My ouya is doing it all the time. I switch it off from the menu it goes alive after some time. When I switch it off with a button the situation is the same. Has anyone got the same problem?
Mine doesn't since the update. Before the last update it did after I touched the controller.
Keep in mind you can turn the ouya off now by pressing the Y button in the main menue (since update). Then it stays off.
Or you can HOLD the Ouya button and then select "off" in the popup.
Pressing the Ouya button just enables stand-by.
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Mine doesn't since the update. Before the last update it did after I touched the controller.
Keep in mind you can turn the ouya off now by pressing the Y button in the main menue (since update). Then it stays off.
Or you can HOLD the Ouya button and then select "off" in the popup.
Pressing the Ouya button just enables stand-by.
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I have the same issue after the update. I use the "Y" button at the main screen to turn it off and select OUYA. The console will be on when I come back to the tv.
When you "turn off" the OUYA via the Y button at home screen, its essentially putting it to sleep, then when you leave and switch back to the input that your OUYA is attached to, your TV will send a "wake up" signal, which effectively turns the OUYA back on...
Yep, Using the Y button from the menu doesn't shut the Ouya off and neither does just pressing the button. Both will put it into sleep mode and it's VERY easy to wake from sleep. With earlier controllers just pressing a controller button will wake the controller and then the Ouya (the later rev controllers I got after they replaced my originals don't wake up unless you press the center OU button so they're less susceptible to this.) And the Ouya will wake if it senses activity on the HDMI port. With my TV I don't even have to change to the input the Ouya's on, just turning on the TV apparently causes enough activity on the ports that it wakes the Ouya up each time I turn the TV on if the Ouya is just sleeping.
I was really excited that they finally added the ability to put it into sleep mode from the controller. But it's so ridiculously easy to wake up that it's kind of senseless and I'm still stuck getting up and either pressing the button for 2-3 seconds and then using the controller to confirm the power off, or more commonly just holding the button for 8 seconds until it shuts down.
I really hope they do something better with the whole power thing before commercial release but there's not much time left for them to fix it.
I noticed the same and I'm on the newest update.
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I noticed the same and I'm on the newest update.
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I'm having the same problem as well. Keeps turning on even though I don't even touch it. This sucks double cuz the ouya doesn't have any cpu governing so it's always running at full speed.
this is a FEATURE of the OUYA! It is NOT running in the background all the time! It turns back on when you activate the input. Someone has also stated that it is part of the official "features" list of the OUYA.
Here is a quote of what i posted over on ouyaforum.com
After messing around with this for a while I messed up my controller to where it was stuck on no matter what I did. Luckily it was temporary and a hard restart fixed it but it did help in determining exactly what triggers the OUYA to turn on!
This is something built into Android, every phone/tablet has it. It's bringing it out of sleep. Some phones only allow it to happen by the power button, others it's any physical button, but as far as I know all of them turn their screen on when plugged in to charge, and that's what's going on here.
The OUYA turns on whenever I activate the input it's in. If I switch to it, the OUYA turns on, if I turn on the TV when it's already on that input, the OUYA turns on.
When my controller was stuck on, I would use the Y button to "turn off the ouya" and then any button press or movement of the controller would turn it back on, just as physical buttons do with phones.
So yes, it is actually a feature, but it's built into Android and not just the OUYA. It is most likely that it does have to do with CEC, since the HDMI is looking for anything active on that input, so the OUYA sees it as being plugged in.
With that said I think it's pretty cool that it does that! I mean I know it doesn't save any time or anything like that, as you still have to turn on the controller, but it is just cool to put it onto the input or turn on the TV and the system is already ready to go.
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this is a FEATURE of the OUYA! It is NOT running in the background all the time! It turns back on when you activate the input. Someone has also stated that it is part of the official "features" list of the OUYA.
Here is a quote of what i posted over on ouyaforum.com
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Ah, so there's a sleep feature and a power off feature. I see.
