Anyone else get this? Can you try please?
If I start up the GPS from settings (or the power widget) I don't get the little notification icon (the one that looks like a satellite dish) on the bar at the top of the home screen (or it only appears for a second then goes.)
However, if GPS is enabled and I start up maps, navigation or something like Wikitude, then the notification does display (and the app instantly gives me my location.)
Was it always so? I have a memory that under 2.1 when turned on, it displayed the notification icon when no relevant app was used and indeed of it telling me no GPS lock as I was indoors? So has it gone from a "Select On" state (in which it was enabled and notification was shown even if no app requiring it was enabled) to a sort of "background mode" in which it only shows the notification (and thus actually works?) if an app which requires it is used?
But aren't there uses for location that aren't to do with actual apps?
Someone? Press that button and tell me if the notification flag shows if you aren't in an app.
The notification only comes up if an app is requesting a location.
This was the same in 2.1 although most of the time when you start the gps, it's from within the app rather than in settings so the location is requested immediately.
Hi,
as far as I remember it was like this on 2.1, too.
And I think it's right, you activate GPS and when it's actually used you get notified.
Has anyone else noticed that the radios widget is no longer in Cyanogens 7.0.2.1? This is the widget that you can toggle the radios off and on in. I use this quite a bit as I do WiFi in my house, have Wimax at work and I trvel very heavily so I use airplane mode quite a bit.
-Don
dtabbs said:
Has anyone else noticed that the radios widget is no longer in Cyanogens 7.0.2.1? This is the widget that you can toggle the radios off and on in. I use this quite a bit as I do WiFi in my house, have Wimax at work and I trvel very heavily so I use airplane mode quite a bit.
-Don
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I have that widget on my home screen right now, running CM7.0.2.1 it is called power control, and you just long press on the home screen, choose widget, and power control, then you choose which controls you want.
Its still there.
Settings > CM Settings > Interface > Notification Power Widgets
Scroll down to mobile data [3G], Wimax is your 4G, and Wifi toggle AP [hotspot]
Muellersirch said:
I have that widget on my home screen right now, running CM7.0.2.1 it is called power control, and you just long press on the home screen, choose widget, and power control, then you choose which controls you want.
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Thanks, don't know why I could not find it previously.
-Don
P.S. This is BS that I have to wait five minutes to edit a post. can't do a ninja edit that way...
No problem man.
To save a lot of my battery life I have widget to turn off wifi when I'm just playing a game or reading. I notice on my 10 inch Lenovo tablet there is a wifi toggle on/off why isn't it there for the a100? Is there any way to enable it or add it on? I know I can use the widgets but If I'm already reading or playing a game it a PITA to have to go back to home screen just to toggle wifi via widget rather than just launching the quick menu to disable it.
The notification menu allows for the toggling of airplane mode. Is that sufficient? (Three clicks to popup, click the settings icon, and toggle the mode). I think there is a way to add an icon on the desktop for a single click. I need to look into that later today.
When you say "quick menu," do you mean the three button ribbon? I don't know how to add or remove anything from there, but I would be interested in learning. I would also be interested in hiding it or using swiping to toggle it. I will try to look into this too.
I used curvefish Widgets for one tap wifi on-off and autorotation lock. (not a fan of physical switches) I am now using Beautiful Widgets toggle switches for Wifi and rotation since it was only 10 cents in the market.
bakura82 said:
The notification menu allows for the toggling of airplane mode. Is that sufficient? (Three clicks to popup, click the settings icon, and toggle the mode). I think there is a way to add an icon on the desktop for a single click. I need to look into that later today.
When you say "quick menu," do you mean the three button ribbon? I don't know how to add or remove anything from there, but I would be interested in learning. I would also be interested in hiding it or using swiping to toggle it. I will try to look into this too.
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You're right I could just toggle airplane mode which should turn off wifi. I'm gonna see if this also turns off GPS. Thanks.
I think the wifi toggle doesn't exist in the 7 inch tablets. I saw a video of a flyer with honeycomb and it didn't have it eithrt but it did have airplane toggle.
aznmode said:
You're right I could just toggle airplane mode which should turn off wifi. I'm gonna see if this also turns off GPS. Thanks.
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The Airplane toggle does not turn off the GPS. At least, I use the GPS while in Airplane mode quite frequently (e.g. navigation apps, geocaching app, and etc.). There is a possibility that I am disabling the GPS with Airplane mode and then manually turning on the GPS when I activate a related app. I need to test that.
littleemp said:
...curvefish Widgets...
