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Is there a lock screen widget I could add on the Galaxy Nexus so I could swipe to put the phone in silent mode?
jbrothman88 said:
Is there a lock screen widget I could add on the Galaxy Nexus so I could swipe to put the phone in silent mode?
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People are talking warmly of widgetlocker, haven't tried it myself though.
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jbrothman88 said:
Is there a lock screen widget I could add on the Galaxy Nexus so I could swipe to put the phone in silent mode?
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If you turn the screen on, and then long-press the power button while presented with the lockscreen, you can access the sound controls there.
If you have a ROM with a notification power widget, like I do, you can also pull down the notification shade and mute the device from there. I prefer this method to a mute button actually taking up my lockscreen space, which is better filled with the camera, phone, SMS and unlock shortcuts.
Herman76 said:
People are talking warmly of widgetlocker, haven't tried it myself though.
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Widgetlocker is a good app but thats exactly what it is... AN APP so it will run constantly and consume battery, etc...
You should weigh the pros and cons but it does work ok...
I made this thread to mention the noticed changes of this update.
1. In the setting app you will find " Dock " option which is new !
2. the rotation speed is very much better as far
3. camera seems to be better ! " better quality " and faster .
4. no animation lag in the system app! <-- i hated that lag on 4.0.2
5. Am not sure about the battery , I'll test it today ! ( and it depends on the user )
6. I noticed that when you record a full HD video it runs slow !!? is that normal , even the 720p is the same.. the soind is so clear but the video looks laggy ! <--- have you guys noticed that ?
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By all users here :
7. You can no longer press the volume rocker and tap the icon to put it in vibrate.
8. Holding the power button brings up power off, airplane mode and a volume toggle consisting of silent, vibrate and sound on
9. Gtalk icon has changed.
10. On the Messaging app the unread message counter is now smaller and the colour changed to white, instead of being ics-blue.
11. The browser is incredibly faster on rendering.
12. Now is possible to access the bookmarks from the quick controls on the browser.
13. Msch said:
Two bugs that annoyed me are fixed:
Calendar widget didn't show all-day items.
When a legacy app (with ... in bottom right corner) was open, it would also show (and unlock) on the lock screen.
14. Auto brightness is better than it was
and Screenshot sound is LOUD! (I have media volume pretty low, normally; and ring volume at max. It now uses ring volume.) Very
annoying.
15. One bug is not fixed: with language set to “English (United Kingdom)”, the date is almost everywhere correctly shown as “3 April”, except in the notification bar, where
it (incorrectly) shows “April 3, 2012”.
16. video recording issues hd video is lagging a lot. inconsistent speed and also sound
17. phone is much, much slower to start charging through the POGO pins.
18. You can now hold the shutter button to focus and release to capture a photo. This was present in 4.0.1 but removed in 4.0.2 and now back again.
19. we can now take a photo while shooting a video in 1080p mode. just like the ONE X Claims to be able to do because of it's dedicated image chip . just tap on the screen while recording.
20. that the voice-to-type has changed .. now u can choose ur language or add more languages from the keyboard and no need to go to the setting app also Arabic voice
detection is present and working not as Google as the English one but still it is a good thing to have ..
21. The stock calendar widget now shows a colour square for each calendar entry, and the calender entries have been reduced in size to fit more entries on screen.
22. A whole stack of new ringtones, a few of them are pretty loud too.
If anyone noticed another things please mention it here
M7amad90 said:
I made this thread to mention the noticed changes of this update.
1. In the setting app you will find " Dock " option which is new !
2. the rotation speed is very much better as far
3. camera seems to be better ! " better quality " and faster .
4. no animation lag in the system app! <-- i hated that lag on 4.0.2
Am no sure about the battery , I'll test it today !
If anyone noticed other things type it here
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My battery used to last 2 days with moderated use.. 3G on When needed, Wifi, Browsing, Gaming... Music.
You can no longer press the volume rocker and tap the icon to put it in vibrate.
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Holding the power button brings up power off, airplane mode and a volume toggle consisting of silent, vibrate and sound on. I've gotten quite accustomed to using that one very quickly.
About the video recording issue, anyone noticed that, guys ?
Yeah, this really needed a whole new thread.
siturbo said:
You can no longer press the volume rocker and tap the icon to put it in vibrate.