The sleep feature is not working well. Comes out of sleep by it self it seems. While on sleep, is it turning off the 4 main cores and only running on the 5th low process Tegra core?
I believe it is a WOL (wake on lan) from the router but I could be wrong.
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is anyone having issues with waking up this phone? Randomly to get the screen back on I will have to press the power button about four times for the screen to come back on. its really starting to bug
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press harder. I learned quickly that it takes a firm push and you have to hit the button w/o your fingers getting caught up on the sides of the phone.
it's either that or you got a bad button
I have the same issue, this along with the lag I get at times when I attempt to use the camera has me seriously considering returning this phone. The Inspired I returned had non of these issues just a tinny speaker.
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Mine wouldnt go to sleep today when pushing the button. Seems to be a few bugs with this phone eh?
I'm starting to look at re-mapping the keyword to allow the volume keys to wake it up, and then use the fingerprint reader to unlock it. That power button seems to fragile to me. To turn the screen off I just use Extended Controls.
Any thoughts?
Widget locker has an option to use the vol buttons for wake
I kinda have the same problem but its when i press the lock button the screen shuts off but then comes right back on. I press it again, it shuts off, then comes right back on.
I had the same problem - power button wouldn't wake phone from sleep.
I had to do a battery pull to resolve the issue.
I'm using the lastest FW.
Motorola phones (Not just Atrix, but Droid X also) have some funky business that sometimes prevents/delays the screen from turning on, even if the button press is registered. This happens with the power button and also the volume buttons if they're used to wake the device (Like with WidgetLocker). I haven't been able to narrow it down, but I suspect it's related to (ab)use of PowerManager's preventScreenOn()
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Motorola phones (Not just Atrix, but Droid X also) have some funky business that sometimes prevents/delays the screen from turning on, even if the button press is registered. This happens with the power button and also the volume buttons if they're used to wake the device (Like with WidgetLocker). I haven't been able to narrow it down, but I suspect it's related to (ab)use of PowerManager's preventScreenOn()
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It sounds logic to me, because even editing the right keyboard file to add a wake_dropped to the volume down, it won't turn on the screen. I hate when they change things the way they do with this, the bootloader, etc.
This is a small tip for those who owns the Asus EEE Pad Transformer and bought it together with the keyboard dock – there is a simple way to wake up your EEE Pad Transformer from sleep mode (when the screen is turned off from a display timeout) without pressing the power button. To do this, you can just disable the option “mobiledock battery saving mode” in the settings -> display section and that’s it. Now when the screen timeout goes into effect, you can press more or less any key (try spacebar for instance) to wake the transformer up from sleep mode. Do take note that this will however drain the battery more quickly but it is useful if you’re the type of person who goes back and forth your Android Netbook Hybrid often (like myself). Alternatively, you could always get “Screen On Toggler” from the Android Market to disable the screen timeout temporarily and then reenable the timeout when you’re done working. Hope this tip helps
Note: This will not work while your transformer is charging via the keyboard. It works only when your transformer is connected to the keyboard dock AND not charging (i.e: running purely on battery)
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Kinda silly, that's what the unlock button the dock does too, you don't need to press the power button on the pad....
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Kinda silly, that's what the unlock button the dock does too, you don't need to press the power button on the pad....
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you dont need to press the power button only if you have disabled the “mobiledock battery saving mode” in the settings -> display section. If you did not disable it, you wont be able to unlock with the unlock button on the dock. Also when your dock is being charged pressing the unlock button on the dock wont' do a thing, you still have to press the power button on the tablet to show the lockscreen.
It's old news that if the power saving feature is off you can unlock with any button on the keyboard. I wouldn't give up sleep mode for dock just to unlock it w/o pressing the power button though. The dock doesn't sleep the instant the screen is off, takes another minute or so, in this time you can press unlock button to unlock again. If you left the tablet for a long time, I don't see the difference between reaching for the power button and pressing a button.
