The Pixel Stand is not working as designed. When I place it on the stand and set it up to do photo frame/slideshow, nothing happens. It just sits on an ambient screen and doesn't even move around that ambient screen to avoid screen burn-in.
I spent a good amount of time on a remote session with Google with doing various cache/data cleans and removing updates and things like that and nothing is resolving it.
I also had a problem completing setup with my Google Home Hub and I am wondering if perhaps this is a Google Assistant issue. The Google Home app kept prompting me to complete the step to Enable VoiceMatch and it would just go into a perpetual PLEASE WAIT. I had to grab another non-pixel 3 phone to complete that setup in the Google Home app.
It charges but does nothing else as it should.
Anyone else encounter this?
I just received my Pixel Stand as well. During setup I set it to turn on the Always On Display when on the stand. However, like you, I'm noticing that it just sits there with the same screen, just dimmed. I'm afraid of premature screen burn in because of this.
So, I tried turning 'Always On Display' while on the Pixel Stand off but that option is nowhere in settings. Under Settings > Display > Ambient Display, it's turned off but still stays on when on the stand. So it has to be a second setting somewhere else. I just can't find it and I've dug through everything. Until I can figure this out I'm hesitant to even use the Pixel Stand.
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I just received my Pixel Stand as well. During setup I set it to turn on the Always On Display when on the stand. However, like you, I'm noticing that it just sits there with the same screen, just dimmed. I'm afraid of premature screen burn in because of this.
So, I tried turning 'Always On Display' while on the Pixel Stand off but that option is nowhere in settings. Under Settings > Display > Ambient Display, it's turned off but still stays on when on the stand. So it has to be a second setting somewhere else. I just can't find it and I've dug through everything. Until I can figure this out I'm hesitant to even use the Pixel Stand.
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This for sure isn't the fix but I did a factory reset and this time when I set up the stand, I got a new prompt that I didn't see the first time...it was about Google Assistant...completed the setup and bam, it works. Even the ambient display dims better. So, as I kind of suspected, it was a Google Assistant issue.
for the record, you can find the settings at: settings > connected devices > previously connected devices > then tap the cog next to 'pixel stand'
Yikes. I really don't want to factory reset. My setup screens all worked perfectly fine. It's just that during the setup, when it asked me to enable Always On Display while the phone is on the stand, I said 'Yes'. Now I can't turn it off. If I have to factory reset to fix that I'm going to be quite annoyed.
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Yikes. I really don't want to factory reset. My setup screens all worked perfectly fine. It's just that during the setup, when it asked me to enable Always On Display while the phone is on the stand, I said 'Yes'. Now I can't turn it off. If I have to factory reset to fix that I'm going to be quite annoyed.
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see my above reply, then simply forget the stand, and re-add it again with the settings you desire.
uicnren said:
see my above reply, then simply forget the stand, and re-add it again with the settings you desire.
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I'm not sure how I missed your comment but that did the trick. Thanks!
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see my above reply, then simply forget the stand, and re-add it again with the settings you desire.
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Cant wait to try this when I get home. My google photos only show about 50% of the time. I was trying to show my wife the "awesome" pixel stand and it didnt work lol hope this fixes my isssue.
vwgti18 said:
Cant wait to try this when I get home. My google photos only show about 50% of the time. I was trying to show my wife the "awesome" pixel stand and it didnt work lol hope this fixes my isssue.
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My photos only showed up once = and then never again and I couldn't figure out how to get them to show again. Will try Forgetting in Connected Devices as recommended above - shouldn't have to jump thru hoops to make an 80 dollar charging stand do it's tricks
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My photos only showed up once = and then never again and I couldn't figure out how to get them to show again. Will try Forgetting in Connected Devices as recommended above - shouldn't have to jump thru hoops to make an 80 dollar charging stand do it's tricks
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I found that forgetting and adding back didn't resolve this...a full factory reset was my only fix...something wonky going on with their software. Hope it gets updated soon.
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I found that forgetting and adding back didn't resolve this...a full factory reset was my only fix...something wonky going on with their software. Hope it gets updated soon.
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Me too - watching my photos while the phone is charging is not worth a reset to me - but it might be enough to make me want to return the damn charger - 80 bucks and this is what we get? Damn!
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My photos only showed up once = and then never again and I couldn't figure out how to get them to show again. Will try Forgetting in Connected Devices as recommended above - shouldn't have to jump thru hoops to make an 80 dollar charging stand do it's tricks
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Me too - watching my photos while the phone is charging is not worth a reset to me - but it might be enough to make me want to return the damn charger - 80 bucks and this is what we get? Damn!
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I've thought a lot about the stands...beyond the slide show, I really don't want "always on" all the time...and there is no way to turn it off unless room is dark. So it truly may not be an $80 value, though most OEM wireless chargers are pricey. I just prefer the OEM accessories. I'd still be on a Note 9 if the camera wasn't such a letdown.
