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I am either going nuts or this is a common isue:
Normally when you tap "lock" on home screen the brightness diminishes and the phone is locked. To unlock, you have to tap "unlock" on the lower left side of the screen, hen you get a message telling you to tap again unlock in the middle of the screen and its unlocked.
Well, my Polaris only does this sequence sometimes. Especially if I let it go in standby for a couple minutes, as soon as I press any key I get another story:
In lower left corner of screen I have the word" cancel". Tapping it doesn't give me another "unlock" button on screen and the phone remains locked. I have to put it in standby from the power button and then try again to get the normal unlock behaviour.
Anyone else experiences this?
Nobody? So everybody's unlock feature works like it should?
Then I think it's reset time for my Polaris....
I personally don't use, the device lock feature... Just the standby, whith the HW buttons off... and it works just fine for me
I have noticed that when you press the central button in the TC, what you describe is what exactly happens. But this happens to me only when I do that. If a tap the screen without touching the button, I have the normal behaviour.
Yes, exactly.
@gnick: if I use the standby with HW keys lock it works ok for me also.
The issue is only with the HTC Home lock feature and the central key
dtancu said:
I am either going nuts or this is a common isue:
Normally when you tap "lock" on home screen the brightness diminishes and the phone is locked. To unlock, you have to tap "unlock" on the lower left side of the screen, hen you get a message telling you to tap again unlock in the middle of the screen and its unlocked.
Well, my Polaris only does this sequence sometimes. Especially if I let it go in standby for a couple minutes, as soon as I press any key I get another story:
In lower left corner of screen I have the word" cancel". Tapping it doesn't give me another "unlock" button on screen and the phone remains locked. I have to put it in standby from the power button and then try again to get the normal unlock behaviour.
Anyone else experiences this?
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Yes, but very rarely and even then when I press Cancel the normal lock screen resumes and I unlock in the normal way. I have "Do not lock all buttons" selected in the Key Lock settings. Don’t know if this is significant.
2 stages for screen lock?
I use my TC while riding motorcycle, so I want several apps (TomTom, gps tracking [gps.run]), music [was WMP, but now Coreplayer] and TellmeText) running and the screen off so as to save battery power.
If you press the power button when key lock is on it will turn the display completely off, and *most* programs will keep running. TomTom is a notable exception- it stops working, presumably because it can no longer access the gps?. But better behaved/next generation GPS apps such as run.gps continue to run. WMP, bless its pathetic cotton socks, seems to work sometimes!
Are these inconsistecies uinique to my unit, or known quirks?
Anyone suggest a app that will turn the screen off and allow ALL open apps to run, including TomTom?
Thanks
I don't know how you're operating any of the buttons on the TC with riding gloves on!!
hambola said:
I don't know how you're operating any of the buttons on the TC with riding gloves on!!
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anyone got anything more useful to add to what was a serious comment/Q
Man, the battery life sucks on this device So my quest on how to turn the screen completely off and lock the keys properly while running all software (especially GPS based such as TomTom) continues....
Anyone know of a 3rd party app that will do this?
I have not read all 200 pages, but it seems there are mixed results for running S2U2 on the Touch Cruise (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=353008) ? Anyone having success?
Thanks
I know its late but I just saw this and thought I would mention that I managed to over come using TomTom without the device being on. However it doesnt save much on power as the GPS device need power to work.
But I using a simple function I wrote in my application to lock the device using the standard device lock API calls and then rather than switchingthe device into sleep mode (off) I switched it into IDLE mode, which is basically just switching the screen off, the device lock prevents any unwanted button presses.
The power button would just return this back to normal.
I have not yet worked out how to stop the device brightness changing when the screen lock is enabled on the device... :/ Which is my next task.
Ramakin...
well that would be great because even saving having the screen dimmed during lock would help battery life. And, pressing the power button to resume would be MUCH easier than stabbing around at in the sun trying to unlock the screen. It would also make TomTom behave like all other 21C GPS applications, i.e. run on idle.
So, can you send details?
