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After using my Pro1 for a little bit, I wanted to share my Tasker profiles here. Tasker is that one app I've had bought just in case but never really used before. But on the Pro1 it turned out to be very useful to create workarounds for some of the software issues. That also means I'm pretty much a beginner when it comes to Tasker. This stuff does work on my phone, though. Not going to explain how to import these, nor do I have actually tried to import them back myself, but the files look like they contain everything needed. If problems arise, just ask. Force Landscape on Keyboard Out

Though this technically works, no 5) should be taken with more than a pinch of salt, as this comes at a cost&risk - that for some will be acceptable and for others not. 5a) Reduced functionality. Depending on the selected "Display size" & "Font size" (under normal Settings, Display, Advanced) you will have troubles accessing the standard vertical ellipsis top right menu selector in many apps, unless you reduce the border size - and reducing it obviously make the app less useful also. The scroll-bar slider in e.g. the Apps list or your browser will also be inaccessible,

Not dismissing your frustration or criticizing your venting (we're here for you, pal), but for anyone new and curious about the Pro 1, this is NOT my experience with my Pro 1. 😉 I'm impressed. I'm not sure I could (strength-wise) rip my Pro 1 in two, though I won't make the experiment.

It's not perfect out of the box, but with Gcam this phone actually ended up surprising me. With Gcam: And even with Snapdragon camera, this concert photo isn't exactly the best but it fits the purpose:

As a longtime physical keyboard lover I waited with a lot of anticipation for the Pro1. And waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, January 2020, when the $650 I spent on the phone seemed the most ridiculous, the phone arrived. Nevertheless, I was excited and immediately unboxed. Right away I had such a miserable and frustrating time applying the screen protector. Never had such a pain with other phones but no matter what I did countless bubbles and dust particles made the final product look like total crap. The whole sheet ended up crumpled in a mess in the garbage can. This would set

I can access scroll bars with 30 quite well. I just need to touch screen where the curve starts. It is not ideal of course but better than nothing in my opinion. There is also app called "No more accidentally touching" which allow you to have different settings on left and right. Then you are able to have 30 on right and 40 on left for example.

Speaking of helping, I was going to mention I would be happy to be a US supplier of black dots to folks who need them. I'll set aside what I need and then dole out to others as needed. There will be no cost to those I dole out to. 🙂 I count 7 black dots. Anyone know if that's correct or are there ones under the keyboard I can't see?

Well I have learned to use it without the edge being an issue also, but we have to admit that due to the need of pushing at one side and&or pulling up at the other, the Pro1 has a higher likelihood of accidental edge-interaction than ordinary slabs with edge-screens.

Thanks to the guys at MediaDevil, after a couple more attempts we found that their iPhone 6/7/8 Plus leather pulltab case is a far better fit for the Pro1. They ship internationally and I could not recommend their customer service enough. Also the quality and workmanship of the case is excellent. https://mediadevil.com/collections/apple-iphone-8-plus-accessories/products/artisanpouch-leather-pouch-case-apple-iphone-6-plus

Fx Qwerty v0.1.1 layout. EDIT: This is now outdated, check out Fx Qwerty home page for up to date versions.

I'm happy to help.

I used a product called Dragon Grips. I bought a collection of stickers https://www.amazon.com/tablets-computer-sticker-nonskid-rectangles/dp/B07DD532WM and played tetris, but I think it could be done better by cutting a 5x7" sheet (which they also sell). I would have wrapped it around the corners more if I had thought about it when applying it, as that might have added a tiny bit of protection; I mainly did it for grip, but it does stick just fine around curved edges. I forgot not to cover the mic hole the first time so fixed that after the fact, would have done it better if I'd thought of

In addition to that, DragonBox has a nice "Hints and fixes" page for Pro1. https://www.dragonbox.de/index.php?fc=module&module=ybc_blog&controller=blog&id_lang=1&id_post=9 I am using Edge Null with "Detect Edge Swipes" activated. I would add Google Camera to the list also (either BSG or PocoPhone F1 port). @fxyo1 If you want to sell the broken unit I would like to have it for spare parts.

Workarounds for most of the issues are documented here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15uE12Yv5nMvIF42U33cY5FQoF6M66QIn00cC876uf7Y/edit#gid=0

Sorry, couldn't resist the thread title. 😉 I posted this in the protective cases thread, but this isn't really about directly protecting the Pro1 but increasing the grip on the back of the Pro 1 which is quite slippery. I don't like putting cases on my phones (a bumper might be nice), but even if you are using a pouch or a case, if you ever use the phone outside the case, this could be relevant. I love how the naked Pro 1 feels in my hands, but I worried about the slickness of the back, especially when drawing it out of my pocket. A number of folks have used different non-case sol

I just decided to review my original essential feature request list. As stock development appears stalled, I'm comparing Lineage test6. #1, check. #2, check. #3, check. #4 check. #5 check. Nice 🙂 (Plus keyboard shortcuts and symbols too, both on sym key and on longpress for accented letters). Let's hope stock does the same when the next OTA comes thru.

