I carry my One X in my pocket with its screen towards my leg, so that the screen is protected when I bump into something. The disadvantage of this is that I accidentally unlock the phone by accident a lot of times.
I could configure a the phone to ask for a PIN-code before unlocking, but under the numpad there is a button for making emergency calls and I don't want to 'pocket-call' 911 so I need another solution.
Anyone here who has a great suggestion? Would it be possible to remove the emergency call button? Or do you know of any other solutions to prevent the phone from unlocking itself?
Thanks in advance!
You could try face unlock
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How does this happen..? The screen needs to turn on and the ring needs to be dragged.. what in your pocket drags the ring?
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I use draw pattern, very simple and quick,
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The screen should only unlock with your finger, I believe it works off the heat from your finger. But I've just used my t-shirt with finger inside to unlock so as its a thin material I guess the heat from finger tip is getting through. I guess the op could be wearing thin pants and the heat from his leg/thigh is unlocking it.
Maybe using a case where the power button is covered and so harder to depress is an answer.
S.
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Tomo1971 said:
I guess the heat from finger tip is getting through. I guess the op could be wearing thin pants and the heat from his leg/thigh is unlocking it.
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I had the same problem with my old phone. Though I can't imagine how the power button on the HOX can be pressed by accident...
You could try using another lockscreen. With widgetlocker for example, it is harder to unlock the screen (if you disable widget actions). That could be a possible solution.
The WidgetLocker is the best choice foe your Problem
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I've actually called 911 twice with my HOX. I use a pattern, but I guess it slides the ring and hits the emergency called. Luckily I've known the dispatchers both times it has happened. Would be great if you could disable that feature.
quite simply put, a. buy deasent trousers or b. put the phone in your pocket with the unlock button at the top then it wont get pressed.
If your asking this on a forum you really shouldnt be allowed a phone. Try smoke signals.
I can sympathise with you, this used to happen with my HTC Desire a lot. It usually happened after I'd had a text message or something similar. I use the patterncode for my phone to help protect against accidental unlocks however as you say, hitting emergency call is all too easy to do (in the uk it's worse because our emergency number is 999).
What I could suggest for you, as well as using a pin/face/pattern unlock screen, is also to place the phone in a sock or pouch of some sort to increase the layer of material between the phone and your skin. That should help too, as well as trying several of the lockscreen apps out there.
Pouch
I agree I have a pouch and of cource this prevents your phone from unlocking. It also prevents much more damage, of cource you don't always need to use it but personally I try to as I have dropped my phone onto the stone floor in my kitchen, and not a scratch!
That fools that say it's impossible.... It happened to me many many times... but last two was bad...
My phone somehow reached pincode imput and made 3 mistakes in my pocked this locked my card and was waiting for puk code which i don't know and don't have... after that i was charged 2$ or more for creating new puk code so i can unlock my sim... When i unlocked my wallpaper and home screens were changed and deleted... So DONT USE PIN CODE for screen unlock on Htc One X because you will block your sim... Draw pattern is the perfect screen unlock...
I am Android Native Applications an Games Developer so i used many devices and this is the only one that m ade this to me....
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Hi guys.
I'm running WinMo 6.5, and it's great. I've made a few tweaks and such, and I'd like to get away from any "Lock" type programs since the WinMo 6.5 lock seems to do what I need it to, however, it's unlocking itself from inside my case!
I installed LockDevice, which is doing a great job of locking the device, however, when I put my phone into my leather case/holster, it unlocks O_O.
It's an HTC leather holster. It uses magnets to keep shut. I'm wondering if the magnets are what's causing it to unlock. It did the same thing in WinMo 6.1 as well.
Could the magnets be causing the phone to unlock? It's driving me nuts!
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Well, I think the magnets are making the phone think the keyboard is opening. I just tried taking it out of the holster by pushing it out from the bottom, and it did not turn on and unlock.
Can I disable unlock with keyboard opening?
Is it unlocking only in your case?