Not very happy with my $80 wireless charging stand so far, so hoping that future software updates will fix: 1) Photo frame only working in a lit room, 2) Time not moving around screen (like clock screensaver) and notifications not appearing unless I double tap to view regular lock screen. Fingers crossed...
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Not very happy with my $80 wireless charging stand so far, so hoping that future software updates will fix: 1) Photo frame only working in a lit room, 2) Time not moving around screen (like clock screensaver) and notifications not appearing unless I double tap to view regular lock screen. Fingers crossed...
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Agreed...the only notifications that appear over the slideshow or ambient screen is text messages. Nothing else pops up.
Guess I'm trying to understand the concern with screen burn-in though. The dim stand mode is not much different than the typical always on display screen, so how could it make the phone more susceptible to burn-in?
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Guess I'm trying to understand the concern with screen burn-in though. The dim stand mode is not much different than the typical always on display screen, so how could it make the phone more susceptible to burn-in?
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strange, the pixel stand puts the clock and notifications in one place and doesnt move them around.
is there a way to make the clock move around the screen?
shouldnt the clock be moving instead of always in the middle?
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I found that forgetting and adding back didn't resolve this...a full factory reset was my only fix...something wonky going on with their software. Hope it gets updated soon.
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did the clock start moving around afterwards?
i cant get the clock to move around teh screen even after a fact reset.
The only workaround I've found for now is to turn on the standard clock screensaver from settings, which is a moving dim clock, however it cancels the extra functionality of the stand app.
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The only workaround I've found for now is to turn on the standard clock screensaver from settings, which is a moving dim clock, however it cancels the extra functionality of the stand app.
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so everytime we dock we'd have to start it manually?
abit counter intuitive, seems like this was rushed without much of it thought through
I dont know if anyone else is really REALLY let down by the amount of continual problems with regard to the Pixel 3?? I mean wow, there are all kinds of problems again with this phone??? I have had the og Pixel, Pixel 2, and the Pixel 3 and each phone has had more than its share of problems. I have noticed that the "Pixel" excitement has calmed down a lot too probably because of these problems. I had a Galaxy S9 before this Pixel 3 and NEVER had any issues with it at all. I mean this is "Google" shouldn't we expect more?? Or has everyone just come to expect problems and the usual answers of "fix incoming", "thats not a bug its a feature", and my favorite "were looking into this" LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
beginning to miss my op6 right about now haha
just forget the pixel stand and don't go through the set up and it keeps the display off while charging.
other than that this phone is great,I do notice it's a littleslower than my op6 sometimes (opening apps sometimes instant sometimes not, maybe an EAS feature) but I think that's because my op6 had a kernel installed from the get go.
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I finally moved back to Android and opted to go w/ the Note 4. While the hardware itself is brilliant, TW is still awful.
My actual problem is this: Every time I power on the screen, it begins "Finding Location" and the notification icon pops up in the tray and the notification bar. This literally happens EVERY time I power the screen back up. It doesn't seem to be affecting battery life, as I'm only using about 25% over a 12hr period (rather impressive, IMO)...but it certainly is annoying. Is this just a by-product of TW?
While I know I can turn off location, I do use a few things that make it optimal to have it on (nav, weather, etc.).
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Having had the Note 10.1 for about 2 years, I really thought I could live with TW. I barely scrape things where I see it on the Note 10.1. However, I'm finding myself rather disappointed with just how ugly it is and how much crap they have messed around with in the Settings world. I'd honestly think HTC had Android prettier back in the original Evo days (Sense > TW...IMO). I'm really on the fence about keeping this handset, and may very well go back to my Lumia 928 for now until handsets with Lollipop drop. I actually like Windows Phone (what is wrong with me!?!) and would have gladly stayed there if they had the apps I want/need (Nest and Sonos).
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It is my understanding that the reason for that is the S Health app. Do you still have it enabled?
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It is my understanding that the reason for that is the S Health app. Do you still have it enabled?
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Interesting. I'm not using it, but I never disabled it either. Let me give that a go!
I disabled S Health and put the location back to High, and now it never seems to lock in, even after a restart. This makes no sense, as Maps appears to be able to lock in on my exact location quite quickly.
ETA: OH SNAP. I'm such a dolt. Turns out it was a widget looking to pull GPS data for weather EVERY time the screen wakes. I feel like a true idiot.
Ah, I apologize for steering you in the wrong direction. I will make a note of it.
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I disabled S Health and put the location back to High, and now it never seems to lock in, even after a restart. This makes no sense, as Maps appears to be able to lock in on my exact location quite quickly.
ETA: OH SNAP. I'm such a dolt. Turns out it was a widget looking to pull GPS data for weather EVERY time the screen wakes. I feel like a true idiot.
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Not an idiot at all, and thanks for letting us know. This is the best way to share info and we all learn!
gave you a thanks for letting us know...
I've been recently getting some instances where I would lock the phone and the fingerprint sensor won't respond to my finger.
