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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / CODI update

« on: June 23, 2020, 10:32:12 am »

After update to Codi v13...

If you are talking about latest update - that one has version v14. Maybe your update failed and you need to keep trying

Sorry, my mistake v14 Codi actually and v22 system..
So all as up to date as possible currently. (Ten or so attempts at flashing.)

Not hearing anything through the headset earpiece - you know like using the Cosmo in a traditional phone manner.

If I use a headphone, then I can hear my voicemail box, but when I take out the Jack plug the earspeaker works for a second then just faint static sound - although the call is still connected.

C'mon Planet - this is basic functionality for a communicator phone, surely?

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / CODI update

« on: June 23, 2020, 03:04:01 am »

After update to Codi v13...
Try to phone my voicemail from the cover closed.
Can't connect (number types but call connect button on screen does nothing)
Speakerphone works but Headset earspeaker doesn't.

Have rebooted, turned SIM on and off, sworn, prayed and promised to be a good boy....

Any other Cosmonauts got any advice?

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Screenshots and camera images distorted switching between portrait and landscape

« on: May 16, 2020, 07:59:04 am »

Has anyone else noticed this? I am running V20.

If I have the phone in (Planet -> Planet -> Force Rotate) portrait mode and I take a screenshot:

• The aspect ratio is off
• The quality of what's captured is poor
• There's a lot of empty black space in the image

If I try to use some camera apps like Microsoft Office Lens in portrait mode:

• The image is poor quailty
• The aspect ratio is wrong

When I use Android's "barcode scanner" functionality (in Google Authenticator, or separately in standalone app):

• The image preview is similarly corrupted to the way it is in Office Lens
• Application is still able to successfully process QR codes

Yes. Me too.

I find I have to use Zoom or WhatsApp video in Landscape mode otherwise I have problems with my orientation - if you get my meaning. I can end up being sideways and everyone else the right way up - on their screens.

I use OpenCamera for photos now - it is a bit less troublesome than the built in software... I think.

Getting a little frustrated that I can't really use my Cosmo for video communication effortlessly in Portrait mode.

Would be less so if I felt more faith in updates and the ability of @PC to sort out these software glitches on an otherwise pretty great device.

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Latest updates on Indiegogo

« on: March 28, 2020, 01:15:57 pm »

Not having the fingerprint problem (just had to rescan), but yeah, voice assistant started popping up.

Same here: fingerprints needed a rescan, but working fine ever since. But Voice Assist pops up from time to time, even AutoNotification can't block it :/

When yet another fingerprint rescan didn't help, on a whim, I tried rebooting the device, and, for whatever reason, I seem to be getting a reasonable success rate again, and has thus been able to reinstate a not-silly-short password. Oh well... all good then, I suppose. Sorry for the noise.

It seems to be when I've charged my Cosmo and unplugged that then, the fingerprints don't get recognised.
If I then cleanly restart, fingerprints work again.

One big frustration is I could access my Business bank before using fingerprint at home, but now have to go in to office to retrieve s dongle because I have to log in with double authentification using the dongle once more.
I'm trying to pay self-employed tutors so they're not short, but what was once an easy process, us being affected at this inopportune time by the faulty update.
Guess I should have waited...

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Best app for large volume formatted text entry?

« on: January 31, 2020, 04:01:08 pm »

One additional app worth mentioning is Joplin. It is a multiplatform Markdown editor that syncs via Dropbox. Slightly tricky to set up the syncing, but once it's up and running I can write on the cosmo and seamlessly continue working on my Linux and Widows boxes.

My goodness, THANK YOU for this recommendation. Just what I have been looking for. A worthy replacement for Evernote without the ties it seems to have developed.
Joplin can sync, end to end encrypted, notes I can keep on my device with my Dropbox. Perfect.
For my needs, it seems the equivalent of an automatically saving text tool, with some markdown capabilities so as not to be a bloated and slow word processor.

Thank you. This has also the promise of being the open source cross platform alternative note taker I have been hoping to find for my Cosmo and Gemini. One that I will be able to use in Linux when it comes on board.

I could imagine any writer could grow to love this tool!

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / PSION emulator on Cosmo/Gemini

« on: January 30, 2020, 03:44:40 pm »

See also Ash Wolf's efforts here/Ninji: https://wuffs.org/blog/building-a-psion-emulator

(I look forward to trying the Dosbox version and comparing.)

Thanks for sharing. interesting, and nostalgic.

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / PSION emulator on Cosmo/Gemini

« on: January 26, 2020, 03:37:41 am »

Sorry if this has been asked before, I searched for PSION emulator on android and cannot find any definitive guides, available stuff is for PC/Windows so negates the purpose of having a PSION in your pocket ..

Why PSION emulator .... because I need a simple, Microsoft or Google or Apple independent simple spreadsheet or just a sum sheet. I did not find any apps from sources other than playstore and haven't infected my device with G virus ... available software I tried and did not liked ... some are preorganized such as My Expenses and do serve their purpose, not as customizable as I want ... I want plain raw calculation sheet

I'd also go for an EPOC emulator working on the Gemini and Cosmo. The built in spreadsheet and wordprocessor and even the database were simple and superb. Since those clays everything has gotten overbloated and unnecessary.

