I'm using ComRom 1.2 - every time you adjust the volume it turns the screen on. It's kinda annoying if you're just listening to music. Any way to fix it?
Looks like both Community Rom and Evil Fascination suffer from this due to something in ED01. Hoping for a fix myself as I find my battery life is suffering as a result of the screen waking up on and off while its in my pocket.
lol, suffer? It was edited as a feature to the comm rom and since nitro kangs the comm rom as a base for his rom that's why both roms "suffer" from that feature.
good day.
They should set it as a option in tsm parts
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I realize it is a feature and most people would like it. I was trying to find a way to disable it since I accidentally turn it on more now than before (in my pocket, etc). I noticed thatdudebutch had a disable fix on the Thunderbolt.http://www.multiupload.com/TC787BVBR5
I wonder if it might work or if it might be changed to work on evil or community rom?
I don't understand what the benefits of this feature are other than wasting battery life (not a benefit)
I love that they added this... i stopped using widget locker and i had really missed this feature.
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lol, suffer?.
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Why on earth is this considered a good feature? How many buttons do you need to wake this thing up when in your pocket?
I have been looking for over an hour some way to disable the volume wake. Its pointless, and I certainly do not need my phone waking up in my pocket.
I find pressing the power button pretty easy. Dont need it on the volume key as well........ Really hard on the battery
This is something you should go out of your way to enable, not disable
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I have a case on my phone that makes using the hardware buttons a real pain. Has anyone found, or does anyone know of any custom kernels or roms released that allow a 'sweep glass to wake' feature? I'm using widgetlocker now which allows a wake by pressing the volume buttons - which are easier than the power key, but if anyone has any suggestions (other than removing the case), I'm all ears.
I'm running the unNamed 2.1.1 rom w/entropy's kernel btw.
Thanks!
Matt
Don't know of any. Don't think anyone would even want one, besides you. I leave my phone in my pocket and it would constantly turn on when walking, if it was just a swype gesture. IMO, it would be a massive pain.
I'm 99% certain there is no way to do this without increasing battery drain significantly. Having the touchscreen controller active while in sleep would increase drain a lot, and also it's about 50% likely the touchscreen controller is not even capable of waking the CPU from deep sleep.
It would require a MASSIVE amount of kernel hacking to make it possible, and the battery drain would be awful.
Check out "Tap Tap App" in the market. I've been using it. It's a little strange as it doesn't always work. It does most of the time. I don't know what it does to the battery. I haven't checked it yet.
You're closest bet would be to find something that allows the capacitive keys to wake the screen (I believe some HTC devices can do that, as can my gTablet).
It might be as simple as editing a keymap file.
I just got my note and coming from the atrix with a notification light, I'm pretty let down this doesn't have one.
Does anyone know of an app or mod that can perhaps light up the soft keys instead? I know you can for the nexus S
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I just got my note and coming from the atrix with a notification light, I'm pretty let down this doesn't have one.
Does anyone know of an app or mod that can perhaps light up the soft keys instead? I know you can for the nexus S
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get one of the custom roms in the dev section, then use BLN control app.
kaishi00 said:
get one of the custom roms in the dev section, then use BLN control app.
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Well I just got the phone today, so I wanna do quite a bit of research before I go flashing this phone. I'm wondering if there's a more simple workaround
erick161 said:
Well I just got the phone today, so I wanna do quite a bit of research before I go flashing this phone. I'm wondering if there's a more simple workaround
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Not without a custom rom. just mess around with the phone for a week or two to get a baseline feel for it then go custom and enjoy!
erick161 said:
Well I just got the phone today, so I wanna do quite a bit of research before I go flashing this phone. I'm wondering if there's a more simple workaround
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you can use the NoLED app from the market but beware that you need to test and configure it to best liking, cause even though it might look like the screen is off is not, it puts dots in the screen as notification, so for the time being before you decide to flash a custom rom, give it a try, I used it for a bit but noticed that if I had a notification on for a long time it killed my battery significantly.
RoloRacer on Galaxy Note!
