While using Google's Duo with the wife on top of a 10 foot ladder, the screen kept going off randomly. Long story short, when phone is held in portrait, and the bottom left area comes in close proximity of a magnet (like one on top of some ladders) the screen will turn on or turn off. What accessory would take advantage of this function?
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mbaseball3 said:
While using Google's Duo with the wife on top of a 10 foot ladder, the screen kept going off randomly. Long story short, when phone is held in portrait, and the bottom left area comes in close proximity of a magnet (like one on top of some ladders) the screen will turn on or turn off. What accessory would take advantage of this function?
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A case with a cover.
That other brand, cough Samsung cough have cases with a magnet to turn on/unlock the phone when u open it.
malgora said:
That other brand, cough Samsung cough have cases with a magnet to turn on/unlock the phone when u open it.
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Umm....many smartphones turn off with a magnet cover.
AarSyl said:
Umm....many smartphones turn off with a magnet cover.
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Was just using sammy as a example
malgora said:
Was just using sammy as a example
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The official HTC case has the magnet in it, albeit it's tiny and weak so doesn't always work.
beaups said:
The official HTC case has the magnet in it, albeit it's tiny and weak so doesn't always work.
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I thought I was the only one with that problem. Bloody annoying
ke5pcv said:
I thought I was the only one with that problem. Bloody annoying
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I actually ordered some .3mm thick magnets (e.g. razor thin) and works great and can tape/insert/whatever to any flip case.
beaups said:
I actually ordered some .3mm thick magnets (e.g. razor thin) and works great and can tape/insert/whatever to any flip case.
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Think it'd slide into the card slot on the case?
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Think it'd slide into the card slot on the case?
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It does but that slot doesn't go down far enough by default. You can coerce it to open further and then slide magnet down, yes.
mbaseball3 said:
While using Google's Duo with the wife on top of a 10 foot ladder, the screen kept going off randomly. Long story short, when phone is held in portrait, and the bottom left area comes in close proximity of a magnet (like one on top of some ladders) the screen will turn on or turn off. What accessory would take advantage of this function?
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I noticed this with my new Nexus 6 and tested it with a small refrigerator magnet. The sensitive spot is in the center about 5.5 cm below the top (approximately opposite the "M" logo. The phone goes to sleep when I place the magnet, but it awakens on its own after random times between 10 and 20 seconds. I wonder if this is why the cases that used this feature apparently have been discontinued. I had become used to the automatic control of my old Samsung Note 4 using the official Samsung case, and it would be nice if this would work on the Nexus.
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It can't be just me. The back of these phones are ridiculous to remove. Have you found any tips or tricks to remove your cover without breaking a nail?
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Use a penny
Just pry it off, it wont break i promise
I stick my thumbnail in the slot at the top and slide it over to the edge away from the power switch and down the other side till it pops off.
Robertus said:
I stick my thumbnail in the slot at the top and slide it over to the edge away from the power switch and down the other side till it pops off.
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I use the exact same method, its really not hard at all......unless you cut/bite your nails very short
Robertus said:
I stick my thumbnail in the slot at the top and slide it over to the edge away from the power switch and down the other side till it pops off.
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This.
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twistedx17 said:
Use a penny
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Use this only as a last resort. I did it, and it chipped away a small piece of the cover.
I've got the shortest nails you can possibly find (meh, I'm a biter. Sue me.), but I can still get a nail in there just barely. Then I just push/pull/pray, and then once the cover comes off, I admire my nail which is now slightly further away from my finger.
HTC really screwed up with the battery cover on the Thunderbolt. x_x
sc4fpse said:
Use this only as a last resort. I did it, and it chipped away a small piece of the cover.
I've got the shortest nails you can possibly find (meh, I'm a biter. Sue me.), but I can still get a nail in there just barely. Then I just push/pull/pray, and then once the cover comes off, I admire my nail which is now slightly further away from my finger.
HTC really screwed up with the battery cover on the Thunderbolt. x_x
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I would say they screwed up on the software that causes the battery to drain, then you wouldn't have too much reason to open the door anyway.
I love that its this hard to get off, every other phone I've ever had was too easy to come off.....
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CROWBAR!!!!
just kidding!
I use middle finger on the tab then after it starts to lift up I slide my index finger nail in there as well.
HTC definitely makes some PIA backs. Wondering with all the battery swapping if I need to buy an extra to have on hand. Anyone break their's yet?
The ipad has this nifty feature... close the case, screen shuts off. Any way to do this with the transformer?