Yes.
I keep playing with it, and I think the problem is that the slightest opening makes it switch to landscape, which causes it to unlock.
With WinMo 6.1, I used to have S2U2, and I would pull out my phone and see that it was usually in landscape, to which it would go back to portrait after about a second.
Is there a way to make it so that sliding open the keyboard doesn't wake the device up?
I tried a few of cabs and the registry edit I found via google (on xda-dev and a one on PPCGeeks), but no luck.
Same problem. Sliding the keyboard open wakes up and unlocks the device.
That is because of the magnet in your case,
A Unique Characteristic
We made note of this in the Tilt 2 review but each model has a slight oddity in that if the USB port comes into contact with a magnet (say, from a cell phone case) the screen will turn on. The Touch Pro 2 has an internal magnet that is used to activate the screen when the stylus is withdrawn from the Windows phone. It's simply a case of magnets being magnets.
Was this the registry tweak you tried?:
registry\HKLM\hardware\devicemap\keybd\ then add dword "slidewakeup" contents= 0 ?
This works perfectly on my TmoUSA TP2...What version do you have...?
Well, Pumpiron579 pretty much answered it.
I noticed that when I rubbed the phone against the case, it would unlock, even without moving the screen at all and forcing it shut (I went as far as using scotch tape to hold it shut while I took it out of my case), but the phone insisted on "rotating" as if I had opened the keyboard.
I will try to find a case without magnets, but in the meantime, is there a registry entry that will disable that "feature" in regards to the stylus coming out? It seems logical that if you could turn that off, it would fix the problem.
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Well, Pumpiron579 pretty much answered it.
I noticed that when I rubbed the phone against the case, it would unlock, even without moving the screen at all and forcing it shut (I went as far as using scotch tape to hold it shut while I took it out of my case), but the phone insisted on "rotating" as if I had opened the keyboard.
I will try to find a case without magnets, but in the meantime, is there a registry entry that will disable that "feature" in regards to the stylus coming out? It seems logical that if you could turn that off, it would fix the problem.
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I would love it if some one would be able to do an idiots guide into how to turn off mangentic sensors .... My phone has now billed me 3x my normal monthly usage this month due to it going off in my pocket lock on!
Did no one see the registry fix I posted a couple of posts above?
Or did you try it and it didn't work for you?
As far as I know this always works on TmoUSA TP2s, though I don't know about other versions.
This is a well-known and well-documented issue -- it was discovered early this summer when the Euro/International version came out...though maybe different versions are affected differently.
The registry fix doesnt work, as I applied that long ago. My apologies, I thought I was clear by pointing the solution at Pumpiron579.
Interestingly enough, it still unlocks when I slide the keyboard open, but it will unlock if I wave a magnet from the holster / pouch in front of the screen.
So, I either buy a new pouch, be more careful, or find a fix.
Here is a case I am using now that works without turning the phone on. I paid $19.99 at target for it,
http://www.caselogic.com/horizontal_leather_pda_phone_case/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=101933
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Was this the registry tweak you tried?:
registry\HKLM\hardware\devicemap\keybd\ then add dword "slidewakeup" contents= 0 ?
This works perfectly on my TmoUSA TP2...What version do you have...?
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Worked for my UK Vodafone TP2 with OS 23515.5.5.0 (Energy ROM 25th Jan 2010).
Thanks.
the desire owners will have noticed, that when you press the on/off button, the screen turns on and you will see the slider (with the time and date).
(unless you replaced it with an app or something).
now you can choose how to unlock it, either slide the slider down with your finger.
