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Shortcut to LOCK DEVICE

Hi everyone
Is there a way to create a shortcut to DEVICE LOCK? I'd like to put a shortcut as a quick launch but I've searched the whole device and don't seem to see an actual executable to launch the lock screen. Is this possible at all somehow?
Thanks very much in advance for the advice!

I know this may not be what you are after,
however, if i put my device into standby (short press hang up key) it locks the device
also im not sure if it is ROM specific but on Miri 15.1 if you enter the start menu there is a lock icon on the bottom left...
Sorry if i couldnt help

VeEuzUKY said:
Hi everyone
Is there a way to create a shortcut to DEVICE LOCK? I'd like to put a shortcut as a quick launch but I've searched the whole device and don't seem to see an actual executable to launch the lock screen. Is this possible at all somehow?
Thanks very much in advance for the advice!
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I've got the Left SoftKey on the Homescreen set as "Lock" which simply links to a lockscreen.exe program. So from the home screen I just press Lock, instead of using the "Start Menu/Lock" option.
If you want to configure something like this drop the Lockscreen.exe into the Windows folder and then configure the Left SoftKey to point to it.
Alternatively, you could add it as a QuickLaunch link if you prefer that for some reason.

madstyle69 said:
I've got the Left SoftKey on the Homescreen set as "Lock" which simply links to a lockscreen.exe program. So from the home screen I just press Lock, instead of using the "Start Menu/Lock" option.
If you want to configure something like this drop the Lockscreen.exe into the Windows folder and then configure the Left SoftKey to point to it.
Alternatively, you could add it as a QuickLaunch link if you prefer that for some reason.
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Ahhhhh, thanks a million, I think it will do the trick since its an executable I can create a shortcut to. This is great, thanks agin, will try it right now

You may also want to look at this app from the forum... it also includes data on/off, power off, etc...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601203&highlight=hd2+connections

madstyle69 said:
and then configure the Left SoftKey to point to it.
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Ok, and exactly HOW do you do that?

madstyle69 said:
I've got the Left SoftKey on the Homescreen set as "Lock" which simply links to a lockscreen.exe program. So from the home screen I just press Lock, instead of using the "Start Menu/Lock" option.
If you want to configure something like this drop the Lockscreen.exe into the Windows folder and then configure the Left SoftKey to point to it.
Alternatively, you could add it as a QuickLaunch link if you prefer that for some reason.
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I am using S2U2, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=668415 as my choice of lockscreen. It has settings that allow one to lock the screen when it goes blank/black.
So when I press the End/Power On button i.e. the extreme right button, it blanks the screen and S2U2 will kick in in the background.
For the left hand button, I have assigned it for rotating the screen to landscape.

Halle said:
Ok, and exactly HOW do you do that?
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To set the Lock (or any Link) as the Left Soft-Key on the Homescreen, change the following key in the Registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112
Default: Lock
Open: \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools\LockScreen.lnk
(or wherever you have the Link)

You could also use the Cookie home tab app. Besides the many other options it provides, you can add a lock screen button on the main screen and even modify your actual lockscreen.

rexboy said:
You could also use the Cookie home tab app. Besides the many other options it provides, you can add a lock screen button on the main screen and even modify your actual lockscreen.
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I know this and have used it a lot. Not anymore though, since I don't really need it.

mad_style said:
To set the Lock (or any Link) as the Left Soft-Key on the Homescreen, change the following key in the Registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112
Default: Lock
Open: \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools\LockScreen.lnk
(or wherever you have the Link)
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Nice, but I have no "\Keys\112" in there. I looked with Resco Registry. Thanks anyway!

+1 for S2U2

Have Tasker Control Touchpad Cursor and/or Simulate Screen Tap?

