Is there any way to turn it off? I just bought case with smart cover lock but when phone is in pocket it's constantly unlocking making the phone run off the battery much faster :/
Don't see any options in settings. I'm on MM.
just remove the magnet of the cover or else dont use that cover.
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I have situations sometimes when Pro2 starts making multiple slider activation sounds (which I have enabled in Windows settings), where as the actual slider in not moving. I cannot see what happens on the screen during this because it sits in my pouch, but it is always unlocked when I get it out.
When I try to actually use slider, the sound only goes of when slider is half-way through! While when in pouch, it is slider is completely static.
Anyone else is seeing this, it bugs me as hell. I installed custom locking application, but it is set to unlock on slider events (which is what I want), and thus the device unlocks when this starts happening.
I am starting to suspect G Sensor, but so far could not repro this issue manually, with device outside of belt pouch.
If you have a case with a magnetic latch, this may be your problem. We discovered that when the phone is passed over the magnet in the latch, it will unlock the phone and activate the display and slider sound.
That was it, thank you.
Ugh! My favorite kind of belt pouch is magnetic.. What exactly was it doing? Unlocking itself!?
Not all magnetic pouches make the phone go nuts. I have 2 magnetic ones and neither one turn it on when I put it in or take it out of the case.
leanne said:
Not all magnetic pouches make the phone go nuts. I have 2 magnetic ones and neither one turn it on when I put it in or take it out of the case.
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Try an experiment. Run the bottom of your phone (where your talk and end keys are at) close to the magnetic latch and see if it unlocks it.
We discovered that it also changed some settings.
If i run the magnet over the phone like that it turns it on, but putting the phone in and out of the case don't.
I was having issues with the magnet in my phone case actually turning on the screen, and taking off the keylock! Pretty crazy, but it was happening. In order to fix this I had to disable the phone from waking up when the keyboard is slid out...not a big deal, I never slid the keyboard out unless the screen was on anyway. The problem is solved.
My question is will this have any negative effect on the phone? Will the magnet in the case mess with the accelerometer or g-sensor? I would hate for the case to cause future issues.
Thanks.
Anybody have any ideas?
I don't know about the accelerometer, but in my phone it seems to mess with the stylus sensor, and turn the phone on and unlock it.
The stylus sensor on the TP2 is not magnetic, but the keyboard slide sensor is. That is why magnets turn the phone on.
redpoint73 said:
The stylus sensor on the TP2 is not magnetic, but the keyboard slide sensor is. That is why magnets turn the phone on.
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Not on mine - I have the universal one and that one has no magnetic unlock mechanism.
As far as I know the G-sensor has nothing to do with magnets and cannot be interfered by magnets. (Have a magnetic button on my shield)
Anytime I turn on the phone after taking it out of the case it thinks it's in lanscape mode. I had to turn off the option of having the phone turn on when the keyboard is slid out.
What I'm wondering is if the magnet in my case will effect this sensor or anything else in the phone?
Thanks.
In short the answer is no. It is in landscape mode because you take the phone out past the magnets to get it out of the holder. There is a magnet in the keyboard sliding mechanism that is used to trigger landscape mode when you slide it out. When you pull it out of the holder the phone thinks you have opened keyboard and goes into landscape mode. In a few seconds when it realizes that you havent opened the keyboard, it goes back to regular mode.
Hope this helps clarify things. Bottom line is that the holder will not do anything negative to phone or degrade its performance in any way. I have two factory HTC cases that both have magnets in them from my Kaisers. Even HTC wouldnt ship somthing that was bad for the phone with them.
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In short the answer is no. It is in landscape mode because you take the phone out past the magnets to get it out of the holder. There is a magnet in the keyboard sliding mechanism that is used to trigger landscape mode when you slide it out. When you pull it out of the holder the phone thinks you have opened keyboard and goes into landscape mode. In a few seconds when it realizes that you havent opened the keyboard, it goes back to regular mode.
Hope this helps clarify things. Bottom line is that the holder will not do anything negative to phone or degrade its performance in any way. I have two factory HTC cases that both have magnets in them from my Kaisers. Even HTC wouldnt ship somthing that was bad for the phone with them.