My biggest disappointment is the keyboard itself. Typing on it is just so damn hard. It feels like one or those dreams where you want to run but just can't.. It's that frustrating to me. I was so looking forward to having a phone with a keyboard again but in practice I hardly use it. And I hate onscreen keyboards so go figure. Sigh... I remember the old days like it was yesterday. My HTC Wizard back in 2005 was my closest buddy back then. I just totally loved the simple keyboard slider and how fast I could type on it. But the Pro1 keys are so hard to press. It's really a struggle to go fr

...And you find that mentioned in the middle of my reply to the OP... 😜

(then again I'm on holiday for the middle three weeks in March so there will be limited help in that period)

I bricked my phone, so in fact I followed the directions Chen Posted to reflash both the A and B partitions via ADB, and then retook all OTAs. However, I suspect factory reset might be enough, if anything here is working and it isn't just some weird alignment of the planets for David and myself. Lol.

regarding LED lights for incoming SMS i realized the following thing : messages sent to my mobile number as regular SMS do *NOT* elicit any LED activity, or just a short little green blip. however, when messages are sent to my mobile phone SMS address as email such as myNumber@txt.bell.ca then a beautiful green light starts blinking regularly and right away, together with sound and vibration. i need to point out that this email address get forwarded by Bell to my gmail address. so this fact may perhaps facilitate something googly inside the Android OS ? importantly, i don't read email at a

I really love the work you are doing here, but for me, the big issue that keeps me with FinQwerty is the intuitive functioning of the shift keys to get the symbols over the number keys, even at the cost of displacing the "/" and the "?". By the way, where is "?" on your layout-- I'm assuming it's still on th eL key, but just was accidentally left off your print. What I'd really love is for shift to work and "/?" to be moved to the right yellow arrow key, but not sure that is doable or I think FinQwerty would have. Most of your red layer I don't really care much about, but does your

At least with the help of Titanium, it allowed me to do batch freezing and unfreezing with filters I set up, and I did half at a time, so it only took several attempts to find it. I refuse to call Windows applications "apps". They are programs or applications. 🙂 I have been meaning to organize my apps for a while now. I'll probably end up uninstalling some that I feel I will never use, but if there is a chance I might use it, I'll keep it around... "just in case", and then never remember that I have the app. 🙂

The "Edge Null" is a workaround that comes with cost and risk, see also this

I just love the helpfulness of people in here, thanks. 🤗

I have bought a foil from https://www.bestskinsever.com/ and cut it, then applied to the back of my Pro1 just before I started to use the phone. I think it is a very good and strong material - it was not really easy to even cut a small hole near noise microphone using a sharp pliers when I found it during the apply of the foil. First I have almost cut it in the wrong place but it can not be seen. So I want to say it is stronger than I thought it first. Unfortunately, they are not selling pre-cut foils for Pro1 but I am thinking to cut my own also for display. However, I am afraid h

Thank you for your answers 😊 I think I am convinced enought now that I "need/want" a pro1! But I am still a bit worried about the random reboots 😯

These are all valid complaints yet most of them are not an issue for me anymore after getting used to them. I have not much problems handling the phone carefully to not press the side buttons and screen edges, am used to huge phones already, and I simply like the hinge mechanism as is. The issue with cheeks pressing the screen during calls is supposed to be prevented by the proximity sensor turning off the screen in calls, and at least for me it seems to try but I have to admit it has happened to me once or twice, but it did so for phones before that too, maybe it can be tweaked in software bu

The next OTA should pull either your or my keyboard driver and fix this.

He said MI6 was asking questions. I told him to send them to @EskeRahn.

It's a known bug in the keyboard driver. Certain keys are "dead" at reboot until you press any other key. I have not heard whether there are plans for a fix soon. But it's already fixed in Lineage.

Tired of Curved screens accidental touches? To stop it for good, try this: Step 1: Open Play Store. Step 2: Search for EdgeNull. Step 3: Install EdgeNull Step 4: Open EdgeNull and set a portrait and landscape pixel width of 58. Set any other settings that tickle your fancy. Step 5: Live happily ever after.

mine's fine..

Well though I find the idea of your extensions interesting, none of them are some I missed, so no reason for my sake to make a non-shifted Danish variant. Not quite. Only the two Shifts and the two Ctrl are hardwired in parallel, the two YellowArrow keys are electrically separated. On the talk about shift versus yellow arrows, I have a hard time to understand why anyone would have any problems with them doing the same on all character keys but the letter keys. Why would anyone expect say Sh+2 to return "2" ? or Sh+[ to send "[" ?