This really started when I changed my lock to pattern swiping. Anyone have the same issue? I rebooted and changed it back to pin lock and it seems to be working all the time again, but I don't know what caused it in the first place.
Thoughts?
How many fingerprints do you have saved? I have 3. 2 of my left index finger and one of my right. 95% of the time I use my left. Set up several and see if that helps. Move your finger all over the sensor when setting it up so it gets a broad picture of your fingerprint
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How many fingerprints do you have saved? I have 3. 2 of my left index finger and one of my right. 95% of the time I use my left. Set up several and see if that helps. Move your finger all over the sensor when setting it up so it gets a broad picture of your fingerprint
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It's not that it doesn't recognize my fingerprints, but it doesn't recognize fingerprints in general. So when I put my finger on it, it doesn't do the double buzz, it's just non responsive.
this happened to me yesterday several times. And i received phone yesterday... . I have two prints. Left and right index fingers. It didnt fail, just was as my finger wasnt in the reader
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experienced the same thing this morning. phone was plugged charging and finger print would not detect, had to manually hit the power button then it worked. i find there are a lot of issues when the phone is charging though, screen sometimes becomes very unresponsive while charging. i think there was a similar thread about that as well.
Just started having this today as well. Sometimes doesn't acknowledge fingertip at all; works if i press lock button to wake the screen. Kind of a bummer, otherwise very satisfied overall. Hope it's just something that can be ironed out with a software update.
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Nothing out of the ordinary installed. Twitter, Instagram, Dropbox, etc. Nothing to interfere with lock screen. I do use pattern unlock.
EDIT: Will try PIN unlock instead of pattern for a while to see if it acts any differently.
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Just started having this today as well. Sometimes doesn't acknowledge fingertip at all; works if i press lock button to wake the screen. Kind of a bummer, otherwise very satisfied overall. Hope it's just something that can be ironed out with a software update.
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Nothing out of the ordinary installed. Twitter, Instagram, Dropbox, etc. Nothing to interfere with lock screen. I do use pattern unlock.
EDIT: Will try PIN unlock instead of pattern for a while to see if it acts any differently.
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Any luck? I did a system wipe after unlocking, and flashed new factory images but still happening.
No luck. Still happening either way. I'd say maybe 10% of the time, fingerprint unlock works correctly. The other 90% I have to wake the screen with the lock button first. Sometimes after trying fingerprint multiple times, when I press the lock button and the screen wakes there is a little message at the bottom that says "Fingerprint hardware unavailable" in red where the little fingerprint icon usually is. But then it immediately changes to the fingerprint icon and it works fine.
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No luck. Still happening either way. I'd say maybe 10% of the time, fingerprint unlock works correctly. The other 90% I have to wake the screen with the lock button first. Sometimes after trying fingerprint multiple times, when I press the lock button and the screen wakes there is a little message at the bottom that says "Fingerprint hardware unavailable" in red where the little fingerprint icon usually is. But then it immediately changes to the fingerprint icon and it works fine.
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I was able to find a bit more about this issue. When it happened again, I pressed the power button and quickly checked the fingerprint icon at the bottom of the lockscreen and it turned red and said "fingerprint hardware not available" for a split second before turning white again. I searched that error message and got this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus5x/comments/3pm3lv/fingerprint_hardware_not_available/
I'll try wiping the cache and see if that helps at all. If not, I'm going to RMA.
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I'll try wiping the cache and see if that helps at all. If not, I'm going to RMA.
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I'm not much of a tinkerer, but I'll give this a shot. If it clears it up then okay, but if it happens again I'll probably RMA too. Not willing to put up with such inconsistencies on a brand new phone with such a highly touted feature.
Unrelated, this is actually already my second Nexus 5X. The first one I received would not take a charge, and I didn't have another USB Type-C cable to test, so they sent me an entirely new package. If wiping cache doesn't do it, I'm really not sure if I should bother with a third Nexus 5X. Kind of disheartening. I really enjoy the device otherwise.
So far so good for me, Let me know how it goes for you!
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So far so good for me, Let me know how it goes for you!
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Still happening today.
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Still happening today.
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That's a bummer. It actually happened again today for me too.
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That's a bummer. It actually happened again today for me too.
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I chatted with a Google support rep today, describing the issue and sending links to other message boards that are discussing this topic. He had me restart the phone in safe mode and sent a follow-up email, asking me to check back in after a few hours or a day or whenever, and let him know if the issue happens again. This was about seven or eight hours ago, and I haven't had the fingerprint sensor fail once when pulling the phone out of my pocket. It seems possible that a third-party app is interfering with the sensor's ability to function when the device is locked and the screen is off. I haven't installed very many apps, and they're all mainstream ones that everybody uses. My next step may be to factory reset the phone and stick to stock install for a day or two, then maybe add apps like Twitter, Instagram, etc., back one at a time per day and see if the issue returns. If it is a software issue, I don't think an RMA is necessary.
