My EVO is forever switching itself to silent mode without me doing it (that I am aware of). I never intentionally set it to that myself. It's either in full sound/vibrate mode or vibrate only. However, often while texting I'll sit my phone down, pick it up later, and see I have missed texts and the phone is in silent mode.
How does that keep happening? Is it something I'm doing while hitting the power button to shut the screen back off?
the volume keys can set the ringer to up, down, or on vibrate.
Concordium said:
the volume keys can set the ringer to up, down, or on vibrate.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Right, but I have my volume maxed out all the time, and I know that during the process of sitting my phone down on the desk I'm not holding in the volume button and running it all the way down to nothing. Plus, I don't think you can alter the ringer volume with the volume keys while the screen is off, can you?
*ok I just figured it out*
What I must be doing is accidentally squeezing the volume up button as I grip the phone and press the power button to shut the screen off. That puts the phone in silent mode. Mystery solved!
Some (a lot) of ROMs, including stock, also have an option to silence/send to voicemail when the phone is placed face down, as well. Sometimes, it seems like these options can inadvertently be triggered by setting it down wrong, or even moving it around in your pocket. Just something I have noticed.
JD1zzle said:
Some (a lot) of ROMs, including stock, also have an option to silence/send to voicemail when the phone is placed face down, as well. Sometimes, it seems like these options can inadvertently be triggered by setting it down wrong, or even moving it around in your pocket. Just something I have noticed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I forgot about that option. I always make sure my phone doesn't do that as I always have my hands in my pockets when I walk and almost always have my phone face down on my desk when not using it.
Related
Would it be possible to configure our Rhodiums to wake from sleep mode upon a quick double tap on the screen? If possible it could be set that only a double tap (one tap followed by another no longer than half a second later for example) would wake the device to ensure accidental knocks in our pocket wouldn't wake it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
anyone any ideas?
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this isn't possible without seriously jeapordizing battery life, so it wouldn't be something plausible.
Consider that what you're asking means your device will always have to monitor the screen and thus never enter standby mode.
Perhaps you should look into applying the registry fix that will wake your device on any key press (not just the power button). Maybe that will work for you as well, while still letting your device go into standby.
What is wrong with the built-in power button again?
I would like that also (different button to turn on). With the diamond the centre round button would be a better button to turn on the pda than the current power button (which is a little too far recessed for my liking) The centre button is larger but recessed also which would stop accidently turning in on in your pocket.
Link to previous thread regarding pressing any key to wake...
ohyeahar said:
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this isn't possible without seriously jeapordizing battery life, so it wouldn't be something plausible.
Consider that what you're asking means your device will always have to monitor the screen and thus never enter standby mode.
Perhaps you should look into applying the registry fix that will wake your device on any key press (not just the power button). Maybe that will work for you as well, while still letting your device go into standby.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah thats a fair point, ddn't think too much about the implications of it having to perhaps always be awake!
Spike15 said:
What is wrong with the built-in power button again?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nothing wrong with the power button, just thought itd be a cool feature to be able to do that, but ill stick with whats best!
I think HTC's placement of the power button is perfect. I've been using smartphones and PDAs for a while and that's just the natural spot I EXPECT a power button to be. In fact with my breif stay with a Blackjack II I kept hitting the power button to dim the screen, which on that phone would actually turn it off, like off off.
And as stated above, when your phone goes into standby, the screen turns off, it can't detect anything. In order to keep the sensor on, you would be draining power when your phone really shouldn't.
I'll throw my coin in the hat of "silly idea"
My first Tilt 2, which had a dud microphone, the power button was fine.. It was recessed but easily pressed. My current Tilt 2 I have to press holding the phone longwise.. if I'm holding the phone on the sides I can't press the power button... I'm thinking the screen moves slightly more or the button is more recessed. It's kind of annoying.
Personally I'd also like not have to use the power button all the time myself, although I wouldn't want to tap to do it.. One of the four hardware buttons would be just fine.
Yes, I know sliding and removing the stlyus turn it on too, neither thing I do often.
Hello,
I saw that the phone is switched off when I press the power button very quickly after a few seconds turns on. This for me is very annoying, if I have the phone in my pocket sometimes turns on probably because Touch inside the power button. It is possible to change to having to press for a few seconds and not for 1/10 second ?
it is not possible ?
alfredolo said:
it is not possible ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why is this a problem? The screen will auto switch off again in 15 seconds if still locked.
Becouse i want turn off the phone.
You want it totally switched off? Hold down the power button and a menu pops up on the screen, switch if off from there.
There is no way to stop the power button waking up the device when it is "standby", that's its purpose, I can't imagine anything more annoying than having to hold down the button just to check my phone
I don't see how you guys don't understand his question.
He says that it is annoying that when you turn the phone off (for X reason) and put it in your pocket, the fact that it only takes a slight touch of the power button to turn the phone on means it involuntarily turns itself on in his pocket. He wantsto know whether it is possible to make it so you have to press a long time on the power button in order to turn the power on, so that if the power buton is only pressed for a second, nothing happens.
I really wish people tried to actually read questions on forums.
This is an important question for all that travel by air.
to avoid that during the take off or the landing the desire turn on inadvertently
My problem was born in the cinema when I turned off the phone and put it in my pocket. After a few seconds I heard the sound of ignition, so I switched off again, then yet again ... up when I removed the sound, while other people looked at me in a mole ..
It would be nice if you could choose to press the button for 2-3 seconds before it turn on, to prevent accidental starting
Totally agree. I had the same issue on the plane the other day. I had powered it off but during take off it powered itself on in my pocket. I used to have an iPhone and it at least required you to hold the power button down for a few seconds before it turned on.