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you can use the NoLED app from the market but beware that you need to test and configure it to best liking, cause even though it might look like the screen is off is not, it puts dots in the screen as notification, so for the time being before you decide to flash a custom rom, give it a try, I used it for a bit but noticed that if I had a notification on for a long time it killed my battery significantly.
RoloRacer on Galaxy Note!
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This. I would get emails in the middle of the night, triggered the NoLED icon and keep my screen on all night. I would go to bed with 90+% and it would drain to about 30% in a few hours. Thank god it had the schedule function so you can disable it when you don't plan on caring about a notification.
Missed Message Flasher, which works for a dozen or two apps and general notifications. For Calendar notifications only I've switched over to Calendar Snooze because it gives more options for vibration, plus adds many options to snooze that the stock Calendar doesn't. I still use MMF for text and some other notifications.
Thanks to all the quick replies. I might try MMF, but will probably just end up rooting/flashing. I cant help myself lol. This note needs ICS...badly
NoLED has worked fine for me for well over a year now. I think the propblem people are encountering is not that their screen is on, it's that their phone is not able to enter deep sleep mode. The technology behind the screen is what allows this app to work without zapping the battery within an hour. Also most people charge at night so this is not an issue. Also noLED has a widget that makes turning the feature on and off a simple task. My phone lasted over 24 hours with no charging and had the noLED notification on at night so there may be more at work for those having issues with it, as I said I only saw it prevented deep sleep but did not trigger "screen on" time in stats as only a few pixels were actually on. I do only use the dots, not the big icons.
Unfortunatly, noLED would be your best bet at this time, IMO. BLN support is sketchy at best. Just make sure you have noLED setup so that it won't keep the screen on for hours on end and your fine. I tried to get BLN support working for the longest time, it was flakey at best on some roms, and all out didn't work with ohters that claimed to have support for it. And with ICS coming out today ( or so they say, look in the dev section for the posts ), BLN support won't exist anyway for a bit
Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yryzWJ0p_cE
BLN control seems to work best for me. Bought the pro version so I could have even more control over the keys
I will start since I couldn't find it anywhere.
I like its bigger that's better for my huge hands.
I dislike its feels like I could crush it with my huge hands.
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I don't know if its because of how big it is or how thin it is, but I feel like I'm going to drop it when typing and holding with one hand. Original Evo felt better.
Ryno_666 said:
I will start since I couldn't find it anywhere.
I like its bigger that's better for my huge hands.
I dislike its feels like I could crush it with my huge hands.
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The one thing that is absolutely bugging the crap out of me thus far is the notification volume...you can't adjust it separately from the ringtone volume...I dont like my notifications to be as loud as the ring tone personally....
Also I left mine on connected to wifi with screen off over night, and when I turned the screen on I showed the unit had turned off data connections, and once the screen turned on the wifi connection then turned on and connected and got all emails sent over night...
though there is no power settings menu like the 3D had, that ive seen so far...
I miss the search button and HATE that the back button is on the left side and I can't reach it while holding the phone in my right hand.
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The one thing that is absolutely bugging the crap out of me thus far is the notification volume...you can't adjust it separately from the ringtone volume...I dont like my notifications to be as loud as the ring tone personally....
Also I left mine on connected to wifi with screen off over night, and when I turned the screen on I showed the unit had turned off data connections, and once the screen turned on the wifi connection then turned on and connected and got all emails sent over night...
though there is no power settings menu like the 3D had, that ive seen so far...
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I agree with the notification/ringtone volume. Seperate volumes is a must. As far as your WiFi turning off, if you go into WiFi settings, hit the menu button in the top right, then advanced, and change the WiFi sleep policy to always on.
Can't wait to get CM9 on this thing.
sgt. slaughter said:
The one thing that is absolutely bugging the crap out of me thus far is the notification volume...you can't adjust it separately from the ringtone volume...I dont like my notifications to be as loud as the ring tone personally....
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I used Volume Toggle (Free) from the play store to manage the 6 different volumes on my Android devices. It's a great app, you should check it out.
Scott
thenags said:
I miss the search button and HATE that the back button is on the left side and I can't reach it while holding the phone in my right hand.
