I am having a problem with this phone waking in my pocket. I am using a case which makes accidentally triggering a button next to impossible, yet the frequency of wakeup is high. This is most notable when an application is using location services. Anyone seeing this?
Just because the phone is awake doesn't mean its actually on. Show us your battery stats and usage.
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I find the camera app randomly turning on while in pocket
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do you have the "increase touch sensitivity" enabled? i had that happen on my GS4 when i had that enabled
evilbeef54 said:
do you have the "increase touch sensitivity" enabled? i had that happen on my GS4 when i had that enabled
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it wasn't on. good suggestion though. @dpwhitty11, I get that, but in this case, I am using the term "waking up" to refer to it actually turning on. As in, I pull it out of my pocket and it is already on. I know the buttons are not getting bumped.
Mine was doing this all day when I got it. I'd feel the warmth from it or hear sounds. Pull it out of my pocket and it's in some menu or some program is open.
It's so bad I changed to a pattern lock to deal with it.
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all my samsungs have done that seems like when i'm hot.
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A quick word of warning.....
A new app has appeared on the market using the Gnote as a 'cover pic'.
https://market.android.com/details?id=smart.cover&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInNtYXJ0LmNvdmVyIl0
Similar to the 'smart screen off' app that is supposed to work with the proximity sensor to turn off the screen. It claims to work with the Gnote flip cover but I can assure you it doesn't. It has the same problem as the other screen off proximity apps in that it works if you put your finger over the sensor but not with the Gnote flip cover.
Just a 'heads up' for anyone thinking of buying...
Dan
Not only that, any app which wakes your phone using proximity sensor is preventing deep sleep and probably killing the battery all day long
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A quick word of warning.....
A new app has appeared on the market using the Gnote as a 'cover pic'.
https://market.android.com/details?id=smart.cover&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInNtYXJ0LmNvdmVyIl0
Similar to the 'smart screen off' app that is supposed to work with the proximity sensor to turn off the screen. It claims to work with the Gnote flip cover but I can assure you it doesn't. It has the same problem as the other screen off proximity apps in that it works if you put your finger over the sensor but not with the Gnote flip cover.
Just a 'heads up' for anyone thinking of buying...
Dan
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tried the app after reading this...
works for me...i played wid the cover did respond...u can try
ofcourse i dint buy the app... coz d developer is not plannin to refund if it doesnt work for u
I am using "Power Switch" since my galaxy tab times. It's made by an xda developer. Many options to switch off your note, eg using the proximity sensor or light sensor or aceleration sensor. I am using the proximity sensor mode. No draining my battery . So far so good.
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It's work fine with me,just include it in task killer ignore list.
Thanks
Rocheau said:
I am using "Power Switch" since my galaxy tab times. It's made by an xda developer. Many options to switch off your note, eg using the proximity sensor or light sensor or aceleration sensor. I am using the proximity sensor mode. No draining my battery . So far so good.
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Thanks for that. Now I can just put my phone in my holster, or close the case if using one, and it will turn off. No more fiddling for the power (and pressing the volume at the same time) for me!
The Power Switch app works really well at turning the screen off, a lot better than the other ones I've tried
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I have installed it yesterday, n had same experience like OP, uninstalled y'day already.
It screen off, but if you look closely it keeps on & off
working with finger perfactly
Dancairo said:
A quick word of warning.....
A new app has appeared on the market using the Gnote as a 'cover pic'.
https://market.android.com/details?id=smart.cover&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInNtYXJ0LmNvdmVyIl0
Similar to the 'smart screen off' app that is supposed to work with the proximity sensor to turn off the screen. It claims to work with the Gnote flip cover but I can assure you it doesn't. It has the same problem as the other screen off proximity apps in that it works if you put your finger over the sensor but not with the Gnote flip cover.
Just a 'heads up' for anyone thinking of buying...
Dan
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Well, just my 2 cents. I used the app and for most of time it does not work. But if you see the way it works is if you slowly close the cover then it works. If you close the cover quickly it does not. In any case it is not acceptable. I just checked the app and returned it promptly
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The Power Switch app works really well at turning the screen off, a lot better than the other ones I've tried
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For me it works only with fingers, with flip cover it doesn't turn off screen
Can you post all your settings for Power Switch on GNote?
I tested it and everytime it wakes up.
It works with my finger and if i wish over it, it screens off, 1 second later it starts again.
Nothing for me. I just press the Power off button
So every once in awhile my phone will start scrolling in-app. At first I thought maybe it was just oils on the skin, like some hp laptop touchpads, but after a while I disproved this. Now the real weird thing is that if I shut the screen off the come back to the app it stops. I'm thinking maybe something to do with sudden changes in ambient temps. Any thoughts?
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I have the same issue, was really bad this weekend when it was near 0 and I was outside. same thing where I shut screen off and back on and then it seems OK.
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Same here has done it since day one not very often but out of the blue screen acts up. I have watched it move icons on homescreens around before. But turning screen off then on stops it
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Sometimes happens on mine, but only when using a high amperage charger or there are water drops on the screen (from rain).
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Add me to the list. Mine has done it a handfull of times but turning the screen off then right back on has always corrected it.
Very odd.
