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Does Froyo fix the button lights timeout issue?

Does anyone with Froyo know if there is a new timeout adjustment for the bottom button lights? I cannot believe that this would not be fixed. It's the single most annoying thing about the phone. Even aside from the problem of the lights going out after like 3 seconds, they don't even light up when you hit the power button to wake up the phone! How dumb is that? My GPS is fine. I want a button light fix!

pjs2004 said:
Does anyone with Froyo know if there is a new timeout adjustment for the bottom button lights? I cannot believe that this would not be fixed. It's the single most annoying thing about the phone. Even aside from the problem of the lights going out after like 3 seconds, they don't even light up when you hit the power button to wake up the phone! How dumb is that? My GPS is fine. I want a button light fix!
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Unfortunately not.

Haven't you gotten used to it by now? It was annoying for me for the first week. Now, I could press any of those keys with my eyes closed.

k2snowboards88 said:
Haven't you gotten used to it by now? It was annoying for me for the first week. Now, I could press any of those keys with my eyes closed.
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This......

Have you tried looking in various settings databases on the device itself?

k2snowboards88 said:
Haven't you gotten used to it by now? It was annoying for me for the first week. Now, I could press any of those keys with my eyes closed.
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Yeah, I know where the buttons are without looking, but if you hit them with the tip of your finger, you have to hit them right in the center. In the dark, I end up missing 1 in 4 times. If they were lit up like it should be, I'd never miss them. Since those buttons are used so much, it's just ridiculous that they aren't lit up the same time as the screen, or at least have a setting for them. To me, it's the worst design flaw of the phone, and actually, for me, it's really the only flaw. Since it wasn't fixed, I'm guessing the lights aren't tied to the OS. Maybe it's tied directly to the hardware, which would really suck.

erezak said:
Have you tried looking in various settings databases on the device itself?
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I looked through all of the settings. I don't have Froyo, but climber1872000 said there's no setting for it.

Capacitive Touch Keys - whose the Idiot at Samsung who designed them?

Whatever engineer designed the timing of the lights on the capacitive touch keys on the Infuse ought to be fired twice. Once for the design and once for not having an option for an adjustable or always on setting when the screen is on.
There must be a way to make the <OPTION/HOME/PREV/SEARCH> bar to stay lit up. It is driving me absolutely nuts. It goes out in like 2 seconds after I have touched it. No idea why they did that. Stupid stupid stupid stupid design. 9 out of 10 times I hit the wrong key while in an app. It is so annoying.
I am really surprised no DEV has built a longer time option or even an always on option for those keys into a ROM. It's dumb design like that that makes me almost miss my iPhone.
From reading & searching it seems this doesn't bother too many people. I just can't understand why not.
I have tried "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" app but it is pretty much useless on the Infuse.

there is an app called "keep the lights on" i havent tried it on the infuse but it works on some of the sgs phones.
edit: sorry didnt read the last line of the first post,
its not that hard to memorize 4 buttons, and if you touch the screen, the buttons or the volume rocker they come on.

Just tap the screen and they come back on.
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bryanb86 said:
Just tap the screen and they come back on.
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Lol
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Dani897 said:
there is an app called "keep the lights on" i havent tried it on the infuse but it works on some of the sgs phones.
edit: sorry didnt read the last line of the first post,
its not that hard to memorize 4 buttons, and if you touch the screen, the buttons or the volume rocker they come on.
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As my OP says: "I have tried "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" app but it is pretty much useless on the Infuse."
Memorizing them isn't the problem, it's hitting the wrong spot. For some people, with specific physical disabilities, it's not that easy.
Just a simple OPTION would resolve the issue. Still a stupid design. If the screen is lit why shouldn't those keys be lit. The amount of power that backlight draws is probably negligible.

bryanb86 said:
Just tap the screen and they come back on.
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Not always depending on what is happening on the screen and sometimes tapping the screen causes problems with the app that is running.

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MisterEdF said:
Whatever engineer designed the timing of the lights on the capacitive touch keys on the Infuse ought to be fired twice. Once for the design and once for not having an option for an adjustable or always on setting when the screen is on.
There must be a way to make the <OPTION/HOME/PREV/SEARCH> bar to stay lit up. It is driving me absolutely nuts. It goes out in like 2 seconds after I have touched it. No idea why they did that. Stupid stupid stupid stupid design. 9 out of 10 times I hit the wrong key while in an app. It is so annoying.
I am really surprised no DEV has built a longer time option or even an always on option for those keys into a ROM. It's dumb design like that that makes me almost miss my iPhone.
From reading & searching it seems this doesn't bother too many people. I just can't understand why not.
I have tried "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" app but it is pretty much useless on the Infuse.
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You must really have BIG fingers!
(there are only 4 buttons)
After about an hour of messing around with my phone I am so used to selecting those touchkeys that most the time I do not even look anymore!