EDIT: Well it just did it, never mind all that
ajmalott said:
I chatted with a Google support rep today, describing the issue and sending links to other message boards that are discussing this topic. He had me restart the phone in safe mode and sent a follow-up email, asking me to check back in after a few hours or a day or whenever, and let him know if the issue happens again. This was about seven or eight hours ago, and I haven't had the fingerprint sensor fail once when pulling the phone out of my pocket. It seems possible that a third-party app is interfering with the sensor's ability to function when the device is locked and the screen is off. I haven't installed very many apps, and they're all mainstream ones that everybody uses. My next step may be to factory reset the phone and stick to stock install for a day or two, then maybe add apps like Twitter, Instagram, etc., back one at a time per day and see if the issue returns. If it is a software issue, I don't think an RMA is necessary.
EDIT: Well it just did it, never mind all that
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I had hope Looks like RMA imminent for me. I put that glass screen protector on so well...
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EDIT: Well it just did it, never mind all that
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Lots of apps updated in the past week. The problem hasn't resurfaced for a whole 48 hours now. Hoping I can put this behind me
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That's a bummer. It actually happened again today for me too.
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I've spent the past week emailing back and forth with Google tech support, sending in bug reports, even sending a video of the problem happening (and showing the fingerprint sensor working immediately after pressing the lock button). They've determined that the fingerprint sensor hardware itself is fine, and the problem is that instead of waking the screen it's telling the phone to go into Doze. I'm still sending them bug reports, and they're trying to replicate the problem on their own Nexus 5X to determine what (possibly an app?) is causing the problem. I'll report back in with any more information, in case anyone else has the problem and ends up here.
It happened to me too, stock phone, no third apps installed. I will keep an eye on this.
off-topic: the discoloration of the back of the phone it's very bad!
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I've spent the past week emailing back and forth with Google tech support, sending in bug reports, even sending a video of the problem happening (and showing the fingerprint sensor working immediately after pressing the lock button). They've determined that the fingerprint sensor hardware itself is fine, and the problem is that instead of waking the screen it's telling the phone to go into Doze. I'm still sending them bug reports, and they're trying to replicate the problem on their own Nexus 5X to determine what (possibly an app?) is causing the problem. I'll report back in with any more information, in case anyone else has the problem and ends up here.
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I believe it's not the hardware as well. I've noticed that it's mainly when I get notifications from something that the sensor stops working.
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I believe it's not the hardware as well. I've noticed that it's mainly when I get notifications from something that the sensor stops working.
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Did a factory reset, and the problem came back almost immediately. Google tech support wanted me to reinstall OS entirely, but I don't have the right cable (type C to type A) to hook up to computer, so they just gave RMA. Got the new one on Friday, so far so good. But then, with the last phone, the issue didn't appear until after a week or two. Fingers pressed. Tech support really seemed to take my case as a rarity, and they were unable to recreate it with their own device. Here's hoping it's just limited to a few devices.
P.S. Off topic, but Google support wouldn't give me anything for the Black Friday deal. I asked multiple times in multiple ways. Oh well.
So I was hesitant to proceed with the update since my 360 has been working so well and the battery life increased tremendously when I got my Note 5.
After a few days of the update pestering me I decided to go for it.
Now there are 2 things that are very annoying.
The first, whenever the screen comes on, there is a slight delay in the watch face.
It lights up with a black face and the hands are white, then it switches to whatever face I have and respected dials.
I'm not using facer or anything, just the stock moto Dials 2. This is very annoying and makes the watch seem slow.
The second thing is that the watchface doesnt turn on when I receive texts anymore.
The vibrate function still works, but the screen won't light up.
Is there a setting that changed making this the default? I would prefer the screen turn on when I receive texts.
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Make sure 'card previews' turned on from the android wear app, other wise your experience with the faces sounds buggy! A factory reset would help on that.
Factory reset doesnt work, this also happens to me since the update, looks like this is a firmware problem.
Damnit, I wish I didn't update.
Battery is also noticeably worse.
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So I was hesitant to proceed with the update since my 360 has been working so well and the battery life increased tremendously when I got my Note 5.
After a few days of the update pestering me I decided to go for it.
Now there are 2 things that are very annoying.
The first, whenever the screen comes on, there is a slight delay in the watch face.
It lights up with a black face and the hands are white, then it switches to whatever face I have and respected dials.
I'm not using facer or anything, just the stock moto Dials 2. This is very annoying and makes the watch seem slow.
The second thing is that the watchface doesnt turn on when I receive texts anymore.
The vibrate function still works, but the screen won't light up.
Is there a setting that changed making this the default? I would prefer the screen turn on when I receive texts.
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Same exact two issues here and I'm shocked I haven't seen more people complain about them. The first one is a nuisance but the second one completely devalues the purpose of the watch making it useless. Not seeing the text/email/etc... and only having a vibration on your wrist is pointless. I could keep my phone on vibrate in my pocket if I wanted to be notified of a new text/email without seeing the actual message. Please post a fix if one is found!
