Does anyone know of an app that allows you to toggle the flashlight by long pressing the power button without rooting?
ILowry282 said:
Does anyone know of an app that allows you to toggle the flashlight by long pressing the power button without rooting?
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There is not AFAIK. You will need to be rooted at least.
What about Tasker? I'll admit I haven't used the program in ages so I don't know if it's really possible to set up something like that(Would think that it is perhaps...) and I do know that some setups doesn't require root?
Overall though, manufacturers really doesn't trust the average person that much to make configurations on devices without messing it up so in order to do most of the fun things you'll need root access, pretty much the same with PCs isn't it? So if you're not prepared to do it....
Sense 6 toolbox has this option. I've been using it for a long time now. You also need to have xposed installed also for it to work though.
robocuff said:
Sense 6 toolbox has this option. I've been using it for a long time now. You also need to have xposed installed also for it to work though.
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Yeah and it needs root.
toggle the flashlight by long pressing the power button without rooting
BerndM14 said:
Yeah and it needs root.
toggle the flashlight by long pressing the power button without rooting
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OOPS. Egg on my face I guess. Not sure how I missed that. Duh.
Found one. Power Torch does the trick
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Well when you want to use the phone you have to press the power button first right? Then slide to unlock.
Is it possible to remap the button to switch screen on from the power button to say...clicking the trackpad? A native way or an app i don't mind. Just seems strange to reach to the top of the phone and i have pretty big hands, it's no problem just me being me i guess.
Download keyguard disabler, then you will be able to turn on the screen with any of the bottom buttons.
Though pressing trackpad seems best as others invoke some kind of action.
ephumuris said:
Well when you want to use the phone you have to press the power button first right? Then slide to unlock.
Is it possible to remap the button to switch screen on from the power button to say...clicking the trackpad? A native way or an app i don't mind. Just seems strange to reach to the top of the phone and i have pretty big hands, it's no problem just me being me i guess.
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the nexus one trackpad has been remapped to wake up the screen, ... but *i think* it has to be rooted first.
irkan said:
the nexus one trackpad has been remapped to wake up the screen, ... but *i think* it has to be rooted first.
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Oh that's a shame! Yeah i think any key would cause me to make mistaks while it is in my pocket that's why i would like the trackpad.
I'll live in hope!
Well it was recommended an app called flyscreen but that turned out to be a full lock screen replacement. Not really what I want!
I don't want to give up on this it's my only gripe lol. Anyone any ideas? Or help? Nothing from the Nexus One?
We may have to wait till it's rooted before we get this feature
How about just locking the screen rather than turn it off?
O and O said:
How about just locking the screen rather than turn it off?
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Great way to drain your battery really fast...
If Paul from Modaco gets his Desire it could be rooted very soon. Let's hope so and i want this feature first lol.
Yay another silly question from yours truly!
I have never been a fan of waking the phone up with the power button. The way I put in my pocket and the way I hold it means I have to do a one-handed juggle trick to get to the power button. This is dangerous when I'm in outdoor venues like bar patios, concert halls or walking to or from my car.
I've google searched the hell out of this, is there a way/app/widget that allows you to wake up the phone with the trackpad?
I know there's a widget and an app that'll unlock with the trackball (and soft keys, I think), but so far no successful searches for waking it up.
Any ideas? I'm unrooted, btw.
You are gonna need to be rooted by either VISIONary Temp root or Perm-Root with
a Custom ROM . With Temp Root you will have to run a tp_wake script in GScript
everytime you reboot . Or with Perm-Root and a ROM like CM 6.1 its already built
in
Well I guess I'd better get on that, then, lol. Thanks I'm gonna leave it open just in case there's some app in the market that just came out. All the answers I found were pretty old.
AbsolutZeroGI said:
Yay another silly question from yours truly!
I have never been a fan of waking the phone up with the power button. The way I put in my pocket and the way I hold it means I have to do a one-handed juggle trick to get to the power button. This is dangerous when I'm in outdoor venues like bar patios, concert halls or walking to or from my car.
I've google searched the hell out of this, is there a way/app/widget that allows you to wake up the phone with the trackpad?
I know there's a widget and an app that'll unlock with the trackball (and soft keys, I think), but so far no successful searches for waking it up.
Any ideas? I'm unrooted, btw.
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I'm unrooted, using the No-lock free version app and i have been using the trackpad to wake with no problems.
dj3102 said:
I'm unrooted, using the No-lock free version app and i have been using the trackpad to wake with no problems.
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And it passes the lock screen entirely. You rock, thank you!
I promise - I watched the video and searched the hell out of this before posting...
can you change the wake phone function from the power button to, say, the volume keys and/or the home soft button?
thanks in advance. please don't slaughter me if this is posted elsewhere!
hobakill said:
I promise - I watched the video and searched the hell out of this before posting...
can you change the wake phone function from the power button to, say, the volume keys and/or the home soft button?
thanks in advance. please don't slaughter me if this is posted elsewhere!
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Idk where it is at in the samsung devices but usually you can change the key layout by editing user-key layout you can also remap the search button to any app.
Killbynature said:
Idk where it is at in the samsung devices but usually you can change the key layout by editing user-key layout you can also remap the search button to any app.
