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[Q] Screen orientation keeps changing

Hey all, long time reader, first time poster. I have been having an issue with my Evo and I thought someone in here may have a suggestion for me. I searched around the web and on this forum and couldn't find anything related to my issue.
I am currently rooted running Fresh 3.5 ROM. The issue I'm having has happened pre and post root. Often when I open applications, and especially when I open something under the notification window, my phone automatically switches to landscape view, even though I am holding it in portrait mode. This keeps happening over and over and I'm not sure what to do. I tried re-calibrating the G-Sensor several times, but it is still doing it. Any suggestions? THanks in advance!

dufran3 said:
Hey all, long time reader, first time poster. I have been having an issue with my Evo and I thought someone in here may have a suggestion for me. I searched around the web and on this forum and couldn't find anything related to my issue.
I am currently rooted running Fresh 3.5 ROM. The issue I'm having has happened pre and post root. Often when I open applications, and especially when I open something under the notification window, my phone automatically switches to landscape view, even though I am holding it in portrait mode. This keeps happening over and over and I'm not sure what to do. I tried re-calibrating the G-Sensor several times, but it is still doing it. Any suggestions? THanks in advance!
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That's weird. Remember that some apps open default to landscape (though not very many)
Step one: Reboot. That should fix it.
Step two: Menu>settings>display>Auto-rotate screen << uncheck that
Step thee: Install a switch app like switchpro from the marketplace that allows a toggle orientation switch.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will give them a try!

[Q] Widgets not updating on home screen, no root or rom changes.

Hi, On 2 LG optimus G pro phones, the home screen widget items stop updating after some short time.
A phone rotation ( landscape portrait) does re-update the home screen and widgets, but is getting frustrating using that method.
Both phones are stock (AT&T), one has some minor OTA updating done, they are neither rooted nor rom changed. I have no intention at this time of rooting it or changing the rom. Please help with ideas that would work without these changes.
This behaviour has not been any different from a Factory reset , which I did prior to final installs. The issue was present from the first 3rd party widget to the phone having 16 switcher widgets and a few program widgets.
Are there any settings on the phone that would change this home screen from dropping off to sleep ? I am sure it saves battery, and might be the purpose of it, but it does not suit my purposes to have this happen.
I have tried many settings, like keeping core control off , etc. But i have not observed any change in this.
Is there any cheap tricks i can apply to get the home screen to run a refresh?
Is there any apps that could be applied to automate a home screen refresh? Like i am using macrodroid to automate other things, and it knows when i have made a widget switch, some app that would force a screen refresh would be a good workaround at this point.
The behaviour would hardly be noticed by somone using the device as a Phone first, and mostly as a phone. My use of the device is more like a Tablet, watching movies browsing the web and playing music and all.
When placing this question I was presented with many similar questions for other 4+ type phones, none of them were solved only Me-Tooed. Any ideas for workaround or cheap tricking the thing into refreshing would be very interesting to me.
thanks.

Tasker + Greenify would work but you'd have to be rooted in order to use Greenify on system apps. I had the same problem as well. I have tasker set up to hibernate my home screen when turning off the screen and waking it up when the device is unlocked. Adding widgets into that would increase your battery life AND keep the widgets working normally when you unlock the screen.
Sent from my Carbon LG-E980

Neroga said:
Tasker + Greenify
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Interesting, because greenify updated rescent , so it can do its tricks without root (manually). applied the "accessability" trick on 4.1+ devices. If that would somehow work, it just leaves trying to automate it with some very simple method, so far i avoided tasker because it is more akin to programming (takes too long to learn nuances), where my level is more like simple scripting, which I got done in minutes with macrodroid.

Newbie trying to find features

So I've just got a OP3, moving from a Lumia 930 and several years with Microsoft mobile OS's and am trying to find a few answers about my new toy. I've searched Google but can't seem to find the answers I'm looking for.
Here goes, please don't flame me:
1. WP allowed me to automatically set quiet hours so only select contacts could get through and I wasn't bothered by notifications at night. I can't seem to find this option despite several walk throughs, the options listed aren't there. I know I can use the slider but sometimes when you go to bed tired you forget
2. Also looking for driving mode, when connected to Bluetooth the phone would only allow calls and texts to notify to stop distractions from other notifications.
3. Music player randomly opens, bit embarrassing when it fires up in the middle of a meeting
4. Phone screen doesn't always go off when taking a call, though this only seems to happen if I was using an app at the time the call came in.
5. I want to be able to block calls without installing an app, surely this should be a standard feature?
Think that's it currently, still getting my head around how to do things on Android and I'm sure there'll be more questions though hopefully I'll be able to find the answers myself
Thank you in advance