During a recent motorbike trip where I just used TomTom and tracking software (even turned the phone off) I was SHOCKED at how crap the battery life was
Is there an app that locks the screen on its current app that you cant get out of unless you do something specifc? ask this becasue we got a tablet for the kid and he keeps hitting stuff causing the task manager and other stuff to come up and he gets out of it and gets well mad. So I am wondering if there is an app that locks the screen to the app he is in like lets say netflix and only way out is if you do a specific key press or swipe type on the screen to remove the lock. sigh this really is hard to explain.
Hi All,
I was hoping you guy might be able to help me out.
The LG G3 is awesome, i love being able to turn the screen on and off without using any buttons.
One bit that i think could use some work is that currently, when the screen is on, you can tap the notification bar twice to turn the screen off, however, i find that this doesnt work so well all the time.
I have Nova launcher and i wanted to link a two finger swipe gesture with an app to turn the screen off however...
All the apps on the store only seem to offer you the option to turn the screen off and lock the phone immediately at the same time. Does anyone know of an app that will let me turn the screen off, but NOT lock the phone immediately, and just leave the lock settings to the system defaults.
It seems pretty straight forward but i've tried about 30 apps on the store and all of them only screen off and lock, none allow you to do it without locking the phone immediately.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Ums
umar_akhtar786 said:
Hi All,
I was hoping you guy might be able to help me out.
The LG G3 is awesome, i love being able to turn the screen on and off without using any buttons.
One bit that i think could use some work is that currently, when the screen is on, you can tap the notification bar twice to turn the screen off, however, i find that this doesnt work so well all the time.
I have Nova launcher and i wanted to link a two finger swipe gesture with an app to turn the screen off however...
All the apps on the store only seem to offer you the option to turn the screen off and lock the phone immediately at the same time. Does anyone know of an app that will let me turn the screen off, but NOT lock the phone immediately, and just leave the lock settings to the system defaults.
It seems pretty straight forward but i've tried about 30 apps on the store and all of them only screen off and lock, none allow you to do it without locking the phone immediately.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Ums
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Maybe try a tasker profile?
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Maybe try a tasker profile?
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Thanks for the idea. I just tried and had no joy. It can trigger an action when i turn the screen off myself, but it wont turn the screen off for me.
Any other ideas?
I feel like this is so straight forward and that i'm just being super dense - im hoping someone points something so obvious and straight forward out that i missed!
umar_akhtar786 said:
Thanks for the idea. I just tried and had no joy. It can trigger an action when i turn the screen off myself, but it wont turn the screen off for me.
Any other ideas?
I feel like this is so straight forward and that i'm just being super dense - im hoping someone points something so obvious and straight forward out that i missed!
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You could try an app like Button Savior. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot
It has the option to swipe from the side to bring up the buttons, and from what I understand, the power button on it is exactly the same action as pressing the power button on your phone. You could tweak it to try and get it to the solution you want, but I think at least the button should be what you are looking for.
bradleyw801 said:
You could try an app like Button Savior. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot
It has the option to swipe from the side to bring up the buttons, and from what I understand, the power button on it is exactly the same action as pressing the power button on your phone. You could tweak it to try and get it to the solution you want, but I think at least the button should be what you are looking for.
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Thanks - just tried it and it is suffers from the same thing - it automatically locks the phone when you press the power button.
umar_akhtar786 said:
Thanks - just tried it and it is suffers from the same thing - it automatically locks the phone when you press the power button.
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My phone seems to do the same action either way. I think I know what you are talking about. It seems that on previous roms, the screen could go dark, but if I woke the phone back up it wasn't actually locked. What about this app? It seems to distinguish between the two.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
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Here is another one you could potentially try. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ericlpchow.screentrigger
Tried both of the above... Neither seem to work!
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I use "No Lock" when I want to switch off the phone but bypass lock settings when I turn it on. Is that what you mean?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock&hl=en
Hi, Thanks for the suggestion... The problem with that app is that the phone won't lock until I go back in and disable it... I want the phone to use the same system timeout so if I do leave my phone lying around it will lock after 3 or 5 minutes on its own.
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umar_akhtar786 said:
Hi All,
I was hoping you guy might be able to help me out.
The LG G3 is awesome, i love being able to turn the screen on and off without using any buttons.
