Whenever I try to unlock my streak, half the time I get the sticky slider then can't unlock it (even if I try shutting screen off then turning it back on) for a minute or two. It drove me crazy.
I noticed when I get it though, if I turn the screen off then turn the streak into portait position and turn the screen back on, no sticky slider
Hope this helps you guys.
Just use MenuUnlock from market....works great
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Just use MenuUnlock from market....works great
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Yup, got that. I now no longer complain about slicky sliders.
I dont use it all the time, just when I cant use the slide to unlock....perfect
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Just use MenuUnlock from market....works great
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that doesnt help when trying to answer a call !!
ipguy said:
that doesnt help when trying to answer a call !!
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screen mode widget doesn't help either. I missed a call today because of the dumb sticky slider problem. What causes it anyway?
eug said:
screen mode widget doesn't help either. I missed a call today because of the dumb sticky slider problem. What causes it anyway?
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You can use Incoming Call Plus BETA. It's a great app, available from the market or XDA-devs.
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screen mode widget doesn't help either. I missed a call today because of the dumb sticky slider problem. What causes it anyway?
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It might be a screen calubration issue, i just calibrated my screen and will report bsck in a few days
You know, after moving from the iphone to Android I spent so much time playing with the lock screen, mainly because I could I guess. I installed Wigetlocker and had gotten my lock screen to the point where it was a regular work of art.
Then one day it dawned on me that if I wasn't using the lock screen for security (as in, with a code to unlock the phone), that there wasn't really a point in having one.
So, I installed "No Lock" from the Market, and I have never looked back. Now, when I hit the power button, the phone is just on. Works great, and I have experienced ZERO negative effects. The phone has never turned on in my pocket, and the screen lights up just fine when a call comes in. I don't miss my lock screen at all.
Sure, I still have to deal with a slider to answer a call, but that's a heck of a lot less often than every time I want to turn my device on to look at it.
Anyway, just a thought for those who might be tired of dealing with a sticky slider on the lock screen.
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You know, after moving from the iphone to Android I spent so much time playing with the lock screen, mainly because I could I guess. I installed Wigetlocker and had gotten my lock screen to the point where it was a regular work of art.
Then one day it dawned on me that if I wasn't using the lock screen for security (as in, with a code to unlock the phone), that there wasn't really a point in having one.
So, I installed "No Lock" from the Market, and I have never looked back. Now, when I hit the power button, the phone is just on. Works great, and I have experienced ZERO negative effects. The phone has never turned on in my pocket, and the screen lights up just fine when a call comes in. I don't miss my lock screen at all.
Sure, I still have to deal with a slider to answer a call, but that's a heck of a lot less often than every time I want to turn my device on to look at it.
Anyway, just a thought for those who might be tired of dealing with a sticky slider on the lock screen.
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Do you know what?....
That was a bloody good call.
It wound me up having to unlock my screen EVERY time to look at it.
I've probably saved about 3 mins a day now or 1000 mins a year!
Im not experiencing this prob...maybe cause I got my dpi/ppi set to 200, just a thought
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You can use Incoming Call Plus BETA. It's a great app, available from the market or XDA-devs.
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Great app. Works perfetcly
tungsifu said:
Im not experiencing this prob...maybe cause I got my dpi/ppi set to 200, just a thought
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that would make sense,bigger slider=easier to slide. I'm guessing 160 is stock?
Related
I've looked around but haven't seen anything current on this.
Is there a way to remove th Emergency Call button from the Lockscreens?(pattern, pin)
From what I understand it is a widget and I tried to remove it rendering my phone not able to pass boot up. That was horrible.
So any info on this would be great.
p.s. for GingerTazz
no ideas on how to get this button out of there?
No, not unless there are replacement pattern/pin lockscreen apps, similar to WidgetLocker is a replacement lockscreen, but it doesn't appear to have pattern/pin capabilities.
There's got to be a way to just go into the apk and remove one or two lines of code to make it not appear. I know that's hacky leaving the unneeded code in there, but I don't care I really hate the button.
Anyone know what apk it is?
Probably so hard to remove because the FCC mandates that all phones even ones that aren't activated have to be able to make emergency calls.
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How much time do you spend looking at your lock screen anyway?
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Stonent said:
Probably so hard to remove because the FCC mandates that all phones even ones that aren't activated have to be able to make emergency calls.
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How much time do you spend looking at your lock screen anyway?
+1 for this:
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Actually, quite a bit since I bought WidgetLocker replacement lock screen last July or August.
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How much time do you spend looking at your lock screen anyway?
