I'm using S view cover on my Note 4. Whenever I close the cover and open it again in within few seconds the screen already locked automatically. Under settings I set the screen to automatically lock in 10 minutes so theoretically it should not locked when I open the cover within few seconds.
I'm using pattern locking for the screen lock by the way.
My older phone Note 3 with S view cover doesn't behave like this. It won't get locked until 10 min (which is my setting).
Anyone else using S view cover having the same behavior?
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I just tested this, I've confirmed that on mine when I close the S-View cover it does in fact stay unlocked for however long I've set the automatic lock time to. The setting I'm changing is in the lock screen settings, called "Lock Automatically", and changes how long it waits to lock the phone after the screen turns off. I tried it set both at 5 seconds and 1 minute, and after closing the S-View cover I timed it for 15 seconds starting once the S-View screen turned off. When it was set to 5 seconds the phone was locked when I opened the cover, and when it was set to 1 minute the phone was still unlocked. I'm not sure why yours locks immediately, but I'd probably just double check to make sure your lock time setting is correct.
Also I will mention I'm using the fingerprint unlock, not the pattern unlock, so I'm not sure if that makes any difference- I'll try out the pattern later and see.
I tried lock automatically for 5, 10, minutes, etc still the cover will lock it within few seconds as if the setting is 'lock immediately'.
I also tested with both pattern & fingerprint. I had the same immediate locked result.
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Ok I did another test. Apparently now it works under 'normal' mode. So far most of the time I'm using it with 'power saving' mode ON. I turned it off and seems OK now. This is weird because my old Note 3 works with power saving ON and OFF.
Soul777toast, does your one work with Power saving mode ON?
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I don't know because I've never had to turn power saving mode on. I've got a 30-40 minute commute each way every day for work and my phone sits in a dock charging for the whole time, so I basically never get below 70% or so on most days. I did test it one day just to see how the battery would last and didn't plug in to charge at all for the whole day- normal useage from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM, with bluetooth, NFC, and location on the whole time, and wifi on periodically. By the end of the day I was only down to 35%. My conclusion: this battery rocks! If I get around to it I'll try testing with power-saving mode on, but unless you're seriously pushing the phone and can't charge overnight I haven't seen much need for the power-saving mode. For that matter, if you ARE in a situation where you need to save power, you probably actually WANT the phone to lock immediately, rather than using resources keeping it running!
Ok. I guess my concern is why it doesn't work in power saving mode. It should work the same way just like note 3. Anyway let me know if had a chance to test it out. Thanks.
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I'm using S view cover on my Note 4. Whenever I close the cover and open it again in within few seconds the screen already locked automatically. Under settings I set the screen to automatically lock in 10 minutes so theoretically it should not locked when I open the cover within few seconds.
I'm using pattern locking for the screen lock by the way.
My older phone Note 3 with S view cover doesn't behave like this. It won't get locked until 10 min (which is my setting).
Anyone else using S view cover having the same behavior?
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I am using LED Flip cover and immediately when I close the cover the phone gets locked.
I have:
- 10 min auto lock
- pin
- power saver mode off
- newest software update
Changing the above setting don't matter.
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I imagine that the official case has magnetic activation, with that case is there a need to hit the sleep switch or can one simply just close the case which should lock the phone?
I just thought those with a case have no need for the software power button mod.
opensourcefan said:
I imagine that the official case has magnetic activation, with that case is there a need to hit the sleep switch or can one simply just close the case which should lock the phone?
I just thought those with a case have no need for the software power button mod.
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There is a delay when closing the flap before the phone actually locks so if you open it back up before it locks (guessing around 10-15 secs) then it will take you right back to you last screen. You can put a longer delay on it locking so even if you close it and open it back up before the preset time, the phone is still unlocked and will take you back to the screen you were on.
What it does do immediately after closing it is shuts the main display off and the edge screen plays an added Edge screen you won't normally see without having this case. The Edge setup screen will have a new "Style clock on Edge screen" option that lets you choose between 3 clock options.
ricerx said:
There is a delay when closing the flap before the phone actually locks so if you open it back up before it locks (guessing around 10-15 secs) then it will take you right back to you last screen. You can put a longer delay on it locking so even if you close it and open it back up before the preset time, the phone is still unlocked and will take you back to the screen you were on.
What it does do immediately after closing it is shuts the main display off and the edge screen plays an added Edge screen you won't normally see without having this case. The Edge setup screen will have a new "Style clock on Edge screen" option that lets you choose between 3 clock options.
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Yeah it basically waits until the edge screen turns off too before locking it.
Cool, thanks guys. The power button placement isn't my thing but sounds like we have a few options to deal with it.
