**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Apr 02 02:59:57 2020 **** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Apr 02 09:01:50 2020 Apr 02 14:36:44 nice, my gemini's battery level dropped instantaneously from 45% to 0% 🤔 and subsequently powered itself off. after giving a bit of electricity is booted up back fine. Apr 02 14:42:35 nice Apr 02 14:42:53 sounds like your charging chip calibration is zonked Apr 02 14:43:06 which probably means your battery is dying Apr 02 14:50:27 :/ Apr 02 14:50:43 were there replacement batteries available? Apr 02 14:51:35 sounds like Cosmo Communicator has same-capacity batteries, so are they identical? Apr 02 14:53:39 * flux1 sent a long message: < https://matrix.org/_matrix/media/r0/download/matrix.org/EZBkUBLvIGmnIyqJKKGjMxLl > Apr 02 14:59:28 of course if it indeed turns out that I need to send it back to be fixed, then it would be good to do it during the lock down 🤔 Apr 02 15:02:10 battery is glued with 2 side tape afaik, not super simple to replace. Apr 02 15:05:44 in the Cosmo it's held down by screws, super simple to replace Apr 02 15:06:35 removing glued lipo battery is for brave, at least try to get it to 0 volts before :-) Apr 02 15:06:49 dTal: oh, that's better. i'm talking about gemini. Apr 02 15:07:43 cos, better than removing a soldered battery Apr 02 15:07:51 I guess heat gun is out of question, though.. Apr 02 15:17:37 flux1: note that power management under Android 8 on the Gemini is bugged, and sometimes it turns the device off when it has reached around 50% of charge Apr 02 15:18:01 that is one of the reasons why I'm planning to revert back to 7 Apr 02 15:18:30 and of course PC never fixes anything that isn't their latest and shiniest?-) Apr 02 15:18:53 heh Apr 02 15:19:05 My strategy of do-nothing pays dividends again with the Gemini Apr 02 15:19:11 * TallTim pats self on back Apr 02 15:19:52 I give them the benefit of doubt and guess it's because they have limited resources, though they should really try to fix this Apr 02 15:20:09 I know, I'm just fooling around by using procrastination Apr 02 15:20:12 TallTim: didn't upgrade to Oreo? Apr 02 15:20:15 nope Apr 02 15:20:19 Never felt the need Apr 02 15:20:29 my primary phone broke, so Gemini is now my primary work-horse. I even ordered the camera module; anything is better than nothing I suppose.. Apr 02 15:20:31 Everything worked the way I wanted it to Apr 02 15:22:49 there's only one thing that I like in Oreo: the split screen so that two apps can be used side by side, very useful when you have to copy something from one app to another Apr 02 15:24:18 Hmm I could do that with the stock Gemini Apr 02 15:24:25 I don't think that's specific to Oreo Apr 02 15:25:29 Maybe you mean picture-in-picture instead Apr 02 15:25:36 thats specific to Orea Apr 02 15:25:40 Oreo rather Apr 02 15:25:59 no, that's another thing Apr 02 15:26:03 ah ok Apr 02 15:26:12 btw, is Gemini bluetooth in general reliable? or something special in Oreo and bluetooth support? it seems to disconnect at times from my Polar Vantage watch and doesn't want to do explicit sync unless the Polar app is in the foreground. Apr 02 15:26:12 well, split screen works in 7, I use it a lot Apr 02 15:26:26 sorry, I don't really use bluetooth on the Gemini Apr 02 15:26:34 the split screen when you touch and keep touching the square at the bottom black bar Apr 02 15:26:41 yep Apr 02 15:26:43 thats what I use Apr 02 15:26:50 And resize if you want too Apr 02 15:27:06 you just made my day :) I must have missed that functionality on 7 Apr 02 15:27:13 Its awesome man Apr 02 15:27:24 you can split the screen in given positions... its fun to mess with Apr 02 15:27:29 yep, especially on the Gemini with its wide screen Apr 02 15:27:34 Yep I love that Apr 02 15:28:00 if just only most apps weren't designed with the "white space is good" attitude ;) Apr 02 15:28:06 also, if you use the 'home' button and select another app - it will automatically use the last split pane you were using to switch to another app without disturbing the other Apr 02 15:28:09 right Apr 02 15:28:36 that's also handy, thanks for the tip Apr 02 15:28:38 I've noticed that many apps don't update in split screen mode, if they aren't the "foreground" one. Apr 02 15:28:38 in particular one bus tracking app.. Apr 02 15:28:52 True, they seem to go in hibernation Apr 02 15:28:55 I have noticed skype isn't designed for the split screen, that's a pity Apr 02 15:28:55 I wonder if it's even possible to update if it's not in the "foreground"? Apr 02 15:29:14 I usually watch some videos with VLC and then a web page on the other side Apr 02 15:29:24 and it pauses the video when I switch to another app for something else Apr 02 15:29:29 But that doesn't bother me Apr 02 15:29:39 The other pane still updates though Apr 02 15:29:57 I hope it's just because apps don't yet support it properly.. Apr 02 15:30:21 I am running at a high DPI so the Gemini displays things as if it was a tablet... so the software buttons are on the bottom **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Apr 03 02:59:56 2020