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Astro Slide - Hardware / Final selection of keyboard for Astro Slide announced

« on: August 25, 2021, 11:01:24 pm »

I assume people have read the latest update, and ARE aware of this, but for those who did NOT select "final" keyboard when contributing, it is "kind of" important. (I would dare to say it is the most important part of our contribution, otherwise we wouldn't have contributed towards a phone with a physical keyboard in the first place.... )

Here is the information needed to make final selection of keyboard (they only want those who selected "Other (select later)" for your keyboard layout when backing, or those who for some reason want to CHANGE their original choice, to fill in the form...), copied from the update:

If you have selected "Other (select later)" for your keyboard layout when backing the Astro Slide perk on Indiegogo, please use this form to make your final keyboard selection:

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9cb7e3d7c672463fab6999d59fd0b37b

And they would like for us to have made the selection by the 5th of September.

Off-Topic: ShowHide

Hmm, where is the wysiwyg editor for posting? I know it is available in Simple Machines, but don't seem to see it here... I kind of prefer to edit with codes visible, and use preview to see how it looks anyway, but sometimes it would be "easier" to edit directly with wysiwyg. And others might prefer that ALL the time too...

Never mind, I apparently need to get my eyes checked: It's there, it's the last button on the right in the line above the smileys...

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: Codi broken

« on: August 18, 2021, 01:38:12 pm »

Other functions do work as you say, but unfortunately it seems that the silver button at the end that allows you to lock the device is bound to CoDI being on...

Seem to remember that there is some limitation to the USB-ports with Codi off as well (at least charging from the right port doesn't work without Codi on)...

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Re: Battery life for turned-off Cosmo

« on: August 16, 2021, 06:41:18 am »

So, the OS seems to matter a lot. My original report was for UBports.

As a lot of things still seem to be dependent on Android, I would still  recommend going in to Android, and set the Codi to turn of when powering down: It might have an impact on Linux as well...

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Re: Battery life for turned-off Cosmo

« on: August 14, 2021, 04:24:10 pm »

Have you set the cover display to off when powering down? If not, then I assume that will eat up the battery pretty quickly, even if the "phone" is turned off...

As Cosmo is my "daily driver" I have never really turned it off for any serious amount of time, but the Gemini (now not in use) seems to last at least a few months when turned off, and you SHOULD be able to get similar time for the Cosmo...

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Re: Can't Turn On Mobile Data

« on: July 26, 2021, 09:40:15 pm »

Hi,

Not sure what's happened, but when I tap on the Mobile Data button nothing happens.

In Settings, I clicked on 'Turn On' Mobile Data, but nothing happens..

Can anyone please advise?

Not good situation.....

Thanks,

Mark

Nothing happens, as in "the setting doesn't take", or "I don't get mobile data connection"?? If it is the former, I REALLY don't know how to help. But if it is the latter, I think my Cosmo also has suffered from something similar.

In my case the settings for the access-point got "corrupted" somehow, and I needed to go in and manually change it "back" to the correct settings. As my mobile-provider mostly (and almost exclusively...) want to configure that automatically, it is difficult to find the correct settings to fill in yourself. (And it might be possible to get it set up with the link/SMS they want you to set it up with too...)

(Actually, I'm not sure that the settings got "corrupted" on my Cosmo, I'm not sure it has happened more than once for my Cosmo, and the last time, and possibly only time, it happened, it probably had to do with the name-change of my provider, and they then, naturally, changed the name of, and some of the settings for, the access-point, to reflect the name-change. So I only had OUTDATED settings, probably not corrupted...)

But could be a good place to start looking anyway...

(You also need to have the right/correct sim-slot connected to the data-connection...)

Hope this was of some help, otherwise I don't think I can contribute much

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Re: Airmail basics, quitting the app

« on: July 24, 2021, 10:48:14 am »

Escape-key???

Or, as that didn't really answer your question, you should be able to "drag" the controls in from the right side of the screen...

