Comming from an LG G2 phone..it is actually really hard to live a life without knock on function. (double tap to wake and turn off the screen). Is there any of the hardware that makes this impossible ? or could it be implemented in future ?
What is needed by the hardware for knockon to work ?
To switch off, it works with Xposed + Double Tap To Sleep 1.0. Do you look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/themes-apps/xposed-modules-t2957769
Fooox1 said:
To switch off, it works with Xposed + Double Tap To Sleep 1.0. Do you look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/themes-apps/xposed-modules-t2957769
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is it just double tap to sleep or you can wake the phone as well?
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blackinfinity said:
Comming from an LG G2 phone..it is actually really hard to live a life without knock on function. (double tap to wake and turn off the screen). Is there any of the hardware that makes this impossible ? or could it be implemented in future ?
What is needed by the hardware for knockon to work ?
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agreed, although the fingerprint scanner works like a charm it would be better with knock on when you place the phone on the desk
Wake no.
You don't need xposed. Just use a third party launcher and get screen off and lock app. Bind double tap function to the app and you're set.
Just another alternative
skade said:
You don't need xposed. Just use a third party launcher and get screen off and lock app. Bind double tap function to the app and you're set.
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To be clear..you must root your device to enable knock on function ?
I have never been rooting a device and I have no plans to do it at this point..
blackinfinity said:
To be clear..you must root your device to enable knock on function ?
I have never been rooting a device and I have no plans to do it at this point..
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my suggestion is for screen OFF on double tap, not screen ON (aka knock on). I don't feel like rooting too so I use the fingerprint sensor to wake my device (yes its a pain if I have it on the table and just wanna see the screen but what to do if i'm not going to root..)
and when i want to turn off the screen, i use that method previously mentioned. cant comment on rooting/xposed for knock on function as I have never tried it myself.
blackinfinity said:
Comming from an LG G2 phone..it is actually really hard to live a life without knock on function. (double tap to wake and turn off the screen). Is there any of the hardware that makes this impossible ? or could it be implemented in future ?
What is needed by the hardware for knockon to work ?
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Check app called gravity screen
And there is app In exposed fram. When u double tap u lock phone
blackinfinity said:
Comming from an LG G2 phone..it is actually really hard to live a life without knock on function. (double tap to wake and turn off the screen). Is there any of the hardware that makes this impossible ? or could it be implemented in future ?
What is needed by the hardware for knockon to work ?
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Bro I'm just using Buzz Launcher (the best launcher experience ever for me) ... it also has gesture control ... u can set setting double tap and action lock screen ... hope this helps ... but no double to on yet .....
Yup, Nova Launcher can do double tap to turn off the screen as well. No need to root. I don't think there are any solutions at this point to double tap to turn on the screen though.
Mate does have the overlay button tool called "suspend button" much like ios & has screen off 'suspend' function but it not something I find useful by many might like it.
App like screen off & lock may be useful for a solution to screen off.
It has shortcut/widget that could be used & also can replace the google now swype up function from home key which could be a solution for some if that function works on mate 7 UI !?
Was another app that has 3 & 2 finger screen touch gesture for screen off/lock .
Power on via tap is unlikely due to lack of development & issues with exposed.
Would of liked an option on the finger print reader to be a fast double/triple tap on option if finger print security not used.
Screen off is more important to me & few options do exist that may be satisfactory.
Is something that would of been nice added (selectable option) to the bottom virtual button bar by huawei as standard !
little things like that can make a big big difference in sales & customer happiness .
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According to a tweet from HTC (https://twitter.com/htc/status/461511570959663104), you're supposed to be able to double tap the screen while it is sleeping in order to wake the device.
This doesn't work for me unless I do it really hard or have it in my hand. Anyone have the same experience? Any setting I need to change? Maybe it's my ROM? (Skyfall)
Are you using enough of your finger to tap it?
On mine I have to almost tap it with the full pad of the end of my finger. I can't just double-tap with the tip of my finger.
Yeah, that's never worked for me either. It seems like the sensor only gets activated once I pick it up.
Yeah someone in marketing was misinformed. Unless you're using a custom kernel, you need to move the device first to get it to wake from a tap or swipe
Thanks for the feedback. I ask because someone tweeted @ me: "Bring your unit back to the carrier you purchased it from. It's worked fine for us with no issue at all."
For me, I tap the screen once and then double tap it right after. Seems to do the job.
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Settings, display and gestures, g sensor calibration. Calibrate it poorly intentionally slanted against a book or whatnot. It thinks your device is tilted when it is laying down.
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well really its like this ==> Settings/Display & gestures/Motion Launch Gestures/HELP =(look (close its really there =] ) and then under Double tap it reads "Pick up the phone in portrait orientation and double tap to wake " but if I really double tap mine while its laying flatly screen up with some force it wakes just make sure you really give it good tapping.