OR you press the menu button.
i have the desire in my pocket with the screen towards my leg (because it's more comfortable deu to the little curve on the bottom), and i KEEP pressing the f#####ng menu key.
in other words: my phone gets unlocked every couple of minutes.
my mates think its cool, because i'm calling the whole wide world from my pocket without using my hands or fingers.
but i don't like it, neither does my wallet.
i know there are unlock apps, but i'm not always sure what they do.
i'm looking for a hack/app that disables the menu key.
in that way the single and only way to unlock the phone is to slide the slider down with my finger.
so nothing will change EXCEPT the fact that the menu key can unlock the screen.
can someone please help me, because i'm really getting sick of it (even though the phone itself is absolute gold).
p.s. i'm not familair with rooting.
so you're pressing the power button, then the menu button in your pocket? how'd you manage that?
yeah.. i kinda should be in the world book of records for being able to do the impossible.
i made my last htc touch pro 2 brake it's screen when i flew off by opening the keyboard.
apparently the screen came off or a screw came of or something.
i'm good at that .
besides, i'm a big lad, and when i sit down the fabric of my jeans curls (english is not my native language, so i'm not to sure how to describe it), like a rinkle.
at the top it presses the power button (which gets pressed so bloody easily).
pressing the menu button is easy, it happends all the time apparently.
it happened before that i suddenly had a different background, deleted widgets, replaced widgets, called people, turned on gps, opened a program etc.
believe, i can get impossible things happen i'm just a professional clumsy dude haha.
but anyways, you got an idea?
I don't know how to disable it, but you could get a case.
Check these out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673135
I got one and they're pretty cool. Dirt cheap too.
oh right lol! i'd be careful if your pockets are tight, some people broke the nexus one screens with tight pockets, and my desire came with a warning to remove from pockets before sitting down
but i'm sorry i don't know how to disable it, i have rooted my phone and installed froyo which doesn't do it, but its not a perfect rom yet (certain stuff doesn't work)
If you keep the screen side against your leg, the screen will eventually curve in at the center. Happened to my N95 8GB. I can almost guarantee over time it will happen with the Desire. Dont ever sit on it. EVER.
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If you keep the screen side against your leg, the screen will eventually curve in at the center. Happened to my N95 8GB. I can almost guarantee over time it will happen with the Desire. Dont ever sit on it. EVER.
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i don't sit on it, it's in my front pocket.
but still, i understand what you're saying, and i geuss you could be right.
but then again, i bought a mobile phone so i could have a phone that's mobile.
and beind a man, i put stuff in my pockets, same with my phone.
so a phone should be made to be put in a pocket.
(not back pocket, because i'll crush it when i sit on it, but in the front pocket).
still, i would like to hear from somebody who found a way to disable the menu key.
it doesn't make sense to me at all, to have a touchscreen that you unlock with a button.....
still... nodbody seems to know anything as simple as turning off the function of a button....
Anybody know how to answer or text with gloves on I have a screen protector on mine and I think it may be causing it not to be recognized I've seen other android phones that work with gloves such as the optimus? Just wanted to know if there was a way to answer the phone since there is no call button.
R u serious?
I suggest u get an optimus or just man up & take your gloves off.
I've seen special gloves advertised that work for capacitive touchscreens. Whatever you're using to touch the screen needs to be able to conduct electricity (e.g. human skin).
http://www.firebox.com/product/2956/Isotoner-SmarTouch-Gloves
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I've seen special gloves advertised that work for capacitive touchscreens. Whatever you're using to touch the screen needs to be able to conduct electricity (e.g. human skin).
http://www.firebox.com/product/2956/Isotoner-SmarTouch-Gloves
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might get me some of them
Lennyuk said:
might get me some of them
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I'm just going to superglue some tin foil to the end of my existing gloves
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I'm just going to superglue some tin foil to the end of my existing gloves
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that won't work unless you have it going through the glove will it? surely your finger needs to touch it still so it conducts.
http://www.wilsonsleather.com/produ...=4073316&cp=2446815.1831968&parentPage=family
I read somewhere that there are some stickies that you can put on your existing gloves and make them just like those special gloves
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Utorrent76 said:
I suggest u get an optimus or just man up & take your gloves off.
