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Disable annoying roaming sound

Hi I am about to rip my hair out. I live Boston and ride the train everyday. I use this time to watch movies. I chose the epic for its beautiful screen and video codecs.
However, I am unable to enjoy my train rides because of this really annoying sound whenever I am roaming...which every three seconds in train tunnels. Its also really embarressing for others to hear it.
I have already disabled Roaming Guard to stop the stupid warning screen but I cant figure out how to stop the sound.
Please help.
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Try putting it on vibrate see if the sound goes away
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Is there anyway to only have notifications like emails and texts on vibrate? My phone is like the batman signal I ned to asnwer it
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I use a nice app called profiles. That's the only thing I miss about my blackberry.
iball8888 said:
Is there anyway to only have notifications like emails and texts on vibrate? My phone is like the batman signal I ned to asnwer it
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There is no way at this time to disable the loss and gain of 3G signal. It has plagued everyone.

iball8888 said:
Is there anyway to only have notifications like emails and texts on vibrate? My phone is like the batman signal I ned to asnwer it
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With this setup, I hear calls, and media, but my texts only vibrate. Also, I never hear the battery popup, or roaming beeps. Hope this helps.
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Another option is to use roam control before starting your train ride to force it on roam only and will only make that noise once then after ur done w/ train ride can put it back to auto so its not switching around on you...

Sorry I haven't had time to reply. When I use the vibrate suggestion I get skips in my vide music. On the trip home I turn on my Relax playlist that has like soft indie jazz and blues to unwind from my job (pawn shop).
I'm gonna try he roam thing...it is really annoying. I switched from an Evo and I'm starting to regret it. Is there ANYWAY to stop this?? Is there ANY rom that can bypass it, or any app? In the matter of twenty seconds my phone roamed in and out which made get a headache. Sorry to sound like a baby its but its fustrating that you can't remove this..."feature".
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Someone on another thread was saying everytime the train went into a tunnel, all the Android phones would chirp like the traincar was filled with crickets. I can't believe this hasn't been fixed/modded yet.
I went looking for the offending ogg file but couldn't find it.

Nerva said:
Someone on another thread was saying everytime the train went into a tunnel, all the Android phones would chirp like the traincar was filled with crickets. I can't believe this hasn't been fixed/modded yet.
I went looking for the offending ogg file but couldn't find it.
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If it was that easy it would have been removed a long time ago. It is built in somewhere...maybe in framework or core system.

Still no fix for this?

dingo816 said:
Still no fix for this?
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Hasn't been in the year the phone has been out so probably won't be. It has been looked at by the best we have and no one can find where it is called from. It is baked in somewhere.
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Blows. Annoying sound forces me to carry an ipod around for my music. Defeats the purpose of having this epic.

Anyone konw of any progress on thsi after the release of GB source?
I wonder if the CM7 build will have this issue, as isnt it built from scratch?

DCRocks said:
Anyone konw of any progress on thsi after the release of GB source?
I wonder if the CM7 build will have this issue, as isnt it built from scratch?
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The only source was kernel source and it is not in there.
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So, how'd you all like (or dislike) iris?

If you haven't heard about iris go here;
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Gingerbread-Iris-Siri-iOS-Honeycomb,news-12968.html
So, what do you think about it? I think it's unreal that they made in in just 8 hours! Grated, it has a few problems but overall it's extremely well done. One problem that really annoyed me was that it was working fine, then about 4 hours later it would give me complete and utter crap for answers. Now it's working again, if I was to ask "How did Jhon F Kennedy die?" I would receive a full answer provided with pictures, dates, etc. Whereas before I would receive answers such as "He was bitten by a werewolf." or "He sold his soul to Yelloweyes to let Jake live."
Anyway, what's your take on this?
Please - No Apple Fanboys.
Some examples of my conversations with iris;
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I tried it today. It was useless. I installed tts etc... But it just kept giving me gibberish. The market said voice search was incompatible with my I9100
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gibsonus said:
I tried it today. It was useless. I installed tts etc... But it just kept giving me gibberish. The market said voice search was incompatible with my I9100
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Check out IVONA it's free until the 15th of november, and it sounds extremely realistic;
Demo: http://www.ivona.com/
Download: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ivona.tts
BTW the data that's needed to be downloaded is about 200mb. But it's worth it.

i like it, lol (juvenile i know, but still funny)
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I think all this voice stuff is crap I'm betting it doesn't take off, it's just a gimmick. Who in real life is going to start chatting to their phone in any real social situation its unrealistic to say the least. The only thing its good for is showing off how clever your phone is, which imo is stupid.
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rojdag said:
I think all this voice stuff is crap I'm betting it doesn't take off, it's just a gimmick. Who in real life is going to start chatting to their phone in any real social situation its unrealistic to say the least. The only thing its good for is showing off how clever your phone is, which imo is stupid.
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agreed.
Just a silly gimmick that in reality doesnt actually work that well.

