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Looking for an app that would dim and lock my phone when I put it in my pocket; blackberry style. It sounds a bit ridiculous, but having to hit the power button after every call to make sure it locks out is getting a bit tedious... Any suggestions.
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There's a few... proximity sensor off is like that.. a few others too. Search proximity sensor in the market and you'll see some.
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xitypezer0 said:
Looking for an app that would dim and lock my phone when I put it in my pocket; blackberry style. It sounds a bit ridiculous, but having to hit the power button after every call to make sure it locks out is getting a bit tedious... Any suggestions.
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You can always set the screen time out to something low like 5 seconds.....
menu>settings>display
KillaHurtz said:
You can always set the screen time out to something low like 5 seconds.....
menu>settings>display
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Genius!
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Genius!
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That will work! Of course if you use your phone for ANYTHING besides simply making a call it'll get old real quick. Seriously though, I found a dozen different apps that are power button replacements and proximity sensor offs... there's also a lot of different Widgets that put a "screen off" button on your screen so you don't have to reach for the power button every time. I use a power off widget on my bigger phones to make it quicker to kill the screen... wow, I just realized how sad and spoiled we are! Do you guys remember Windows 98???
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Thanks to everyone who responded, you've all been a great help. Now as far as proximity sensor apps go, are there any that stand out as being the best?
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just try them, no one is going to hand feed you.
LOL
@ hand feed!
You can also check out screen off and lock. That's what I'm currently using, once you set it up you can just place a widget on your home screen, tap the icon and "done", you can also add a touch of old tv style to it
My friend told me use palm to cover the whole screen then it can make screen shot but I try it not working
You have to slide the SIDE of your hand across the screen either left or right
Covering the screen with your hand mutes sound like music ect.
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I can't get that slide your hand trick to work. You can press the home button + power button to take a screenshot too.
It's very simple.. This should help http://www.blogyourearth.com/en/sma...-samsung-galaxy-s3-palm-swipe-to-capture/3986
Make sure yu have the setting on.. Settings /motion / palm swipe to capture also the side of your palm has to be TOUCHING the screen as your swiping.. I've seen others with this problem they were waving their hands across instead of actually touching the screen...
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Thank you :laugh:
Why not just check youtube
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That's one way. The easiest way, IMO, is the hold Power + Home button combo.
paullu said:
My friend told me use palm to cover the whole screen then it can make screen shot but I try it not working
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It's very simple.. This should help http://www.blogyourearth.com/en/sma...-samsung-galaxy-s3-palm-swipe-to-capture/3986
Make sure yu have the setting on.. Settings /motion / palm swipe to capture also the side of your palm has to be TOUCHING the screen as your swiping.. I've seen others with this problem they were waving their hands across instead of actually touching the screen...
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I still can't get this to work. If I touch my palm to the screen, the notification bar comes down or the screen swipes to the next page or something. Maybe I am just stupid. I will just just the button method forget this gesture crap.
durhamite said:
I still can't get this to work. If I touch my palm to the screen, the notification bar comes down or the screen swipes to the next page or something. Maybe I am just stupid. I will just just the button method forget this gesture crap.
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Don't use your palm face down to do it.. You have to turn your hand right and use the SIDE of your palm then swipe across like in the picture in the link I posted.. Good luck hope you get it!
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xxmelissaxx said:
It's very simple.. This should help http://www.blogyourearth.com/en/sma...-samsung-galaxy-s3-palm-swipe-to-capture/3986
Make sure yu have the setting on.. Settings /motion / palm swipe to capture also the side of your palm has to be TOUCHING the screen as your swiping.. I've seen others with this problem they were waving their hands across instead of actually touching the screen...
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Thanks, i had been trying the power + low volume trick to no avail , but your trick work great...
ironhelix said:
Thanks, i had been trying the power + low volume trick to no avail , but your trick work great...
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much easier to do the power button/ home screen combo.. the palm swipe is just for show imo.. sometimes my screen slides too other times i get it perfect.
doesnt really have to be the side f your palm. ive tested using each of my fingers and its worked.from left to right. it just takes a little getting used to is all
I have the Samsung Flip Cover on my GN2. I would like to have the screen turn off whenever I close the cover. Is there a setting or app that does this?
Thanks.
Ah just found this. Will see if it works
Pseudo-Smart Cover - Cover turns screen off when closed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34686553&postcount=6
** Of the Market Apps available, Screen Standby seems to work the best for me.
I've been using Intellicover for this very purpose and it works great. Once you have it set up. The whole idea is annoying for when you accidentally slide over the proximity sensor and your screen goes dark.
But on the plus side, I can now "magically" turn my phone on by waving my hand over it!
