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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Re: Phone failed. Only works when open on speaker
« on: March 08, 2021, 07:29:34 pm »
Mine's started doing this as well. So is the consensus that it needs to be sent in for repair?
Did anyone get told what it is?

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OESF Announcements / Re: Server outage, forum now back online - EDIT
« on: December 05, 2020, 11:44:52 pm »
Today I found my password didn't work and I had to reset it.. When I went to click the link in my Gmail account, it gave me a warning about links on oesf containing malware... so it looks like something's still flagged as iffy.

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Battery life
« on: June 25, 2020, 09:29:10 pm »
Hey all,

Got my Cosmo late last year, and of late have noticed it draining through the battery a LOT faster than previously.

I use my Cosmo a LOT. Dual screening infront of the TV, car sat nav (the Planet car kit is the most solid car cradle I've ever used), Tidal streaming etc. etc. I don't leave it connected to the charger, and generally charge to 80%. Up until about a month ago, I could easily get a day plus before needing to charge. I have normally used the supplied Cosmo charger to charge it, but also have a USB C car charger (Belkin), a Huawei charger (also USB C, from my old Nexus 6P), and a Lenovo charger (USB A).

Now.. it's draining a LOT faster.

AccuBattery suggests that Firefox, phone calls etc. are all taking a lot more power.. though given that the native battery app doesn't report on individual app usage, I'm going to guess that AccuBattery guesses based upon active process + BMS overall drain reported, and perhaps it's something else sucking the battery dry faster.

I'm running v22 of the firmware, and run with CODI and keyboard backlight off most of the time (unless I want to use NFC or the second USB port, it stays off). Upgrading CODI was the usual hell (Airplane mode, NFC off, BT off, WiFi off, DnD on) and it's still telling me to update the firmware even though I'm apparently running the latest version.

Have I just hit the cycle limit on the battery - or is something else afoot?

Edit: It seems, besides the fact that there's never been proper per-app power utilisation built into the Cosmo, that its battery estimation calibration relies on it more frequently being charged to 100%. After I charged it using a slightly slower charger to 100%, and I unplugged it, it sat at 100% for around 30 minutes of active use before I stopped using it and went to bed. When I woke up, the rate of charge decline was also significantly slower. This suggests the battery management system is cutting some corners and can lose track of where non-extreme charge states are.

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Screenshots and camera images distorted switching between portrait and landscape
« on: May 16, 2020, 05:13:06 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

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Update available - v20 - 26th March 2020
« on: March 26, 2020, 09:02:26 pm »
Still not clear if they fixed the BlueFrag vuln.

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / BlueFrag patch?
« on: March 26, 2020, 08:57:38 pm »
Does anyone know if the latest patch includes fix for Bluefrag? It doesn't seem to, based upon the Android patch level date of 5-Jan.

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Google Search Bar
« on: February 18, 2020, 10:54:11 pm »
+1 for Nova Launcher!

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Flash drive + Cosmo cable + adapter problem
« on: February 13, 2020, 06:47:00 am »
Supplied male USB C to male USB A cable is designed to use the Cosmo as a slave/device not as a host.
Using a female to female USB A adapter on the supplied cable will not enable host mode on the Cosmo.

At the very least, you need a male USB C to female USB A adapter.

I had this from when I was using a Nexus 5x and 6p:
https://store.google.com/product/usb_type_c...ndard_a_adapter
... and it works fine for USB A devices on the left port (I normally run with the CODI off, so my right port is purely decorative  )

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / BlueFrag patch?
« on: February 13, 2020, 06:39:36 am »
“BlueFrag” (CVE-2020-0022) is a bug with Android’s l2cap implementation. It affects all Android 8 and 9 devices with Bluetooth enabled, allowing for remote crashing and arbitrary code execution. It’s been assigned a Critical severity in the February Android Security Bulletin (A-143894715).

https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/09/android...-security-flaw/
https://insinuator.net/2020/02/critical-blu...-cve-2020-0022/
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-02-01.html

It looks that unlike a lot of other bugs that seem to be chipset specific, the issue lies with an Android component, so the Cosmo is likely affected. Has anyone heard if there's going to be a patch for this? Otherwise.. I reckon a good idea to turn off bluetooth in crowded areas unless you need it.

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / USB-C
« on: December 21, 2019, 01:49:18 am »
So what's the relationship between the cover display, and the right USB C port?

I have:
  • Google/Foxconn USB A to C adaptor
  • Supplied "PumpCharge" USB A charger (but USA plug, can't use because Australia - no compatible options were offered so I went with the one that'd be next most useful)
  • Huawei USB C charger (from my Nexus 6P)
  • Lenovo USB C charger (my work notebook)
  • Belkin USB C charger (car)
  • Small, cheap USB A mouse
If I try to charge, screen on or off, via the right port, nothing happens.. zip.. nada.. nothing.. not even a slow charge.. with any of the above chargers..
Left port.. charging is fine on all of them.

If I :
  • Connect mouse with A-C adaptor to left port: WORKS
  • Connect mouse with adaptor to right port and cover display off: FAILS (powers on but does not register)
  • Connect mouse with adaptor to right port and cover display on: WORKS (powers on and functions)
  • Connect mouse with adaptor to right port and cover display on, then turn cover display off after connecting: WORKS
  • Connect mouse with adaptor to right port and cover display on, then turn cover display off, then remove mouse: Weird noise coming out of the speakers like a CPU stuck in a high speed loop inducing interference

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Unpredictable volume control
« on: December 21, 2019, 01:32:05 am »
I can turn the volume all the way down with Fn+C and then get something loud as anything.
Other times, calls are really quiet.

I see sliders inside Android settings for:
  • Media
  • Call
  • Ring
  • Alarm
... but this doesn't always seem to be authoritive as to what will end up being final result. What category do notifications fall under?

The sliders also seem to have different steps to one another which seems.. weird..

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Sleep Consensus?
« on: December 21, 2019, 01:25:32 am »
Agreed that according to AccuBattery, it doesn't sleep!

These are the battery life stats it's reporting right now:
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Note: I tend to run with the cover display OFF

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Odd Behavior Thread
« on: December 21, 2019, 01:19:56 am »
Oh.. and the search thing - I got that problem, contacted Planet.. The default language set by the Planet Keyboard app is wrong. It's like "English, USA (PC)" or similar. You need to select a "plain" English USA or whichever locale you prefer without the PC bit or otherwise NONE of Android's indexing functions will work. They may have fixed this in the latest firmware update, but if not, if you ever go into the Planet keyboard app to reselect your language, you need to go into the Android native language settings and fix it up again there afterwards.

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Odd Behavior Thread
« on: December 21, 2019, 01:18:41 am »
I get the caps lock thing myself with Alt+Tab.. annoying!

The rear camera is used for ambient light detection? That explains so much - I turned it off as it got so erratic!

Upgrading the CODI firmware is indeed a pain - you have to disable ANYTHING that might send a notification through to the display in normal circumstances, otherwise it'll upset the firmware transfer... and it takes 20-30 minutes to find out if it'll work.

The missing battery usage stats is a pain, though I'm using AccuBattery Pro at the moment which seems to be getting an idea of what's going on - that said, I suspect the Android side of things has no visibility on the power consumption of the cover processor.

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / WiFi printing
« on: December 21, 2019, 12:49:36 am »
I just printed the index of this forum from Chrome.. albeit using Brother Print Plugin to talk to our ancient HL-2070N

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