I've got myself a galaxy s6 after many happy years with a nexus 5. The one feature I really miss is the screen of the nexus would wake when you opened the flip case, no button pressing necessary. Is it possible to get this feature on the s6?
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robsy said:
I've got myself a galaxy s6 after many happy years with a nexus 5. The one feature I really miss is the screen of the nexus would wake when you opened the flip case, no button pressing necessary. Is it possible to get this feature on the s6?
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The S6 does this automatically with a flip case; no apps needed
¿Will-it-Blend? said:
The S6 does this automatically with a flip case; no apps needed
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I must be missing a setting then as mine doesn't. I need to press the side or centre button.
I'm using a snugg case. Tried all the settings, still have to open the case then press power or centre button. Could you tell me what case you have?
The case needs a magnet to let the s6 recognize that it has to turn the display on or off.
robsy said:
I must be missing a setting then as mine doesn't. I need to press the side or centre button.
I'm using a snugg case. Tried all the settings, still have to open the case then press power or centre button. Could you tell me what case you have?
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He is probably referring to Samsung's official Flip Cover cases. They all turn off the screen when closed, and turn on the screen when opened. Not sure about third party cases though, you'll have to check the specs to see if they support such a feature. Usually there is a specially placed magnet on the case that triggers the screen on/off action.
Thanks for the help, I see now I should have gone for a case that specified auto wake/sleep feature.
I've still not found a leather type wallet case with smart lock/wake. Has anyone got one, can post a link. Don't want the s view case as they seem very flimsy.
d3l1 said:
The case needs a magnet to let the s6 recognize that it has to turn the display on or off.
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Not only a magnet. I've an unofficial cover with the two magnets just like the official one. But the official has a NFC tag too. So without root and a proper fix, unofficial cover doesn't work.
I'm waiting for some custom rom to do it...
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while I play with my girlfriend smart cover with my note 10.1
i find out while screen off ,if take out the s-pen will be screen on
and accidentally find that,when the magnet touch the area which hide the s-pen,will make it screen on
I'm thinking of how to make it work with opening the cover,and a question,would it break the function of the spen
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koman2 said:
while I play with my girlfriend smart cover with my note 10.1
i find out while screen off ,if take out the s-pen will be screen on
and accidentally find that,when the magnet touch the area which hide the s-pen,will make it screen on
I'm thinking of how to make it work with opening the cover,and a question,would it break the function of the spen
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I'm guessing you're in Asia. The Book Cover isn't being released in the EU and US until later this month so I doubt there will be a lot of people that can help you.
BarryH_GEG said:
I'm guessing you're in Asia. The Book Cover isn't being released in the EU and US until later this month so I doubt there will be a lot of people that can help you.
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yes, i'm form HK ,but don't have the book cover or other case either
just use the ipad cover to find it out,or using a magnet
koman2 said:
yes, i'm form HK ,but don't have the book cover or other case either
just use the ipad cover to find it out,or using a magnet
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The "official" Book Cover a lot of us are waiting for has magnets in it too. So I'm guessing it's not the magnet itself but where it's hitting your Note.
I just took a small neodymium magnet (very strong) and ran it over the entire front, back and around the edges of my Note 10 and nada. Didn't wake it up. It did, however, stick to the speaker magnets.
TheWerewolf said:
I just took a small neodymium magnet (very strong) and ran it over the entire front, back and around the edges of my Note 10 and nada. Didn't wake it up. It did, however, stick to the speaker magnets.
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Was you S-pen in its slot at the time? If so, maybe take it out then try again, just to see what happens?
I recently bought a Galaxy Note Pro, and have a weird issue. The screen keeps turning off (just like if I had pressed the power button) for no apparent reason. Has anyone else else encountered this?
I have an inkling that it may be due to false detection of my book cover closing, but I cannot find a way to turn this detection off.
Some book covers will trigger magnet sensor when the cover is flipped to the back of the tablet. There's no way that I know of to turn off the feature entirely.
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Yeah, I have that issue, mainly caused when the cover is folded back and I lie the tablet flat.
dodo99x said:
Some book covers will trigger magnet sensor when the cover is flipped to the back of the tablet. There's no way that I know of to turn off the feature entirely.
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Isn't that the way you're supposed to use the book covers? It would seem that this is a huge design flaw.
edit: "Good" to hear that I'm not the only one with this problem. Not so great if there is no fix for it, though.
So which book cover is doing this? My WAWO Smart Fold Shell (which is also sold under various other brand names) does not exhibit this behavior.
muzzy996 said:
So which book cover is doing this? My WAWO Smart Fold Shell (which is also sold under various other brand names) does not exhibit this behavior.