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I've been using Intellicover for this very purpose and it works great. Once you have it set up. The whole idea is annoying for when you accidentally slide over the proximity sensor and your screen goes dark.
But on the plus side, I can now "magically" turn my phone on by waving my hand over it!
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Yeah it can be a pain in the butt, especially when writing notes and you keep turning the screen off. I eventually decided to just push the power button before I close the front cover.
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I found "case sensor for tablets" in play when I had my tab. It should work. It might also be paid? Cool thing about it was you can set a timer so it turns off say 3 seconds after closed vs if you accidentally cover it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941925
Try this
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoffpro
Try this there's a frew version as well
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I use "proximity screen off" it works great and has lots of options, Like delay so you won't accidently turn off. And an excluded apps list so you can turn it off in certain apps only.there is a Free version too. I donated its a great app.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoffpro
Try this there's a frew version as well
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For me this is by far the best (paid version).
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im on inellicover it works perfectly fine and its free
I'm running Smart Cover.....works great and there are options to delay so it prevents accidental hits
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Hi guys!
I am missing a feature I used to have on my old Galaxy I9000: It is called "touchwake" and allows the screen to be switched on, if it gets touched.
Very handy feature and I think TWRP already has it (maybe it's a sensor thing, though). Has anybody an idea? Is this a kernel feature?
Martux76 said:
Hi guys!
I am missing a feature I used to have on my old Galaxy I9000: It is called "touchwake" and allows the screen to be switched on, if it gets touched.
Very handy feature and I think TWRP already has it (maybe it's a sensor thing, though). Has anybody an idea? Is this a kernel feature?
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yes it is a kernel feature. GM used to add it to siyah all the time....bad luck for us he's not interested in a note 2 :/
Yeah but that would mean a wakelock won't it?
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Yeah but that would mean a wakelock won't it?
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i've seen great versions of it...it does mean a wakelock for sure but in most cases was developped with a 10 second timer...10 seconds after the screen is of it would stop working reducing battery drain
Then how is it helpful?
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It's an awesome feature, really. That would be even better than "quick glance" which keeps me actually on stock-based ROMs... I think I will ask in the Perseus kernel thread
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yes it is a kernel feature. GM used to add it to siyah all the time....bad luck for us he's not interested in a note 2 :/
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unfortunately
Yeah I miss that too. It's bad none of the available kernels include it...
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Hi.
Try proximity screen off . This app is good n no wake lock
my S pen did this.
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i've seen great versions of it...it does mean a wakelock for sure but in most cases was developped with a 10 second timer...10 seconds after the screen is of it would stop working reducing battery drain
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Then how is it helpful?
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You don't have to reach for the power/home button when your screen times out (and this happens to me quite often if I'm reading something)
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You don't have to reach for the power/home button when your screen times out (and this happens to me quite often if I'm reading something)
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Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the stock standard feature cater for that (SmartStay)?
Monitors your eyes and prevents the screen from switching off if you are looking at it.
Why dont you just download screen on toggler from the play store. That way, you can just quickly pull the menu down, press a button and your screen will never time out. Press it again and it switches back to your original time out setting.
Comes in handy when its too dark for smart stay to work.
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Yeah but that would mean a wakelock won't it?
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Fluxi kernel on S2 had swipe to wake. It does not have any wakelock.
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Galaxea said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the stock standard feature cater for that (SmartStay)?
Monitors your eyes and prevents the screen from switching off if you are looking at it.
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Chillerhippie said:
Why dont you just download screen on toggler from the play store. That way, you can just quickly pull the menu down, press a button and your screen will never time out. Press it again and it switches back to your original time out setting.
Comes in handy when its too dark for smart stay to work.
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There is a confusion on this function. This kind of feature allow you to turn on the screen without pressing any physical button. You can take the phone out from your pocket and swipe or touch the screen and the device will wake up.
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You don't have to reach for the power/home button when your screen times out (and this happens to me quite often if I'm reading something)
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Obvious solution: increase your time-out setting.
I have it at 2 min (hate the absurdly short time-out many people seem to use) and it never times out when I am reading.
Plus, as already mentioned, if for whatever reason that I can't imagine you want to keep a short time-out setting, you can always use SmartStay which works surprisingly well and can be very easily and quickly turned on and off with its toggle in the notification shade.
Guys, this isn't about SmartStay or the likes. I am already using it, also QuickGlance. TouchWake means turning ON the display by merely touching it (2 seconds for example). I was asking for this feature in the Perseus kernel thread, if you like the idea, just vote up my request.
PS: I also tried "proximity screen off" from playstore. It's nice but still not what I was looking for. A fast double tap for screen on would be nice for example.
Martux76 said:
Hi guys!
I am missing a feature I used to have on my old Galaxy I9000: It is called "touchwake" and allows the screen to be switched on, if it gets touched.