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You should try THIS out for us
I think the lack of a hardware Menu button was a catastrophic failure on HTC's part.
Most apps haven't caught up to the "ICS standards", and so on apps like GoLauncher EX, you have that gawd awful "Menu button bar" at the bottom, covering 1/10th of the screen.
I genuinely don't understand how they could prioritize a Task Manager button over the Menu button... :\ Especially seeing as how leaving the Home button pressed down used to perform the same function on the old Evo...
/minirant
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I think the lack of a hardware Menu button was a catastrophic failure on HTC's part.
Most apps haven't caught up to the "ICS standards", and so on apps like GoLauncher EX, you have that gawd awful "Menu button bar" at the bottom, covering 1/10th of the screen.
I genuinely don't understand how they could prioritize a Task Manager button over the Menu button... :\ Especially seeing as how leaving the Home button pressed down used to perform the same function on the old Evo...
/minirant
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I agree it is very annoying but if the evo lte is a huge success (if sprint every gets the ball rolling) then app devs will be more likely to update to ics standards. If every phone just included a menu button (sIII for example) then they would have no reason to care and update it.
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I agree with the notification/ringtone volume. Seperate volumes is a must. As far as your WiFi turning off, if you go into WiFi settings, hit the menu button in the top right, then advanced, and change the WiFi sleep policy to always on.
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Ha duh! Thanks.....
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......odd it shows "always" being the selected value under the sleep policy for it....so it shouldn't of turned off to begin with...have to keep an eye on this now...
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the weight is a little light for me but i do have a 9 inch span on my hands lol. this also doesnt make the backj button a problem.. doesnt hurt i have double jointed thumbs either lol. I find myself using the multi task button a lot.. the biggest problem im having getting used to is using the menu bar button instead of hitting home button on the phone
Eventually most if not all apps will be updated to play nice with ICS and include the menu button onscreen. They officially have 2 years starting now.
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That's how it is for me in Handcent. I'm constantly hitting the menu button instead of the space bar
I think my biggest gripe right now is the font scaling. For things like the desktop widgets 4x4 takes the entire HUGE screen. I should be able to see enough of my daily calendar as well as something else without taking the entire screen....this is a 720p display after all.
I want a half-screen ubersocial widget where I can actually see 4 or so tweets
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I think my biggest gripe right now is the font scaling. For things like the desktop widgets 4x4 takes the entire HUGE screen. I should be able to see enough of my daily calendar as well as something else without taking the entire screen....this is a 720p display after all.
I want a half-screen ubersocial widget where I can actually see 4 or so tweets
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Thought part of sense four is you can resize widgets....look at some sense 4 vids
Screen is ok, was expecting to blown away. My samsung infuse is alot sharper and looks better and its a yr old
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The buttons are super easy to press... I find it's really awkward when I'm holding the device and trying to text or something (especially with one hand) I almost always push some of the buttons on accident... maybe I just need time to adjust.
I also REALLY wish the power charging port was on the bottom of the device. I *hate* having it on the side, makes no sense.
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I also REALLY wish the power charging port was on the bottom of the device. I *hate* having it on the side, makes no sense.
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I actually love the charging port on the side. The port on the bottom always got in the way when usuing a phone in landscape. The charging port is completely out of the way now, landscape or not.
Starting to miss Search button.
Camera pictures are great I can just hold button forever until I hit the right shot, and it even suggest best pic.
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I would like to wake from screen timeout without using any type of mechanical button (Power or Volume Buttons). I was ideally hoping the proximity sensor with the proper app would work but all the apps I have tried (MANY) have not worked properly on the Atrix 4G (cover proximity sensor screen OFF else ON, maybe with delay option before turning OFF) I would be happy If I could touch anywhere on the screen to wake the screen. My Atrix 4G is running factory 2.3.4 and is rooted and my wife's Atrix 4G phone is running 2.3.6 and has not yet been rooted. Seems like a rock solid working app to perform this functionality should be available for the Atrix 4G/MB860 smartphones?
Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Don't want to wear out the fingerprint/power button!!!
