I put a magnet to the back of my N6 to see if one of those magnetic mounts would work out of the box and was surprised to see that it turned the screen off when in contact and back on when removed. I'm guessing this would be for a book-style case? Kinda interesting...
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One case I've seen already utilises this http://orzly.com/manufacturers/google/nexus-6/multifunctional-wallet-cases-for-nexus-6-black.html
I have a imagnet cradle, it only shuts off by the moto logo. As long as your not putting the moto logo on the magnet it should be fine.
JeepFreak said:
I put a magnet to the back of my N6 to see if one of those magnetic mounts would work out of the box and was surprised to see that it turned the screen off when in contact and back on when removed. I'm guessing this would be for a book-style case? Kinda interesting...
Billy
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Did the magnet mount work?
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Did the magnet mount work?
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Nope.
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however, this totally borks "touch to transfer" when trying to transfer files via nfc from nexus 6 to nexus 9... seems like quite an oversight by google.
Is there any way to turn off this feature?
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Is there any way to turn off this feature?
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Not by conventional methods. Its called "hall effect" and there is not a setting to turn this sensor off
This is something that has been long implemented in phones.
For instance my old OG Droid. If you bought the car dock that Moto made for the phone. It had a thin magnet in the cradle that was used to tell the phone to enter Car Mode. Or if you had the charging desk cradle. It would enter the Clock mode.
Is there any way to disable this? (kernel or rom?
JeepFreak said:
I put a magnet to the back of my N6 to see if one of those magnetic mounts would work out of the box and was surprised to see that it turned the screen off when in contact and back on when removed. I'm guessing this would be for a book-style case? Kinda interesting...
Billy
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Lol :laugh::silly:
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Also works great with sleeves that have a magnet for a pullout strap. Although it also turns on the screen when you slide the phone in.
This is how the official flip case from Google works.
When I put it near my GoPro mount it turns the screen off.
Once xposed is working on the n6, there's a module called MagnetOff
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Anyone tried putting a magnet next to the back of their Defy?
I have this leather case for an old XDA I used to have, which has a magnet built in to clasp the strap closed.
When I put the defy in, it came up with a multimedia dock interface!
Also, putting the magnet at another point puts it into the car windscreen dock interface.
I looked on the Motorola website for the accessories, but they list the milestone multimedia/windscreen docks under the Defy accessories.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Milestone's usb port is in the wrong place to fit?
Yes, the milestone won't fit. I'm waiting for a desk-stand, too
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http://www.store.motorola.com/Car-M...olor_map,price,size_name&searchRank=salesrank
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http://www.store.motorola.com/Car-M...olor_map,price,size_name&searchRank=salesrank
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Problem is, it'll switch into car mode every time you use that...
magnet polarity
Turn the polarity of magnet!
If you put the magnet same place like in the car mount (behind of the menu button), but with reversed polarity. The phone runs the media home instead of car home.
I understand that's how it works.
Thing is, how easy is to to get to the magnet?
Are you likely to end up ruining or breaking the dock whilst trying to remove and reinsert it?
If you don't want the magnet to work, can't you put the phone in upside down? Most of my apps work fine inverted. I realize that puts the usb on top...
I just bought a cheap mount from China on eBay now. No magnet
Anyone tried this desk stand?
Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk Stand
rumcajsz said:
Anyone tried this desk stand?
Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Desk Stand
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I use a similar product, but it doesn't have a usb hub built in. But it does work.
http://www.clingo.com/
I just bought a cheap car vent mount off ebay & it actually works really well, I do a ton of traveling for work so I've tested quite a few
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Did anyone tried this dock ?! it's look interesting.
mobilefun.co.uk/motorola-defy-desktop-sync-and-charge-cradle-p28097.htm
alakiha said:
Did anyone tried this dock ?! it's look interesting.
mobilefun.co.uk/motorola-defy-desktop-sync-and-charge-cradle-p28097.htm
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That actually looks good but phone would probably not fit with a gel case on
alakiha said:
Did anyone tried this dock ?! it's look interesting.
mobilefun.co.uk/motorola-defy-desktop-sync-and-charge-cradle-p28097.htm
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That actually looks quite nice and the price isn't too bad either.
Just a shame it's not in stock really - I'll keep an eye on it and if I see it's arrived, I might just go for it.
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That actually looks quite nice and the price isn't too bad either.
Just a shame it's not in stock really - I'll keep an eye on it and if I see it's arrived, I might just go for it.
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hum,So let us know about quality and everything might useful to know
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hum,So let us know about quality and everything might useful to know
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If/when it's ever available for purchase...
Looking at it again, my only concern is where the charging/USB port cover is supposed to go when it's docked.
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If/when it's ever available for purchase...
Looking at it again, my only concern is where the charging/USB port cover is supposed to go when it's docked.
