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by Wibbly
12 Jan 2015 15:37
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: serial communications
Replies: 11
Views: 34369

Re: serial communications

This sounds very interesting, thanks for the links. I'm tempted to make some tests and see if this works with my old serial servo controller. I don't promise anything yet and it will probably take some months until I can take a look since my todo-list is very long already. If you are familiar with ...
by Wibbly
11 Jan 2015 16:50
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: ControlUI to control GPS?
Replies: 12
Views: 32661

Re: ControlUI to control GPS?

I have Google Location Reporting and History both switched off (doesn't benefit me - things like navigation still work, and things like Google Now can't notify me of things based on my location well). These two serttings are different from the setting for forcing GPS off. And I have the benefit of a...
by Wibbly
10 Jan 2015 15:34
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: ControlUI to control GPS?
Replies: 12
Views: 32661

Re: ControlUI to control GPS?

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

If I leave the phone idle over night, battery goes down 0.5 - 0.7%/hr regardless of if GPS is set on or off
by Wibbly
09 Jan 2015 20:12
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: ControlUI to control GPS?
Replies: 12
Views: 32661

Re: ControlUI to control GPS?

Ah ok - on a stock Nexus 4 you enable GPS in the settings and it only actually fires up when apps request it. When it's not fired up it consumes (almost?) no power (even though it's enabled). So I just leave it enabled without any apparent downside.
by Wibbly
09 Jan 2015 16:05
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: ControlUI to control GPS?
Replies: 12
Views: 32661

Re: ControlUI to control GPS?

Why is it necessary to switch GPS on/off? Android should dynamically power GPS up when an app requests it. On my phones at least, GPS usage then stops when the requesting app is closed. So I control GPS by controlling the apps that request GPS... For in-car actions I use a NFC tag on the phone holde...
by Wibbly
09 Jan 2015 15:03
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: Connect to secured WiFi based on QR code
Replies: 5
Views: 11814

Re: Connect to secured WiFi based on QR code

Maybe we can use an action that takes an picture and sends it to a service to return the QR code text? Is there a (Google?) service that can be invoked to do this heavy lifting? Or an app that supports intents we can link to? Also how to populate the WiFi credentials in the Android device?
by Wibbly
08 Jan 2015 09:31
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: Bluetooth connection notification
Replies: 4
Views: 9879

Re: Bluetooth connection notification

A small additional tip: Maybe it works on Lollipop too. Under 4.3 there is a class called .Settings$NotificationStationActivity. It is part of com.android.settings. If you start it in "Start App" action you will get complete list of notification since bootup. By tab on an entry it will open App-Inf...
by Wibbly
07 Jan 2015 15:44
Forum: User Help / Bug Reports
Topic: Bluetooth connection notification
Replies: 4
Views: 9879

Bluetooth connection notification

Anyone happen to know which app/package generates the notification for incoming Bluetooth connection/pairing requests on Lollipop? I see a notification shade notification and a Bluetooth icon appears on the left of the status bar... It'd like to use that as a trigger for a flow (unless someone knows...
by Wibbly
05 Jan 2015 21:37
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: More intelligent backup
Replies: 6
Views: 15876

Re: More intelligent backup

Can a new trigger be added to support the specific need to back up flows/widgets - triggers only when flows or widgets are edited by the user?
by Wibbly
02 Jan 2015 18:47
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: More intelligent backup
Replies: 6
Views: 15876

Re: More intelligent backup

Wibbly wrote:Hmm. Seems to work for now but there's note for that trigger that it's unreliable with Lollipop, so I don't want to rely on it.

Request remains :-)
Is there a reason why "activity_ended" should be unreliable? If it works with my phone, will it be reliable on my phone?