I had to finally shut this option off. My watch kept coming on all of the time. My 360 is much better, normally only coming on when I lift my watch to look at it. Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just a problem with the one I have?
I find it works well. I often couldn't get my 360 to turn on with a basic wrist raise.
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Mine will turn on just laying my arm on my lap. I have the Classic coming. Maybe it is just the one that I currently have. But there was one reviewer on Amazon that complained of the same thing.
Mine turns on too easily, too. Lay my arm on my thigh while laying horizontal on couch will make it come on every few seconds. Also sitting with my arm on chair arm.
My classic is fine. Only turns on when I lift it to check the time.
my non-classic works fine, only turns on when I lift my arm
My classic works extremely well for this. I love how if you tilt the watch away it auto turns off and for me really only turns on when I raise my wrist to view it. It very rarely turns on unexpectedly! I am coming from an LG G Watch R and it was not nearly this good.
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My classic works extremely well for this. I love how if you tilt the watch away it auto turns off and for me really only turns on when I raise my wrist to view it. It very rarely turns on unexpectedly! I am coming from an LG G Watch R and it was not nearly this good.
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I've had the exact same experience with mine. Loving it so far!
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I had this feature with my TP2, and used it a lot.
Is there any mod of some sort I can install on my EVO 4G to allow the speakerphone to automatically activate when the phone is facedown?
I'm sure others would be interested in this as well.
Thanks!
yea there definitely is because it worked like that on the hero, someone will make it happen hopefully
I did not know that about the Hero!
Hopefully some awsome members here at xda could port that mod/app to the Evo sometime soon...
bump!
I'm curious to know if anyone else has heard anything about re-instating this feature on the EVO 4G!
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I would def use it
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Me too why would they remove features out of sense?
i'm interested in this too, loved it on my tp2
it's 3am, in my bed, talking to someone (doesn't matter to who, that's not the point here). i flip to my side, incidentally making my phone's orientation matching the criteria - facing down, out the blue now i'm on speaker (!)... lol, not that i'd be doing this but this is one case where this "feature" would be more of a "bug"
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it's 3am, in my bed, talking to someone (doesn't matter to who, that's not the point here). i flip to my side, incidentally making my phone's orientation matching the criteria - facing down, out the blue now i'm on speaker (!)... lol, not that i'd be doing this but this is one case where this "feature" would be more of a "bug"
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I'd imagine you could code it not to look for a certain orientation, but to look for a rate of change of the Z axis that would indicate that it suddenly stopped face down on a surface. If it is coded like that, in your scenario you would only trigger it if you brought it off your face than slapped yourself with the phone. The impulse you get from a hard object is much different from a soft object and I imagine that for most people, they're talking about tables and counter tops here which are much harder than your face.
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I'd imagine you could code it not to look for a certain orientation, but to look for a rate of change of the Z axis that would indicate that it suddenly stopped face down on a surface. If it is coded like that, in your scenario you would only trigger it if you brought it off your face than slapped yourself with the phone. The impulse you get from a hard object is much different from a soft object and I imagine that for most people, they're talking about tables and counter tops here which are much harder than your face.
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It would be based off of the proximity sensor.
use flipit in the android market, works pretty good
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use flipit in the android market, works pretty good
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+1 on this. Works just like the TP2 did
+2 so far works awesome, just like the TP2
Awesome! +3 Just what I wanted.
does anyone know if there is a way to hang up without turning the screen back on? Sometimes when driving and talking on the speakerphone its such a pain to wake the screen and then press end. Sometimes the other end hangs up and i end up pressing a button on the home screen instead. annoying not having a hard button for hanging up!
I got the new Samsung Gear Sport and apparently it doesn't realize I'm wearing it due to the bone in my wrist or the tattoo I have. Is there any app that I can side-load or find in the gear store that will trick it into thinking its being worn?
That's... Odd. There's a chance that your watch is defective, it might be good to see if you can exchange it or have it sent out for warranty if you try it on your other wrist and it still doesn't work. What if you move it a little higher up? Is there any situation you've been able to get it to think it's being worn?