Other than that test to see if picking it first portrait orientation and give it a few taps and see if it wakes.
I just saw the post above mine that is a great answer/work around. I like that kind of thinking.
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Settings, display and gestures, g sensor calibration. Calibrate it poorly intentionally slanted against a book or whatnot. It thinks your device is tilted when it is laying down.
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I was going to reply with this exact method until I saw that you did so.
This works, and resolves the issue completely. now a light double tap even turns on the screen while it is laying flat.
It's a pretty simple concept. Unlike the LG G2, this phone came with some more smarts to save battery. The G2 device is ALWAYS active to receive phone taps, thus using more battery. The M8 device only once the phone is in motion it turns on the sensor to recieve any kind of double tap, thus saving battery! Pretty nice IMO and smart. Motion control window says itself you need to pick up device then double tap to activate.
For people who want to bypass this you can:
A. Tap the phone hard while on a desk thus causing the phone to move around waking up the motion sensor to activate double tap.
B. Give the G Sensor setting a bad setting so when device is laid flat on a surface the phone thinks it's not flat thus activating the double tap feature all the time thus using more battery.
So either love the feature for what it is or don't and us more battery.
The M8 double-tap to wake requires you to pick up the phone. The double-tap motion is not enough. If you double tap it while flat on a table it may work but usually it does not or very inconsistent.. Lift it and it will always work.
What's happening is when you move or pick up the phone the proximity sensor is activated, allowing the double-tap function to work, but after a few seconds of leaving it on the table, the sensor will shut off until it is disturbed again.
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What's happening is when you move or pick up the phone the proximity sensor is activated, allowing the double-tap function to work, but after a few seconds of leaving it on the table, the sensor will shut off until it is disturbed again.
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Not quite. Pick it up upside down and tap - nothing will happen. Double tap to wake works only right side up in portrait - which makes a lot of Sense.
You don't want anything to wake it when it's upside down in your pocket, right?
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Not quite. Pick it up upside down and tap - nothing will happen. Double tap to wake works only right side up in portrait - which makes a lot of Sense.
You don't want anything to wake it when it's upside down in your pocket, right?
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Interesting!
Actually I notice what's also keeping the double-tap function to work is the light senor, regardless the phone's position.
The sensor is located left of the front camera; try covering it up and see if you can double-tap to wake your phone
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Interesting!
Actually I notice what's also keeping the double-tap function to work is the light senor, regardless the phone's position.
The sensor is located left of the front camera; try covering it up and see if you can double-tap to wake your phone
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Just tried it: Yes I can
No.. You definitely can't. Either you're not covering the sensor or you're not using a Verizon m8.
Confirmed.. Cover sensor, DT2W doesn't work.
berndblb said:
Not quite. Pick it up upside down and tap - nothing will happen. Double tap to wake works only right side up in portrait - which makes a lot of Sense.
You don't want anything to wake it when it's upside down in your pocket, right?
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Hey how are things ?
No idea if supported on this device but wouldn't Swipe to Wake (Up) be better solution to Double Tap?
PS Need you over on Nexus 6P.
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Hey how are things ?
No idea if supported on this device but wouldn't Swipe to Wake (Up) be better solution to Double Tap?
PS Need you over on Nexus 6P.
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Hey there. Long time no see. Wish i could afford the 6P... And i love the M8. Should be good for another year.
here's a small thing I have seen on many phones that have come out in the past year or so that I was taking for granted would exist on the s7, double tapping on the screen to wake it and view your notifications.
its one of the smallest, yet most useful (I feel), little tricks that will save tons of time.
I was hoping it'd be in the "experimental" features the galaxy labs have to offer but nada.
any ideas about getting it on there and/or a way to feed this back to samsung while they still have time to implement this?
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"double tapping on the screen to wake it and view your notifications."
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since 7.0 : you can directly go to any of the lock screen, - shown by : AOD - notifications, by clicking on any.
but if AOD is disabled, than there is no way to see them, SO a Xperia z3 like double tap to wake would be appricated
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"double tapping on the screen to wake it and view your notifications."
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since 7.0 : you can directly go to any of the lock screen, - shown by : AOD - notifications, by clicking on any.
but if AOD is disabled, than there is no way to see them, SO a Xperia z3 like double tap to wake would be appricated
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you mean its implemented in nougat so we're waiting for it?
it'd be great if we didn't have to have AOD to get that considering how simple and awesome of a feature it is...
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you mean its implemented in nougat so we're waiting for it?
it'd be great if we didn't have to have AOD to get that considering how simple and awesome of a feature it is...
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Lol must be. Lg man. It kills me that this is not on other devices yet. The one most used feature yet not on any devices but lg.
