greetings!
Just recently i got a Motorola Defy, and to be honest the top power button seems a little wimpy.
i have downloaded two apps so far to circumvent the power key;
Tap Tap App and Fix Broken Power Button.
the following problems occur when attempting to power the phone down.
In Fix Broken Power Button the widget is completely inoperative.
in Tap Tap App the screen will flash dark, then immediately come to the lock screen.
i believe this has to do with the Defy's internal workings, and have seen other people have similar problems,
see http://forum.xda-developers.com/arch...t-1017269.html
is there hope for my phone?
thank you.
Get it replaced...
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All buttons on the Defy are "wimpy wimpy" because they are NOT the actual buttons, they are just a plastic cover over your real buttons so your phone doesn't die if you press one underwater.
The real buttons are sealed, otherwise moving them, taking pics with physical buttons or doing anything while your phone is under water would lead to water leaks inside.
About the issue with soft-poweroff, its a known issue related to how to shutoff screen on the Defy works, I dont know if any dev solved the issue
Zephyrot said:
All buttons on the Defy are "wimpy wimpy" because they are NOT the actual buttons, they are just a plastic cover over your real buttons so your phone doesn't die if you press one underwater.
The real buttons are sealed, otherwise moving them, taking pics with physical buttons or doing anything while your phone is under water would lead to water leaks inside.
About the issue with soft-poweroff, its a known issue related to how to shutoff screen on the Defy works, I dont know if any dev solved the issue
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hi, thank you for the quick reply!
do you have a defy yourself? I ask because my power key is jiggly and feels weak compared to the volume keys.
having an alternate method of off/on' ing my phone would make me feel a lot more secure.
what kind of coding would I need to learn in order to learn the cause of the broken widget and fix it?
you mention using a physical key to take pictures with, but there is no such button on the defy. is there a way to map a camera button to, say, a volume key?
have you ever submerged your phone in water? I want to take under water pictures but am apprehensive to try.
why is there no longer a cake in my work urinal?
i'm sure you'll need plenty of time to pontificate on these questions, if anyone has any insight on anything mentioned in this post, please let me know!
thanks!
drmambo said:
do you have a defy yourself? I ask because my power key is jiggly and feels weak compared to the volume keys.
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Yes. I have a defy, and my volume keys don't feel much different from the power key. Maybe yours is a little loose...
drmambo said:
you mention using a physical key to take pictures with, but there is no such button on the defy. is there a way to map a camera button to, say, a volume key?
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Some camera applications allow that configuration. The one that comes with the CyanogenMod7 rom (which I'm using ) allows it for sure.
drmambo said:
have you ever submerged your phone in water? I want to take under water pictures but am apprehensive to try.
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Yes, I have submerged it while recording movies and it works fine. Make sure your rubber covers are in place and not loose, specially the mini usb one. Don't try to use the touch screen while wet, it doesn't work. The mic and the speaker will work again when dry.
drmambo said:
hi, thank you for the quick reply!
do you have a defy yourself? I ask because my power key is jiggly and feels weak compared to the volume keys.
having an alternate method of off/on' ing my phone would make me feel a lot more secure.
what kind of coding would I need to learn in order to learn the cause of the broken widget and fix it?
you mention using a physical key to take pictures with, but there is no such button on the defy. is there a way to map a camera button to, say, a volume key?
have you ever submerged your phone in water? I want to take under water pictures but am apprehensive to try.
why is there no longer a cake in my work urinal?
i'm sure you'll need plenty of time to pontificate on these questions, if anyone has any insight on anything mentioned in this post, please let me know!
thanks!
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- Yeah I own a Defy, and I really love my phone (pretty much after installing CM7, is just amazing)
- yep is normal the power button feeling lose, is just like I said, those are not the real buttons, just covers that presses the actual buttons under them.
If im not wrong you would need to learn the Android API and JAVA to do it yourself.
- About the physical key, that is easy to obtain, you can either use ButtonreMapper or search the Defy Photo app, is a really cool and simple camera that lets ya take pictures using the vol keys.
- Yep too, ive went into the pool with my Defy, took pictures, videos and more underwater. Just be SURE the ribbons that cover the USB and the audio jack are clean. Dust, fibers and other stuff could get between the cover and the phone and leak water in.
to this question: "why is there no longer a cake in my work urinal?"
whaa?
I use Vignette.apk full and Demo version.
Why I cannot set volume keys to take a picturs in full version?