Lastly, what symptoms is your watch experiencing that makes you think it doesn't realize it's worn? I can use my watch when holding it in my hand.
It works on the other wrist just fine, it works just fine further up the arm....it's the tattoo. The only thing that is bothering me is no always on display because it thinks I'm not wearing it. It won't read my blood pressure which I could care less about.
My Zen watch 2 would still show always on display when it wasn't on my wrist... Why don't companies actually quality control test stuff properly anymore? =(
So, I found an article about someone getting theirs to work with a reflective material. Bent washer + $5 chrome skull sticker, and electrical tape = win.
Watch always thinks it is being worn. Doesn't read heart rate but don't need that.
Just picked up one of these watches having moved from a Moto 360 V2. So far it seems nice but when load custom watch faces using Watchmaker, I notice the watch face does not fill up the entire display. There is a band of black about 2mm thick around the face. I tried a standard Fossil watch face and it appears to be the same. Is this a display feature or have I missed some setting in the watch somewhere? It's hard to believe the watch would only display a watch face on 90% of the display.
What you were seeing around the display is the black bezel, like any phone display. There is not actually "display" in that area.
Yes, the black border around the screen is the worst thing with this Fossil. But threre are not any good competitors with full screen right now, like the Huawei watch 1, or the Moto 360 had for example.
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Yep major let down there. It is to accommodate the light sensor and the NFC aerial apparently.
1 Get rid of the light sensor, never issue it in any event.
2 The Ticwatch Pro seems able to have NFC without losing screen real estate.
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Yep major let down there. It is to accommodate the light sensor and the NFC aerial apparently.
1 Get rid of the light sensor, never issue it in any event.
2 The Ticwatch Pro seems able to have NFC without losing screen real estate.
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My Moto 360 V2 had an area at the bottom of the screen that was the sensor I guess. But the rest of the screen was totally filled with the display. After a while I never noticed this little bump at the bottom but on the Fossil I notice the black bezel all the time since it makes the screen face smaller than even the Moto 360 V2 I was using (Watchmaker Pro watch faces).
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My Moto 360 V2 had an area at the bottom of the screen that was the sensor I guess. But the rest of the screen was totally filled with the display. After a while I never noticed this little bump at the bottom but on the Fossil I notice the black bezel all the time since it makes the screen face smaller than even the Moto 360 V2 I was using (Watchmaker Pro watch faces).
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Yeah I love the size of my 360v2. I have the Carlyle and have a hard time see the display ( have font on large too)
I'll be looking for a new wearOS watch with a larger display, hopefully one will launch soon. Still have the fully functioning Moto 360v2, best watch ever, I've beat the crap out of that thing ever since i've had it and have had absolutely no issues, other than it being slow.
I think it's funny the original moto 360 got so much grief for the "flat tire". Years later, I would still gladly trade my thick dark border area on my Fossil Carlyle for a larger display.
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Yep major let down there. It is to accommodate the light sensor and the NFC aerial apparently.
1 Get rid of the light sensor, never issue it in any event.
2 The Ticwatch Pro seems able to have NFC without losing screen real estate.
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I think it's funny the original moto 360 got so much grief for the "flat tire". Years later, I would still gladly trade my thick dark border area on my Fossil Carlyle for a larger display.
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Agree completely. I use a custom watch face that is modelled on a real watch. It looks a bit small on the Fossil compared with the Moto 360V2 I replaced it with. I never minded the flat tire - got used to it.
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I think it's funny the original moto 360 got so much grief for the "flat tire". Years later, I would still gladly trade my thick dark border area on my Fossil Carlyle for a larger display.
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That grief is leaking into the year 2020, because I still use my 360 as a weekender.
At least I'm not alone - moving from a Moto360 v2 due to a sick battery and so far not liking the Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle
The screen ends up being tiny and I am having trouble seeing the time on any decent watch faces. I didn't buy it to be a digital watch, but they are about the only ones were a glance is enough to see the time...
Marine Commander on Google play is about the best analog / digital I have found, but still not that impressed.
2015 we had wireless charging, a large bright screen, 2 days battery and something that looked premium on your wrist - years later, and it seems we have gone backwards!