I have an app I am trying to automate with Tasker, and I need Tasker to move the touchpad cursor and then simulate a left click and/or simply simulate a finger tap on the screen.
Details: The app is the Boston Globe reader, which is a localized version of Press Reader. The app only downloads new issues when it is opened (the "background update" feature is not working for me), and this takes a few minutes, so I am trying to use Tasker to open the app at 5 AM and take a few steps to get the download started. (The download is supposed to start when the app is opened, but this also is not working for me).
Problem is that after a few steps, I get to a screen where I have to touch (or click with the touchpad and cursor) a particular Boston Globe icon. I have been unable to get Tasker to simulate either of those actions.
Strangely enough, if I tap anywhere on the screen, I can then use the cursor keys to select the Globe icon and then press the "Enter" key, but this does not work without the initial "triggering" screen tap with my finger, which I cannot get Tasker to simulate.
All suggestions are appreciated! TIA!

smalis said:
I have an app I am trying to automate with Tasker, and I need Tasker to move the touchpad cursor and then simulate a left click and/or simply simulate a finger tap on the screen.
Details: The app is the Boston Globe reader, which is a localized version of Press Reader. The app only downloads new issues when it is opened (the "background update" feature is not working for me), and this takes a few minutes, so I am trying to use Tasker to open the app at 5 AM and take a few steps to get the download started. (The download is supposed to start when the app is opened, but this also is not working for me).
Problem is that after a few steps, I get to a screen where I have to touch (or click with the touchpad and cursor) a particular Boston Globe icon. I have been unable to get Tasker to simulate either of those actions.
Strangely enough, if I tap anywhere on the screen, I can then use the cursor keys to select the Globe icon and then press the "Enter" key, but this does not work without the initial "triggering" screen tap with my finger, which I cannot get Tasker to simulate.
All suggestions are appreciated! TIA!
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SOLVED, via Tasker Google Groups:
"Ok, you can try the "Run shell" action with the command "input tap 564 1856" where the numbers are the x and y coordinates of the tap location.
in order to get the correct coordinates, on your device go to Settings -> dev options and turn on "show pointer location" then you can go into your app and tap on the correct location and it will display the x/y coordinates of the tap which you can input on that script."

smalis said:
SOLVED, via Tasker Google Groups:
"Ok, you can try the "Run shell" action with the command "input tap 564 1856" where the numbers are the x and y coordinates of the tap location.
in order to get the correct coordinates, on your device go to Settings -> dev options and turn on "show pointer location" then you can go into your app and tap on the correct location and it will display the x/y coordinates of the tap which you can input on that script."
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i can i tap and HOLD for a specific ammount of seconds?

joelstitch said:
i can i tap and HOLD for a specific ammount of seconds?
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Don't know. You would have to determine if Run Shell has a "tap and hold" function. Try asking in Tasker Google Groups: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tasker

Did you ever find out about the tap and hold request? I am looking for the same solution.

squint said:
Did you ever find out about the tap and hold request? I am looking for the same solution.
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You can do a long press by using shell script and doing input swipe x1 y1 x2 y2 ms, just make sure that x1 and x2 are the same value and that y1 and y2 are the same value then end with however many milliseconds you want the press to be. For example input swipe 400 700 400 700 300, would do a long press on coordinate 400 700 for 300 ms.

Thank you! That worked perfectly. One thing I did discover is that the "input swipe" command seems to be case sensitive. SwiftKey automatically capitalized "Input" - and it did not work until I made it lowercase.

SparedSquid said:
You can do a long press by using shell script and doing input swipe x1 y1 x2 y2 ms, just make sure that x1 and x2 are the same value and that y1 and y2 are the same value then end with however many milliseconds you want the press to be. For example input swipe 400 700 400 700 300, would do a long press on coordinate 400 700 for 300 ms.
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I came across this when searching for a way to stimulate a long press with Tasker. I'm trying to stimulate a long press of a volume key, to attach it to a Tasker task, so that I can then assign that task to a swipe using the Wake Gestures app I'm using, so as to bring up Ambient Display in Lollipop. Unless anyone reading this knows of a shortcut I'm missing that will activate Ambient Display in an easier way?

