there isn't really any significant change in multitasking from nougat to oreo at least visually.
There is a setting that allows you to turn on a touch disable mode that disables the touchscreen when in your pocket.
As for apps not recognizing that the phone is in split screen mode well if it didn't work with nougat in split screen it wont work now. That is true for most games or apps that doesn't scale correctly in split screen.