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Sounds good, thanks for the explanation. I knew it was the magnet playing w/ the KB sensor, but I just wasn't sure if it would have any negative effect on the phone itself. It looks as though it will not!
Thanks.
What's the best way to stop the phone answering calls when I open my case (it has a magnetic catch)? I went to add SlideWakeup = 0 in the registry, but it's already there.
I'm running S2U2, latest version if that makes a difference.
Thanks
I run s2u2 also, no issues when I pull it out...other than the screen is on, which is no big deal, but the screen is still locked.
I owned a smart cover for my galaxy note 8.0, it can work properly like sleep and wake.
But here's the problem come,
usually the cover is cover the front of the tablet, but when we use it, we will flip the cover to the back of tablet.
while the cover touched the back side of the tablet, it will also put it as sleep.
so, how to disable smart cover auto sleep?
i had tried the "Lock instantly with power key", but it required at least security of "pattern"
Any ideas?
Need help! THANK YOU!:good:
I guess something is wrong either with your cover or device - putting the cover on the back should never put the device to sleep.
I don't recall anybody reporting similar problems here, also the small sample we have at home (2 notes + 2 covers) behaves correctly.
The best thing (although it's probably easier said than done) would be to establish which one is malfunctioning and have it replaced if possible.
otoh I would also be interested in a way to disable the cover on/off function - mine is so sensitive, that even the slight move of the front part wakes the device, causing increased battery drain and making betterbatterystats readings useless.
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I guess something is wrong either with your cover or device - putting the cover on the back should never put the device to sleep.
I don't recall anybody reporting similar problems here, also the small sample we have at home (2 notes + 2 covers) behaves correctly.
The best thing (although it's probably easier said than done) would be to establish which one is malfunctioning and have it replaced if possible.
otoh I would also be interested in a way to disable the cover on/off function - mine is so sensitive, that even the slight move of the front part wakes the device, causing increased battery drain and making betterbatterystats readings useless.
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Here's a YouTube video that shows you how to do that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhB5kJGQKsI
exibm said:
Here's a YouTube video that shows you how to do that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhB5kJGQKsI
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thanks, but that's not it, my problem is sensitivity to magnets in the cover, not the home button
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Yes I have the same problem... I bought some dodgy case off eBay. The magnets also interfee with the spen
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I have seen that happen a lot with ipad cases. Its due to a poorly designed case.
flashlim said:
I owned a smart cover for my galaxy note 8.0, it can work properly like sleep and wake.
But here's the problem come,
usually the cover is cover the front of the tablet, but when we use it, we will flip the cover to the back of tablet.
while the cover touched the back side of the tablet, it will also put it as sleep.
so, how to disable smart cover auto sleep?
i had tried the "Lock instantly with power key", but it required at least security of "pattern"
Any ideas?
Need help! THANK YOU!:good:
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thanks, but that's not it, my problem is sensitivity to magnets in the cover, not the home button
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It happens all the time to me. Put it nicely in the back. Not a single bit cover the front. Shake the device a little bit. The cover hits the back of the device, make some noise and screen turns off. Magic. As if the device can sense magnet even by its back. But when it sits really tightly that no space bw it and the case, problem solved by put on some sticky tape in the back.
Smart cover not smart at all T^T~ but original case without having that problem right?
Smart cover problem
Still looking for a way to disable the software that causes auto sleep/wake.
The problem with some covers is that they are not authentic from the manufacturers. The original Samsung case for Note 8/N5100 has the correct magnetic power in the case flap. The other covers have a magnet that is too strong so when the flap is in the back the magnet still effects.
I surgically cut the magnet out of the cheep cover and closed it back up. Disabled auto wake with the modification. I am guessing the same could be done with the original authentic Samsung case but it is hard to cut the little magnet out because its built in seamlessly so you cant see the exact location of the magnet.
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Smart cover not smart at all T^T~ but original case without having that problem right?
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Original Samsung book cover should not have that problem. i have been using the book cover for almost five months and not facing said issue.
