Connecting an Android phone to a computer

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#41 Post by OFSO » Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:24 am

What do you mean, "go without"? Although I'm an electronics engineer, opening a phone and fitting a LED is beyond me!

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#42 Post by Boac » Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:29 am

OFSO wrote:What do you mean, "go without"?
OFSO wrote:One big minus: no 'messages waiting' LED.
It means as you are 'risk averse' you are stuffed =))

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#43 Post by OFSO » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:14 am

Haw dare you be so unparliamentry with me, sir. Iam not stuffed, yet, but will be after lunch. And Mrs OFSO is in the kitchen chopping extremely hot chillis she dried all week in the sun, so will have the toilet paper cooling in the freezer for tomorrow.

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#44 Post by Rwy in Sight » Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:41 am

OFSO wrote:
Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:13 pm
In a word - no.
I bought the Redmi 9T a month ago and it is missing the message waiting light we discussed. As I compared the previous model (4X) and the 9 the company uses the entire phone surface as a screen so they new model has much more screen in not a much larger frame.

And since I reread the thread, I am wondering if you can answer a call from the Mi Band 4 when you are using a cable headset rather than a bluetooth one?

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#45 Post by OFSO » Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:36 pm

I do not receive calls on my Band....

I notice that both my wife's Huawei and my Redmi no longer connect to my PC. They don't bring up the Charge/Transfer Files? screen on the phone and don't bring up the Open Drive? screen on the PC. As my PC has updates blocked, this must be a change to the phones OS.

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#46 Post by Rwy in Sight » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:16 pm

I thought you mentioned at another thread that it was convenient to answer a call or read a message without removing the phone from your pocket. So answer maybe the wrong notion but is it possible to answer a call and talk/listen through a handsfree (not our member)? The band shows usually who calls me and an red handset to reject the call but it is possible to take it and talk via a wired/blue tooth headset?

I usually connect via a cable or blue tooth, or for pictures via the Xiaomi cloud. What have I missed so far?

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#47 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:22 pm

My Mi Fit band seems to only show caller id info. :-??

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#48 Post by Rwy in Sight » Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:42 am

Which model PHXPhlyer?

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#49 Post by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:45 pm

It is a 4.

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#50 Post by OFSO » Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:40 am

My 4 does show messages from SMS, WA and the like. I frequently receive on the wrist band PINs via SMS to open a computer file and that's very useful. I so rarely receive a phone voice call I don't know whether the 4 shows number calling or not!

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Re: Connecting an Android phone to a computer

#51 Post by Rwy in Sight » Sun Jun 06, 2021 6:41 am

OK I spoke with a salesperson on the store I bought my first band4. He told me it is not possible to answer a call using the band only to reject one. So PHXPhlyer you are right about your point

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