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It's not the amount of time I spend looking at it, but rather the number of times I have to look at it. Every time I take my phone from my pocket and swipe my pattern or enter my pin I see it, which is . . . a lot.
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It's not the amount of time I spend looking at it, but rather the number of times I have to look at it. Every time I take my phone from my pocket and swipe my pattern or enter my pin I see it, which is . . . a lot.
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ROFL! Very well worded and to the point!
I'd even be a little more happy if the emergency button was incorporated into the pin pad like THIS
Rather than THIS
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I'd even be a little more happy if the emergency button was incorporated into the pin pad like THIS
Rather than THIS
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FYI second screen shot is broke at the moment.
fixed.
I realize it's minor. I'll drop the issue
emergeny call button problems
did u ever find out how to remove the emergency call button. I am having great probs with this. it gets knocked in my pocket and phones people and runs down my battery life as screen is on.
any help would be fantastic
thanks for your time
Andy
I'm getting extremely frustrated with the glitch that we all see on a daily basis: quick locking/unlocking of the phone will yield the unlocked screen followed by the lockscreen. How has this not yet been fixed by Google? Does anyone have a workaround? So stupid and unprofessional. It makes me sad :-(
What?
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Lock your phone then immediately press the lock button again to get to lockscreen. Tell me you don't see the previous screen for a split second before the lockscreen shows up.
Nopes.
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Nopes.
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That's BS. It happens almost every time and on every Android device. It's not long at all, but there's no way that every time you try a speedy lock/unlock that you don't get a glimpse of what's hiding behind the lockscreen. It's the same thing with apps that have lockscreen widgets (like PowerAMP). Sometimes I'll get a glimpse of the stock lockscreen and then the PowerAMP lockscreen widget will show up.
Android seems to have a serious issue dealing with sleep mode and knowing what to do on wake.
well... it doesnt happen on my sgs2, my missus' sgs2 or on my asus transformer.
Whats the big deal anyway?
Try calming down and chilling out..... its only a phone.
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well... it doesnt happen on my sgs2, my missus' sgs2 or on my asus transformer.
Whats the big deal anyway?
Try calming down and chilling out..... its only a phone.
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I can GUARANTEE that it happens on your S2. It happened on my HTC Magic, N1 and my current SGS2. Maybe you don't notice it, but it's definitely there. I'm uploading a video now to demonstrate what I mean, including the PowerAMP issue.
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Yeah, it happens. But I don't see it as a security flaw, sure for a split second you can access an unlocked screen but after that the pattern lock comes up followed by my widgetlocker screen
This does need to be fixed I agree.
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Thanks for the USEFUL response! I don't see it as a security flaw either, just a massive unprofessional bug. TBH, it's things like this that are the reason why the iPhone is seen to be smoother and more polished. I don't have an iPhone, so I can't ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE, but I'm pretty damn sure that something like this would never happen. And don't get my started on "only 1 phone to test on"; this has happened on ever Android device I have owned.
As you can see above, the issue is definitely there. Even if it is for a SPLIT second, it still happens and it shouldn't. And the issue with the PowerAMP lockscreen delaying for nearly 3 seconds should NEVER happen. Hell, I just tried it 15 times straight on my 2nd generation iPod touch, and it didn't happen once.
Honestly, if it takes Android purportedly DELAYING the screen wake by a second just to ensure that this doesn't happen, it's worth it IMO.
I see it when the phone has locked itself but not when I lock it using the power button.
I wonder if because the screen is off before actually locking the new lockscreen is not displayed until the screen is turned back on.
Agree it looks like sh1t when it does it.
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Don't want to give anymore ammunition to apple.
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What the hell has apple got to with this?
Please tell me how Apple could use this in the patent war.
Have apple patented "lag"?
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What the hell has apple got to with this?
Please tell me how Apple could use this in the patent war.
Have apple patented "lag"?
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I think he just means the "iPhone is better" war.
Not doing it here on KI8. I flashed and did a factory reset, wiped the dalvik cache and re-installed my apps and theres not a single glimpse of the screen under the lock screen.
I use a screen lock widget to turn off and lock the screen and the centre button to wake up the phone.
Trust me when i say it isn't happening on mine, it has done it previously and that's why i started using Widget Locker instead...
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i just spent the last 15 minutes trying this out on my KI3 custom ROM...not happening, goes straight to the lock screen (believe me, im anal about things...)
I think it depends whats on the phone, what settings are used, the kernel etc...
As its something we DONT all suffer from, will you change the thread title?
And you're following along exactly with how I'm describing? Immediate lock and unlock?
And anyway, I'm talking about STOCK Android without any "help". WidgetLocker/custom ROM isn't stock.
