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Hi,
I wondered if there is a program I could use to switch off my device, or alternatively could switch off a program after a specified amount of time.
My vision: to use my Wizard (or Universal) to get me off to sleep, as I would a clock radio. When using my clock radio, I set the sleep timer to an hour or whatever and it switches itself off when my hour's dozing is done.
So far I have got some decent radio station URLs for both WMP and Real player, which mean I have the radio part through WiFi to my device by my bed all sorted, but I don't seem to be able to find anything that will switch off the device after a pre-specified length of time.
If any coder has a spare half hour I assume (???) this is a simple task to write, and I will buy you a pint or three in return.
Basic spec would be:
input sleep timer time
countdown to zero
switch off device
Mort Saver is sooo close to it, but can only take 2 digits in the time field and they are seconds not minutes, so 3600 seconds for my hour's listening isn't saved, and it counts down from 36
I also heard how PHM Pocket Plus grinds down WM5 to an unuseable point, so I spose that one's out of the picture as well.
I reckon a lot of people would either benefit from this type of program, or alternatively already have found something which I haven't.
Tell you what, if anyone can do it, I will donate to the forum 10Euro.
Cheers,
Joe
It's been a while since I used it, but I think PocketMusic will do what you want. It will play streamed music and has a sleep timer. That's if you trust the wizard to switch itself off once PM has gone to sleep.
It also has an alarm (if you trust the wizard to wake up when it's supposed to) too ;-)
Hope that helps...
Dox
I have an LG G Watch with 5.0.1 since a few days and I tried and sent back an identical LG G watch on 4.4W.1 a while ago and didn't experience it. Basically, I am noticing that after leaving the watch alone lying somewhere (I don't wear it at home) for some time (can't really say how long but at least an hour, I think) the display turns OFF. A single tap and it wakes up and then works "normally" until the next time...
The other G Watch with the older Wear version didn't have this behaviour so is this a feature of the latest Wear version or is it maybe an "issue"..?
I am saying this especially because I installed the Slumber app to automatically turn the display OFF while charging but realized that it's easier and more elegantly done by simply choosing the new "Theater mode" in Android Wear 5.0.1 and uninstalled the app. I don't know if what I am seeing is due to having installed Slumber but I really don't think so.
Does anybody know for sure what it is and how it exactly works..?
TIA
No replies here but several in the LG G Watch forum.
Other G Watch owners are seeing the same behaviour I described here so I can rule out that it's something which has been triggered by my having had the Slumber app installed.
One poster there says that his G Watch turns off after 30 minutes leaving it lying on a table. I am timing mine.
So based on all of those replies it seems it's a feature of the latest Android Wear. I am not calling it a bug because, except for a single reported case from a poster there with a Moto 360, it seems to never happen while wearing it, so the logic appears to be "save the battery when not in use".
Just to "investigate" it some more, may somebody else here with Wear watches from other makers please confirm you get the same behaviour on your watches (on 5.0.1)? And may you also confirm you have Ambient turned ON (i.e. the display is always ON) and state whether you have the new Tilt to wake up setting ON (i.e. the Display lights up from its dimmed state when you tilt your wrist).
My settings are Display always ON and Tilt to wake up OFF.
It would be good to have some more reports from owners of different Wear smartwatches and see if we can understand what exactly is this behaviour we are seeing...
Actually, I think this might be a good feature to keep ON in many cases but it absolutely should be an *option*!
UPDATE: Trying to time it, I think I can say (I am still trying to cover all of the different scenarios) that any event which normally wakes the display up to normal brightness (i.e. an incoming call) resets the countdown. BTW, I think the poster StuBFrost, in the other thread, is right and it's 30 minutes off the wirst with no movement, no tapping on it and no event like the ones just mentioned. "Normal" incoming notifications don't seem to reset the countdown.
Like I said, I don't think it's a bad idea in and of itself (I would use it in most cases) but they should have made it an option! And, ideally, they would let us set the time after which the display turns itself off.