Misterjunky said:
You must really have BIG fingers!
(there are only 4 buttons)
After about an hour of messing around with my phone I am so used to selecting those touchkeys that most the time I do not even look anymore!
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Unfortunately for some people there are things that prevent some of the simple things in life that others take for granted from being simple tasks.

They aren't that hard to see with the lights off...My phone is about 5 feet away from me and I can still see the home keys just fine.

wow what's going on, i think we are exhausting the op withthe same advice, lol
like i said, i missed that you tried keep the lights on, and yeah there is no reason the lights shouldnt be on all the time. its just something to deal with. sorry

Is it set on timing or a light sensor? Maybe try ro put something over screen sensor black tape or something.
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bryanb86 said:
Is it set on timing or a light sensor? Maybe try ro put something over screen sensor black tape or something.
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it is timing, not sure if iti is in services.jar or framework or the kernel. nobody has ever seemed interested in addressing this outside of the keep the lights on app, not sure why.

Let me just say, I am truly pleased that it is not a problem for those of you who replied how easy it is for you, but for those of us that it is a problem it remains a problem.

MisterEdF said:
Let me just say, I am truly pleased that it is not a problem for those of you who replied how easy it is for you, but for those of us that it is a problem it remains a problem.
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I hear you. This is one of the few things I don't like about this device. Most of the time it's not an issue, but in low light or darkness it's a bit of a pain trying to locate the right button to press.

"Keep The Lights On" app works fine for me
I just installed the "Keep the Lights On" app, and it works flawlessly. The bottom menu buttons stay on as long as the screen stays on.
Question: When you installed the app, did you add it as a widget, and then enable it? You need root access for this app to work.
I am using Infused 1.5.3, so, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Edit: Just an FYI, I am using the free version. I would use the pro version, but I'll probably just end up uninstalling this app .

bassistguy said:
I just installed the "Keep the Lights On" app, and it works flawlessly. The bottom menu buttons stay on as long as the screen stays on.
Question: When you installed the app, did you add it as a widget, and then enable it? You need root access for this app to work.
I am using Infused 1.5.3, so, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Edit: Just an FYI, I am using the free version. I would use the pro version, but I'll probably just end up uninstalling this app .
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Yes, I installed it as a widget and I do have root access. I am also running Infused 1.53. What kernel are you running? Maybe that is the difference?
It did work for the first few minutes I had it installed than eventually it started getting weird. Sometimes it would work in reverse, most of the time it wouldn't work at all, sometimes it would never shut off (which was OK with me). I contacted the DEV and he said it wasn't compatible with the Infuse and that would be the behavior he would expect.
I think if you use it for a while you'll see what I mean.
Edit: Just uninstalled/reinstalled. First time phone wakes up it works. Once it "sleeps" then wakes up lights NEVER come back on. If I turn widget off/on the same thing recycles. Works once than fails.

I've got to agree with the OP. Since we don't have a nice physical home button, it would be nice to get this thing lit up so we can see. I'm always in a dark environment and I keep hitting the 'back' instead of the 'home' key.
While we're at it, I like to know who the genius is that decided the location of the power button. It's almost impossible to push the button without squeezing the volume buttons. If they come out with a Infuse2 with the power button on the top, I'll switch in a second.

bdbx18 said:
While we're at it, I like to know who the genius is that decided the location of the power button. It's almost impossible to push the button without squeezing the volume buttons. If they come out with a Infuse2 with the power button on the top, I'll switch in a second.
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I absolutely love that... It's actually within reach unlike the top. If it's on top you can't unlock with one hand.
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I have massive hands and I have no problem with the power button.
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These sorts of issues (both the OP and the power button placement) are easily avoided if you actually go to a store and play with a phone instead of ordering online.
While I do agree that those two issues could have been handled better, I also understand that we're never going to get a perfect phone. So you live with what you like best.

[Q] Configurable BLN

I was reading about BLN and from what I read it appears that you can only turn all of the LED's on or off at once. When pressing any of the capacitive buttons, however, the LED turns off while all the others stay on. Does anyone know what's going on here and would we be able to take advantage of this to configure patterns for BLN (different LED's turn on for different types of messages)?

