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[MOD REQ.] Auto BT on/off in Car Home

I'm not sure if there is anything out there that will do this, or if its even possible....
I was wondering if someone could make it so that when you open the "Car Home" it automatically turns on Bluetooth and when you exit it turns it off...looking to this to be applied to Car Home from Froyo...or maybe enable one of the extra buttons in car home as a bluetooth toggle... but automatic would definitly be first choice
grr forgot to put what my "[MOD REQ.]" was in the title....if a moderator could please update this for me to "[MOD REQ.] Auto BT on/off in Car Home"...kthx

Mod edit.: not (yet) dev related, moved to q&a

Search for DockCarSwitches in the Market. It does this when you put your phone in the dock, and does it well.

Thanks for the advice, that would work, but I don't use the Google dock, hence why I'm looking for something to turn it on when car home is opened
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Tasker (beta, not yet on the market, but at http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) can do that (and many other nice things).

Keep in mind that right now, when you plug in your phone to the dock it automatically turns on Bluetooth, you don't need to manually do it and you don't need an app to do it. Dock must be connected to a power source for this to happen.

mrandroid said:
Keep in mind that right now, when you plug in your phone to the dock it automatically turns on Bluetooth, you don't need to manually do it and you don't need an app to do it. Dock must be connected to a power source for this to happen.
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As I previously stated I do not have the Google Dock, I got tired of waiting for it so i bought a nexus mount and usb charger...like it better than dock anyhow, friend has dock, i find it annoying

StefanSarzio said:
Tasker (beta, not yet on the market, but at http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) can do that (and many other nice things).
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hmm...it installed and i can set up actions and stuff....but it doesnt work...sad...it looked perfect too...guess ill wait for non beta one
**EDIT** Ok so apparently Tasker doesnt see any change when you "run" Car Home....so it doesnt toggle on / off...however i just setup BT to auto toggle on when power is plugged in and BT to toggle off when not plugged in, this is fine for me since the only time i use BT is when its plugged into my car charger... YAY!! set and forget is now active!! thanks again for this app suggestion, I will def pay these guys once it goes live

Setting Profiles - is what I use to automatically set my work,home,drive,or sleep settings.

[Solved]HDMI Output

Hi all,
Even I have to ask a question now and agian....
I have just purchased this but cannot get the output to goto my tv.
On my old neo i just attached the cable and whatever was ont he display of my phone was shown on my TV. But this is not happening for my T.
I am on my ROM, siyah Kernel. Have I deleted a stock app that is needed? Is there a setting I need to change? (I did go through settings but the only thing I could find involved wifi or bluetooth connections not mhl cables)
Thanks for any help guys
Greg

Humm. I read about this kinda MHL cable. Wehh for sure you ahve to have libhdmi.so and SemcTVlaunher in phone.
Try with stock kernel. If then cabel or phone jack is broken. And check my question

MrTapa said:
Humm. I read about this kinda MHL cable. Wehh for sure you ahve to have libhdmi.so and SemcTVlaunher in phone.
Try with stock kernel. If then cabel or phone jack is broken. And check my question
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I have both of those files. The cable is brand new out of the box. Not sure hat stock kernel will do, but I will try it and report back

Re: HDMI Output
Check the hdmi settings in the service menu?
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Re: HDMI Output
Did the phone recognize the cable? Try setting it to 720p in service settings
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Re: HDMI Output
Do you know if your mhl is a 5 or 7 pin connector? Ours uses 5 pin. If you hook the phones stock charger and hdmi cable into the mhl adapter, does your TV recognize the signal? My TV shows grey for inputs without a signal.
If thats ok, then plug your adapter into the phone. If nothing happens, check your connection app. The app that controls what to do when you plug anything in or get close to a nfc tag. I'm on XperimenT rom, so I think the stock
app was replaced with smart connect.
By default, my wifi turns off and my TV Launcher starts when I hook the mhl in. Managed by smart connect. So maybe your missing the profile for hdmi, or you don't have the connect app or TV launcher app installed.
By the way, this is the one I purchased.
- Xperia TL, XperimenT v1.7 ~ via XDA App
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Just in case, I uploaded the apps for you. The smart connect, TV launcher, & TV out apps can be found here
- Xperia TL, XperimenT v1.7 ~ via XDA App

Seansmit17 said:
Check the hdmi settings in the service menu?
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wednesday13 said:
Did the phone recognize the cable? Try setting it to 720p in service settings
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Just checked this setting whilst at work.
Service settings gives No Item.
Now I am at work at the cable is at home...so it is not attached. Obviously I will checkat home, but to me that does not sound good.

redincali said:
[/COLOR]Just in case, I uploaded the apps for you. The smart connect, TV launcher, & TV out apps can be found here
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Out of those 3 apps I didnt have the tv out apk so I will try that when I get home, thanks. Downloaded now, so you can delete from your DB if you want.

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gregbradley said:
Just checked this setting whilst at work.
Service settings gives No Item.
Now I am at work at the cable is at home...so it is not attached. Obviously I will checkat home, but to me that does not sound good.
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Go to service tests/ tv out tests then change your resolution to 720p
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[solved]
I dont really want to admit to my noobiness about this, but all I needed to do was attach the phone charger to the adapter in the cable and it worked...
I think I will go away and facepalm myself.
Thanks for the help anyway.