Owed loads of lgs. Still got my orig unrefirbed g4 no bootloop over a year now
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Lol must be. Lg man. It kills me that this is not on other devices yet. The one most used feature yet not on any devices but lg.
Owed loads of lgs. Still got my orig unrefirbed g4 no bootloop over a year now
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Its on other devices as well. Samsung doesn't really have it because they have physical button where others don't. But yeah, they all should have it
having physical button solves screen turn on comfortability so, why we need double tap? it's additional drain for battery
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having physical button solves screen turn on comfortability so, why we need double tap? it's additional drain for battery
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It doesn't even use 1% battery in a whole battery cycle unlike aod!
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It doesn't even use 1% battery in a whole battery cycle unlike aod!
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physical button uses 0%
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physical button uses 0%
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Seriously:laugh: I said less than 1% to not say 0% and for me, Double Tap is way more convenient than having to press a home button. And u could always turn double tap feature off if u don't like it, i.e, if there was ever a double tap feature!
A 'touch fingerprint button' to wake up & unlock the screen like other Androids would also be great.
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Seriously:laugh: I said less than 1% to not say 0% and for me, Double Tap is way more convenient than having to press a home button. And u could always turn double tap feature off if u don't like it, i.e, if there was ever a double tap feature!
A 'touch fingerprint button' to wake up & unlock the screen like other Androids would also be great.
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being s7's button physical, it's not able to unlock device from deep sleep, at least samsung won't include it if it's even possible and having 2tap2wake will be nonsense at this point... well i dont say it's bad feature, but i just try to explain that Sammy won't include it until we got rear mounted half-physical sensor
The KnockOn feature that LG has would never be nonsense on any phone. It is more convenient than waking with the home button. With the button you have to push a button in a specific place on the phone. With KnockOn you quickly double tap anywhere on the screen.
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I love LG's double tap unlock, it is most useful especially during one hand operation with these humongous 5.5in phones. It eliminates fear of dropping phone trying to reach home or power button with 1hand.
Hi guys. As the title says, it would be great to not have to use the power button at all to unlock and lock the device again and again.
Now obviously to unlock it, all i have to do is touch the fingerprint scanner.
And to lock it again i have tried apps from store and though those do the job and lock the device but then phone doesn't unlock by fingerprint scanner and it just wakes up and asks for pin to unlock.
Kindly help out.
I am kinda spoiled by knock On/Off feature on LG G4 and never used the power button on that thing.
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You must use finger sensor to unlock and circle to lock. No other way. Huawei don't have double click lock/unlock. Bad thing. I see to another phone.
What if you try lock widget (chinese version & I'm not sure if it includes in international or European versions)
Use fingerprint quick action
Lock widgets require admin permission to work and if you lock with widget then fingerprint scanner takes you to pin code screen instead of unlocking the device.
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Juat tested with Nova Prime and configured the double tap to turn off the screen.
But that also required admin access and after turning off screen that way, fingerprint scanner brings me to pincode screen again instead of completely unlocking the device.
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Double tap Mate 9 not have. Bad. Lock widget not have international version. Only circle, but you must double clock on this quick tool to lock. Mate 9 not have user friendly features like my old G2, G4 or Z11. Mate 9 have only big price. ,)
try using this software from play store. it work very well on my mate 9
Using screen lock app.
Clicking on the icon turns off the screen and lock the phone just fine.
But then when you use fingerprint to unlock, it'll take you to this screen instead.
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Hi guys. As the title says, it would be great to not have to use the power button at all to unlock and lock the device again and again.
Now obviously to unlock it, all i have to do is touch the fingerprint scanner.
And to lock it again i have tried apps from store and though those do the job and lock the device but then phone doesn't unlock by fingerprint scanner and it just wakes up and asks for pin to unlock.
Kindly help out.
I am kinda spoiled by knock On/Off feature on LG G4 and never used the power button on that thing.
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use floating dock is the easiest way
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use floating dock is the easiest way
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Are you f**ing kidding me???
Where the heck did that come from. :cyclops:
That's why i love these forums.
I could kiss you right now.
how to install this floating dock? i hope so without root or custom rom, i dont want to void my warranty @gull_s_777
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use floating dock is the easiest way
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I saw this "floating dock" on my set too, and it's come with stock ROM.
Some detail can find in this website:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/140...-tricks-take-charge-of-your-mate-9-p9-honor-8
I use Nova Launcher gestures together with Anywhere Launcher to allow me to turn off and lock my screen using a downward swipe from the upper left corner of the screen in any app. It's very convenient.
I'm on C636B188 and that includes the screen lock widget, so you can use that.
Originally, I thought I would prefer it to the floating dock, but after getting used to the dock I like it more because you can access it from anywhere, not just the home screen.