The first option in settings is to make the volume button as cam shooter.
Vignette full version don't have select box for volume key action.
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Vignette demo version.
Try Quick Boot from the Market
Has options to Power Off, Reboot, Recovery (may not work if not rooted) also has shortcuts to put on the desktop. I like the reboot option.
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Hi guys
Who else thinks that planning of making calls in WP7,
is very annoying to click a button (marked in red picture) to open a menu specially Speaker
What do you think?
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For over 3 months this never annoyed me honestly.
Hasn't annoyed me yet either but i just got my phone this week. I was thinking of a better way they could have done it but all of my ideas have pluses and minus just the same so guess we got what we got.
No issues here... has worked fine for those time when I need to speaker phone it or use the keypad.
not annoying. it's a minimal design, so why have those options always display if you don't always need them?
Not happening here
I don't use speaker as much so it's no biggie, nor do I often use the keypad during a call, though I do sometimes. But overall it isn't THAT annoying, just a little.
I use the speaker about 50% if the time and I whole heartedly 100% agree with the OP. Its a pain to have to hit that little button every time
it doesn't ruin the whole experience for me, but it is pretty annoying.
<3 hTc
If I want something from the menu, it's not too much hassle to have to click, and what's even better is that thanks to hTc's Attentive Phone app if i want the speakerphone, i just put the phone face down on a surface and the speaker automatically activates. Simples.
what the hell do the poll options mean lol
DatDereX1 said:
what the hell do the poll options mean lol
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i haven't a clue either
doministry said:
For over 3 months this never annoyed me honestly.
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Agree. I think that's actually a pretty good design, however I find it clunky. The buttons should be at the bottom, and I do think some obvious functionality like speaker phone should not require you to click twice. That's just my opinion.
TBQH, I much prefer the Galaxy S (Vibrant) dialer interface. It makes more sense.
But there isn't much wrong with this...
There is a point where you can take minimalist so far that it actually starts to impede on usability. This is one of those cases, IMO.
No problems for me either. I actually dig it because it allows you to tap the screen and perform tasks in the background. Alternatively, it allows you to look at whatever screen you were looking at before the call was made or received. e.g. you went into a specific profile under People, you're still able to see their contact info such as email if you were to email something to that person.
Even if those soft keys were available immediately when the call became active you'd still have to do some kind of multi-step process to accomplish some other task you wanted to do on your phone.
Frankly, I'd rather have the information I was looking at prior to when the call came or when I initiated the call, still immediately available to me. All in all seems pretty efficient to me for viewing information.
ScottSUmmers said:
No problems for me either. I actually dig it because it allows you to tap the screen and perform tasks in the background. Alternatively, it allows you to look at whatever screen you were looking at before the call was made or received. e.g. you went into a specific profile under People, you're still able to see their contact info such as email if you were to email something to that person.
Even if those soft keys were available immediately when the call became active you'd still have to do some kind of multi-step process to accomplish some other task you wanted to do on your phone.
Frankly, I'd rather have the information I was looking at prior to when the call came or when I initiated the call, still immediately available to me. All in all seems pretty efficient to me for viewing information.
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The dialer app multi tasks. There no excuse for hiding 4 options under a button - none whatsoever. You can simply home out of it and look at the entire page, or even use your data connection unless you're unfortunate and have a CDMA phone...
aquadextrous said:
If I want something from the menu, it's not too much hassle to have to click, and what's even better is that thanks to hTc's Attentive Phone app if i want the speakerphone, i just put the phone face down on a surface and the speaker automatically activates. Simples.
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Yes but what happens IF the phone is "face down" in pocket?
N8ter said:
The dialer app multi tasks. There no excuse for hiding 4 options under a button - none whatsoever. You can simply home out of it and look at the entire page, or even use your data connection unless you're unfortunate and have a CDMA phone...
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So you'd rather have the dial pad hidden instead? Or is everything going to be placed out in the forefront? There's only so much screen space, though I guess it could work. I'm looking at the Galaxy S and it looks ugly as ****. Screw that mess, I'd rather have the stuff I was looking at available for viewing in the background then a damn num pad.
N8ter said:
The dialer app multi tasks. There no excuse for hiding 4 options under a button - none whatsoever. You can simply home out of it and look at the entire page, or even use your data connection unless you're unfortunate and have a CDMA phone...
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It's not shown by default for the same reason battery and signal aren't shown on the start screen. Much cleaner look without the buttons showing. No need to always have them showing.