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Same exact two issues here and I'm shocked I haven't seen more people complain about them. The first one is a nuisance but the second one completely devalues the purpose of the watch making it useless. Not seeing the text/email/etc... and only having a vibration on your wrist is pointless. I could keep my phone on vibrate in my pocket if I wanted to be notified of a new text/email without seeing the actual message. Please post a fix if one is found!
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Can you found a way to fix it?
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The first issue is because the watch now comes on in ambient mode first. Even if you don't use ambient mode. It sucks. Luckily i use Watchmaker for my watch face so I went in and made all the parts (hands date etc...) to be visible in ambient mode.
I have noticed that if I wait a couple of seconds the notification does appear on my watch screen but it is after the vibrate, not immediate. I thought it wasn't showing up at first too. Still, I wish it was quicker as I look right away.
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I went back to using Facer for my watchface and the delay is gone.
Also did they completely remove the restart option? Now it's just power off, and then press and hold the side button.
I'm experiencing both issues as you do on 6.0.1.
Also yes, reboot option is gone from update.
The renamed reset with "unpair from watch". Not gone, just to mess with us.
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The renamed reset with "unpair from watch". Not gone, just to mess with us.
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I've also noticed that theater mode does not work after the mm update (unrooted, ota). I usually set it to theater mode at night to avoid burn in and just because I don't want it on all night. Now, it looks like it's blacked out, but when I wake up, the charging screen is lit up. Anyone else getting this?
I have the exact same issue after the update. Theater mode will not keep the display off if the watch is being charged. Off the charger, it works as expected. Quite an annoying bug.
If I turn ON the theatre mod with double press the power button before I put the clock on the charging dock, after that screen continue charge with screen off.
For me it's work.
Can anyone try it?
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Just tried that - doesn't work for me. Screen turns off but once I put it on the charger, it comes back on after a few seconds. I'm watching it and it's still on a few minutes later.
Same here. Screen always turns back on
I'm getting the first bug the OP mentioned havn't noticed the second one though.
However the first bug is annoying enough, hopefully there'll be a quick patch.
Little patience, update to Marshmallow is great.
Here's what I mean with screen off when charge:
So in the morning until you take it out of the dock and go to work.
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man i just boughjt it 2 days ago and battery sucks,now i am trying to update cause i heard batter improved,but i cant ,watch start download but take too long and then show me a message charger to update blah blah but phone is charger is over 90 percent i have reset phone and uninstalled app many times this is ridiculous now i know why motorola was giving away this pos when yopu buy the 64gb moto x pure edition arrrrgggg
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Sorry I read wrong...but wouldn't you just use the power off option and then turn back on to reboot?
Just wanted to start a thread to discuss this device. For those not familiar with it, it's a very inexpensive 11.6" laptop that runs RemixOS 2.0 from the factory. It does NOT have a touchscreen and the display is a low resolution (1366x768) TN panel display. The CPU is an Allwinner A64 Cortex A53 quad-core 64-bit processor.
The device I purchased (via their Kickstarter campaign) has 2gb RAM and 32gb storage - and it costs me $89.
Some interesting things I've found so far...
1. To disable the damn "click" sound every time you select something (via the touchpad or a mouse), download the QuickShortcutMaker application from the play store. Then expand the Settings items under the Activities section and find the "Other Sounds" activity. Once you click on the Other Sounds activity, click on "Try" on the right-hand side - this will open the "Other Sounds" dialog where you disable "Touch Sounds"! You can also disable some other sounds here. No idea why Remix doesn't allow access to these sound options. Explore the other Settings activities - there are some other cool things you can do. I also used this app to create "Shortcuts" to specific forums in Tapatalk (something that you do via widgets in standard Android). This QuickShortcutMaker app is pretty damn useful on this device!
2. I've found that I was able to connect my Apple USB->Ethernet adapter to this device and it works! However, it doesn't seem to work with ALL apps. For example, Tapatalk doesn't work with it for some reason - but so far, every other app has worked. You can also access ethernet settings via the QuickShortcutMaker app mentioned above.
3. Enable "Experimental Features" by clicking on the "Kernel Version" section of Settings->About. Once you do this, enable the "Use mouse wheel to simulate swipe gesture". This allows you to zoom in and out of things like web pages, images, etc. To do this, hold down CTRL+ALT while moving the mouse wheel. Apparently, the touchpad on this device does NOT provide pinch-to-zoom functionality, so without this setting, there is no way to zoom in and out in most apps! Kind of a big issue! Unless there is another way that I just don't know about. I know you can CTRL- and CTRL+ to zoom in and out in web pages, but that really just increases the size of the text - not really a true zoom in/out.
4. Gmail app. If you open the Gmail app as a window, you don't get the "split-screen" that you get if you open the app in full screen. But if you open in as a full-screen window and then "restore" it to a smaller window, the split-sceen function still works. I usually just leave Gmail minimized in order to keep the split-screen function active for Gmail.