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: Fin/Swe keyboard layout

« on: July 23, 2021, 10:29:11 pm »

The latest Indiegogo update brought quite welcome news. They are releasing a keyboard layout editor:

Keyboard Layout Editor

    Planet's new Keyboard Layout Editor allows Astro users to modify their keyboard layouts.
    You can assign characters, system functions or start an app by pressing a physical key.
    You also specify actions for each key with key modifiers such as Shift, Control and Fn for more assignable key combinations.
    The Keyboard Layout Editor allows you to customise you favourite layouts, personalising your Astro to make it more powerful.

So you can then create whatever layout you wish if this works as advertised.

I'm more interested in setting up shortcuts myself (yes, I know that there are apps out there that does that already, but I haven't bothered to install any of them, and having it "natively" is an advantage), although the possibility to change around on the layout itself is also welcome. (And as most keys should be interchangeable, you could keep the "labels" correct as well.)

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: Codi firmware 1.1.1.16

« on: May 17, 2021, 07:51:13 pm »

My Cosmo is now on a warranty repair so can't test right now. But is the latest Codi firmware still accepting touch input when the lid is open and you'd hold the device in you hands?
That "feature" alone have made me use Codi only after reboots for a second or two before I go to menu and shut it down. Sometimes when I forget to shut it down I will notice it after few minutes of usage when I'm accidentally shutting down LTE, WLAN or putting phone on airplane mode

The Codi is not supposed to take input (in Android) when it is open, it just displays the Planet logo. And I believe it has been like this at least for the previous version as well. But it MIGHT take input in the transition between open and closed when opening and closing the device...

It also seems to take input when putting it in or taking it out of a pocket, but it is also now (and has been for a while??) possible to lock the Codi by pressing the silver button.

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

« on: May 09, 2021, 01:09:53 pm »

Well, after using 1.1.1.16 for ten days, my total CoDi Crash Count for that period, is, as far as I can recall, zero. That's a big deal for me, as that actually makes the CoDi, again, for me, quite useful. Maybe it could have a more features and some of the features it already has, could perhaps be implemented in a better way. Still, hearing my phone ring and be able to have a reasonable expectation of the CoDi actually showing me who's calling, rather than just having crashed again, undoubtedly makes my Cosmo more useful.

What, you actually consider it an ADVANTAGE that it works?? Curious...

To be a bit more serious: It has crashed on me to, on occasion, but no more than the phone itself. So, either I've been lucky, or I'm not running programs that causes (caused?) problems with the Codi. Hope others that have had problems with Codi also finds this last update to solve at least some, and hopefully most of their problems.

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

« on: April 29, 2021, 03:14:37 pm »

I took a break from the cosmo for a good while, after my codi self destructed under its own glass again somewhow.  This entire thread did make me laugh.  While i dont agree with the term Broken Garbage, if you take a step back from your association with teh purchase and look at the issues posted just in this thread alone, its very hard to make the argument that its working "as intended".  All things considered, even within our own little group, tribalism still sprouts its wings and shows its ugly face.  I for one came here hoping planet would have ironed out a lot of the annoyances by now.  It seems like they've mostly moved onto the next device though . 

For ME the Codi works more or less as expected, even though it is slow at times (and only take part of my contacts, but I would probably prefer to call from the "inside" when calling from my contacts directly anyway).

(Oh, and I don't really think your Codi has the ability to "self-distruct", unless you think Planet has rigged the screen with some kind of small explosives. One might claim it is poor construction, but there has to be some kind of external pressure to make it crack. That you are not aware of any situation with that kind of pressure is NOT the same as that there has BEEN none...

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: Codi firmware 1.1.1.16

« on: April 29, 2021, 08:39:39 am »

Oh, and it still only takes part of my contacts (it gives me all the way to "E"!).

Think I saw/read somewhere that it includes access to the camera on Linux...?