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Same here has done it since day one not very often but out of the blue screen acts up. I have watched it move icons on homescreens around before. But turning screen off then on stops it
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Happens to me a lot when it's freezing outside. On/Off cycle fixes it
So my question now being, if we can assume its temp related, could this be solved by a patch to adjust based on ambient temps, or is that in the proprietary driver for the touch panel?
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I notice it happens to me if I get the screen wet at all.
As stated, turning the screen off/on fixes it.
Dear xda community,
Since I received my Nexus 5 more than a week ago I am experiencing something which keeps me thinking.
Sometimes when I want to pick up my phone to check something, the screen will wake up without me touching any buttons. Is this supposed to happen?
What's happening quite often because of that is: I want to pick up my phone -> grabbing it -> screen awakes -> but since I am pushing the power button myself half a second later -> screen turns dark again. This is a little annoying from time to time...
I tried to recreate this incident but it just happens every ~30th time.While doing this I keep attention not to hit a button accidentally.
Any Ideas whats going on? Bug or feature? Are you experiencing something similar?
Thank you and best regards!
Same thing happening with my Nexus 5. Screen opens on picking it up. It happens on randomly.
I cannot see any pattern though.
Could be a faulty power button switch? Making a connection under the movement?
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It will wake up if the surface you put it on has a magnet in or near it. It's the hall effect sensor that does this, used for a cases that wake up the device when opened
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Are you using a Custom rom?
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There are some custom ROM/Kernel combo's which give the option to wake the phone by double tapping the screen. However this isn't present in stock. As some have already said the phone will wake if placed near a magnet, if I put my N5 on top my iPad it wakes when I pick it up. If none of these apply its probably faulty.
I've noticed a few times when my phone vibrates and its pretty much flat the screen sometimes rotates. Not sure if this is a normal thing happening with most phones, I'm assuming the vibrate motor is confusing the accelerometer somewhat.
You can see a video of it happening below. The phone is flat against the table. Vibrate is set at 63 which I believe is close to stock. It happens on 50 too.
youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iuo7zsbCj8&feature=youtu.be
Could someone else try this? The app is free. Just switch to auto and set it to something like 0.999 and repeat. Obviously make sure auto rotate is enabled
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anthonyquarella.vibratetester
I've always found the auto rotate on android a bit over sensitive, just trying to figure out if this might be a fault with mine.
Its done it to me before when my phone was laying on my bed charging
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Mine rotates after a few seconds. Normal?
When it vibrated?
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When it vibrated?
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Yes, I used the test your android app and vibrate on short bursts. I think camera lens is tilting the phone. It was on a flat desk.
Ahh sorry was trying to quote the other guy on my phone but screwed up. Thanks for letting me know. my phones in a case and it does the same.
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Its done it to me before when my phone was laying on my bed charging
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When vibrating?
Yeah when it vibrated while laying flat the screen would auto rotate in no particular direction.
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Old thread, but it happens to me when I'm playing some games. Vibrates and the screen flicks upside down, then back to proper orientation. I'm holding it in my hands and it's not totally flat either, so it's really getting thrown out of whack for a moment, then re-orients. Doesn't happen in every game, doesn't happen for every vibration, but it happens enough to be annoying.
Bumping this thread. I have been facing this issue for a while now. Did anybody find a fix for this??
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Bumping this thread. I have been facing this issue for a while now. Did anybody find a fix for this??
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still happens to me >.>
This still happens to me every day.
It happens for me too
Anyone knows a fix for this? It seems to be a hardware issue. Did you guys send to technical repair?
Anyone else having issue with this feature. I noticed my phone would wake up randomly in my pocket with this feature on.
I'm not sure exactly how it's even waking up as you still need to slide the bar across to unlock it. After i turned the feature off my phone wouldn't unlock itself anymore.
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Anyone else having issue with this feature. I noticed my phone would wake up randomly in my pocket with this feature on.
I'm not sure exactly how it's even waking up as you still need to slide the bar across to unlock it. After i turned the feature off my phone wouldn't unlock itself anymore.
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You would need to see if this ever happens outside your pocket, without anyone touching it. If it doesn't, perhaps you can try touching the phone through the outside of your pocket; perhaps you're doing that without noticing it.
So after two charging cycles with it off I don't see any major difference. Its just like the LG G2 for me, very minimal impact on battery life.
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Anyone else having issue with this feature. I noticed my phone would wake up randomly in my pocket with this feature on.
I'm not sure exactly how it's even waking up as you still need to slide the bar across to unlock it. After i turned the feature off my phone wouldn't unlock itself anymore.
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becos your phone screen face towards you when u put it in your pocket.
n while u walking, it keeps brushin against your skin in your pocket.
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They should have used the proximity sensor to detect if it was in your pocket. Even manually covering the sensors up still allows the phone to be woke up.
Yeah, I had this issue too. Very annoying so so had to disable the feature. It's a shame because I liked unlocking it by tapping. Maybe they can fix it to not unlock if the proximity sensor is covered with a feature software update?
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That's probably what they *should* do. I never/don't have a problem with it on my M8.
I doubt it'd use much battery life to check if it's up against something before turning the screen on.
I have same problem with waking up in pocket. And since lollipop update the new slide up to unlock has caused issues with phone activating the flashlight and messing with wifi bluetooth nfc and other quick settings. Sad I have to disable as I love this feature.
Glad I installed gravity box and had proximity sensor option for that
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