Is there an app that will turn off the keyboard lights? i know about Display > Touch Key duration. Thanks
Doubt it. Why would you want to turn off the keyboard lights?
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Waste of battery in daylight
Another really great reason to turn them off is so you can watch Netflix at night. Screenfilter works, as do Keyboard backlight controller and AdjBrightness.
You can change it's duration to the lowest settings which is 1.5 seconds in the settings.I did that and trust me it's hardly on. It's in settings - display - touch key light duration.
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At some point I was running a battery saver that did this when I dropped below a certain percentage of battery life. It might have been Easy Battery Saver. Then again, it also could have been the built in Power Saver function. Has that been tried?
Did the last two posters even read the thread? Not only did OP say he knows how to reduce the time, I just gave the names of 3 apps that can do it and people are still posting suggestions to reduce the on time.
Yeesh. No need for the hostility. My suggestion was not for reducing the light timeout, but shutting the keyboard light off completely, as was requested. I did see that you posted some apps and I was merely suggesting another app.
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Did the last two posters even read the thread? Not only did OP say he knows how to reduce the time, I just gave the names of 3 apps that can do it and people are still posting suggestions to reduce the on time.
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Take it easy....I was simply stating that at 1.5 seconds it is hardly on and does not waste much battery.
Haha get the New ICS 4.0.4 Leak, There ya go, simple as that
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Haha get the New ICS 4.0.4 Leak, There ya go, simple as that
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Lol!
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Haha get the New ICS 4.0.4 Leak, There ya go, simple as that
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Hahaha
Well almost a good solution but the ICS update would switch it of permanently...
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Well almost a good solution but the ICS update would switch it of permanently...
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Haha, you happen to know when its coming out? The newer version with bug fixes
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ajt1995 said:
Doubt it. Why would you want to turn off the keyboard lights?
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So that you can save battery and BTW our mind is good enough to remember where the touch captive keys are...
You can use Screen Filter app to do this (just set filter to 100% and unset Enable buttons backlight checkbox)
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Since there isn't an LED light specifically for notifications, is there a way to make the LEDs for menu, home, back, and search light up for said notifications? It would be even better if each one lit up for specific apps so I could know why it's lighting up before I even turn on the screen.
Thanks for any help!
My suggestion would be NoLED.
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My suggestion would be NoLED.
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Yeah, that's what I'm doing, but was hoping one could take advantage of the buttons' LEDs.
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Yeah, that's what I'm doing, but was hoping one could take advantage of the buttons' LEDs.
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The closest we can get to LED notifications is BLN. You need to use a BLN compatible kernel and use the app BLN Control.
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The closest we can get to LED notifications is BLN. You need to use a BLN compatible kernel and use the app BLN Control.
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Perfect, thanks!
I'm trying to tweak some things on system tuner and my phone rebooted (but took a bit to turn on) my blood pressure dropped, I thought I killed my phone!
But after some reading.. it pretty much means the phone does not like those settings, change them.. right? Phone works fine now though, but I was wondering for future reference
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I'm trying to tweak some things on system tuner and my phone rebooted (but took a bit to turn on) my blood pressure dropped, I thought I killed my phone!
But after some reading.. it pretty much means the phone does not like those settings, change them.. right? Phone works fine now though, but I was wondering for future reference
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Yeah, basically. If you are undervolting, you need to take tiny increments to make sure the phone is stable before going any further.
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Thank you
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That would ve awesome i was using my softkeys in my g2x for text message notifications i yet to find something similar for this phone
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It would ve great to have that. Loved that about my G1
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I am using the Cyanogenmod 10 nightly builds and was wondering if there are supposed to be settings to adjust the time out of the softkey lights and if so where am I missing them or is there a possible work around?
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You can turn them on or off. That's it.
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No way to make them stay on whenever screen is on?
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No way to make them stay on whenever screen is on?
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I'm lookimg for that as well. The "unofficial leaked" Samsung rom has that feature.
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No way to make them stay on whenever screen is on?
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I could possibly create an app for this. If you change the permissions of /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/brightness to read only, they stay on. But when you shut the screen off the lights shut off, but when you turn the screen back on, they stay off and never come on. So if i created an app to right a value of 1 to the brightness file then change the permission to read only after receiving the screen on broadcast, it should work.
