I want to know if there is a way to wake the phone without pressing the power button but instead just say OK Google . This would allow me to interact with the Phone without having to pick it up to push the power button. I know this would use more battery as the phone would have to continue to listen for the OK Google phrase but even if it just worked when the phone was connect to a wireless charger would be good. I cannot see a way at the moment to do this.
I have the AOD turned off and the Edge Panel and Edge Notifications turned off.
I use to have this feature available to me on the Note 4 so thought it would be available on the S8 as I like to get the news and weather when I first wake up and having to try and find the phone is annoying. I cannot see any switches in Accessbilty to change this.
It's not possible. Using "OK Google" to wake the device doors not work on this device. I've heard it works when the phone is plugged in and charging, but I've never got it to work. For some reason Samsung started disabling that feature with the S7.
It works for me just not when AOD is activated
Bixby can do this. Watch this YouTube video for help.
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It works for me just not when AOD is activated
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I couldn't get it work with or without AOD. Someone actually claimed this was a Google problem, not a Samsung problem. Seems a little hard to believe considering it works on every other Android device.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
It's not possible. Using "OK Google" to wake the device doors not work on this device. I've heard it works when the phone is plugged in and charging, but I've never got it to work. For some reason Samsung started disabling that feature with the S7.
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I think it was to save battery as.the phone has to continually listen for ok Google otherwise
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I think it was to save battery as.the phone has to continually listen for ok Google otherwise
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Worked great on my Pixel XL and I got better battery life on that phone. Plus, if they're just concerned about using battery life while the device listens for "OK Google," then how does Bixby Voice work to wake up the device.
Since the Moto X, chipsets have been able to continuously listen for key words, even while in deep sleep, yet use very little battery.
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Hey people
Got my smart watch about 4 days ago and it was all good until tonight and now for some reason i can't see the clock anymore unless i press the power button :S i could have sworn it had a low light mode and the clock was visable ok but since tonight i can't see the time unless there's a light pointing straight at the watch. I hooked it upto the service centre thing and updated it through that but hasn't helped.
am I going mad here and just seeing things? :S
EDIT: i also noticed when i turn it off i get some weird colours appearing in the clockface some pinks/purples. i don't understand it was ok a couple of hours ago and it's been on my wrist the whole time :S
Did you try to reset the watch? Also our you have any custom clocks installed, remove them. As after reset, Sony smartwatch app will reinstall them on the watch, once the watch and the phone are connected.
On your watch, go to settings and tap reset watch.
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tried that chap loads of times and nothing tried re-installing firmware and nothing swell. no custom watchfaces installed either just the stock ones
Roxas598 said:
Hey people
Got my smart watch about 4 days ago and it was all good until tonight and now for some reason i can't see the clock anymore unless i press the power button :S i could have sworn it had a low light mode and the clock was visable ok but since tonight i can't see the time unless there's a light pointing straight at the watch. I hooked it upto the service centre thing and updated it through that but hasn't helped.
am I going mad here and just seeing things? :S
EDIT: i also noticed when i turn it off i get some weird colours appearing in the clockface some pinks/purples. i don't understand it was ok a couple of hours ago and it's been on my wrist the whole time :S
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Just to make it clear, you are not talking about the low power mode right? No backlight, but can be still seen by people in ambient light??? Maybe you should take a picture of the watch so we can clearly see what is going on.
At night my sw2 turns of the screen completely. But when I MOVE the watch it turns on the clock on the display. I think it has an accelerometer that turns off the screen when no movement is detected.
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At night my sw2 turns of the screen completely. But when I MOVE the watch it turns on the clock on the display. I think it has an accelerometer that turns off the screen when no movement is detected.
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The same for me. I think that isn't a bug, but accelerometer
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It is normal.
It is a feature to save battery when it isn't worn.
I am more curious as to the "watch (display) turns on from moving it". Does the SW2 have an accelerometer? My watch display doesn't kick on when I move it. Or was this a feature of the earlier SmartWatches?
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I am more curious as to the "watch (display) turns on from moving it". Does the SW2 have an accelerometer? My watch display doesn't kick on when I move it. Or was this a feature of the earlier SmartWatches?