One Hand mode shortcut

Hi
I want to create a shortcut for one hand mode (3x home button) so that it is an action like "back" on the navigation bar so that I can put it in my swiftly switch pro menu and access one hand mode with a single action instead of pressing the home button 3x.
Any ideas how to do that? (I just switched from iPhone to Android and am a newbie)
Regards

Axkings said:
Hi
I want to create a shortcut for one hand mode (3x home button) so that it is an action like "back" on the navigation bar so that I can put it in my swiftly switch pro menu and access one hand mode with a single action instead of pressing the home button 3x.
Any ideas how to do that? (I just switched from iPhone to Android and am a newbie)
Regards
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Hi man. I'm from Russia, firmware may differ. But I have a choice: a jesture or a 3-push of a button. I prefer jesture.
To make it work you should swype diagonally from edge of screen (down and right edge). Also, if you hold a bit longer, you can change the size of the screen (bigger / less). See "One-handed mode Galaxy s8" on YouTube

It is completely legitimate to make a shortcut button or icon to one hand mode instead of thosr cumbersome gestures.
Here is how to do it :
Simply run this terminal command from any method or script '
am startservice -n com.sec.android.easyonehand/.EasyOneHandService
This works on the galaxy s5. This rune the service to activate the one hand mode.

juandante said:
It is completely legitimate to make a shortcut button or icon to one hand mode instead of thosr cumbersome gestures.
Here is how to do it :
Simply run this terminal command from any method or script '
am startservice -n com.sec.android.easyonehand/.EasyOneHandService
This works on the galaxy s5. This rune the service to activate the one hand mode.
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Do you know how to open app in pop up window from terminal
Thanks

Nochlab1 said:
Do you know how to open app in pop up window from terminal
Thanks
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There is, at least according to my intense research and my logic, no way to open directly an app in pop-up mode. Indeed even Samsung doesn't have a shortcut for this, at least not at my knowledge.
But, it is possible to launch the multi window launcher and then launch an app from here in terminal with root :
am startservice com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService/.MultiWindowTrayService
This command is only for the launcher. Normally there should also be a terminal command to put the currently on-screen app in pop-up, just like the slide from corner gesture.

juandante said:
There is, at least according to my intense research and my logic, no way to open directly an app in pop-up mode. Indeed even Samsung doesn't have a shortcut for this, at least not at my knowledge.
But, it is possible to launch the multi window launcher and then launch an app from here in terminal with root :
am startservice com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService/.MultiWindowTrayService
This command is only for the launcher. Normally there should also be a terminal command to put the currently on-screen app in pop-up, just like the slide from corner gesture.
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Thank you
(Btw on the recent apps you can launch a app in pop-up mode

Nochlab1 said:
Thank you
(Btw on the recent apps you can launch a app in pop-up mode
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Yes and no, what I mean is that the app is not directly launched in pop-up because you need the extra step of opening the side launcher.
One way is as I did, to replace the home button with the side launcher (1 tap = side launcher, 2 taps = home screen) , it is possible with Nova Launcher.
What would be equally perfect is to find a way to open the app directly in pop-up with an activity on the home screen or, once the app is launched thanks to Tasker for example force the app to go in pop-up automatically. It must be possible because the side corner swipe to put the app in pop-up is simply an activity or service or some thing of some sort, but I haven't manage to find the command line.

juandante said:
Yes and no, what I mean is that the app is not directly launched in pop-up because you need the extra step of opening the side launcher.
One way is as I did, to replace the home button with the side launcher (1 tap = side launcher, 2 taps = home screen) , it is possible with Nova Launcher.
What would be equally perfect is to find a way to open the app directly in pop-up with an activity on the home screen or, once the app is launched thanks to Tasker for example force the app to go in pop-up automatically. It must be possible because the side corner swipe to put the app in pop-up is simply an activity or service or some thing of some sort, but I haven't manage to find the command line.
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The thing is i am on android pie so i dont have the multi window "launcher" the way i can open a app in pop-up window is either thru swiping from the edge of the screen or going into the recents apps and clicking the app icon and clicking open in pop-up mode

Nochlab1 said:
The thing is i am on android pie so i dont have the multi window "launcher" the way i can open a app in pop-up window is either thru swiping from the edge of the screen or going into the recents apps and clicking the app icon and clicking open in pop-up mode
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On this android version it is easier because there are root apps in Play store or in Xposed to manage this, isn't there? I think a saw few apps claiming to manage multiwindow for this version.

