I was wondering about the dock feature in other phones so I wondered if the dock had a magnet like the droid series phones. I placed a neodymium magnet and with the screen locked to portrait mode I moved the magnet around and in between the camera and speaker the screen auto rotated to portrait mode.
G2 still says it's not docked but I wonder if this could be something to look at for a car or home style dock.
Anyone else try this?
I placed a neodymium under my G2 when the screen was off and it turned the screen on
I think the phone uses a magnet to sense whether the keyboard is open or not. So its waking and rotating the screen b/c it thinks the keyboard is open, not b/c its going to dock mode.
If you hold a paperclip to the underside of the screen, the part that is exposed when the keyboard is open (but not exposed when keyboard closed), the paperclip will stick to the internal magnet.
I put an M5 magnet next to a powered down G2, and it got up, walked to the kitchen and made me a pastrami sammich.
redpoint73 said:
I think the phone uses a magnet to sense whether the keyboard is open or not. So its waking and rotating the screen b/c it thinks the keyboard is open, not b/c its going to dock mode.
If you hold a paperclip to the underside of the screen, the part that is exposed when the keyboard is open (but not exposed when keyboard closed), the paperclip will stick to the internal magnet.
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Hammer meets nail. I tried the paperclip under the screen and found the magnet. 100% correct on your reply. Bummer on my half because I wish this had a docking feature.
Thanks for the answer!
when I stand my phone on the lower left corner of my laptop, my laptop goes into hibernation, and when i remove my phone, it wakes back up haha.
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The ipad has this nifty feature... close the case, screen shuts off. Any way to do this with the transformer?
-J
miatawnt2b said:
The ipad has this nifty feature... close the case, screen shuts off. Any way to do this with the transformer?
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This is basically a service or app that runs in the background that works with the device's proximity or light sensor. So when something comes up very closely to the sensor, it assumes a lid of some sort is being closed so the display is then disabled.
There's a free Android app that may work out:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoff&feature=search_result
It looks like people have gotten it to work with the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Xoom.
You could attach a small magnet where it is positioned 1.875 from the right side of the pad and .5 above the clock. This would shut the screen off like the dock does.
-Mark
xdadevelopers1222 said:
This is basically a service or app that runs in the background that works with the device's proximity or light sensor. So when something comes up very closely to the sensor, it assumes a lid of some sort is being closed so the display is then disabled.
There's a free Android app that may work out:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoff&feature=search_result
It looks like people have gotten it to work with the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Xoom.
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This worked a couple of times but too flakey. The folio case has magnets along the edge flap but this magnets maybe not strong enough. I don't have the dock but didn't know there was a mag on the tablet to auto shut off when it closes with the dock.
Learn something new everyday.
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You could attach a small magnet where it is positioned 1.875 from the right side of the pad and .5 above the clock. This would shut the screen off like the dock does.
-Mark
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I tried this but it doesn't work. Do you need a strong magnet for it to work? I used the one from one of my old cellphone cases.
Did you flip it over and check to see if the polarity makes a difference?
Yes you need a 1/4x1/8 rare earth magnet not a standard one. I have put that size one in my wife's folio case and it works. Also move it around in that area for the exact trigger point.
-Mark
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Yes you need a 1/4x1/8 rare earth magnet not a standard one. I have put that size one in my wife's folio case and it works. Also move it around in that area for the exact trigger point.
-Mark
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Would this work? Can you show pics of how you attached the magnet on the folio case, I see some glue or sewing required.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/super-strong-rare-earth-re-magnets-8mm-20-pack-4248
Just curious this only turns off the device how about like the Ipad 2 when the flap is opened would it turn the device on?
If no, since the sensor to shut off the device is already on the tablet can this be tweeked to have it turned on? Oh, Asus . . .
That looks like it should work.
ASUS designed the dock with a magnet to trip the hall sensor in the Pad.
I have been playing with another Pad and his does not trip without having the dock but mine and my wife's does. His is a new B50 Pad and we have B40 Pads the very first ones and I have tinkered with them. There seems that there is a change somewhere or rooting did something butI don't think so.
We are going to explore this some more as he want his to trip with the folio cover.
-Mark
Any news about this???
Would be handy if I open/close my luvtab case the screen goes on/off
regards
Kef
My TF700 has recently developed erratic touch and screen behavior when docked.
Symptoms: Jumping screen - the image at times bounces around slightly
Phantom touches happen when touching the sceen OR the BACK of the tablet, and less frequently, when not touching the screen, but when holding the tablet where the screen angle may be moving slightly back and forth.