I use and *strongly* prefer Android instead of limited and dumbed down Windows Phone and even worse Apple's useless crap exactly because of its customizability and powerfulness...
"Funny" thing is that from further testing, this feature doesn't kick in while on the charger (which could actually be pretty useful for most people...) LOL
ADDENDUM: the kind of events which resets the countdown to this "deep sleep" state (i.e. an incoming call) also wakes the display up from "deep sleep".
I've noticed that with 'Always On/Ambient' mode on my LG Urbane that when the watch is operating in it's 'dimmed' state, that some third party watch faces can sometimes go 1 to 2 minutes before they update.
This means that the time displayed in the dimmed mode can be 1 to 2 minutes behind the actual time, which is annoying considering the primary purpose of the device. Obviously waking up the watch quickly sees the time return to normal.
For example, The watch face I'm using now will sometimes go as far as 2 minutes behind before jumping to the current time. Is there a way to force it to update every 30 seconds or so?
Although I haven't tested all 18 faces that ship with the Urbane, from what I've used of them they seem to always keep an accurate time in 'dimmed' mode, within a few seconds.
Try Pujie Black. Always o'clock.
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For example, The watch face I'm using now will sometimes go as far as 2 minutes behind before jumping to the current time.
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I am facing the same problem on my LGWR (which is more or less the same watch)
From what I have learned, others don't seem to have it, so it must be a faulty watch
Furthermore, I am reasonabely sure that it is a hardware issue, as I have reinstalled the OS quite some times
If your watch is new, try to get it exchanged
Otherwise, I am using tasker to send a var to Watchmaker every minute which helps with ensuring the time update
It will wastes your battery
it doesn't seem that there are many of us out there with this particular problem, but nonetheless here is my solution:
disable Google Fit on the smartwatch
(you might have to uninstall the phone App in order to be able to do so)
I believe a problem with the gyro sensor is to blame and by disabling Google Fit and therefore the step counter, the time updates reliably
Hi all,
My LG V20 is my first Android phone. I got it for a specific app (Drone controller) and to just give it a try and see what apps I am missing out on. I am having some problems figuring out how to accomplish a few things with the Android OS.
How do I prevent notifications from apps and the OS and screen timeouts from interrupting Maps while driving? I set the destination on the Map app and then plugged it into the charger in my car. It immediately popped up a "slow charging" notification that took the phone to the lock screen. I had to enter my PIN to unlock it. I then got an email that also switched to the lock screen. I realize that I can disable notifications on the lock screen but there must be a way to prevent this when running a specific app like Maps. The screen then timed out and I was unable to see the map.
Windows 10 Mobile has none of these problems. Notifications show up as a temporary banner and then go away. My Android phone will not retain my Screen Timeout setting. It constantly reverts to 30 sec. I am thinking this may be due to an Exchange account for work, but again, this did not happen on the Windows Phone. It is sad to see that the Windows Mobile platform has not succeeded. I think it is far superior in so many ways.
I have been trying to use Widgets to simulate the functionality that Live Tiles provides on the Windows Phone. So far, I am quite disappointed.
I have found that all phone sounds sometimes stop when I play music using the Groove app, even if I kill the app. I have to restart the phone to get them back.
Cortana on Windows 10 Mobile is much more powerful when connected to my car. You can "Call Cortana" and have all of her capabilities available by voice commands. I tried the Android Auto app but it is pretty much useless.
I still have the Lumia 950 and will probably swap the SIM between these phones until I can solve some of these issues.
Frequently it says that Fingerprint unlock is unavailable at random times. Why?
RGBellCSI said:
Hi all,
My LG V20 is my first Android phone. I got it for a specific app (Drone controller) and to just give it a try and see what apps I am missing out on. I am having some problems figuring out how to accomplish a few things with the Android OS.
How do I prevent notifications from apps and the OS and screen timeouts from interrupting Maps while driving? I set the destination on the Map app and then plugged it into the charger in my car. It immediately popped up a "slow charging" notification that took the phone to the lock screen. I had to enter my PIN to unlock it. I then got an email that also switched to the lock screen. I realize that I can disable notifications on the lock screen but there must be a way to prevent this when running a specific app like Maps. The screen then timed out and I was unable to see the map. Windows 10 Mobile has none of these problems. Notifications show up as a temporary banner and then go away.
