My 6y/o daughter wanted something similar to an iPod Touch or a Nintendo DS and since she is already familiar with the use of EVOs as my wife and I both have one we decided that would be the better route. Since there are no game cartridges to lose and for the iCrap my overal disdain for Apple. I will be installing CM7 on her EVO instead of having to deal with Sense. I am looking for her to basically have a media player keeping wifi and bluetooth functionality.
I know I can delete the mms.apk and phone.apk to remove the apps or I could hide them using LauncherPro. And I can deactivate the radio on each startup by using *#*#INFO#*#*, but would prefer to permanently turn off the phone radio off so it doesn't have to be done on each reboot. I could use airplane mode but I really want something more permanent than that even as little fingers can disable that.
I plan to delete the icons for the phone radio once this is complete so it doesn't show no signal all the time.
Any tips on how to permanently turn the phone radio off?
I actually do this myself on my second evo. I use CM 6.1.2 and just use airplane mode. I took the rom apart and pulled out everything i could. Basically there is only 20 system apks that you must have, or the phone will not boot or let you install anything. I haven't find anything better then airplane mode, but it seems to work great.
Keep in mind this wont allow you to do anything but play games. If you want music or photos, you need to leave those apps in.
Actually here is the list:
CM\AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
CM\ADWLauncher.apk
CM\CMParts.apk
CM\Contacts.apk
CM\ContactsProvider.apk
CM\DefaultContainerService.apk
CM\DownloadProvider.apk
CM\DrmProvider.apk
CM\LatinIME.apk
CM\MediaProvider.apk
CM\PackageInstaller.apk
CM\Phone.apk
CM\Settings.apk
CM\SettingsProvider.apk
CM\Superuser.apk
CM\TelephonyProvider.apk
GAPPS\GoogleServicesFramework.apk
GAPPS\MarketUpdater.apk
GAPPS\SetupWizard.apk
GAPPS\Vending.apk
Yeah I am really looking for something more permanent than Airplane mode but if I must that is something I can do. I am sure there must be a way to disable the radio I just need to find it. Also, Airplane mode disables bluetooth and GPS both are functionalities I would prefer to retain.
Is that what you leave in or take out? If it is what you leave in are you not able to remove the phone.apk?
1) Samsung has a "Galaxy Player" coming out. Basically Galaxy Player is to Galaxy S what iPod Touch is to iPhone. I wouldn't recommend anything samsung though.
2) Just give her an unactivated phone. It's guaranteed not to call or text...and one with a bad esn will be cheeep. It can only connect to the internet through wifi though.
EDIT: With unactivated phone GPS and bluetooth will still work.
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Yeah I am really looking for something more permanent than Airplane mode but if I must that is something I can do. I am sure there must be a way to disable the radio I just need to find it. Also, Airplane mode disables bluetooth and GPS both are functionalities I would prefer to retain.
Is that what you leave in or take out? If it is what you leave in are you not able to remove the phone.apk?
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Those are the ones i leave in. Phone wont work as the phone isn't activated. I don't use bluetooth or GPS, wifi works fine with airplane though. I found deleting the phone.apk caused it to FC alot.
I've already picked up a used EVO on the cheap, it isn't activated but it has a good ESN though which is a plus. I know it can't make regular calls or do text messaging (it can still dial 911 though as all unactivated phones can). My reason for wanting to eliminate all of the phone functionality is to save battery as it won't search for service, currently it still connects to the towers and if out of service it still searches.
Again just wanting to make more permanent changes than just using Airplane mode or widgets that small fingers can easily change.
ponypowerracin said:
My reason for wanting to eliminate all of the phone functionality is to save battery
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OIC. I have something you can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887957
People say that it is just a placebo effect but I think it worked for my nook color. The battery life feels better. If something goes wrong you can just reflash cm and try again.
EDIT: On an evo you should probably delete mms.apk or sms.apk or whatever its called. I hope this works for you. If not you might need a custom rom built from the ground up to be non functional.
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been doing some reading and also tried a few apps like wimaxnotifier but nothing seems to fix my issue. here's is what i am trying to accomplish. what i want to do is have me LED stay on or flash makes no difference. whenever i get a text,email or phone call. i used to have a palm pre. and it used to flash and keep on flashing until i picked up the phone. well my evo does flash for awhile but if i don't touch the phone it will eventually go off after a few mins. is thier a way to make it continue to flash until i get to my phone?
It does? I have been using mine with no issues... did you adjust the start delay? I put mine on 10s and works fine... also if you use 4G the notification service FC's
yup i have tried alot of different configurations. still wont stay on. is that 4G notification service and app??
Using bluetooth during Airplane mode...on cyanogen
I heard that this was possible on the cyanogen rom, but it seems not be working. any thoughts on this?
can anyone shed some light on this issue?
I don't believe it is possible. When you put on airplane mode it is supposed to turn off all of the radio frequencies, bluetooth included.
That being said, I don't have Cyanogen so I can't base my answer 100%. It's just what would make sense to me.
