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Bluetooth power control widget useless? / username in gtalk

There a bluetooth icon in the power control widget, it turns bluetooth on, but i dont see the use of it , i turn it on but my friends arent able to send me their pictures because my phone is invisible i have to go to settings, wireless connections and make my device visible EVERY time, am i doing something wrong?
Another thing that bugs me is that in gtalk my username looks like "[email protected]" how can i make it look like "chad petree" ?

The Bluetooth toggle in the Power Control widget is useful when you're using devices with which you're already paired, such as a headset or a tablet you're tethering on a regular basis. You turn on Bluetooth in the widget, and you're usually good to go.
When you're looking to connect with devices with which you're not already paired, then you have to go through steps in the settings (making your device discoverable, scanning for devices, etc.) to connect with that device. For quicker access to the Bluetooth settings, you can create a shortcut on your home screen:
Long press home screen
Select "Shortcuts"
Select "Settings"
Select "Bluetooth settings"
That should save a few clicks, at least.
I think Android's "Discoverable" option times out after 120 seconds (rather than just leaving it permanently on) for security reasons, and I'm not sure if that timeout can be overridden.

stachre said:
The Bluetooth toggle in the Power Control widget is useful when you're using devices with which you're already paired, such as a headset or a tablet you're tethering on a regular basis. You turn on Bluetooth in the widget, and you're usually good to go.
When you're looking to connect with devices with which you're not already paired, then you have to go through steps in the settings (making your device discoverable, scanning for devices, etc.) to connect with that device. For quicker access to the Bluetooth settings, you can create a shortcut on your home screen:
Long press home screen
Select "Shortcuts"
Select "Settings"
Select "Bluetooth settings"
That should save a few clicks, at least.
I think Android's "Discoverable" option times out after 120 seconds (rather than just leaving it permanently on) for security reasons, and I'm not sure if that timeout can be overridden.
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I see, well i think i better give up on bluetooth, too unreliable , i do better using whatsapp

Trouble getting Car Mode to launch consistently? Here is a workaround.

Quick note for 4.4.2 and higher: I've upgraded to 4.4.2 and this method seems to have the reverse effect. The following tutorial applied to 4.3 and 4.4. If you have already followed this tutorial, upgraded to 4.4.2 or later, and Car Mode is not launching, disable or delete the "Kill App" action in the task.
Overview
If you are like me, you have a car dock and love to use the Car Mode on your HTC One. I'll let you know my setup below, but I believe this workaround will apply to any HTC One and car dock regardless of model. Keep in mind this is not a bug fix, rather a workaround.
My Setup
HTC One 64 GB (AT&T)
Rooted
ROM: Android Revolution HD 41.0 (at the time I wrote this)
Android 4.4 (tested on Android 4.3 as well)
HTC Car Dock
Symptoms
Docking your phone in your car dock after starting your car intermittently launches Car Mode.
Docking your phone prior to starting your car will launch Car Mode successfully every time.
When Car Mode does not successfully launch, you have to reboot your device (soft or hard reboot) to get it to work again.
What you need
Root
Tasker
Using Tasker to set up a workaround
Note: These are the steps to set up the profile and tasks. Alternatively, you can extract the attached ZIP file and import the XML file to Tasker.
In Tasker, go to the 'Tasks' tab
Click the '+' icon (New Task Name)
Enter a name for the task. I used "Car Mode Off'
In the Task Edit view, click the '+' (New App Action)
Select Action Category 'App'
Select App Action 'Kill App'
In App Selection, choose 'Car'. You will go back to the Action Edit view and the Car app/icon will be selected.
Check "Use Root" (I believe this is required since Car Mode is a system app)
Tap the back button twice to go back to the Tasks tab.
Go to the Profiles tab.
Click the '+' icon (Add Profile)
In the Context menu, select 'State'
Select State Category 'Hardware'
Select Hardware State "Docked'
In the State Edit window, select the Type 'Car'
Click the back button to display the Task Selection menu.
Select the task name from the menu that you created in Step 3.
If the new profile is not already expanded, tap the profile name (by default it will be named "Docked Car"
Long press the Task that currently shows as an Entry Task (green arrow pointing to the right) and choose 'Move to Exit'
Now that your profile is set up, press the Back or Home capacitive button on your device to save the profile.
After I did this, I had 100% success rate in launching Car Mode. I did have one issue after playing around with the profile a bit, so if you find that you have a static, non-clearable notification in your Notification Bar that says 'Speak' is running because Car Mode is active, know that it is a liar. It's not actually running. You can verify this by doing a three-finger tap on your screen and find that nothing happens. If Car Mode was indeed running, the Speak app would launch and ask for a voice command. To get rid of this notification (which is pointless anyway, IMO), do the following:
With your phone NOT in Car Mode, go to Settings > Apps > All > Speak
Uncheck 'Show Notifications'

