Is there a way to activate lock screen by hitting the home sense button on the screen than hitting the physical button located on the top on the phone?
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Many apps in the market for this, just search lock screen.
Here, this is easier.
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidmania.lockscreenwidget
thanks for the reply @harlenm. I am looking for something to activate the lock screen(to unlock the phone) by using the screen sensitive buttons instead of the physical button located on top of the phone.
topgun303 said:
thanks for the reply @harlenm. I am looking for something to activate the lock screen(to unlock the phone) by using the screen sensitive buttons instead of the physical button located on top of the phone.
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Sorry, thought you meant the other way around.
Do you need the lock screen? No lock will allow you to use the volume keys, but takes you straight to the home screen.
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Do you need the lock screen? No lock will allow you to use the volume keys, but takes you straight to the home screen.
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Ok when the screen is off. You would normally press the unlock button located on the top of the phone to turn the screen on right. Is there a way to turn the screen on by pressing the touch sensitive button located on the screen itself.
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topgun303 said:
Ok when the screen is off. You would normally press the unlock button located on the top of the phone to turn the screen on right. Is there a way to turn the screen on by pressing the touch sensitive button located on the screen itself.
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Not that I know of. The only alternative is to use the volume keys using the no lock program, but again, it bypasses the lock screen.
I use widgetlocker....its awesome and its worth the 2bills..
It let's you choose a custom wallpaper, lock/unlock sounds and supports custom sliders made by xda community.
Now to your question, its impossible using the capacitive buttons as the screen would always need to be on for that function..if it were a trackball or physical buttons then that would work but not on Inspire obviously.
The closest you can get with widgetlocker is it will let you wake up the screen with volume keys and then unlock the screen with the backspace button..hope that makes sense ...cheers
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Like the above poster said, or use the stock froyo lockscreen(delete HTClockscreen.apk from /system/app) and you can use the menu button to unlock the phone. Still have to wake it with the power button. I don't think the buttons waking would be a good idea, it would constantly be woken up, which means the screen would be on longer plus the CPU is working more, which means more unnecessary battery drain.
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Basically, im sure others would like this too, i want to be able to unlock the screen without having to reach up on top of the phone. I previously had the HTC Hero and i found out the trick to unlock the phone by hitting menu twice. Would someone be able to configure an app that changes the way the phone unlocks. ps i saw something with the ringer keys, im not really too fond of it. Thanks
Even the Volume keys would be much better than the power button. The menu button as you mentioned would be even better. The power button to unlock when you have a hard case on is stressful lol. I cuss'd it every time i had to use it. I use No lock now which disables the lock screen and allows the volume keys to wake it. Even using the volume keys can get annoying though. No lock screen at all is the downside (to some), so no cool sense weather animations when you wake it. Having the actual lock screen appear after waking with volume (instead of power) would be teh shiznit, Menu buttons would be even better, A rapid shaking of the phone to display the Lock screen would be my favorite though!
yeah the ringer key one is out somewhere but i want something different. Anyone up to it or trying to ATM
waking up by touching the screen would be nice too. maybe a gesture of some sort could be an option.
I'm pretty sure we can't use the touch buttons to unlock the screen as they only function when the screen is on, so an app that allows that would prolly kill the battery 10fold because it would need the screen to remain semi on.
Only other options are the volume keys, those are right there by the power button...soo yeah.
I could be wrong, who knows.
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download "no lock" from the market. it enables the volume rocker to unlock the evo. it also bypasses the slide to unlock button as well. goes right onto the homescreen. whenever i need my phone, password secured, i just use the widget to turn it off. reverts back to normal. this should be exactly what you are looking for. free app.
-Hank
mrsexkey said:
download "no lock" from the market. it enables the volume rocker to unlock the evo. it also bypasses the slide to unlock button as well. goes right onto the homescreen. whenever i need my phone, password secured, i just use the widget to turn it off. reverts back to normal. this should be exactly what you are looking for. free app.
-Hank
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I guess you didnt read this thread. post 2.. and post 3. you just read the title I guess...
wake up screen with volume keys
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd]
"DefaultKeyLock"= 0
restart。。。done
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=470807
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd]
"DefaultKeyLock"= 0
restart。。。done
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=470807
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What? That's a reg key. I'm pretty sure Android doesn't even have a registry...