I can give you a few answers / recommendations. First take a look at an app called Silence Premium in the app store. This provides similar functionality to the slider but also allows the function to be time based. For example I have it set to silence all and only allow calls to come through after 11pm. At 6am I have it automatically un-silence all. This way I eliminate all the dings and beeps from Email or texts once I go to bed. The slider still functions normally as well. This should cover your first question. Note the trial version of the app is called Do not Disturb. Not sure why they chose different names for the paid and free versions.
For your second option, I use an app called Tasker to automatically enable an auto-reply to any texts that come in while driving. This feature is automatically enabled and disabled upon connecting to the Bluetooth in the car. Tasker is a pretty powerful app and can do a ton of different things. However it does have a bit of a learning curve and can definitely be intimidating. A similar app exists called Automate that might provide similar functionality. I haven't used it yet so can't really comment.
Hope this helps.

Help with Tasker. Won't start on boot.

Hello guys. Yes, I know that this questions was discussed on other threads, but I can figure out how to start tasker with my android unit. I tried third party apps to initiate, but failed.
The tasker should run a task to initiate the Spotify, and input an tap in the screen. The task run perfectly when pushed manual, but the tasker do not initiate the task.
Can someone help me? Thanks

ricardo steffens said:
Hello guys. Yes, I know that this questions was discussed on other threads, but I can figure out how to start tasker with my android unit. I tried third party apps to initiate, but failed.
The tasker should run a task to initiate the Spotify, and input an tap in the screen. The task run perfectly when pushed manual, but the tasker do not initiate the task.
Can someone help me? Thanks
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If it is a Joying Intel unit you could try the "no-kill" Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk from gustden. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72102580&postcount=87
This will keep tasker from being killed when the car is turned off.

[SOLVED] with root to start tasker on boot Oukitel K9
Tasker is a great app but kept getting killed after boot and I have tried every else's solutions and still didn't work. After "allow" every setting, like battery optimize=no plus device admin still would not stick. Tried usage stats and accessibility options within tasker. Nothing seemed to work. Solution; In Magisk install systemize. Systemize save to priv system directory, reboot. Now the app will start always on every reboot.
Phone specs
Android 9 Stock rom rooted
Oukitel K9

deedeebulldog said:
If it is a Joying Intel unit you could try the "no-kill" Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk from gustden. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72102580&postcount=87
This will keep tasker from being killed when the car is turned off.
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don't wanr to install on my unit ...

Question Can someone help me with some Do Not Disturb issues?

Lately I've never remembered to post and ask, surely will be a lot easier than endlessly thumbing through the phone to try and find the right settings. Hoping someone here may have been through this recently and has it fresh on their mind.
With my alarm set, it does activate audibly the way it should while Do Not Disturb is active. However, the screen remains on the dimmed Always On screen. I guess technically speaking, the alarm does not come on top when in Do Not Disturb mode.
I have starred contacts which are allowed to ring through my Do Not Disturb, one of which is my work. When I take a phone call, I can see who is calling me, but have to unlock the phone and sometimes bring the phone app up before I can answer. The actual answer button is not shown on the display.
I guess the most critical is needing help with #2. It might sound petty, but when you are in deep sleep and work calls you at 3am and you miss their call........its rather frustrating on both ends. If I didn't have self-control I would have snapped a few phones in half already.
FWIW, this was prevalent on my S20 Ultra as well (G988U), and my current device is the S20 Ultra (S908U).
Any help or suggestions are much appreciated!

not sure if this will work, but try adding "clock" or whichever alarm app you are using as the Exceptions to the DND.
As for the contacts, try to reproduce it by purposefully starting the DND and have someone call you... if the issue is reproduced, then report it to samsung members app > get help > error report asap so that samsung engineers can look into why you are not getting the notification for that caller.

So I've tried everything suggested so far. I even just recently wiped my phone, and paid close attention to this detail with DND. Eveb freshly wiped, it is still not working as it should (or I should say, as I want it to).
Bumping again in hopes someone else might see it now and know where I need to go. Thanks in advance!

Currently using One UI Beta 5 on my S22.
I have issues with Modes & Routines, specifically the driving mode.
Even after turning the "driving mode" off / deleting it, while in transit the mode pops back and enables on its own.