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[REQ]Screen OFF & sound when device is facedown

Hi..
I´m looking for any simple utility to suspend or turn off screen and hear a sound when i put my HD face down. Also, it must exist an exception when phone is active (incoming call) to avoid turn off device and close phone in case my device was facedown in these moment. I´ve installed ChangeScreen but don´t work fine at all (it´s in testing process). Is there any idea for this??
Thanks
Frank

try gyrator.. I've tried it as i wanted the incoming call ring to silent wen i turn the device face down. it is easy with gyrator. also, playing a sound when device is placed face down is also possible. I am not sure about if screen can be turned off or suspended using gyrator..
will try and tell u.

varunverma said:
try gyrator.. I've tried it as i wanted the incoming call ring to silent wen i turn the device face down. it is easy with gyrator. also, playing a sound when device is placed face down is also possible. I am not sure about if screen can be turned off or suspended using gyrator..
will try and tell u.
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I use it exectly to suspend on face down and reverse portrait. Can't live without it, plus i use the feature to make a sound when the stylus is out because i loose it sometimes.

Now i was testing Mobile Magic but don´t work fine at all in my rom (problem with exceptions and gsensor). Suspend and sounds works ok but...
I´ll try Gyrator. Thanks !
Frank

Phone wakes up for reminders/appts

Any way to stop this.. I used the registry to stop it from waking up due to my magnetic case.. i have the notifications to make a noise and flash the led... i dont want it to come out of standby to tell me about an upcoming appt (the dismiss/snooze notice) cause i keep pocket running apps or pocket dialing my sense 2.5 front shortcuts!
ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated!

mrwebsmith said:
Any way to stop this.. I used the registry to stop it from waking up due to my magnetic case.. i have the notifications to make a noise and flash the led... i dont want it to come out of standby to tell me about an upcoming appt (the dismiss/snooze notice) cause i keep pocket running apps or pocket dialing my sense 2.5 front shortcuts!
ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated!
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Try this: Start > Settings > Sounds & Notifications > Notifications > Event: Reminders > uncheck "Display message on screen."
I hope that solves the problem!

thanks! i will try that and get back to you
UPDATE: damn... this doesnt work... for "reminders" in settings/notifications i only have flash light, play sound, and vibrate selected and the screen/phone wakes up/resumes and if it had been in my pocket or whatever i'd be calling people.. any other ideas?

mrwebsmith said:
thanks! i will try that and get back to you
UPDATE: damn... this doesnt work... for "reminders" in settings/notifications i only have flash light, play sound, and vibrate selected and the screen/phone wakes up/resumes and if it had been in my pocket or whatever i'd be calling people.. any other ideas?
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Sorry about that. I just noticed myself right now that my phone woke up for a reminder.
Hmm... I don't know, but I think you should get a working screenlocker. I use TouchLockPro (now you can use your zoombar as an unlock bar). I set it up so that when the screen wakes, the phone instantly locks.
If you decide to use TouchLockPro, the settings are a little hard to understand (I followed the Settings instructions in the developer's website). If you need help with the settings, or if you want an example of my settings, feel free to PM me.

try this ..

warlock...thanks for that cab.. but it didnt work...at least not for calendar reminders.. i will test it on txt msgs as that would help as well
sumflipnol: thanks.. i guess i will have to look into screen locks.. its just annoying cause im fine with the "screen lock except for power button" behavior of winmo.. but if it could just stay asleep for the reminders (other than the sound/led/vibrate options) it'd be perfect
ill let you know if that locking program works out for me

hold down the end button
locks the screen wont but dial or open apps when the screen wakes up

cirrob said:
locks the screen wont but dial or open apps when the screen wakes up
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I believe you're referring to the default Windows Mobile SmartLock (auto-lock). I have that on my phone, and it's not very reliable. My phone sometimes wakes up on my desk, and I notice that Sense2.5 is active (SmartLock obviously failed to auto-launch the WM screenlock). From my week-long experience with TouchLockPro, the screen locks immediately without that small lag, and it's very consistent.

There must be a way!
I'd like to ressurrect this thread to see if anyone has any further ideas.
I also prefer to just use the power-button method of putting my phone into standby rather than mess around with screen locks or anything.
I've disabled wake-up-on-SMS. But it still wakes up whenever there's a reminder for an appointment.
Surely there's a way to stop this behaviour!....