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i just spent the last 15 minutes trying this out on my KI3 custom ROM...not happening, goes straight to the lock screen (believe me, im anal about things...)
I think it depends whats on the phone, what settings are used, the kernel etc...
As its something we DONT all suffer from, will you change the thread title?
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Yes me too, I have nearly burned my fingers off swiping my screen, and power button off. No problems with my K14 stock rom.
Maybe you need to clean up the App Cache, and use a memory booster as well?
Just a thought!
Sorry dont do split seconds .
jje
it does happen for me as well.. but yes only a split second.. i just lived with it.. think of it as a "feature" lol
I agree it happens on every android phone....heck its android lol! When i think of android i think of bugs lol. Again its very minor but u want see it on a apple device. Still love my SGS2 to biiits
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This irks me greatly, since it seems to have gotten worse on KI3. Has currently annoyed me to the point of trying a stack of different ROMs to see if any of them are better. CM7 is - shame it's not quite at a daily driver level yet.
Ok so I didn't see (when I searched) for a forum for the new Samsung Stratosphere. Seeing as how it's a Galaxy S phone I figured somebody new the answer. My co-worker just got this phone and every time she goes to make a call using the phone app the screen dims after maybe 2-3 seconds. The only thing that will wake it is either sliding out the manual keyboard or clicking the power button. As you might know, this makes it pretty difficult to use the keypad on the phone, for touch tones.
I've checked call settings and display settings and changed all of them to the most amount of time possible. Am I missing something?
I'd just have her take it back it sounds like a lemon
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thats what I was afraid of. Thanks for the quick reply. Any stratosphere users out there? Is it worth keeping or should I recommend her a different one? I'm a power user who comes to XDA to flash my evo over and over. She is older and doesn't need 85% of the things a phone can do.
has anyone enabled facelock for your LTEVO yet?
I've had it running since yesterday and very often when I try to unlock the phone it'll try to use the camera but all i get is a black screen then it reverts to the alternate pass code.. this'll happen maybe... every third time? i suppose it may have to do with the camera process running in the background...
anyone else sharing my pain?
I use it but I haven't got a black screen from the camera...
I've been using it since I got the phone and I've only had that happen 3 or 4 times seemingly when I had a lot of stuff already running.
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No problems here. Freakin fast as hell unlocking
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I do get that too occasionally unfortunately.
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Ok I am getting it too...Maybe one out of ten face unlocks will be just a black screen instead of the camera working.
Depending on the lighting it is 50/50 for me.
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Lighting has to be somewhat decent, this feature doesn't seem to work in low light. I recommend you all use the 'Improve face matching' feature in different types of ambient light.
Mine unlocks very fast, quicker than I could type my PIN, if the lighting is decent.
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Lighting has to be somewhat decent, this feature doesn't seem to work in low light. I recommend you all use the 'Improve face matching' feature in different types of ambient light.
Mine unlocks very fast, quicker than I could type my PIN, if the lighting is decent.
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Works flawless on my phone, but as a note:
I don't like it, its unsecured. In days where Facebook is famous, anyone with a good picture of you can unlock your phone, even by holding a picture of you they got in their phone close to your phone...
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Works flawless on my phone, but as a note:
I don't like it, its unsecured. In days where Facebook is famous, anyone with a good picture of you can unlock your phone, even by holding a picture of you they got in their phone close to your phone...
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Agreed...but it's a pretty cool feature
Too bad there isn't a way to combine security features, for example, have face unlock plus PIN or pattern. Might get annoying in practical use though.
I'd love to use it but it won't recognize me with glasses on and I won't take them off everytime I go into my phone lol
How do you enable this? Or is it a separate app from the Play Store?
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How do you enable this? Or is it a separate app from the Play Store?
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Menu>settings>security>screen lock
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I'd love to use it but it won't recognize me with glasses on and I won't take them off everytime I go into my phone lol
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I was just going to ask if this works for someone that wears glasses, has this been everyone's experience?, I'd check myself but the wife has my phone.
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I was just going to ask if this works for someone that wears glasses, has this been everyone's experience?, I'd check myself but the wife has my phone.
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I messed with it more at home and its working now. Probably give it a full day before I make a decision on keep or trash.
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I don't like it, its unsecured. In days where Facebook is famous, anyone with a good picture of you can unlock your phone, even by holding a picture of you they got in their phone close to your phone...
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Lucky for me, I'm not famous. Anyone likely to have my picture would also likely return the phone to me.
Since I haven't bothered with using a screen lock in the past, maybe I'll try it.
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I was just going to ask if this works for someone that wears glasses, has this been everyone's experience?, I'd check myself but the wife has my phone.
