Screen off button, NOT WIDGET! - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is this possible? If yes, if like to make it..
And how to?
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If I get what you trying to say here, you can try button saviour(root), there is a screen off and other onscreen buttons features(back/home/menu/vol etc) that's quite handy too.

If thats an app bro sorry not the one im looking for..
Im looking for something to edit in the phone to make the screen off by pressing a custom button, e.i pressing the home twice and the screen is off. Press once and the screen is on.
The power button is too far, i mean my finger needs to jump there just to turn off the screen. If u get me bro..
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arcsuser said:
If thats an app bro sorry not the one im looking for..
Im looking for something to edit in the phone to make the screen off by pressing a custom button, e.i pressing the home twice and the screen is off. Press once and the screen is on.
The power button is too far, i mean my finger needs to jump there just to turn off the screen. If u get me bro..
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umm i don't think there is a mod for such a particular and specific personal perference

There are tap to execute and similar app that make use of the Proximity sensor of the phone to wake up phone without having to press the power button.
Personally I only tried softpower.
Description
Turn screen OFF and turn screen ON without touch power button.
SoftPower will safe your physical power button by use Search button or notification to turn screen OFF(and lock) and use proximity sensor changing to turn screen ON.
Note:
-Proximity sensor on device is required for Turn ON function to work.
-To uninstall, do this first. Settings-> Locations & Security(or Security in ICS)-> Device Administrators then uncheck SoftPower.
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Lazzzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyy !!!!!!
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ive been looking for this too, since ALL SCREEN OFF APPS dont make your phone go into deep sleep resulting into battery drain, only the physical power button can make you phone into deep sleep and auto idle i think, im looking for a shorcut not widget or app to mimic the physical power button so i can set it into gesture and alike to make my phone go into deep sleep

try cm10 fxp150, u can easily lock your screen from notification bar

If you install cm10 I'd recommend enabling the navigation bar and setting the back button long press to make your phone sleep. It's wonderful to use!

patoz81 said:
If you install cm10 I'd recommend enabling the navigation bar and setting the back button long press to make your phone sleep. It's wonderful to use!
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how you did that can you teach step by step?

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[Q] volume buttons wake phone

is there any way to disable volume buttons to wake the phone up when using no screen lock?
I've tried to modify qwery.kl and utms_jordan.kl but no luck.
using latest nordic, it didn't happen on 2.1
thanks.
My phone does not wake with the volume buttons. (cm7)
good for you.
I've not read defy have volume button to wake up the phone.
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deanimo said:
good for you.
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Is it just me or does that sound like a rather mean-spirited reply? For what it's worth, I've never heard of a Defy that wakes using the volume button - wouldn't mind that functionality, though. Perhaps we could swap?
I only wanted him to know the volume buttons don't wake up the phone with CM7.
Can it be an option somewhere in Froyo?
no, I wasn't trying to be rude.
volume buttons wake the phone only when no screen lock is on.
actually to turn off screen lock I have to use the app called 'no lock'.
in this case pressing the top turn on/off button wakes the phone and no extra swipe nor pin asked.
however the same thing what volume button do but this never happend until I flashed the nordic one.
as I mentioned I was playing with the *.kl files but didn't make any changes.
what I'm trying to do is lock/unlock the phone by the turn on/off button only.