It's an open question, so far...
As many of you, I would like to disable the device wake up for reminders. Same as you, I just want the sound and / or light notification for them.
I've been searching WEB, all XDA forum and my phone registry but I haven't found anything useful for reminders, just for SMS.
The same issue has been posted in other places (for example, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=615633) but there's no final answer yet.
Definitely, lock screen is not enough, because if the device wakes up and the screen turns on, it can keep on for a long time (caused by the screen being pressed because the phone movement inside the pocket) and battery drains very fast.

Face down silent feature - need to disable it

Face down silent feature - need to disable it
I've searched the web, asked HTC customer support but i did not find a solution.
The problem is that because of this feature I've been missing some calls because I usually keep my phone in the pocket of my pants.
Anyone else annoyed by this ?

my phone rings face down or face up, maybe im missing the point
see if this helps, try settings - sound & display - Quiet ring on pickup - untick

I believe if you disable the "Quiet phone on pickup" feature the flip to silent feature is also disabled.

Well, I tried calling my number keeping Desire face up and down and it's funny, because facing down my number was unavailable. After turning it up, it was available. Then after reboot it stopped acting weird.

I need to explain better.
Quiet on pick up does not disable this feature.
If my phone is face down on the desk, it rings. [this is ok and expected]
If my phone is face up on the desk, if someone calls i can turn it on it's face it mutes. [this is what i am trying to disable].

Cant see that on my desire .. I'm with Orange UK .. my phone just says , if I move it the volume gets less loud etc nothing about flipping it .

that's something different, but the face down flip is enabled by default and cannot be changed, unfortunately.

psycho.ro said:
I need to explain better.
Quiet on pick up does not disable this feature.
If my phone is face down on the desk, it rings. [this is ok and expected]
If my phone is face up on the desk, if someone calls i can turn it on it's face it mutes. [this is what i am trying to disable].
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Why don't you just.. not flip it? Or do you make it a habit to lay flat on your back and constantly flip on your belly?
Forgive me, but I don't understand how that feature activates while it's in your pocket.

The problem is not laying it face down to begin with. If it's in this position it will ring.
The problem is when it's in my pants pocket and i move or i walk up some stairs.

Stupid Evo Tricks

If the phone is ringing and you want to ignore the call, simply turn it over and lay it face down. The ringer will go to silent and the caller will be sent to voicemail at the end of the rings.
Anyone else have any other little tricks?
Edit: This is different from the "quiet phone on pickup" feature/preference. This will 100% silence your phone and works wether that preference is set or not.

gthing said:
If the phone is ringing and you want to ignore the call, simply turn it over and lay it face down. The ringer will go to silent and the caller will be sent to voicemail at the end of the rings.
Anyone else have any other little tricks?
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I like the fact that the screen turns off when it's up to your face.

You can get an app like LED desire light to use the led flash as a VERY bright flashlight

gthing said:
If the phone is ringing and you want to ignore the call, simply turn it over and lay it face down. The ringer will go to silent and the caller will be sent to voicemail at the end of the rings.
Anyone else have any other little tricks?
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I tested it and it doesn't work for me.

What would be nice is to have it go to speaker phone like my TP2 did when face down.

mrono said:
I like the fact that the screen turns off when it's up to your face.
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I'm torn on this, it's a cool feature... but sometimes I feel I pull it away from my face and instinctively go to turn it on when I notice the screen is off, then as I am pressing the power it turns on and then back off!
Thankfully I am slowly getting used to it and subconsciously knowing that it'll turn on...

I forgot to say that flipping it over doesn't shut the ringer off on mine.

Ikyo said:
I forgot to say that flipping it over doesn't shut the ringer off on mine.
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wierd it works for me

Wonder if it is a setting somewhere in the phone menu or possibly an app. I am going to guess an app. What happens when you are in a call and flip it over?

Use LED Light with Camcorder and Video with flash.

not really a software trick, but... the fact that fingerprints get cleaned off after keeping the phone in the pocket some some time. Hop in the car, drive around, pull out the cell to do some GPS, screen is CLEAN aka. no glare

gqstatus0685 said:
I tested it and it doesn't work for me.
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Menu >> Settings >> Sound & Display >> Quiet ring on pickup
Check mark it to enable or vice versa.

Does the updated text selection feature count as a 'trick'? I don't remember having it on my 2.1 ROMs for the Hero. Either way, it's infinitely better. (To me).

danknee said:
Menu >> Settings >> Sound & Display >> Quiet ring on pickup
Check mark it to enable or vice versa.
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I already have it enabled. I know that my ringtone goes quiet when I pick it up. I had my GF call me and I flipped the phone over and it didn't go to VM on her side.

gqstatus0685 said:
I already have it enabled. I know that my ringtone goes quiet when I pick it up. I had my GF call me and I flipped the phone over and it didn't go to VM on her side.
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Who said anything about flipping the phone over sending the call to voicemail ? It only quiets the ringer, until the call ends up being routed to VM normally

Markko said:
Who said anything about flipping the phone over sending the call to voicemail ? It only quiets the ringer, until the call ends up being routed to VM normally
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That way your not a ****!

