Develop Bugs

Phone lock resets itself!

Argh!!!!
I'm desperate guys!
Ok - I have tried various flavours of WM6 and various radio roms as well but here is my problem:
I use a keyboard/screen lock (the one that comes with the OS) so that if it gets nicked i've got some idiot time to phone t-mobile and cancel the sim. (yes, I also use a sim lock)
However, on rare occasions I get this same problem:
I set the keyboard lock code, in this example 1234. I then lock the keyboard and try it and its fine. I reboot the phone and the code no longer works and the ONLY way to get into the phone is by hard-reset and rebuild the phone again! I've tried everything i can think of including:
Using the keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard
lots of soft resets
diferent builds of WM6
I know im typing in the correct pass number yet it refuses to use it. Now, remember this happens one out of every three reboots.... the ONLY way I have found round this is as i've said, hold those magic buttons down and poke the stick in the magic hole.
Any ideas whats causing it to lose the numbers I give it?
Any ideas what it wants me to type when it does lose them?
How can I stop it??????
Thanks for your help!

gets better!
Now, after a couple of soft reboots it wont even "click" the unlock option. I can type any numbers I like but, as soon as I click "unlock" at the bottom, it highlights - so it knows its being hit - and does nothing.
I'm so very confused.

Monty Burns said:
gets better!
Now, after a couple of soft reboots it wont even "click" the unlock option. I can type any numbers I like but, as soon as I click "unlock" at the bottom, it highlights - so it knows its being hit - and does nothing.
I'm so very confused.
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sometimes 2 + 2 dons't be 4 ... as we say here in Spain, this is Informagica

eh? what????

Monty Burns said:
eh? what????
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Sorry, mate, only a joke.... can't help you, is so strange...

Disable "pressing Menu" to unlock

Everytime my phone gets unlocked by pressing the menu button in my pocket, is there a way to disable this?
Thanks

I would also like to know how to do this. Could this be implemented into 2.91 please paul?!!

+1 - made a lot of accidental calls in my pocket .. this forced me to activate that annoying and slow unlock pattern

Wow, things got buried fast over in the CDMA forums. We got a little extra info from digging around in our phones about this same problem. I don't think any of us have solved it yet but hopefully the info will be useful to solve it for everyone eh?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582315

Little bump

Put the phone face down in your pants, no way of pressing the menu screen that way
also protects the screen for breaking bij any bumps or something.
Always have my hero in my pants never ever made an accidental call.

Stafflover said:
Put the phone face down in your pants, no way of pressing the menu screen that way
also protects the screen for breaking bij any bumps or something.
Always have my hero in my pants never ever made an accidental call.
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that is the only way. also with the programm lock 2.0 the screen still get on every time.

when the hero is in my pants, it's also making calls.
It's always calling my girlfriend, no matter if I lock it, or have it face down.
I came to the conclusion, that it was not the hero that was dialing numbers from my pants..

I thought this would be simple for the devs running a command that just disabled that button, but hey im not a dev, i know **** about it thanks for looking into it anyway

E2K said:
when the hero is in my pants, it's also making calls.
It's always calling my girlfriend, no matter if I lock it, or have it face down.
I came to the conclusion, that it was not the hero that was dialing numbers from my pants..
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Hehehehe... my "package" have no girlfriend to call but it calls random persons instead...

Thiesen said:
Hehehehe... my "package" have no girlfriend to call but it calls random persons instead...
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maybe he feels lonely?

would it be strange that it keeps calling my mom in my pants?
yah.. we need a fix for this.

All joking aside; putting in a security pattern to unlock will take away the problem, though you'd have to draw the pattern every time you want to unlock..

E2K said:
All joking aside; putting in a security pattern to unlock will take away the problem, though you'd have to draw the pattern every time you want to unlock..
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Only problem is you're still able to call 911 or whatever since the emergency button is vis/pushable...
I'd rather accidently call my girl instead of the ambulance lol!

Well im using the pattern now, but im bored of drawing it all the time..