So I bought a cable from fleebay which arrived in record time for a HK/China delivery.
Did you need to install anything or copy any apks?
From what I read before I bought the cable, the reason you need the power is due to the MHL spec. It is nothing to do with Sony, it is the way power needs to be provided.
I will try my cable tonight.

icstm said:
So I bought a cable from fleebay which arrived in record time for a HK/China delivery.
Did you need to install anything or copy any apks?
From what I read before I bought the cable, the reason you need the power is due to the MHL spec. It is nothing to do with Sony, it is the way power needs to be provided.
I will try my cable tonight.
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I didnt need to add any apk's. I was just being a clown and not adding the power to the adapter.
If you look at the pic of the item i bought, there is a micro usb male socket to plug into the phone and a hdmi male socket to plug into the TV. Also, coming out of the back of the HDMI socket is a female micro usb socket for the male end of the charger to go in.
As soon as I added the power i got the screen to mirror over to the TV

I did not click the link, but from what you describe, it looks like the one I bought, in which case, even if you did not know how it works, have a "free" end should have told you something!

icstm said:
I did not click the link, but from what you describe, it looks like the one I bought, in which case, even if you did not know how it works, have a "free" end should have told you something!
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True, but I only had time for a quick test at home, then I figured it out the weekend...
But I still felt like a noob
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How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?

Lol Greg. I thought that might have been your problem, thats why I was giving you steps that included the power. Atleast you got it going tho!
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yeah, at least he did, all I've done so far is plug the hdmi end in and realised that the cable length to the power socket is too far away, so will reroute power...
~ just typing "re-routing power" made me feel suck a sci-fi geek...

I'm lucky my sharp tv has a USB input as well so I didn't have to look for another power socket when I setup my tv for mirroring.
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Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard k400 & Smart Dock??

Hi guys, has anyone tried Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard k400 with Smart Dock to see if these are compatible?

Yes they are compatiable and works pretty nice, only thing is that it doesn't turn off the display so you'll need a wired mouse/keyboard/w.e to do that (think there is an app that does turn off the screen)
Personally I plug in the k400 usb and a wired mouse and go to town

IamPro said:
Yes they are compatiable and works pretty nice, only thing is that it doesn't turn off the display so you'll need a wired mouse/keyboard/w.e to do that (think there is an app that does turn off the screen)
Personally I plug in the k400 usb and a wired mouse and go to town
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Thank you!
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Can't find them online. I found them but not with the dock any links or pictures?

donec said:
Can't find them online. I found them but not with the dock any links or pictures?
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They don't come with the smart dock. I was just asking if they were compatiable. ;p
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IamPro said:
Yes they are compatiable and works pretty nice, only thing is that it doesn't turn off the display so you'll need a wired mouse/keyboard/w.e to do that (think there is an app that does turn off the screen)
Personally I plug in the k400 usb and a wired mouse and go to town
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As you said, screen was staying on and only could view portrait mode but now when I dock my note 2, screen turns off and displays landscape on my TV. So weird... I don't know but I'm extremely happy with this product!
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i have a k400 keyboard as well but only the touchpad works. i can't use it to type anything in.

wolfpack612 said:
i have a k400 keyboard as well but only the touchpad works. i can't use it to type anything in.
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that's odd... everything is working on my end. Have you tried rebooting the phone? and maybe unplug the K400 dongle and replug it in? If everything fails, there might be something wrong with the K400?

zen0s said:
that's odd... everything is working on my end. Have you tried rebooting the phone? and maybe unplug the K400 dongle and replug it in? If everything fails, there might be something wrong with the K400?
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are you running a custom rom? it looks like it tries but the letters don't come up. when i start typing the mouse cursor goes away but nothing. i tried rebooting with dongle on and off, taking my phone on and off but nothing. might go back to stock to try it out, i must be missing something.

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are you running a custom rom? it looks like it tries but the letters don't come up. when i start typing the mouse cursor goes away but nothing. i tried rebooting with dongle on and off, taking my phone on and off but nothing. might go back to stock to try it out, i must be missing something.
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FWIW! When I first got my smart dock and tried to use my logitech k400. It did'nt work. So I had to re-pair it by plugging in the dongle to one of the usb ports on my computer and going about the whole process to pair it with the keyboard. Once that was done. I unplugged the dongle from the computer then plugged it back in the smart dock, and everything worked. So that may work for you. But if it doesn't, then I would replace the keyboard and or the dock.
Also for anyone wondering how to get the screen to turn off while its plugged into the dock. I use an app called Screen Standby. And if I remember correctly. It should work both unrooted and rooted. I also use Rotation Locker to manually change the screen orientation to landscape. These two combinations have worked great for me whenever I use my dock.