Very handy feature and I think TWRP already has it (maybe it's a sensor thing, though). Has anybody an idea? Is this a kernel feature?
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I fell in love with this feature seeing it on a BB10 device (and that's just about the ONLY thing that I like about the BB10 BTW :laugh.
It would be awesome and would enable us to get rid of the physical home button (which wastes space and is a durability worry but it's still needed to wake the phone up as it's way more comfortable to use than the power button).
As I've seen on your comments you really don't know what it is.
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DerTeufel ( the guy working on dual boot ) just released a kernel with touchwake.... here
Reminds me of MeeGo. This would be an awesome feature, given that the physical buttons don't seem to last well over time...
Yeah! Big thanks to DerTeufel! Good job for what I can say so far. Will test some more days
I've seen many people RMA their nexus 4s because of the power button becoming loose, unresponsive or completely not functioning. I've found two apps that may help you prolong your button's life. First is "screen off and lock" a widget that locks your screen when you tap it. Second is "auto screen on", it unlocks/wakes your device using the proximity sensor/g sensor. I personally find that the proximity one works better. Hope these 2 apps will save your power button!
Screen off
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&sour...=OOyfXCfMJPV3uk_469W9dA&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWM
Auto screen on
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&sour...=stDIppwH0PJtTxAHGgYE1Q&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWM
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NexusF said:
I've seen many people RMA their nexus 4s because of the power button becoming loose, unresponsive or completely not functioning. I've found two apps that may help you prolong your button's life. First is "screen off and lock" an app that locks your screen when you tap it. Second is "auto screen on", it unlocks/wakes your device using the proximity sensor/g sensor. I personally find that the proximity one works better. Hope these 2 apps will save your power button!
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Try "touch control" to double-tap to wake the screen and "GMD gesture control" to lock the phone sliding up or with any gesture like 2fingersdouble tap
I tried many apps that use proximity sensor and it drains my battery
Yeah, touch control is great. Though not everyone wants to root and install custom kernels
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Does touch control drain battery?
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Cbelflower321 said:
Does touch control drain battery?
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not much but there is only one big issue,
your phone`s screen become unresponsıve in your pocket sometimes and only solution is rebooting the phone and that happens alot. especially in hot weather for me and there is still no fix for it.
For my experience is Awesome On Off Ultimate is the best for me to save power button life.
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I use s2w to wake and gravity screen to turn off when I put it in my pocket, uses next to no battery.
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not much but there is only one big issue,
your phone`s screen become unresponsıve in your pocket sometimes and only solution is rebooting the phone and that happens alot. especially in hot weather for me and there is still no fix for it.
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Touch control has never gave me those problems in all this time I've used it.
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Touch control has never gave me those problems in all this time I've used it.
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maybe.but you can search it on it`s topic as "screen unresponsiveness" and read about it.
Tap tap app it's a good choice...Regards
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Thanks op and overdose1986
Power button wears off because people are dumb and they press power key with too much of force, like they are squeezing their mother in law neck. I had/have so many phones with power key and non of them weared off or get loose, even on two and more years old phone. Sure, some phones are deffected and therefore power button is ****ed, but, 90% its a user fault. Be gentle!
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maybe.but you can search it on it`s topic as "screen unresponsiveness" and read about it.
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I left the app due to this issue. Couldn't do reboot all the time. It was such a drag
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There is a plug in for "auto screen off" from developer. Fixes lock screen bug.
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Overdose1986 said:
Try "touch control" to double-tap to wake the screen and "GMD gesture control" to lock the phone sliding up or with any gesture like 2fingersdouble tap
I tried many apps that use proximity sensor and it drains my battery
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I use power toggle to lock the phone by a single click but can u share a app by which I can wake the screen that DOESN'T require root. I am totally stock,unrooted. TIA.
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NexusF said:
I've seen many people RMA their nexus 4s because of the power button becoming loose, unresponsive or completely not functioning. I've found two apps that may help you prolong your button's life. First is "screen off and lock" an app that locks your screen when you tap it. Second is "auto screen on", it unlocks/wakes your device using the proximity sensor/g sensor. I personally find that the proximity one works better. Hope these 2 apps will save your power button!
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Cannot find the apps in this thread.. please post the link or attach the apps..
Thanks
ive used those apps
ive used those apps and i had some issues with the screen, like when i was in a phone call the screen turned off and i couldnt turn it on even with the power button.
i think the best way to keep this button alive is using the volume button to turn on the screen and turn it off using the power button or toggle in custom rom.
I use LMT Launcher and make 1 of my longpress buttons Key 26 (which is the power button). So I still use the power button to wake up the phone.
People like to slam their doors on cars, too. Most people are oblivious to this.
Screen off
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Links are posted. Thanks.
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