I used to have it running on a small Toshiba Libretto pocket Win98 PC, when my Psions had died. It was remarkably useful even then.

Monochrome was workable as well.

Wonder if anyone is working on getting the emulator onto Android - or even Debian - now a similar form factor to the Psions is resurrected?.

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Firmware update

« on: January 19, 2020, 03:28:37 am »

I received an update yesterday and installed it without problems. I didn't find anything that changed yet, not even the Android security patch level, so I guess it's mainly about the fix for the backdoor? No cover display update this time, either.

As nobody has written about it here yet and it's also still not mentioned on the support website, I'm beginning to feel a bit strange, though. Did anybody else receive the update, or does anybody know more about it?

I have Android build number Cosmo-9.0-Planet-01182020-V19 now.

Yes, I got the WiFi update yesterday too.

I am not worried - just a maintenance update, which I was expecting considering the recent holes identified.

I suspect another larger update will follow eventually. I think you may be right assuming it's to cover the backdoor.
But...
A bit of reassurance from someone at Planet might be a good idea, considering how negative one or two individuals are apparently being, especially in the Indigogo website - a situation which does not seem to be solving itself yet.

Here's hoping we get updated by @PC swiftly to avoid any unnecessary confusion.

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Agenda App no Google caledar

« on: January 14, 2020, 12:35:33 pm »

Dear All
my Agenda App does not show my goolge account for synching...

Beforehand with my Gemini it worked fine...

Any idea how to connect google calendar to the agenda calendar?

Somehow I got mine to work but I cannot, I'm afraid, remember how I did it.

I vaguely recall having to sign n to Google Services in Settings somewhere first before the option for Google's accounts appeared in Agenda Preferences. I think the same was for my Contacts.
Whatever, it was not as straight forward as it had been on  my Gemini.

Don't give up ... it can work. My Agenda reflects and updates my Google Calendar.

Sorry I can't be of more practical help at this stage.

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Adjusting Volume

« on: January 10, 2020, 03:25:25 pm »

If I remember correctly, in call volume can be adjusted with the screen shut as follows:

When in call, swipe in from the left on the external display
A volume scale should appear, drag it up & down as necessary

I must be doing something wrong as I can't get that to work.
I'll keep trying but it ends up with me cutting off calls.
I can do it with listening to music.
Does this technique work in a call?

Got it to work now. I just need to practise.

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Adjusting Volume

« on: January 10, 2020, 02:27:31 pm »

If I remember correctly, in call volume can be adjusted with the screen shut as follows:

When in call, swipe in from the left on the external display
A volume scale should appear, drag it up & down as necessary

I must be doing something wrong as I can't get that to work.
I'll keep trying but it ends up with me cutting off calls.
I can do it with listening to music.
Does this technique work in a call?

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Adjusting Volume

« on: January 09, 2020, 02:58:06 pm »

Is it possible to adjust the in call volume with the screen shut?

I have not found a way to adjust in call volume with the screen shut.
Part of the trouble is the outer screen sometimes doesn't respond easily and other screen buttons get pressed by accident.

Personally, I wish the outer screen was slightly larger both for my sausage fingers and my useless eyesight.

I wonder if a swoosh up or down that screen to adjust Volume could be allowed in updated CODI firmware?

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Adjusting Volume

« on: January 08, 2020, 04:29:35 pm »

I just accidentally discovered this and feel stupid for not knowing it.

When the Cosmo is open, the Toggle button on the back of the screen acts as a Volume control.

Neat! So much easier than two finger stretching on the keyboard or poking the screen to find where on earth volume is in various music players.

Just posting in case anyone else didn't know - although I bet I might be the only one who didn't know this...

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Auto-rotate.

« on: January 08, 2020, 02:12:42 am »

The Cosmo doesn't support auto-rotate. The intention is to force apps to Landscape so you can use it like a mini-laptop.

I use Rotation Control Pro, which lets me select rotation on an App-specific basis. I set apps that perform better (or at all) in Portrait to automatically open in Portrait. It's a little clunky but works for me.

I used Macdroid to create a drawer shortcut to a Macro using Force Screen Rotate for each of Portrait and Landscape mode. This works great for me Andi don't have to find 3 fingers any more.

I use Portrait mode a lot - Agenda and Airmail are Landscapers though.

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / AirMail - on screen keyboard in Portrait Mode?

« on: December 20, 2019, 01:30:44 pm »

Here's an on-going thing that I realise I had with the Gemini also.

How can I get the on screen keyboard to show when in Portrait mode on the Cosmo using AirMail?

I cannot see the icon on the swipe-up toolbar.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to bring up the on screen keyboard? (sounds odd, I know)

On the go, I find Portrait mode very handy, when there's not a surface to lay the 'Mo down on.
I get the feeling I'm maybe missing a trick...

Thanks

The easiest way is probably to pull up the "smiley"-keyboard (with Fn and the key with  on the end) (or the "symbols" keyboard), and then change to the "actual" keyboard...

Yes!  That does it!

Thanks ever so much - simples in the end but I could not work it out.