So i had my G3 for a out 2 months so far. Love it. Recently ran into this bug. My screen auto turns off when I'm using the phone. Video, browsing, texting etc. It happens randomly. Even if i just unlock the phone and use it for like 10 seconds the screen will turn off on me and i gotta wake it back up. Anyone know about this? I am running 4.4.2
Go to settings - display and change from 1 minute to 10 minutes. This will eat more battery but it will not shut off so quick
Hi,
My work requires me to have a password on my phone, and has set the maximum auto-lock time to 29 minutes. If I turn the screen off with the power button and then turn it back on less than 29 minutes later, the phone goes right to my home screen. If I turn it back on greater than 29 minutes later, the phone goes to the swipe/unlock screen.
I like the swipe screen - it prevents me from accidentally opening apps when I reach into my pocket to take out my phone. But obviously I don't want to have to enter a password every time I turn the screen on.
So - is there a way to tell it to activate the swipe screen every time I turn the screen on, but only require the unlock password if it has been > 29 minutes since the last time I turned it on?
Thanks
merc1286 said:
Hi,
My work requires me to have a password on my phone, and has set the maximum auto-lock time to 29 minutes. If I turn the screen off with the power button and then turn it back on less than 29 minutes later, the phone goes right to my home screen. If I turn it back on greater than 29 minutes later, the phone goes to the swipe/unlock screen.
I like the swipe screen - it prevents me from accidentally opening apps when I reach into my pocket to take out my phone. But obviously I don't want to have to enter a password every time I turn the screen on.
So - is there a way to tell it to activate the swipe screen every time I turn the screen on, but only require the unlock password if it has been > 29 minutes since the last time I turned it on?
Thanks
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Settings>Lock screen and security>Secure Lock Settings. There you can turn off "Lock automatically with power button" and you can also change the amount of time under "Lock Automatically". That may take you directly to the home screen though...havent tried it. If you set up a finger print its super easy to unlock, though.
Anyway to make smart lock work for you?
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brholt6 said:
Settings>Lock screen and security>Secure Lock Settings. There you can turn off "Lock automatically with power button" and you can also change the amount of time under "Lock Automatically". That may take you directly to the home screen though...havent tried it. If you set up a finger print its super easy to unlock, though.
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Maybe I didn't explain myself correctly. I don't want it to Lock because I don't want to have to input a password every time. I also don't want to change the amount of time because I don't want to increase the frequency of times that I need to enter the password.
All I want is for the swipe screen to appear every time I turn the screen on. I want the lock screen to appear only when the phone has been off for 29 minutes. My work does not allow us to use the fingerprint unlock.. it has to be an 8 character password.
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Anyway to make smart lock work for you?
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Yes, smart lock is enabled and works well. But with smart lock, the swipe screen only appears after 29 minutes; I just don't need to enter the password. I want the swipe screen to appear even if the screen has only been off for 30 seconds.
Anybody here with the OEM Flip Case? It was working well with power save (on). Where If I closed the flip case, the phone instantly locks the screen. I like this cause instead of reaching for the power button, my phone locks itself. Which is very cool when you use power amp since you can get full access to the main controls on the lockscreen
For some reason, my screen doesn't lock itself whenever I close the flip cover. It also leaves the edge screen on.
Help any tips? I am trying to squeeze more than 13 Hrs off this phone. I can get about only 5 hours of screen time and thats not gaming. thats writing notes, facebook, messaging. Thats it. The battery life on this phone is sad, even with stock KitKat
I noticed that after using the phone for a few hours, the screen will stay on unless I specifically hit the power button to turn it off. The screen off time is set to 15 seconds.
If I reboot it, it will go back to normal, i.e. turning the screen off by itself.
Any one experience this? Some app bug? How to fix it?
Hmmm. Is "Smart Stay" on or off? Do you have Dev Options enabled? If so, is always on while charging option on? All I can think atm.
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tedlin said:
I noticed that after using the phone for a few hours, the screen will stay on unless I specifically hit the power button to turn it off. The screen off time is set to 15 seconds.
If I reboot it, it will go back to normal, i.e. turning the screen off by itself.
Any one experience this? Some app bug? How to fix it?
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Have you disbled any services or packages with Package Disabler Pro?
I don't have any of these mentioned issue, and I am still trying to pin point which app is the trouble maker.
Call Samsung support, and they said if I have bluetooth device as "trusted" home/location, they have seen such issue, and want me to turn off these "home" indicator Bluetooth connection.
I effectively turned off the Bluetooth wireless, and this afternoon, after a close to 2 hours meeting and was irritated to find out the screen has been on all the time.
I am going to find a good startup manager and disable APP one by one to see which is the bad boy.
thanks