juandante said:
On this android version it is easier because there are root apps in Play store or in Xposed to manage this, isn't there? I think a saw few apps claiming to manage multiwindow for this version.
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1. I never saw any
2. I cant root

Open camera in Pro Mode

As we all know, the camera app opens in Auto mode by default. There's no option to select it to use Pro Mode by default. We can put a shortcut on the homescreen to open Pro Mode, but there's not way to set that shortcut on the lockscreen or activate via double-press power. Sometimes if the camera is still in memory, it'll open from the lockscreen still in Pro Mode, but not reliably. So I'm wondering what we can figure out to "hack" this a bit to make Pro Mode open automatically when the camera app opens.
1. Tasker is my first inclination. But we need the Pro Mode setting/toggle/switch/activity/whatever to be exposed for Tasker to use. It's not, as far as I can tell.
2. Actually what's weird is there are no activities within the camera app to start Pro Mode. But without that activity, how is the homescreen shortcut created?
3. Is there a macro that can be created to turn on Pro Mode when camera is launched?
4. How can we put that Pro Mode shortcut on the lockscreen?
5. Is there a way to build a very basic app that does what the Pro Mode homescreen shortcut does? Then we could set it as a lockscreen shortcut. Ideally this would not require root. Basically an app that triggers the shortcut that launches the camera in Pro Mode.
Any other ideas?

Tagging @zeroprobe since he is our most knowledgeable contributor for the S7 camera.

It would be nice if Samsung made a proper shortcut but this seems to work in a convoluted kind of way.
Okay, so we’ll need a few things to make this work.
Tasker - paid app
Tasker plugin Autoshortcut – paid app with a 7 day trial
I made a task that uses Autoshortcut to click a place on my home screen. This place is the physical location of the Pro Mode Camera shortcut I made from the camera app. The most reliable way to determine the on screen location was to turn on “Show Pointer Location” in Developer Options. With that option turned on I was able to find out the X/Y coordinates for the physical location of the Pro Mode Camera shortcut on my screen. I am aware that If I move my shortcut to another spot this whole thing will fall apart.
With the X/Y coordinates in hand I continued with the Autoinput task. Manual mode worked best for me:
--
Type: Point
Value: 1000,730 (the X/Y coordinates of the shortcut on my screen)
Nearby text: Pro (this is the name of the pro mode shortcut)
Action: Click
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When I tested my task I found that it wasn’t reliable because the shortcut wasn’t pressed every time. To fix this I added a delay task to my task of 66 ms (I was going for 50 but got lazy).
I also thought that I needed to ensure I was at the right screen before doing all this. In my case the shortcut is placed on my “main” home screen.
My task now looks like this:
1) Go Home, page 0
2) Wait 66 ms (not sure if this step is actually needed)
3) AutoInput Action,
Type: Point
Value: 1000,730
Nearby text: Pro
Action: Click
Then I found a premade profile, "AutoInput Multi-Press", and task, "Key Press Timer", written by /u/Ratchet_Guy (a Mod on /r/tasker) that addressed the double, triple, quadruple, etc clicking of buttons. This profile and task is great and also needs the plugin AutoInput. I imported the profile and task and added my camera task with AutoInput Action at the end of the “Key Press Timer”.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/5hkelp/how_to_trigger_tasks_on_hardware_button/
So now when I double click the volume down button it launches my pro mode camera shortcut.
Then I thought of your requirement to add this to a shortcut on the lockscreen. I downloaded the Tasker App Factory app and generated an app from my pro camera task. I put this app on the lockscreen and it works 90 % of the time. Sometimes it gets confused and launches the regular camera.