There is Something called "Do not disturb". You can access it by swiping down the status bar and it is found in the quicktools. Do a long press to configure it and it should block any notification from any other apps unless you whitelist the the app you want. After you properly configure it, it just take 1 press on the quicktool "do not disturb" to stop receiving popups notifications from other apps. If You car happens to have bluetooth or you have an fm transmitter(with bluetooth) you can activate smart lockscreen so that the device remains unlock as long as you are paired to the bluetooth (at least that's what i do because that feature is AMAZING! hands down to LG LOL)
My Android phone will not retain my Screen Timeout setting. It constantly reverts to 30 sec. I am thinking this may be due to an Exchange account for work, but again, this did not happen on the Windows Phone. It is sad to see that the Windows Mobile platform has not succeeded. I think it is far superior in so many ways.
I highly doubt that an Exchange account is the one causing the Screen timeout to go back to 30. Considering i have 2 gmails account, 1 hotmail account, and 1 account from my college all in the same V20. However, i just changed my screen time out to 2 min, 1 min, and 15 sec, and in all of them, i rebooted the phone, and my changes remain applied. Which leads me to believe that then there might be an app that you have installed that messes with the screen time out of the phone.
I have been trying to use Widgets to simulate the functionality that Live Tiles provides on the Windows Phone. So far, I am quite disappointed.
In androids we have something called launchers. and you will be amazed that you can simulate even windows 10 with such launcher. Now, for "x" and "y" reasons, youw will never get exactly what you want from the lumia to be on android. However, these launchers can help you to get as closer experience to windows as possible. Go to the playstore and type windows 10 launcher (for example). See if you like what they offer. Also, sometimes you have to find the right widgets for you, there are widgets that are animated, there are others that dont. Etc... Android is pretty much a world full of customizations for which you will have to do some digging into the playstore, settings, among other things.
I have found that all phone sounds sometimes stop when I play music using the Groove app, even if I kill the app. I have to restart the phone to get them back.
Now that's strange. My phone lowers the volume of the music app and makes the volume of the notification up so that i know i have a notification.
Cortana on Windows 10 Mobile is much more powerful when connected to my car. You can "Call Cortana" and have all of her capabilities available by voice commands. I tried the Android Auto app but it is pretty much useless.
Android uses google now. or the newest version Google Assistant for the LG V20 and other androids. After you configure the phone to use google you can even change the music when the screen is off by just saying "okay google next song", or do a call, or send a message, or look for a place and take you there, or turn on flashlight, or wifi or bluetooth, or even try the following. Ask google to sing you a song LOL you will love it, or ask for an uber. Google also allows you to wake up your locked device with your voice.
I still have the Lumia 950 and will probably swap the SIM between these phones until I can solve some of these issues.
Frequently it says that Fingerprint unlock is unavailable at random times. Why?
Did you set up the fingerprint? if not that's weird, if you did then it still weird. Unless... you are pressing the power button in the back by mistake with your hand and not with the exact finger you unlock it with. Also, the power button has a plastic if it is brand new, i dont know if that does affect or not. I will look further into that
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Oh dear.... you have came from a very far place LOL! Read the blue parts on top
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Oh dear.... you have came from a very far place LOL! Read the blue parts on top
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Lots of good information overall. Not the OP, but I'm in a similar boat. I got an LG K20, but it seems to work even worse than the V20, which I was considering switching to.
The biggest issue I'm having with switching from Windows Phone to Android is, Google Now is "OK", but Cortana is superior in many ways, especially on Windows Mobile. Google Now doesn't sync with my PC like Cortana does, and since I already use Cortana on my PC, there's really no substitute. I can use "Hey Cortana" when the app is open for hands free in my car, but I have to keep the app open in order to do so. It is helpful to know that I can keep the device unlocked while bluetooth is connected. That was a frustration with trying to use it in the car with my headset.