[Huawei Mate 20 + Android 9] Tasker does not execute tasks

Hello guys,
I try to set tasker to my new Mate 20 phone. I installed it with all authorizations, and I disabled the automatic save power control.
I set a first task – turn Bluetooth ON at 9AM. The task is running but at 9AM the Bluetooth is steel OFF and on the screen I have a popup “Allow Tasker to enable Bluetooth ?”.
A second task – Put the phone in Vibration mode at 10AM. At 10AM the phone switch to Vibration, but on the screen I have another popup “The vibration mode is activated”.
Why these popups, what I missed ?
Thanks for your help

Sounds like those popups came from another app. Maybe some security app or a preinstalled app from Huawei, which monitors who enables / disables system services. Do you see those popus also when you enable / disable bluetooth in the phone settings?
Try to identify the app / service owner of the popup by pressing long onto the popup. When you see a context menue choose app info.

Questions/toubleshooting

Hi, I recently bought the Honor Play (model COR-L29), which is running EMUI v 9.0.0.156. Having been an iPhone user since it's first release I am struggling to adapt and find the new settings.
1) "Sensitive content" notifications: Notifications don't show any content (just "tap to open") - in settings > Notifications > Lock Screen Notifications I have "Show" selected and in the apps it is also selected. For example, in Messages > Settings > Notifications, they are allowed and "lock screen notifications" are set to "show".
2) Gmail notification numbers: My "App icon badges" are set to "unread messages", and when I have a missed call, new text message etc. a number is shown on the app icon, however with the Gmail app it does not show a number. I have had to use the built-in email app to get this feature working, and as the gmail app cannot be uninstalled I have two apps doing exactly the same function. How can I get the gmail app to show the number?
3) "Volume down" on the lock screen activates the camera. How do I turn this off? I use the SONOS app to control my speakers and lock screen volume control is enabled, but doesn't seem to work unless I wake the screen up, select the notification and then use the volume control. I'd like to be able to just use the volume control if a music app is running.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I spoke with a friend who's running a different android device and undestand it better now:
The text message content will only show if the device is unlocked (so if I raise it and it scans my face) and this is apparently default and unchangable.
I was able to disable the volume button from activating the camera, and believe it's the SONOS app that is at fault for volume control when locked, as apple music works just fine with the volume control.
Not sure about the gmail app, hopefully it's also not app-specific, so if anyone has any insights that'd be great, I'll also check google support s it's mainly just the gmail app trouble I'm having now.
Thanks

Single tap to answer call

Hey guys,
I have enabled single tap to answer call under setting - accessibility - interaction & dexterity
But then also its not working. I have to swipe right to accept call.
This was working on January version of Pie but stopped since Feb update.
Is there any other setting which can cause this to not work?
Anyone got any ideas?

Hi
just do the following
1. go to accessibility
2. select interaction and dexterity
3. select assistant menu
4. turn on assistant menu
5. turn on single tap to swipe
you are done
on the screen you will sea anew floating icon witch when you touch it it open the help menu deleted by holding it and moving it to the top at the basket