saj222 said:
It would be nice if Samsung made a proper shortcut but this seems to work in a convoluted kind of way.
Okay, so we’ll need a few things to make this work.
Tasker - paid app
Tasker plugin Autoshortcut – paid app with a 7 day trial
I made a task that uses Autoshortcut to click a place on my home screen. This place is the physical location of the Pro Mode Camera shortcut I made from the camera app. The most reliable way to determine the on screen location was to turn on “Show Pointer Location” in Developer Options. With that option turned on I was able to find out the X/Y coordinates for the physical location of the Pro Mode Camera shortcut on my screen. I am aware that If I move my shortcut to another spot this whole thing will fall apart.
With the X/Y coordinates in hand I continued with the Autoinput task. Manual mode worked best for me:
--
Type: Point
Value: 1000,730 (the X/Y coordinates of the shortcut on my screen)
Nearby text: Pro (this is the name of the pro mode shortcut)
Action: Click
--
When I tested my task I found that it wasn’t reliable because the shortcut wasn’t pressed every time. To fix this I added a delay task to my task of 66 ms (I was going for 50 but got lazy).
I also thought that I needed to ensure I was at the right screen before doing all this. In my case the shortcut is placed on my “main” home screen.
My task now looks like this:
1) Go Home, page 0
2) Wait 66 ms (not sure if this step is actually needed)
3) AutoInput Action,
Type: Point
Value: 1000,730
Nearby text: Pro
Action: Click
Then I found a premade profile, "AutoInput Multi-Press", and task, "Key Press Timer", written by /u/Ratchet_Guy (a Mod on /r/tasker) that addressed the double, triple, quadruple, etc clicking of buttons. This profile and task is great and also needs the plugin AutoInput. I imported the profile and task and added my camera task with AutoInput Action at the end of the “Key Press Timer”.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/5hkelp
So now when I double click the volume down button it launches my pro mode camera shortcut.
Then I thought of your requirement to add this to a shortcut on the lockscreen. I downloaded the Tasker App Factory app and generated an app from my pro camera task. I put this app on the lockscreen and it works 90 % of the time. Sometimes it gets confused and launches the regular camera.
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I will 250% try this on my phone. But out of curiosity, is it possible to do the same with other software? Perhaps Automate?

How To Guide AOD activeclock (clocktransition) bug workaround on non-flagship phones

This guide is mainly for those who know what the "clocktransition" or "activeclock" bug is, where your AOD brightness drops significantly after a few seconds of AOD set to always on while you have the under-display FP reader on.
This workaround functions by turning AOD off and then on after the screen turns off, eliminating this bug from happening.
It's not perfect but gets the job done.
We use an app called "Tasker" from the Playstore (as well as "Tasker Settings")
Here's the guide:
Open Tasker Settings first just to make sure it's running
You can do this at any time, but make sure you remove Tasker from apps that can optimize battery usage (the app will constantly remind you about this anyway)
Open Tasker and go to the "Tasks" tab (dismiss any of the annoying reminders you get from Tasker)
* Add a new task (+ sign at the bottom) and give it a name. Any will do. I will name it "Aod off-on"
Then add an Action on the screen it takes you to (+ sign at the bottom)
In the "Select Action Category" pop up, search for "Wait" and select it. This "Wait" command is done so that there is a few seconds before the task can turn AOD off and on so you can fully appreciate the clocktransition animation. You can add any value you want here. I recommend between 3 to 7 seconds but it's up to you.
Save (back button)
Add a new action
In the "Select Action Category" pop up, search for "Custom Setting"
In the drop down menu under "Type", select "System" instead of "Global"
In "Name", type aod_mode
In "Value", type 0
Save (back button)
Add a new action
In the "Select Action Category" pop up, search for "Custom Setting"
In the drop down menu under "Type", select "System" instead of "Global"
In "Name", type aod_mode
In "Value", type 1
Save (back button)
You are done with your task, now go back and create a profile that will trigger it
Switch back to the "Profiles" tab and add a new profile (with +)
Select "Event" -> Search for "Display Off"-> Leave Normal Priority
Go back and it will request that you select a task, select the one you created
You should be done. Now, the task will activate everytime you turn the screen off.
Note: If this doesn't work for you, you'll probably have to edit the task and in both instances where you change the aod value to 1 and 0, you'll have to give it root permissions (there should be a checkbox when editing the task and the action to use root)
Enjoy, let me know if it works for you!