-------------------------------------
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
speedking34 said:
I really wish people tried to actually read questions on forums.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I really wish people took the time to actually read the reply and accept that sometimes when the OP is in broken english it is misses details, before jumping in to criticise others while contributing nothing of value to the thread.
If you reckoned it was easy to understand the question, why have you offered no actual answer or constructive advice?
If you assume that the question is... can I set the phone so that it requires a long-press of the power button to switch it on when it is completely powered off... the answer is... No, you can't. Perhaps there is scope for this in a modded firmware if you root the device. I suggest you email HTC support to suggest this an an enhancement in a future update to the phone.
Why don't you try this FlexiSheild Case Cover, I purchased one and it has a very robust construction flexible but not sloppy like the silicone ones.
I have found that to turn the phone on or from standby you have firmly press the on button you cannot turn it on by simply sweeping your finger over the button it also offers a lot of protection to the phone and has some rubbery coating on the back to stop the phone slipping out of your hand.
I believe this will elimenate your false switch on of the phone
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/flexishield-skin-for-the-htc-desire-black-p24206.htm
Hello,
Loving my desire but this problem is really annoying,
Every time I take the phone out of my pocket it's slide the phone upwards so the call is being dismissed.
Any chance I can change that?
I'm running a rooted phone.
Thanks.
I agree on this, It's quite annoying.
I've seen some apps that change the lockscreen, but most of them consume memory and/or a lot of battery power. A free app would be preferred.
why isnt your screen off? when you go to put the desire in your pocket press the power button on the device quickly and it will turn your screen off and also lock it, there is no need to have the screen on whilst in your pocket is there? this is also power saving on your phone, hitting the power button again will then switch it to the lock screen once you have taken it out of your pocket.
haggisuk99 said:
why isnt your screen off? when you go to put the desire in your pocket press the power button on the device quickly and it will turn your screen off and also lock it, there is no need to have the screen on whilst in your pocket is there? this is also power saving on your phone, hitting the power button again will then switch it to the lock screen once you have taken it out of your pocket.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is when a call comes in. When a call comes on the phone wakes from sleep mode.
I just got my new AT&T S3 a few days ago, and there's a problem I seem to be having with every single phone call I make or receive.
During the call, the screen goes dark, and none of the buttons seem to be able to wake it up again until the other party hangs up. I've literally had to rip my Otterbox off and yank the battery out to hang up during one call to an IVR system that just wouldn't hang up on its own (I guess I could have pressed the right combination of buttons to force a reboot, but at that point I was in no mood to spend 5 minutes experimenting with different permutations of power, vol-, and vol+ to find the magic combo).
Here's what I think might be happening. Note that I haven't exhaustively spent lots of time debugging it yet, on the theory that if it's a common bug, somebody else already has:
Call begins.
Hall Effect sensor triggered by proximity to face. Screen turned off, touchscreen input disabled.
Display settings ticking away in the background force timeout after N seconds. Ignores the fact that the display is already off, and puts the phone to sleep "for real" (at least, the part handling the UI), neglecting to re-enable the power button first.
I'm done with my call. I move the phone away from my face to hang up (or pull up the keypad to enter a selection). Hall Effect sensor broadcasts intent to turn on screen and re-enable touchscreen, and its intent falls on deaf ears because the phone is officially asleep and ignoring it.
Panic. Press power button. Seemingly ignored (though the phone might be waking up enough to see a note telling it to ignore the button, and going back to sleep without further action).
Anger. Press home button. Press volume buttons. Swear violently, and get really mad.
(other party hangs up; lock gets released, phone is awakened and problem seems to go away)
or...
(furiously press various two- and three-finger combinations of power, vol+, vol-, and home until either the call terminates or the phone reboots)
For what it's worth, the same bug show up if I make a call in my car, but the bluetooth call-control button DOES work, even though the phone itself appears to be a darkened unresponsive brick, and triggering a hangup via bluetooth wakes it back up again. I KNOW this isn't due to Tasker or anything, because I've had this problem literally since I made my first call on the new phone to terminate my Sprint account, when it was 100% stock and virgin.
I had the same problem with my white s3 . Then I changed the screen protector and cleansed the proximity sensor with a dust free cloth and haven't had any problems since
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Well, I found the root of my problem: the S3's proximity sensor isn't a Hall Effect sensor, it's near-infrared... and the plastic shell on my case is yellow, which meant it was reflecting too much near-infrared light back into the sensor and triggering it continuously from the moment the LED turned on. I ended up blackening the plastic that surrounds the sensor using a Sharpie marker, and it solved the problem.
Samsung S3 won't hang up
I have the same problem and found that I can insert earphones to phone to make light come back on. After looking at this forum I also noticed a setting (which I haven't tried yet). It's the 3rd from last under settings. Settings-Accessibility-Answering/ending calls-The power key ends calls.
I'm hoping that will work.
This is the first nexus phone I've had, so I'm still learning. On my SGS3, I could pull down the tray and tap the speaker icon to mute. Is there any way to do that on the N5x? I don't see an option to add it to the tray, but there are many times I need to do this quickly. Any advice? I haven't gotten my cables yet, so I'm still locked and unrooted.
Thanks
I've always thought the simplest way is to use the volume rocker. Hold down till vibrate. That's vibrate mode. If you don't want that then push volume rocker down one more time. It will go into a do not disturb mode that you can configure to your liking either allowing alarms only or complete silence.