Samzebian said:
You can get an app like LED desire light to use the led flash as a VERY bright flashlight
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Aww man! I been looking for one that works! Thanks man!

brennen.exe said:
Does the updated text selection feature count as a 'trick'? I don't remember having it on my 2.1 ROMs for the Hero. Either way, it's infinitely better. (To me).
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I've only gotten that to come up once for me and I don't know how I did it. It's just like the iPhone though.

Anyone know of an app that will switch the phone to speaker phone if you place it face down? ....found one it is called Flip Speakerphone

Thanks! Flip Speakerphone is awesome!

Mute Sounds without Vibration?

Is there any way to mute all notification sounds without vibration? When I'm working I don't want my phone to make any sounds or vibrate while it's laying on my wooden desk. I'm coming from Samsung Galaxy devices and there was always an option to mute ALL notifications, sound and vibration. Am I missing something? Shouldn't have to turn on Do Not Disturb for something so simple that I'm sure many people use.

iceddown said:
Is there any way to mute all notification sounds without vibration? When I'm working I don't want my phone to make any sounds or vibrate while it's laying on my wooden desk. I'm coming from Samsung Galaxy devices and there was always an option to mute ALL notifications, sound and vibration. Am I missing something? Shouldn't have to turn on Do Not Disturb for something so simple that I'm sure many people use.
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Doesn't DND work ?

iceddown said:
Is there any way to mute all notification sounds without vibration? When I'm working I don't want my phone to make any sounds or vibrate while it's laying on my wooden desk. I'm coming from Samsung Galaxy devices and there was always an option to mute ALL notifications, sound and vibration. Am I missing something? Shouldn't have to turn on Do Not Disturb for something so simple that I'm sure many people use.
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Lower the volume all the way down then push down again further and the phone will go into a full silent mode except alarms.
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Why "shouldn't have to turn on DND"? What you want is exactly what DND does. No sounds and no vibration. You can even choose which notification can go through with priority mode

cescman said:
Why "shouldn't have to turn on DND"? What you want is exactly what DND does. No sounds and no vibration. You can even choose which notification can go through with priority mode
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Yeah I agree. I use the DND toggle all the time right before I go into work. You don't even have to leave the lockscreen.
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When DND is on do notifications still show on the screen? I'm asking because I've never used it, just always muted my phone.

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When DND is on do notifications still show on the screen? I'm asking because I've never used it, just always muted my phone.
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They can if you turn off the option which blocks it. Look at the settings under "Block visual disturbances".
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iceddown said:
When DND is on do notifications still show on the screen? I'm asking because I've never used it, just always muted my phone.
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So you never even tried it yet state that you shouldn't have to use it? Lmao

Lawlrus said:
So you never even tried it yet state that you shouldn't have to use it? Lmao
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I don't understand why turning the volume all the down with the rocker turns on vibrate instead of just turning down the volume. DND presents you with a myriad of options that make muting your phone take more steps than necessary. My S7 had DND and I never had to use it, guess why? Turning down the volume actually turned down the volume and nothing else. I could even mute the phone with the screen off or locked so no I shouldn't have to use a "feature" that takes more button presses than necessary.

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I don't understand why turning the volume all the down with the rocker turns on vibrate instead of just turning down the volume. DND presents you with a myriad of options that make muting your phone take more steps than necessary. My S7 had DND and I never had to use it, guess why? Turning down the volume actually turned down the volume and nothing else. I could even mute the phone with the screen off or locked so no I shouldn't have to use a "feature" that takes more button presses than necessary.
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That's cool you could do that with the screen off. There's a couple simple ways to do DND from the lockscreen. One is double tapping the screen (or press power) and volume down all the way until you get to vibrate then press volume down again to mute which then turns DND on. You can also get out of DND with the volume button too. Someone mentioned this already. Or you can double tap to wake (Or press power), slide down the the notification menu, tap DND toggle. Both are not many steps really and no unlocking necessary.
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How do I mute the dial pad without setting the phone itself to mute or DND?

chinnusetty said:
How do I mute the dial pad without setting the phone itself to mute or DND?
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Settings....sound...dial pad sounds. Maybe :laugh:

chinnusetty said:
How do I mute the dial pad without setting the phone itself to mute or DND?
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It's under Advanced Settings in the Phone app. "Dial pad tones"