Stafflover said:
Only problem is you're still able to call 911 or whatever since the emergency button is vis/pushable...
I'd rather accidently call my girl instead of the ambulance lol!
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so true

Stafflover said:
Only problem is you're still able to call 911 or whatever since the emergency button is vis/pushable...
I'd rather accidently call my girl instead of the ambulance lol!
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Depends a little bit on the location and situation you're in

E2K said:
when the hero is in my pants, it's also making calls.
It's always calling my girlfriend, no matter if I lock it, or have it face down.
I came to the conclusion, that it was not the hero that was dialing numbers from my pants..
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What a coincidence!
When I put my Hero in my trousers it also calls your girlfriend!!

hahahahhaha nice joke YOUR PENIS called your girlfriend

Okay enough jokes about your penis having its own life and calling his friends
Anyone was able to find a solution yet?

Phone picks up and hangs up when pulled from pocket

The drag up/down (accept/deny call) is really idiotic when the phone is in a pocket, where you have to pull up the phone from the pocket when you get a call. Do anybody have any solution to this problem? are there any alternatives accepting/denying calls?

Yes, this is very frustrating for me also, haven't found a solution though!

Use Lockbot Pro from the market
You can choose from several types of locking screens, and modify them.
Word of advice: get the Pro version, it is much more stable then the free one

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

@fluor: I know a guy that use fluor as nickname...are you from norway by any chance?

Lockbot pro, is a bit lame, it only works intermittently!
I have only tried the free version, and have no intention of trying the paid one, just on the off chance that it may work correctly!!
Surely, a developer would wish to entice someone into paying for their app, by making a trial/free version that actually works!!
What's the bloody point, in making a free app that doesn't work properly, as if I would pay for this rubbish!
HTC should have designed an unlock screen that doesn't hang up your call, simply when you take it out of your pocket, I mean, is it really to much to ask, for a device that costs this much!
It's pretty basic stuff really.... I don't want an elephants ear on a bun, I just don't want to keep hanging up on people when I take my phone out of my bloody pocket!

i also hope for a free app. i see there are a lot when i search for lock, but not sure which actually work.
for the hang up problem, a workaround is to put the phone the other way when you insert it into the pocket, so it picks up instead of hanging up when you pull it up. however it's stupid.

pergolesi said:
Lockbot pro, is a bit lame, it only works intermittently!
I have only tried the free version, and have no intention of trying the paid one, just on the off chance that it may work correctly!!
Surely, a developer would wish to entice someone into paying for their app, by making a trial/free version that actually works!!
What's the bloody point, in making a free app that doesn't work properly, as if I would pay for this rubbish!
HTC should have designed an unlock screen that doesn't hang up your call, simply when you take it out of your pocket, I mean, is it really to much to ask, for a device that costs this much!
It's pretty basic stuff really.... I don't want an elephants ear on a bun, I just don't want to keep hanging up on people when I take my phone out of my bloody pocket!
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You say Lockbot Pro is lame, but have only tried the free version??
I think you mean the developer is lame if he made an unstable free version?
All I can say is that it works perfectly for me, and I can only recommend it based on my own experience.
I had a few problems with the free version, yes...but I took the chance on the Pro version anyways...after all, what's $1.99 or whatever anyway.
And, now I have a lockscreen that works as I want it

also using lockbot pro now to get rid of the useless lock screen from sense.
but it doesnt solve this prob, as it doesnt lock on incoming calls

I have a workaround for you.
Put your desire in your pocket top first.
Then when you take it out of the pocket, if the screen is pressed, then "gesture" will be the opposite of what is needed to answer the call.
You will do a gesture up instead of down to answer the call. That is how I do it

Pattern unlock is useless too. You still get the slide to answer/reject screen before the pattern thingy comes up.
Is there a way we can solve this with a cooked rom? I'm trying to wait for the 2.2 rom to be ready, but this problem is annoying enough to flash now I think.