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yeah, I was wondering the same thing..
so finally did anyone find out a way to do it?
Thanks
Capacitive buttons = no go...
Via EVO on XDA app...
Is there a way to make that work? you would just swipe from left to right or vice versa, the settings to search button, or backwards to unlock. Its a gesture method that I remember from my sisters HP laptop. She could swipe across all the capacitive shortcut keys at the top of the keyboard when the pc was off, and viola it would instantly turn on or start back up from sleep mode.
Thanks for suggestions!
tazbo28 said:
Is there a way to make that work? you would just swipe from left to right or vice versa, the settings to search button, or backwards to unlock. Its a gesture method that I remember from my sisters HP laptop. She could swipe across all the capacitive shortcut keys at the top of the keyboard when the pc was off, and viola it would instantly turn on or start back up from sleep mode.
Thanks for suggestions!
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Sweet idea! Not sure if it can be implemented...but it can be looked into!
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Not sure if u mean unlocking after screen is turned on or unlocking from screen off state.
Activating this mode right from screen off state would mean power always being supplied to the touch sensitive keys, even in deep sleep mode, and result would be battery drain.
This might be a good idea after power is pressed and phone is out of sleep mode.
The lights can be constantly on and the battery drain is still irrelevant.
As for the OP, you can have the menu key unlock the phone.
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old post but what i meant was to have it wake the phone and also unlock it to the home screen.
u should be able to have the bottom four buttons active all the time but with the lights off. also hitting any one or two buttons would do nothing. u would have to swipe all four to unlock and wake. or vice versa.
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That'd be pretty cool but is there that much access to the hardware end to allow us to control what those buttons do?
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Not 100% sure about that but I do know that there was someone who was able to unlock with just touching one button. I think its doable.
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There is an App called buttonremapper by beansoft here on xda. Has a version for sgs variants. I tried it and set my search button to power my screen on and off, but only puts the screen in an off state. Didn't wake my phone up.
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So I came across this in the EVO 3D forums. How hard do you think it will be to port this to our device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346760
It is in development already. See bricked kernel thread for more info.
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Anyway to enable this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269247
And gnex has it
Both Bricked and TamCore have this feature.
Bricked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269247
TamCore: http://files.tamcore.eu/android/?dir=tamcore-kernel
Bricked gives you an option to enable it during installation, while TamCore requires you to flash a zip to enable it, which you can get on the same page, under the name "sweep2wake_enable.zip".
A few kernels already have it.
I am already using it... :angel:
Already using it on bricked!
It's nice because you don't have to constantly use your power button to turn on device ! I really love it! It's so easy.
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Is there any way to make it more efficient when locking the device? I find that it closes the current application and goes to the home screen (as you swipe the back and home keys when locking your device).
This is quite annoying when using an app like gmote when I may need to immediately unlock my phone again to pause/play adjust volume etc, as I find that the app has been terminated when putting the device to sleep.
I really like the idea of not having to mash my power button any more than necessary, so using the sweep to lock would be ideal. I also noticed that even in the demo video of sweep to wake, the menu button gets pressed as the phone is locked (you can see the launcher menu appear for a second before the device locks).
Any suggestions would be appreciated, but I wanted to get some guidance before posting any sort of feature requests in the dev forum.
Thanks guys!
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Is there any way to make it more efficient when locking the device? I find that it closes the current application and goes to the home screen (as you swipe the back and home keys when locking your device).
This is quite annoying when using an app like gmote when I may need to immediately unlock my phone again to pause/play adjust volume etc, as I find that the app has been terminated when putting the device to sleep.
I really like the idea of not having to mash my power button any more than necessary, so using the sweep to lock would be ideal. I also noticed that even in the demo video of sweep to wake, the menu button gets pressed as the phone is locked (you can see the launcher menu appear for a second before the device locks).
Any suggestions would be appreciated, but I wanted to get some guidance before posting any sort of feature requests in the dev forum.
Thanks guys!
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Sometimes it will pull up the power window, it will go back, back out of an app...instead of posting here...post in show-p threads.
