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.
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Hello,
I recently bought a new flipcover for my Galaxy S4, and the weirdest is that if I remove the magnetic clip and lift the cover from my (locked and turned off) screen it automatically will unlock my screen without having to press a button. Also if i put it on again it auto-locks my screen and turns it off.
Now the question is, how is this possible? If I lay a flat object on the screen, it will not do it. This has to do with magnetical fields made for the S4?
Just curious, thanks.
Inf1n1tyNL said:
Hello,
I recently bought a new flipcover for my Galaxy S4, and the weirdest is that if I remove the magnetic clip and lift the cover from my (locked and turned off) screen it automatically will unlock my screen without having to press a button. Also if i put it on again it auto-locks my screen and turns it off.
Now the question is, how is this possible? If I lay a flat object on the screen, it will not do it. This has to do with magnetical fields made for the S4?
Just curious, thanks.
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You have guessed it is the magnetic field that acts as a rub of your finger
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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?
Try EveryCover or Auto Screen On!
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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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 .
Thanks
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.
Hi folks,
Is it possible to answer calls when flip closed? Also can we see notification light when its closed again?
Thanks!
what kind of flip cover you used?
What case?
kireytir said:
Hi folks,
Is it possible to answer calls when flip closed? Also can we see notification light when its closed again?
Thanks!
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entirely depends on which cover you've used. ideally you need to flip the case open to swipe the screen to accept the call. You can then close the flip cover and take the call as per normal. I doubt that you can use what samsung phones have where they have a slot on the cover where you can swipe the screen, as MIUI requires you to swipe up instead of left/right.
I'm talking about original flip cover which produced by xiaomi. Do you have any experience about notification light and Does screen go off when flip cover closed?
kireytir said:
I'm talking about original flip cover which produced by xiaomi. Do you have any experience about notification light and Does screen go off when flip cover closed?
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I have one. The screen goes off. You cannot see the notification light when closed. The side buttons work great. I dropped it once. The cover saved it on the first bounce. Then the phone flew out of the cover but did not break.
I'd like to just chime in and ask, does the official Xiaomi flip case stay closed properly?
The flap looks like it isn't secured, so is it prone to popping open? How does it compare to the flip cases that have a magnetic buckle?
James Weinreich said:
I'd like to just chime in and ask, does the official Xiaomi flip case stay closed properly?
The flap looks like it isn't secured, so is it prone to popping open? How does it compare to the flip cases that have a magnetic buckle?
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It keeps popping open and it's annoying. But I only have it for 3 days now, maybe with time it will stretch,
I was thinking of adding a magnet clip or something myself even.
It does open, no magnet to keep it closed. It has some weight on it though, so it is still way better than the nilkin flip case. That one couldn't even stay closed and screen kept going on and off. In the nilkin though the phone clips in better and you can see when the screen turns on for notifications. Another thing you should consider with flip cases is the absence of lock control when you get a custom rom. None of the roms i tried had an option to control whether the magnet of the flip case is going to be locking the screen or not as in miui. After trying them for a few weeks i switched to a regular back cover case.
Hi everybody.
I have mounted a bracket in my car so I can use my Honor 8 handsfree in the car. On the back of the phone I have glued a thin piece of magnet. A magnet on the bracket is also mounted. When I put the phone on the magnet, the screen freezes. The screen has been locked.
When the display goes out, I can unlock it with the fingerprint reader on the back but the screen is still locked.
Why is this and how can I unlock the phone so I can make a call?
When I remove the phone away from the bracket and the magnet, I can use the screen again.
solgaard said:
Hi everybody.
I have mounted a bracket in my car so I can use my Honor 8 handsfree in the car. On the back of the phone I have glued a thin piece of magnet. A magnet on the bracket is also mounted. When I put the phone on the magnet, the screen freezes. The screen has been locked.
When the display goes out, I can unlock it with the fingerprint reader on the back but the screen is still locked.
Why is this and how can I unlock the phone so I can make a call?
When I remove the phone away from the bracket and the magnet, I can use the screen again.
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Hi,
I might have an idea what causes your problem.
The honor 8 has support for flip covers with a little window.
The way the phone notices wether the cover is closed or open is via a little magnet inside the case.
So whenever you put the phone on the magnet it probably thinks you got a flip cover and you just closed it, which locks the phone.
Try going to your phone settings --> smart assistance --> Smart-Cover --> Turn it off.
Hopefully that fixes your problem.
- Dany
JasonDanielZz said:
Hi,
I might have an idea what causes your problem.
The honor 8 has support for flip covers with a little window.
The way the phone notices wether the cover is closed or open is via a little magnet inside the case.
So whenever you put the phone on the magnet it probably thinks you got a flip cover and you just closed it, which locks the phone.
Try going to your phone settings --> smart assistance --> Smart-Cover --> Turn it off.
Hopefully that fixes your problem.
- Dany
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Thank you very much, Dany.
Your solution did fix the problem :good:
solgaard said:
Thank you very much, Dany.
Your solution did fix the problem :good:
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No problem, glad I could help
It could be due to the fact that the magnet used in the bracket mount is very powerful. Which interferes with the electronics on your device.