So..it's cleverbot with a speech synthesizer that can apparently do some fact querys?
Isn't the main point of Siri that it interacts with your phone and does stuff there?
I wouldn't call a text-to-speech cleverbot the same as siri or even remotely close..
8 hours doesn't matter in this case - it's simply programming speech-to-text and vice versa from the bot.
Actual interpretation and phone interaction is a completely different and much more difficult thing.

Vaim said:
So..it's cleverbot with a speech synthesizer that can apparently do some fact querys?
Isn't the main point of Siri that it interacts with your phone and does stuff there?
I wouldn't call a text-to-speech cleverbot the same as siri or even remotely close..
8 hours doesn't matter in this case - it's simply programming speech-to-text and vice versa from the bot.
Actual interpretation and phone interaction is a completely different and much more difficult thing.
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They've already stated that they will be adding voice interactions within the next few updates.

Was Iris even intended to be serious?

Tiim said:
Was Iris even intended to be serious?
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Yes. I'm not sure why you're all fobbing it off. Anyway, here's some upcoming features;
- in 2 days apparently it's going to become supersmart -
Features they will add eventually also include:
Location services
Reminders
Better commands (Such as better contact lookups, etc.)
Weather
etc. etc.

compuw22c said:
i like it, lol (juvenile i know, but still funny)
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How did you get precise answers? tts library is not compatible with my GS2. Maybe because of the ROM I use?
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okmijnlp said:
Yes. I'm not sure why you're all fobbing it off. Anyway, here's some upcoming features;
- in 2 days apparently it's going to become supersmart -
Features they will add eventually also include:
Location services
Reminders
Better commands (Such as better contact lookups, etc.)
Weather
etc. etc.
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Because it is of no use to the vast majority of people.
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Can NFC tag unlock or lock Android?

I'm wondering if an NFC tag can be used to unlock the Android device -- instead of using the screen pattern lock.
Or does the device need to be unlocked for NFC to function in the first place?
My device would probably be a Galaxy S III running under ICS, but I am guessing this is a general property.
Sure would be handy, in the car for example.

I've heard about a mod on GS3 to use NFC tags without unlocking your devices but I can't tell you if a NFC tag can unlock it...
Anyway it could be really problematic if you can unlock all phones with NFC Tag...

3RR0R404 said:
Anyway it could be really problematic if you can unlock all phones with NFC Tag...
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Aren't NFC tags programmed to be phone-specific, linked to the NFC chip onboard?
BTW, I just found this related thread, which started off asking about screen-off state, but the discussion also covered locked state.
I am thinking this probably can't be done.

boomerbubba said:
Aren't NFC tags programmed to be phone-specific, linked to the NFC chip onboard?
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No, NFC tags are just passive tags that react to the NFC antenna in devices.
boomerbubba said:
I'm wondering if an NFC tag can be used to unlock the Android device -- instead of using the screen pattern lock.
Or does the device need to be unlocked for NFC to function in the first place?
My device would probably be a Galaxy S III running under ICS, but I am guessing this is a general property.
Sure would be handy, in the car for example.
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They can enable/disable the lock screen (that's in the next update of NFCTL) but it's "hacky" in a sense. It works but it's not really "disabling" it as much as it's telling keyguard don't show it I'm a trusted app and need to display data.
The screen has to be unlocked for NFC to function. With that said you could modify the source of the NFC service to alter this, rebuild and push this to a device (Assuming no signature issues). It's pretty clear in the source where the restriction is (it checks if it's unlocked before turning on).

boomerbubba said:
I'm wondering if an NFC tag can be used to unlock the Android device -- instead of using the screen pattern lock.
Or does the device need to be unlocked for NFC to function in the first place?
My device would probably be a Galaxy S III running under ICS, but I am guessing this is a general property.
Sure would be handy, in the car for example.
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we currently have one app's working like a charm can lock and unlock all android NFC mobile, due to some restriction we have to find a turn around but now work. Our app's will be released within a month when all testing and polishing job will be done

its likely
As i know, the NFC Tags delivered with Sony's NXT Series can only be used when the Screen i lit up (Xperia P), maybe there is a developer out there who can implement such a function so you can use NFC without lighting up your Phone...

Check what I did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853721
It works and it's battery drain free (nfc activated for 10s at most)

Where is this magic unlocking NFC app
Bardamuz said:
we currently have one app's working like a charm can lock and unlock all android NFC mobile, due to some restriction we have to find a turn around but now work. Our app's will be released within a month when all testing and polishing job will be done
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Hey how can I find your app that unlocks devices. Have you released it yet? PM me if you want that would be awesome

boomerbubba said:
I'm wondering if an NFC tag can be used to unlock the Android device -- instead of using the screen pattern lock.
Or does the device need to be unlocked for NFC to function in the first place?
My device would probably be a Galaxy S III running under ICS, but I am guessing this is a general property.
Sure would be handy, in the car for example.
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Might be able to get this to happen using Tasker

rjeii2 said:
Might be able to get this to happen using Tasker
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You would if only you read the link I posted 2 messages before yours.