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Lots of good information overall. Not the OP, but I'm in a similar boat. I got an LG K20, but it seems to work even worse than the V20, which I was considering switching to.
The biggest issue I'm having with switching from Windows Phone to Android is, Google Now is "OK", but Cortana is superior in many ways, especially on Windows Mobile. Google Now doesn't sync with my PC like Cortana does, and since I already use Cortana on my PC, there's really no substitute. I can use "Hey Cortana" when the app is open for hands free in my car, but I have to keep the app open in order to do so. It is helpful to know that I can keep the device unlocked while bluetooth is connected. That was a frustration with trying to use it in the car with my headset.
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Why do you need to sync your phone with your pc? I mean whwt for specifically? Lets remember that google is not part of windows nor windows part of google. So 2 big different companies with practically speaking 2 entirely different points.
I have a 950 and I sympathize. I love wm10, but it doesn't have any apps. If Microsoft can fork in android so we can use the play store or sideload apps easily, then that would help tremendously. Sad thing is, they tried that and abandoned it. Now the us has less than 1% wm10 market. I love the 950 dam it. And none of the wm10 themes are worth a damn lol
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I have a 950 and I sympathize. I love wm10, but it doesn't have any apps. If Microsoft can fork in android so we can use the play store or sideload apps easily, then that would help tremendously. Sad thing is, they tried that and abandoned it. Now the us has less than 1% wm10 market. I love the 950 dam it. And none of the wm10 themes are worth a damn lol
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Sacrifices my friend lol. We cant have everything
RGBellCSI said:
Hi all,
My LG V20 is my first Android phone. I got it for a specific app (Drone controller) and to just give it a try and see what apps I am missing out on. I am having some problems figuring out how to accomplish a few things with the Android OS.
welcome to the dark side. we've got cookies. (as they always say).
How do I prevent notifications from apps and the OS and screen timeouts from interrupting Maps while driving?
I'm surprised with the question. Because normally, the notifications only appears on the 2nd screen (small screen on top) and would not disturb your map.
I set the destination on the Map app and then plugged it into the charger in my car. It immediately popped up a "slow charging" notification that took the phone to the lock screen. I had to enter my PIN to unlock it. I then got an email that also switched to the lock screen. I realize that I can disable notifications on the lock screen but there must be a way to prevent this when running a specific app like Maps. The screen then timed out and I was unable to see the map.
one way to do is that you need to turn on "Stay awake" in the "Developers Options". The setting will make the phone screen always on while it is plugged in to a charger. Go to "Settings > Developer Options" to turn it on. In case if you cannot find the "Developer Options" in the "Settings", you need to "Settings > About Phone > common > Software Info" and tap the "Build number" 5 times. that will enable the "Developer Options" in the Setting menu.
Windows 10 Mobile has none of these problems. Notifications show up as a temporary banner and then go away. My Android phone will not retain my Screen Timeout setting. It constantly reverts to 30 sec. I am thinking this may be due to an Exchange account for work, but again, this did not happen on the Windows Phone. It is sad to see that the Windows Mobile platform has not succeeded. I think it is far superior in so many ways.
well, that's quite strange coz it never happened to me. My screen timeout is 1 min and it always stays there.
I have been trying to use Widgets to simulate the functionality that Live Tiles provides on the Windows Phone. So far, I am quite disappointed.
Well, TBH, android users don't interested in LiveTiles much. (and it suck the battery a lot)
I have found that all phone sounds sometimes stop when I play music using the Groove app, even if I kill the app. I have to restart the phone to get them back.
Groove app? Do you mean the stock music app of LG V20? AFAIK, we don't have Microsoft Groove music player here. Maybe this issue has to do with the app. Pls try the stock "Music" player or Google "Play Music".
Cortana on Windows 10 Mobile is much more powerful when connected to my car. You can "Call Cortana" and have all of her capabilities available by voice commands. I tried the Android Auto app but it is pretty much useless.
Well, all u need to say is "OK Google"
I still have the Lumia 950 and will probably swap the SIM between these phones until I can solve some of these issues.