Just published v0.2.0 featuring this layout. Feedback and bug reports are most welcome on this thread.

I have no idea why this app would cause this to fail, but this is the guilty app: https://llamalab.com/timesheet/ It used to be on the Play Store, but is no longer there. I uninstalled the version I had and reinstalled from their website and it caused the same issue. I don't think I ever actively used the app, so no big loss. But out of hundreds of apps, that is the last one I would expect to mess up the default image viewer. 🙂 UPDATE: I should mention, this app did not show up as having any running background services when I looked in developer options in Android. It also

Like I said, I have been using BSE for years. I cut most myself. For outer edges I suggest scissors. The stock protector can be used as a template. Smaller holes and other openings can be punctured. Straight lines ask for a hobby knife. For rounded edges I suggest puncturing since the material is pretty tough.

I have determined that some other app is making this fail on my phone. I ran the Explorer app that you are using and told it to always use Gallery Pro, but it would still ask every time. I then used Titanium Backup to batch freeze all my apps (hundreds) except for Gallery Pro, Titantium and system apps. When I opened an image in Explorer, it went right into a viewer. I thought it was using an internal viewer at first, but then I went into Gallery Pro's system settings and cleared the defaults. It then asked which app to use when opening an image. So it is being set, but not using it due

@david thanks, it looks pretty good. I tried out the Extra Tall Clip Case from Nite Ize, but I just felt like it wasn't for me (By which I mean I don't think any belt clip case would be for me, not that the Nite Ize specifically wasn't)

Thanks for sharing. How does it slide into/out of the stock pouch? Isn't the grip making the sliding too hard? I'm considering something similar but kinda expect too much friction in combination with F pouch.

Haven't seen a single reboot in over 2 months of usage yet. I think the phone is great, but you should be aware of a lot of rough edges software wise.

I somehow missed your details, @FlyingAntero, in that last post, and discovered them, the hard way, myself. LOL I decided to try out the Pocophone GCam ports, and the first one I found was the BSG port, with the night sight mode working correctly (not upside down in the viewfinder, and saved correctly too). It does show upside down for the panorama mode, but the saved panoramic photo is correctly oriented. For the san1ty port (F1), as noted, the night site mode is upside down in the viewfinder, but saves the results properly. It is just very difficult to use with it showing upside dow

This is why I purchased a case/bumper. Also, https://www.bestskinsever.com/ works like a charm. Still contemplating on wrapping the entire phone in BSE. I've used it on a lot of phones, including Droid 4. Very happy with it!

Is there anyone in UK who would like to order directly from the original seller and forward few stickers to the community members (in Europe for example)? I can also use the forwarding service to Finland but I would rather pay for a community member. Also, I don't need 1600 stickers. I calculated that there are 11 or 12 stickers in Pro1 so 50-100 should be just fine for several repairs.

This has happened to me with Enter. Started on Saturday. I have to use one of the numbers or letters before Enter starts working again. Boot-password is a pattern btw.

Sorry that the phone didn't work out for you. Certainly there are different ideas about what hardware looks and functions best. But I must admit the software is currently a weak spot. I'm going to respond to the software issues. Please keep in mind that I am not employed by FxTec, I'm just a developer who was given a device to get LineageOS running on it. Further, I'm not really a "keyboard phone" type, this is my first keyboard phone (but my wife used to love her Relay 4G, which is why I was the Cyanogen dev for that device for a while). I have gotten to know Chen and a few other

OP, your issues are real imo, but many will be fixed soon in software. And others worked around, but takes effort and patience. But ripping it in half? You coulda sold it. In fact you can probably still sell it, although now you wont get nearly as much as when it just had broken screen.

This feature will come back. They disabled it due to a bug causing the touchscreen to not recognize input anymore. But once they solved that, it will come back for sure.

Last week I have received the following reply from Team F(x)Tech for a similar query: " We’ve tested the Pro1 with 100k slide cycles, both by robots and a human testers. While there were issues with early prototypes, we have since then updated the flex cable and the device can comfortable go above 100k slide cycles." Considering a conservative average use of keyboard, say once every 15 mins and 12 hours usage per day, it works out 48 slides cycles per day. So it should be fine for about 5-6 years. It's not necessary that every time we pick up the phone we will use the keyboard and some

I got these information from Liangchen at the Hands-on in Düsseldorf, so no link for that. There were more than 10.000 cycles, by a machine, which opened and closed the device with the same speed and force all the time, with the latest setup no parts failed. Chen said, since this test always uses the same speed and force for opening and closing, it's not representative enough. So they hired someone who opened and closed the pro1 several hours every day by hands, and wrote down how often he did it, to get a realistic assumption on the reliability. They thought it through, very convincing, I do