-J
miatawnt2b said:
The ipad has this nifty feature... close the case, screen shuts off. Any way to do this with the transformer?
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This is basically a service or app that runs in the background that works with the device's proximity or light sensor. So when something comes up very closely to the sensor, it assumes a lid of some sort is being closed so the display is then disabled.
There's a free Android app that may work out:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoff&feature=search_result
It looks like people have gotten it to work with the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Xoom.
You could attach a small magnet where it is positioned 1.875 from the right side of the pad and .5 above the clock. This would shut the screen off like the dock does.
-Mark
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This is basically a service or app that runs in the background that works with the device's proximity or light sensor. So when something comes up very closely to the sensor, it assumes a lid of some sort is being closed so the display is then disabled.
There's a free Android app that may work out:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoff&feature=search_result
It looks like people have gotten it to work with the HTC Flyer and the Motorola Xoom.
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This worked a couple of times but too flakey. The folio case has magnets along the edge flap but this magnets maybe not strong enough. I don't have the dock but didn't know there was a mag on the tablet to auto shut off when it closes with the dock.
Learn something new everyday.
Tera Tike said:
You could attach a small magnet where it is positioned 1.875 from the right side of the pad and .5 above the clock. This would shut the screen off like the dock does.
-Mark
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I tried this but it doesn't work. Do you need a strong magnet for it to work? I used the one from one of my old cellphone cases.
Did you flip it over and check to see if the polarity makes a difference?
Yes you need a 1/4x1/8 rare earth magnet not a standard one. I have put that size one in my wife's folio case and it works. Also move it around in that area for the exact trigger point.
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Yes you need a 1/4x1/8 rare earth magnet not a standard one. I have put that size one in my wife's folio case and it works. Also move it around in that area for the exact trigger point.
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Would this work? Can you show pics of how you attached the magnet on the folio case, I see some glue or sewing required.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/super-strong-rare-earth-re-magnets-8mm-20-pack-4248
Just curious this only turns off the device how about like the Ipad 2 when the flap is opened would it turn the device on?
If no, since the sensor to shut off the device is already on the tablet can this be tweeked to have it turned on? Oh, Asus . . .
That looks like it should work.
ASUS designed the dock with a magnet to trip the hall sensor in the Pad.
I have been playing with another Pad and his does not trip without having the dock but mine and my wife's does. His is a new B50 Pad and we have B40 Pads the very first ones and I have tinkered with them. There seems that there is a change somewhere or rooting did something butI don't think so.
We are going to explore this some more as he want his to trip with the folio cover.
-Mark
Any news about this???
Would be handy if I open/close my luvtab case the screen goes on/off
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Kef
while I play with my girlfriend smart cover with my note 10.1
i find out while screen off ,if take out the s-pen will be screen on
and accidentally find that,when the magnet touch the area which hide the s-pen,will make it screen on
I'm thinking of how to make it work with opening the cover,and a question,would it break the function of the spen
http://youtu.be/f56AwD78fPQ
koman2 said:
while I play with my girlfriend smart cover with my note 10.1
i find out while screen off ,if take out the s-pen will be screen on
and accidentally find that,when the magnet touch the area which hide the s-pen,will make it screen on
I'm thinking of how to make it work with opening the cover,and a question,would it break the function of the spen
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I'm guessing you're in Asia. The Book Cover isn't being released in the EU and US until later this month so I doubt there will be a lot of people that can help you.
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I'm guessing you're in Asia. The Book Cover isn't being released in the EU and US until later this month so I doubt there will be a lot of people that can help you.
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yes, i'm form HK ,but don't have the book cover or other case either
just use the ipad cover to find it out,or using a magnet
koman2 said:
yes, i'm form HK ,but don't have the book cover or other case either
just use the ipad cover to find it out,or using a magnet
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The "official" Book Cover a lot of us are waiting for has magnets in it too. So I'm guessing it's not the magnet itself but where it's hitting your Note.
I just took a small neodymium magnet (very strong) and ran it over the entire front, back and around the edges of my Note 10 and nada. Didn't wake it up. It did, however, stick to the speaker magnets.
TheWerewolf said:
I just took a small neodymium magnet (very strong) and ran it over the entire front, back and around the edges of my Note 10 and nada. Didn't wake it up. It did, however, stick to the speaker magnets.
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Was you S-pen in its slot at the time? If so, maybe take it out then try again, just to see what happens?
Hello,
i bought a flip cover for my Galaxy Note 8.0.
When i open it, the screen goes on as expected. However when is turned all the way to the back of the Note, the screen goes off!