That pertains to the kernel if its not in the BLN app on the market. I haven't really checked the app but you can to see if it has that configuration. I'm pretty sure it doesnt though. Keep checking kernels for that.
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cllangfo said:
I was reading about BLN and from what I read it appears that you can only turn all of the LED's on or off at once. When pressing any of the capacitive buttons, however, the LED turns off while all the others stay on. Does anyone know what's going on here and would we be able to take advantage of this to configure patterns for BLN (different LED's turn on for different types of messages)?
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It's one LED for the whole button layout, so you cannot manage them separately.
And the button you press doesn't turn off, you move your finger on it, thats why it's off lol.

madd0g said:
It's one LED for the whole button layout, so you cannot manage them separately.
And the button you press doesn't turn off, you move your finger on it, thats why it's off lol.
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Haha. Yes I realize my finger is covering the button. What I'm saying can easily be seen in the lock screen. If you press the edge of the capacitive button you can see the led for that selected button is dimmed (before I thought it was turning off fully but it seems to only be dimmed). There must be an control for each individual LED that we could take advantage of.

cllangfo said:
Haha. Yes I realize my finger is covering the button. What I'm saying can easily be seen in the lock screen. If you press the edge of the capacitive button you can see the led for that selected button is dimmed (before I thought it was turning off fully but it seems to only be dimmed). There must be an control for each individual LED that we could take advantage of.
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I am under the vague impression you are talking about some other phone. Nexus S doesn't do that, I believe Galaxy S does it. None of NS's capacitive button backlights turn off while pressing them. Besides, kernel devs would have found this long ago.

flodb113 said:
I am under the vague impression you are talking about some other phone. Nexus S doesn't do that, I believe Galaxy S does it. None of NS's capacitive button backlights turn off while pressing them. Besides, kernel devs would have found this long ago.
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This is very strange that it doesn't occur for you. I have an i9020a Nexus S and this is definitely happening on my phone.

it happens, especially during boot. Pressing on one dims the one you touched.
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I've seen it happen on mine too. Never thought much of it.

Sticky Power Button

Just got my white 32gb and out of the box it has a very sticky power button. Sticks all the way down almost every time I push it so the power menu comes up. Anybody else have something like this happen?

daledenton said:
Just got my white 32gb and out of the box it has a very sticky power button. Sticks all the way down almost every time I push it so the power menu comes up. Anybody else have something like this happen?
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I'm having this happen actually. Did you find a way to pop the back off and fix it, or did you send it back?

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016 If you follow part of this guide then you can see how to carefully remove the back cover and then inspect why the power button is sticking.
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CodemasterRob said:
I'm having this happen actually. Did you find a way to pop the back off and fix it, or did you send it back?
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Actually after about a week of usage, it worked itself out and was fine. Haven't had a problem since, so I'd say just give it time and see if the problem resolves itself like mine.

Not sure if you've made the choice to unlock/root yet, but if you have, I'd highly suggest installing a kernel w/ sweep or tap to wake features. Additionally, it's (in my opinion, of course) a good habit to utilize a widget or toggle that will turn your screen off w/ a tap as well.
Obviously, if you determine you've got a manufacturer defect w/ the power button, by all means replace it. But the less dependent you are on the hard buttons, the less wear & tear on them. More often than not, these buttons are the first to go the longer you have your phone.

daledenton said:
Actually after about a week of usage, it worked itself out and was fine. Haven't had a problem since, so I'd say just give it time and see if the problem resolves itself like mine.
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Mine seems to have sorted itself out too. The button doesn't seem to have that satisfying click my Nexus 4 did.

Glad your power button got sorted out. Being a new phone, I would probably send it back, rather than crack it open, but that's me.
On another note... Personally, I haven't touched my power button in a long time. I use "Gravity Screen," which shuts my phone off when I put my N5 in my pocket and turns it on when I pull it out, It also senses the micro-movements of my hands when I'm using it, and prevents the screen from timing out, If I set it down on a table, and it shuts off (due to timeout), I only have to wave my hand over it to turn it back on.
This app literally changed the way I use my phone, which is why I sprung for the $2 (ish) pro version, rather than the free one I linked. I highly recommend checking it out.

I RMA'd my 32GB White because of this as well as a vibration issue.
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After 3 RMAs (= 4 different N5s) I stuck with the last phone and fixed the (loose) power button myself because I was fed up with the quality.
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Just got my S8+ Couple of questions, Basic LED Function & Capacitive HOME Button

Was hanging on for the Pixel 2 but my Mate 9 broke so got this, Love the phone other than a couple of niggling issues,
1. Why the hell is the led charging light staying RED even when it's fully charged? This is the basic of functions of a flagship phone, my mate 9 changed shades of colour until a strong green when you knew it was fully charged this thing just carry's on solid red, I've used light manager and lightflow before and don't want to use them again, way too many config options for a simple led task, have all samsungs been like this? this is my first.
2. That stupid capacitive HOME button at the bottom of the panel that can't be turned OFF! is a pain in the ass, everytime I lift my phone out of my pocket or take it out of it's pouch keeps touching that stupid home button behind the screen and waking the phone up, I've contacted Samsung and they said it's an integral function and can't be turned off, I've lowered the sensitivity to it's lowest and still it wakes the phone everytime I brush my hand across the bottom of the screen, it is really annoying that with all the software configurations on this phone that it can't be turned off.

