A3(2017) with Neon Flip: Auto switch on/off? - Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe

I have a brand new A3(2017) with a genuine Samsung Neon flip cover. I'd expected the phone to switch on/off when I open/close the cover. However, when I open the cover it starts displaying the time instead of the lock screen, and when I close the cover it doesn't switch off (as can be seen by the glowing edges).
Did I overlook an additional setting?

After some fiddling with the settings it suddenly works as expected. Unfortunately I have no idea which setting did it ... .

sciurius said:
After some fiddling with the settings it suddenly works as expected. Unfortunately I have no idea which setting did it ... .
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To work properly you will need to turn on both NFC and Android Beam.

Interesting... I have NFC disabled (don't know about Android Beam??) but closing the cover still works.

I had this issue and fixed like that :
- disable NFC
- turn off the phone
- remove the cover
- turn on the phone + PIN
- insert the cover
- enable NFC
the cover should work again now, you can disable the NFC if you want

I noticed the cover stops working after I answered a phone call.
To fix:
- open cover
- reboot
- close cover
A bit annoying...

Solution found!
Hi. I have found a solution to this issue.
I have a brand new A3 2017. One day after I purchased it I upgraded it to Android 7 Nougat. After this update the neon flip cover didnt6work anymore. NFC and other settings didn't change anything.
I finally managed to solve the issue in NFC/NFC and paying settings. I cancelled the default option "automatically detect NFC setting" to something like "use normal Android settings.
Then I disabled NFC and my cover works like under Android 6.
Hope this helps.
Benjamin

I'm still stuck.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The funny thing is that it seems the cover is detected. The 2 buttons on the bottom light up when I open the neon cover. However, the screen is not switched off nor on.
I tried playing with the NFC settings and read on another forum that you need to install the flipcase when the device is on but not screen locked. Only little success from time to time. This seems not very properly programmed

berkely said:
I'm still stuck.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The funny thing is that it seems the cover is detected. The 2 buttons on the bottom light up when I open the neon cover. However, the screen is not switched off nor on.
I tried playing with the NFC settings and read on another forum that you need to install the flipcase when the device is on but not screen locked. Only little success from time to time. This seems not very properly programmed
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I'm having the exact same problem, my cover was working for over two months and suddenly it's not. The two buttons on the bottom also light up and off when I open and close the case, but the screen is not responsive.

A3(2017) Neon flip (Illuminated Edge Notifications) turning off?
I'm looking to turn it off, I'm trying to take photo's with the cover closed, but the neon flip cover closes my whole phone, and I don't want that, I only wanted a random phone cover my parents got me.

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Ear touches the screen in a call

Hey, everytime I am in a call, my ear taps the taskbar and it opens the notification window which covers my call screen. I have googled and searched this forum with no success.
Apart from TouchLockPro, was just curious as to if there is anything that addresses this issue?
Thanks in advance.
Do you have something (case?) blocking the proximity sensor? The screen should be turning off as soon as you put the phone to your ear.
Yes I do. I've just tested it out, that seems to be the problem. So is there any tweak to prevent this?
i know even with the screen turning off with the proxy censor i will find i am in the screen with the connections and battery info when i am done with a call... its kind of annoying and worrys me a bit i might accadently end the call when the screen is off.... also the flip over to make it a confrence phone is a 50/50 thing... this device is so glitchy
I randomly get this too, I think sometimes the sensor isn't used.. There are times I've noticed I can cover it up completely with my thumb and the screen doesn't go off, but other times it works just fine.
Ryryq said:
Yes I do. I've just tested it out, that seems to be the problem. So is there any tweak to prevent this?
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Tweak...some testing to see where the sensor is (somewhere along the top near the HTC logo) and an X-acto knife to the case?
same thing happens to me, most of the time somehow I turn on airplane mode and the call disconnects.. sigh
TouchLockPro has a feature which turns the screen off using the G-sensor, but it's not just for calls, if you have it horizontal it'll be on, and if vertical it suspends/screen turns off; this would be good if it was just for calls, especially for those that use a case.
I'm just starting to use TouchLockPro (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444215) and I have most of the locking features turned off - I just hit the power button if I want to lock it.
It does keep the screen locked during a call so I no longer hit the buttons. Plus - when it unlocks I'm right back, exactly, where I left off.
There's lots of options to tweak, I think there's something for just about everyone.
I LOVE unlocking with the zoom bar - first time I've used that thing on my phone
~Eric
eknutson said:
I'm just starting to use TouchLockPro (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444215) and I have most of the locking features turned off - I just hit the power button if I want to lock it.
It does keep the screen locked during a call so I no longer hit the buttons. Plus - when it unlocks I'm right back, exactly, where I left off.
There's lots of options to tweak, I think there's something for just about everyone.
I LOVE unlocking with the zoom bar - first time I've used that thing on my phone
~Eric
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Awesome. Mind sharing what settings you have enabled, please?
Sure
Light Sensor, Stylus Sensor, GSensor, Nav Sensor, :
Nothing checked (all disabled)
Keyboard:
Use Slider, Suspend On Slider In, Slider Out Disables LockMode and EnableInputAtSuspend are all checked, everything else is un-checked (HTC Lock API, Double TouchPanel Lock and KeepAliveAlways are un-checked.
BattClock:
just some preferences set for appearance
Telephone API:
Everything is checked (except light)
Software:
Nothing set up
Other Settings:
AutolockOnPowerOn and UnlockOnACPower are checked, everything else is un-checked (added vibrates Lock/Unlock once - I like the extra notification)
~Eric
thanks! works like a charm now, is there any way to lock it if it is idle for like 30 secs or something without havin to hit the power button
There's a number of ways to lock it using the various sensors - you can try one of those and see what fits your habits / style best. You can also click on the BattClock icon to get the menu - the lock icon is right there. That's 2 steps though...
~Eric

S-cover auto screenoff

Hi,
I bought yesterday a S4 mini with an official S-Cover (without S-View)
When i close the cover, my screen does not auto turn off, and stay online 30 seconds.
If turn off it with the button on/off, and open the cover, the screen does not auto turn on.
Smart stay is enabled.
Do you think it's a problem with my flip cover or with the phone himself ?
Thanks.
matador3k said:
Hi,
I bought yesterday a S4 mini with an official S-Cover (without S-View)
When i close the cover, my screen does not auto turn off, and stay online 30 seconds.
If turn off it with the button on/off, and open the cover, the screen does not auto turn on.
Smart stay is enabled.
Do you think it's a problem with my flip cover or with the phone himself ?
Thanks.
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Settings - My device - Accessory - Automatic unlock checked
Not sure if it works for normal flip cases ( they must have a magnet that triggers a sensor in phone )
S-view cases have that magnet
SilviuMik said:
Settings - My device - Accessory - Automatic unlock checked
Not sure if it works for normal flip cases ( they must have a magnet that triggers a sensor in phone )
S-view cases have that magnet
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Thanks for answer.
Automatic unlock is checked, yes.
I will check with a friend who have a s-view case, maybe there isn't magnet in mine.
Doubt it turns your screen off if I remember my old cover.
It only turns your screen on when opening it

Screen blanks when I grip the tablet

I just bought a refurbished Tab S and it looks like it hasn't even been used. It came with Android 5 and I didn't notice the problem, although I only used it for a few minutes before doing the OTA update to Android 6.0.1. Although everything seems to be working, if I grip the tablet between the lower right corner and the usb charging port, the screen blanks. Then when I remove my grip from this location the screen comes back on! I know ... weird behavior, right? It only happens in this area and it doesn't happen if I just press on the back or on the screen in this area. I have to actually grip on both sides. It's a beautiful tablet and I would hate to have to return it, so I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to fix it. (In everyday use it is just to annoying to aviod touching this area.) I read a post by vndnguyen (14-Jul-2015) on this forum that said:
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Our Galaxy Tab S has a Grip Sensor. You can check it by:
1) Use *#0*# to open Hardware Test, select GripSensor. You will see the grip sensor is located at the upper-right corner.
2) Use *#1106#. You can set the Grip sensor on/off.
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So maybe I could fix the problem by turning the Grip sensor off. However I couldn't figure out how to enter these secret codes since a wifi only tablet doesn't have a dialer. I found an application called "Secret Codes" with an icon that looks like a lighted match. It listed a code with a #0 for hardware test. I pushed that button and it said it was invoking the code but then I saw no response from that.
Would selecting "Factory Data Reset" from the Backup and reset settings menu be worth a try to fix this problem? (Would I have to do the Marshmallow update again?).
By the way, here are some additional things I did to see if I could make the problem go away (to no avail):
- Starting the tablet in Safe mode
- Turning off automatic brightness, screen rotation, smart stay, screen timeout, Adaptive display, and screen tone auto adjust
- Turning off lock screen
- Turning off Palm swipe to capture
Any advice would be highly appreciated.
~Paul

Disable flip cover sensors, booting into TWRP without fastboot,camera apk,quickcharge

This weekend I unlocked the bootloader and installed LineageOS 14.1 (rooted) on my LG G4 / UK h815. I have a flipcover case and I want to stop the screen turning on/off when I open/close the cover. There doesn't seem to be an option within Nougat/LOS 14.1 to disable this feature. I've found a few apps that claim to disable the proximity sensor but none fixed this issue so I presume it must depend on the magnet sensor instead? Has anyone else been successful in disabling this? How did you do it?
I flashed TWRP to my recovery partition following the instructions here:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/h815/install
fastboot said it flashed OK but I have not been able to enter into TWRP by doing the VOLUME DOWN + POWER BUTTON dance. All I get when doing that is the stock factory reset menus so I have only been able to boot into TWRP by using fastboot. Is there something missing from that guide or is there a better guide thats guaranteed to enable me to boot into TWRP by using the boot button trick?
I knew the LOS camera wasn't going to be as good as the stock one so I used ES File Manger to dump the camera apk from the stock rom but the apk failed to install, claiming it was corrupt. Maybe it would've worked if I dumped it using a different app or maybe its not compatible with Nougat? Can I download a working apk of the stock camera from somewhere?
Finally, does Quick Charge work under LOS? Under the stock rom it would say 'Fast charging' when I use my quick charge charger and cable but it always says 'Charging slowly' under LOS whether I use quickcharge gear or not.
Thanks
The first showstopping (really annoying) bug I've come across with LOS 14.1 is that the screen randomly goes very dim, even when the battery is fully charged, and adjusting the screen brightness slider (if you can make it out) has no effect. The only fix when this happens seems to be rebooting.
I won't be putting up with that happening multiple times a day so unless someone has a fix I'll be looking for another ROM.
pfmdan said:
The first showstopping (really annoying) bug I've come across with LOS 14.1 is that the screen randomly goes very dim, even when the battery is fully charged, and adjusting the screen brightness slider (if you can make it out) has no effect. The only fix when this happens seems to be rebooting.
I won't be putting up with that happening multiple times a day so unless someone has a fix I'll be looking for another ROM.
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Thats Live Display. Sensor is Reading Brightness and Adjust Screen brightness. Sometimes that takes 2-3 Sec.
With case You should disable it in Options otherwise you will deal with it most everytime.
Next:
Did you know what you are doing? Stock camera on custom rom? really?!! With LOS 14 u installed a custom kernel, so stock camera isnt supported anymore. NO driver / different Driver for camera as cause. Use Google Camera or other. use Search.
next:
Quick Charge work, but it is only a flaw of los that it shows slow charging.
other suggestions would be it is a kernel setting.
Hi uweork
Sounds like I need to disable live display to avoid the dim screen problem then. The screen brightness slider shouldn't stop working though, surely?
You say I should be able fix my flipcase screen problem by disabling it in options (do you mean Settings?) but where exactly? I have tried disabling 'Flip cover' under settings but that doesn't stop the cover turning the screen on/off when I open/close the flip cover. The only solution I can think of is working out which devices (under /dev/input probably) are used for the magnet and proximity sensors then writing a script that will delete them at boot but that seems like an awful hack to me - I'm hoping there is a nicer fix.
Thanks!
pfmdan said:
Hi uweork
Sounds like I need to disable live display to avoid the dim screen problem then. The screen brightness slider shouldn't stop working though, surely?
You say I should be able fix my flipcase screen problem by disabling it in options (do you mean Settings?) but where exactly? I have tried disabling 'Flip cover' under settings but that doesn't stop the cover turning the screen on/off when I open/close the flip cover. The only solution I can think of is working out which devices (under /dev/input probably) are used for the magnet and proximity sensors then writing a script that will delete them at boot but that seems like an awful hack to me - I'm hoping there is a nicer fix.
Thanks!
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About your Problem with Flipcase is didn´t mention a thing. so ich dont know what to do.
But live display you find in Settings-> Display (i didn´t use Los 14 so maybe someone other can be of more help here)
pfmdan said:
Hi uweork
Sounds like I need to disable live display to avoid the dim screen problem then. The screen brightness slider shouldn't stop working though, surely?
You say I should be able fix my flipcase screen problem by disabling it in options (do you mean Settings?) but where exactly? I have tried disabling 'Flip cover' under settings but that doesn't stop the cover turning the screen on/off when I open/close the flip cover. The only solution I can think of is working out which devices (under /dev/input probably) are used for the magnet and proximity sensors then writing a script that will delete them at boot but that seems like an awful hack to me - I'm hoping there is a nicer fix.
Thanks!
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Live display is a colour temp change (basically a night mode). Sounds more like a bug that you can't change brightness manually.
As for the flip cover, why do you want to disable it fully? I don't think you can even on stock LG can you?
I've fixed my screen woes with xposed and the Magnet Sensor Control module 1.1. It only claims to support Nexus devices but it seems to work fine with the G4 too.

NO Battery percentages under flip cover GLOBAL/Asia (L29)

I have not found a way to get battery percentage to show up under the clock and date under flip cover (i have the huawei mate 20x ORIGINAL flip cover)
And I have activated smart cover in the settings, and everything works as it should but no battery percentages under flip cover, where you get the most use of it.
Seems to be different versions of emui for EVR-L29. I have EVR-L29 9.0.0.127 (c636e3r1p11patch02).
Bought from WondMobile.
Anyone else out there with the same problem or have a solution ??
I have the 8g/256g China version AL00 with the official smart cover. I might be wrong but I think the cover window displays time/date, notifications (not all of them, I've seen text msg ones so far, fb msgr ones don't show up) and calls allowing to answer/decline calls without opening cover. Not sure if it will display anything else.
jepp,, have everything , but no battery percentages shown in flip cover (smart cover ) mode with official smart cover.
Janne12345 said:
jepp,, have everything , but no battery percentages shown on always-on-display or in flip cover (smart cover ) mode with official smart cover.
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I have Chinese model i didnt set anything it's always been there
Yes, I know that most people have it working ,, hehe but it does not help me who can not get it to work haha ..
Thanks anyway
Edit / Now it works but not under flip cover, where you get the most use of it.
stestesteste said:
I have Chinese model i didnt set anything it's always been there
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I have Chinese version. My screen display is the same as yours when I power off using power button and that display stays on, constantly. But as soon as I close the smart cover all of the display disappears. It's a blank screen. But if I power down the phone by closing the smart cover the display is different, it shows time, date and weather (instead of battery). Then that display disappears after about 6 seconds and the screen is blank. Can't find any setting that will keep it on constantly when smart cover is closed.
BB55 said:
I have Chinese version. My screen display is the same as yours when I power off using power button and that display stays on, constantly. But as soon as I close the smart cover all of the display disappears. It's a blank screen. But if I power down the phone by closing the smart cover the display is different, it shows time, date and weather (instead of battery). Then that display disappears after about 6 seconds and the screen is blank. Can't find any setting that will keep it on constantly when smart cover is closed.
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yes we have the same problem, heh but i do not even have weather, Too bad it's so hard to get this tiny but important thing right.
Still no solution for this?
I have it with battery percent. But when i close the cover after some seconds it all closed... Not smart in a smart windows flip cover [emoji23]
BigDisplay said:
Still no solution for this?
I have it with battery percent. But when i clise the cover after some seconds it all closed... Not smart in a smart windows flip cover [emoji23]
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Unfortunately not. Strange that no more react to this miss. The condition of the battery is as important as the time and date.

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