ZigmaDK said:
You will do a gesture up instead of down to answer the call. That is how I do it
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So now you'll accidentally reject the call instead of picking it up..?

rikbrouwer said:
So now you'll accidentally reject the call instead of picking it up..?
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No pulling te screen up doesn't do anything, while pulling it up answers it.
I had a htc hero for about 8 months, always had it top down face towards leg.
Use the desire in the same way and never ever had a call in my pants.

I can't believe HTC have made such an elementary mistake.
I ended up buying a flip case for the phone. Solved the problem and protects the phone and screen as well.

Similar Problem
I have a very similar problem.. Because the vibration is so weak I often do not feel the phone go off in my pocket. Due to the warmth of my leg and moving around the phone continuously picks up by itself.
Does anyone else have this problem?
This is very annoying!!!
If I could only choose to answer calls by the hard button, it would solve it.

Has anybody (rooted) tried using the stock lock screen (the horizonal swipe as opposed to vertical), could this solve your problem?

rowanparker said:
Has anybody (rooted) tried using the stock lock screen (the horizonal swipe as opposed to vertical), could this solve your problem?
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Had the same problem with the htc lockscreen constantly unlocking and picking up calls
Since im on frost froyo rom with the left to right swipe it never happened agilain
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Is it possible to have the standart vanilla slide to answer?

NetBios said:
Is it possible to have the standart vanilla slide to answer?
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Yes. Search the forum for vanilla/rotary.

has anyone found a simple solution to this? I do put my phone in top first... but this means i am hanging up on people when i don't want to.
I want to be able to pull my phone out of my pocket and check who it is then decide what to do.

[Q] very slooow wake up!

I have SM-P605 (LTE version) running on BMJ9 (also tried few others before it) but the only thing I do seem to resolve and iritate me is the amount of time it takes to come whenever I pick it up. It is the same whether I use the home or the power button. I have switched off lock screen effect, I even switched off lock screen all together but the screen still wakes up sometimes after 2-4 seconds of pressing the button. Otherwise, it is not laggy in general.
Any ideas and wise words?
Cheers.

sakiin said:
I have SM-P605 (LTE version) running on BMJ9 (also tried few others before it) but the only thing I do seem to resolve and iritate me is the amount of time it takes to come whenever I pick it up. It is the same whether I use the home or the power button. I have switched off lock screen effect, I even switched off lock screen all together but the screen still wakes up sometimes after 2-4 seconds of pressing the button. Otherwise, it is not laggy in general.
Any ideas and wise words?
Cheers.
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Have you tried disabling the home button from bringing up My Magazine? Either hit the home button from home screen or swipe up to launch My Magazine, then go into settings via the left capacitive button to left of home button and uncheck "open using the home key".

mi7chy said:
Have you tried disabling the home button from bringing up My Magazine? Either hit the home button from home screen or swipe up to launch My Magazine, then go into settings via the left capacitive button to left of home button and uncheck "open using the home key".
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Thanks mate. Done that even disabled the svoice getting launched from the home button. THis behaviour is the same using TW or Apex.

This right here is why I returned it. No matter what I did, even using the Samsung Book Cover, nothing worked.
Drove me crazy til I finally had enough and exchanged it for the iPad Air.
If this issue gets fixed, I'd probably pick it up again.

Han Solo 1 said:
This right here is why I returned it. No matter what I did, even using the Samsung Book Cover, nothing worked.
Drove me crazy til I finally had enough and exchanged it for the iPad Air.
If this issue gets fixed, I'd probably pick it up again.
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It is driving me nuts! but it is my dislike of ipad and believe some xda developer (and or samsung) will come up with a solution that is making me keep this otherwise wonderful tablet.

sakiin said:
It is driving me nuts! but it is my dislike of ipad and believe some xda developer (and or samsung) will come up with a solution that is making me keep this otherwise wonderful tablet.
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I'm not a fan of iPad either but I got sick of opening the cover and always saying, "Ok, hold on a minute" when wanting to show it to someone.
You'd think this expensive spec beast would be able to wake up as fast as a dumb tablet with a third of its RAM. IPad is an instant wake.