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Haha that's funny most of the time I have a lot of stuff in my hands like keys, the steering wheel, shifter, groceries all that stuff.. so it's hard for me to take them off while holding these things and the phone only rings 4 times before it hits voicemail can you take your gloves off in a matter of 10 seconds and slide the phone so you can answer it?
actually if there was just a hard key we could hit to answer or decline if you hit the vol up or down it shuts off the ringer but the phone still rings so if we had say like the camera or the touchpad to answer it would work I can text with the keyboard.
ordered these: http://www.amazon.com/Agloves-scree...FI2M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291870482&sr=8-1
buy some conductive thread and sew a patch onto the inside of your glove finger.
Here's a guide on how to make your own for around $1 - $5.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-A-Glove-Work-With-A-Touch-Screen/
Couldn't tell you how these work, but I just saw these the other day on GearLog.
http://www.glovetips.com/
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Hi Guys,
First post post and its a sad one.
Word of warning to some of you guys with the one x.
I had some major screen issues when i first got my device (preordered) and i spoke to htc about the issues i was having flickering, green lines, touch issues and all the heat that the phone was generating.
I was in the cinema the other night and was texting during the copious and irrelevant adverts that accompany any film and i turned to speak to my friend and when i pressed the unlock button i discovered my screen had shattered.
I dont know wether this was a one off manufacturing error or wether it was related to the issues i was having before but a word of warning as i dont want it happening to someone else as it has taken me a while to get a new phone issued. Mine will be going to HTC for investigation no doubt. Thankfully my retailer was reasonable in the end, and when they found out i had already reported a screen fault to HTC the imediately offered a swap out.
Its not a shatter from any particular point, it just seemed to shatter from the middle out.
Before anyone comments saying you must have pressed too hard, i use my fingers for pointing and touching and dont yell "by the power of greyskull" before using my phone.
So if you are still having banding, or non responsive screen issues of anykind be careful. I hope this is a one off, but if it hapens to someone else at least you know your not the only one.
Pressure from the pocket maybe. Ive worked in the mobile industry for 8 years and have never known a screen to pop so to speak. Very strange. Could be an assembly issue with the glass slightly over sized but would still need a knock to set it off.
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maybe he dropped it and wants to believe he didn't
another cracked screen
My screen cracked when I performed a rather bad magic trick by putting my phone in my front pocket and when I took it out the screen was cracked. To say I was disappointed would be a bit of a understatement.
On contacting HTC they now say that as I unlocked the boot loader not only do I have to pay for a new screen ( I would argue any phone that cant be put in a pocket of your trousers with out cracking is not fit for purpose ) but worse as I had unlocked the bootloader that I would have to pay for a new mother board as well.
I would understand having to pay for a new screen but having to pay for a new motherboard and screen does not sit well with me. If they had said that I would have pay for the screen and done nothing else on the phone and that I would have had no warranty I would have been ok with that
mox: thankyou for implying im deluded, i will take your kind words onboard
I didnt actually put my phone back in my pocket, i have never dropped it and had a full case on it from the word go. I cant see how or why this would happen and would hope its a one off an the build quality seems good and after the updates the phone works really well.
Im hoping this was a one in a million situation that wont occur for anyone else, but i thought just in case, HTC couldnt deny it had happened before.
Was the phone extremely hot or anything? Seems strange it would just shatter sitting in your pocket?
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Was the phone extremely hot or anything? Seems strange it would just shatter sitting in your pocket?
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It wasnt in my pocket, i sent a text, talked to my friend and when i looked back the screen was cracked, i hadnt put it down, put it in m pocket or moved it in the slightest.
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Was the phone extremely hot or anything? Seems strange it would just shatter sitting in your pocket?
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That's the thing tho, it was in his hand not even his pocket!! It's like spontaneous human combustion but on a phone screen
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So I'm not the only one then who takes my air pistol into cinemas to shoot at the phones that annoy the hell out of me when they should be TURNED OFF!
I've tried doing the same when im flying to people who never listen when the pilot tells you to refrain from using electronic devices, I just can't get it through customs!