One bit that i think could use some work is that currently, when the screen is on, you can tap the notification bar twice to turn the screen off, however, i find that this doesnt work so well all the time.
I have Nova launcher and i wanted to link a two finger swipe gesture with an app to turn the screen off however...
All the apps on the store only seem to offer you the option to turn the screen off and lock the phone immediately at the same time. Does anyone know of an app that will let me turn the screen off, but NOT lock the phone immediately, and just leave the lock settings to the system defaults.
It seems pretty straight forward but i've tried about 30 apps on the store and all of them only screen off and lock, none allow you to do it without locking the phone immediately.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Ums
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Take this.
Note: Needs Root
Not sure it it covers your needs, but I'm using SkipLock combined with Gravity Screen
SkipLock let's you bypass the lockscreen (and pincode) when your phone is connected to either a trusted WIFI network or a trusted BT-device (carkit!).
As soon as you get home you'll turn on your screen and you the lockscreen as usual, but from that point on it's lockscreen free until it disconnects with your wifi network.
So when you turn off the screen the screen goes black, but as soon as you turn it on again you'll see either the homescreen or your last opened app.
It works really GREAT!
Gravity screen is not needed but makes it even easier. It automatically turns your screen on when you pick up the phone, and turns it off when you place it down (configurable). It also features Pocket Mode so it will turn the screen off when you put it in your pocket and on again when you take it out. Worst part was getting used to NOT press the power-button anymore
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Hi, Thanks for the suggestion - i just tried the app and it has a non-root version, but that just basically turns the screen black, leaves the notification bar and navi buttons and doesnt actuall replicate pressing the power button.
I cant root my phone either as i need to use banking apps and these dont work with root.
Any other ideas?
latino147 said:
Not sure it it covers your needs, but I'm using SkipLock combined with Gravity Screen
SkipLock let's you bypass the lockscreen (and pincode) when your phone is connected to either a trusted WIFI network or a trusted BT-device (carkit!).
As soon as you get home you'll turn on your screen and you the lockscreen as usual, but from that point on it's lockscreen free until it disconnects with your wifi network.
So when you turn off the screen the screen goes black, but as soon as you turn it on again you'll see either the homescreen or your last opened app.
It works really GREAT!
Gravity screen is not needed but makes it even easier. It automatically turns your screen on when you pick up the phone, and turns it off when you place it down (configurable). It also features Pocket Mode so it will turn the screen off when you put it in your pocket and on again when you take it out. Worst part was getting used to NOT press the power-button anymore
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This sounds like a cool set of apps, but I'm quite pedantic about my phone and the way it uses battery and with all the sensors working. I'm not sure its right for me, but its cool none-the-less.
umar_akhtar786 said:
This sounds like a cool set of apps, but I'm quite pedantic about my phone and the way it uses battery and with all the sensors working. I'm not sure its right for me, but its cool none-the-less.
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Skiplock doesn't use up any battery. Gravity MIGHT, but there are options to choose that use up more or less battery.
Don't know about needing root though...
Hi, I have been looking for this too....no solution? I use the trusted places and devices to keep my phone unlocked when i am home, and when in the car (connected to bluetooth) but of course turning off the screen also locks it.
SkipLock isn't compatible with my Lollipop G3 - any solutions that work on Lollipop? I've been using Tasker but somethings it messes up things a bit so I would like to try something else
I have a S7 from AT&T, non-edge. I have the lock screen setup with the fingerprint reader and a pin code.
95% of the time, the fingerprint scanner works the first time.
4% of the time, it will work the second time.
1% of the time, it does something VERY strange. If it fails the first and second time, it will NOT unlock the screen using the fingerprint reader unless i enter the pin code. It will let me keep trying my fingerprint, but it will says its not valid. I can enter the pin code, unlock the phone, relock, then boom, the fingerprint reader works again. Its like once it fails twice, even though the phone lets you keep trying, it doesn't really read it.
Has anyone else experienced this? It's very annoying and I am wondering if I should RMA, or if this is a software issue.
Finger print scanner indeed suck.. Just make multiple imprints of same finger.. Get every angle possible.