Monteillard said:
You would if only you read the link I posted 2 messages before yours.
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Didn't notice the link when on the xda app. Wouldn't hurt to give an idea what the link contains when posting. Good bit of info tho.

I've seen this in a youtube video once. I don't remember the link though.

rjeii2 said:
Didn't notice the link when on the xda app. Wouldn't hurt to give an idea what the link contains when posting. Good bit of info tho.
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You're right sorry about that. I will next time

boomerbubba said:
I'm wondering if an NFC tag can be used to unlock the Android device -- instead of using the screen pattern lock.
Or does the device need to be unlocked for NFC to function in the first place?
My device would probably be a Galaxy S III running under ICS, but I am guessing this is a general property.
Sure would be handy, in the car for example.
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Would this be the answer: http://www.nfcbrief.com/2013/07/how-to-automatically-unlock-and-lock.html?m=1

I do not think it is possible to modify the source

Look on play for NFCSECURE I use it as my lock. My armband tectile is my key. I have it set to 10 minute time out requires nfc authentication
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I've had an app out for about a year now called nfcsecure.
The nfcring kickstarter purchased a white labeled version of my app to be bundled with the purchase of their nfcring. I think its a pretty good app.
Don't try the trial, it sucks, need to remove it from the market.
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Deckoz2302 said:
Look on play for NFCSECURE I use it as my lock. My armband tectile is my key. I have it set to 10 minute time out requires nfc authentication
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Ha. Didn't read, just saw the pic before I posted. The original tag I used when I was writing the app was a wristband from the BBQ in 2012
I now have an implant in my right hand that I use for nfcsecure among other things.

[REQ] S Beam

Not sure if it's possible but is there a way to port the S Beam feature from GS3? I would love to see a CWM flash for this. I've been able to acquire just about every other feature and app that the GS3 offers.
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jonb39 said:
Not sure if it's possible but is there a way to port the S Beam feature from GS3? I would love to see a CWM flash for this. I've been able to acquire just about every other feature and app that the GS3 offers.
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Isnt S-beam Wi-Fi Direct + android beam something like that mix together but S-beam flaw is that they have ot be right next to each other

Not right next to each other but basically if you have s beam and you open a photo in your gallery , for example, if you tap the phones together it automatically transfers the file. But once they've tapped it has the range as android beam for the duration of the transfer.
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i kinda want S-beam since it has the ability to transfer pictures and files too, instead of just web pages and app links.
for some reason i thought that stock android beam had the ability to transfer pics but when i tried it to do it with my girlfriends gs2, it kept sending me to the market to download the launcher i had on one of the phones.

sickred said:
i kinda want S-beam since it has the ability to transfer pictures and files too, instead of just web pages and app links.
for some reason i thought that stock android beam had the ability to transfer pics but when i tried it to do it with my girlfriends gs2, it kept sending me to the market to download the launcher i had on one of the phones.
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i think S-beam and few other S-tool might never be used
tho i never had to use andriod beam or wifi
and also did you have the launcher apk
but nothing thing to think about S-tools are wired in to their TW

Yeah I figured it could only be run on a touchwiz based ROM but I don't see why you couldn't do it if you're running touchwiz.
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jonb39 said:
Yeah I figured it could only be run on a touchwiz based ROM but I don't see why you couldn't do it if you're running touchwiz.
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S-voice can run
and im sure if its not ported someone will make if its what good but its not to good to sell a phone only on software like some( I ) places

I'm rather sceptical about S Beam on our device;
S Beam uses Near Field Communication (NFC) which is an internal hardware absent from the GS2.
It also combines with the use of Wi-Fi Direct but that's only for use to transfer larger files without needing to continue placing S3s back-to-back when the connection has been established.
Please advice me if I made a mistake somewhere; I'd love to know more.

KeithOYS said:
I'm rather sceptical about S Beam on our device;
S Beam uses Near Field Communication (NFC) which is an internal hardware absent from the GS2.
It also combines with the use of Wi-Fi Direct but that's only for use to transfer larger files without needing to continue placing S3s back-to-back when the connection has been established.
Please advice me if I made a mistake somewhere; I'd love to know more.
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Think you are wrong about the S2 not having NFC....