I have a cover for my tablet - can u recommend an app to auto turn on / off screen when I open / close the cover, because HOME button is quickly wearing out! Thanks.
I seem to remember that there were several complaints about their tablets shutting off when closing a third party cover. It turned out that there were magnets in the cover that affected the on/off switch. Maybe you could do a search to find out what cover they used and buy that cover. I may have seen that post somewhere on another forum also. Try a google search also as it may turn up the post you need.
armanys said:
I have a cover for my tablet - can u recommend an app to auto turn on / off screen when I open / close the cover, because HOME button is quickly wearing out! Thanks.
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The tablet has built in functionality for this.
most folio cases have magnets in them that activate the screen when you open them.
That being said the magnet can temporarily interfere with the Waccom layer of the screen used to get Spen input. (the pen will stop reading accurately/at all in the areas affected by the magnet.)
there were a lot of reports of the magnets permanently affecting the screen but the official word is that if the magnet is removed from close proximity to the screen the issues will eventually go away. (This was a big deal a while back because even Samsungs own folio case has magnets)
note that not everyone reported the issues so I'm pretty sure it has to do with how strong the magnet in the case is.
if you use your pen a lot I would stay away from those cases.
on the other hand if you don't use the pen then it wont affect you.
There are apps to let you double tap the screen to wake it (even for android versions before it was supported) which would save the physical buttons some wear but I suspect you would take a hit on battery life with that option.
The answer to just about everything: Tasker.
There's a how-to for this particular setting here. Battery drain is pretty low, about 2% every 12 hours or so.
Only flip covers with a magnet can use the system's inbuild auto-on/off functionality. Everything else needs to use the proximity sensor.
There are three types of flip covers, two of which use a magnet.
One is a strong, single magnet. This is the cheap option and causes problems with the Wacom sensors, which are also magnetic. You'll find this in pretty much 90% of all auto-on/off covers, especially the cheaper ones. The first Samsung covers also used this method, until they figured out it was a terrible idea.
The second is a ring patterns of thin magnetic strip woven through the entire back of the cover. This is used by most expensive brands (Like Samsonite), and doesn't interfere with the Wacom sensor.
The third are the most common one: Covers without a magnet. All these do is protect your screen.
ShadowLea said:
The answer to just about everything: Tasker.
There's a how-to for this particular setting here. Battery drain is pretty low, about 2% every 12 hours or so.
Only flip covers with a magnet can use the system's inbuild auto-on/off functionality. Everything else needs to use the proximity sensor.
There are three types of flip covers, two of which use a magnet.
One is a strong, single magnet. This is the cheap option and causes problems with the Wacom sensors, which are also magnetic. You'll find this in pretty much 90% of all auto-on/off covers, especially the cheaper ones. The first Samsung covers also used this method, until they figured out it was a terrible idea.
The second is a ring patterns of thin magnetic strip woven through the entire back of the cover. This is used by most expensive brands (Like Samsonite), and doesn't interfere with the Wacom sensor.
The third are the most common one: Covers without a magnet. All these do is protect your screen.
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Can I use Macrodroid? And how?
Hello, is there any way to trigger the screen to turn off (go to AOD etc) when something is closed on its face? I know in the past magnets and other things were used, and even for the SView covers. Is this possible for a DIY?
In the past, doing what you want was fairly easy, there are some apps that do it, I used gravity screen app, even with macrodroid or automate it, but, since the proximity sensors are behind the screen, the whole functionality changed, now, only the phone calling apps can access the proximity sensor, I now rely on the gyro sensor to turn the screen off, it is not the same, but a somewhat useful workaround solution
A small magnet in left-bottom corner does the trick, but only when my original clear-view cover is installed. Without the installed cover (which the phone recognises as installed accessory, I assume through NFC label in cover) the screen will stay on when a magnet is used in the right spot.
I think DIY solution with magnet is difficult, how to trick phone to think accessory is installed and activate magnetic sensor.
The magnetic sensor in phone is located approx 2.0 cm from left screen edge, approx 1.5 cm from bottom.