Hi - Android Wear lurker/luster here who finally jumped in on the Moto 360 v1 last week. My screen responsiveness is lacking to say the least. Two things usually happen...
Tap on screen. Nothing happens, doesn't wake. Tap again. Nothing. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Sometimes it wakes up but usually I give up and wake it with the side button.
Or (and this one is even more annoying). Tap on screen. Wakes up. I start doing something - reading alert, navigating to app menu, whatever...and in the middle of what I am doing screen turns off and I have to start again from scratch.
Bad unit or is this "normal" for the Moto 360 v1?
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My power button has finally gone to complete crap. The only way I can use it is if I pull the back off and press down at a certain angle. Which is rather annoying and not worth the troubles just to turn my screen off. It's a snap to wake my device because all I have to do is press the Home key and it pops right on. I'd like to avoid apps that put a widget on your home screen, I've already played around with those and it feels wonky to turn my screen off like that. Though if I have to, I'll deal with it. So any alternatives anyone has to offer? Perhaps maybe mapping it to the search key since I never use it?
You can use screen timeout option from settings to lock the device automateclly after 15 seconds
And if 15 seconds is long, there are apps in the store that lock the phone after 5 seconds
Yeah, I have it set to 15 seconds, but it's not quite quick enough since I usually whip it out to text then immediatly put it away. My leg likes to open a bunch of crap up and pocket dial people. I'll look into that five second app though, that sounds nice.
I use screen off and lock from market but I dont use the short cut,I just link swipe up in gestures with ADW Launcher to the app.So just one swipe of the screen switches screen off.
Well I mean if you manage to flash custom roms like CyanogenMod it have the feature "Volume rocker wake" under Display.
And if you don't want to use LockScreen, the app App Locker can lock specific apps using pin numbers.
Some kernel for Galaxy devices have the feature to touch screen to wake, but I don't know if there is one available for this device.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, but I think I finally found my resolution. I installed Holo Launcher and it let's you link your Home button to do an action if you're already on your default screen. I installed a Screen Off app and linked it with the Home button. So all I have to do is press Home twice to shut off my screen. Much nicer.
I've had an opportunity to play with a display model of the Note Edge recently and ultimately decided to buy one. It'll arrive on Tuesday.
The one thing that I really disliked (coming from a Note2) - is the awkward placement of the Note Edge's power button. So I was wondering if there'd be a way to add a soft power button to the edge/ticker screen -
I found a couple of options to play with which I've linked below.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.kixx.tool.offwidget
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.suriv.suscreen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenonlite
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/wakeup-turns-on-your-screen-without-the-power-button/
That mostly addresses the 'off' part but 'on' looks relegated to being triggered by motion or the proximity sensor (because why would you want a 'screen on' app/button on any other phone - because the screen is... off).
I didn't play extensively with the Edge but if the edge/ticker screen is always on (or in a stand-by clock mode) then can someone make something that detects a swipe down and wakes the main screen? Or swipes to a shortcut that wakes the main screen?
Killiandros said:
I've had an opportunity to play with a display model of the Note Edge recently and ultimately decided to buy one. It'll arrive on Tuesday.
The one thing that I really disliked (coming from a Note2) - is the awkward placement of the Note Edge's power button. So I was wondering if there'd be a way to add a soft power button to the edge/ticker screen -
I found a couple of options to play with which I've linked below.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.kixx.tool.offwidget
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.suriv.suscreen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenonlite
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/wakeup-turns-on-your-screen-without-the-power-button/
That mostly addresses the 'off' part but 'on' looks relegated to being triggered by motion or the proximity sensor (because why would you want a 'screen on' app/button on any other phone - because the screen is... off).
I didn't play extensively with the Edge but if the edge/ticker screen is always on (or in a stand-by clock mode) then can someone make something that detects a swipe down and wakes the main screen? Or swipes to a shortcut that wakes the main screen?