(Red: It was on Indiegogo, in the comment section...)

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Cosmo Communicator - CoDi / Re: Codi firmware 1.1.1.16

« on: April 29, 2021, 08:33:31 am »

I think that letter selection is new.

Still doesn't allow for filtering of phone number types, they have just dumped all of them to be selectable, including corporate numbers synced that include stuff like Fax numbers that I'll never dial...

What, do you seriously claim that you do NOT on a regular basis (or at all??) have long and meaningful conversations with fax-machines? That was probably hurtful to hear for a lot of fax-machines...

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Astro Slide - General Discussion / Re: The Astro Accessories

« on: April 27, 2021, 01:39:24 pm »

I'm pondering about getting the protector pack. I mean, it's clear plastic, and I'd prefer leather/rubber instead for better grip...

I would prefer a combination (which I have also stated on the Indiegogo-page) of the protective case and a leather "pouch" with a "flap" covering the screen (which would make it something else than a "pouch"...). I think it will be close to impossible to get a leather part produced in a way that keeps it attached to the bottom of the Astro without some kind of relatively rigid material (like the protective case) in that part. Should be quite easy to manufacture, don't see why it should be difficult to make such a leather case and attach it to the protective case, and it should not have to interfere with the opening and closing of the Astro when the leather case is open. If the flap could have an opening, or a "layer", that would allow for the use of at least a good part of the screen (or at least VIEW it), it could make the Astro usable, at least to some extent, with the leather case closed as well.

The Cosmo, with it's leather pouch, is now, at least to some extent, usable without taking it out of the pouch. So they manufacture a new phone, with the main screen on the outside, but then you can't use it AT ALL, unless you take it out of it's leather pouch? I would really not consider that "progress". So I would say this is something we need...

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Cosmo Communicator - Hardware / Re: Fast charging port

« on: March 26, 2021, 10:49:49 pm »

I do believe I have gotten at least close to the same charge as from the Planets charger from some of my Lenovo tablet chargers...

Haven't really measured it, but seem to remember it taking about the same time as on the Planet charger on the left port, the few times I've used them.

On a similar note: My Cosmo seemed to be a bit picky with the charge after last update (to version 25): I was charging (or at least trying to) with the Planet charger on the left port, and it was cycling trough charging and not charging for a while. Unplugging and plugging it in again seemed to fix it the first time. The second time it seemed to charge, but was actually draining charge with the charger plugged in... A reboot seems to finally having fixed the issues, at least for now. I also seem to remember something similar with the Gemini and/or the Cosmo earlier too after an upgrade, and do think it was a reboot that fixed it then too...

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Cosmo Communicator - Android / Re: 24h clock in agenda

« on: March 26, 2021, 07:00:37 pm »

Hi,

is this phone so british or I cant find option to switch to 24h time format?

It follows the time settings of the phone for VIEWING Agenda, and Planet claims (in their latest Q and A video) that it does that for everything (at least that is how I interpreted them).

But, alas, it is impossible (as far as I've tried at least) to get it to use a standard 24h clock for SETTING entries... Which is kind of strange for a program from the MANUFACTURER of a device with a keyboard; you can't, at least not easily, just type in everything for an entry in Agenda...

And not to forget, their ONLY means of adding a place for an entry MUST use Google Maps...

(And the alarms for an entry, which is much of the reason I've been using a calendar since Nokia 9500, work about 10 or 20 % of the time, but quite a bit more often if you copy an entry where the alarm already HAS worked... Don't really understand why that isn't a standard feature on calendars in Android; just a "notification" doesn't really help, unless you stare at the screen, waiting for the "notification" constantly, in which case you probably wouldn't need the "notification" anyway...)

There are some other problems as well, which are probably discussed in the Gemini section of this board, but a lot of people seem to agree that it has to many problems to be useful, and has switched to other programs (and some of them have been somewhat optimized for use with a keyboard as well).