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I have no problems doing this. If i press the volume rocker, i can slide the bar all the way left, or tap at the left and it goes on vibrate just fine.
Is that what you mean?
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Haven't notices any battery life improvements. Anyone else?
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I had the dock menu on 4.0.3 too. It's not new.
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zephiK said:
I had the dock menu on 4.0.3 too. It's not new.
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Lol most of us jumped the 4.0.3.. .. 4.0.2- 4.0.4
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greeced said:
I have no problems doing this. If i press the volume rocker, i can slide the bar all the way left, or tap at the left and it goes on vibrate just fine.
Is that what you mean?
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I'm thinking that's what they are talking about ... I can do it too =]
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I've also noticed that the Gtalk icon has changed.
On the Messaging app the unread message counter is now smaller and the colour changed to white, instead of being ics-blue.
The browser is incredibly faster on rendering.
Now is possible to access the bookmarks from the quick controls on the browser.
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I too used to hit the volume rocker and then touch the icon of the phone to immediately mute. The benefit of this was that one touch of the volume up button again cancelled the mute and put the phone back to the original volume.
Yes you can touch the 0% point on the slider or slide it all the way to the bottom, but then "up" on the volume rocker only adds one notch to volume rather than restoring the original volume.
Seems an odd thing to remove from 4.0.2...
My observations:
Definitely feels a lot snappier.
Two bugs that annoyed me are fixed:
Calendar widget didn't show all-day items.
When a legacy app (with ... in bottom right corner) was open, it would also show (and unlock) on the lock screen.
Auto brightness is better than it was, but still a bit darker than I'd like.
Screenshot sound is LOUD! (I have media volume pretty low, normally; and ring volume at max. It now uses ring volume.) Very annoying.
One bug is not fixed: with language set to “English (United Kingdom)”, the date is almost everywhere correctly shown as “3 April”, except in the notification bar, where it (incorrectly) shows “April 3, 2012”.
– Michael
amazing update but juat confirmed your video recording issues hd video is lagging a lot. inconsistent speed and also sound
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One more bug .. the Google play (market) icon which is on the top right of the app drawer seems to be not working anymore! Anybody experienced the same ?
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Works for me. I've been using that the whole day, except on one occasion on which I pressed on the app itself.
OK .. restarting the fone solved that bug out )))
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But guys what about the video recording issue ! Slow recording and the wired sound in the background !!??
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phone is much, much slower to start charging through the POGO pins.
overall it's a great improvement though.
No one else is reporting this, so it does not seem like a ROM bug.
I'm using AOKP build 35. For some reason the touch buttons do not light up ever. On CM7 they would only light up on low light conditions, but on this they just stay off.
Any suggestions for a possible solution other then re-flashing?
Mine don't light up but its not such a big deal for me...why?
1) I know where they are and what they do
2) it's an unofficial build, so there's bound to be issues
3) doesn't interfere with anything else
I figured they were turned off due to the nav bar.
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Personally, I want a way to permanently turn them off and disable their functions. >_>
-the ultimate black dragon-
I would use the nav bar instead, but I don't like that it takes my screen space.
I guess its not that bad since I already know where each button is. I just liked it better with the lights.
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Howdy, gentlemen (and gentleladies) I have quite a few questions regarding the note 2. I know my way around android, these are about the device itself. As questions are answered, I will update the OP with the solutions / answers for reference, so others might learn from my ignorance
I bought a flip cover case, not the genuine samsung case, but one off ebay. It doesnt have an indentation for the home button so it is constantly being turned on. Is there a fix, preferably without rooting, for this? Maybe using the proximity sensor?
With the same flip case, I would like to know if it is at all possible to have the devices screen automatically turn on when it is opened, and turn off when it is shut? (Think "iPad with its magnetic cover") Possibly through the use of NFC tags or proximity sensor? The proximity sensor would have obvious issues with other things interfering. SOLUTION FOUND: DOWNLOAD "SIMPLE COVER LOCK" FROM PLAY STORE.
Are there mods that allow selecting something using the S-Pen's button, while it is in the air? Maybe using it to highlight text while in the air or click the button to register an input? I do a lot of copy and pasting and a feature like this can greatly improve productivity.