Frequently it says that Fingerprint unlock is unavailable at random times. Why?
I think it shows up when the phone cannot detect the fingerprint sensor. It should only happen when you just boot the phone (for some security reasons). The subsequent screen on/off shouldn't prevent you to use fingerprint sensor. if that happened, I'd suggest you to return the handset to LG.
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I currently use my S8 along with my Huawei watch 1 to start my PC via WOL. The process is that I use WearTasker on the watch, which triggers a tasker task, which in turn uses a plugin from the app Wake On Lan.
The problem is that, most times, nothing happens when I trigger the task from my watch. If, however, I go to my phone and start the Wake on Lan app - to make sure it's running - then the process works perfectly. Obviously, this defeats the point though.
I have both App Power Monitor and Power Saving Mode disabled in the S8 settings. Is there anything else I can do to make sure this app doesn't get killed and continues running in the background?
phunni said:
I currently use my S8 along with my Huawei watch 1 to start my PC via WOL. The process is that I use WearTasker on the watch, which triggers a tasker task, which in turn uses a plugin from the app Wake On Lan.
The problem is that, most times, nothing happens when I trigger the task from my watch. If, however, I go to my phone and start the Wake on Lan app - to make sure it's running - then the process works perfectly. Obviously, this defeats the point though.
I have both App Power Monitor and Power Saving Mode disabled in the S8 settings. Is there anything else I can do to make sure this app doesn't get killed and continues running in the background?
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Add your app in to the "Unmonitored Apps" list under the battery screen (Scroll to the end of the screen in case you can't see).
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Add your app in to the "Unmonitored Apps" list under the battery screen (Scroll to the end of the screen in case you can't see).
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Ok, done that - although I assumed that wasn't relevant since the app power monitor is off. I even had to enable it in order to add the app to the list - before, of course, disabling it again.
I initially thought that had fixed the problem, but the required app is still often not running.
phunni said:
I currently use my S8 along with my Huawei watch 1 to start my PC via WOL. The process is that I use WearTasker on the watch, which triggers a tasker task, which in turn uses a plugin from the app Wake On Lan.
The problem is that, most times, nothing happens when I trigger the task from my watch. If, however, I go to my phone and start the Wake on Lan app - to make sure it's running - then the process works perfectly. Obviously, this defeats the point though.
I have both App Power Monitor and Power Saving Mode disabled in the S8 settings. Is there anything else I can do to make sure this app doesn't get killed and continues running in the background?
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Think it has something to do with having a lockscreen that has a pin/password, remove it and see if it fixes the issue
Interesting. I just tried it with the phone unlocked, but the WOL app not started (by me anyway - I assume it was running in the background or started by tasker) and it worked. Obviously, this isn't final proof, but it does lend significant strength to your theory...
As a father of young children - it's quite useful to be able to lock the phone. Is there a workaround for this behaviour?
phunni said:
I currently use my S8 along with my Huawei watch 1 to start my PC via WOL. The process is that I use WearTasker on the watch, which triggers a tasker task, which in turn uses a plugin from the app Wake On Lan.
The problem is that, most times, nothing happens when I trigger the task from my watch. If, however, I go to my phone and start the Wake on Lan app - to make sure it's running - then the process works perfectly. Obviously, this defeats the point though.
I have both App Power Monitor and Power Saving Mode disabled in the S8 settings. Is there anything else I can do to make sure this app doesn't get killed and continues running in the background?
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Is this an app in the phone? If so you can prevent killing an app, by pressing recents button, 3 dot, lock apps. The app will stay in ram.
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My S8 seems to just shut processes off when the screen is off. It's really annoying. No "OK Google" support, I can't get volume to work on my Chromecast except for maybe the first couple minutes the screen is off, then it works again when the screen is on, and simple app notifications like Domino's telling me my pizza status never works, even tho notifications are turned on.
It also likes to completely reset my games if I try to do something simple like minimizing it and doing a quick Google search. It seems like it just handles memory very poorly.