So I bought a few cheap nfc tags from China and used one for the Smart Unlock. Since mxp doesn't have fingerprint sensor, I guess having a Skip alike thing would be the next best thing. Very easy to setup, just go to Security menu, Smart Unlock (you must have pin or pattern lock), add Trusted Devices, pick NFC then put the tag behind the phone. Give it a name and thats it. The only hassle with this unlocking method is you have to wake up the phone then only it will read the tag. Skip has a magnet built in that wakes up the phone automatically. Oh and another not so good thing is you have to lock the phone using the power button in order for the unlock to work. Whenever I lock using Nova's Screen Lock or Greenify's Hibernate and Lock, it just didn't work.
Update on diy skip. Now I no longer needs to press the power button to lock/unlock the phone. With root access, use Tasker and Secure Settings plugin to emulate power button press when display is off (run command - input keyevent 26). Then use Nova launcher's screen lock shortcut gesture (double tap, swipe up/down etc) to complete the process. I have a small magnet taped to the nfc tag, so when I slowly swipe from the side, the magnet wakes up the screen and then nfc takes over to unlock.
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Skip has a magnet built in that wakes up the phone automatically.
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Hi Pijes, I didn't understand what do you mean by Skip or magnet. Could you explain? Thanks!
You broght it from taobao?
quera said:
Hi Pijes, I didn't understand what do you mean by Skip or magnet. Could you explain? Thanks!
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Motorola has a product called Skip which utilize the NFC chip to bypass the lockscreen. If you have been using some Moto phones, you should know that most of them has a magnetic sensor that is used for the docking (older Moto phones have dock accessories). The dock has a tiny magnet that when the phone detects it, it automatically turns the phone into a desk clock or navigation mode when attached to a car dock if I'm not mistaken. It seems that Moto maintains this sensor in newer phones, it is located at the back and in MXP case, somewhere in the center. If you have Skip, you attach it to your belt so when you pull the phone out from your pocket, all you need is a swipe on Skip and the phone is unlocked. I believe what happens is the phone detects the magnet, wakes up the phone (still locked) and then it detects the NFC tag inside Skip to unlock.
So I bought some NFC tags, got small magnet from my busted laptop hard disk, taped them together and attach it to my belt. If you don't have the magnet it is still possible to tap on the NFC tag to unlock but you have to enable Moto Display. When you pull your phone out, you'll see the clock, swipe down to get to the lockscreen (pin/pattern/password lock) and then tap on the tag to unlock.
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You broght it from taobao?
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Not directly from TaoBao but surely from China
Anyone else with experiences ? I was able to register the nfc tag but unlocking on the pattern lock screen didnt work. There was a sound when putting the nfc tag behind the device (so i guess somehow the nfc reader worked) but the unlock failed.
Maybe its only working if i have some special services switched on?
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Anyone else with experiences ? I was able to register the nfc tag but unlocking on the pattern lock screen didnt work. There was a sound when putting the nfc tag behind the device (so i guess somehow the nfc reader worked) but the unlock failed.
Maybe its only working if i have some special services switched on?
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How did you lock the phone? By pressing the power button or a shortcut app?
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How did you lock the phone? By pressing the power button or a shortcut app?
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Usually the power button. Sometimes maybe because of the auto lock after some seconds (i set it to 30). I am not sure what you mean with shortcut app.
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Usually the power button. Sometimes maybe because of the auto lock after some seconds (i set it to 30). I am not sure what you mean with shortcut app.
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Our phone has a default app that detects the nfc chip, it's called Tags. I believe this app made the sound, if you're at the home screen (unlocked) and place the tag at the back of the phone you'll hear a sound and a popup message asking what to do even if you already registered the tag for smart unlock. I disabled this app to get rid of the sound and notification.
What I mean with the shortcut app is something like double tap to sleep or lock the phone. Greenify and Nova launcher app also has a shortcut to lock the screen. If you use this method to lock the phone, smart unlock won't work.
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Our phone has a default app that detects the nfc chip, it's called Tags. I believe this app made the sound, if you're at the home screen (unlocked) and place the tag at the back of the phone you'll hear a sound and a popup message asking what to do even if you already registered the tag for smart unlock. I disabled this app to get rid of the sound and notification.
What I mean with the shortcut app is something like double tap to sleep or lock the phone. Greenify and Nova launcher app also has a shortcut to lock the screen. If you use this method to lock the phone, smart unlock won't work.
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if my phone detects a nearby nfc, even if it is registered with smart lock, there is a black screen only saying:
new tag detected
empty tag
(or similiar, i have a german version). There is no menu, no arrows nothing. Only those two text fields. I cannot find an app called Tags (via autostarts tool or settings|apps list).
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if my phone detects a nearby nfc, even if it is registered with smart lock, there is a black screen only saying:
new tag detected
empty tag
(or similiar, i have a german version). There is no menu, no arrows nothing. Only those two text fields. I cannot find an app called Tags (via autostarts tool or settings|apps list).
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In settings-Apps screen, press the 3 dot menu and choose show system
Can someone enlighten me why this is useful? I mean, if you have Tasker and root you can use Secure Settings to unlock by WLAN or location (in LP that is), and if you are going to literally stick the key on the back of the device, why even set a lock at all? I would understand if the tag was in your wallet or your jacket or on your desk, but literally on the device?
Who said about sticking the key on the back of the device?
Oh, the magnet is just to wake up the screen. I must have read over that too quickly.
I want to apologize. I was wrong about not working my nfc tags. I simply missed that pretty little detail: nearing the nfc tag while in lock screen. I always tried to unlock while beeing in the screen before the unlock screen.