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I looked this up (haven't tried it yet) and it looks promising. Of course, you have to go to the main menu.
I wonder if there is a way to modify the Android ribbon on that has the back, home, and switch app buttons. I believe you called that the "Quick Menu." Still need to look that up. I would personally love to remove the Home button (since we have capacitive Acer home key) and maybe add another button.
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I'm gonna see if this also turns off GPS.
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I just confirmed that toggling Airplane mode has no effect on the GPS. In order for me to turn off the GPS, I have to toggle the GPS setting.
Since this isn't a phone, is "Airplane Mode" nothing more than a WiFi toggle?
The Curvefish GPS won't show up on my list of widgets.
I downloaded the Toggle Widgets Pack which gives me a GPS widget that just sends me directly to the GPS settings rather than toggles it on and off.
The TW widgets for WiFi, Airplane mode, Bluetooth, etc do act as a toggle though. Odd.
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Since this isn't a phone, is "Airplane Mode" nothing more than a WiFi toggle?
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I am pretty sure it toggles bluetooth as well. Of course, I have to look that up.
The bluetooth I dont really use and the GPS havent yet the need to use to so for now the airplane mode will do. Previously I was using a wifi on off widget in my home screen to turn it off now I dont have to leave any game or watching a video to turn it off. Thanks for the advice!
Np. Enjoy!
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The best toggle app I have found is Widgetsoid2.x. It puts the toggle buttons into the Notifications menu, so to toggle WiFi off/on I just click once for the Notification Menu, once for the toggle, then click back to the main screen.
jschall said:
The best toggle app I have found is Widgetsoid2.x. It puts the toggle buttons into the Notifications menu, so to toggle WiFi off/on I just click once for the Notification Menu, once for the toggle, then click back to the main screen.
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I used widgetsoid on my gtab before but i didnt know it can add those to the notification menu. I'll have to try it...thanks.
Just installed it...I see in the market images it can be added to android 2.3 or below. Can you show me how to add it in the notification bar on the bottom for honeycomb?
EDIT: It seems a big buggy an too redundant since you already have it in the notification bar also. Thanks for the tip though.
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Can you show me how to add it in the notification bar on the bottom for honeycomb?
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Just enable notifications in the settings.
Free Power Widget
Download the Free Power Widget and you have control of wifi-gps- and whatever .
Very nice.
tohoro said:
Download the Free Power Widget and you have control of wifi-gps- and whatever .
Very nice.
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At this point I already have toggle widgets. But he mentioned an app that can add the toggle in the status bar on the bottom (atleast thats what I think hes saying). This would be better since it doesnt require me to go to home screen.
I'm Using MoreQuicklyPanel...
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I'm Using MoreQuicklyPanel...
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Thank you! Looking at the images it looks very nice and matches the HC quick setting perfectly. Widgetsoid was good too but I think was kinda buggy so I never really used it. Gonna try yours now. Thanks again......
EDIT: Just installed it. Love that it matches honeycomb and you cant really tell its an add on. It is someone redundant though cause it also shows a notification icon in the bottom bar. But I'm not complaining.
EDIT2: Found theres setting to disable icon in notification bar.
I'm trying to set up tasker to turn GPS on when I start Navigation and a couple of other GPS-dependant apps, but because I'm not rooted I can't use Secure Settings plugin or get the D-Pad to turn GPS on from Location Settings menu.
But the GPS switch on the Power Saving widget turns GPS on with one click, and it doesn't open the Location Settings menu to have me check the box. So what is it that makes it do that? Is it a script? If it is, can that same script be sent to Tasker? If not, can whatever it is be put into tasker?
Thanks
I've tried this on both Xylon 17 and Xenon 3.
Basically, I add any wifi toggle widget to my home screen, and every time I try to use it, it force closes. Reading the error report shows that a SecurityException is being thrown.
The only way I can toggle wifi is through the menu or through the built in notification bar toggles.
Other toggles (bluetooth, data, silent/vibrate) work fine, it's just that on the newer versions of Android (my tablet with Xenon 2 running 4.1.2 doesn't have this problem) seem to break wifi toggles.
A google search reveals only a couple of other people have had this problem, but no solution was found (or posted).
Thoughts?