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[App] Yay my first app called SmartLock 0.1

Hi all!
Ive been taking stuff from the XDA-Dev Community for a long time so I thought while I learn C# Programming ill post my Apps up here (as a means of giving something back and having a fresh supply of guinea pigs heh heh heh). Anyway this is ver 0.1 and i am a beginner so use with caution.
Also I only just finished it so I would like to hear about feature requests if possible. ANNDD i made this using the Samsung SDK so i dont know which fones it will work with i doubt it will work with HTC as it uses the light sensor (the only thing used from it). So if someone wants to share with me the code on how to read the HTC light sensor (get the Lumens) then I can make it dual compatible .
Anyhoo this is the point of the app: I dont like to lock my phone with the password all the time as i usually listen to MP3s and I dont like the fact that my fone (i8000) sometimes unlocks the screen on receiving a message or email etc. The worst thing is when youre walking and happily listening to your MP3s and then suddenly you hear beeps from your phone as it presses against your leg!
If i lock it i have to put a password on it if i dont lock it sometimes the End Key gets pressed and turns the screen on or some event on the phone turns the screen on and then you have to dig it out your pocket and the Sleeve of the phone and close it again.
Maybe its just me but it bugs me very much.
So what this app does is when the screen is turned on in low light surroundings it presents another lock screen. As im not very good with graphics (i dont even have a program icon ) etc its just three buttons. The first is displayed at the top, tap it show the second and then the third and then it becomes unlocked and you can use it as normal. So next time you receive a message it wont be bugging you that your fone may be making a phonecall or typing gibberish to someone in your address book and so you can listen to your mP3's in peace.
Attached are screen shots of the proggie and the CAB file to install.
Please give me Feature suggestions and other App suggestions im hoping to be fluent in C# before summer is over.
PS: Im testing the app myself so im not sure about battery life etc. I didnt use polling of the screen power state rather i used the Power Notifications and the message queue method.

Looks cool, I would test it but I have a HTC phone so I cant . Just one question, how would you go about handling this in the dark, will it just lock or is there some way to quickly switch it off on unlock?
Also, if you want some buttons made, pm me I am a graphic design student and would have no trouble doing it for you

LordVarkson said:
Looks cool, I would test it but I have a HTC phone so I cant . Just one question, how would you go about handling this in the dark, will it just lock or is there some way to quickly switch it off on unlock?
Also, if you want some buttons made, pm me I am a graphic design student and would have no trouble doing it for you
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In the dark the three buttons will appear on the screen and you have 10 seconds to press them. Once those buttons are pressed you can use the phone until you lock it again by turning the screen off (not the full Pass Code to lock but just turning the screen off with a quick press). This way if you turn the fone on in a dark room you still have the ability to use it. However if it accidently turns on in your pocket the same three buttons are shown but after 10 seconds it will turn back off.

Ok thanks well if you find a way to port it to HTC I would definetly use it.

Its not so much a major port I just dont have an HTC Device to test it on and the only thing i need is the api to get a value from the light sensor if you can find me that i can put an HTC version in one second .

Through the power of search
I hope this works for you http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/07/htc-light-sensor-sdk.html

I need an app like this, my wife hates it when my HD2 pocket dials her. If you can make it compatible with HTC I'll be all over it! Nice job!

Interesting stuff! I'll be updating this. As soon as it's HTC compatible, I'll be testing it

Very interesting.
Hoping to see an HTC enabled version soon

how much ram does it take?

LordVarkson said:
Looks cool, I would test it but I have a HTC phone so I cant . Just one question, how would you go about handling this in the dark, will it just lock or is there some way to quickly switch it off on unlock?
Also, if you want some buttons made, pm me I am a graphic design student and would have no trouble doing it for you
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im graphic designer as well so hit me up if need some help ... also cant test as i have td2 as well.. sorry

Sorry for the late reply folks,
Im checking out the API now for HTC but i dont have a device to test on so I will post different releases and hopefully from feedback from you guys I can correct it. Also I will be fixing the "Object Disposed" exception problem from the Omnia though i dont have that to test on anymore i sold it but i know where the problem lies UPdates soon thanks for all the replies its nice to have the encouragement.