I asked this question months ago: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738527
but to no avail.
Now I am calling you developers out! jk
Is this something that is possible?
FYI I am running 10.22 Muiu ROM at the moment.
Thanks
Julian
The point of airplane mode is to disable any radio activity from the device because the FCC is paranoid about interference to the plane's systems from personal devices.
If you're willing to enable bluetooth you might as well go ahead and turn the phone back on. It doesn't make any sense to only enable bluetooth, its the same rule being broken on the plane.
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The point of airplane mode is to disable any radio activity from the device because the FCC is paranoid about interference to the plane's systems from personal devices.
If you're willing to enable bluetooth you might as well go ahead and turn the phone back on. It doesn't make any sense to only enable bluetooth, its the same rule being broken on the plane.
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I understand this point, but my Palm Pre would be able to still connect even if in Airplane mode. I believe cell phone interference was paramount to BT interference.
I am just trying to see if there was a hack that would enable it.
I run a lot with my BT headphones listening to music. I would like to completely turn off my cell radio so I do not get disturbed by SMS or calls or anything.
Thanks.
just disable everything else except bluetooth
ms79723 said:
just disable everything else except bluetooth
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How can you disable all calls and data?
Any devs want to try porting Smart Actions from the RAZR to our beloved GN <3 ?
I purchased Tasker but it's just not quite the same.
I'm sure a lot of people would be pretty excited to have the app on the nexus; it's a pretty f***in sweet app ;p
bump .. nobody? not even curious or considering trying.. or have any thoughts on the matter ? This really is an amazing app ...
Try Tasker
EDIT: Nvm, just read the full post
swapnil said:
Try Tasker
EDIT: Nvm, just read the full post
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well, least you tried ;p
and i saw you had 0 thanks.. not that it matters, but there ya go XD effort is appreciated
Ha! My first thanks, haha. Didn't really deserve it though..
I thought Tasker had more features than SmartActions. From what I've seen though SmartActions is more intuitive and user friendly. Is that why you prefer it?
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Ha! My first thanks, haha. Didn't really deserve it though..
I thought Tasker had more features than SmartActions. From what I've seen though SmartActions is more intuitive and user friendly. Is that why you prefer it?
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Many reasons, and the community have asked for Smart Actions on various devices a lot.
so what is the difference between the 2??
Look into Locale. A lot of the plugins are cross-compatible. It's a slightly different mindset (one that I actually prefer), and IMO the interface is more intuitive. Tasker profiles seem to be more event based (e.g. triggered when I connect to wifi) whereas Locale is more state based (e.g. triggered while I'm connected to wifi).
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Look into Locale. A lot of the plugins are cross-compatible. It's a slightly different mindset (one that I actually prefer), and IMO the interface is more intuitive. Tasker profiles seem to be more event based (e.g. triggered when I connect to wifi) whereas Locale is more state based (e.g. triggered while I'm connected to wifi).
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Heard of it, dunno why I haven't looked into it yet..hm
Thanks, will check it out for sure
Tasker is a massive pain in the ass lol
Edit: Gonna stick with Tasker for now, Locale seems to be too basic (lacks a lot of functions/conditions)
SmartActions .. really jelly of the RAZR for that one thing lol
anyone tried Llama? Still my favourite...
There's also Settings Profiles … it supports Locale-plugins for some weeks now.
last shot at this before I let the thread fade away
...Any word on the possibility of a SmartActions port
thanks.
I too would be interested in smart actions.
I've tried llama, juice defender, and a couple other similar ones. I want rules like when my home wifi gets disconnected, turn on BT (to work in the car), turn off wifi to save power. Once I'm at work turn off BT, and turn wifi back on. The issue I have is llama isn't accurate enough. By the time it triggers I'm half way to work because of the cell tower distances.
Im looking into this as well. I've tried tasker and Im not willing to shell out more money for apps that probably wont work.
I want a few things:
When Im home I want wifi to automatically turn off, when I leave home I want it to turn off.
When I am home I want 3/4g to switch to 2g, and back to 3g/4g when I leave home.
Also want gps to turn on, on its own when I launch mapsm/nav/places.
Any ideas??
Tasker has failed me on more than one occasion and it's just too unreliable to use daily.
Seriously is it that hard to port over an app?
Why don't you just use tasker, you can do almost anything with it. Smart Actions is extremely limiting. Anyone who roots their phone and is truly a power user uses tasker.
If you would like i can make you some profiles.
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Why don't you just use tasker, you can do almost anything with it. Smart Actions is extremely limiting. Anyone who roots their phone and is truly a power user uses tasker.
If you would like i can make you some profiles.
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That'd be cool
But I've set up a few profiles and sometimes my mobile data wouldnt be turned back on, or my brightness, or sync..etc ... and i wouldnt notice until the next day...
Thats not good..
You might need to set up exit actions? When the task finishes it runs an action on exit. ie turn back on your data after the time period is over.
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You might need to set up exit actions? When the task finishes it runs an action on exit. ie turn back on your data after the time period is over.