5. Sometimes, the screen comes back on if you put the device into standby with the power button and then close the lid. I haven't been able to find the exact circumstances where the screen comes back on when closed, but it seems that when it does come on when it's closed, it stays on! Need to figure out why this occurs..
6. Bottom of device gets REALLY hot after any extended use. May be a long-term issue...
7. By default, wifi is set to turn off when in standby (unlike tablets) - unless the device is plugged in - then wifi will stay on. This can all be changed under Settings->Wifi->Advanced. I actually set mine to always turn wifi off when in standby since it seems that the device doesn't actually work while in standby anyway (again, unlike tablets). May help avoid wifi failure over the long-term.
8. I have run into websites (such as microcenter.com) where when you open a drop-down list, there is no way to "scroll" the list if it goes off the screen. To see what I mean, go to microcenter.com and try to set the store location - it opens a drop-down list that goes off the screen and there is no way to scroll down in the list! The "work-around" is to use the down arrow key, but it doesn't work very well (web page wants to update every time you press the down arrow)....
That's about it off the top of my head... It's a shame that this device cannot upgrade to RemixOS 3.0, like was stated in the kickstarted campaign (and later "retracted").
Anyone know how to root this thing?
It's an interesting device for the cost, but what I *really* want is a similar, large'ish device with a higher-quality, higher-resolution touchscreen that is removable from the keyboard - with at least 2gb of RAM (10" and 1gb of RAM isn't enough for RemixOS!) and runs RemixOS 3.0 - so far, I can't seem to find such a device...
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I got the same model 2GB w/32GB storage. Do you or anyone know how to get it to charge and or power on. Mine only worked for 2 days, now nothing. I contacted Azpen over a week ago about it and still haven't heard from them. Please help.
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I got the same model 2GB w/32GB storage. Do you or anyone know how to get it to charge and or power on. Mine only worked for 2 days, now nothing. I contacted Azpen over a week ago about it and still haven't heard from them. Please help.
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I just plugged mine in and it charged fine (blue LED next to charging port turns on when charging and turns off when fully charged).
To turn mine on, I just held down the power button on the keyboard for a while... You can also fully power it off that way as well (if it gets hung or something, which I have managed to do a few times now).
I've *really* put this thing through it's paces over the last few days. Overall, it's a decent device for the price. Personally, I'd rather spend a little more for one with a better, higher-res, removable touchscreen though.
I also have a HP Slatebook 10 x2 - and it's a great device, but stuck on Android 4. Otherwise, it has a MUCH nicer, removable touchscreen and even an extra battery in the keyboard (that charges the tablet when attached). Just wish it was a little bigger (13" or so) and was running Remix OS.
But, for $89, I can't complain, my A1160 actually runs pretty well for what it is...Luckily, I haven't had any issues with mine.
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Hello...
@jtrosky, thanks for starting this thread, i've already gotten something out of it... getting rid of that damn clicking every keypress.
It was also nice to find that quickshortcutmaker, thats really a cool app that seems to allow more access than I could find...
Everyone else, hello!
I am an PC user since 84' and an Apple iPad user since, well the day the ipad 2 came out and now I'm on the iPad now. The only reason I say any of this is because the reason I got this Azpen A1160 was to help learn a bit about android and linux. I would also like to figure out how to get to the root...
Knock on wood but I got this three days ago and have literally beaten the software out of it loading, looking, deleting, and I thought I had screwed it up several times but it just keeps on ticking. The back does get a little warm, I haven't actually measured it yet but I'm going to, but I dont think it's too bad. I've run six full charges on battery and worked on it plugged in. (which it doesn't seem to like)
I'm happy with it right now and I think its going be a fun ride. I bet this is going to be a fun place to be in the next couple of months...
Buddy
Oh - one more thing I found out - and this may be well known already for those more familiar with RemixOS. If you click and hold on the little icons on the bottom-right of the taskbar, you can move them around. So, for example, you can make it so the brightness, volume, bluetooth and wifi icons are always visible, even when that section is "collapsed"...
Also - I *love* having the key to disable the touchpad (the key next to the arrow keys). Since I usually use a bluetooth mouse, it's so nice being able to disable the trackpad so quickly and easily!
Oh - and the Prtscr button on the keyboard brings up the very cool screen capture tool, which let's you select what area of the screen to capture. Very handy tool!
Still not sure what the "Pausc" button does - I'm assuming it's actually a misprint and it's supposed to say "Pause". Gotta love cheap electronics that are made in China!
So far, this device is definitely working well for me. Although, I'm not so sure the screen is big enough to truly take advantage of the RemixOS windowing capabilities... But, it's still better than not having any windowing capabilities.
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One more quick tip - there are apps out there that will let you boost the volume of the device. Right now, I'm using Music Volume EQ to boost the volume, but there are probably better apps out there for this purpose... Will explore more later and post an update if I find a better app.
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Hello guys, thank you for creating this thread.
Did anyone have any issue by setting up a password for the lock screen?
I did, and it worked for a couple of times, then it started not to recognize the password (password was correct, no caps lock...). Of course it didn't work after reboot as well.