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Yes I know,I meant when you purchased it
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I didn't notice that before!! Yes you right
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Looking at it again, my only concern is where the charging/USB port cover is supposed to go when it's docked.
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Look at it again, as there seems to be a small cavity nex to the usb connector. Image #2.
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Look at it again, as there seems to be a small cavity nex to the usb connector. Image #2.
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Oh, you're right.
Why didn't I see that before?
I guess I need to look at the settings on my monitor...
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I guess I need to look at the settings on my monitor...
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Me too + my eye's
I bought a smart cover off ebay, one reviewed here. I cant get that part to work. If there a system setting to enable it?
Thanks
I don't think so. Mine from Amazon just works.
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The Nexus 7's lid sensor is on the bottom left about a 1.5" half up.
Check your cover's lid for a magnet in the same spot. Either the magnet isn't in the right spot, too weak, or just isn't there.
You can check the N7's sensor by holding a magnet over it.
you could get a paperclip and test the magnet on the smart cover as well :silly:
most likely there's mags on your fridge or shower curtain, easy enough to check
Landara said:
most likely there's mags on your fridge or shower curtain, easy enough to check
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so that's how the light in my fridge knows to turn off...
rudeguy said:
so that's how the light in my fridge knows to turn off...
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Nahh, there's a switch. Mines towards the top
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Yea, it's just a crappy cover. If I pull it like 2 millimeters it works properly.
One thing I have to hand it to iDevices over android, third party accessory support. One iPhone 4S - one hundred android phones and tons of tablets.
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so that's how the light in my fridge knows to turn off...
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Is there any way to disable the magnetic wake feature? I bought a case off Amazon that has a magnet to automatically wake the tablet, and I've noticed that sometimes it'll turn the screen on while closed if the case is touched near the magnet. Since I plan on throwing this case in a backpack, I dont want the screen turning on often while not in use draining the battery. I'm running CM10.1, but I wouldn't mind switching roms if one had this feature.
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Is there any way to disable the magnetic wake feature? I bought a case off Amazon that has a magnet to automatically wake the tablet, and I've noticed that sometimes it'll turn the screen on while closed if the case is touched near the magnet. Since I plan on throwing this case in a backpack, I dont want the screen turning on often while not in use draining the battery. I'm running CM10.1, but I wouldn't mind switching roms if one had this feature.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVnBh3tWQJE
A short piece of shim steel should do. In the youtube comments the creator says on how to get some / jury rig some.
Found this somewhere in the Nexus 7 forums.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVnBh3tWQJE
A short piece of shim steel should do. In the youtube comments the creator says on how to get some / jury rig some.
Found this somewhere in the Nexus 7 forums.
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this person would like to DISable the magnetic wake feature.
As to how to do such a thing, I am clueless
Samzebian said:
this person would like to DISable the magnetic wake feature.
As to how to do such a thing, I am clueless
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That is the easiest method.
The alternative would be to go into the Android system and edit the way the drivers react to the response of the magnetic sleep / wake feature. This feature is built into the Android OS. The devs have expressed this can be quite dangerous and can produce unpredictable results especially if you aren't interested in debugging the issue.
I don't have the link anymore but you can definitely find it in the Nexus 7 Accessories forum where someone asked this same exact question.
So, after about a month the charging port on my car dock broke out of the dock, making it pretty much useless. I figured I'm going to try to just find a cheap dock somewhere else that I can use and can just plug a normal charger into the phone. The one thing that the official car dock does, which isn't done on cheap universal docks was that it had a magnet which would trigger car mode in the phone. After a bit of searching, I finally found the spot using a small magnet that I found at work. What is most interesting about the magnetic trigger is that based on the polarity of the magnet, it can activate either the car dock or the desktop dock. Right now I've just got one magnet, and I don't know the polarity on it, but it works. I have uploaded a picture with a small piece of tape on the spot where the trigger is. I'm not sure how strong the magnet needs to be, but it may need to be a bit stronger than the average refrigerator magnet. I'm probably going to go buy a few and some super glue and see what I can do as far as a homemade dock.
Good find
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Also seems to he a magnet at the upper right hand side too, many times I have pulled my moto out of my pocket with a dime stuck to the back side
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Also seems to he a magnet at the upper right hand side too, many times I have pulled my moto out of my pocket with a dime stuck to the back side
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That's the speaker, they've got strong magnets in them.
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linuxgator said:
That's the speaker, they've got strong magnets in them.
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Lol
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flashallthetime said:
Also seems to he a magnet at the upper right hand side too, many times I have pulled my moto out of my pocket with a dime stuck to the back side
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US coins are not magnetic...there's no iron in them.
kjl512 said:
US coins are not magnetic...there's no iron in them.
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Well they are in Canada (I think). And there is a Richmond Hill in Canada.
EDIT: And @flashallthetime is from Canada.