It's a good feature, the bricked & faux kernels have it as far as I know!
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Louer Adun said:
Is there any way to make it more efficient when locking the device? I find that it closes the current application and goes to the home screen (as you swipe the back and home keys when locking your device).
This is quite annoying when using an app like gmote when I may need to immediately unlock my phone again to pause/play adjust volume etc, as I find that the app has been terminated when putting the device to sleep.
I really like the idea of not having to mash my power button any more than necessary, so using the sweep to lock would be ideal. I also noticed that even in the demo video of sweep to wake, the menu button gets pressed as the phone is locked (you can see the launcher menu appear for a second before the device locks).
Any suggestions would be appreciated, but I wanted to get some guidance before posting any sort of feature requests in the dev forum.
Thanks guys!
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Skip pressing the back button, just sweep above the back button like that: __--_ (while locking)
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Skip pressing the back button, just sweep above the back button like that: __--_ (while locking)
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Brilliant idea! This actually works as desired, and it doesn't seem to activate the home button in the sweep/swipe either. Now I just need to get in the habit of skipping the back key.
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Brilliant idea! This actually works as desired, and it doesn't seem to activate the home button in the sweep/swipe either. Now I just need to get in the habit of skipping the back key.
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There's a thanks button.
However, I don't see how this is practical much. I only lock using sweep because it's a good shortcut to exit current app, go to home & luck.
I have been using Google Navigation, which is a great app but which is a huge battery hog - particularly with the screen on.
(Lets assume for the moment I dont have a car charger available)
I understand that Google Nav can be used with the screen off, and the voice commands will still work. This helps significantly with the battery life.
At certain points I would like to actually see the map/screen, but in between can leave the screen off and follow voice commands.
Here is my question - currently if I turn off my screen by pressing the side power button, it should keep navigation voice directions active with the screen off (I think...correct?).
But when I press this button to turn it back on, it goes to my lock screen (in my case I use WidgetLocker). From there I would need to manually navigate back to the Navigator App. While driving, going through this series of steps is not ideal.
How can I set things up so that the screen times out or I switch it off with the power button, but that when re-activated it goes straight to the Navigation app screen with no needed intermediate steps?
I am on stock setup - not rooted.
Thanks.
lirong said:
I have been using Google Navigation, which is a great app but which is a huge battery hog - particularly with the screen on.
(Lets assume for the moment I dont have a car charger available)
I understand that Google Nav can be used with the screen off, and the voice commands will still work. This helps significantly with the battery life.
At certain points I would like to actually see the map/screen, but in between can leave the screen off and follow voice commands.
Here is my question - currently if I turn off my screen by pressing the side power button, it should keep navigation voice directions active with the screen off (I think...correct?).
But when I press this button to turn it back on, it goes to my lock screen (in my case I use WidgetLocker). From there I would need to manually navigate back to the Navigator App. While driving, going through this series of steps is not ideal.
How can I set things up so that the screen times out or I switch it off with the power button, but that when re-activated it goes straight to the Navigation app screen with no needed intermediate steps?
I am on stock setup - not rooted.
Thanks.
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Try disabling Widget locker before entering navigation. See if you get the same results with the stock lock screen.
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lirong said:
Here is my question - currently if I turn off my screen by pressing the side power button, it should keep navigation voice directions active with the screen off (I think...correct?).
But when I press this button to turn it back on, it goes to my lock screen (in my case I use WidgetLocker). From there I would need to manually navigate back to the Navigator App.
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I use WidgetLocker.
If I turn the screen off using the power button, I still get voice commands.
If I turn the screen on, I get WidgetLocker and unlock it with the simple swipe, then I'm back at the GPS screen as if I'd never left it.
Hmmm that doesnt work for me. Could be because my WidgetLocker screen is covered with email, calendar, etc. So anywhere I try to swipe ends up taking me directly an app or an email, rather than just swiping off the screen...
Is there no way to set up so that for a particular app, lock screen / widget locker just dont activate so the phone goes from standby straight into the app?
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I use WidgetLocker.
If I turn the screen off using the power button, I still get voice commands.
If I turn the screen on, I get WidgetLocker and unlock it with the simple swipe, then I'm back at the GPS screen as if I'd never left it.