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i can see how that would be useful but i couldn't find it and moreover, i think when the phone goes into sleep-mode, those soft keys are disabled. i guess i am looking for a way to either wake the phone with the volume keys - or - somehow enable those soft buttons so i can hit the home one and wake up my phone.
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i can see how that would be useful but i couldn't find it and moreover, i think when the phone goes into sleep-mode, those soft keys are disabled. i guess i am looking for a way to either wake the phone with the volume keys - or - somehow enable those soft buttons so i can hit the home one and wake up my phone.
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You would have to give the keys a set wake option. I can do it for htc devices but i don't know much about samsung devices. You would want a volume rocker wake I'm guessing or menu and back wake right. You can also use an app called widget locker it enables you to wake the device from volume rocker etc.
thanks again for the thoughts.
i think i'll patiently wait a few weeks for people smarter than me to start writing apps specific to this phone.
have a great day!
I think this will come in handy since some of us don't want to wear out the power button but be able to use both. The only problem I might see using the volume button is when you are listening to something with your headphones. Would pressing the volume button be changing the volume or waking the phone? hahaha..i'm sure there will be options.
The latest version of Juggernaut has that as an option, if you're into flashing custom roms.
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skadude66 said:
The latest version of Juggernaut has that as an option, if you're into flashing custom roms.
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That is correct, Juggernaut 2.6 has this feature and flashing is pretty simple.
i use this option on Juggernaut too. its great cuz i cant always reach the power button even tho i have huge hands.
which ROM except Juggernaut has this option, I mean waking phone up by sound button?
Darkside's Dewizzed does. and it's a GREAT rom.
I actually hate the 'feature'. I listen to music lots with my phone, and having to double tap the volume rocker to adjust volume sucks, and then it turns on the screen. Since half the time it's in my pocket and i'm pushing buttons through that... long story short i've pocket texted a couple times.
/rant.
Yes, and you can do this without rooting and without installing a custom rom by using the application widget locker, which has an option to wake the phone using the volume keys. Otherwise several roms support this such as the Darkside Dewizzed rom.
Epic bump, but Josh from mobile tech videos gave my phone a solution like this when my phone had an internal shortage. He set the volume+ button as the wake button and it did involve the key layout as someone in this thread had said earlier. Ill be back with a link to an xda thread that had the same idea but for a different device.
I bump this because even though he changed the button layout, I completely forgot about it and flashed a different rom :S now I seek a solution.
samsung s 2 wake up without power button
hobakill said:
thanks again for the thoughts.
i think i'll patiently wait a few weeks for people smarter than me to start writing apps specific to this phone.
have a great day!
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you can download an app like dragon and enable wake up phrase and set lock screen to none the wake up phrase you choose will wake up device so you can access apps with your voice
galaxyst said:
which ROM except Juggernaut has this option, I mean waking phone up by sound button?
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ParanoidAndroid also has this function. I already had my power button fail once and had to replace it I now have the option of using the volume buttons or power button to wake the phone.
Is there a way to disable the home button turning on the screen? Its easy to press it by accident, I'd rather have it only turn on via the standard power button.
Oh, and how about not having the screen turn on when you get messages?
The only way I know to disable the home button is with root, as far as messages are concerned try a few apps from the playstore (handcent, go sms) they have a lot more features than your stock app., which is what I assume that you are using .
droid fetish said:
The only way I know to disable the home button is with root, as far as messages are concerned try a few apps from the playstore (handcent, go sms) they have a lot more features than your stock app., which is what I assume that you are using .
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I have root, but I only want to disable it for turning the screen on. Like accidentally in my pocket for example. Once I turn the device on via the power button i'd like to use the home button as normal...
Not sure if that is possible.
Do you have Wanam xposed installed, I believe there is a module for that.
droid fetish said:
Do you have Wanam xposed installed, I believe there is a module for that.
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Bingo! Wanam worked!
Thanks!
Hey, guys. On marshmallow OOS we could do screenshots through the power menu.
This option in power menu seems to be gone now in nougat OOS.
So, since 3finger swipe doesnt work in some apps is there any other system integrated way to take screenshots?
Or do i need third party app for it now?
Volume down + power for a few seconds. Hold it too long though (10 sec) and it will shutdown.
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Hey, guys. On marshmallow OOS we could do screenshots through the power menu.
This option in power menu seems to be gone now in nougat OOS.
So, since 3finger swipe doesnt work in some apps is there any other system integrated way to take screenshots?
Or do i need third party app for it now?
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You can enable it in 'Gestures' (where you can enable double tap to wake, draw circle for camera etc)
It should be working, (in settings-gestures), or you could get screenshot by pressing power button + volume down button, it always work for me.
superiscch said:
You can enable it in 'Gestures' (where you can enable double tap to wake, draw circle for camera etc)
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uhm, i said except 3finger swipe, because it doesnt work in all apps.
SpartaKurd said:
It should be working, (in settings-gestures), or you could get screenshot by pressing power button + volume down button, it always work for me.
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nine5raptor said:
Volume down + power for a few seconds. Hold it too long though (10 sec) and it will shutdown.
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oh yea, power+volume down is working. thank you, thats what i searched for.
MarcTremonti said:
uhm, i said except 3finger swipe, because it doesnt work in all apps.
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I was still halve asleep, sorry
superiscch said:
I was still halve asleep, sorry
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no problem, solution was found. :good: