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[APP][Android 6+] Ambi-Turner - wake up ambient display

I've created an app that wakes ambient display when you take the phone out of your pocket or if you have the phone face down and turn it over. The app is in addition to Google's ambient display and does not change your lock screen in anyway.
I added a few other paid features for lift to unlock, wave to unlock, pulsing at an interval, and battery percentage display on the ambient display.
I have a thread going on the Pixel XL forums and a number of people have been testing it out. I think it's stable enough to start spreading the word.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions or run into any problems. Thank you!
Check it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.compass.ambiturner

I'm interested, but it appears your link is dead.
Edit: found it in play store. Went ahead and got pro for lift to wake.

Atemi1337 said:
I'm interested, but it appears your link is dead.
Edit: found it in play store. Went ahead and got pro for lift to wake.
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Thank you! I fixed the link...cut and paste truncated the link.

I'm testing it since four days and can absolutely recommend it.
No battery drain here at all. Proper functionality and even more options with every new version.
Keep up the great work.
Edit: do you have PayPal? I'm gonna hook you up with a beer.

Melecatius said:
I'm testing it since four days and can absolutely recommend it.
No battery drain here at all. Proper functionality and even more options with every new version.
Keep up the great work.
Edit: do you have PayPal? I'm gonna hook you up with a beer.
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Haha, thank you. The app support is more than enough thanks!

Just bought the pro version. Coming from a note 7 and missing that ambient display, this great app will do.

Looks great.

Thank you very much sir

Trying it on a Nexus 6p. So far i'm loving it.

Bought pro, thanks!

So I've done some limited testing with the app white listed from doze and so far it improves the responsiveness significantly. I don't know the battery impacts yet, but if it's not noticeable I'll add code to prompt users to white list it.
Other upcoming changes:
Advanced settings to adjust wait times for how long the phone has to be in your pocket or laying flat before a wake can occur.
A pulse option that initially pulses faster when a notification comes in, and progressively shows down until the timeout.
Possibly change in lock screen battery indicator appearance.
Filter on laying flat thresholds. I suspect the accelerometer incorrectly reports the phone tilted while it is laying flat on occasion.

Just bought the Pro version, thanks for the nice app.
Unfortunately the ambient display doesn't light up on my Pixel if the phone is unlocked, e.g. by SmartLock. Typically, I have the phone lying next to me on the desk at work or at home und the phone is unlocked by location based SmartLock. This is where I would like to see incoming notifications without touching the phone. Do you think this is possible to implement?

Wrapp said:
Just bought the Pro version, thanks for the nice app.
Unfortunately the ambient display doesn't light up on my Pixel if the phone is unlocked, e.g. by SmartLock. Typically, I have the phone lying next to me on the desk at work or at home und the phone is unlocked by location based SmartLock. This is where I would like to see incoming notifications without touching the phone. Do you think this is possible to implement?
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I'll look into that. I've got an idea that may work.

grokus said:
I'll look into that. I've got an idea that may work.
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For me wave to wake works with smart lock in my home.

Taebom said:
For me wave to wake works with smart lock in my home.
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Doesn't work for me.
More important (maybe only for me): the screen doesn't light up without interaction if the phone is unlocked by smartlock. That's the same behavior as with the ROM build in ambient display feature. It only lights up the screen when the phone is locked.
Thanks a lot for looking into that. This would overcome the disappointing original Google ambient display implementation!
If i can help somehow (testing,...) please let me know.

Wrapp said:
Doesn't work for me.
More important (maybe only for me): the screen doesn't light up without interaction if the phone is unlocked by smartlock. That's the same behavior as with the ROM build in ambient display feature. It only lights up the screen when the phone is locked.
Thanks a lot for looking into that. This would overcome the disappointing original Google ambient display implementation!
If i can help somehow (testing,...) please let me know.
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Do you still have ambient display enabled in settings? Mine is working with the location smart lock turned on and ambient display enabled.

grokus said:
Do you still have ambient display enabled in settings? Mine is working with the location smart lock turned on and ambient display enabled.
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Tested again..
Ambi-turner enabled.
In display settings
Ambient display : on
Display timeout : 15sec
Security settings:
Pin lock screen after 10min
On/off button locks immediately
(I'm not on an English version, hope the translations are understandable)
The phone is in an area where is unlocked by location based smartlock.
Test 1: wait for 15sec until the screen switches off, wait another minute, send me an WhatsApp from 2nd phone: i hear the notification sound, screen doesn't turn on. If i turn on the display using the on/off button i am on the home screen.
Test 2: switch off the screen by on\off button, (i can hear the lockscreen notification) and send me a WhatsApp from another phone. I hear the notification sound, screen turns on and shows the message. If i turn on the phone by on/off button I'm on the lock screen.
Pixel, version NDE63H

Just bought pro - nice job!

I' ve just tested it on my Nexus 5 with PureNexus 6.0.1 rom. PN has ambient display function in settings but it doesn't work because Nexus 5 doesn't have pick up sensors or pocket sensors. Therefore I've been looking for some solution how to wake it, for example cmactions-wave to wake or similar. For the previous period I've been using GravityBox but it's battery hungry.
I see now that ambi-turner works also, so testing it ATM...
nice work...

jazzh said:
I' ve just tested it on my Nexus 5 with PureNexus 6.0.1 rom. PN has ambient display function in settings but it doesn't work because Nexus 5 doesn't have pick up sensors or pocket sensors. Therefore I've been looking for some solution how to wake it, for example cmactions-wave to wake or similar. For the previous period I've been using GravityBox but it's battery hungry.
I see now that ambi-turner works also, so testing it ATM...
nice work...
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Thank you. I'm posting an update soon. I'm testing a new mechanism that is waking the screen up much more reliably than the current version.

Tap to wake and lift to wake

My tap to wake and lift to wake are not working. I tested the accelerometer and gyroscope and both are working ok. Screen rotation is working too. Does anyone have these issues?

Try lock screen immediately
By going setting/security & location/screen lock setting/automatic lock to immediately.

Android 7?1 on Pixel XL had tap to wake and lift to wake.
Android 8.0 removed all that. Doesn't exist on Pixel 2 XL.

Icyou said:
Try lock screen immediately
By going setting/security & location/screen lock setting/automatic lock to immediately.
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I tried the screen lock immediately.. Didn't work.
Already factory reset too

nxt said:
Android 7?1 on Pixel XL had tap to wake and lift to wake.
Android 8.0 removed all that. Doesn't exist on Pixel 2 XL.
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Sorry, not tap to wake.
It's called double tap to check and lift to check. Even twisting the phone to switch between the front and camera is not working....

ultrastranger said:
Sorry, not tap to wake.
It's called double tap to check and lift to check. Even twisting the phone to switch between the front and camera is not working....
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just stating for the record, they all work fine in 8.1

hmmm.. so these features are not working on 8.0 for pixel 2 xl? Im just concerned whether its a hardware or software issue.
Do these features work for you guys?

The double tap and lift to check (grayed out) phone options are in ambient display settings. Double tap works, lift does not, 8.1.

ultrastranger said:
Sorry, not tap to wake.
It's called double tap to check and lift to check. Even twisting the phone to switch between the front and camera is not working....
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Go to Settings, type Double at the top, you should see three settings for the various wake and camera flip. Make sure they're on.
Personally Lift to wake o haven't seen it work on my 2 XL. I'm pretty sure it's been removed.

My double tap n lift are both working fine on 8.0, and my hardware rev is 10 on penguin/panda

Both are working for me, 8.0. Maybe a factory reset will work?
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Both work fine here on 8.0
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Ditto, both working fine on 8.0 for weeks...

Lift to wake only works if always on display is off.

https://tunecomp.net/disable-raise-to-wake-lift-to-check-google-pixel/

I have a Pixel 2 XL and double tap to wake, ambient display, wake on receiving notifications and the camera flip gesture, are all not working on my device. Those options are all selected, and I have tried safe mode as well as a factory reset to no prevail. Google's response was to send a replacement however all of the hardware is confirmed as operational. This all occurred after a software update.
Double tap is inactive and does not work. It is selected as on.
Ambient display is on, screen is locked after 5 seconds, however the ambient display turns off after 10 seconds of inactivity.
Wake for notifications, does not wake the screen.
Flip for selfie camera does not work no matter which way I hold the phone.
Android 8.0.0

Same here, pixel 2 XL double tap to wake completely unresponsive. On 8.1 and factory reset.

I have enabled double tap to show ambient display for time and notification and i updated to 8. 1 manually no wipe or reset and that is working normal as on 8.0
Cheers ?
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Hey guys
I noticed all these problems after the update to 8.1.
it seems like Google somehow messed up the proximity sensor, that's why ambient screen is turning off and you can't use double tap to wake.
there are several threads to this but nobody really has a fix.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/help/8-1-update-broke-proximity-sensor-t3718659
for some people the problem was solved after removing their screen protector. But I don't have a screen protector so..
I hope Google is aware of this.

Hey..i found the problem
I had the same issue. the following fixed it.
Settings -> Security -> Smart lock -> Disable all.
Smart lock kept my phone unlocked at home.
After i disabled trusted places....the double tap works just fine. The Flip camera works too after i disabled smart lock.
I hope this works for you too.

Android 10 - how to return ambient mode on double tap?

On Android 9 Pie we can enable ambient mode when double tap on screen for checking notification and time. On Android 10 double tap turn on screen. Is any solution to return "old-fashion" double tap? I have root.

clever_man said:
On Android 9 Pie we can enable ambient mode when double tap on screen for checking notification and time. On Android 10 double tap turn on screen. Is any solution to return "old-fashion" double tap? I have root.
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If your using the EXKM app, disable native DT2W, then enable it in the EXKM app. Works very well :good:

Badger50 said:
If your using the EXKM app, disable native DT2W, then enable it in the EXKM app. Works very well :good:
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I tried it but it turn on screen also instead of enabling ambient mode. What's wrong?

clever_man said:
I tried it but it turn on screen also instead of enabling ambient mode. What's wrong?
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That's odd. What method did you use to update to A10? Was it a clean or dirty install?
I did a dirty install of the factory image, and DT2W works as it should with the EXKM method

I used clean install. If you'll disable dt2w in kernel settings and enable it in firmaware settings will you get ambient mode?

clever_man said:
I used clean install. If you'll disable dt2w in kernel settings and enable it in firmaware settings will you get ambient mode?
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Yes, I still get ambient mode. I just like the EXKM version better just because it's faster to wake the lock screen :good:

Badger50 said:
Yes, I still get ambient mode. I just like the EXKM version better just because it's faster to wake the lock screen :good:
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https://piunikaweb.com/2019/09/04/a...ck-phone-lift-to-check-phone-on-pixel-phones/
It's weird that you have ambient mode on Android 10.

clever_man said:
https://piunikaweb.com/2019/09/04/a...ck-phone-lift-to-check-phone-on-pixel-phones/
It's weird that you have ambient mode on Android 10.
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If this is what you mean by ambient mode, then yes I do. However, I suspect you don't. It's a feature I have never used, so forgive me if I mislead you. Or am I confusing ambient with AOD? Which is also a feature I never have used?

Ambient display Cannot double tap like this picture?

a_khusairi said:
Ambient display Cannot double tap like this picture?
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Not any more apparently. Personally, I don't really get the point of it. It's just a darker version of DT2W the lock screen to see the same thing. But that's just me I reckon.

Badger50 said:
Not any more apparently. Personally, I don't really get the point of it. It's just a darker version of DT2W the lock screen to see the same thing. But that's just me I reckon.
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No, it's not. When screen in ambient mode it not reacted on touches. Now on Android 10 my phone in pocket occasionally turning on display (at walking) and I have false touches - for seven minutes my player stopped twice, once change track and once turned off BT wich caused disconnection of headset. It pisses me off! Now I just turn off DT2W and had to turn AOD that drain my battery. Hey, Google, are you OK?

clever_man said:
No, it's not. When screen in ambient mode it not reacted on touches. Now on Android 10 my phone in pocket occasionally turning on display (at walking) and I have false touches - for seven minutes my player stopped twice, once change track and once turned off BT wich caused disconnection of headset. It pisses me off! Now I just turn off DT2W and had to turn AOD that drain my battery. Hey, Google, are you OK?
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No worries man. You have your opinions, and I have mine. It's just something I never really need

Question Proximity sensor failure

Currently running Pixel Experience Plus android 11. Others dont report the same problem.
Would this be ROM based, firmware based, vendor based, or what else ??
Its a major annoyance as the tap to wake, face unlock, and position of the fingerprint reader all mean this wakes in pocket constantly.
Tried hard resets etc but stumped.

Phat Phreddy said:
Currently running Pixel Experience Plus android 11. Others dont report the same problem.
Would this be ROM based, firmware based, vendor based, or what else ??
Its a major annoyance as the tap to wake, face unlock, and position of the fingerprint reader all mean this wakes in pocket constantly.
Tried hard resets etc but stumped.
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The reality is there is no proximity sensor present in mi 11x

and in miui the call screen becomes black as miui using accelerometer and some kind of hack to do that.

LikeCustomRom said:
The reality is there is no proximity sensor present in mi 11x
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What the f...
So this constant pocket activation is a feature ??
I cant believe everyone is just living with this ??

Unfortunately it is so and this explains why even if the phone is away from the ear but placed vertically the screen turns black.

pegasoc said:
Unfortunately it is so and this explains why even if the phone is away from the ear but placed vertically the screen turns black.
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Is that only with MIUI ??
So what combination of settings are people using to minimize this ??
I haven't had a phone without a proximity sensor in years, I didnt even think one would be sold that way.. Its unusable like this, constantly waking in pockets, error input and attempted unocks etc

Testing it (pixel experience plus) my phone never senses, in any orientation.. Others report some form of sensing.
Upright.. hand to phone.. hand over phone.. I am not getting anything.
It wakes on movement.. It wakes to attempt face unlock (I guess).. It wakes on screen touch,, it never overrides that despite there being an option to prevent accidental wake up (which has no noticeable effect). I dont see what combo of settings may be correct here.
Its currently flat out unusable.. Its a mobile phone which you cannot put in your pocket and which wakes as you carry it. People cant be just accepting this...

The Truth is truth that this phone doesn't have proximity sensor

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The Truth is truth that this phone doesn't have proximity sensor
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thats now shockingly understood..
But other people report some kind of gyro / light sensor / accelerometer / etc combination thats providing some useability. Useability I dont have (Pixel experience plus 11).
The config I have so far.. Is not doing anything.. and is basically non viable..
You cant put it in your pocket !!! What kind of mobile phone cant be put in a pocket or carried..

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Its a major annoyance as the tap to wake, face unlock, and position of the fingerprint reader all mean this wakes in pocket constantly.
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I don't get what your problem is, plz describe it better. You say that you have problem with proximity sensor, but then you go on to say that your phone unlocks in your pocket for no reason and I see no connection between these two statements. Proximity sensor works only during calls, it has nothing to do with preventing unlocking tge smartphone in your pocket. Are you sure that you're not accidentally putting your finger on the fingerprint reader when you put it in the pocket? If you want, you can make the fingerprint reader read your fingerprint only after you press the power button, mere touching will not unlock it. But you have to change it in settings in MIUI, I am not sure how it works on your Custom ROM.
I have no problems you describe on my Poco F3 unit. If reverting to stock MIUI doesn't work, consider sending it for a warranty repair.
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Currently running Pixel Experience Plus android 11. Others dont report the same problem.
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Yep, sounds like a hardware problem.

Question Screen Wakes Up When Barely Moved

Hey Guys,
So something very annoying I've noticed so far since owning this phone. I could have it laying on the table/counter, whatever. I have lift to wake and any other motion related setting to turn the screen on disabled, however, if I so much as nudge my phone while it's sitting the screen will always wake. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there some other hidden setting I've yet to disable and need to? Is it a glitch or something? Appreciate any ideas or suggestions.
Thanks!

You are not the only one observing this behavior. I believe it's a software glitch. It's has been mentioned on other forums as well.

I don't think it's a glitch. People have said the "fix" is to turn off fingerprint option. So I'm thinking it's actually a feature to turn on the screen so it's ready for your finger print. It's different than lift to wake because it only shows the Always On Display. Lift to wake, goes past the Always On Display and to the lock screen. I've tested it in my pocket and it's stays fully off.

EeZeEpEe said:
I don't think it's a glitch. People have said the "fix" is to turn off fingerprint option. So I'm thinking it's actually a feature to turn on the screen so it's ready for your finger print. It's different than lift to wake because it only shows the Always On Display. Lift to wake, goes past the Always On Display and to the lock screen. I've tested it in my pocket and it's stays fully off.
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It's a feature not a bug

There is doze_quick_pickup_gesture option that you can set via adb. Just setup adb shell (google how to do it if you don't have it), then enable developer options on your phone (google it too), then connect your phone to your PC and execute this command in the shell:
shell settings put secure doze_quick_pickup_gesture 0
It worked for me! Borrowed from here:
Google Pixel 6/6 pro screen wakes up automatically? - Google Pixel Community

sb283 said:
shell settings put secure doze_quick_pickup_gesture 0
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You absolute beast, thanks!

The easiest fix is to turn off adaptive sound

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The easiest fix is to turn off adaptive sound
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Interesting. I noticed that my AOD is always on, even though I have set it to be disabled when charging.
Maybe Adaptive Sound has something to do with that? 'Cuz I enabled that.

Morgrain said:
Interesting. I noticed that my AOD is always on, even though I have set it to be disabled when charging.
Maybe Adaptive Sound has something to do with that? 'Cuz I enabled that.
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Yes i think its a bug when adaptive sound is on and it hears loud sounds, ot turns the screen on. Just try banging the desk or hitting two spoons when near your phone with adaptive sound on and off... The screen lights up when its ON bit doesn't when its off

I am having just the opposite effect. I lift my phone and nothing happens. I have to click my power button for it to go on sometimes.

If you refer to Lift to check BLACK SCREEN It is a feature for easy to use fingerprint so that very helpful for me

pettigrew95 said:
Hey Guys,
So something very annoying I've noticed so far since owning this phone. I could have it laying on the table/counter, whatever. I have lift to wake and any other motion related setting to turn the screen on disabled, however, if I so much as nudge my phone while it's sitting the screen will always wake. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there some other hidden setting I've yet to disable and need to? Is it a glitch or something? Appreciate any ideas or suggestions.
Thanks!
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Check out #9
Can't disable Lift To Wake
The screen turns on when I lift the phone. (Black and white lock screen.) "Lift to wake" and "Tap to Check" are both off.
forum.xda-developers.com

sb283 said:
There is doze_quick_pickup_gesture option that you can set via adb. Just setup adb shell (google how to do it if you don't have it), then enable developer options on your phone (google it too), then connect your phone to your PC and execute this command in the shell:
shell settings put secure doze_quick_pickup_gesture 0
It worked for me! Borrowed from here:
Google Pixel 6/6 pro screen wakes up automatically? - Google Pixel Community
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This worked perfectly, thanks so much! Quick question, is there any negative or other effects this has? Thanks again.

pettigrew95 said:
This worked perfectly, thanks so much! Quick question, is there any negative or other effects this has? Thanks again.
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I haven't noticed any, around 24 hrs later.

manueltimz said:
The easiest fix is to turn off adaptive sound
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If a moth farts 2 miles away causing the slightest vibration my screen comes on and i have adaptive sound, lift to wake and AOD disabled.