So, everything is fine now. I am using a stylish nfc ring beeing very happy with it.
Update, 2.2.2016: No, not everything is fine. I came across a bug or intended feature. The lock functionality is disabled after some time not using the phone, according to this:
this is a lollipop behavior.
According to this, nephiel made a workaround for at least MM.
Here is the bug report for this issue.
Does anyone else use the nfc ring or another nfc tag for unlocking?
Regards.
LG VS920 Spectrum, ICS.
Recently, after booting from regular or Safe Mode, the phone does not get to the PIN lock screen. Instead there's a rectangular screen in the middle surrounded by black space. That middle screen consists of 3 sets of screens that are accessed by swiping up or down.
One screen set consists of different clocks that can be accessed by swiping right or left of each image.
Another screen consists of a Notifications status screen. There is no left-right swiping for that screen.
Another screen consists of the music player interface that plays tunes via the player controls. There is no left-right swiping for that screen.
A phone call screen pops up when someone calls and we can accept the call and talk.
However, we can't consistently get to the PIN lock screen or the regular phone interface to access apps. We've tried removing the battery and booting in Safe Mode, but none of that makes a difference. However, the lock screen occasionally appears if we keep making attempts to move the phone to different positions.
After removing the lock screen we can pull down notifications but still can't get to the Home screen by pressing the Home button. I was intermittently able to access the phone screens long enough to take some screenshots of the offending window that is blocking the Home screen.
screenshots: http://dropcanvas.com/jnfqx
Any ideas on how we can get the phone back to normal operation will be appreciated. Thanks.
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I think the problem was due to the Pouch Mode feature, which allows some app features such as notifications to appear after pulling the phone out of a pocket or pouch.
Connectivity -> Pouch Mode was enabled. The pre-Home screen problem went away after I disabled it.
Also I have the same problem
Ther doesn't appear to be any options for the AOD that shows when the cover is closed, is that correct? Am I stuck with the default setting?
What is the disk in the lower left corner of the cover for?
It appears that it isn't meant to behave like the AOD on the phone itself because always goes off after a few seconds, am I correct about that?
the lock screen is totally different, and the only way to change it is to find a theme that supports it. THat little disc is the NFC chip that tells your phone to display the lock screen for the s cover when it is closed.
I use the S7 Edge stock Oreo clock app alarm to get me up etc. When the alarm sounds. If the phone moves even slightly or I attempt to open the flip cover, the sensor turns off / snoozes the alarm. This is extremely annoying as I then have to open the flip cover, unlock the screen, try to expand the notification and hit dismiss! I want the alarm to sound until I swipe the red dot on the screen to dismiss the alarm or select snooze should I wish!
Please can anyone advise how I stop this overly sensitive and highly irritating feature! I don't want any sounds on my phone stopped/muted/snoozed by opening the Samsung flip case, rolling the phone over, placing my hand over the screen. What is so hard about pressing a button or swiping the screen!
Thanks.
Turn off hand gestures in settings
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How do I disable touch input on the cover screen while a call is incoming, so I don't accidentally reject calls ?
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I just recently got a Flip 3. I have a dealbreaker "feature". You can answer and reject calls from the cover screen by swiping.
When outside I keep the phone in my pocket, in folded position. When a call comes in and I try to pull the phone out I *always* accidentally reject the call.
I know I can completely disable the cover screen, but that is not what I want. I want to use the cover screen to see notifications an time.
How do I disable touch input on the cover screen while a call is incoming ?
Alternatively; how do I disable touch input on the cover screen while in my pocket ?
The main screen (and any other smartphone in the world) has a proximity sensor, so the screen is off, even when a call incoming, if the phone is in the pocket. Not so the cover screen.
When the cover screen is disabled I can still answer calls by opening the phone and reject by pressing the power button. I *really* don't need touch on the cover screen.
You do not have any option to do that. only with a custom-made cover screen to do that.
Could you nod me in the right direction for coding custom cover screens please ?
@Juuushiro is telling you to physically cover the touch screen with some kind of jerry-rigged case hahaha not software.
There's two cover launcher apps for our flip 3
One is CoverScreen OS
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ini-phone-includes-native-lockscreen.4382335/ (Paid app)
and the other is SamSprung TooUI
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/samsprung-tooui-cover-screen-home-free-zf3.4328953/ (Free)
but I'm not quite sure if they can do what you require or not.
@cproo12 I got this last week and lovin it, you can slide a cover over the screen.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/COCOING-Samsung-Protection-Sliding-Military-Grade-Silver/dp/B0B1MZMTJQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
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@Juuushiro is telling you to physically cover the touch screen with some kind of jerry-rigged case hahaha not software.
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Unfortunately, there is no built-in option to disable touch input on the cover screen of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 while a call is incoming. However, there is a workaround that may help.
You can try using a third-party app to disable touch input on the cover screen. One such app is "Touch Lock - Touch Blocker for Video, Kids and Kiosk", which is available for free on the Google Play Store. This app allows you to temporarily disable touch input on your device.
To use the app, you can follow these steps:
Install the "Touch Lock" app from the Google Play Store.
Open the app and grant it the necessary permissions.
When a call comes in and the cover screen lights up, swipe down from the top of the screen to access the notification panel.
Tap the "Touch Lock" notification to enable touch lock.
The app will now prevent touch input on the cover screen, so you can safely take the phone out of your pocket without accidentally rejecting the call.
Keep in mind that using a third-party app to disable touch input may impact the overall functionality and user experience of your device.