Does anyone miss the soft keys?
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I like the virtual keys as they change sides when I rotate the phone around. Plus they disappear when you don't need them.
I much prefer the virtual keys. It gives the front of the phone a sleeker look, it gives less areas for dust/dirt to get into the phone (vs physical keys), and I like that they can disappear when unneeded for some extra screen real estate.
I agree. Sometimes the old softkeys wouldn't turn off while I'm watching videos even after I had them timed to turn off. Plus we get a bit more screen space. And the phone looks differently from every other android that has the softkeys. I haven't seen other phones sporting the virtual keys. Why would that be?
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Coming from an HTC Incredible, I LOVE the change, I like how they rotate based on orientation, and disappear when not needed/wanted. The part I love the most is the fact that you can customize them with specific ROMs (or apps) so you aren't stuck with keys you may never use (like the search key...).
Another nice thing about the software keys is they always, always have the same exact sensitivity as the rest of the touchscreen. On my Epic they were less sensitive. My back key especially was even less sensitive.
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Honest questions, what's to miss about the soft keys? There's nothing they can do that the virtual keys don't do just as well or better.
pfmiller said:
Honest questions, what's to miss about the soft keys? There's nothing they can do that the virtual keys don't do just as well or better.
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How about this, when ur old android won't boot down /turn off properly u realize something is wrong because youre experiencing a lag aka hang. The screen looks like its off but u know it is not completely powered down because the softkeys are still on. Which results in having to pull the battery out. That's not exactly a benefit of having softkeys compared to virtual keys, but do u understand what I mean?
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Virtual keys FTW!
I couldn't imagine going back to actual buttons. Its not only astetically pleasing, but extremely functional as well.
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Virtual are much better also because you can remove them totally and use other input methods.
Love them...
A. Reduces the bezel, less bezel = more screen
B. Looks much cleaner when the phone is off... love that the gnex is totally black when off
C. Can customize the buttons with custom roms... i don't ever use the Android Search and Recent/Task buttons but I use Menu religiously. I like that I can get rid of the buttons i dont use and add ones that I do and also change the ordering and size of them... customization is the whole point of Android IMHO
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Love them...
A. Reduces the bezel, less bezel = more screen
B. Looks much cleaner when the phone is off... love that the gnex is totally black when off
C. Can customize the buttons with custom roms... i don't ever use the Android Search and Recent/Task buttons but I use Menu religiously. I like that I can get rid of the buttons i dont use and add ones that I do and also change the ordering and size of them... customization is the whole point of Android IMHO
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Google managed to keep that stark black screen with the Nexus S.
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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^
the keys are ok but personally i prefer my phone in full screen and LMT
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Coming from an HTC Incredible, I LOVE the change, I like how they rotate based on orientation, and disappear when not needed/wanted. The part I love the most is the fact that you can customize them with specific ROMs (or apps) so you aren't stuck with keys you may never use (like the search key...).
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I'm also coming from the DInc.
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Anyhow, I am very happy with them. I always had the backlight turned off on the capacitive buttons on my previous phone as the backlight was way too bright, so the difference is minuscule.
Is there a way to disable this function? I really don't need it. I have not once since I got the phone used it, only by mistake...
And when using some camera apps, with volume key as shutter. I like my ringtone to be static thank you.
It would be cool if it could be changed to control media volume at all times.
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Is there a way to disable this function? I really don't need it. I have not once since I got the phone used it, only by mistake...
And when using some camera apps, with volume key as shutter. I like my ringtone to be static thank you.
It would be cool if it could be changed to control media volume at all times.
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i don't think it is possible...i have never seen such a mod...it is useless for all of us here so don't think somebody will make it
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i don't think it is possible...i have never seen such a mod...it is useless for all of us here so don't think somebody will make it
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What do you mean by "useless for all of us here"? Am I really the only one who is bothered by this? I have accidentally put the ringervolume to very low values a number of times without knowing. The whole function just seems strange to me.To bad there isn't a mod around for it (or to bad that I'm strange, as it seems).
thanks
maybe you may remap keys with an app, but you must be rooted first. you can unmap buttons at all i think, but about only media volume i can't help you, nobody thought about before, solution: you have to get used to this!
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maybe you may remap keys with an app, but you must be rooted first. you can unmap buttons at all i think, but about only media volume i can't help you, nobody thought about before, solution: you have to get used to this!
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Thanks, I am rooted but un- or remapping the keys is not really what I was looking for. I still want to be able to adjust speakervolume during calls etc... I guess I will have to get used to it.