Speaking of car mode, anyone able to activate car/dock mode simply by touching their Moto X in a certain way? Sometimes I'll pick it up or simply shift/change hands and some type of mode is somehow activated where the screen darkens and displays a clock. It happens somewhat infrequently and I'm never able to replicate it... I don't even own a car or desk dock, let alone put it in one... it always happens by hand and always accident.
fury683 said:
Well they are in Canada (I think). And there is a Richmond Hill in Canada.
EDIT: And @flashallthetime is from Canada.
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Lol, not only do we have iron in our coins, our paper money is no longer made of paper but plastic, just lost a C note(100) today, stupid money is slippery as hell
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flashallthetime said:
Lol, not only do we have iron in our coins, our paper money is no longer made of paper but plastic, just lost a C note(100) today, stupid money is slippery as hell
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That's funny....I'm from Canada....and found a new $100 Bill today.
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I have a moto skip and can easily put the phone into car or desk mode with it.. If you line the end of the skip up with the sim card tray and put the small magnet just past the edge of the phone, smooth side activates desk mode, suede side turns on auto version.
Looks like this can be done with any magnet. Just tried with a random one I had laying around and it enabled car mode.
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Doesn't Moto Assist automatically switch to car mode when it detects that you are in a moving vehicle?
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Doesn't Moto Assist automatically switch to car mode when it detects that you are in a moving vehicle?
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I don't think it does. Assist will announce incoming calls and texts, but that's not the same as car mode. I don't see any real benefit to car mode any longer since android no longer changes the behavior of the home button when in car mode.
For me, I don't see the benefit of desk mode either, since Motorola insists on ignoring the orientation sensors and displaying the clock in portrait mode regardless of the device orientation. I had the opposite problem with my Bionic - in the car dock it would only display in landscape orientation, even if the phone itself was in a portrait orientation.
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Doesn't car mode keep the screen on?
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Doesn't car mode keep the screen on?
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Yes, it does.
Car Mode can also auto-launch a Car Home application (such as Car Home Ultra); unfortunately, as mentioned, Android will not relinquish control of the home button to a Car Home Launcher, which limits the usefulness of such a UI.
I am really excited to learn about these magnet sensors. That's really cool. I hope that Motorola creates their own docks. And if they don't, I certainly will create my own.
Thanks for the information.:good:
Put a Neo button magnet on the back of my Slip grip car mount and it works great. Now I have an NFC tag stuck to the mount for unlocking the phone and the magnet turns car mode on. I also found the old OG Moto Droid car mode apk and I'm using that instead of Car home Ultra...I like the simplicity of the old car mode.
I bought some 1/8" by 1/16" Warhammer magnets on eBay and cannot for the life of me get Car Mode to activate. Anyone have any issues or know what I might be missing?
Wish we could set something up to allow us to launch a certain app when moto assist activates the driving mode. Silly, you can launch a music app but no app of choice. That would allow us to eliminate the magnet all together.
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Wish we could set something up to allow us to launch a certain app when moto assist activates the driving mode. Silly, you can launch a music app but no app of choice. That would allow us to eliminate the magnet all together.
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I have thought of a way, at least for me and how I use it, as a workaround that hasn't been tested, but should work fine.
With Tasker, I was going to setup a profile that 2 things have to happen to trigger it. One, phone is plugged into car charger. Two, headset is plugged in (my aux input on my car). Once these 2 things have happened together, not just separately, I will trigger Car Mode to activate, which will then run Car Home Ultra. I think this will work out great for me with how I use it.
Hi All,
Did anyone purchase a case with the auto sleep function? It does not seem to work on mine even though advertised.. Does it actually work the with Tab 4?
Thanks.
I've tried running a magnet over it, and can't seem to find the supposed magnetic sensor anywhere.
Oh really? I wonder how safe is it to have magnets close to the screen... I hope no damage is done...
I got a cheap flip case on ebay and it is a smart case. For the price the quality is quite good. The magnet is about 1" from the left edge ON the screen. It has magnets to keep the cover closed also and it can be used as a stand.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/261492672271...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
aftershocks said:
Hi All,
Did anyone purchase a case with the auto sleep function? It does not seem to work on mine even though advertised.. Does it actually work the with Tab 4?
Thanks.
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I have a case (generic one from Amazon) and the auto-sleep (and auto-awake) functions work well.
I can't find the sensor on my 7. Does it have one?
I bought the Pellem case and it works well
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For an 8 right? Not a seven
Yep I have an 8
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Sorry everyone for the confussion.... Turns out the case I got from eBay was defective... I was able to get one that actually had the auto sleep function working...
I bought the official Samsung Book Cover Case for my Galaxy Tab 4 7". It does have magnets in it to support the wedge/propped up mode. The box even indicated the auto sleep/wake functionality. But it never did work.
I don't know about the 7 as I have an 8 but there is a check box under settings>general>accessories for the flip cover. On my tab if I put a magnet 1" from the top left ON the screen it shuts off. Hope this helps.