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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Re: I've made a small list of accessories and apps that improve Cosmo experience

« on: July 16, 2021, 05:52:09 am »

Maybe someone will find it useful. Feel free to suggest apps and accessories

https://write.darkn.space/alien/hardware-and-software-additions-to-maximize-your-cosmo-communicators-power

This is excellent - very public spirited of you and very kind to share, as a new user I found it really useful.

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: How to stop muting the call with my face/cheek?

« on: July 16, 2021, 05:14:19 am »

Isn't there a button to turn the CODI screen off - top left?

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: CoDi is a broken feature at this point

« on: July 16, 2021, 05:13:03 am »

I wish I had found this forum BEFORE I bought my Communicator 

I agree with the posts here - I have suffered all the problems the posters have described and now run with the CODI turned off. With a smartwatch, you can see who is calling, so there is no need for it really.

Advantages of turning off the CODI: better battery life (I mean by days) and more reliable without random restarts.

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: Any advice or clues to device random restarts?

« on: July 16, 2021, 05:00:22 am »

You asked for advice: turn the CODI off.

I recently bought a Communicator and I have noticed numerous problems with the CODI:

First - it doesn't work, it doesn't display my contacts correctly so using it to dial is impossible. An email exchange with Planet confirmed the bug.

Secondly - it drains the battery at a ridiculous rate. It is supposed to be a secondary CPU, why it should hit the battery so badly is anyone's guess. If you turn it off, the device will last for days.

Thirdly - as you say, it seems to cause random reboots. I loaded an old program "Bootlog Uptime" which shows that it lasted an amazing 19 days without the CODI, as soon as I turned it back on and started to experiment with it, it crashed. Like you, I can't prove this, but it is a noticeable trait - with the CODI on, it reboots at random, when it's off, well it hasn't crashed on me yet.

Fourthly - it seems to register the touch of your hands if you cradle it meaning it starts doing things you didn't want it to do.

Fifthly - it doesn't have a sensor to turn itself off when you use it as a phone, so that your ear/cheek will make it do things if you touch it accidentally.

If you have a smartwatch, you don't need the CODI, you can see who is calling.

Frankly, the CODI was a nice idea that has failed in the execution. Why they are apparently doing nothing to rectify it, search me - I suppose they are on to the Astro Glide now.