Onyx Boox Max2 Issues

[rogerpiano]

@mdp: To transfer files I'm using Wi-Fi. On the Max the app is WiFi File Transfer and on the PC is FileZilla client (which I already used on the M92).

Bluetooth tethering works well but there are two bugs:

1) In the integrated browser the pop-up "do you want to activate the wi-fi?" appears at each page change, and I ask Booxtor if you can eliminate this problem (which I had already reported). With other browsers the pop-up does not appear but it seems to me that in the end the integrated one is the best (I tried Firefox, Dolphin and Opera mini)

2) In the Play Store I can surf normally but with Bluetooth tethering you can not download the app.

@Jayjee: It seems to me that the gesture of the right-left touch and vice-versa to turn the page is more reliable than that of the touch on the side of the display (I speak of the needs of live musicians). Today I tried to use it instead of touch and it seems to me that we can approach 100% security.
I will try better in the next days.

[Jayjee]

Originally Posted by alcedo

It's not absent.
You have to summon the full settings as stated on this thread several times,
adb shell am start com.android.settings
The cool thing is, it will survive reboot if it is in the multitask window.
Obviously there is some sort of session management built in.

In full settings you go
Security -> Screen lock

and you can choose between Pattern, Pin and Password.

I'm glad it's disabled by default.

I had overlooked that one. (I have never used adb).
I ... (using Windows 7)

• enabled USB debugging
• have downloaded and unzipped sdk-tools
• have downloaded the google usb drivers
• when I connect the Max 2, in the device manager the "ADB interface" is missing drivers
• when I rightclick "Update drivers" and point into the directory of the (unzipped) google drivers, it says "driver software not found

What am I doing wrong?

Best, Jan

[alcedo]

Originally Posted by Jayjee

(using Windows 7)

What am I doing wrong?

I'm sorry, I don't know your OS.

Absence of that settings icon in application window is a bug and hopefully they regard
it as bug and next update will fix it.

[sogaiu]

Here I'm using ReLaunchX or Taskbar to get at the vanilla Settings app. Are either of those an option in this case?

[bsnick]

One thing that I'd find useful: the ability to toggle on/off the touchscreen. Then you can use the pen for any app without accidental touches of your fingers or hands.

It would need to have some hardware button assigned to it in case you lost the pen while in non-touch mode. Something like hold both page-up & page-down at the same time for several seconds.

[Question Mark]

Originally Posted by bsnick

One thing that I'd find useful: the ability to toggle on/off the touchscreen. Then you can use the pen for any app without accidental touches of your fingers or hands.

That would be a very useful function indeed.

Originally Posted by bsnick

It would need to have some hardware button assigned to it in case you lost the pen while in non-touch mode. Something like hold both page-up & page-down at the same time for several seconds.

That particular button combination triggers a screenshot on the Max. Not sure about the Max 2. But some other button combination could be made to work.

[alcedo]

I observed wifi connection to be triggered automatically.
I even observed wifi connection being on after wakeup from sleep.
Right now I have only few 3rd party apps installed, namely hacker's keyboard, termux, bVNC
and F-Droid. I instructed F-Droid not to automatically check for updates,
so I guess I can rule out these apps are responsible.

How can I track down what triggers automatic connection?
Is it possible that a process triggers connection while device is sleeping?
Randomly turning wifi on after wakeup would be a bug.

EDIT: After having a closer look at the full settings, there might be some options worth disabling:
- Location
- Security --> Apps with usage access
- Google --> Security --> Google play protect
I could imagine one of those is responsible for switching wifi on after wakeup.

What's funny is that airplane mode doesn't prevent me from activating wifi.
ENDEDIT

Also battery live is somewhat unpredictable. Sometimes it decreases rapidly without
any relevant consumers switched on. After 4 hours of sleep (when wifi was on after
wakeup), it had decreased 15%.

In general I always wondered if it's a difference charging the device if powered off or not.
Android devices will automatically start when plugged in, does it harm powering them
off after that (which I always did, but there is for example this charger file in root tree).

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Onyx reader or whatever the default reader is called does not show up in the multitask window.
Or only for short under special conditions.

In general I wonder what the best way is for switching between apps with just one action.

[fgdas]

Originally Posted by alcedo

How can I track down what triggers automatic connection?
Is it possible that a process triggers connection while device is sleeping?

Edward Snow den might have more info about triggers of rulers of the Great Gina.

[Jayjee]

I used the device extensively today for notetaking during entrance exams at the conservatory, and I like it more and more
BUT
in the (stock) note app, on the right down side of the screen, there are the buttons for adding/deleting a new page and page up and down.
I cannot count how often my elbow/underarm triggered one of those buttons. That was really annoying.
(and apart from the app hanging several times the only negative experience today).

@Booxtor, that must be somtehing that can easily be fixed? e.g.move the buttons on the top row, beside the refresh/undo/save/redo buttons, where there is space?
The selection for the tools (eraser, pen width etc.) did not disturb me at all, though they might for a lefthanded person.
The ability to toggle capacitive input would help as well, of course...

Still haven't found out what triggers the hanging of the note app - after ca. ten seconds, everything works again.

Best,
Jan

[Jayjee]

Originally Posted by sogaiu

Here I'm using ReLaunchX or Taskbar to get at the vanilla Settings app. Are either of those an option in this case?

I have installed ReLaunchX and it has a lock of its own, which seems not to be the standard android lock, but works fine for me.
(I don't need a high security lock, just to avoid somebody "accidentally" peeking in my notes and mail...)
I couldn't figure out how to use ReLaunchX to get the full settings of android?

Best,
Jan

[sogaiu]

Don't know much about the lock-related things, but regarding the settings...

In ReLaunchX's "Launcher Mode":

https://github.com/Leszek111/ReLaunc...-launcher-mode

there should be a row of buttons at the bottom of the screen -- here, the middle one leads to a listing of apps on the device. From that listing, I'm able to get at Settings.

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by Jayjee

Still haven't found out what triggers the hanging of the note app - after ca. ten seconds, everything works again.

Did you see post #146? He fixes it by turning off wifi (if that is an option for you).

[Jayjee]

Originally Posted by sogaiu

Don't know much about the lock-related things, but regarding the settings...

In ReLaunchX's "Launcher Mode":

https://github.com/Leszek111/ReLaunc...-launcher-mode

there should be a row of buttons at the bottom of the screen -- here, the middle one leads to a listing of apps on the device. From that listing, I'm able to get at Settings.

Thanks!!

[alcedo]

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

Did you see post #146? He fixes it by turning off wifi (if that is an option for you).

I'm turning off wifi. But after wakeup the device is turning on wifi.
At least airplane mode should prevent that, right? But it doesn't.

EDIT: Well, rebooting after changing settings might be a good idea.
After reboot it complained device could not be located anymore ("Location" turned off)
and so far there is not wifi-auto-on.

[sogaiu]

Originally Posted by alcedo

In general I wonder what the best way is for switching between apps with just one action.

Not sure if this counts as just one action, but I'm using Taskbar -- it's got a collapsible floating window which allows relatively convenient access to apps.