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You can configure widgetlocker to prevent clicks on those apps you have on the lockscreen
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You can configure widgetlocker to prevent clicks on those apps you have on the lockscreen
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Thanks.
But most of the time I want that click through capability. I dont think I would want it to be off. I was just pointing out that this is the reason a simple swipe from that screen isnt feasible for me in getting straight back to Navigation...
Google Nav will overlay the built-in lock screen, but Widget Locker will show up. If you have a bunch of widgets that allow interaction you can try turning on the back button unlock in settings:
Settings->Buttons & Inputs->Back Button Unlock
You can then set the unlock delay to suit. That way you can unlock while in Nav without using the sliders.
This suggestion worked. Thanks very much for your help.
Thinking about it I guess if I had the space I could also add the Nav icon to WidgetLocker and get to it that way directly as well.
Appreciate everyone's input.
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Google Nav will overlay the built-in lock screen, but Widget Locker will show up. If you have a bunch of widgets that allow interaction you can try turning on the back button unlock in settings:
Settings->Buttons & Inputs->Back Button Unlock
You can then set the unlock delay to suit. That way you can unlock while in Nav without using the sliders.
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I'm playing s8+ for over a week. Slowly the first dust settles down and I start thinking about the phone in a more reasonable way. One day I was using an app that allows rotating screen 180° (*). My first thought was: what will happen with the home button when it will be on the other side of the screen?
Will the force touch work?
It doesn't of course.
So will I be able to launch the assistant app? Yes. It launches when you keep your finger on the home button a bit longer.
Ok then. So I asked the question myself:
What this force touch is made for?
The only use I find is: enable use of Home button in immersive mode (On the AOD screen you need to double click to "turn on" the screen so I can't say that the force touch is necessary there).
Any other use you find for this sophisticated tech?
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* the app is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
It's just to show off when the screen is off, and Always on Display is off (I don't use it due to it being a waste of battery) and allows someone to turn on the screen without using the power button.
Is just f'n awesome straight up bragging rights when you tell your friends that I can turn my phone on by touching the invisible button lol that's my only reason for needing it
I love the feature.... no screwing around with power button or anything just press and hold to unlock:good:
The only uses are turning on your screen from a screen-off state, and to return to home straight away when the buttons are gone. You can force-touch the place where the home button would be when the home buttons aren't there to go straight to your home screen, pretty useful when playing full-screen games. And it's super easy to unlock your phone when you set the touch sensitivity to the highest, just a small touch unlocks the screen easily
Heres a tip: If you leave the home button on with the always on display, you can also double tap it to have it open the lock screen instead of unlocking.
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I love the feature.... no screwing around with power button or anything just press and hold to unlock:good:
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Why do people keep saying this? Is there some feature I'm not aware of? It's a hard-press or, in the alternative, a double tap if the home button is showing. I've never seen any option to "press and hold" (a/k/a "long-press") like you and others keep saying. What am I missing?
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Why do people keep saying this? Is there some feature I'm not aware of? It's a hard-press or, in the alternative, a double tap if the home button is showing. I've never seen any option to "press and hold" (a/k/a "long-press") like you and others keep saying. What am I missing?
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go to display settings then to navigation bar settings then there is option for unlock with home button, once that is on, with AOD on you just touch and hold the button and it will go right to your home screen or you can shut off AOD and with the screen off you can still press and hold in the same area where the home button would be and it will unlock the phone and take you to your home screen:good:
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go to display settings then to navigation bar settings then there is option for unlock with home button, once that is on, with AOD on you just touch and hold the button and it will go right to your home screen or you can shut off AOD and with the screen off you can still press and hold in the same area where the home button would be and it will unlock the phone and take you to your home screen:good:
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Strange. That doesn't work for me. I enabled "Unlock with Home Button," and when my screen is on AOD, I touch-and-hold on the home button, and nothing happens. Only double-touching or hard-pressing do anything. I'm on Verizon S8+.
Main use is for AOD. You wouldnt want your phone turning on simply be the home button screen area being rub.
But outside of that. There isnt a need for it. There had been phones with on screen home buttons before. This thing here is that they disapper when using full screen on the s8