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[Q] Alternative to Power Button to turn screen on / off

It's been something that has bothered me ever since I bought my Galaxy Nexus. The existence of just one physical button to switch the screen on and off makes me question the lifetime of Power Button.
Does anyone know of any apps, mods, whatever for this? My first thought was to enable the Volume Keys to wake up the screen, I have also read about the proximity sensor but I don't think having the sensor active all the time is a good approach. Another way could be shaking the phone to turn it on.

Taken from a google search .... "There's an app called "No Lock" that will wake the Nexus One using the Volume rocker"
May work on the Galaxy Nexus too maybe but i dont know

Yea, I've seen that app too but it doens't do exactly what I want. Plus it disables entirely the lock screen which is certainly something I do not want. :\

look for smart screen on app, it enables you to turn your device on and off with the proximity sensor
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stevesmind said:
I have also read about the proximity sensor but I don't think having the sensor active all the time is a good approach.
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grognaz said:
look for smart screen on app, it enables you to turn your device on and off with the proximity sensor
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Please read the OP next time :-/

Cm9 has volume rocker wake. It also has a notification toggle that turns off the screen.
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stevesmind said:
It's been something that has bothered me ever since I bought my Galaxy Nexus. The existence of just one physical button to switch the screen on and off makes me question the lifetime of Power Button.
Does anyone know of any apps, mods, whatever for this? My first thought was to enable the Volume Keys to wake up the screen, I have also read about the proximity sensor but I don't think having the sensor active all the time is a good approach. Another way could be shaking the phone to turn it on.
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Screen off & Lock works fine & cuts the wear & t4ear on the power button in half. I halve it set up as swipe action in Nova launcher.

AOKP had volume rocker wake in the ROM Control too.

Can try this app "Smart screen on"
it uses the proximity sensor to wake the phone..

Leion said:
Can try this app "Smart screen on"
it uses the proximity sensor to wake the phone..
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He said he doesn't want to keep the proximity sensor on.
Have you tried "ShakeOff"? Turn the screen off/on with a shake. I haven't tested it on the GN but it used to work on my old phone.
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Volume rocker. You have warranty anyway for a year.
Also, you do realize there's only one way to accelerate in a car right? Are you worried that the pedal won't work everyday so you'll need to find an alternative way to drive?
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theking_13 said:
Volume rocker. You have warranty anyway for a year.
Also, you do realize there's only one way to accelerate in a car right? Are you worried that the pedal won't work everyday so you'll need to find an alternative way to drive?
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that's a nice analogy. now consider this:
car's are made to last, let's say, for 10 years.
smartphones and electronics/gadgets in general aren't.
not even going to mention the "years of expertise" behind the mechanics on a car.
thanks - everyone - for the replies I will try those!

I will say the power button on this phone is we made and I'm sure it will last just fine
I've had worse. Like my thunderbolt
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AOKP can do what you request.

my power button on my GN stopped functioning after 6 months of use. It requires me to press in very hard to get a response now or none at all. I'm in the process of backing everything up and beginning the warranty process with expansys. Have to say, I considered this to be the best phone I've ever had and this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

You could always try PGM Nexus (free). It allows you to unlock your phone by sliding your finger across the screen.

spovat said:
my power button on my GN stopped functioning after 6 months of use. It requires me to press in very hard to get a response now or none at all. I'm in the process of backing everything up and beginning the warranty process with expansys. Have to say, I considered this to be the best phone I've ever had and this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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Sounds personal...
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SocialReject said:
Sounds personal...
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how so? I'm not one to nitpick small flaws, every phone has them. the power button failing is a major issue though. I would've still attributed it to a defective exception if I hadn't see many more people reporting the same thing. I did start using the volume rocker wake in cm9, but probably a bit too late

3rdstring said:
Screen off & Lock works fine & cuts the wear & t4ear on the power button in half. I halve it set up as swipe action in Nova launcher.
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I have used this for a couple months and it works really great!

Even i worry a lot about the power button thingy. I use PGM nexus free version and it partially does the job. But for screen off i still have to use the power button.
Had a very bad experience with my moto milestone regarding the power button.
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Question about Car Mode

I use my nexus mounted in my car and always connected to the car charger. Is there a way or app that will automatically switch the phone on off like airplane mode and standby mode when the power to the charger/car is on? I am looking for a way to do this without having to manually power the phone on/off and keeping the battery from going dead while not in use.

nirvana84jcw said:
I use my nexus mounted in my car and always connected to the car charger. Is there a way or app that will automatically switch the phone on off like airplane mode and standby mode when the power to the charger/car is on? I am looking for a way to do this without having to manually power the phone on/off and keeping the battery from going dead while not in use.
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Tasker can do that I believe.
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus

NFC tag! Or tasker context (orientation + USB power), but you might accidentally trigger it when you don't want to.

[Q] Car mode cable?