Regards, Ron
PS-- I would gladly pay a nominal price for a working app (better than wearing out the mechnical switches)
that is not posible
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It is possible, but it means it would have to keep the phone in a state of semi-awakedness at all times, never letting it go into deep sleep, thus draining the battery pretty quickly. Also monitoring the sensor constantly, thus draining even more battery. It also means the sensor would emit the faint red light all the time, which many find annoying.
Battery drain will be your best friend.
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgQ22IuCcKw
its faux kernel i believe. i wish to have that too xD but i think for our device its not possible...
Pre-warning; I havent tried it. I just saw it a week ago so I'm sharing
Proximity Screen Off:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876945
Thanks for the replies!!
I am aware the phone could NOT be in "deep sleep power save mode" and work without using either the power or possibly the volume button. A couple of Google Play "Pay Only" apps indicate they can be configured to wake the display using the side volume button (this would at least preclude the use of the power button to wake the display). I assume the volume button would still adjust the audio level? If anyone can comment on how well these apps work on the Atrix 4g, that would save me from purchasing an app that doesn't work as desired. From my understanding, the display uses the lions share of the battery bugdet. There are also apps that claim the display can be turned on by shaking/flipping or using the proximity/light sensors (anyone get any of these apps to work on the Atrix 4G?). The phones battery life should be extended by simply turning off the display. Waking the phone by something other that the power button would just be ONE of my usage models. If I want to get the maximum battery life, I would wake the phone using the power switch and not use any after market apps.
Thanks Again Very Much for your forum posts and any further help would be greatly appreciated.
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It is possible, but it means it would have to keep the phone in a state of semi-awakedness at all times, never letting it go into deep sleep, thus draining the battery pretty quickly. Also monitoring the sensor constantly, thus draining even more battery. It also means the sensor would emit the faint red light all the time, which many find annoying.
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widgetlocker lets you wake the phone by volume buttons, by disabling the stock lockscreen and replacing its own locker. it doesnt effect the sleep mode but disabling lockscreen may cause problems like unwanted call accepting. widgetlocker can put its locker over the callscreen but it still wont display the calling number. you may first try the app and then decide to buy it
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Possibility to wakeup with a shake is solely depends on the kernel implementation.
Sent from my Atrix which I bought drunk. Kill nVidia!
I just switched to ARHD 31.0 from CM 10.2 (had terrible battery life, but I loved the light vibration notification) and I forgot how intense the vibration is on the Sense ROMs. I turn my phone on vibrate only at work to be respectful of others, but honestly this phone's vibration is just as loud as having a ringtone. It's way too much. Does anyone know of a way to reduce the vibration intensity? I've looked all over the forums and haven't found much info other than taking apart the phone....
I know that you can adjust the length and pattern of the vibration, but I really need a way to turn this down significantly. Thanks.
This isn't quite what you asked for, but is my solution to the same problem.
It seems like most of the volume associated with the vibrate function is due to being placed directly on a hard surface that will transmit and intensify the noise. If you place something that doesn't transmit the vibrations well it drastically reduces the volume while still letting you hear the phone when at your desk. I use a small carpet sample (about 8"x6") as a coaster on my desk and when I put my phone down I place it on that as well. It really cuts down on the noise, but not enough that you won't notice it when at your desk. If the carpet is in use, I just place my phone on a pad of post-its or a note pad, which doesn't work quite as well, but close enough for my situation.
Try using the Trickster mod from the playstore
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Try using the Trickster mod from the playstore
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This worked beautifully for me! Thanks Ktan! Had been searching google for an hour, then facepalmed myself for not even checking xda. Lol
Ktan188 said:
Try using the Trickster mod from the playstore
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I've been searching this for a while now. Tx for helping..
***Easier method***
If you want to get rid of vibration completely, but without putting your phone on silent, just use App Ops! You need something to launch the activity, there are App-ops launchers in Play Store or you could just use a Tasker task. Once you're in, just go through all your apps and untick the "Vibration" permission!
No root required!!!
<<< Please say thanks if I was of help!
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Try using the Trickster mod from the playstore
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many thanks, i was even considering turn to CM before seeing that