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It's old news that if the power saving feature is off you can unlock with any button on the keyboard. I wouldn't give up sleep mode for dock just to unlock it w/o pressing the power button though. The dock doesn't sleep the instant the screen is off, takes another minute or so, in this time you can press unlock button to unlock again. If you left the tablet for a long time, I don't see the difference between reaching for the power button and pressing a button.
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Well actually there might be a difference, depending on how durable the power button is if you get my drift
The unlock button does unlock it for me with dock power saving on.
Unlock key works.
But it is nice to be able to use other keys.
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The unlock button does unlock it for me with dock power saving on.
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It does work if you just locked it, but after about 5 minutes or so you wont be able to unlock it with the unlock key if you leave the mobile dock battery saving setting enabled.
anyone else disable their lock screen? seems totally pointless to me, the tf's not going to turn itself on in my pocket - it cant fit in my pocket
It doesn't matter whether I turn the option on or off (and it seems no matter how long I leave it in the sleep mode); multiple taps on any key will always wake the pad up!
Does the mobiledock battery saving mode work for anyone? No matter how many times I toggle the mobiledock battery saving mode, it always will wake up when the keyboard is attached, and the battery drain is waaay higher. I've resorted to not leaving the two connected when idle, which is stupid, but at least I don't lose 50% of the dock battery as it idles while I'm at work.
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Does the mobiledock battery saving mode work for anyone? No matter how many times I toggle the mobiledock battery saving mode, it always will wake up when the keyboard is attached, and the battery drain is waaay higher. I've resorted to not leaving the two connected when idle, which is stupid, but at least I don't lose 50% of the dock battery as it idles while I'm at work.
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Same issue here. The dock always wakes the tablet and my dock battery drains as if it is always on. I didn't know that if you disconnect it, the battery will drain slower. Good to know.
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Does the mobiledock battery saving mode work for anyone? No matter how many times I toggle the mobiledock battery saving mode, it always will wake up when the keyboard is attached, and the battery drain is waaay higher. I've resorted to not leaving the two connected when idle, which is stupid, but at least I don't lose 50% of the dock battery as it idles while I'm at work.
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I've had the opposite experience.
In fact, I didn't know about the battery saving mode and I was starting to get really pissed off that my unlock key wasn't working.
No keys were working to wake it up and I was forced to use the power button (I know, what a hard life right!)
I leave the two connected all day and battery life is incredibly good.
I disabled the battery saver thing because I was hoping to solve an SD card issue I had where, upon waking after sleep (had to use power button) I would get that "preparing external sd card" message everytime but occasionally my files wouldn't show up.
And, since this is where my roms are kept, I get grumpy!
I haven't used it enough to see if I still get the SD card problem yet though.
So far from what I noticed at least on my unit of transformer+dock is that the battery in the dock lasts longer if the mobile docking battery saving mode is enabled but this prevents me from unlocking the tablet using any keys on the keyboard dock which i feel is a bigger disadvantage, so i decided to disable the option
I like to squeeze my Transformer's nose shut while it's sleeping to wake it up.
I always thought I was crazy but I have the same problem. Regardless if it's checked or not, I can wake up my TF with any key.
Hi Everyone,
I recently got a Surface Pro. It has one really annoying limitation that seems to belie the whole 'tablet' aspect of the laptop/tablet hybrid theme. Pressing the power button while the computer is awake puts it to sleep rather than simply turning the display off. It doesn't look like Microsoft has included any functionality for simply turning the display off. Unless you wait for it to turn off by itself, you can't use the power button to turn off the display without also putting the computer to sleep. I was able to get around this somewhat by downloading a freeware utility that lets you turn the display off with a custom keystroke (Monitor Off), but I would really like to be able to just turn off the display using the power button instead of having to put it to sleep every time.
One option that Microsoft does include in the power management settings is the option to make the power button do nothing. If I select that option, then nothing happens when I push the power button. My thinking is that combining that option with an app or a hack that re-maps the power button to the keystroke I set in Monitor Off would probably do the trick. Does anyone know of such an app or hack?
