Hi,
Since 1 year i'm dreaming about an APP but i can't find anything similar to my idea. I'm neither a developer to whrite it myself. If someone know an app similar to this idea or a framework to do the same please let me know. And sorry for my bad english.
I don't like to enter a pin, swipe a pattern, take a picture or fingerprint everytime i want to unlock my phone. I like it easy just swipe and unlock or double click screen. But after unlock there should be a timer running in the background like 10-30 sec. in this time you have to press a invisible button (user desides the location of the button). If the button is not pressed the phone lockes itself by a generated key, the key is then send to your email with login information like ip address, location and maybe a picture from both cameras. The only way to unlock it is by the key. You should also be able to wipe the phone remote and lock it by google.
There should also be a warning in the last 10 sec. when you may forget about it.
I know its maybe tricky with alarms and incoming phone calls. For alarm or incoming phone calls this feature should deactivated as the phone lockes itself anyway after you end call or cancel alarm.
I'm very shure this APP need root access, i don't care, i rootet most of my phones.
@MOD's: i hope this is the right forum to post this, if not im sorry.
Please let me know if there is an App like this. If not and someone like the idea and want to develop it just do it That would make me very happy.
Peace out
scheissegalo said:
Hi,
Since 1 year i'm dreaming about an APP but i can't find anything similar to my idea. I'm neither a developer to whrite it myself. If someone know an app similar to this idea or a framework to do the same please let me know. And sorry for my bad english.
I don't like to enter a pin, swipe a pattern, take a picture or fingerprint everytime i want to unlock my phone. I like it easy just swipe and unlock or double click screen. But after unlock there should be a timer running in the background like 10-30 sec. in this time you have to press a invisible button (user desides the location of the button). If the button is not pressed the phone lockes itself by a generated key, the key is then send to your email with login information like ip address, location and maybe a picture from both cameras. The only way to unlock it is by the key. You should also be able to wipe the phone remote and lock it by google.
There should also be a warning in the last 10 sec. when you may forget about it.
I know its maybe tricky with alarms and incoming phone calls. For alarm or incoming phone calls this feature should deactivated as the phone lockes itself anyway after you end call or cancel alarm.
I'm very shure this APP need root access, i don't care, i rootet most of my phones.
@MOD's: i hope this is the right forum to post this, if not im sorry.
Please let me know if there is an App like this. If not and someone like the idea and want to develop it just do it That would make me very happy.
Peace out
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That would not be as secure as just using a PIN/password. Anyone could randomly press the screen after swiping and get lucky enough to actually tap the invisible button to unlock it even if they don't know that the invisible button is there or where it's located.
Come up with a better idea.
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Droidriven said:
That would not be as secure as just using a PIN/password. Anyone could randomly press the screen after swiping and get lucky enough to actually tap the invisible button to unlock it even if they don't know that the invisible button is there or where it's located.
Come up with a better idea.
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The Button is not to unlock the phone. its just something i know is there but noone else because its invisible. if no button is pressed after x secounds THEN the phone will lock with a complicated key send to my email. Invisible button is just an idea, could also be a noise you have to make or whatever. the idea behind it is to make your phone like the swort from Wesley snipes in the movie blade. If you not press the button your hand get smashed. Not to smash someones Hand but to make the phone unusable same time get pictures and location of the thief.
but unlocking phone for yourself is still just a swipe. I hope you got me this time. Sorry if my english is to bad to explain what i mean.
scheissegalo said:
The Button is not to unlock the phone. its just something i know is there but noone else because its invisible. if no button is pressed after x secounds THEN the phone will lock with a complicated key send to my email. Invisible button is just an idea, could also be a noise you have to make or whatever. the idea behind it is to make your phone like the swort from Wesley snipes in the movie blade. If you not press the button your hand get smashed. Not to smash someones Hand but to make the phone unusable same time get pictures and location of the thief.
but unlocking phone for yourself is still just a swipe. I hope you got me this time. Sorry if my english is to bad to explain what i mean.
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You didn't understand.