But is this function really used by people? I am curious, please someone elaborate.
There must be some line of code that goes: while not playing media and vol key is pressed- change ringvolume. Just change that to mediavolume, that was what I was thinking.
Anyway, will drop the subject if no-one is interested.
It is a problem to me, too. I think the default function of volume buttons could be the media volume, not ringtone volume.
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Don't buy smartphones then if volume buttons are annoying. Volume buttons is a must for a lot of people, that's why they exist. If phone producers wouldn't make phones without volume buttons, no one should bye these phones. Eventually, you can root your phone and delete volume buttons I key mapping.
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Don't buy smartphones then if volume buttons are annoying. Volume buttons is a must for a lot of people, that's why they exist. If phone producers wouldn't make phones without volume buttons, no one should bye these phones. Eventually, you can root your phone and delete volume buttons I key mapping.
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Thanks for reading the thread before posting.....
On iPhone we can disable this function...
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On iPhone we can disable this function...
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Would not be surprised if Apple patented that lol. But not the ability to switch between ringer and mediavolume. My phone would be perfect with something like this implemented, have not found any other annoyances at all.
Have you tried Volume Locker it's free and I used this on my DHD which kept changing.
Thank you! Just installed it, and it seems to do the trick. I also got this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1656096
[MOD]Change/Remove sound made when you alter volume | [TOOL]
....to make it silent. Cheers!
I have the same problem and still looking for solution
Hi,
It's a shame, that Android doesn't have this feature, but the IPhone.
I've a Samsung Galaxy S3, but the same problem - it would be great if somebody could create a MOD for this problem.
Tim
It would be great to have a mod for volume buttons to change media volume instead of ringer.
For ringer I just use two options, vibrate only or vibrate + ringtone. I don't change ringer volume except incidentally, which is annoying.
I believe that CyanogenMod can remap volume keys behavior.
It's amazing that people reply to this thread before reading the original message.
What I have gathered so far is that the default android build does not allow to decouple the ring volume from the buttons for some mysterious reason.
CyanogenMod roms do have an option that takes care of that!
For phones that do not have CM available some alternatives were posted before.
any solution for stock rooted phones?
Program features:
Full unlocklu work equipment
As can be seen from its name, the Power button turns off the display without the need to program
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OneKeyScreenClose.xap by [email protected][email protected]
I don't know if I'm missing something here, but doesn't the power button already turn off the display when you press it?
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I don't know if I'm missing something here, but doesn't the power button already turn off the display when you press it?
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Yes, but this is a "software" power button, he didn't mean the hardware one...
Another great app...Thanks!!
This will save on the wear of the hardware power button greatly. Just think about how many times a day you use the power button to lock/unlock the screen, this will cut the use in half. My old HD7 didn't even "click" anymore when I pressed the power button and I forgot that it even did until I got my new replacement HD7.
similar thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956871
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956871
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this had writen 20 mins earealier
Today I realized that this function can be found in PWPD tweaks, not WinTT...
Sorry...
Nice app
can i use it instead of power button ?
And its impact on the battery ??
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can i use it instead of power button ?
And its impact on the battery ??
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1- Yes, but only to lock the device.
2- It does not affect the battery.
first: sorry for reviving this old thread.
never thought I'd ever go back to Windows Phone 7 apps. My daughter dropped her WP7 device into water. Even after several cleaning and drying attempts the power button does not work anymore. All other buttons do work.
This app was a god send! thank you. Now she doesn't have to wait for the 30s screen time out
wonder if it's possible to create an app that does a combination of Vol down and Windows button to accomplish the same.
thanks again.
derausgewanderte said:
first: sorry for reviving this old thread.
never thought I'd ever go back to Windows Phone 7 apps. My daughter dropped her WP7 device into water. Even after several cleaning and drying attempts the power button does not work anymore. All other buttons do work.
This app was a god send! thank you. Now she doesn't have to wait for the 30s screen time out
wonder if it's possible to create an app that does a combination of Vol down and Windows button to accomplish the same.
thanks again.
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already exists here
Device Volume app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599890
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already exists here
Device Volume app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599890
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yeah thanks but I was probably not clear enough and I have this already on her phone.
what I meant is an app that changes the physical button behavior of Vol down and Windows button, when pressed together, to turn screen off. The screen off tile is OK for now. The problem is that once the screen is off the only way to turn the screen off is to open the keyboard (slide phone).