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Under improve face matching, you can have more than one picture to improve recognition, I took one with sunglasses on and one with out and it works.
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Under improve face matching, you can have more than one picture to improve recognition, I took one with sunglasses on and one with out and it works.
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Also, try it under different types of lighting and backgrounds. I've been surprised sometimes when I've been in less than ideal lighting, it still recognizes me.
Of course, I haven't tested with someone else's face.
LG is coming out with a feature that's an evolution to knock on/off. it's called knock code. i like the idea. here's a youtube video they made for it. what do you guys think of the idea and implementation?
Knock Code
What idea? They didn't give away anything in that video... XD
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What idea? They didn't give away anything in that video... XD
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guess i have to help you. knock code is supposed to make it so instead of double taping on the center of the screen to turn it on which is how it works now, you can have multiple combinations of knocks to turn on the screen. which is what the hand was trying to show you in the video with all the different combinations. that's where they get "knock code" from. the combinations of knocks is the code.
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guess i have to help you. knock code is supposed to make it so instead of double taping on the center of the screen to turn it on which is how it works now, you can have multiple combinations of knocks to turn on the screen. which is what the hand was trying to show you in the video with all the different combinations. that's where they get "knock code" from. the combinations of knocks is the code.
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OHHHHH, i see, all is clear now.
If I can unlock my device faster with knock code than with pattern unlock, and if it's as secure as pattern lock, I say yes please. Give it to me!!
Sometimes, not much, but sometimes my phone doesnt even answer the double knock I give it.
Adding more knocks will not be for me unless they up the sensitivity.
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Sometimes, not much, but sometimes my phone doesnt even answer the double knock I give it.
Adding more knocks will not be for me unless they up the sensitivity.
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I agree. But still, the idea is brilliant
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Sometimes, not much, but sometimes my phone doesnt even answer the double knock I give it.
Adding more knocks will not be for me unless they up the sensitivity.
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I thought the exact same thing. The question is also how complex the taps can be. Feels like there is a bit of a dangerous balance between having some security and actually being able to unlock the phone.
looking forward to seeing someone port this over to g2. the g pro 2 firmware(F350S) has been released and will eventually trickle down to us.. then someone should be able to port the feature.
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Sometimes, not much, but sometimes my phone doesnt even answer the double knock I give it.
Adding more knocks will not be for me unless they up the sensitivity.
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I don't have any problems with knocking on or off and would love to see this implemented for our phones. Or, as someone else has already said, love to see a dev create or port the new app/feature for us.
Here's a link to BGR's article on it: http://bgr.com/2014/02/18/lg-g-pro-2-how-knock-code-works/
Any changes?
Do you think: will be any port of this function?
We can port it, Someone hand over the system dump of the G Pro 2 please.
It's weird how they give the feature to the mini but not the main version
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Jishnu Sur™ said:
We can port it, Someone hand over the system dump of the G Pro 2 please.
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Can't wait if you can get it ported that's be awesome. I used your camera mod and launcher Port in,nexus 5. Hopefully this can get ported.
Now we just need someway to get that system dump...
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For those having problem with the knock on, try double tapping and holding the second tap. It works 99% of the time for me, even when the tap intervals are like 2 second apart!
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Sometimes, not much, but sometimes my phone doesnt even answer the double knock I give it.
Adding more knocks will not be for me unless they up the sensitivity.
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tips: Keep your finger at screen after second knock until led light. 100% success with knock on.
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tips: Keep your finger at screen after second knock until led light. 100% success with knock on.
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That's what he said:
d3FytH3m1Nd said:
For those having problem with the knock on, try double tapping and holding the second tap. It works 99% of the time for me, even when the tap intervals are like 2 second apart!
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Actually, i've since reset my device and find knock on/off more reliable.
Thank you!
Still not feeling a knock pattern though, but hope it comes out for those who do!
I'd say the best option would be to use the Knock Code combination as a straight unlock, bypassing the lock screen.
OR
Use the Power Button / DoubleTap to turn it on, dump to the lockscreen, where you'd have to swipe or enter a code like normal.
I like just double tapping anywhere though. Sometimes I pull my phone out and it's upside down or I'm using my other hand which would be awkward. I wonder if the taps would be relational to each other vs orientation of the phone. If you had to make sure it was right-side-up all the time, it would get annoying.
its so unique, i want it on my N4
people who sad about double tap; pls look for the cpu undervolting and min mhz values. sensitiviy of double tap (or tapping scrren) related about it
That's one beautiful phone. Hopefully there'll be a VZW variant before too long and I can get a new LG Flex.