It seems that also the back camera has a sensor and understands when i do this the screen should turn off.
Any suggestions to fix this?
is this and official case? if not then i'd suspect either you have one with too strong a magnet, an unshielded magnet or both.
madsquabbles said:
is this and official case? if not then i'd suspect either you have one with too strong a magnet, an unshielded magnet or both.
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hello,
no it is not the official case, so probably this is what you indicated.
Is there a way to stop the tablet from recognizing the case totally?
so far the only way is to cut out the magnet until someone figures out how to disable it. you'll most likely need root to do so.
madsquabbles said:
so far the only way is to cut out the magnet until someone figures out how to disable it. you'll most likely need root to do so.
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thanks, any idea where exactly is this magnet?
i believe it's inside near where the case meets the edge of the device. run a magnet around it to verify the exact spot.
I am hoping someone knows how to get out of that black "window" screen (the one that only shows the information in the window) when on a phone call. I had to press 1 for something and couldn't figure out how to get to the dial pad! I thought I was loving this case… now I am not so sure… my city on the smart screen was correct this morning but now the temperature won't update! I might end up turning off the smart case…
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VillaRegina said:
I am hoping someone knows how to get out of that black "window" screen (the one that only shows the information in the window) when on a phone call. I had to press 1 for something and couldn't figure out how to get to the dial pad! I thought I was loving this case… now I am not so sure… my city on the smart screen was correct this morning but now the temperature won't update! I might end up turning off the smart case…
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I think I figured out that the black screen came up because I folded the front cover flap around to the back while I was on the phone. I guess the magic works that way, too! Lol!
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VillaRegina said:
I think I figured out that the black screen came up because I folded the front cover flap around to the back while I was on the phone. I guess the magic works that way, too! Lol!
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Yes.Some covers have the magnet so strong it acts from the back side too.
Agree. Get used to folding it flat so the spine sticks out left, and when you lay it flat the magnet doesn't interfere.
Try not to round out or create additional bends in the spine and you will be in good shape.
My other black cover (the other cover vendor in my case recommendations post) is constantly triggering black and the window which makes my gold cover even more sweet.
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Agree. Get used to folding it flat so the spine sticks out left, and when you lay it flat the magnet doesn't interfere.
Try not to round out or create additional bends in the spine and you will be in good shape.
My other black cover (the other cover vendor in my case recommendations post) is constantly triggering black and the window which makes my gold cover even more sweet.
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I am laying it very flat on the back but it immediately triggers the black screen. Maybe because it is still so new. It looks goofy if I talk with the cover open. I know you can talk with the cover closed and that will probably work in most instances except when you want to access other functions while still on the call... Because if you open the cover while on the call problems ensue... I will figure it out...
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I figured out what you meant. You have to fold the front cover back in a way that makes it offset to the left underneath. As long as it doesn't meet the back exactly centered it doesn't trigger the black screen. The only problem is that my hand is kinda too small to handle those extra millimeters on the left! Still figuring it out!
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I figured out what you meant. You have to fold the front cover back in a way that makes it offset to the left underneath. As long as it doesn't meet the back exactly centered it doesn't trigger the black screen. The only problem is that my hand is kinda too small to handle those extra millimeters on the left! Still figuring it out!
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You get my poor use of the English language absolutely correct. (No excuse, relatives came over in 1620 so I should know how to write )
It is a learned behavior to get the left offset trick to work consistently
Rudolpht said:
You get my poor use of the English language absolutely correct. (No excuse, relatives came over in 1620 so I should know how to write )
It is a learned behavior to get the left offset trick to work consistently
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If guess there's no excuse for my poor comprehension!
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VillaRegina said:
If guess there's no excuse for my poor comprehension!
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You comprended great. Me no so good :laugh:
Hi guys,
Do you know if there is some way to customize the smart cover window? Change background, add widgets and so on. I can't find anything like that in settings...
VillaRegina said:
I figured out what you meant. You have to fold the front cover back in a way that makes it offset to the left underneath. As long as it doesn't meet the back exactly centered it doesn't trigger the black screen. The only problem is that my hand is kinda too small to handle those extra millimeters on the left! Still figuring it out!
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There is permanent solution albeit it needs a little handiwork http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63927325&postcount=36
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Hi guys,
Do you know if there is some way to customize the smart cover window? Change background, add widgets and so on. I can't find anything like that in settings...
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Unfortunatelly there is no options to customize this window, I'm very sad, my previous phone was an LG G Flex, and there was several customization options for this window.