Even the new Moto360 Gen 3 is small and suffers the black ring issue.
I have ordered a new battery for the 360 v2 to see if I can fix it, if I can, the Fossil might just go back !
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Just picked up one of these watches having moved from a Moto 360 V2. So far it seems nice but when load custom watch faces using Watchmaker, I notice the watch face does not fill up the entire display. There is a band of black about 2mm thick around the face. I tried a standard Fossil watch face and it appears to be the same. Is this a display feature or have I missed some setting in the watch somewhere? It's hard to believe the watch would only display a watch face on 90% of the display.
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Yes it is the worst thing that has a black border around the display screen but is a display black bezel
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I've been trawling through the forums for a couple days now to see if anyone has come up with a solution to, or a reason why Samsung doesn't leave the proximity sensor on while the always on display is active anymore (since the Note S10).
I know the sensor has been moved behind the screen. But it seems to function in the same way it used to. It still blanks the screen during a call, if I hold something over it up to about 20mm away. Just not with the always on display.
I'm currently using aodNotify as a sort of workaround. But would much prefer if the always on display just worked like every other damn phone!
Does anyone know the reason why Samsung has disabled this? Uses too much power? I Don't know.
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I've been trawling through the forums for a couple days now to see if anyone has come up with a solution to, or a reason why Samsung doesn't leave the proximity sensor on while the always on display is active anymore (since the Note S10).
I know the sensor has been moved behind the screen. But it seems to function in the same way it used to. It still blanks the screen during a call, if I hold something over it up to about 20mm away. Just not with the always on display.
I'm currently using aodNotify as a sort of workaround. But would much prefer if the always on display just worked like every other damn phone!
Does anyone know the reason why Samsung has disabled this? Uses too much power? I Don't know.
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Working in what way ? Mine works as in, it gets brighter or dimmer according to the light around me.....or are you wanting/expecting AOD to turn off when the screen is covered ?
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Working in what way ? Mine works as in, it gets brighter or dimmer according to the light around me.....or are you wanting/expecting AOD to turn off when the screen is covered ?
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Exactly, the former of what you said is all it* does when AOD is active.
In any case this is now normal operation possibly done to help save battery.
*I'm not sure that the proximity sensor is the ambient light detector?
I think what the OP is saying is that for example if you cover the screen whilst the AOD is on, it used to turn the AOD off before. It no longer does this.
Behavior started with the S10 series.
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I think what the OP is saying is that for example if you cover the screen whilst the AOD is on, it used to turn the AOD off before. It no longer does this.
Behavior started with the S10 series.
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So if you had it in your pocket it use less battery?
Interesting.
On most other phones, and Samsung's prior to the Note 10. If you put the phone face down, or placed it in your pocket, the always on display would turn off to save battery. They no longer do this.
I wonder if there's a work around for this somehow.
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So if you had it in your pocket it use less battery?
Interesting.
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Yep, or if you're posh and use a leather folio case .
(sticks pinky finger out while opening phone)
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Yep, or if you're posh and use a leather folio case .
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Lmao
More heavy metal, you know... with the finger eating indestructible case
It's not working on mine - is this feature removed on GW4?
Just checked my watch 4 LTE 44mm and it goes dark when placing Palm on it for some second's...
I guess mine has a faulty sensor. Old Gear S3 worked fine with palm turning off the screen. Not a very big deal though...
galaxys said:
Just checked my watch 4 LTE 44mm and it goes dark when placing Palm on it for some second's...
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Like, how many seconds? 15...?
LarasLTU said:
I guess mine has a faulty sensor. Old Gear S3 worked fine with palm turning off the screen. Not a very big deal though...
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You're not alone - it doesn't work on mine either. I concluded that Samsung removed it/it's not a Wear OS feature, as it wasn't in the setup tutorial, and there's no setting for it. Although I have seen others like galaxys claim that it works, I'm not convinced...
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Like, how many seconds? 15...?
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Depends if you're in a hurry or not
Works on mine, too. The obvious questions are:
A. Is your always on display setting activated?
B. If yes, does your watch face have a dimmed view?
If a is yes and b is no, then placing the palm on the watch won't cause a change even if the sensor works. I had that issue for a while with a watch maker face that didn't have a dimmed view.