We HTC owners appreciate the attempt!

tarantula78 said:
Sorry for the late reply folks,
Im checking out the API now for HTC but i dont have a device to test on so I will post different releases and hopefully from feedback from you guys I can correct it. Also I will be fixing the "Object Disposed" exception problem from the Omnia though i dont have that to test on anymore i sold it but i know where the problem lies UPdates soon thanks for all the replies its nice to have the encouragement.
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Keep up the good work! I am looking forward for an HTC compatible version. Cheers

[Q] Rooted phone, screen stays blank when unlocked?

It has done it for a while with any ROM, the screen backlight will go on, and the button lights will go on but the screen picture doesn't show half the time when I unlock it. I can still touch the screen though and it works, but obviously I can't see what I'm doing! This is frustrating and could be terrible in an emergency... What should I do?
Also, when my headphones are in, and the phone detects it as a headset, it will spasm out by turning on voice search, and ringing people repeatedly until I unplug them, it also changes song too on any music app. Any way round this one too?
Thanks

Did you underclock?
Clean your audio jack to prevent the issue you said above.
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darren91teo said:
Did you underclock?
Clean your audio jack to prevent the issue you said above.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
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No I didnt that I know of... How can I check this?
And how would I do that without breaking it?

SlightlyJack said:
No I didnt that I know of... How can I check this?
And how would I do that without breaking it?
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Which rom are you using, custom or stock...We will need more details as it can be a setup issue...

Using LeeDroid, but its done the same with Android Revolution and I think MIUI too. I think it could be something to do with the CRT animation but I'm not 100% sure
Edit: I have turned off the animation and the problem is still there

[Q] Notification led switch off after five minutes, but why

I have a HTC One X with official firmware 1.29.707 (HTC_ASIA_WWE) and i have a problem.
The Notification led switch off after five minutes. I think is very unusable feature.
My quuestion is all of htc one x works same?
Or what can i do that i can set up when switch off the notification led...
Have anybody got any idea?

TiBiSMART said:
I have a HTC One X with official firmware 1.29.707 (HTC_ASIA_WWE) and i have a problem.
The Notification led switch off after five minutes. I think is very unusable feature.
My quuestion is all of htc one x works same?
Or what can i do that i can set up when switch off the notification led...
Have anybody got any idea?
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Even i have the same issue...dont know a solution to this.

Happens on all HTC devices running android.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

But why? If it happens on all htc devices running android, why so?
And is there any way to change it?

I was wondering this question too. Is there no way to change this? It seems very pointless to not have any options for when to turn it off/keep it on (5mins, 10mins, etc, never). If anyone knows of an app or setting that could fix this I'd be willing to try it, it's my one, huge complaint about this phone (even my 4 or 5 year old blackberry blinked forever without issues and battery drain). Are there no fixes on previous HTC devices?

death__machine said:
But why? If it happens on all htc devices running android, why so?
And is there any way to change it?
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all HTC devices is false, it may (don't own a sensation) just be the one series, my HTC desire HD kept blinking until the battery ran out.
not sure why nobody has fixed this but since most of the rom/kernal wizard's are playing with the one-X and have not fixed it i'd say it's not as easy to fix as we'd all hope.
it is of course utterly useless, if i'm playing a game or i'm at work the chance that i check my phone within 5 min of anything happening is slim to none a really mind boggling decision from HTC.
perhaps they just opted for cheaper notification LED's in the one series and this is there way of making sure they don't burn out any time soon.

is it not to do with the phone going into deep sleep?

Easiest solution is just install Missed Reminder from the marketplace. It will keep the LED blinking for as long as you want. Works a treat on my HOX.

anub1s18 said:
all HTC devices is false, it may (don't own a sensation) just be the one series, my HTC desire HD kept blinking until the battery ran out.
not sure why nobody has fixed this but since most of the rom/kernal wizard's are playing with the one-X and have not fixed it i'd say it's not as easy to fix as we'd all hope.
it is of course utterly useless, if i'm playing a game or i'm at work the chance that i check my phone within 5 min of anything happening is slim to none a really mind boggling decision from HTC.
perhaps they just opted for cheaper notification LED's in the one series and this is there way of making sure they don't burn out any time soon.
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Sensation and Desire both did it when I had them...