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I believe SW2 does have an accelerometer. Put your watch on a table, leave it untouched for while, screen completely turns off. Not even the low power watch mode is displayed. But once you move it, low power watch comes back on (without the backlight). I observed it many times when it was charging and when left at the bed side table.
But it is not utilized for backlight function. That is a missing feature people are asking for. But I don't really need it. Just like a regular watch, I press a button to turn the light on when I can't see it in the dark.
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I believe SW2 does have an accelerometer. Put your watch on a table, leave it untouched for while, screen completely turns off. Not even the low power watch mode is displayed. But once you move it, low power watch comes back on (without the backlight). I observed it many times when it was charging and when left at the bed side table.
But it is not utilized for backlight function. That is a missing feature people are asking for. But I don't really need it. Just like a regular watch, I press a button to turn the light on when I can't see it in the dark.
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Wow... I didn't even notice the screen going completely black after sitting for a while. I am still on watch honeymoon, and either the watch is on my wrist or turned off and on the dresser. But sure enough, it does go into a deeper "sleep" mode and wakes up when I pick it up. Nice!
I do see that having it wake to the backlit mode would be nice but it would seem to kill the battery since when worn it would be in more constant movement. Unless they tuned the accelerometer to only wake when a more significant motion happens.
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Wow... I didn't even notice the screen going completely black after sitting for a while. I am still on watch honeymoon, and either the watch is on my wrist or turned off and on the dresser. But sure enough, it does go into a deeper "sleep" mode and wakes up when I pick it up. Nice!
I do see that having it wake to the backlit mode would be nice but it would seem to kill the battery since when worn it would be in more constant movement. Unless they tuned the accelerometer to only wake when a more significant motion happens.
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Yeah the previous iteration of smartwatch from Sony did not have always on watchface and it was a necessity. And to see the time you had to turn on the display. One way was to double tap on the watch screen to wake it up. Another way was to light up the screen by lifting your arm and turning the watch towards you. But the second way never really worked reliably.
But I don't think SW2 needs that. As we already have always on watch with great readability even in places where there little light.
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Just to make it clear, you are not talking about the low power mode right? No backlight, but can be still seen by people in ambient light??? Maybe you should take a picture of the watch so we can clearly see what is going on.
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Sorry for the delay! yeah seems my watch didn't have the low power mode and now it does it's just near impossible to see unless i have some light directly on the screen
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Sorry for the delay! basically sitting here in the dark i can't see the time on the display at all but i could when i first got it now I need to actually press the button to see the time :S dunno if it's just me thinking i could or not is the problem lol
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So there is nothing on the screen not even the low power mode on the watch. I don't know what to tell you boss as you have already done a reset. Maybe one thing to check is to use SUS to reflash the firmware using your pc, if you haven't done it already.
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So there is nothing on the screen not even the low power mode on the watch. I don't know what to tell you boss as you have already done a reset. Maybe one thing to check is to use SUS to reflash the firmware using your pc, if you haven't done it already.
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sorry chap i updated my post there is something on the screen but it's impossible to see without some sort of light source on it makes it kinda annoying to use could have sworn it wasn't when i first got it but figured i'd ask anyway!
Roxas598 said:
sorry chap i updated my post there is something on the screen but it's impossible to see without some sort of light source on it makes it kinda annoying to use could have sworn it wasn't when i first got it but figured i'd ask anyway!
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No problem. I never considered the low power hard to see. But I guess most of the time I am in well lit places
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Out of the blue - or so it seems - my screen will no longer turn on.
I was listening to music and pushed the power button to change the station and the screen would not turn on.
When I push and hold the power button the phone will vibrate briefly, indicating that the shortcut menu to reboot/ mute the phone has come up, just that the screen remains black.
When I try calling myself the screen will not turn on nor will the phone ring.
When I plug the USB cable into the phone, the screen remains black instead of turning on like it normally would.
The screen will turn on randomly on the rare occasion, but the screen wont respond to touch.
Help!
Sounds like a good candidate for rma
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long press the power button for 30-45 seconds..