The only option was to remotely reset the device using the google's tool from another pc. Very annoying. Since then never tried to set another security system for the screen lock.
I'm also getting an a problem after turning off the screen: when I try to turn it on again, most of the time I get a blank screen. I have to try several times to get back to remix os.
Did anyone faced this issue as well?
Regards
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Hello guys, thank you for creating this thread.
Did anyone have any issue by setting up a password for the lock screen?
I did, and it worked for a couple of times, then it started not to recognize the password (password was correct, no caps lock...). Of course it didn't work after reboot as well.
The only option was to remotely reset the device using the google's tool from another pc. Very annoying. Since then never tried to set another security system for the screen lock.
I'm also getting an a problem after turning off the screen: when I try to turn it on again, most of the time I get a blank screen. I have to try several times to get back to remix os.
Did anyone faced this issue as well?
Regards
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I have not tried setting up the lock screen (I just leave mine unlocked). And no, I have not had any issues with a blank screen when turning the device back up. What's strange is that the device does not automatically turn on when opening the screen - at least not on my device - I have to press the power button.
Your issues are probably because of the poor quality control with these device. Somehow, I lucked out and got a "good one", but many people seem to be having build-quality issues with them...
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Great posts and many thanks to the OP.
I got a US 2 pin power plug instead of a UK plug. Does anyone know of a similar products power lead that will fit our A1160?
Need help...
Hi,
First, thanks for creating this thread and posting your tips. Obviously there are not a lot of people using this device yet so it is great to find useful info on it.
Since there is no known root solution yet, I tried installing NetGuard as an adbllocking solution that does not require root. I have used it before without any issues. Unfortunately, on the Azpen, every time that I enable it, it blocks all internet access (it is obviously not supposed to do that). I even tried alternative apps like AdClear and got the exact same result. There is something strange going on with the Azpen. I would really appreciate it if anyone had any pointers as to how I could resolve this.
Thanks...
Welp! I had much higher hopes for this device and I haven't even received mine yet! Will this be rootable?
Thanks for creating this, used both your sound clicking tip and the pinch to zoom in. A bit annoying having your fingers in multiple place to zoom in, but what can you do? I'm a college student and have found that I can't access the net with this device due to it's mac address changing each time. I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this or if mine is the only one. Just thought I would share that.
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Thanks for creating this, used both your sound clicking tip and the pinch to zoom in. A bit annoying having your fingers in multiple place to zoom in, but what can you do? I'm a college student and have found that I can't access the net with this device due to it's mac address changing each time. I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this or if mine is the only one. Just thought I would share that.
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That is *really* interesting! Sure enough, if I disable and re-enable the wifi, the MAC address does change!! That makes absolutely no sense - I've never seen such a thing!
I'll look into that a little more - but without root, I doubt there is anything that can be done about it. So strange!
One possible option - set wifi to stay enabled all of the time - maybe that way the MAC will stay the same. You can set that in the wifi settings advanced options. I've found that you have to reboot after setting it to always stay active....
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So far I have been impressed for the cost of this unit. I have a few concerns and wanted to see if anyone had input:
1. Since the length of the power chord is so short. Is it possible to use a USB to Barrel jack type of adapter to power this? That way you can attach to a portable power bank?
2. battery power, I find it to not last that long and I find it takes forever to charge. I thought that this would last 5-7 hours unplugged, nope. It was supposed to charge within in a hour, nope. Any ideas on this?
I use an external mouse and click on the trackpad disable button. I find it much easier to use the computer when typing.
I'm looking at Pinebook, a notebook having the same AllWinner processor (CortexA53).
It seems this notebook can run all OSs suppoted by Pine64, such as Android, some linux distro, Windows IOT and they are working on a Chroimum porting (try to have a look at the pin64 forum).
Do you think it would be possible to do the same with A1160 ?
Another solution could be PhoenixOs (as pointed out in some comment on Kickstarter).
There are already some devices with CortexA53 processor running PhoenixOS out of the box.
I honestly don't know what OS's can be ported over to this device yet. I have a feeling that it's never going to have a huge user base though, so I wouldn't expect much from the developers out there.
Now that Chromebooks can run Android apps, this device just isn't quite as interesting as it once was. Basically, you can now get an inexpensive, *high quality* Chromebook and still have most of the advantages of this device, plus the high quality and frequent updates part.
To be completely honest, I have very low expectations for this device in the long-term. With how hot it gets after any real usage, I expect the mainboard to fail in short order. We'll see. Although, so far, I've really been using it pretty heavily and it does seem to be holding up, but it's only been about a week....
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Something else I recently noticed - and this may already be a well-known thing with RemixOS... If you close an app by clicking the back arrow on the top-left of the window, you continue to get notifications for that app. But if you close it by clicking the "X" in the top-right of the window, it seems to completely the kill the process and you no longer receive notifications (or if it's an app that stays around and puts a "permanent" notification in the notification tray, the "x" seems to completely stop the app as well and removes its notification item).