So out of curiousity, how does the controller decide when to sleep/wake up? It seems like every few minutes of inactivity (say I'm watching a movie and I want to turn down the volume) I need to long press the button in the middle to get the controller to turn on/pair, which all takes about 5-6s, which isn't always convenient (or say pause the movie if someone calls).
Is there a way to increase the timeout or turn it off completely via some software trick? I'm fine with running the batteries down, I will just recharge them when necessary.
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So out of curiousity, how does the controller decide when to sleep/wake up? It seems like every few minutes of inactivity (say I'm watching a movie and I want to turn down the volume) I need to long press the button in the middle to get the controller to turn on/pair, which all takes about 5-6s, which isn't always convenient (or say pause the movie if someone calls).
Is there a way to increase the timeout or turn it off completely via some software trick? I'm fine with running the batteries down, I will just recharge them when necessary.
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You know, I was having the same issues until I figured something out. I don't believe the controller goes to sleep immediately even after 5 min of non-use. If I turn it on for the first time today, I have to long press like you described. But lets say I set it down and watch a show on netflix or listen to a song. Whether I set the controller down for 5 min, or 30 min, the next time I need to wake it up, all I have to do is press the home button once. Not a long press, a regular press - which in turn wakes it up. Now, If I don't use the controller again till the next day, it will need a long press...hope this helps.
It's like shortly after use it goes to sleep with an instant on feature, but after an extended period of time it shuts down.
The CTRLR timeout is after about 2min of inactivity. If its gone to sleep, you can usually wake it up with single tap of Home button. If it doesn't wake up, you can do the press and hold Home button for 5 seconds to turn on.
Bonus tip: Press and hold Home button for 1 sec brings up the Recent Apps screen.
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Bonus tip: Press and hold Home button for 1 sec brings up the Recent Apps screen.
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:good: It's a great feature, I use it a lot, even in gamesmart mode it works!
Shame you have to switch to mouse mode to select an app.. is there any chance of better navigating the android UI in gamesmart mode in the new Android 4.4?
@vostok4 thanks for the post
@mherma thanks for explaining how this works
I was doing long press every time I wanted to use the controller. Was getting frustrated with this and started to wonder if there was a way to disable sleep mode on the controller. The short press seems to work
It would still be nice if there was a way to customize how long you need to wait until the controller goes to sleep.
moved to Constantly Updating List of Wanted Features :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49857945&postcount=18
And I don't know how to delete a post
@paulobrien,
I came across your review, Nice! ( http://www.modaco.com/topic/368609-review-mad-catz-mojo/ )
The controller switches itself into standby when not in use to save power, when the power / home button will glow red (it's normally blue). Switching the controller out of standby seems to be something of a black art, it doesn't 'wake up' as quick as I'd like, but after a few weeks of use i've got used to it.
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The CTRLR timeout is after about 2min of inactivity. If its gone to sleep, you can usually wake it up with single tap of Home button. If it doesn't wake up, you can do the press and hold Home button for 5 seconds to turn on.
Bonus tip: Press and hold Home button for 1 sec brings up the Recent Apps screen.
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I keep the thumbscrew on my at all times, for fear of losing it to.
I agree about the mode switch being difficult at times.
For comparison purposes, a Nvidia Shield is currently £279.99, also on Amazon UK and shares pretty much the same internals but adds a screen. You'd probably want a HDMI cable to play it on your TV.
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You'd need a bluetooth controller for that 'similar experience' :laugh:
They are similar experience, but how you get there is night and day.
Ie, Yeah, the shield has HDMI out, I have a hacked PSP with tv out, but I could never be bothered setting it up (A/V and power).
And the same with my tablet with HDMI out, did it a few times mostly for movies.
IMO, the mojo is convenient for TV topset box, desktop gaming and moga style gaming, all ready to go out of a single box (with exceptions lol).
Actually, I wrote on my blog about all the 2013 micro-consoles, and none were perfect out of the box experiences either.