Ady1976 said:
Was hanging on for the Pixel 2 but my Mate 9 broke so got this, Love the phone other than a couple of niggling issues,
1. Why the hell is the led charging light staying RED even when it's fully charged? This is the basic of functions of a flagship phone, my mate 9 changed shades of colour until a strong green when you knew it was fully charged this thing just carry's on solid red, I've used light manager and lightflow before and don't want to use them again, way too many config options for a simple led task, have all samsungs been like this? this is my first.
2. That stupid capacitive HOME button at the bottom of the panel that can't be turned OFF! is a pain in the ass, everytime I lift my phone out of my pocket or take it out of it's pouch keeps touching that stupid home button behind the screen and waking the phone up, I've contacted Samsung and they said it's an integral function and can't be turned off, I've lowered the sensitivity to it's lowest and still it wakes the phone everytime I brush my hand across the bottom of the screen, it is really annoying that with all the software configurations on this phone that it can't be turned off.
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1) No it is not staying red, it is green
2) there is NO capacitive home button, S8+ has no front buttons

1st - havent charged it to 100 yet.
2nd- that icon is fine with me. Don't have any problems with taking the phone out of the pouch.
So far, knock on wood - im enjoying this phone more than my N7. There is nothing yet that bothers me about it.

dalanik said:
1) No it is not staying red, it is green
2) there is NO capacitive home button, S8+ has no front buttons
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Yes there is a capacitive home button in the middle at the bottom.

Own31 said:
1st - havent charged it to 100 yet.
2nd- that icon is fine with me. Don't have any problems with taking the phone out of the pouch.
So far, knock on wood - im enjoying this phone more than my N7. There is nothing yet that bothers me about it.
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Correct, but i will say i've never owned a phone that took 10-15 mins to get from 99% to 100%, i love the phone but i'm constantly catching that home button and it's very annoying to me.

That is not capacitive button but "software" button on screen... never managed to press it while taking the phone out of the pocket....

dalanik said:
That is not capacitive button but "software" button on screen... never managed to press it while taking the phone out of the pocket....
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The whole screen is capacitive, call it what you want but the screen is capacitive like the nav bar buttons are capacitive. It is a capacitive button.

Have you tried turning down the sensitivity of the home button and possibly turning on "Keep screen turned off"?

Ady1976 said:
Correct, but i will say i've never owned a phone that took 10-15 mins to get from 99% to 100%, i love the phone but i'm constantly catching that home button and it's very annoying to me.
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Bat test on wireless. 97% and i have a blue light flashing. At some point the red light disappeared. Im sure once its 100% ill have green light on the phone if not then on wireless charger for sure.

esjames said:
Have you tried turning down the sensitivity of the home button and possibly turning on "Keep screen turned off"?
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Thanks yes i have already done all that, it's not really changed the sensitivity too much on the lowest. I always grab the phone from the bottom to install it in my car mount and it's constantly waking up.

Own31 said:
Bat test on wireless. 97% and i have a blue light flashing. At some point the red light disappeared. Im sure once its 100% ill have green light on the phone if not then on wireless charger for sure.
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Yes it does eventually go to green bit takes a long time compared to other phones.

Ady1976 said:
Yes it does eventually go to green bit takes a long time compared to other phones.
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Dunno man, dont focus on it too much. Mine dont bother me at all. Would not even think about it until u brought it up and still dont care. Even bixby button does matter to me, dont have a difficulty with it. Although i am trying to remap it for something useful.
Home button i seen somewhere where u could diable it. now im not a pro, nor tried it. It could be disabling it everywhere. Saw it in number of apps i have install one of which was BK disabler.

Own31 said:
Dunno man, dont focus on it too much. Mine dont bother me at all. Would not even think about it until u brought it up and still dont care. Even bixby button does matter to me, dont have a difficulty with it. Although i am trying to remap it for something useful.
Home button i seen somewhere where u could diable it. now im not a pro, nor tried it. It could be disabling it everywhere. Saw it in number of apps i have install one of which was BK disabler.
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Doesn't bother me now i know it does eventually go geeen just thought i had a dodgy battery or something, yep i'd like to remap the bixby button to google assistant, imo bixby is crap. I'll try that thanks.

Ady1976 said:
Doesn't bother me now i know it does eventually go geeen just thought i had a dodgy battery or something, yep i'd like to remap the bixby button to google assistant, imo bixby is crap. I'll try that thanks.
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Np.
So far I've tried remaping bunch of dif way and the ones that have worked sucked. I guess I'll have to try the on from n7alliance. Pain in the butt but I have no other choice.

The home button squeeze thing sometimes stops working on me when I reboot my phone. It might have to do with certain apps, because it won't come back until I clear memory sometimes. So it can definitely be disabled without issues. I personally use it all the time.