Only issue is, i just reinstalled windows. NOTHING is set up yet other than basic drivers so it might take some time unless someone else has the ability to create it.
That sounds great. No real hurry its more of a quality of life improvement for me. If you or anyone wants to definitely let me know I and I'm sure many others, would greatly appreciate it
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It bothers me when I'm playing games on the phone and the bottom lights come up all the time. Is there an app that can turn the lights off for me?
Or is there a tasker program that will allow me to turn it off? Any help is appreciated!
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If you are on cm10 then settings and device options and sensors and back light de-check the box.
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If you are on cm10 then settings and device options and sensors and back light de-check the box.
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Thanks! Worked perfectly. Guess I should've messed around with the settings a little harder :facepalm:
On the other hand is it possible to keep the capactive buttons on the whole time as long as the phone is on?
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On the other hand is it possible to keep the capactive buttons on the whole time as long as the phone is on?
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You mean permanent?
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Yes there are settings for it that keep them on shorter or longer. My wife's relay uses this same setting to control the backlight on the slider keypad as well!
Look in DISPLAY and see if there is "touch key light duration" I have stock rom (actually wicked, based on stock) and I have 1.5 (default), 6, off, on as the 4 choices.
Yea permanent as long as the screen is on though! Thanks for replying man but I'm on CM10 that rom has a slightly different configuration.
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Yea permanent as long as the screen is on though! Thanks for replying man but I'm on CM10 that rom has a slightly different configuration.
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No don't think so. Might be an app for it or mod with in the forums, maybe elesbb can jump in, he knows how to write code for such a thing I think.
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Swipe your hand slowly over the sensor and the phone will show time, missed calls, messages, and battery percentage. I think it's a pretty tight feature. Was just wondering how many people actually knew about it and use it.
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How do to activate it?
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How do to activate it?
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Settings> >motion. It's the first option
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It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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How do to activate it?
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settings > motions > quick glance
I do use it. the first few days I had the Note II I kept wondering why is it turning on by itself. there was no ad about it like the other touchwiz features of the S III on youtube. then I found lots of touchwiz features on settings. LOTS.
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It's a nice feature but I wonder how much battery it will drain? If you think about it, in order for it to respond when you put your hand over the sensor, it means the sensor is always going to be on. That means something is running all the time.
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Good point about battery life, but battery life on this device is so good at least for me. I'm willing to to sacrifice what ever drain it does use tho. I love this freakin phone.
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Don't seem to always work for me.
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Don't seem to always work for me.
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it needs to lay on a flat surface
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Just checked, this feature keeps the proximity sensor always on when the screen is off. To test, turn the phone of in a dark room, you should see a red glow in the sensor.
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it needs to lay on a flat surface
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Even laying the phone flat on my side table it seems to work sometimes. This feature is good but seems to be hit and miss.
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I tried using it for a while and noticed it had noticeably more battery drain for me. I guess YMMV though.
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I also experienced a noticable battery drain after enabling the feature. Then when I turned my screen on it would not sleep. Rebooted and it works fine.
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Its a really nice feature for when ur walkimg around ur office or house and just wanna see if u have any missed txt, but i did read something online where it drained the battery super fast. So i shut the feature off and i literally got 5hrs more out of the battery, wasn't worrying through out the work day if it was gonna die.
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Even laying the phone flat on my side table it seems to work sometimes. This feature is good but seems to be hit and miss.
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Same, very hit and miss for me.
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used it for about an hour, was pretty meh. Good concept, but bad implementation. I have my phone on my desk and it was always turning on and off. But when I needed it to to show me quick glance data, it worked about 50% of the time.
The only thing from that menu I love is the Palm Swype to screen capture.
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I have been testing the quick glance feature and noticed that it works best in low light conditions, especially in darkness..
I sleep with my phone on my bed (I use it as my alarm clock) and with the lights out quick glance works for me every time. I have gotten to like it because the screen is much easier on the eyes, at night (dimmer), than hitting the power button to check the time/notifications. I disable it during the day though.