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Hey! Glad you decided to join us edge users! About your question I'm personally using screen off and lock. I've had no problems and its working beautifully. Got it on my list of apps on the edge and even with the edge on just using it to control my music i click the button for it to turn off the screen and it does just that. It has some nice features as far as animations which i like. As far as the other apps I haven't tried them yet. Hope this helps. Have a good day
easy to do, already sorta included..... with screen off swipe up/down(one motion, do not lift finger between) on the edge screen the edge clock will activate, then swipe from right to left to pull up the app shortcuts cocktail, tap any app in the list and it will wake the main screen and app will be launched and waiting behind lock screen
nonmindo said:
easy to do, already sorta included..... with screen off swipe up/down(one motion, do not lift finger between) on the edge screen the edge clock will activate, then swipe from right to left to pull up the app shortcuts cocktail, tap any app in the list and it will wake the main screen and app will be launched and waiting behind lock screen
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Oh, sweet. Thanks for this! I kept accidentally activating that and couldn't figure out what I was doing. Heh. I love this phone, I keep finding new things.
The easiest way around the poor power button placement is just to buy the official case so it turns on and off when you open and close the case. It really should of just came with the phone. They belong together. I bought it. It really is like a piece of the phone.
mas5acre said:
The easiest way around the poor power button placement is just to buy the official case so it turns on and off when you open and close the case. It really should of just came with the phone. They belong together. I bought it. It really is like a piece of the phone.
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I use greenify. I long press the home button and it hibernates and turns off the screen. I've found it so much nicer than trying to mess with the power button location.
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cbucz24 said:
I use greenify. I long press the home button and it hibernates and turns off the screen. I've found it so much nicer than trying to mess with the power button location.
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Screen off and lock has this capability add well.
I don't mind having the power button on top, it's the switched back button and last used buttons I still can't get used to. Oh and I don't like how the home key doesn't respond to the pen without press, fail.
Lately I've set GMD gesture control to double tap for screen off. Just have to blacklist a few apps (like calculator) and keyboard where a rapid set of taps will shut screen off when you are trying to do something else. Would be nice if there was a double tap to turn screen on! Some phones can do this. But, for now, I'm fine with just pressing home button for that.
Hi guys, I bought a new zenwatch and am experiencing a weird issue. Occasionally, when the watch is in ambient mode, it is not responsive to touch. I turned off wrist gestures to wake up the device, and need to tap it to wake up. Sometimes I tap it and nothing happens at all, it stays in ambient mode. Pressing the power button at the back will wake up the device and it will function normally. It is just slightly annoying to have to press the power button which is on the back a few times a day. Any input to why this might be happening is appreciated.
I have the same problem, but sadly no solution. I've had the watch since Jan and it only recently started doing it, last month or so
At least its good to know I'm not the only one, probably a software bug.
Mine does that occasionally. I find that rotating it back and forth a couple of times (even though Tilt to Wake is switched off) before touching the screen clears it.
Mine did that just a little while ago. I do still have tilt to wake turned on, though, and after waking once that way, it's back to responding to taps now.
Also, selecting a different watchface from the phone seems to clear it.
Pretty sure it has something do to with the latest update. Maybe they are using more aggressive power saving settings on the cpu governor, making it take longer to ramp up clock speed and be responsive.
Hi everyone,
Any help here is appreciated.. I have a moto 360 v2, had it for about 5 months and gave up on it a few months back because it was so laggy and glitchy.
Got it out again a week ago, thinking maybe new updates or whatnot would get it up to speed, and having the same results.
The watch was unresponsive 80% of the time, and spent most of its time flipping in between awake and dimmed, so I turned off AOD as suggested in other posts (although it should have been fixed as I am on the recent firmware?). I also turned off the "lift wrist" wakeup gesture. Now if I touch the screen or press the side button, it usually turns the screen on and then instantly back off. If I can get it to stay on I can open notifications about 50% of the time, the other 50% the screen is unresponsive. Lastly, if the side button opens the apps its a miracle, and I can scroll through the apps briefly before becoming unresponsive.
I've tried factory reset and the above two fixes.
I just tried recovery mode, but the screen doesnt work in recovery mode so I can't swipe between options..
I have emailed Motorola but haven't heard back yet.
I'd love for this device to work well, as it seems like a great device, but its basically unusable atm.
Any help/suggestions would be great!
Thanks
Hi,
anyone experience that their screen will automatically switch on by itself? i saw it a couple of times, my phone is just beside me and the screen switches on with no notifications or anything
I've had this where I will softly throw the phone onto a bed or something and the screen comes on. Or place it down on a table.
I figured something is just setting off either the power button or the double tap gesture.
I don't think too much of it really.
Dunno if software or hardware bug