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Moto car dock issue

Yesterday using the dock and navigation I noticed that the phone would kick me to the car dock mode and the navigation icon would disappear from notification bar. A few seconds later the icon will reappear and keep destination but I can't figure out why it kicks me out of navigation for no reason. Sometimes it takes a while to do it and sometimes it will do it after 10 seconds
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I had this happen to me once when using nav, a reboot fixed the problem and I haven't had it since.

I'll give it a try.I think I remember restarting the phone right before the trip though. I have to say I am in love with the dock. I was streaming pandora and running navigation and using voice to text to send text messages all with out a skip in the music. Verizon had great coverage
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gobbles23 said:
Yesterday using the dock and navigation I noticed that the phone would kick me to the car dock mode and the navigation icon would disappear from notification bar. A few seconds later the icon will reappear and keep destination but I can't figure out why it kicks me out of navigation for no reason. Sometimes it takes a while to do it and sometimes it will do it after 10 seconds
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Happens to me too, and others after reading a few other forums. I now close the car dock app and start the nav app from the app drawer. This seems to fix it for me.

I have to say I bought the droid x over all other phones because of the accessories. Before my 30 days were up I was trying to get an evo but now aster getting the car dock I don't want to get rid of it. I'm sure the multimedia dock is awesome too
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[APP] Smart Screen ON

After the success of Smart Screen OFF, I decided to publish another app called Smart Screen ON available in LITE and PRO version too.
Smart screen ON
DESCRIPTION:
Smart screen ON is an innovative app which turns your proximity sensor into a power button. If you have a big phone with no physical button on the front(Galaxy Nexus for example, you can turn on or turn off the phone just tapping or waving your hand (finger) on proximity sensor.
FEATURES:
When you change the settings, remember saving and restarting service using built in app specific button.
There are two mode available, both mode can coexist:
+WAVE MODE:
Wave (move) your hand/finger on proximity sensor, even without touching it.
You can set the amount of waves you want to use to turn on/off screen and the time between each wave.
Do you want to wave your hand quickly or slowly?
+TAP AND SWIPE MODE:
1) Tap proximity sensor using your finger;
2) Wait for the first vibration;
3) Swipe (remove) quickly your finger, before it vibrates for the second time.
You can set the time before the first and the second vibration.
+DISABLE SENSOR
You can also disable sensor after an amount of time you can set in the app panel.
The app will disable the whole service and proximity sensor after X time of inactivity.
+STATISTICS
Statistics include:
A)Smart Screen ONs;
B)Smart Screen OFFs;
C)Total power button saves;
D)The power used by your proximity sensor (which is very very low).
+START ON BOOT
If you check this, the app will start on boot.
+HIDE ICON
If you hide the icon, the app could be instable and could be killed by Android in low memory conditions.
+ENABLE FOR TURNING SCREEN OFF
The app has been created to turn screen off, but I also give you the ability to turn screen off.
+DISABLE WHEN LANDSCAPE
The sensor will stop working when landscape.
+INCOMPATIBILITY
-HTC Desire HD is not compatible with "wave mode" because its proximity sensor doesn't work as it should.
If you want to suggest new features, please contact me on this thread, at [email protected] or use my site www.androidhd.it

Link to lite version is online
Will test this out!
EDIT: I believe there's a bug with Android 4.0.4 for apps that turn off the screen?
It turns back on after turning off for a while, happens in other apps that lock the screen too.

Great app!
I would like to use your app in combination with an app like tasker, llama or locale. Could you make a shortcut to enable or disable your app? Or a locale plugin? This way I could enable/disable your app when certain conditions are met. For example when I am at home it is active and when I am at work it is disabled. I have tried to kill your app automatically with llama, but your app restarts by itself.

Love this idea. Perfect for when I'm in class and want to glance at my phone. Bought the pro version, however it worked about 3 times then stopped. I see it was just updated so I have faith this will be looked at and become more stable. Thanks.
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I have updated both LITE and PRO versions. Fixed a couple of little bug (check the changelog). The update will be live within 1 hour or 2.
Friends, if you have any problem please contact me at [email protected] . If you only reply on the Store I can't help you.
If you know how to do it, record a logcat when you have a problem and send the .txt file to my email address.
App is working flawlessly on my Galaxy Nexus AOKP M5.
Note: between 1 on and 1 off you have to wait 2 seconds.

ock said:
Link to lite version is online
Will test this out!
EDIT: I believe there's a bug with Android 4.0.4 for apps that turn off the screen?
It turns back on after turning off for a while, happens in other apps that lock the screen too.
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Cool app!
I confirm the bug tho, after screen off Widgetlocker turns the screen back on for a sec(Gnexus AOKP build 35).

Just updated. Tried it about 15 times. Only worked once. I have it on the tap/swipe option. AOKP B35. CDMA GNex.
BTW, I'm not complaining, just providing info. I like the app. I'll be very happy with it once I get it working.
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Can you guys contact me here [email protected] attaching a logcat file?
(Try filter log by app name)

Logcat sent
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sandfreak said:
Logcat sent
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I didn't receive it (and it's not in spam folder)
Now it has been delivered

F me, just a sec. Forgot the l in Gmail.
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OK should be good to go now. Sorry bout that.
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DDeleted said:
Can you guys contact me here [email protected] attaching a logcat file?
(Try filter log by app name)
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I dont know how to extract a logcat file :X

Yuvs12 said:
I dont know how to extract a logcat file :X
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Just use any logcat app (I use rootzbox, catlog is free) start recording. Try to do whatever function you're trying to accomplish, stop recording, it will save a txt file on your SD, navigate to file with file explorer of your choice, share file
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Kk, thanx, just sent it.

I just discovered a bug (I'm not sure it's related to my app or to the ROM).
You have to completely disable the lockscreen to get it working.
I'm currently investigating this issue.

DDeleted said:
I just discovered a bug (I'm not sure it's related to my app or to the ROM).
You have to completely disable the lockscreen to get it working.
I'm currently investigating this issue.
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Its the same for me running stock 4.0.4 if that helps.

There is a bug that affects Android 4.0.4.
I'm trying to find a workaround for 4.0.4 users.
Version 1.2 uploaded, check it out on the store.
It should work with 4.0.4 users without disabling the screen lock.
To workaround this, I had to kill timeout display timer (you have to turn off phone manually).

Works great now. Thanks.
Edit: I didn't quite understand at first. Its a bummer that the screen stays on indefinitely now, unless manually turned off.
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This is the only workaround I found.
For some strange reason what worked for <=4.0.3 doesn't work on 4.0.4 .

Any way to keep screen always on for some apps?

Now on ICS, my screen turns off while driving on every app other than Navigation or Vlingo. Any way to keep the screen on while charging or running specific apps like Maps or Music?
Thanks in advance...

Before you use them go to settings and change your screen timeout. Under settings you can also change it so your screen stays on while charging. Other then that check the settings for the app. I know Pandora has a setting to keep the screen on or let it auto dim.
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GiantJay said:
Under settings you can also change it so your screen stays on while charging.
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Where is this option in settings? Used to be there in GB, cannot find it in ICS.

Download Screen On from the market. That's what I use to keep my screen on while charging. You can set it to stay on for whatever app you want.
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Several options...Screebl, Screen On, and my favorite...Tasker
Funny you ask this question. I've been struggling to keep my phone awake when on a phone call via bluetooth. I work out of my home office and use my phone with a bluetooth care speakerphone. Unfortunately the usual timeout settings don't work when in a phone call, so I couldn't simply set my screen timeout for, say 1 hour, and keep it on during a call. It would still turn off in both stock OS and CM9, which I'm currently running.
Yesterday I figured this out. I now use Tasker with the Secure Setting plugin. Secure Settings has a setting for "Wake Device" and I use the options of "Screen Bright" for Wake Type and "Manual - On" for Duration. When the call ends, I have an exit task for "Wake Device" with options of "Screen Bright" (not sure it matters) and "Manual - Off". Works very well.
But for other apps (that don't overide the system timeout settings), I simply have a Tasker profile that sets my timeout settings to 10 minutes. Could set it longer, but that's sufficient for me.
If you have Tasker, I recommend using it for this purpose...one less app needed. However, I've read good things about Screebl and Screen On, so both are worth a look.
btw -- be careful in leaving your screen on. The Amoled screens suffer from burn-in.

Just a word of advice you shouldn't leave the screen on for amoled devices. I have had this phone for about 6 months and my notification bar is slightly burned it but not to annoying since its always there. However my ex girlfriends samsung fascinate had icons burned on the screen. You could always see them. That was pretty annoying.
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Another vote for Screen On. I've been using it for a while with great results.

My S4 shows GPS on all the time, normal?

After a hard reset, I noticed the GPS is shown to be on all the time, is this normal? I have turned off GPS in menu tabs. And I don't see any GPS radio icons on top of screen.
Any ideas?

It's not "normal." You are probably running an app that is using the GPS.

rockbird said:
After a hard reset, I noticed the GPS is shown to be on all the time, is this normal? I have turned off GPS in menu tabs. And I don't see any GPS radio icons on top of screen.
Any ideas?
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Just turn gps off when you are not using it
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rockbird said:
After a hard reset, I noticed the GPS is shown to be on all the time, is this normal? I have turned off GPS in menu tabs. And I don't see any GPS radio icons on top of screen.
Any ideas?
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There are some apps that use GPS service and sometimes they will turn on your GPS and persistently acquire your position and until that doesn't happen, it won't turn it off, and there are some Google Play Services components that do that as well.

[Q] How do I keep screen on during a phone call while using Google Maps?

I just got my Note 2 and may have missed the answer some FAQ. But today I noticed that while using Google Maps to do some navigation, I received a phone call and during the call, the screen went blank. The phone kept telling me the turn by turn information but kept the screen off. The screen only came on after the call was completed. I don't remember my SG2 doing this.
Google maps has an option to dim screen - which isn't the same as turning it off. I'm not sure if was triggered due to the phone call or something else. On a recent trip with my SG2, the phone never turned the screen off during navigation.
Is there a setting someplace? I know there are apps but I don't want to have to remember to do 2 or 3 things in order to navigate.

gksmith said:
I just got my Note 2 and may have missed the answer some FAQ. But today I noticed that while using Google Maps to do some navigation, I received a phone call and during the call, the screen went blank. The phone kept telling me the turn by turn information but kept the screen off. The screen only came on after the call was completed. I don't remember my SG2 doing this.
Google maps has an option to dim screen - which isn't the same as turning it off. I'm not sure if was triggered due to the phone call or something else. On a recent trip with my SG2, the phone never turned the screen off during navigation.
Is there a setting someplace? I know there are apps but I don't want to have to remember to do 2 or 3 things in order to navigate.
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See I'm not sure but people in general have this issue. When during a phone call the screen will stay off. However I've been on stock and I don't have this issue as soon as I let my hand away and the proximity sensor sense is that the phone is not close to my ear the screen will turn on. And then I just hit the home button and then go back into navigation.
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Have you tried that on driving mode see if does the same thing?
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shabgard said:
Have you tried that on driving mode see if does the same thing?
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No, I haven't tried driving mode yet.. I'm going to test navigation without sending or receiving call to see what happens. The device is sitting in a cubby on the dash and I use an integrated Bluetooth solution. I verified the SG2 doesn't exhibit this issue - but then again, the SG2 is on a custom rom so there could be a patch in play.