The Palm swipe for a screen shot is awesome. It is a much faster way to take a screen shot than having to take out and use the S-Pen.. I wish the screen didn't turn white while swiping though. Not a big deal I just think the loud click upon taking the shot is enough to let the user know the shot had been taken.
I used it when I got my Note in November but as mentioned, it does cause a very noticeable battery drain.
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The only thing from that menu I love is the Palm Swype to screen capture.
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my favorite on there too. I used the quick glance the first few days then just got tired of it. I prefer the smart alert, it vibrates when I go pick it up if I have a missed call or message.
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I get about a 2-3 second delay when I turn my S4 on. I know that's not a big deal but it just annoys me, and I'm not sure what's causing it to happen
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I get about a 2-3 second delay when I turn my S4 on. I know that's not a big deal but it just annoys me, and I'm not sure what's causing it to happen
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Are u rooted? If so wat rom and kernel?
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Are u rooted? If so wat rom and kernel?
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Yes; stock rom with the ktoonsez kernel installed (w/ ktoonsez recommend settings)
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Do you have s voice enabled? I read somewhere that if you disable the double tap home to open svoice it will help
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Do you have s voice enabled? I read somewhere that if you disable the double tap home to open svoice it will help
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No, I disabled it; it makes the home button more responsive!
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I read somewhere it has to do with deep sleep. Ktoonsez will probably fugue something out. It's not related to the home button though. Happens with power button too.
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Are you using Set CPU or any other clocking software. I notice if I set my screen off profiles higher setting too low it will lag while trying to clock up to speed. Maybe this will help.
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I read somewhere it has to do with deep sleep. Ktoonsez will probably fugue something out. It's not related to the home button though. Happens with power button too.
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the Note2 has the same issue. theres a mod to fix the lag but not sure if it works with s4
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the Note2 has the same issue. theres a mod to fix the lag but not sure if it works with s4
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Got a link? Im working on my ROM, don't really have time to search but if you have a link i will take a look at the MOD and see if it would work.
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Are you using Set CPU or any other clocking software. I notice if I set my screen off profiles higher setting too low it will lag while trying to clock up to speed. Maybe this will help.
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Yeah, I'm using ktweaker from ktoonsez!
I just increased the screen off setting to see if anything happens!
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the Note2 has the same issue. theres a mod to fix the lag but not sure if it works with s4
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can you link me to the mod?
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I read somewhere it has to do with deep sleep. Ktoonsez will probably fugue something out. It's not related to the home button though. Happens with power button too.
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Hope so I love his work!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208267
let me know if it works!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208267
let me know if it works!!
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I don't think it'll work
I'll just get used it
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I don't think it'll work
I'll just get used it
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If you edit the smali it will work. But keeping your device from deep sleeping? Um i dont care what is in that thread. Your battery will die very quickly. You can simply write an app to hold the wake lock without going through all the smali code.
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If you edit the smali it will work. But keeping your device from deep sleeping? Um i dont care what is in that thread. Your battery will die very quickly. You can simply write an app to hold the wake lock without going through all the smali code.
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um not really on the "battery will die very quickly" I actually have the mod on on my note2 and the battery difference is very minimal. yes you will loose a little but we're talking about 1-2% per hr less when mod is on. not really a difference considering the battery size of the note2. Dont know if the same will be with the much smaller battery of the s4 but it has a smaller screen as well (less power).
*s4 wake up lag is terrible imo
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um not really on the "battery will die very quickly" I actually have the mod on on my note2 and the battery difference is very minimal. yes you will loose a little but we're talking about 1-2% per hr less when mod is on. not really a difference considering the battery size of the note2. Dont know if the same will be with the much smaller battery of the s4 but it has a smaller screen as well (less power).
*s4 wake up lag is terrible imo
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1 to 2 percent is a lot multiplied by 24 hours in your day minus the drain while using the device.
To each ones own I guess
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And I don't have much wake up lag at all.
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I seem to have this issue too, on Wicked V3 rom, right after getting a text message. Most other times there isn't really any lag when waking up the phone. Have you noticed it every time you wake up the device, or just after getting a text?