If you locked your device and someone picked it up and tried to unlock by swiping, it would take them to the timer you mention, while the timer is counting they could randomly tap the screen and get lucky enough to tap the invisible button, EVEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE OR WHAT IT DOES, then the device will be unlocked.
I'm saying they could very easily "accidently" unlock your phone
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Droidriven said:
You didn't understand.
If you locked your device and someone picked it up and tried to unlock by swiping, it would take them to the timer you mention, while the timer is counting they could randomly tap the screen and get lucky enough to tap the invisible button, EVEN IF THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE OR WHAT IT DOES, then the device will be unlocked.
I'm saying they could very easily "accidently" unlock your phone
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I think you don´t understand.
the button and even the timer is unvisible. you can use the phone for x sec normally. YES maybe the thief is lucky and hit the unvisible button without knowing he did. But it won´t happen a secound time. then the phone get locked ............
anyways i would put the button in a area where you never tap, like corners.
i know this is maybe not the securest way to lock the phone but i'm lazy and i like to just swipe to unlock. it's just to have a little bit more security, i hate pin or patterns. But i see that i'm alone with that opinion
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Hi!
I have a major problem with Pro. Had it for week and already I have missed many calls. Well, technically I've answered them :-(
The problem is that when a call comes in, the touch screen activates and if the phone is in pocket, it will very likely answer the call. It has done this many times and it does it so fast that the vibrating alarm doesn't even vibrate once. So I have no idea that somebody is listening to me in my pocket!
No, the button lock, doesn't seem to help here. Try it. Even with button lock on, you can answer the incoming calls with touch screen.
So what to do? I am really lost with this. Do I need to power off the phone completely when I'm on the road and only power it on when it's on the table? Yes, that works... and yes, it would be ridiculous.
One solution could be that when an incoming call is coming, one would need to enable the touch screen by pressing one of the hardware keys. And the call could be answered with the hardware keys also. After all, they do not press down easily in the pocket. But there is no way to set the phone this way AFAIK.
So, please guys help! (Google didn't help although Diamond users must have the same problem.)
I have the same problem!!! Didn't figured out a way to solve it by my own. It's realy annoying, especially if you do not want to answer at all to the person that is calling.
please, did anyone find a solution to this issue?
someone tried this and seem to work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2551522&postcount=124\
I would like to try it without changing the dialier
Source link is here
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=988590&p=14#r263
Think a little app is required that blocks off touch screen as incoming call arrives.
Same problem on the Diamond :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=414731
I have tested the technique exposed by Carloshdez with CSDEVCTRL 3.28 and it works on the TP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2590105&postcount=188
I Followed his configuration, but entered "0" at the top for "Lock if Idle for Sec"
When the phone rings, CSDEVCTRL deactivate the screen but keep the hard keys activated.
Very complicated solutions it seems... I do not like to replace the dialler for instance. Hmmm.
Any solution where it would be possible to "open" the touch screen before doing anything to the call. I mean, it needs to behave so that
- the screen activates and you can see who is calling
- the touch screen is inactivate so that you do not accidentally answer it
- you can "open" the touch screen to
* answer
* hang-up
* mute
* i.e. all things that are now possible
This is because the hardware buttons do not give you all options, like mute and send text.
Hate to say, but iPhone style (or should I rather say Androind style) "slide to unlock" might be it as it's not that probably thing to happen in pocket. Are there such programs? And what do they do otherwise (that I probably do not want )?
With the solution I exposed, the screen is turned on but locked when a call comes in.
When you hangup with the hard key, everything (including mute, etc) is unlocked so you can use your TP as you were before.
Or you can use S2U2. With it, you have a "Slide to unlock" and "Slide to answer" Iphone's style button.
What happens if the other party was the one to end the call (you did not end the call by pressing the end key), will it still unlock the screen or what?
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With the solution I exposed, the screen is turned on but locked when a call comes in.
When you hangup with the hard key, everything (including mute, etc) is unlocked so you can use your TP as you were before.
