Hello,
since I own my Ticwatch Pro (2 or 3 years now), I always was disapointed by the Wear OS quick settings menu : there is not enough buttons.
The main problem with our Wear OS watches, is the autonomy. To save battery life, we must disable all parameters we don't use : GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc ...
But all we can do in the quick settings is to put watch in airplane mode, but we cannot disable/enable each parameter independently.
Is there an alternative quick settings menu we can use ? Or any other trick to disable/enable WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS, without having to go to the watch parameters ?
Thanks
Related
Iv done some reading and am still a little confused as to if I can use something like Trigger or something like Trigger to turn off toggles etc. when my phone is removed from a NFC Tag. Currently I use Trigger to turn on BT and Turn off Wifi etc.. when I place my phone on a NFC tag when I get into my car and that works great. But when I get out of my car and remove my phone from said NFC Tag I would like to turn off BT etc.. Can this be done?
I have a Verizon Galaxy S5 running NE9.
Thanks,
~SomeGuy2008
It can be done but you'll have to set up another trigger to disable them. So one trigger is turning on BT/ off Wifi when you touch it the first time. The second trigger would be the opposite BT off/ wifi on but you can't just remove it from the NFC tag, you have to tap it again
Thanks for the idea. I found that I was over engineering the whole idea between Tasker and Trigger. After reading your reply I figured I would only use Trigger. I had to create 2 Tasks in Trigger. When I get into my car I put my phone into the phones car dock (which has a NFC Tag on it) . 1 triggers via NFC which turns on BT and connects to my Cars BT,disables wifi, enables Mobile Data and opens Waze or whatever navigation app I want. The other Task does the reverse when disconnecting from my Cars BT (aka getting out of my car and taking my phone with me). After various tests its about 99.99999% accurate. And I works with only 1 initial NFC tap.
Thanks again for the idea.
~SomeGuy2008
Hey everyone! I'm breathing some life back into my wife's old Nexus 4 since my N6 devours battery with my heavy usage, this time with a new life as a cycle computer
So far so good with a slightly modified Chroma, hells-core kernel, and tasker setting airplane mode on (then turning bluetooth and wifi back on), but I'm wondering if someone knows of a rom that might be a better fit. I plan on picking up a new external GPS receiver (currently the Garmin GLO is my choice despite Garmin annoying me as a company lately), so I would like a rom that lets me change the GPS source without having to fake it. Here is the list:
Based on Lollipop
Supports external GPS, preferably native
Works well with minimal GAPPS (currently using tk pico)
Rock solid bluetooth, I use several BT LE sensors
Disable cellular completely (I'll use the same tasker/airplane mode/bt on method if needed, but I'd love to not have the 'No SIM' indicator)
Lightweight - themes, live wallpapers, and other style elements are not needed. Same for sms, camera, browser, email, calculator.... you get the point. I can always add from Play if I need to add something.
Pie controls are a plus, but not necessary
I'm currently considering SlimLP, Minimal OS, Euphoria OS, or just trimming up CM. Interested in any recommendations!
Hi there,
I have a use case which I haven't found a perfect Android App or solution that can handle it perfectly. I'm currently looking at possibly using Tasker, but since it doesn't offer trial/lite version so I can't tell for sure if it would work or not.
Here is my use case and some of its characteristics (and limitations):
1. Normally when I'm at home, I want my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 3, running Android 5.0 Lollipop) to automatically:
Turn ON Wi-Fi
Turn OFF GPS (location) - to save battery
Turn OFF Bluetooth - to save batter
2. When I'm driving, I hope my Android phone can automatically detect that I'm driving (moving over 10 MPG+), and will automatically:
Turn OFF Wi-Fi (so that it won't keep searching for Wi-Fi signal)
Turn ON GPS (location) so that I can use Google Map or Waze
Turn ON Bluetooth so that it would automatically connect to my car stereo
3. When I'm at work (M-F) or "indoor", I want my phone to automatically:
Turn ON Wi-Fi
Turn OFF GPS (location)
Turn OFF Bluetooth
I have tried several Android apps, but none of them can do this perfectly. "Geo-location" or "time-based" triggers would not work well (based on my current testing). I also tried to use NFC Tools, but unfortunately since I have a thick case for my Note3, so the NFC tags did not work. Any suggestion would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
Hi,
Tasker should do this job pretty well.