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Works on mine, too. The obvious questions are:
A. Is your always on display setting activated?
B. If yes, does your watch face have a dimmed view?
If a is yes and b is no, then placing the palm on the watch won't cause a change even if the sensor works. I had that issue for a while with a watch maker face that didn't have a dimmed view.
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What if a is no and b is sorta, as auto brightness is on? *Edit*: Just checked with auto brightness off, still doesn't work. Are you sure your screen isn't just timing out as you try this?
If a is no, then b is irrelevant. If AOD is off, then the palm gesture should turn off the screen, period. The fact that the screen goes a bit darker proves that the ambient light sensor works, sure, but I'm unsure if that's the only sensor that determines whether the palm was placed on the watch. Might be multiple sensors?
Just saw your edit. I will test it.
Edit 2 after testing: my screen timeout is 15 seconds - the palm gesture is maybe 1 second. So that's not it.
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If a is no, then b is irrelevant. If AOD is off, then the palm gesture should turn off the screen, period. The fact that the screen goes a bit darker proves that the ambient light sensor works, sure, but I'm unsure if that's the only sensor that determines whether the palm was placed on the watch. Might be multiple sensors?
Just saw your edit. I will test it.
Edit 2 after testing: my screen timeout is 15 seconds - the palm gesture is maybe 1 second. So that's not it.
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Interesting. Thought maybe it might be related to using AOD, but nope, doesn't work either. Your's the regular Watch 4 or the Classic?
I use this feature a lot it works perfectly on my gw4
For me it works in both the cases aod on and off... Difference being with aod on it dims the screen and with aod off it completely blacks out the screen
It also silences the call and stops the vibration when a call is received
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Interesting. Thought maybe it might be related to using AOD, but nope, doesn't work either. Your's the regular Watch 4 or the Classic?
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Classic.
I found in manual, that it should be working: https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/...210722/lock_or_unlock_your_device_d1e772.html
Not sure if watch reset could help, also potentially could be fixed with next firmware upgrades, unless there is faulty sensor
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I found in manual, that it should be working: https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/...210722/lock_or_unlock_your_device_d1e772.html
Not sure if watch reset could help, also potentially could be fixed with next firmware upgrades, unless there is faulty sensor
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Reset didn't do anything - other than show me how poor the backup is on the watch, and force me to install SHM Mod again... I doubt it's a faulty sensor (as everything else, i.e., auto brightness, works fine) - maybe my palms are too translucent?
Works on mine when bought new and then now. In between I had issues. After buying the watch I tested everything. Then about two days after my screen protector order arrived. PLaced it on the watch and I thought all was good. Eventually this topic came up in another forum and I checked mine. It wasn't working. Whatever I did it just seems that the palm to screen off wasn't working as it should. So I did a reset, etc. Still not working. I thought, who cares? It's not really a feature I use everyday anyway but somehow for me that means there was an issue. Then as I was looking at the screen I realized there were some lifts on the perimeter of the screen protector. I removed it. Then I tested the palm to screen off. Not once did it NOT work. I let it go without a protector for a day or so and it was still working. Since then I didn't use the tempered glass protector anymore. I bought one of those film type protectors and now the palm to screen off is working.
Thanks @thephantom for the hint! Apparently it's working on mine as well, I just needed to put my palm much closer to the watch screen (in comparison to my Gear S3 where it was enough to put palm over the watch and not touch it at all), I'm pretty sure it should work for others too on GSW4, once you press your palm against the watch (touching the bezel with your palm with light pressure ) - it was just wrong expectation on my side from the other model...
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Thanks @thephantom for the hint! Apparently it's working on mine as well, I just needed to put my palm much closer to the watch screen (in comparison to my Gear S3 where it was enough to put palm over the watch and not touch it at all), I'm pretty sure it should work for others too on GSW4, once you press your palm against the watch (touching the bezel with your palm with light pressure ) - it was just wrong expectation on my side from the other model...
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Well, I'll be damned - that does work. In fact, using the ball of your thumb seems to work well, and every time.