Or you can use S2U2. With it, you have a "Slide to unlock" and "Slide to answer" Iphone's style button.
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dmsr66 said:
With the solution I exposed, the screen is turned on but locked when a call comes in.
When you hangup with the hard key, everything (including mute, etc) is unlocked so you can use your TP as you were before.
Or you can use S2U2. With it, you have a "Slide to unlock" and "Slide to answer" Iphone's style button.
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You didn't get the mute part... I frequently want to mute the ringing WITHOUT answering or hanging up the call. Excellent feature BTW! Usually just to walk away from the current situation to quiet place to answer the call. Yes, I know I can do that with turning the phone upside down also, but there is also the text message option that I'm learning to use also.
I guess I need to try S2U2 then.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422871
try this over S2U2!
Hm... turning my phone around before I can answer a call seems to me a little silly.
A simpel application would be more usefull.
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What happens if the other party was the one to end the call (you did not end the call by pressing the end key), will it still unlock the screen or what?
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If the other party ends the call, the phone unlock. Actually it is only lock during "ringing"
paulyluca said:
Hm... turning my phone around before I can answer a call seems to me a little silly.
A simpel application would be more usefull.
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I agree! Seems like an excellent idea, but the turning part seems complicated (risc dropping the phone, use 2 hands...?). I rather have something that can be done just by thumb of one hand.
(No, haven't had the possibility to try either one yet.)
The whole sensor thing is turning into a carnival, hopefully some real useful apps will be made using it.
EnOleEikka said:
I agree! Seems like an excellent idea, but the turning part seems complicated (risc dropping the phone, use 2 hands...?). I rather have something that can be done just by thumb of one hand.
(No, haven't had the possibility to try either one yet.)
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I would apreciate a application that locks the phones touch screen while it rings and unlocks it after you answer (so that you can use it during the call).
Can't make this application, i'm not that smart, but maybe someone els can?
LE: I think this thread should be made "Sticky" until we find a solution, because we have here a real issue!!!
I am going to attempt to DEV an app like that, but I am sure one of the Senior's could dev this much quicker
I know it sounds like a silly solution and I agree that this is a serious design bug but a simple way to avoid this problem is to keep the phone in its pouch....
anonimo said:
I know it sounds like a silly solution and I agree that this is a serious design bug but a simple way to avoid this problem is to keep the phone in its pouch....
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And that is how I've also answered and ended a call before I've slid the phone out of the pouch since the pouch is quite tight and activates the screen...
Need some other option on screen, like S2U, to 'unlock' the normal phone app' touch options first.
anonimo said:
I know it sounds like a silly solution and I agree that this is a serious design bug but a simple way to avoid this problem is to keep the phone in its pouch....
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It IS in his Pouch, and both in my pocket, but it answers itself the calls!!!!
The app should use the side bottons to MUTE the call.
I searched for about 30 minutes before posting this.. in both diamond and touch pro forums and all over here.. I figure this is a common issue, but still found nothing.
Is there any way to lock the touch screen during a call? I keep doing things with my cheek. I've written notes, assigned pictures to contacts, etc.!!! It's getting old. Anyway to fix that???
Press the standby button.
I intsalled the reg edit No_Sleep_Raph this stops the phone going into standby for voicemail or phone banking.
The phone will blank the screen depending on the power settings I have or standbye button.
If I accpet a call I normally press teh answer button and while putting it to my ear press the standby button
That maybe a solution...
I would think they would've done something like the treo phones..
They've got a setting to lock the screen during a phone call until you press a physical button... Or something like that. Worked great.
How difficult it would be to program something like that?
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=425650
I haven't tried that yet. From what I read it seems like it will be good for not answering the phone inside your pocket... I didn't see anything about it locking
during a call... But I may have overlooked that, and I would assume it is one of the settings.
Can anyone confirm whether this program will allow you to lock the screen during a call and allow you to unlock it with a physical button?
Sorry, can't help you with that as it doesn't seem to work with the latest ROMeOS rom but IIRC you had to remove the stylus in order to use the touchscreen.
wrong post, sorry.