Where I would not afraid of battery drain when GPS is on. When no app uses GPS, it is switched off.
My wifi, bt and GPS is switched on all-time and with my new battery I have perfect battery life...
Cheers big
Gesendet von meinem SM-N930F mit Tapatalk
Hy guys, after many, many, many tries. After trying with AAGateWay (thank you Emil Borconi for your hard work). After, after, after... I finally managed to get it working. Android Auto Wireless in Portugal with a Portuguese carrier (Vodafone). Lets explain how.
My HeadUnit (radio): Pioneer AVIC-Z910DAB (it has Wireless connectivity)
My phone: Pixel 2 with factory rom Android 9
My carrier: Vodafone Portugal
Setup:
1 - remove sim card
2 - uninstall Android Auto
3 - switch language to English US
4 - delete paired Bluetooth Head Unit
5 - delete previously connected wireless SSID of Head Unit (if any)
6 - reboot phone
7 - switch on Airplane mode in Phone
8 - install Android Auto
9 - go to Android Auto app and set it up. Enable Developer Settings. Go to developer settings and select "Add wireless projection to settings" option. In AA settings disable Limit WiFi, Autolaunch and Use Bluetooth (all other options as you which). Reboot phone.
10 - go to Android Auto again, settings and enable Wireless projection. Exit AA.
11 - with Airplane mode on switch on only Bluetooth and pair it with the Head Unit - disconnect it right after pairing is accomplished
12 - switch on WiFi and wait until phone connects to Head Unit wireless SSID
13 - with WiFi connected switch off Airplane mode and Bluetooth should connect to radio right after.
14 - if all above successful you should get AA started in your phone and asked to set it up. IF NOT, connect USB cable and set it up (disconnect right after), switch on Air Plane mode and repeat steps 12 and 13.
15 - if connection successful you can insert Sim card and switch language to other than English US (remember that Google Assistant does not work with all languages)
Now, to automate all this and not having to switch on airplane mode, switch on wifi, switch off airplane every time, i use MacroDroid. Its free and pretty much easy to configure. Here's how:
1 - phone needs to be rooted
2 - in macrodroid app: add macro. Trigger: Connectivity: Bluetooth Event: Device Connected (select your radio Bluetooth). Action: Connectivity: Airplane Mode On/Off: Airplane Mode On: Keep Wifi On. Add another Action: MacroDroid Specific: Wait Before Next Action: 5 seconds. Add another Action: Connectivity: Airplane Mode On/Off: Airplane Mode Off. Add another Action (this one is important to prevent trigger loop): MacroDroid Specific: Enable/Disable Macro: select macro with what ever name you gave it (in my case i name it 1): Disable macro.
3 - still in macrodroid app add a second macro: Trigger: Connectivity: Bluetooth Event: Device Disconnected (select your radio Bluetooth). Action: MacroDroid Specific: Enable/Disable Macro: select macro with what ever name you gave it (in my case i name it 1): Enable macro. This second macro is to enable the all process again after you leave/disconnect you car/radio. For better understanding see photo below.
And that's it. It works for me every time i drive my car. Hope this can help some one else as Google is stubborn enough to keep Wireless option to him self
UPDATE
This also works in Android 10.
This solution probably works with other Head Units (radios) and other countries.
Interesting.
So if I understand that right I need only a unit who has WiFi?
My Ford Mondeo built in head unit has WiFi, but does not support wireless Android.
Does it also work? Because as I see your head unit has build in wireless Android Auto Support.
Bit you have only the problem that it is not working in your country. Right?
Gesendet von meinem Pixel 4 mit Tapatalk
chrisonline said:
Interesting.
So if I understand that right I need only a unit who has WiFi?
My Ford Mondeo built in head unit has WiFi, but does not support wireless Android.
Does it also work? Because as I see your head unit has build in wireless Android Auto Support.
Bit you have only the problem that it is not working in your country. Right?
Gesendet von meinem Pixel 4 mit Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As for you radio model i dont know. You have to try. Follow the guide.
I think bluetooth spends too much battery (it keeps forever searching a connection), so i need to disable it.
I think i need to modify and update the wristband firmware, adding an option to turn off bluetooth, by pressing the wristband button.
Any tips?