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The CTRLR timeout is after about 2min of inactivity. If its gone to sleep, you can usually wake it up with single tap of Home button. If it doesn't wake up, you can do the press and hold Home button for 5 seconds to turn on.
Bonus tip: Press and hold Home button for 1 sec brings up the Recent Apps screen.
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Hey, what does holding down start do?
I noticed it disables the controller for a while.
I was doing scorpions fatality on Mortal Kombat 1 on md.emu, block up, where block is start and the home light started flashing.
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Hey, what does holding down start do?
I noticed it disables the controller for a while.
I was doing scorpions fatality on Mortal Kombat 1 on md.emu, block up, where block is start and the home light started flashing.
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Holding the Start button for 5 seconds will have the Home button flash purple, clearing pairing for the CTRLR. It will then flash the usual red and blue, putting the CTRLR in Discovery Mode until it connects to a host. If the USB dongle is plugged in, it will usually immediately connect to that.
Otherwise, you can have it connect wirelessly to Bluetooth 4.0 PCs with Windows 8 (including the Microsoft Surface Pro) and Bluetooth 4.0 Android devices that have KitKat (like the Nexus 5 and 7). Just go into the device's Bluetooth settings and make sure the USB dongle is not plugged into anything.
For emus, I've been playing around with setting R3 as Start. Still trying to get used to it. :x Hope that helps!
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For emus, I've been playing around with setting R3 as Start. Still trying to get used to it. :x Hope that helps!
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R3 = Right analog click in, Interesting.. never thought of using those!
I'll leave it as start tho, as it plays just like the original pads :laugh:
Played around with L3 as Select and R3 as Start since Back button was usually the emu menu.... Unfortunately, didn't work out for me as I kept pressing L3 by accident whenever I was doing quick movements with the Left Analog. T_T
I've revised my control scheme to R3 as Select, and Start as the regular Start button now.
FWIW I usually just assign the Back button to the Select function - if I ever need to bring up the emulator menu I switch to mouse mode and click the back button in the soft menu bar.
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I've just bought an ex-demo display unit off ebay (with limited warranty from a rated biz seller) and after I press the power button whilst it's in sleep/standby mode, it can take around 15-40 sec for the screen to turn on. On my old Tab-S2 (and virtually every other device) pressing the power button wakes up the device immediately.
Am I missing some weird new feature here or is it faulty? How can I test it?
If I do a screen double-tap it's the same. If I hold down the power button then it prompts straight away to turn off. So it just seems to have the delay whilst it's in sleep/display-off mode. If it's powered off then it starts after about 5sec holding down the power key.
It's no good having a faster tablet if it takes ages to wake up - any ideas?
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I've just bought an ex-demo display unit off ebay (with limited warranty from a rated biz seller) and after I press the power button whilst it's in sleep/standby mode, it can take around 15-40 sec for the screen to turn on. On my old Tab-S2 (and virtually every other device) pressing the power button wakes up the device immediately.
Am I missing some weird new feature here or is it faulty? How can I test it?
If I do a screen double-tap it's the same. If I hold down the power button then it prompts straight away to turn off. So it just seems to have the delay whilst it's in sleep/display-off mode. If it's powered off then it starts after about 5sec holding down the power key.
It's no good having a faster tablet if it takes ages to wake up - any ideas?
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that's not normal for sure, it should wake up instantly after pressing the power button, you can try to factory reset or flash latest firmware, if problem exists you should return it then.
Thanks for the info - I'd already updated the firmware but it made no difference. I also ran the Samsung Members Hardware test https://www.samsung.com/levant/support/mobile-devices/samsung-members-how-to-perform-hardware-test/ but and the hardkeys check out fine.
However I've just discovered that if I disable "double tap to wake" (option enabled by default) then the power key and fingerprint touch now wake it immediately. The behaviour was rather random though so will give it some time.
Well that turned out to be short lived as it sometimes then went to sleep and couldn't be woken up at all, save for the power and vol down key combo. I contacted Samsung support and they advised me to return it!