[solved] turn on the screen from black

Hi there guys,
i want to ask u if u know a way to remap physical key on galaxy nexus or another way to turn on from "standby" the cell without always pressing the power button...
i can think that fast it will be insible to touch after long use or continuisly press
thanks for your answer and tips about it
I'm not entirely sure what your asking. There are only 3 physical keys on the device and one of them needs to be used as the power button. If you mean turning the screen on by pressing the screen, this wouldn't make much sense as the screen needs to be on to detect touch.
only 2 physical keys...
1)power on/off button
2)volume
when the screen is black i can turn it on only by pressing the power button, i'm looking for another way to turn the screen on, ex. shacking the phone, pressing the screen, pressing volume key or etc...
The volume consists of 2 physical buttons...
All sensors are off by default when the screen is off. Turning these on would drain your battery dramatically.
If you were to change your power on button to one of your volume keys, what would be the point? You'd just lose the ability to change your volume easily and have a useless power button.
remap the volume key was just an example...
the matter is: is there any other way to turn on the screen without press the power button? with the constantly and massive use of it, it will become fragile and easy to break out.
i use volume up/down and power on /off randomly, all are enabled to wake up the device on aokp milestone 4. i think they may have designed the buttons to survive for quite some time since there is only 1 regular button for the job. other buttons on other phones dont just die and break out do they?
edit: by enabled i meant it is possible to select them as usable. stock doesnt have it afaik (didnt have stock long enough to find out)
cyanoviper said:
i use volume up/down and power on /off randomly, all are enabled to wake up the device on aokp milestone 4. i think they may have designed the buttons to survive for quite some time since there is only 1 regular button for the job. other buttons on other phones dont just die and break out do they?
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no, its an option in the Rom Controls under the lockscreen options menu.
Glados kernel has a touch wake option. You can set it for any length of time after the screen goes off. This will also prevent your phone from going into deep sleep so it can affect your battery.
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cyanoviper said:
other buttons on other phones dont just die and break out do they?
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yes and this is the problem, my experience with other phones with "one function key" usually they break out "easily"
ok so from what u all wrote guys my only option is to root the phone and install a new rom with that "touch screen option"
can u indicate to me better where i can find the roms you are talking about? i'll appreciate it a lot
AOKP found in the development section
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Thank u all guys i can say this question is solved !!!

[Q] Capacitive button flash on touch

Hi there...
I wanted to ask you if there is a mod, preferably for the Xposed framework, to achieve the following...
I want the Backlight of the three Capacitive button to flash when pressed, somewhat similar to stock android soft keys, so that when you press it it light up for a sec and then turns back off.
desmond1303 said:
Hi there...
I wanted to ask you if there is a mod, preferably for the Xposed framework, to achieve the following...
I want the Backlight of the three Capacitive button to flash when pressed, somewhat similar to stock android soft keys, so that when you press it it light up for a sec and then turns back off.
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if ur phone is rooted and ur using custom rom, flash any kernel with sweep to wake and you will have this feature
Really ? I did use quite some custom roms with sweep to wake but i didn't notice them flashing on press ?
desmond1303 said:
Really ? I did use quite some custom roms with sweep to wake but i didn't notice them flashing on press ?
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They turn on for a few secs when the screen is touched then off.
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I want them only to turn on when they are touched... like when i press back, only the back button lights up for a sec and then turns back on...
The same for the home and recents buttons...
Just so there is no misunderstanding...
desmond1303 said:
I want them only to turn on when they are touched... like when i press back, only the back button lights up for a sec and then turns back on...
The same for the home and recents buttons...
Just so there is no misunderstanding...
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I get you, I think all the buttons are on the same circuit either on or off.
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Doesn't CM have a feature to turn the home button into a notification light so it pulsates when you have a notification ?
That would mean that they can be switched on and off individually
desmond1303 said:
Doesn't CM have a feature to turn the home button into a notification light so it pulsates when you have a notification ?
That would mean that they can be switched on and off individually
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All buttons blink with this feature, not only the home button.

Funny thing happening when I lock the phone (sometimes)

Hi All,
Every once in a while when I lock the phone, (press the power button to turn off the screen) the screen will go dim but not turn off. I can press the power button and it will go to the pattern unlock screen. Then when I press the power button it will switch between normal lock screen and dim lock screen. When it's dim, it has no function. When it's normal, I can unlock it and everything is fine, till I lock it again. Then it will be dim and not shut off completely.
The only way to get it to shut down after that point is to reboot.
I am rooted with CWM and have UVBMD1 in it at the moment.
Any ideas?
Thanks
stevespens said:
Hi All,
Every once in a while when I lock the phone, (press the power button to turn off the screen) the screen will go dim but not turn off. I can press the power button and it will go to the pattern unlock screen. Then when I press the power button it will switch between normal lock screen and dim lock screen. When it's dim, it has no function. When it's normal, I can unlock it and everything is fine, till I lock it again. Then it will be dim and not shut off completely.
The only way to get it to shut down after that point is to reboot.
I am rooted with CWM and have UVBMD1 in it at the moment.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Sounds like an app is causing a wakelock or something. Id uninstall any recent apps and see it it does it again.
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pyraxiate said:
Sounds like an app is causing a wakelock or something. Id uninstall any recent apps and see it it does it again.
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Good thought, I'll give it a shot. I have loaded a few things in the last few days.
Thanks.