EddyOS said:
Sensation and Desire both did it when I had them...
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hmm odd, i've had my desire HD blinking before i went to bed (couldn't be asked to check it) and it was still blinking in the morning, and there were many occasions where i just ignored it and it kept blinking for hours.
then again my desire HD was S-OFF with ARHD and another kernel within a week of when i got it, perhaps ARHD or the kernel changed that

Missed Reminder is not working on my One X with Stock O2 Rom

Tried "Missed Reminder" but it needd to be turned on each time I soft reser my devic, it doesn't auto start, and secondly it only works for sms and miss calls, there are tons of other important notifications like facebook, email, viber, whatsapp ,......
Tried light flow but it sucks on One X, waiting for working release, I believe this is the best approach
Tried other applications, same as Missed Reminder but it does autostart
So no soloution for One X for now apparently, and still waiting for working Light Flow

I just saw this thread, and recognized the problem I have, too.
Desire that I had before had persistent and bright notification LED, while HOX seems to be failing on it.
The only notification I get is when battery is fully charged (green LED).
There is no charging notification, or missed call notification, or received SMS/email notification.
First, I thought it was the ROM bug (RENOVATE 3), but I see now that it's hit others, too.
:crying:
Reading through the thread I realize there's nothing we could do to fix it?
Or I missed something?

Kinds of to blink or not to blink dilemma here.
Either sides would get some people complaining about it..

[Q] Screen Glitching, unable to unlock etc.

Hi,
I am experiencing some really strange problems with my phone. I have a 2-month-old HTC one X. I have never dropped it, it has never been in contact with any fluids or damp areas, also I have never tried to unlock and/or root it. It started two weeks ago. The screen started glitching and behaving weird. Sometimes it would stay for an hour, sometimes it was just a few seconds.
(sadly I cant post outside links, but if you search youtube on "HTC one X screen glitch" and than scroll down you will see a video uploaded by DjStasV. Thats what it looks like. But instead of only glitching on a small portion on the screen it was always the whole screen.
But now, it has gone one step further. Sometimes my phone won't unlock if I press the on/off key. The soft keys light up, but the screen doesn't. I can even get called, the phone will ring and vibrate, but I can not pickup because the screen doesn't turn on. For some reason it sometimes does unlock, but I have not been able to discover a reason for that. Also when I manage to unlock it, it sometimes just freezes (the screen). The phone still works (it rings, the notification LED works, it vibrates), but the screen is just frozen. (also a reboot by holding the power button does not work 9/10 times)
I am hoping someone will recognize this problem, and maybe even know how to solve it. Thanks in advance

tzho11 said:
it has never been in contact with any fluids
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Thats impressive, air is a fluid.
It sounds like a hardware fault.

BenPope said:
Thats impressive, air is a fluid.
It sounds like a hardware fault.
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Isn't air gas??
I have the same fault and think its hw. Going to the workshop tomorrow to fix the screen and the known WiFi issue also....
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kaospiloten said:
Isn't air gas??
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Yes.
Gas and liquids are both fluids.

BenPope said:
Yes.
Gas and liquids are both fluids.
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You are absolutely right :beer::beer:
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BenPope said:
Thats impressive, air is a fluid.
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In common usage, "fluid" is often used as a synonym for "liquid". But ofcourse, you are right
OT: Thanks for the quick responses, I will check at the nearest HTC service center then

My HTC Desire EYE acting like an idiot... Please help

My HTC desire eye is acting weird it locks automatically anytime while using the phone. And sometimes it rotates in all directions even if the autorotate is off. And when I make or receive call it turn on speaker automatically. Checked with the HTC they say since its brought from foreign country they can't help....
Guys please help me... Bored of this idiotness

tadhish said:
My HTC desire eye is acting weird it locks automatically anytime while using the phone. And sometimes it rotates in all directions even if the autorotate is off. And when I make or receive call it turn on speaker automatically. Checked with the HTC they say since its brought from foreign country they can't help....
Guys please help me... Bored of this idiotness
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Wiered, have you tried a factory reset or a rom?

luisitox22 said:
Wiered, have you tried a factory reset or a rom?
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Yeah. I tried doing hard reset but it still continues.

Looks like hardware to me. I'd take it to service if I were you.
You could try a custom rom and kernel just in case it's software, but it looks like the sensors are messing up.