Only time I have to enter my pin is when I reboot the phone. It wants my pin instead of my fingerprint. After that first time though the fingerprint is all I have to do.
when entering a fingerprint each time change the angle of the chosen finger slightly as you press the home key having multiple images at diff angles lessens the chance of not getting a match.
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This has taken some getting used to, coming from the Nexus 5x... its fingerprint scanner is so much better.
On the nexus, you go from a black locked screen straight to the home screen in a split sec with a touch of the scanner that's way more accurate and gets it 99% of the time .
With the S7, I'm having to press the power/home button, then scan, which gets it right more like 65% of the time. And is a 2 step process. Or hold the home button down and try to time it just right- too soon and it doesn't read.. too long and i open google now... haha too complicated. I'm almost thinking there's an issue with mine it's so inaccurate. Or maybe i'm just spoiled to the nexus...
Bottom line= LG & Google implementation= much much better.
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This has taken some getting used to, coming from the Nexus 5x... its fingerprint scanner is so much better.
On the nexus, you go from a black locked screen straight to the home screen in a split sec with a touch of the scanner that's way more accurate and gets it 99% of the time .
With the S7, I'm having to press the power/home button, then scan, which gets it right more like 65% of the time. And is a 2 step process. Or hold the home button down and try to time it just right- too soon and it doesn't read.. too long and i open google now... haha too complicated. I'm almost thinking there's an issue with mine it's so inaccurate. Or maybe i'm just spoiled to the nexus...
Bottom line= LG & Google implementation= much much better.
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Press and depress the home button quickly, but instead of taking your finger off the button immediately, keep it on there lightly touching for a split second. It's not that difficult.
It works for me on the first try 95% of the time. The other times it's my fault for not covering the button but instead getting just a corner of it.
I also set it up with both thumbs and both index fingers and it works with all. I'm quite pleased
I've been having aroung 50% success rate on the first time with the fingerprint scanner and about 95% on the second attempt. I don't know if I'm doing anything wrong. I've made the fingerprint profile many times, change position and angles but I still can't get it to work reliably. I wish i could see if theres any gaps, or maybe tone down how "strict" the scanner is.
I've found another flaw in the finger print reader... I'll describe the issue, then upload a vid to show it.
My screen is set to lock/dim/shut off after 30 seconds. At which time you'll have to press the home button OR power button to wake the phone, followed by using your finger print to open the phone.
However, within a few seconds of the screen shutting off you can just press the home button with any finger even ones you've never registered a print for and it will unlock the phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhb0e01aLuQ
HTCMDA said:
I've found another flaw in the finger print reader... I'll describe the issue, then upload a vid to show it.
My screen is set to lock/dim/shut off after 30 seconds. At which time you'll have to press the home button OR power button to wake the phone, followed by using your finger print to open the phone.
However, within a few seconds of the screen shutting off you can just press the home button with any finger even ones you've never registered a print for and it will unlock the phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhb0e01aLuQ
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There is a setting, which by default locks the phone 5 seconds after the screen turns off. During that time you can just push the button and no need to unlock.
But if you push the power button to turn the screen off, if locks immediately. There is a setting for that as well.
Yea...that's not a good thing. Should not be on by default.
Chronzy said:
This has taken some getting used to, coming from the Nexus 5x... its fingerprint scanner is so much better.
On the nexus, you go from a black locked screen straight to the home screen in a split sec with a touch of the scanner that's way more accurate and gets it 99% of the time .
With the S7, I'm having to press the power/home button, then scan, which gets it right more like 65% of the time. And is a 2 step process. Or hold the home button down and try to time it just right- too soon and it doesn't read.. too long and i open google now... haha too complicated. I'm almost thinking there's an issue with mine it's so inaccurate. Or maybe i'm just spoiled to the nexus...
Bottom line= LG & Google implementation= much much better.
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It works 100% of the time for me if i press the home button and leave my finger on it. Its not even a tiny bit innacurate. Maybe your fingers are greasy.
The reading from screen off sounds a bit better but is essentially the same thing. Just on S7 you have to actually press the button down rather than just press the finger on the sensor. Im not sure why the added pressure makes it that much worse.
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Yea...that's not a good thing. Should not be on by default.
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Forgot to reply to this part.