At least that's what seems to happen...
Also noticed that even if you setup wifi to stay active even with power off, the unit eventually goes into a "deep sleep" where you will no longer get new email notifications, etc. It even seems to turn wifi off after a while (even though it's set to stay on all of the time).
Lastly, if you have an external mouse connected, close the laptop lid and then move the mouse, it turns the screen back on - even while closed!
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Hi All,
Saw this in the comments and thought I would chip in with my experience so far.
I got the 64GB version and so far it is the computer I have paid for.
The track pad as everyone said is very crappy, but I just use an external mouse instead so its not a big problem.
I seem to have a good unit and don't have any problems with the unit.
My only gripe is that the battery kinda sucks and after using it intensive for like 3-4 hrs, it will have almost no battery. I wish it came with my UK adapter instead of the US one, but its okay.
Furthermore, is there anyway to put widgets on it? or Use another launcher?
Has anyone tried to root it or tried to install another OS on top of it? I heard that PhoenixOs is possible?
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Hi All,
The track pad as everyone said is very crappy, but I just use an external mouse instead so its not a big problem.
Furthermore, is there anyway to put widgets on it? or Use another launcher?
Has anyone tried to root it or tried to install another OS on top of it? I heard that PhoenixOs is possible?
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For what it's worth, my trackpad actually works really well. I was surprised to read all of the complaints about it. I'm guessing that a lot of them are defective?
Regarding the widgets, no - there is no way to use Widgets in Remix OS 2.0 (not sure about 3.0), which is a huge limitation. Widgets are one of the things that make Android so powerful - and I miss them big time in Remix OS...
I too would like to know if there is a way to load PhoenixOS on this device. I thought I saw it mentioned somewhere that it would be possible (maybe one of the updates on Kickstarter?). I will see if I can email Azpen about this. RemixOS 2.0 is really good, but not quite "finished" in my opinion...
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Hi! Does somebody receive a blank white screen when laptop booting or waking up?
Every time when I push power button I get a blank white screen... How I can fix it?
Hi,
I find the Smart Lock (using Trusted Places) to be very buggy..
Sometimes I find that the Smart Lock just stops working when I'm at my desk.. Whatever, so I try and re-enable it, but I'm never able to easily re-enable it. I follow the same process, but the lock screen doesn't have the unlocked padlock. Rebooting the device made it work, and I also got it to "work" by toggling "On-body detection", and then going back to "Trusted places" (or some odd combination of adding a 2nd Trusted Place). It's a bit frustrating..
It's also not clear to me how to enable the "Trusted places" option. For example, the "On-body detection" option has a toggle to enable it. The "Trusted places" screen has no button/toggle. I tap on the big tile/graphic of the "house with the 4 dots linking to the phone", and I believe that's how you kickstart it?
Lastly, in the Trusted Places screen, it has a note at the bottom saying:
"Your device will stay unlocked for up to four hours..."
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So according to that, it expires at 4 hours? However when I wake up I notice that it's still active..
I have a similar issue were at random the smart lock will just not work and I have to log back into the phone, even finger print option not available. Basically same as if I was to restart the phone. The feature is still enabled so don't need to re enable! I was hoping that getting onto a pixel this garbage will stop happening after experiencing it on my old op6t but as of now the pixel works worse then op.
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I have a similar issue were at random the smart lock will just not work and I have to log back into the phone, even finger print option not available. Basically same as if I was to restart the phone. The feature is still enabled so don't need to re enable! I was hoping that getting onto a pixel this garbage will stop happening after experiencing it on my old op6t but as of now the pixel works worse then op.
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Ah interesting, so you are experiencing similar issues too..
I wonder if it has something to do with the phone temporarily losing it's current location, and thus forcing a lock on the phone? Not sure..
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Ah interesting, so you are experiencing similar issues too..
I wonder if it has something to do with the phone temporarily losing it's current location, and thus forcing a lock on the phone? Not sure..
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You would think but I have my watch connected to it as well both wearos or fitbit sense and same issue with smart lock, so not just location limited.
Noticed the same problem here. My old device I just used the rear finger print scanner, it was instant on and in, with the Pixel 6 Pro the finger print reader is neither in the best place or the quickest, and if you are in a dark place and don't aim properly, its a blinding light! So I thought at least at home I can use smark unlock. Worked fine yesterday, today it wouldn't stay unlocked. All settings appeared okay, my address was shown as a trusted place, I loaded maps so it get my location (it was already showing me at home anyway), but just not working.
I then removed my trusted place, readded, exactly the same address from the pinpoint on the map was shown, and it is working again.
I took the 4 hours to mean that after 4 hours you would need to sign in again once, then you get another 4 hours of smart unlock.
Just a buggy piece of Google software I guess.
Honestly I don't think I've ever had Smart Lock that really worked on ANY of my android phone. It works when it wants to.
Smart Lock has been janky since original pixel and the nexii before that.