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The official Samsung book cover, http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories/EF-BP900BBEGUJ.
Frexxia said:
I recently bought a Galaxy Note Pro, and have a weird issue. The screen keeps turning off (just like if I had pressed the power button) for no apparent reason. Has anyone else else encountered this?
I have an inkling that it may be due to false detection of my book cover closing, but I cannot find a way to turn this detection off.
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if you are rooted i believe there is an xposed module which will turn this feature off. and also under general, accessary settings- i believe there is a setting..
tonyz3 said:
if you are rooted i believe there is an xposed module which will turn this feature off. and also under general, accessary settings- i believe there is a setting..
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I haven't rooted it, and I'd rather not. There are some settings under General -> Accessory that pertain to book covers, but nothing like disabling the detection.
Frexxia said:
There are some settings under General -> Accessory that pertain to book covers, but nothing like disabling the detection.
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I dont have mine in front of me but i think all you have to do is either check or uncheck this setting.....
tonyz3 said:
I dont have mine in front of me but i think all you have to do is either check or uncheck this setting.....
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http://i.imgur.com/7j3LMs6.png
These are the available settings.
FWIW I tried the Xposed module called MagnetOff (currently version 1.6 dated 3/12/2014) and disabling magnet has no effect on smartcover usage on the 12.2 .
I don't see magnet settings in Wanam so I'm not sure what other module to try.
I'm just thankful that I don't have this issue with my case.
Has anyone tried to physically remove the magnet from a book cover? I think I may have identified where the magnet that is used for detection is located, but I'm sort of apprehensive about trying to dig it out without destroying the cover.
Frexxia said:
Has anyone tried to physically remove the magnet from a book cover? I think I may have identified where the magnet that is used for detection is located, but I'm sort of apprehensive about trying to dig it out without destroying the cover.
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I had a Note 10 2014 for testing some weeks ago, basically the same cover for it without any problems (Ivso slim cover), so I basically wonder what problem the Note 12.2 actually has with the cover.
In your case, does it coincide with your hardware buttons (menu, middle, menu button) not being responsive anymore? Once I remove the case from the lower back a bit, they are working again.
Thanks in advance
Froschfinger
Froschfinger said:
I had a Note 10 2014 for testing some weeks ago, basically the same cover for it without any problems (Ivso slim cover), so I basically wonder what problem the Note 12.2 actually has with the cover.
In your case, does it coincide with your hardware buttons (menu, middle, menu button) not being responsive anymore? Once I remove the case from the lower back a bit, they are working again.
Thanks in advance
Froschfinger
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Yes, sometimes they stop working, but I don't think it always happens.
I realized its the book cover from samsung too. When its laid flat its cause lots of problem the screen will turn off and the tablet will remain unresponsive even if u turn the screen back on with power button. Haiz alot of problems encountered just in a week of using this tablet. Spent quite an amount of money on this device but its giving me so much trouble. After I realized its the book cover. I never laid it flat with the flap behind the tablet anymore. But when I using it in a "stand-mode" while watching a youtube video it happened again I downloaded apps that keep screens on, but they aren't working either. The screen will randomly turn off when I am watching the videos.
I too have the same issue. I try using it without the case for a bit to see how it does but without the case I feel pretty nervous using it.
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It's unfortunate that a Samsung branded case is causing the issue. The generic case that I'm using doesn't do these things.
It does appear to be the Samsung case. I've been using my Logitech case for the past couple hours and I cannot get the screen to turn off on its own at all. A quick change back to the Samsung case and within 2 minutes the screen went blank.
VERY pathetic Samsung.
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wingdo said:
It does appear to be the Samsung case. I've been using my Logitech case for the past couple hours and I cannot get the screen to turn off on its own at all. A quick change back to the Samsung case and within 2 minutes the screen went blank.
VERY pathetic Samsung.
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Mine never did it until this week. Strange. And only When I hold it a certain way
Duly.noted said:
Mine never did it until this week. Strange. And only When I hold it a certain way
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Worst part is, I almost took the Pro back due to it just shutting off or becoming unresponsive. I've had zero issues since changing cases, but when I put the Samsung case back on all the issues come back. I have 2 cheap cases with the magnets in them and neither gives my Note issues.
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Is there any settings to do to use the auto on off feature when you close and open the genuine Samsung wallet flip case , my note edge is on stock lollipop .
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If it is genuine it should work. I have it and it works automaticly. If the flip case is not original, you should use smart cover app from playstore.