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Sounds like a good candidate for rma
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Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
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long press the power button for 30-45 seconds..
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Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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There's a one year warranty, where are you located?
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Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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there are apps thatll cause this to happen, mods as well. its like a sod, sleep of death.
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there are apps thatll cause this to happen, mods as well. its like a sod, sleep of death.
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And when will google fix this issue?
markdapimp said:
And when will google fix this issue?
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i wouldnt say its googles issue. id say its an issue of app coding.
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Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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boot into safe mode and see if the issue persist.( long press power button then long press power off)
Caebron said:
Out of the blue - or so it seems - my screen will no longer turn on.
I was listening to music and pushed the power button to change the station and the screen would not turn on.
When I push and hold the power button the phone will vibrate briefly, indicating that the shortcut menu to reboot/ mute the phone has come up, just that the screen remains black.
When I try calling myself the screen will not turn on nor will the phone ring.
When I plug the USB cable into the phone, the screen remains black instead of turning on like it normally would.
The screen will turn on randomly on the rare occasion, but the screen wont respond to touch.
Help!
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what app were you using to listen to music with? and why would you press the power button to change the station?
OP give more details about your phone. is it unlocked/rooted or custom Rom? Google replaces unlocked/ re-locked phones anyways, I think it wouldn't hurt to reflash stock image.
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what app were you using to listen to music with? and why would you press the power button to change the station?
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Spotify. And I wasn't pushing the power button to change the station, I pushed the power button to turn the phone on so that I could change the station. There is not much interaction possible while the screen is turned off
With any luck it wont happen again. Although I dont normally rely on luck much.
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Spotify. And I wasn't pushing the power button to change the station, at least directly. I pushed the power button to turn the phone on so that I could change the station. There is not much interaction possible while the screen is turned off
With any luck it wont happen again. Although I dont normally rely on luck much.
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it couldve been just a derp as well. if it happens again, post it in this thread.
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i wouldnt say its googles issue. id say its an issue of app coding.
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I Think Google should fix it I have never experienced this sort of issue on other Android devices but it seems very present in Nexus devices especially pandora and sometimes snapchat
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I Think Google should fix it I have never experienced this sort of issue on other Android devices but it seems very present in Nexus devices especially pandora and sometimes snapchat
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ive never experienced it on my n5. i use pandora often, never an issue. are you undervolting by chance? or it could be your setup(what apps you chose to install as well).
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ive never experienced it on my n5. i use pandora often, never an issue. are you undervolting by chance? or it could be your setup(what apps you chose to install as well).
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No I'm completely stock I am however using this equalizer app maybe thats the root cause?
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No I'm completely stock I am however using this equalizer app maybe thats the root cause?
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possibly. try without it for 2 days or so.
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possibly. try without it for 2 days or so.
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Just FYI, the problem stopped after flashing a new ROM and Kernel (from Franco's Kernel to Cyanogenmod Kernel). Been running Cyanogenmod for a few weeks now and I haven't had the problem since.
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I Think Google should fix it I have never experienced this sort of issue on other Android devices but it seems very present in Nexus devices especially pandora and sometimes snapchat
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I don't think it's Google's responsibility to fix 3rd party apps.
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I don't think it's Google's responsibility to fix 3rd party apps.
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I think the issue isn't with third party apps its with Android itself
Android OEMS such as Samsung,LG and HTC, Sony have all this fixed
I own a LG G2 and a Samsung Galaxy s4 and both are on 4.4.2 and they always respond when I wake the screen
my Nexus 5 on the other hand 100% stock with the same app's loaded has troubles and requires a reboot atleast twice per week
Like the title... Is there absolutely no way via a edit of some kind other than an app to keep the screen on or disable sleep untill you press the power button? :/
Is there a legitimate reason why they only gave 30min max and just did not put a disable option? super curious
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Like the title... Is there absolutely no way via a edit of some kind other than an app to keep the screen on or disable sleep untill you press the power button? :/
Is there a legitimate reason why they only gave 30min max and just did not put a disable option? super curious
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At least there is one such option in developer menu, but you need to be connected with cable (charging).