Is it possible to get the S-Pen to be able to push the soft keys? I absolutely hate having to continually change my hand posture whenever I need to access the back key or open a menu. Maybe, building on my previous question, have some sort of air gesture with the S-Pen button depressed that performs the actions of the soft buttons? WORK-AROUND, NO TRUE SOLUTION YET: GESTURE < AND ^ WITH S-PEN BUTTON DEPRESSED FOR BACK AND MENU ACTIONS, RESPECTIVELY
My last question is simple. Is the LED indicator an RGB LED? Like the one on the galaxy nexus that can be changed to any color? It would be cool to have different notification colors per app, blue for facebook, green for messaging and so on. ANSWER: YES
I appreciate the help, normally I would use my Google-fu but I much prefer answers from other users.
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Whoah didnt realize I was in the themes and apps section, can a mod please mive this to Q&A? My apologies!
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gerbetta33 said:
Whoah didnt realize I was in the themes and apps section, can a mod please mive this to Q&A? My apologies!
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Reported for ya - next time take care to post in right section !
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Reported for ya - next time take care to post in right section !
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thanks!
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I can somewhat answer the first question. There are apps that allow you to use the proximity sensor to turn off and on the screen. A couple that I've personally tried are Intellicover and Auto Screen on. There's also Screen Lock and Off that allows you to turn off your screen by tapping a button. These work well, but if your flip cover is constantly bumping the home button, using these apps won't do anything different as your home button will still get bumped and then the screen will constantly turn on.
the best app to use for turning on the screen automatically is "simple cover lock" its a small free app that does just what it says it was created for the note 2 and does what it needs to really good
For the menu & back button question, hold the button on your s pen & draw a < on the screen to go back & a ^ for the menu
Edit: Also, Light Flow from the play store let's you control the LED lights
haldi15 said:
the best app to use for turning on the screen automatically is "simple cover lock" its a small free app that does just what it says it was created for the note 2 and does what it needs to really good
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Thanks, seems to work fine for a beta, although it does show my homescreen for a second after the flip cover opens before going to the lock screen, even if it was already on the lockscreen when I shut it. I've never seen that happen with any lockscreen alternative, must be a bug. also, it gets kind of annoying if I accidentally move my hand over the proximity sensor and it shuts the display off, but the note is so big that this occurs rarely. Nonetheless, thanks
Beast84 said:
For the menu & back button question, hold the button on your s pen & draw a < on the screen to go back & a ^ for the menu
Edit: Also, Light Flow from the play store let's you control the LED lights
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Thanks a lot, I feel like I should have known this one, but I can't recall there ever being any tips on this when the TouchWiz motion and gesture guides ran when I first booted my device. Thanks!
gerbetta33 said:
Thanks, seems to work fine for a beta, although it does show my homescreen for a second after the flip cover opens before going to the lock screen, even if it was already on the lockscreen when I shut it. I've never seen that happen with any lockscreen alternative, must be a bug. also, it gets kind of annoying if I accidentally move my hand over the proximity sensor and it shuts the display off, but the note is so big that this occurs rarely. Nonetheless, thanks
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to fix the screen turning off when you move your hand over you would need to change the "turn off screen after" time to 5 so it would take longer to turn off when you closed the cover, i dont have the lockscreen bug on my rooted note 2 running a 4.1.2 samsung rom
I see, ill do that! I dont plan on rooting anytime soon, so I guess I have to live with it.
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Hi xda,
I have a galaxy nexus on paranoid android 3.99 and there is a issue with the pie controls. Whenever I'm currently inside a application, I press to close all my recent apps and I do. When I close the apps, the phone goes back to the home screen. When I press the recent apps button at the home screen the last app i was in, it shows up as it was not closed but after about half a second, the phone changes screens and says no recent apps. Does anyone else have this problem? Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
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speedsolve said:
Hi xda,
I have a galaxy nexus on paranoid android 3.99 and there is a issue with the pie controls. Whenever I'm currently inside a application, I press to close all my recent apps and I do. When I close the apps, the phone goes back to the home screen. When I press the recent apps button at the home screen the last app i was in, it shows up as it was not closed but after about half a second, the phone changes screens and says no recent apps. Does anyone else have this problem? Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
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If I understand you correctly, it's just an animation glitch
I reflashed and solved my issue with animations