No it shouldnt be on by default. Its a great feature, if you dont like it you turn it off.
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Yea...that's not a good thing. Should not be on by default.
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That's an android thing. My previous LG and Motorola phones had the same settings by default.
It is convenient because if the screen turns off due to timeout while you are reading something you can quickly turn the screen back on without having to unlock it (password unlock can be very annoying). I gotta tell you if that feature didn't exist, I would have to set a really long screen timeout because I do quite a bit of reading where I don't touch the screen for a while and the constant need to unlock would drive me crazy.
Plus, an extra 5 seconds (added to the screen timeout) is unlikely to make it insecure. If you hit the power button to turn the screen off, it locks immediately. I think it's the best combo of convenience and security.
i'm just saying i feel like that goes against the "security" of having your phone.... your phone could get stolen while unlocked, and all they have to do is set your screen to never time out and now they have access to all your info...
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i'm just saying i feel like that goes against the "security" of having your phone.... your phone could get stolen while unlocked, and all they have to do is set your screen to never time out and now they have access to all your info...
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I someone steals your phone, while it's unlocked, they already have access to all of your data. The 5 second delay isn't going to make a difference.
I have an HTC U11, upgrading from the HTC ONE M9.
On the M9 I used a utility app called "Screen Off & Lock" which worked really well, since I wanted it to lock.
But on the U11, if you lock it, you can't turn it back on with just the finger print scanner. You have to also use your passcode to unlock.
I need an application that functions exactly like the sleep time expiring, so that the screen shuts off and is unlockable with the scanner and not the pin.
I've tried... a TON of different applications, many that claim to do this. None of them do this. They all lock the screen and the finger print scanner won't work until it's unlocked.
Anyone?
In essence, I need something that simulates the power button, which does NOT lock the screen. It just puts it to sleep.
Again, no luck with the dozen or so apps I've tried.
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I have an HTC U11, upgrading from the HTC ONE M9.
On the M9 I used a utility app called "Screen Off & Lock" which worked really well, since I wanted it to lock.
But on the U11, if you lock it, you can't turn it back on with just the finger print scanner. You have to also use your passcode to unlock.
I need an application that functions exactly like the sleep time expiring, so that the screen shuts off and is unlockable with the scanner and not the pin.
I've tried... a TON of different applications, many that claim to do this. None of them do this. They all lock the screen and the finger print scanner won't work until it's unlocked.
Anyone?
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Still hoping for a solution.
Yes very annoying, I get the power button confused with my Vol - button all the time.
I bought Gravity Screen some time ago and it at least has an option for SmartLock and fingerprint readers. I'm testing it now. It works, but it isn't ideal as there are some bugs with the screen not waking fully or too long of a delay after the fingerprint is read correctly.
I'm not sure I'll keep it up and running, but it may be an option for you.
Thandir said:
I have an HTC U11, upgrading from the HTC ONE M9.
On the M9 I used a utility app called "Screen Off & Lock" which worked really well, since I wanted it to lock.
But on the U11, if you lock it, you can't turn it back on with just the finger print scanner. You have to also use your passcode to unlock.
I need an application that functions exactly like the sleep time expiring, so that the screen shuts off and is unlockable with the scanner and not the pin.
I've tried... a TON of different applications, many that claim to do this. None of them do this. They all lock the screen and the finger print scanner won't work until it's unlocked.
Anyone?
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I might totally be misreading this, sorry if I am. But check in settings/security or lock screen and go to secure lock screen of you have that and see if those options fix it.
Going to hopefully bump this up, as this is still an issue.
As clearly as possible:
- On the HTC U11, if you hit the power button, you can unlock the phone with your fingerprint OR using your PIN.
- All of the screen-off utilities lock the phone and then require the PIN to unlock and will not respond to fingerprint.
- I do not want to disable or alter the security settings of the phone, since this is, obviously, already something the phone can do without changes.
Has anyone created a utility that works for the U11 yet?
For me, I'm using Nova Launcher with double tap to sleep. The remaining problem is that Nova launcher just turn the screen into black and navigation buttons is still functioning for the next 5 seconds. I have to wait for 5 seconds so that I can put it into my pocket. Otherwise, the screen can be accidentally turned on.