The "Custom Navigation Bar" app has that functionality.
You can add an extra button on the navbar to put the phone to sleep instantly and unlock your device with fingerprint sensor.
I don't know if any other app of such kind.
At least I have this Screen Lock widget directly on my phone. Fingerprint opens the lock just fine after locking it with this widget.
You can use a Nova gesture to lock the screen, but don't use Nova's Screen Lock action in the first tab. Instead, swipe to the last tab on the right ("Shortcuts"), and look for Screen Lock there.
Unfortunately, though, this no longer seems to work on Oreo. Whenever, I try to select the Screen Lock shortcut, I get a message saying 'App isn't installed.' I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that they replaced the Floating Dock with the Navigation Dock.
i just update the stock firmware, yes, the latest stock 188 rom has built in widgt for turn off the screen. it is very handy.
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Hi guys. As the title says, it would be great to not have to use the power button at all to unlock and lock the device again and again.
Now obviously to unlock it, all i have to do is touch the fingerprint scanner.
And to lock it again i have tried apps from store and though those do the job and lock the device but then phone doesn't unlock by fingerprint scanner and it just wakes up and asks for pin to unlock.
Kindly help out.
I am kinda spoiled by knock On/Off feature on LG G4 and never used the power button on that thing.
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I have a Huawei Nova 2i & was looking for the same. Go to Smart Assistance & activate Floating Dock.
As switching off the screen can be a pain sometimes i created this little app to make life more easy
doubleHome is the easiest and fastest way to turn off the screen of your phone!
Turn off the screen from anywhere! Just double tap your home button to turn off the screen.
This app is designed for the latest android versions and supports fingerprint unlocking.
Works with software and hardware buttons and any launcher!
Enjoy!
FEATURES:
Double tap the home button to turn off the screen
Different screen off methods including ROOT
Edge Glow effect
More to come soon
Galaxy S7 users will have to disable double tap to launch camera to get this working i guess.
Download:
Very nice..gonna try... also add option to turn off with double tap..thank you
This is pretty sweet. Nice work
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it's very useful me!
Thanks, i will add an option to swich off display directly without delay for people not using fingerprint.
Updatet to v1.01
- Added direct screen off methods if you don't use fingerprint unlocking
If you have any ideas how to improve or new features just tell me
Updated to v1.02
- Added screen off root method
Nice!
Small bug: the lower bar where the back/home buttons are located sometimes doesn't turn black on Huawei p9+
For redmi note 3 pro on xiaomi.eu ony root method works But works!
Jawomo said:
If you have any ideas how to improve or new features just tell me
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Among the hardware keys the Power is most effected to be damaged with the passage of time. Thanks for a good application...
Here is my suggestion...
With the screen off feature it get more attraction if you add Power menu or Shut Down menu by pressing three times consecutively the Home button.
Screen shot attached.
Works with my s8plus. Can the same be done for a double tap to wake? That's what I miss. Great amazing work sir
Pretty useful, thanks for share with XDA community.
I'm using root method (Nexus 6p, fingerprint) and I feel that the unlock became slower - I feel the vibration that means the fingerprint was recognized and the screen still black for a second. Is it expected?
Don't work on s7 edge ?
Damn the timeout method doesn't work on my LG g6.
I've tried other apps and no matter how long I set the timer, it doesn't work.
It probably has something to do with the always on display.
Hopefully this thing gets rooted so I can use other methods soon.
Still, great work, it's awesome!
Hi, seems a good app. Can anyone please confirm does it support both dt2w and dt2s?
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Hi, seems a good app. Can anyone please confirm does it support both dt2w and dt2s?
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The app only does dt2s.
Doesn't work on s7edge
Doesn't work on the Hauwei P10
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Works with my s8plus. Can the same be done for a double tap to wake? That's what I miss. Great amazing work sir
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Just use always on display homebutton. Then you can doubletap to wake
Hi guys. What do you think is the best option to lock the phone without using physical buttons?
Only renovate ice has a sort of rom control which allow to customize buttons. But that rom development being discontinued, i am searching for an alternative on pie as well
You can use Nova Launcher and easily set a gesture to activate screen lock. In my case, i have set double tap on homescreen to lock.
thank you, it is not the same exact way of locking screen just because you have to be into homescreen in order to do those gestures. Rom control let you lock while you are in apps.
By the way it is useful and better than nothing. Also, there is a an option that uses root to lock directly the screen instead of working around with a black screen and waiting for the system to lock it. Thank you very much!
I use softkey edge, you only have to swipe and press lock.
You can use badlock, one hand operation. There're a lot of options.
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I use softkey edge, you only have to swipe and press lock.
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Please explain.
Shohagiks said:
Please explain.
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Use an edge app fron galaxy apps to add the option...
I use OneHand Operstion+