I know the title sound complicated but i don't think the idea is. I either saw this in a dream or in another forum and haven't been able to find it again. Anyways my idea is pretty simple:
When the phone is turned up to it's proper position as if your holding it in your hand (the screen is facing up) the phone automatically unlocks it self without the need to press the damn menu button twice or do a silly pattern. When you put it down on a surface, you put it screen down and then when you pick it up and turn it over, it wakes up easy as that. If the phone is facedown and rings it wakes up. And you want the parameters of the phone tilt to be strict enough the phone won't wake up when it's in your pocket. Also, when you put it facedown, the phone will go to sleep.
I sadly don't know if you can overwrite the unlock of the phone (that has no pattern lock) nor do i have the porgraming skills to do this. If it's not possible to bypass the lock screen with a program, maybe u could emulate the menu button being pressed twice? Just my idea. If there is something like this out there already, just post the link. Thank you!
This app already exists. You can download it in the Market. Unfortunately I can't remember the name...it was one of the first apps I installed on my phone.
OK--I looked it up, and the app I was thinking of is not what you asked for. The app is Ring Control, which focuses on controlling the ringer based on position.
However, it uses the same inputs that yours would, so maybe you should contact the programmer? He has a long post about the programming of it here, and it doesn't seem to far from what you want:
http://fognl.blogspot.com/2008/11/android-ring-control.html
Bump!!! come on guys...make this happen.
Greetings all.
Does anyone know of a good way of locking the screen while making a phone call? I've tried proximity sensor, which does not work on my phone. I currently have my time out setting at 15 seconds, but that does not work either. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm sick of face dialing/hanging up.
Proximity sensor does not work at all for me, either. I have been begging and begging people on the forum to help come up with a way to remove or disable the huge "End call" button, as I am constantly hanging up on people with my face.
It is the number one suckiest thing about my Hero right now.
oh, i am looking for this kind of software but found nothing
Probably one of the best "answer/hang up" functions I saw was with SIPdroid. Slide up to answer, slide down to hang up. Of course, the data service is not good enough to always use that though.....
I put the notification bar down down, but it seems almost buggy, sometimes the notification bar stays down and sometimes it just moves up by itself again.
Hit the home button to get out of the dialer window...
Nanan00 said:
Hit the home button to get out of the dialer window...
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And, then, enjoy the vibrations as you move your homescreen icons around with your face.
Why is there so much resistance to figuring out how to either lock the screen during a call or just disable or remove the stupid soft "End call" button?
Is it significantly more difficult than changing the button color or creating a ROM?
doojer said:
And, then, enjoy the vibrations as you move your homescreen icons around with your face.
Why is there so much resistance to figuring out how to either lock the screen during a call or just disable or remove the stupid soft "End call" button?
Is it significantly more difficult than changing the button color or creating a ROM?
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Home button is cool if you happen to only touch the end call button and never anything else. I personally called a friend and sent 4 blank texts to someone, don't ask me how....
Home button will cause as many problems. Notification bar coming down is the best way I've found....
an even better way. hold the menu button down.
the keyboard is a great shield.
Avalaunchmods said:
an even better way. hold the menu button down.
the keyboard is a great shield.
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I will try that one. Seems like it could work, thanks.
Well, google is my friend, i don't know why I doubted ye...
Screen Suite does it for me. The app is $1.99, but it has a setting where it automatically locks the screen on calls.
A bluetooth headset negates that problem completely......
muppetman462 said:
Well, google is my friend, i don't know why I doubted ye...
Screen Suite does it for me. The app is $1.99, but it has a setting where it automatically locks the screen on calls.
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How do you like it? I found it and it seemed kind of bloated with a lot of features I don't need. Does it eat up memory/power?
I am interested....
I don't get why you guys are having so many issues with this, my phone screen locks at the default of 30s when in calls, it has done this as long as I have had the phone.
Nanan00 said:
I don't get why you guys are having so many issues with this, my phone screen locks at the default of 30s when in calls, it has done this as long as I have had the phone.