I think the only reason is battery drain. On some devices, like my galaxy s4, the available options are even more limited - I have 10 minutes maximum instead of plain android's 30 minutes.
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At least there is one such option in developer menu, but you need to be connected with cable (charging).
I think the only reason is battery drain. On some devices, like my galaxy s4, the available options are even more limited - I have 10 minutes maximum instead of plain android's 30 minutes.
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thats unfortunate :/ im sorry to hear that for most people it doesnt matter because most apps will keep the screen up... its just something that i noticed n it bothered me a bit. thanks for the explination lol
Running kitkat stock, with nova launcher, I've noticed that if I try trigger Ok Google voice search while my phone is charging, it will only actually trigger and launch the search after I unplug the phone from charging.
Has anyone heard or read of this behavior before? It's very strange and I can't pinpoint when it started happening.
Thank you
Bump! Still looking for some help.
To summarize, Ok Google is not working while charging. Works fine when not charging. Use stock Kitkat 4.4.4 with Nova Launcher.
maybe its a nova launcher issue
I've noticed when charging, the phone will wake/activate Ok Google about 1/10 times. When not charging, it's pretty consistent.
At this point in testing, it's random for charging vs non-charging.
Is anyone here using Nova Launcher that can chime in?
I don't think it has anything to do with charging. I will say "Ok Google" and nothing will happen, then I turn on the screen and it pops up. I think it has to do with the screen being off and the device being in deep sleep or something. After I wake it up and turn it back off though, it will wake up the screen with the hotword.
EDIT: After re-reading, I'm now thinking you mean it wont work at all even with the screen on?
Just tested, and off the charger/on the charger doesn't matter, it's for sure a screen on/off issue.
This is odd, as it used to work on my charger at night, screen off, responding to "Ok Google", now it will only work with the screen on. Just confirmed this with 10 tests w/ screen on vs screen off.
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Just tested, and off the charger/on the charger doesn't matter, it's for sure a screen on/off issue.
This is odd, as it used to work on my charger at night, screen off, responding to "Ok Google", now it will only work with the screen on. Just confirmed this with 10 tests w/ screen on vs screen off.
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Google has been updating and changing this feature quite a bit.
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Google has been updating and changing this feature quite a bit.
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Randomly yesterday while screen off and charging. OK Google woke up my phone. I am very confused at what could be getting into the way at this point.
I have disabled Xposed Framework, which includes GravityBox, and will continue testing.
The issue boils down to this, on or off the charger, it is delayed response to OK Google. Any ideas?
I hate this. Every time I plug the phone in or place it on the wireless charger, the screen comes on. When it hits 100%, the screen comes on again. This is completely unnecessary.
Does anyone know of a way to disable that?
Exposed could, but we know how that goes...
It's not available for the S6?
Nope
Bummer. It really helped with a lot of things on the S4. Is it in the works?
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Bummer. It really helped with a lot of things on the S4. Is it in the works?
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AFAIK, there's a working version for Lollipop. How compatible it is with the S6, I do not know.
just ignore it? The phone turns itself back off in 5 seconds.
Wow, yeah, you're right. Why would I take some little pet peeve about my phone and expect to find help from a community of people who dedicate their time to such things as removing the name of your carrier from your lock screen? Maybe we'd all be better off if we just sucked it up and lived with everything exactly the way the phone came out of the box.
I've worked around this in the past using Tasker and Screen Filter. Just set tasker to activate a fully black screen filter on top of your screen for a few seconds whenever the phones is sat on a wireless charger. Same thing when it's fully charged. Works great.
Not for everyone
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just ignore it? The phone turns itself back off in 5 seconds.
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I like to have the phone set to "screen always on when charging" so when i have it plugged in and am sort of using it, the screen won't time out on me. However, I don't need the screen on when it's not in "use". So with the phone set to screen always on when charging, it suchs that it awakes once 100% charged or when notifications come across and then stays on. This is exactly why all the customization mods are so beneficial. I don't wan't the screen to ever turn on, unless I initiate. Where can I choose that without a custom rom or mod of some sort, I don't think its possible. Anyone got a good option for me?