[TIP] Screen Off and Lock

Would you like to leave a tip of a software I'm using. Is the Screen Off and Lock. You can set up to make the screen lock just by sliding your finger on the button back or recent. At least to block not need to use the power button.
The application is available in the Google Store.
Psychoferno said:
Would you like to leave a tip of a software I'm using. Is the Screen Off and Lock. You can set up to make the screen lock just by sliding your finger on the button back or recent. At least to block not need to use the power button.
The application is available in the Google Store.
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Try gravity screen. It uses sensors to lock and unlock the screen.
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If you have root, an alternative is the Xposed module KnockOff. It works well with 4.4.2. Double-tap status bar. It's even a quick way to turn off screen when you only momentarily want to check lockscreen.
With Gravitybox, I have set long press in the "multitasking button" to turn off the screen. Also I have set the volume keys to wake the device. You should try it!
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giugiura said:
Try gravity screen. It uses sensors to lock and unlock the screen.
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To OP THANKS FOR THAT APPP it works great. Amazing !!! Thank you
To above. Do you need root for gravity screen. ???
I want to wake my phone if possible using the volume button. Without MOD. OR ROOT EITHOUT Thta
Thanks
Krisshp said:
To OP THANKS FOR THAT APPP it works great. Amazing !!! Thank you
To above. Do you need root for gravity screen. ???
I want to wake my phone if possible using the volume button. Without MOD. OR ROOT EITHOUT Thta
Thanks
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You don't need root for gravity - it's fantastic.
I've set it so it turns off when it's lying down face up, face down, and in my pocket. I don't even need to press the button or any button at all to turn it back on, just using the motion of picking the phone up is enough. If you want to lay the phone down but not turn the screen off, swiping your finger across the proximity sensor gives it a "5/10/20 minute timeout" where it won't turn off.
For me it relieves the paranoia surrounding power buttons as I've had a few phones now where the power button eventually dies, which makes sense, we can be turning our phones on and off for what feels like a thousand times a day!
FindingMoz said:
You don't need root for gravity - it's fantastic.
I've set it so it turns off when it's lying down face up, face down, and in my pocket. I don't even need to press the button or any button at all to turn it back on, just using the motion of picking the phone up is enough. If you want to lay the phone down but not turn the screen off, swiping your finger across the proximity sensor gives it a "5/10/20 minute timeout" where it won't turn off.
For me it relieves the paranoia surrounding power buttons as I've had a few phones now where the power button eventually dies, which makes sense, we can be turning our phones on and off for what feels like a thousand times a day!
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He means maybe GravityBox, a xposed module, this last need of root..:highfive:
denzel09 said:
He means maybe GravityBox, a xposed module, this last need of root..:highfive:
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Ah, my bad. Thanks for correcting my misinformation! I think I probably got carried away on how amazing I find Gravity. :good:
Hi thanks for that. YES. I tame extra precaution about power button.
I use a great app called. Tap tap tap. Des what gravity screen does but simpler and less features. Via the proximity sensor. Thanks for he app though
Moto G owners ought to know about those apps as soon as possible, so they won't screw the power button up just as I did. Even taking extreme care about the way I pressed and avoiding as much as I could the button is now shaking and it is not fixed properly.
Nice tips!
Another one I've been using is the Proximity Actions app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=novum.inceptum.proximity
It works with the proximity sensor. You can define waving and holding actions. Eg. hold your finger 1s over the proximity sensor and then lock/unlock, or to wave X times to lock/unlock
The bad is
- it install some ads that show in homescreen at random time
- you have to uncheck a checkbox before uninstalling! Be careful

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