laztpn0i said:
FWIW! When I first got my smart dock and tried to use my logitech k400. It did'nt work. So I had to re-pair it by plugging in the dongle to one of the usb ports on my computer and going about the whole process to pair it with the keyboard. Once that was done. I unplugged the dongle from the computer then plugged it back in the smart dock, and everything worked. So that may work for you. But if it doesn't, then I would replace the keyboard and or the dock.
Also for anyone wondering how to get the screen to turn off while its plugged into the dock. I use an app called Screen Standby. And if I remember correctly. It should work both unrooted and rooted. I also use Rotation Locker to manually change the screen orientation to landscape. These two combinations have worked great for me whenever I use my dock.
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I'll try that tonight. I use the same 2 apps
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wolfpack612 said:
are you running a custom rom? it looks like it tries but the letters don't come up. when i start typing the mouse cursor goes away but nothing. i tried rebooting with dongle on and off, taking my phone on and off but nothing. might go back to stock to try it out, i must be missing something.
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I'm running stock, perhaps it's due to your custom rom
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wolfpack612 said:
I'll try that tonight. I use the same 2 apps
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My K400 + Note 2 Smart Dock stopped working nicely together after a week or two with the dock. They worked beautifully together originally, but then I made the mistake of using the K400 with a windows laptop. I'm thinking that somehow, the keyboard still thinks it should be paired with a windows device and isn't connecting well to the phone via the dock somehow. I'm not sure why this is happening or how to fix it.
Sounds like another member (laztpn0i) had the same issue. I can successfully connect the K400 to both windows laptops I own (one on Win7 home premium, the other on XP professional). There is no required / proprietary software to install in order for the keyboard to work. In the device manager, the keyboard just shows up as "HID Keyboard Device" under "Keyboards".
How do I break the link between my windows computers and this K400 so I can use it again with the smart dock for my note 2? Sounds like something you had to do as well, laztpn0i, so any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much,
Phil

peh803 said:
My K400 + Note 2 Smart Dock stopped working nicely together after a week or two with the dock. They worked beautifully together originally, but then I made the mistake of using the K400 with a windows laptop. I'm thinking that somehow, the keyboard still thinks it should be paired with a windows device and isn't connecting well to the phone via the dock somehow. I'm not sure why this is happening or how to fix it.
Sounds like another member (laztpn0i) had the same issue. I can successfully connect the K400 to both windows laptops I own (one on Win7 home premium, the other on XP professional). There is no required / proprietary software to install in order for the keyboard to work. In the device manager, the keyboard just shows up as "HID Keyboard Device" under "Keyboards".
How do I break the link between my windows computers and this K400 so I can use it again with the smart dock for my note 2? Sounds like something you had to do as well, laztpn0i, so any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much,
Phil
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Download the unifying software from Logitech and 'pair' the device and the adapter (you can't have it paired to 2 adapters at the same time like bluetooth)

IamPro said:
Download the unifying software from Logitech and 'pair' the device and the adapter (you can't have it paired to 2 adapters at the same time like bluetooth)
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Awesome, thanks for the advice. Appreciate it very much! I'll try it.

Seems to work fine for me.
Just adding to the data pile. Seems to work out-of-the-box for most things. Trying to figure out the buttons now, but typing, mouse etc. working well.
Paul.

i have the OTG Samsung adapter and my k400 works np just like that.
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[CM10.1] Does it support car dock?

Does CM10.1 HashofCode unofficial targa build support car dock?
I plugged it into my Car Nav Doc (worked fine for ICS official build) and nothing happens.
I tried downloading a car dock app and plugged it back into the dock, with auto-launch turned on if docked, and got "this feature is not supported".

kschang said:
Does CM10.1 HashofCode unofficial targa build support car dock?
I plugged it into my Car Nav Doc (worked fine for ICS official build) and nothing happens.
I tried downloading a car dock app and plugged it back into the dock, with auto-launch turned on if docked, and got "this feature is not supported".
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Oops, there's an earlier thread on this: Apparently it's confirmed that Dock Mode was NOT in the codebase.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197814

kschang said:
Oops, there's an earlier thread on this: Apparently it's confirmed that Dock Mode was NOT in the codebase.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197814
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The only rom I could ever find that had the docs working was eclipse which doesn't appear to be coming out for 4.2.2
I too bought this phone for the docks. I use them all daily. I even use the lapdock for business meetings. Thank God for Safestrap...

Motorola Dock

Anyone tried Hashcode's Kexec rom with the Motorola Dock? I can't get audio out from the line out and carmode to launch automatically.

The dock bug has been around for a while now. I'm not sure if it's going to get fixed. But, it's possible it may get addressed in Hash's upcoming reworked kernel.
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UltraMagnus0001 said:
Anyone tried Hashcode's Kexec rom with the Motorola Dock? I can't get audio out from the line out and carmode to launch automatically.
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Yep - I use both the home dock (makes a great alarm clock when used with the Bedside app) and car dock. The failure to auto launch car mode (or either dock mode for that matter) and the lack of audio out via the special USB cable are pretty much the only things keeping me from using CM10.1 as my daily. Audio out has never worked but dock detection did work in earlier versions. I'm not sure when it quit working but I do miss it greatly.

I wonder what causes the dockmode in Gingerbread? I tried moving APKs with the word dock over to CM 10.1 but that didn't help.