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Yeah, I did.. thats what I meant.. sometimes, the exit action wouldn't be activated and so I would be stuck on Data-off or sync-off .. etc
weird, cant say ive ever heard of or had that problem unless maybe you disabled the notification icon at which point the OS might kill it.
there was a way in the long long ago but can't find anything for JB era
reason? on vacation and don't want charges to enable airplane mode - but i don't use wired headphones (i always break the cable and end up with sound in one ear only) so need to have bluetooth but keep the data/voice disabled.
would also save on the battery a little to have data etc disabled (yes i know bluetooth uses up battery but would use more if the modem was enabled as well).
i think the note 2 would (after a test today) last me a full day of location tracking and music via bluetooth but would like to disable data etc anyway.
anyone have any ideas?
Airplane mode is to be used inside the airplane and that's it - no radio whatsoever will work, including BT
The easiest way to have what you want is to remove the SIM from the phone!
But if you want to make/receive calls but avoid DATA usage, then there is a setting:
"Settings>More settings>Mobile networks>Data roaming (uncheck it)
I hope it helps you!
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there was a way in the long long ago but can't find anything for JB era
reason? on vacation and don't want charges to enable airplane mode - but i don't use wired headphones (i always break the cable and end up with sound in one ear only) so need to have bluetooth but keep the data/voice disabled.
would also save on the battery a little to have data etc disabled (yes i know bluetooth uses up battery but would use more if the modem was enabled as well).
i think the note 2 would (after a test today) last me a full day of location tracking and music via bluetooth but would like to disable data etc anyway.
anyone have any ideas?
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cheers but i don't want to make/receive calls either. if i'm on holiday then quite frankly i don't want to be contactable. that, and the fact i'd rather save as much battery juice too.
is there a way to disable the radio/modem entirely but let bluetooth function normally?
my roaming isn't checked anyway. not needed in UK
Just turn on airplane mode. That will turn off everything wifi, bt, etc. Then turn bt back on while in airplane mode
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dammit! that worked!
i swear i tried that on my SGS2 and it didn't work under ICS.
cool, thanks
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Airplane mode is to be used inside the airplane and that's it - no radio whatsoever will work, including BT
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Completely wrong.
tommo123 said:
dammit! that worked!
i swear i tried that on my SGS2 and it didn't work under ICS.
cool, thanks
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AFAIK, it's always worked on Android like that. Windows Mobile did, too. You should just try stuff out more!
it didn't work on my desire or my sgs2. trust me, i tried. afaik only CM roms (which i've never used) allowed it.
but, it works. yay!
Hmm? I can use Bluetooth in airplane mode.. always... in my nexus..
And I tried that day in note, Bluetooth work in airp mode actually
Accidentally sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Yeah, it worked for me too, I can surely confirm as I have done it so so many times
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My son just received an Epic 4G for texting and we are finding that it makes a notification sound randomly that doesnt seem to match any events. It even happens when his battery is at 100%. Does the Epic 4G have a roaming notification sound?
kevria said:
My son just received an Epic 4G for texting and we are finding that it makes a notification sound randomly that doesnt seem to match any events. It even happens when his battery is at 100%. Does the Epic 4G have a roaming notification sound?
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If it's on the stock TouchWiz FC09 rom, then I'm pretty sure anytime you jump to roaming it will beep.
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If it's on the stock TouchWiz FC09 rom, then I'm pretty sure anytime you jump to roaming it will beep.
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Joy. His phone is ALWAYS roaming in our house. Is there anyway to turn it off?
kevria said:
Joy. His phone is ALWAYS roaming in our house. Is there anyway to turn it off?
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Not that I recall, unfortunately. If you can deal with the noises, then you can leave things as-is; otherwise you have the below choices.
If he doesn't need cell services, like calls/SMS/MMS, then activate airplane mode and then activate Wifi
If he does need cell services, root the device solely to gain access to the proper folder for the notification sound for that alert. You can then try deleting the audio file or replacing it with the same sized audio file of silence. (Trickier to do than the next option.)
If he does need cell services, then you will probably need to root and flash a custom recovery & rom.
I'm not sure if The People's Rom disabled that noise or not, but worth a shot to see. That rom is still TouchWiz and using FC09 as the base.
You could also flash a CyanogenMod based rom and get on JellyBean. (See dev section)
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Not that I recall, unfortunately.
If he doesn't need cell services, like calls/SMS/MMS, then activate airplane mode and then activate Wifi
If he does need cell services, then you will probably need to root and flash a custom recovery & rom.
I'm not sure if The People's Rom disabled that noise or not, but worth a shot to see. That rom is still TouchWiz and using FC09 as the base.
You could also flash a CyanogenMod based rom and get on JellyBean. (See dev section)
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For some reason he doesnt want me to root his phone although I have rooted all of our Captivate's and am running SlimBean on them. oh well, I figure he will get sick of the noise at some point and ask me to update the rom for him.
Thanks.