You are wrong, s ii does have nfc. When I held my phone up to a friends gs III her phone vibrated indicating it detected it, but my phone lacked the software to receive the file.
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jonb39 said:
You are wrong, s ii does have nfc. When I held my phone up to a friends gs III her phone vibrated indicating it detected it, but my phone lacked the software to receive the file.
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tags is a stock app for nfc tagging... there are plenty of other apps on the market for better n simpler interfaces for file transfer management...
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I am aware that there are other ways to transfer files. Android beam relies solely on NFC where s beam uses NFC for the phones to identify each other and initiate the interaction but actually carries out the transfer via wifi. NFC is very slow and was not intended to move large files and the devices must remain in close contact for the entire transfer. S beam is the fastest and easiest way to move large files from one device to another without pairing or otherwise linking two devices or resting them on top of each other.
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Lol I say just use Bluetooth.
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Bluetooth ftw take that sbeam!

DashClock Word of the Day Extension

Okay Guys,
Just for fun, as a little side-project, I wanted to play with the DashClock extensions API, and being a self-proclaimed "word nerd" I figured a cool "Word of the Day" extension might be fun to put together, so that's what I did .
It allows you to currently display a new word on your locksceen each day, and select from a variety of sources, such as Merriam-Webster, Yahoo, TheFreeDictionary, and others. Clicking the item takes you to the feed source for additional details, or you can elect to select from alternate lookup sources, such as Google and Wikipedia.
For the less intellectually inclined, you can even choose The Urban Dictionary as a daily word source :laugh::
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Merriam-Webster Source:
Anyway, check it out if interested and if you have any suggestions, ideas, etc, let me know!
Play Store Link

Great little extension, loving it.

Just downloaded
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tyraelasd said:
Great little extension, loving it.
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Just downloaded
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Thanks guys. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
Next release I am looking to give the option to auto-rotate the sources on a specified frequency, so that you can see more than one word per day if you wish.

Will give this a try.
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This is fun! :good:

Giving this a try, thanks!

What extension is the “door is closed" extension?

davwman said:
What extension is the “door is closed" extension?
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Ha, Ha, that's my own personal extension that tells me the status of my garage door at any given time. It interfaces with my personal "OpenSezMe" garage door opener app that communicates with an Arduino for toggling a relay to open / close the door (app has come a long way since that video).
The DashClock extension receives PUSH notifications using GCM (Google Cloud Messaging), that the Arudino sends out when the reed sensor attached to it changes its state (open / closed), so I instantly know at any given time if the garage door is open or closed (or remains open too long), be it via a regular remote, the keypad, or my app on my or my wife's phone, etc
But I digress :laugh:

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Ha, Ha, that's my own personal extension that tells me the status of my garage door at any given time. It interfaces with my personal "OpenSezMe" garage door opener app that communicates with an Arduino for toggling a relay to open / close the door (app has come a long way since that video).
The DashClock extension receives PUSH notifications using GCM (Google Cloud Messaging), that the Arudino sends out when the reed sensor attached to it changes its state (open / closed), so I instantly know at any given time if the garage door is open or closed (or remains open too long), be it via a regular remote, the keypad, or my app on my or my wife's phone, etc
But I digress :laugh:
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Awesome!

davwman said:
Awesome!
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Thanks :good:

R: DashClock Word of the Day Extension
JsChiSurf said:
Ha, Ha, that's my own personal extension that tells me the status of my garage door at any given time. It interfaces with my personal "OpenSezMe" garage door opener app that communicates with an Arduino for toggling a relay to open / close the door (app has come a long way since that video).
The DashClock extension receives PUSH notifications using GCM (Google Cloud Messaging), that the Arudino sends out when the reed sensor attached to it changes its state (open / closed), so I instantly know at any given time if the garage door is open or closed (or remains open too long), be it via a regular remote, the keypad, or my app on my or my wife's phone, etc
But I digress :laugh:
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If i use raspberry instead Arduino? Can we have in italian?? Would be awesome

Gonna install this right now! Seems interesting and fun! ^_^

duff91 said:
If i use raspberry instead Arduino? Can we have in italian?? Would be awesome
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I wish it was "portable" enough to do that. That was my goal at the outset, but as time / development went on, I realized there is way too much configuration unique to my envorinment (location, home network topograhy, hardware, etc).
Ngo93 said:
Gonna install this right now! Seems interesting and fun! ^_^
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Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions, ideas, etc.
Working now on a couple additional features:
Dismiss / clear word & definition on lock screen when clicked (versus persistent), and not display again until new word is received from selected source. Essentially seeing once a day and disappearing once clicked.
When in persistent mode, rotate between all sources on pre-defined basis, so you can see more than one word / day if desired.

This is fun. Urban Dictionary is hilarious. Thanks for this.

This is amazing, thanks

This app is very good! I'll go rate it five in the play store immediately!
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Neefy said:
This app is very good! I'll go rate it five in the play store immediately!
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Appreciate it. More good stuff to come, especially as it relates to keeping the provided word fresh / different by auto-rotating sources!