Tapping toward top of phone turns on screen - Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm noticing that when the screen is off and I tap toward the top of the screen the phone screen turns on. I just noticed it today but it happens every time I tap the top of the screen. Also when the screen is on and I hover my finger toward the top part it selects buttons on the screen as if the sensitivity is high up there. Thinking of returning the phone for a new one but wanted to know if others had this problem.
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It could be a problem with your sensors I'd call Samsung or take it back to sprint
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I would boot in safe mode and confirm it's not a third party app before taking it back. Also poke through all the settings to be sure motion and accessibility features are off. Safe mode instructions for the s3 or s4 worked for me. I forget how to do it but Google is how I found it
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Thanks for the help, I figured out it was an app causing it after all
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JGillis2391 said:
Thanks for the help, I figured out it was an app causing it after all
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what app was it?

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Password Protect on Lock screen on ICS

Anyone know of a way to have a pattern setup to lock the screen but only become active after 15 minutes of no activity? (I want the lock screen to stay enabled at all times, but only the pattern unlock to come up after the phone not being unlocked and used for X number of minute) The only thing I could find completely disables the lock screen until the time limit has been reached.
I had this option one of my Motorola and liked that function.
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If you happen to be running Thundershed I can tell you how to do it...
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craigviar said:
If you happen to be running Thundershed I can tell you how to do it...
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I'm running Liquids new ICS ROM build 10/26.
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Download this app. Only thing is that it costs. Well worth it though.
It's in settings to set it up this way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrotapp.protectpronew
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Heck no don't buy anything. Hey I restored LICS just for you. Ain't I a pal?
Settings-Security-Automatically Lock->
You can set it anything from 1 second to 30 minutes (after sleep).
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craigviar said:
Heck no don't buy anything. Hey I restored LICS just for you. Ain't I a pal?
Settings-Security-Automatically Lock->
You can set it anything from 1 second to 30 minutes (after sleep).
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That doesn't exactly act like what I was talking about. While you're waiting for the screen to lock automatically, all you have to do is unlock the screen (with power button) and you're on your screen so there is nothing that requires you to slide to unlock while the pin requirement hasn't timed out yet.
It's like the way a blackberry locks the screen and only requires a password after 15 minutes of not being used.
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Ok i think i get ya. Funny mine is off by default. Go to
Settings-Lockscreen(under shortcuts heading)
Scroll all the way to bottom
"Show before unlock" turn it off.
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craigviar said:
Ok i think i get ya. Funny mine is off by default. Go to
Settings-Lockscreen(under shortcuts heading)
Scroll all the way to bottom
"Show before unlock" turn it off.
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Mine is off my default also. Still the same issue.
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Well your phone is just wack! Lol iduno man good luck with that.
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Screen rotation not working

I've tried 2 apps still nothing. Worked at one point but started acting up any suggestions other than recalibrating?
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dirtyrob said:
I've tried 2 apps still nothing. Worked at one point but started acting up any suggestions other than recalibrating?
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Is the option enabled?
It should be located in the display options or in your notification bar
It's enabled. I was messing around with the app rotation control and I have got the rotation to work but I have to select whether I want portrait or landscape mode. Which sucks. But what is up with the gs3 rotation control not working. I notice that when I try an rotate the phone the screen dims slightly but does nothing! Its a Verizon gs3 flashed to ntelos.
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Right side of screen easily shows pressing of display?

Ive noticed everytime I pick up my note on the right side light appears as if I were touching the screen from the back and pressingit..ifk if im making much sense but happens almost everytime I pick it up. Does this happen to anyone else? I can still exchange mine so I want to know kind this is normal.. it doesn't happen on the left side though.
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Never happened to me.. I'd exchange it if I were you1
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Went to best buy and every note does the same thing. I'm guessing since its so thin this happens. No biggie I guess.
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[Q] Actually recording videos

Am I an idiot or is the only way to record a video is turning off the screen and then holding it landscape and hitting volume?
Whenever I hit the camera app while it is unlocked, it only gives me camera and selfie options. I can't find any video recorder shortcut.
This is on the latest firmware (after the OTA).
If you open the camera app. Tap the button in the lower right, you should see a page with options, one of which is video
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Pauls57 said:
If you open the camera app. Tap the button in the lower right, you should see a page with options, one of which is video
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There's no button in the lower right.
The button on the lower left only gives me selfie and camera.
https://i.imgur.com/O8kpGrO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/M95GmSI.png
That's not looking right to me. I've got a series of options on my camera that aren't showing there. Anything non stock in your ROM??
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Pauls57 said:
That's not looking right to me. I've got a series of options on my camera that aren't showing there. Anything non stock in your ROM??
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I just got the phone today and haven't done anything.
Back to the store I think, probably something wrong with the phone software, but if you haven't altered anything, they should just exchange it.
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Pauls57 said:
Back to the store I think, probably something wrong with the phone software, but if you haven't altered anything, they should just exchange it.
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I figured out the problem.
It's cause I changed to the Google Now Launcher.
Can't believe the camera relies on BlinkFeed...
Is there any way to get around this? Or any other launchers that don't do this?
I'm using apex launcher, with a shortcut to activate blinkfeed, like it a lot, no issues with the camera or anything else that I've found. Glad you got it working.
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Double tap app to unlock (No - root)

Hi guys, any app that you know which works on our z1 that allows you to unlock the screen by double tapping it? Right now I'm using tap tap app which unlocks your screen by "double tapping" on the proximity sensor instead.
This will be a lot of help for preserving the life span of our power buttons.
Oh by the way, my device is not rooted. I'm sure a lot of the guys out there will appreciate this.
Thanks in advance!
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digiknowzone said:
Hi guys, any app that you know which works on our z1 that allows you to unlock the screen by double tapping it? Right now I'm using tap tap app which unlocks your screen by "double tapping" on the proximity sensor instead.
This will be a lot of help for preserving the life span of our power buttons.
Oh by the way, my device is not rooted. I'm sure a lot of the guys out there will appreciate this.
Thanks in advance!
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Try knockr and this is the wrong section to post a question.
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This is not the place for questions. .
Whew...
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This is not a question but an app share.
Any way thanks good share.
I guess it is a question.
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marc_ecko28 said:
This is not the place for questions. .
Whew...
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Oh, my bad, thanks though!
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Chocolatetrain said:
Try knockr and this is the wrong section to post a question.
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My bad, and thanks! Tried knockr but it eats a lot of juice.
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digiknowzone said:
My bad, and thanks! Tried knockr but it eats a lot of juice.
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Try Gravity Screen in the market. It works great with some tweaking for sure. Battery gets hit some but not noticeable, like 3-7% extra drainage but it works amazingly. Let me know what you think? I will share my settings
I've been using gravity screen since I had my phone, but can't use it while driving, since I'm using a suction cup on my wind shield and it's better to just tap.
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Gravity screen seems install itself as a system app = =""
knockr is not real lock screen
just jump from locked to a state that is in that app, the screen is not really off
Hmmmm that explains knockr's excessive battery drain, thanks mate
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digiknowzone said:
I've been using gravity screen since I had my phone, but can't use it while driving, since I'm using a suction cup on my wind shield and it's better to just tap.
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There is a setting "turn screen on by proximity" for ur situation. All you have to do is tap the proximity sensor to wake the screen. It works for me really well.

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