It's much more likely that you applied too much pressure on the screen by accidentally pressing it against the arm rest or something else nearby while you were distracted.
Ockham's razor, the glass isn't under any load stress so it's impossible for it to suddenly fracture. And if it did, you would have heard a loud cracking noise. Pressure must have been applied. Either that or you dropped it and now you're trolling. Sorry, but I really find it difficult to believe in spontaneous shattering of a phone's screen...
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It's much more likely that you applied too much pressure on the screen by accidentally pressing it against the arm rest or something else nearby while you were distracted.
Ockham's razor, the glass isn't under any load stress so it's impossible for it to suddenly fracture. And if it did, you would have heard a loud cracking noise. Pressure must have been applied. Either that or you dropped it and now you're trolling. Sorry, but I really find it difficult to believe in spontaneous shattering of a phone's screen...
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Im not trolling, just saying what happened. Thats all. Im not trying to get you guys to believe or disbelive me. Thats what happened to me. Im hoping to get something back from htc when they get it back
Gorilla Glass looking good, hahahaha
If it took a lot of pressure to shatter a demo glass of Gorilla Glass on a board, then either you put way too much pressure, or way too much heat damaged the glass causing it to shatter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbob1eo-72c
I'm sure there's a lot of people who won't believe this story. They key, however, to communicating online is this. Apply these simple rules before you post and you'll be doing very well.
1) does what I'm about to say need to be said (does it benefit anyone)?
2) does it need to be said right now?
3) does is need to be said by me?
If the answer to any of these is "no" then probably best not to say it at all.
If someone says something you don't believe to be true but it is not hurting anyone I would generally suggest letting it go. just my twopen'th.
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I'm sure there's a lot of people who won't believe this story. They key, however, to communicating online is this. Apply these simple rules before you post and you'll be doing very well.
1) does what I'm about to say need to be said (does it benefit anyone)?
2) does it need to be said right now?
3) does is need to be said by me?
If the answer to any of these is "no" then probably best not to say it at all.
If someone says something you don't believe to be true but it is not hurting anyone I would generally suggest letting it go. just my twopen'th.
"LOL"ing
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I scratched the shot out of my phone other day
My question is does the one x have a screen protector on it
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It doesn't really matter if the screen has a screen protector on it or not. If someone took a baseball bat and smashed your screen, with or with no screen protector, it will still shatter.
nicholaschum said:
It doesn't really matter if the screen has a screen protector on it or not. If someone took a baseball bat and smashed your screen, with or with no screen protector, it will still shatter.
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Yea but am saying i scratched my one x and want to know if it has one on so o can take it off
U get me now
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There is no screen protector pre-installed as far as I can tell from looking at my device.
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Yea but am saying i scratched my one x and want to know if it has one on so o can take it off
U get me now
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There is a screen protector on if you had put it on. Asking is if your phone has screen protector is... strange.
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Yea but am saying i scratched my one x and want to know if it has one on so o can take it off
U get me now
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If you meant you scratched your screen without knowing for a fact you placed a screen protector on it yourself AFTER taking off the "I'm the ONE you've been waiting for" sticker, then no, you don't have a screen protector.
Easiest way to check is to get a piece of tape, tape it on the screen and peel.
Does it bother anyone else that the phone unlock so easily in their pockets?
I wish there is a to slide to unlock or turn up the unlock sensitivity without using a pass code or pattern.
Umm. There is a swipe to unlock.
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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inspron said:
Does it bother anyone else that the phone unlock so easily in their pockets?
I wish there is a to slide to unlock or turn up the unlock sensitivity without using a pass code or pattern.
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I have never accidentally unlocked my phone, ever.
I think he means that the power button is easily touched with a big phone in the pocket, and also cotton from the inner pocket can unlock the touchscreen. It annoyed me also. But I now use a cheap thin plastic cover from ebay and that helps me with accidental touch of power button and protects my phone for damage at the same time.