The other issue is that once the phone is off you can't turn it back on because the power button is dead. So you have to plug it into a usb port and it turns on.....
cheers
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yeah thanks but I was probably not clear enough and I have this already on her phone.
what I meant is an app that changes the physical button behavior of Vol down and Windows button, when pressed together, to turn screen off. The screen off tile is OK for now. The problem is that once the screen is off the only way to turn the screen off is to open the keyboard (slide phone).
The other issue is that once the phone is off you can't turn it back on because the power button is dead. So you have to plug it into a usb port and it turns on.....
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Try TouchWake; use capacitive/hardware buttons to wake your device!
http://windowsphonehacker.com/artic...pacitive_buttons_to_wake_your_device-07-13-12
AhmedElsharkawy said:
Try TouchWake; use capacitive/hardware buttons to wake your device!
http://windowsphonehacker.com/artic...pacitive_buttons_to_wake_your_device-07-13-12
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looks like the winner. thank you!
•LG C900: Windows/Camera buttons wake device
will test this tomorrow.
edit: great, works. She can now use the physical windows button to turn screen off. thank you again
I wonder if the behaviour with power button of the Nexus 7 (2013), like in the picture :
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That if you press top of the power button, you won't be able to activate the button. I wonder if this is general Neuxs 7 (2013) design fault, or the fault of my device only.
It seems that below the button something is missing.
I just like to know if you have the same experience.
PS: Pressing on the bottom of the button will activate it though, (of course pressing at the middle of it also).
Thanks for answer in advance,
Here is the guide to fixing the power button.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/mushy-2013-nexus-7-buttings-got-you-down-fix-them/
@Username invalid
But it is generally a good reason to order replacement ?
(Aside from random restarts, problems with double inserting characters from keyboard, problem with stopping touchscreen input , and Camera app that sometimes even don't want to turn on or crashes after taking picture in "sphere mode" ~ unfortunately it's true
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@Username invalid
But it is generally a good reason to order replacement ?
(Aside from random restarts, problems with double inserting characters from keyboard, problem with stopping touchscreen input , and Camera app that sometimes even don't want to turn on or crashes after taking picture in "sphere mode" ~ unfortunately it's true
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Those software issues can be easily addressed but it is your choice if you want to replace it because of a faulty power button. You can minimize the use of the power button such as by tapping on the screen to turn on the display and widget on your home screen to turn off. Or by using the camera and gyroscope sensor.
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I'm not sure if the short periods of idleness (especially when you unlock device) of touchscreen is software issue.
I mean sometimes when you "swipe" it breaks the gesture.
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Those software issues can be easily addressed but it is your choice if you want to replace it because of a faulty power button. You can minimize the use of the power button such as by tapping on the screen to turn on the display and widget on your home screen to turn off. Or by using the camera and gyroscope sensor.
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This sounds interesting. I know there are widgets to lock the screen, but I am not aware of an app to replace the power button to wake up the tablet to show the lock screen. Our tablet does not have a proximity sensor.
How do you do it?
Which app from the playstore do you use?
HowardZ said:
This sounds interesting. I know there are widgets to lock the screen, but I am not aware of an app to replace the power button to wake up the tablet to show the lock screen. Our tablet does not have a proximity sensor.
How do you do it?
Which app from the playstore do you use?
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It is not an app; it is a ROM that allows you to turn on the display by tapping on the screen. And I know it does not have a proximity sensor. That's why I said camera and gyroscope meaning turning the display on/off by tilting or waving your hand over the camera.
Username invalid said:
It is not an app; it is a ROM that allows you to turn on the display by tapping on the screen. And I know it does not have a proximity sensor. That's why I said camera and gyroscope meaning turning the display on/off by tilting or waving your hand over the camera.
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Isn't the covers like to an "iPad" also works as good power button replacement?
bluesm said:
Isn't the covers like to an "iPad" also works as good power button replacement?
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Yes, the Nexus does have a magnetic sensor.
Code:
adb shell input keyevent 26
Is the code for the power button.
Username invalid said:
It is not an app; it is a ROM that allows you to turn on the display by tapping on the screen. And I know it does not have a proximity sensor. That's why I said camera and gyroscope meaning turning the display on/off by tilting or waving your hand over the camera.
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I think either of solution would eat battery enormously quickly especially camera and gyroscope.
bluesm said:
I think either of solution would eat battery enormously quickly especially camera and gyroscope.
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Not as much as WiFi.