Anyone know where I can buy a USB cable to make the phone think its in car mode..?
If you dock the phone into a proper car dock it auto clicks it into car mode, if you plug it into the same power source with a normal cable it doesnt do the same thing. So it has to be a pin configuration in the dock/cable...?

senectus said:
Anyone know where I can buy a USB cable to make the phone think its in car mode..?
If you dock the phone into a proper car dock it auto clicks it into car mode, if you plug it into the same power source with a normal cable it doesnt do the same thing. So it has to be a pin configuration in the dock/cable...?
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Google is King:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475272

Why not just use tasker then say when plugged into power run the car app. Any cable would work then
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Fazziebear said:
Why not just use tasker then say when plugged into power run the car app. Any cable would work then
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because that would happen every time, next to my bed, at my desk at work etc... I dont want that.

senectus said:
because that would happen every time, next to my bed, at my desk at work etc... I dont want that.
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You can config multiple tasks.
For example my setup:
-when connected it turns on bluetooth, wifi and gps.
-if it connects to my car stereo via bluetooth, it opens the gps app, and starts to play music
-if it connects to my home wifi, and is at night, it goes to silent mode
-when disconnected from power it turns everything to it previous state
Try to play around with settings, with the right configuration you wont ever need any kind of special dock again.

[Q] Best ROM for broken Power Button

Hi! Sorry if this has been posted before.
I have a very unreliable Gnex. The Power Button is completely broken and i have charging problems. The phone charges whenever it wants plus the battery doesn't hold up charging that well.
I am on stock Android 4.2.2, would like to root it to find a solution for my Power Button. To this date. June 2013, what's the best ROM i should root my Gnex with, to help me with my broken power button and charging issues.
I never rooted a device, so if anyone can comment a bit. My volume buttons do work. Any links are appreciated, just a heads up which way should i go.
Thanks!

Have exactly the same Issues with my GNex.
Use "Auto Screen On" to activate your Screen with the proximity Sensor and "Widgetsoid" to turn Screen off with a Notification-Widget.
Charging problem is weird. Try other USB Cable. And clean your Port with alcohol.

your power button doesnt work so you'd be hard pressed to unlock and root the device.

Things to do if Power button doesn't work.
How to reboot!
Remove your battery, connect the charger, plug in the battery.
On the insertion of battery, if the charger is already connected then the phone boots up.
Tip: If your power button is broken, try and make sure your phone never runs out of battery.
How to lock the phone?
Download a custom ROM. Most custom ROMs have custom toggles. The QuickSetting toggles have a Lock/Standby/Sleep/Power tile too. I prefer CM tiles, but AOKP tiles are good too.
How to lock the phone?
Use a kernel supported by PGM. Most kernels now are supported by PGM. You can try out some like Fancy, Anarkia, Franco, Lean, Trinity, etc.
With PGM, you just need to slide your finger from left to right to unlock the phone.
I hope this helped you.
All the best.

Broken screen phones can be had for very cheap on some auction sites. I got mine for 65.00 to replace the main logic board that went bad. Just saying if your not getting rid of it soon, try fixing it. They are very easy to work on.
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Also many ROMs have volume rocker wake
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well u guys are forgetting he needs ROOT TO DO THAT
and i dunno how can u select unlock without power button?
Seems like your in a fix alright :silly:

You can use ADB to reboot into fastboot and flash away
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screen broken no boot?

i dropped my S4 and it broke the LCD/Digitizer. now for some reason it wont even turn on.
can anybody tell me if the device will not turn on if the screen is broke? when i hold the power button, it just vibrates once and thats it, no lights or anything.
or is it possible something on the inside has been damaged to cause it not to turn on?
i can get it replaced through my insurance, but id rather get the screen replaced if i can because there is a lot of sensitive data on there that i need to recover some how.

If you feel a vibration after pressing the power button the phone IS powering on. You just can't see anything due to the screen being broke. You can try connecting your phone to your computer via USB and hope that the MTP Application loads up so that you can view your Internal and External SD cards under Removable Drives on your computer. Try connecting your phone about a minute after you feel the vibration when pressing the power button. Hopefully the kind of data you are trying to recover is on either of the SD cards.
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I think I know exactly what you're talking about OP. Does the phone vibrate quickly like it's going to power on then nothing happens? I broke a screen on my S4 and it wouldn't turn on. I just recently connected a good screen to my phone that was having the same issue as yours and it powered on immediately. So, I'm fairly sure the screen is the reason why your phone isn't turning on?

brian117 said:
If you feel a vibration after pressing the power button the phone IS powering on. You just can't see anything due to the screen being broke. You can try connecting your phone to your computer via USB and hope that the MTP Application loads up so that you can view your Internal and External SD cards under Removable Drives on your computer. Try connecting your phone about a minute after you feel the vibration when pressing the power button. Hopefully the kind of data you are trying to recover is on either of the SD cards.
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thanks, tried this.
my computer does see that the phone is connected. but MTP does not activate. could this be because i have a screen lock pattern?

autonami said:
thanks, tried this.
my computer does see that the phone is connected. but MTP does not activate. could this be because i have a screen lock pattern?
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I don't think the lock screen pattern should affect it, no. It usually boots up and displays the little USB icon in the top left as soon as its plugged in regardless of the phone being locked.
Stupid question but do you think the digitizer really is broken? You might be able to still draw the pattern for the lock screen and see if anything happens. Sorry this had to happen to you. Replacing the screen yourself might be the best bet. Or finding a service online. I'm sure it's easy to do.
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I think the lock screen pattern does indeed affect it. I had a friend who broke her screen and was unable to access her files because of the pattern.
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