It is genuine one , bought from amazon , but mine is not doing auto on of if I close or open the flip
It's working now , had to reboot the phone (turn off and then on ) it's working now , is there any way of changing the blue lines around the clock when the case is shut ???
Note Edge Flip Wallet is Not Black but Grey
It says Black on the package, but it is Grey.
I've seen others mention the same and I looked at a few more in the AT&T store.
They are all Grey that say black.
I wished it was Black and not Grey
boxer29 said:
It's working now , had to reboot the phone (turn off and then on ) it's working now , is there any way of changing the blue lines around the clock when the case is shut ???
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You can change clock style in edge settings.
I have a genuine Samsung note edge flip cover with sensor, and recently I bought a third party cheap flip cover without a sensor. I want to remove this sensor from the genuine one. Is this possible and can someone help?
Just pop it off, it held with stickey double sided tape
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SuperNovaX said:
I have a genuine Samsung note edge flip cover with sensor, and recently I bought a third party cheap flip cover without a sensor. I want to remove this sensor from the genuine one. Is this possible and can someone help?
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69shelby said:
Just pop it off, it held with stickey double sided tape
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Do let us know if popping it off from the original and putting it in the duplicate one still renders the same result.
If you flip cover for android or S9 is not turning off or on screen
When you put on the cover then turn off or restart your phone. It will start working and you can customise what to show on locked screen by settings >advanced features >accessories.
Accessories will aprear sometimes only after you use any acessory and restart phone.
Should the phone be able to lock when you close the case over the front of the phone? Mine does not.
jscholz02 said:
Should the phone be able to lock when you close the case over the front of the phone? Mine does not.
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Questions should be asked in Q/A thread not general.
If by Folio case you mean, the original Samsung Wallet flip cover, it will work after you restart the device after attaching flipcover.
You will get an extra option in Edge screen in Settings.
If your using the Swipe method to lock the phone there's a setting in Accessories which is enabled by default which unlocks the phone automatically when you open the cover. If you use a secure method (Pin, Password, Pattern or Fingerprint) it will only turn the screen on instead.
zeeshanonlyme said:
Questions should be asked in Q/A thread not general.
If by Folio case you mean, the original Samsung Wallet flip cover, it will work after you restart the device after attaching flipcover.
You will get an extra option in Edge screen in Settings.
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I tried that and on 4.4.4 the phone doesn't lock the screen after closing the flip case. I hate that. I don't like using the power button because its time wasting and Samsung has a bad record for have button issues.
I am with the OP. Is there a way to shut down the screen and lock the phone as soon as you close the flip case.
All mine does is shut down the main screen but leaves the Edge screen on, which won't turn off till after about 30 secs or a minute. then it locks the phone.
Hello!
I have bought a "smart" cover case with a little window in the upper right corner. When opened/closed it triggers a little home screen with a clock and a camera button. I cant find which the application is to provide that screen, i there are any settings. Is someone aware of this?
I'm currently running KangVip Ultra slim B112 and this functionality is present there.
Regards,
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It would be really intersting to know...
connectix said:
Hello!
I have bought a "smart" cover case with a little window in the upper right corner. When opened/closed it triggers a little home screen with a clock and a camera button. I cant find which the application is to provide that screen, i there are any settings. Is someone aware of this?
I'm currently running KangVip Ultra slim B112 and this functionality is present there.
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I believe the functionality is provided by /system/priv-app/Keyguard.apk
I also have the mediapad x2 with this "smartcase". how does this case trigger the clock "window" thing? is there a small magnet or rfid embedded in the case?? problem i'm having is when I fold the cover/flap behind the phone so that I can hold and use my phone, it keeps randomly trying to switch back and forth from the clock screen and then back to whatever I was doing. it seems to be triggered by proximity and alignment of the case's front flap... again though' the problem I have is the phone can somehow sense it from the back too which forces me to have to constantly keep like a one inch gap between the flap and phone body while using. I would prefer to not have the window thing at all vs. having this annoying problem. I also would just buy a different case if there were more options. but theres not even a knock-off otter box for this phone... just this wacky flap case and the super cheapo basic crap.. I would be very interested in how to turn off the clock thing permanently while keeping this case
hyperzone said:
I also have the mediapad x2 with this "smartcase". how does this case trigger the clock "window" thing? is there a small magnet or rfid embedded in the case?? problem i'm having is when I fold the cover/flap behind the phone so that I can hold and use my phone, it keeps randomly trying to switch back - cut -
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Yes, there is small magnet activating sensor inside the phone. I have such case and, fortunately, I HAVE SOLVED problem myself. Look there for solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63927325&postcount=36