Sometimes, as well, the tablet does not respond to the keyboard. Changing the angle will sometimes remedy that.
It appears that this only happens when docked and may have to do with movement of the angle of the tablet in the dock. The problem seems to go away if I move the tablet/dock angle more vertical AND support it in the back to keep it from moving back and forth.
My unit is too old to be in warranty. At one point one of the plastic clips on the connector broke and I used epoxy to fix it. I also noticed that at one point, pushing the tablet back to too oblique an angle would actually cause the case of the dock to separate slightly.
It might be possible that some of the "phantom" touches that have been reported when a tablet is sitting untouched are due to vibrations in the room (walking etc) causing the tablet to move the docking angle sufficiently, resulting in the issues here.
Any ideas on how to steady the dock/tablet connection?
sounds more like your touch screen is failing, your fault desciption sounds just like mine did before I changed the touch screen and the issue has now gone away
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Update- Found a "fix" for now
EDIT: I ended up using self-stick velcro, just the fuzzy side. I put a 2 inch strip behind each hinge. The fit is quite tight, but that is what I was aiming for. Tablet is behaving OK.
I tried using my son's keyboard dock and the problem did no occur. It had considerably less play in it as well. I have temporarily concocted a fix -- I put a strip of material (a thin velcro tie wrap, because it was handy) along the inside back of the dock hinge before inserting the tablet. This tightened the connection sufficiently to keep the strange behavior from happening. Gotta come up with something a little more permanent, though. I'm thinking of trying label tape (like TZe Label Tape) until the thickness is right.
The bezel must be magnetically activated and not mechanical. The side of my surface pro 4 has magnets to hold the pen and whenever I'm holding it as a tablet, the screen activates if I get close and as I move my hand around, the screens flip back and forth changing my display.
At first, it was hilarious, but it's actually getting annoying. Guess it's not really a question, or even a statement.
That being said, anyone that works in a hydro electric power plant, go have some fun.
Is it correct that the magnetic sensor (used for turning the screen on/off when closing a case lid) is on the left side of the U12+ - opposite to the side that every case you can buy closes on?
I have a couple of different cases for the U12+, both of which fold open to form a stand. However, I found that I can’t use them as a stand, because doing so puts the magnet in close proximity to the left side of the phone and turns my screen off every time. This also means that if I wanted to - no case I can find would be able able to turn the screen off when closing the lid.
Additionally, because both of the cases I have fold open from half way round the back, I tend to let the back portion of the case feed through my fingers when holding the phone in landscape mode (essentially, I use the case as a holding support). This method of holding a phone has never been a problem before, but with the U12+ - it means that the case lid is hanging down behind the left side of the phone and frequently turns the screen off when I don’t want it to.
Any feedback or thoughts would be welcomed.
Craig.
Can anybody confirm or refute my observations? I’d really like to figure out if I’m the only one who has experienced this. Thanks for your help.
This is correct. The magnetic sensor of the U12+ is situated on the bottom left corner, exactly where it was on the HTC 10 as well. You can also see its position on the HTC Diagnostics hidden menu, under the Hall Sensor test
Thank you
I bought a cheap hardcase cover with a leather like cover. So when I turn the cover all the way to the back the tablet turn off. Which I wouldn't mind. Excepet when I push the power button I can't turn it back on!!!
I need to unfold the cover in order to turn it on again. I did the following. I removed the case from the tablet and I place the tablet on top of the "top side of the cover" (it's black). This is the part that would "cover" or touch the back when I flip the cover around. And if I do this, again the tablet turns off and will not turn on again untill I lift it up. But I open up the case and place the tablet on the inside of the flip cover (it's gray part) then the tablet does not turn off. I can't find anything that is magenetized on the cover itself, so I don't know what gives.
The tablet works fine in all other circumstances and I'm afraid of just buying another cover because how do I know it won't happen again....
Any Ideas?
I would really appreciate any thoughts.
You could just disable auto on off in the Accessories settings. I doubt your case is actually non magnetic if it works like that.
Reply I solved the issue buy making to black bars (made out of carboard and the painted black) of 1 CM height and gluing them to the back of the case. The case if effectively magnetized (but I only figured it out because It say so in the description of the item that I bought) this prevented the top of the cover from touching the back of it, when flipping it and had the added bonus that I can safely store the pen and lay the tablet on the table with zero issue.