Do you have power savings mode disabled?
Do you a micro SD card installed? If so, temporarily remove it and see if it makes a difference. Also, note the brand, model and speed class. And, did you format it in the device you're using?
Downgrading to a child's iPad with DRAM limitations and crashes is not an option for a lot of us.

it's a "feature" of the exynos processor. it puts itself into a deep sleep that has a slight delay when waking up. just about every exnyos4 and higher have the "feature".

madsquabbles said:
it's a "feature" of the exynos processor. it puts itself into a deep sleep that has a slight delay when waking up. just about every exnyos4 and higher have the "feature".
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This is worrying!
Got me searching and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208267
I am hoping some developer can make it easy for us!

madsquabbles said:
it's a "feature" of the exynos processor. it puts itself into a deep sleep that has a slight delay when waking up. just about every exnyos4 and higher have the "feature".
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Ummm...it's not limited to exynos processors my friend. It also happens on the snapdragon variants as well.
Just go in Developer Options and check box the option for "Force GPU Rendering". That did the trick for me so hopefully it'll work for you guys too.

Crazypinoy9 said:
Just go in Developer Options and check box the option for "Force GPU Rendering". That did the trick for me so hopefully it'll work for you guys too.
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You mean you have instant wake?

Crazypinoy9 said:
Ummm...it's not limited to exynos processors my friend. It also happens on the snapdragon variants as well.
Just go in Developer Options and check box the option for "Force GPU Rendering". That did the trick for me so hopefully it'll work for you guys too.
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No change so far but will monitor it.

Better...
After todays firmware update it starts up a lot faster. Now I think it's acceptable but Samsung can do better. Had the same issue on my "old" Note 2, but after a few firmware updates the problem disapered. I'm hopeful.

Arla said:
After todays firmware update it starts up a lot faster. Now I think it's acceptable but Samsung can do better. Had the same issue on my "old" Note 2, but after a few firmware updates the problem disapered. I'm hopeful.
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which update? are you using SM-P605?

Anyone working on this ?? kinda stuck with the same issue : (
Sent from my SM-P605 using xda app-developers app

??? 2 seconds ....???
Anyway when I open my Smart Cover it is on not even a One Second .... lag, like that is a big deal.

AstroDigital said:
??? 2 seconds ....???
Anyway when I open my Smart Cover it is on not even a One Second .... lag, like that is a big deal.
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In my case from sleep it can easily take 5-6 sec ( though trust me it feels like ages) and compared to my old transformer prime it's downright embarrassing!!

AstroDigital said:
??? 2 seconds ....???
Anyway when I open my Smart Cover it is on not even a One Second .... lag, like that is a big deal.
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have you tried without the smart cover? are you saying smart cover is the solution? I do not have smart cover on mine.

sakiin said:
have you tried without the smart cover? are you saying smart cover is the solution? I do not have smart cover on mine.
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Smart cover is not the solution. I have the Samsung Book Cover and it still lags on wake.

Han Solo 1 said:
Smart cover is not the solution. I have the Samsung Book Cover and it still lags on wake.
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the above post sort of implied that. good to know it is not the solution.

Phone locked out of after 10 minutes

Oh no! I got the phone - raced through the set up without settting up anything and only did face scan... I don't think I did a password. Then I set up the face recognition only.
Asked for software update - said ok..........
Now I am locked out of the phone. OMG
Any advice?

SmartPhonesFan said:
Always phone ask for pin before u about to setup fingerprint or face scan
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Well that doesn't help me... I clearly wasn't concentrating. I tried what I would normally put as my pin... no luck locked out for a minute now ten minutes... FFS

SmartPhonesFan said:
Always phone ask for pin before u about to setup fingerprint or face scan
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ok - Huawei 24 hour call center helping me reset now - Power button and volume up. Silly of me, and lucky my better half was able to communicate in Chinese. I haven't used Huawei since 6P and ... lets just say I panicked a tad.
Weird experience having my non-android using wife help me...
lost some cool photos I took during dinner. Camera is farking awesome by the way, but all good now.
Thank you

SmartPhonesFan said:
factory reset then
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Wine over dinner made me stupid. thank you. reset done and dusted.