How do I tell Calibre to ignore my phone?

vjvl51 · 05-09-2016, 10:24 AM

I have a Samsung S3 phone and it used to show up under Ignored Devices. One day without thinking, I removed it from the Ignored Devices.

I can't find a way to tell Calibre to ignore it again. If I plug in the phone after Calibre is started, it takes about 5 minutes before the "job" is done so I can use Calibre again. I've tried disabling the Android Driver in plugins and Smart Device apps without success. I don't read books on my phone and don't need Calibre to interface with the phone.

Please help.

kovidgoyal · 05-09-2016, 10:27 AM

Right click on the device icon in calibre and choose configure this device. There is an option to ignore it there.

vjvl51 · 05-12-2016, 07:24 AM

Thank you.

jpberry · 12-17-2016, 01:41 PM

Sorry, i'm feeling very stupid, but where is the device icon I'm supposed to click on. For the life of me, I can't find it....

BTW, great, fantastic work on Calibre...

cheers,

JP

theducks · 12-17-2016, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpberry

Sorry, i'm feeling very stupid, but where is the device icon I'm supposed to click on. For the life of me, I can't find it....

BTW, great, fantastic work on Calibre...

cheers,

JP

device icons only appear when a CONNECTED device is detected by Calibre (and you will see the device name on the status line at the bottom of Calibre)

BetterRed · 12-17-2016, 03:43 PM

If you disable the Android driver in Preferences->Plugins calibre won't detect Android phones. Then if you get a new phone you wont have to remember how to disable it in calibre.

If you later decide you do want calibre to detect your phone you can re-enable it in Preference-Ignored devices.

BR

davidfor · 12-17-2016, 07:51 PM

There is also the Unplugged plugin. This lets you disable the device detection. It's useful if you want to plug a device in while calibre is running, but don't want calibre to see it.

jpberry · 12-19-2016, 02:05 PM

the unplugged plugin works fine, just what I was looking for. Thanks for the tip.

JP

05-09-2016, 10:24 AM	#1
vjvl51 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kindle Touch	How do I tell Calibre to ignore my phone? I have a Samsung S3 phone and it used to show up under Ignored Devices. One day without thinking, I removed it from the Ignored Devices. I can't find a way to tell Calibre to ignore it again. If I plug in the phone after Calibre is started, it takes about 5 minutes before the "job" is done so I can use Calibre again. I've tried disabling the Android Driver in plugins and Smart Device apps without success. I don't read books on my phone and don't need Calibre to interface with the phone. Please help.

12-17-2016, 01:41 PM	#4
jpberry Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: none	what icon Sorry, i'm feeling very stupid, but where is the device icon I'm supposed to click on. For the life of me, I can't find it.... BTW, great, fantastic work on Calibre... cheers, JP

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05-09-2016, 10:27 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Right click on the device icon in calibre and choose configure this device. There is an option to ignore it there.

05-12-2016, 07:24 AM	#3
vjvl51 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kindle Touch	Thank you.

12-17-2016, 03:43 PM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,660 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	If you disable the Android driver in Preferences->Plugins calibre won't detect Android phones. Then if you get a new phone you wont have to remember how to disable it in calibre. If you later decide you do want calibre to detect your phone you can re-enable it in Preference-Ignored devices. BR

12-17-2016, 07:51 PM	#7
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	There is also the Unplugged plugin. This lets you disable the device detection. It's useful if you want to plug a device in while calibre is running, but don't want calibre to see it.

12-19-2016, 02:05 PM	#8
jpberry Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: none	the unplugged plugin works fine, just what I was looking for. Thanks for the tip. JP

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