Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Shortcut to Bluetooth Tethering? Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 15:32:04 +0100 Lines: 58 Message-ID: <4ohq4lx2i.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <0c2m4lxaho.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <8too4lx549.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 1ABcgi7o21N7RkM3ykTyQQ/RQK8us/XxyC1hsUUU+tU646IOWZ X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:sGNv7pmBIEg4K+qGfC7tKugH0FA= sha256:mlt1wO4Oi2bQncf+14+8fk/EoQ1yykND71d4HFK7MRE= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:146259 On 2025-01-05 11:36, Frank Slootweg wrote: > Carlos E.R. wrote: > [...] > >> I have two identical tablets. One fell from the bed, the screen cracked, >> doesn't read the finger, so I bought another tablet. Then I tried to >> have the first one repaired; the shop said they could not, but that I >> would be able to use the tablet with a mouse (over BT). So I did. I use >> that old tablet in the sitting room to cast Amazon Prime videos to the >> Google dongle on my TV set (which is not smart). > > I had the same problem with my very first (Samsung 10.1") tablet. I > used a wired mouse with a USB On-The-Go adapter to connect it to the > MicroUSB port of the tablet. Later a 'computer' shop 'fixed' it. They > could not find anything wrong with it, but apparently taking it apart, > reseating all the connections and reassembling it, fixed it. Cost 25 > Euro. Not bad IMO. Ten years later, the tablet still works, but with > Android 5 and little storage and RAM, it's not very useful. I use a BT mouse so that I can connect the single micro usb port to the charger. However, if the battery discharges and the thing powers down, I have to do a convoluted procedure. First charge the tablet completely. On boot up, the BT mouse doesn't pair and doesn't work. Thus connect a mouse with cable, and use it to toggle the tablet to pair again with the BT mouse. When I get both mice working, disconnect the cable, and connect the charger again. I have the charger connected to a mains timer, so that it is not powered 24 hours, but only some hours. The tablet is on a metal stand from Ikea (HAVREHOJ) on the table. The thing is tall enough that the tablet is above the clutter on the table :-D https://www.ikea.com/es/es/p/havrehoj-soporte-tableta-40534576/ Thus I can use it to control Amazon Prime Video app and cast movies to the sitting room TV set with a Google dongle :-) > Fun tidbit: Recently I used it as a 'media center', mainly for > streaming audio (Spotify, etc.) to my soundbar/subwoofer, but because it > was mostly working badly, I turned off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in > use (instead of powering it off). In this mode, the tablet used less > than 1% battery capacity *per day* (including waking up the screen to > check the percentage). Impressive! I don't think my current phone will > manage that (with all its radios off). Indeed. Me, I have to be careful not to power off the BT, or I lose the mouse. > > [...] -- Cheers, Carlos.