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Mine usually does. Unless it thinks I'm pressing things with my face, which keeps it awake.
That is... if my face doesn't end the call by the time the 30 seconds is up. My guess? It's probably the shape of our faces?
I just try to hold the bottom part of the screen away from my face. Once the screen turns off I've never hung up on someone.
mrcharlesiv said:
I just try to hold the bottom part of the screen away from my face. Once the screen turns off I've never hung up on someone.
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I do this too. It's very annoying.
Avalaunchmods said:
an even better way. hold the menu button down.
the keyboard is a great shield.
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Hmm another good one! Any keyboard presses do anything nasty? I'm on swype but I wonder if hitting the mic button on the hacked keyboard would do anything annoying.
Thanks for the tip!
My main problem is when my wife calls, and wants to talk to my son. His face is a lot smaller, and well, everything get screwed up when he uses the phone. As for the program, it does have a lot of features, but all I did was have it set to auto-lock on phone calls. I still have my default vanilla lock screen.
Lack of a both a proximity sensor and dedicated screen-off button is this phone's single unforgivable flaw.
I will never again buy a touchscreen device without at least one of these.
Anyone else share my enthusiasm for this feature, the 'phone goes to sleep while I'm on a call and I can't do anything unless I hit the power button and hang up' trick! This is my favorite. Works great in conference calls with your boss and clients who are bidding on multi-million dollar contracts! Need to check an email while on the conference call? Can't. Want to answer another call? Can't. Want to turn the speakerphone off because your 4 year old comes running into your home office? Can't. I'm not sure if it's a Sense Fail or Google Fail but it's a major f'ing fail in my book. Hopefully it's just me being an idiot and missing a setting, but the phone comes out of the box doing this. Still a fail.
Pretty sure its a YOU fail. Works fine here dude. I check emails, text, look up map directions while on the phone. What 'battery saver' apps do you have running?
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You probably configured to use power button to end the call (that option should never existed, IMO). So, that means you can't access other phone features without hand up the call.
IIRC, out of box, power button is not configured to hand up the call for this exact reason. You probably enabled it.
When Android goes into sleep (or turn off the screen), only power button can wake it up. So configure power button to end the call is nothing but ask for trouble.
Pirateghost said:
Pretty sure its a YOU fail. Works fine here dude. I check emails, text, look up map directions while on the phone. What 'battery saver' apps do you have running?
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None. I can do all of those things as well, while the phone is on, but talking for more than 2 minutes (which is what I have set under Display and Gestures/Sleep) and the screen goes to sleep. Nothing brings it out except the power button. I've only had it for 4 days, I'm trying to keep it 'native' until I figure everything out.
tomviolence said:
None. I can do all of those things as well, while the phone is on, but talking for more than 2 minutes (which is what I have set under Display and Gestures/Sleep) and the screen goes to sleep. Nothing brings it out except the power button. I've only had it for 4 days, I'm trying to keep it 'native' until I figure everything out.
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Read Foxbat's post and verify you didn't turn on the 'power button end call' feature
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foxbat121 said:
You probably configured to use power button to end the call (that option should never existed, IMO). So, that means you can't access other phone features without hand up the call.
IIRC, out of box, power button is not configured to hand up the call for this exact reason. You probably enabled it.
When Android goes into sleep (or turn off the screen), only power button can wake it up. So configure power button to end the call is nothing but ask for trouble.
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You put me onto the correct path, there is an option under Accessibility for 'Power Button ends call'. By default it is on. As for the wake from sleep, I can't find that one.
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You put me onto the correct path, there is an option under Accessibility for 'Power Button ends call'. By default it is on.
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Turn it off and your problem solved.
As for the wake from sleep, I can't find that one.
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There isn't one. Only power button can wake the screen.
Also, you can flip the phone over while on the call to automatically turn on speaker phone. Flip back, it will automatically turn off speaker phone. Quite handy if you do meetings a lot. It is configurable in call settings. This is HTC only feature that can't be found on other brands.