I'm not sure if the home button on my GS2 is normal... Does anyone elses click loudly when you press it? It just feels strange and I want to make sure it's not faulty...
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Its a difficult to guess what 'loud' is in this case, mate. But most of the time, buttons need to be worn in for them to work smoothly.
I've only had the GS2 for about 5 days. Hmm, but I was just wondering if all the GS2 click when you press in the home button...
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Mine clicks. It's a pretty clicky button. But half as loud as a mouse-click.
That sounds about right then. Also if I apply pressure onto the button and don't full depress it, there is a little bit of movement in the button, this is what made me think at first maybe the button got dislodged somehow? But I wasn't sure... Hopefully it's OK.
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can we adjust the click sound volume level? or disable it (no silence all)?
paty said:
can we adjust the click sound volume level? or disable it (no silence all)?
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If you remove the battery you see a small knob which you can rotate. By default it's on position 7 (from 1-10). Which is rather loud. You can turn it anti-clockwise to 1 (least amount of clickety-noise), but if you turn it a bit further (there will be some resistance) you can fully disable the sound the Home button makes.
Next to the knob is also a little switch with which you can disable the Home button lag. By default it's on "Lag" but I usually turn it to "Lagfree". It also made my homescreen-switching smoother, but I think that might be a placebo, not sure.
Hope this helps.
Hello,
My unit has not so such tuning features for home button (and i would love it), very smooth for my taste...
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Hi,
All previous iterations of android phones could be unlocked without using the touchscreen, eg. by tapping the menu button twice. Problem is that the menu button is capacitive on the Nexus. You can't press it with gloves, nor can you slide unlock the screen.
The trackball was useful because you could minimally operate apps with it, like skipping tracks in the music app..
Could it be possible to develop an alternate unlock mecanism, such as drawing a large circle using the trackball ?
I look forward to not having to take off my gloves to skip tracks when skiing
Use your nose jk it would be nice to have another way to unlock.
Or even map it to the volume button (while still requiring the slide-to-unlock) and I'd be happy as a clam. The power button is just hard to reach for some, sometimes.
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Or even map it to the volume button (while still requiring the slide-to-unlock) and I'd be happy as a clam. The power button is just hard to reach for some, sometimes.
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...always looking out for the dwarfs of the world. very nice of you!
I'd be happy to be able at least wake up the phone with the trackball!
That would be perfect to me...i would assume its just some directory setting..does anyone know how to achieve this?
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Use your nose jk it would be nice to have another way to unlock.
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I did actually contemplate that, but my pride talked me out of doing it on a crowded ski slope.
Probably my biggest con for the phone...unlocking it requires pressing the power button. Someone please hack this!
I'm trying to find the way to wake up with the trackball, but not found
I want to group same number or contact on call log (like as Iphone) also
This is a fantastic idea. I am honestly worried about wearing out the power button. I don't find this a flaw with the nexus, but I would love the option to turning on the screen with one tap and unlocking the phone with a second tap. I know this will make a lot of people happy. can someone please do it?
i'd love a "trackball-on" feature - the g1 could be activated with every button on it.
this was good to unburden the power-button.
There is an app that doing that...Lock 2.0
rename Lock 2.0.zip to Lock 2.0.apk
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Or even map it to the volume button (while still requiring the slide-to-unlock) and I'd be happy as a clam. The power button is just hard to reach for some, sometimes.
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It costs money, but if you buy the ICE Lockscreen (By appventive), it lets you wake up the screen with the volume rocker. Its also a good thing to have just in case you get into an accident or something happens to you.
This is a feature I have wanted to see since I received the N1 ... I would love to see a Trackball -On feature ......... almost like, I hate to say it .... but how the iphone unlocks.
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This is a feature I have wanted to see since I received the N1 ... I would love to see a Trackball -On feature ......... almost like, I hate to say it .... but how the iphone unlocks.
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Then Lock 2.0 would be ideal for you.
I have always hated how we need to press the power button to lock and unlock this thing. Makes me feel like I have an iphone. My G1 and mytouch had the power button at the bottom so it was not a problem.
If I could develop the app I would, but unfortunately I do not know how.
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There is an app that doing that...Lock 2.0
rename Lock 2.0.zip to Lock 2.0.apk
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Does that prevent the phone to sleep?
detox702 said:
It costs money, but if you buy the ICE Lockscreen (By appventive), it lets you wake up the screen with the volume rocker. Its also a good thing to have just in case you get into an accident or something happens to you.
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Edit: I just tried it. Even the trackball works!
Update: It's buggy. Doesn't work every single time. Sometimes you'll have to press Power first.
Does this prevent the phone to sleep?
i just tried lock 2.0 and i guess it does the job but its so hideous! none of the themes are formated for the N1. so the background will only reach 75% but it does allow you to turn the screen on via volume switch. if they can do this, then im sure someone else can do this too. idc if i have to pay, i just want my normal 2.1 lock screen and just be able to use the volume or trackball. someone make this happen please! if we ask enough it might just happen
Tried Lock 2.0. Its ok, seem to have some bugs. password protect is a joke. If you press the trackball to wake up, all you have to do is tap the home key and it goes home bypassing the lock screen. You can do that with or without the password protect on. I think it needs some work to be compatable with the nexus one.
Even better if someone could create something, a device, or something so that I could unless my N1 with only the power of my mind itself! thnik2unlock.apk kgo
I use "screen mode widget" from the Market
Does anyone know of an App that can wake up the prime from sleep mode without having to press the power button?
Having to press the power button to wake the screen is a real problem. It causes unnecessary wear on the Power button. I do not feel confortable having to press the power button every time I need to wake it. This will certainly wear out the mechanical button-
Finding an App that can wake the display by touching the screen, or even tapping the volume button would be better than having the power button fail in 3 months.
Anyone have any workarounds?
Thanks!!!
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Does anyone know of an App that can wake up the prime from sleep mode without having to press the power button?
Having to press the power button to wake the screen is a real problem. It causes unnecessary wear on the Power button. I do not feel confortable having to press the power button every time I need to wake it. This will certainly wear out the mechanical button-
Finding an App that can wake the display by touching the screen, or even tapping the volume button would be better than having the power button fail in 3 months.
Anyone have any workarounds?
Thanks!!!
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Um...get an Ipad? Oh wait... get a Galaxy Ta..oh wait..guy, every tablet has a power button. And every power button on every tablet gets used -_-. The power button will be fine, trust me.
mazjohn said:
Does anyone know of an App that can wake up the prime from sleep mode without having to press the power button?
Having to press the power button to wake the screen is a real problem. It causes unnecessary wear on the Power button. I do not feel confortable having to press the power button every time I need to wake it. This will certainly wear out the mechanical button-
Finding an App that can wake the display by touching the screen, or even tapping the volume button would be better than having the power button fail in 3 months.
Anyone have any workarounds?
Thanks!!!
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I soooooo would not worry about this.
Of course there is no app that allows the phone to wake when the screen is off by touching the screen. Can you imagine? Ugh.
And your worried about the power button but not worried about the volume button which you would then double (at a minimum) it's usage and workload?
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I see ur issue..I hada nexus one and the power button failed..hope it didn't happen to tis tab.
Well i know Ezekiel made a mod for the Nexus S kernel called "Touch wake" allowing the touchscreen to stay on, even if the screen is off. Touching the screen withing a customizable amount of time (1 minute) after the screen turned off would turn it back on. So it is possible, once custom kernels come out..
Another option is a thread in the development sections. A person there is a attempting to create an app that wakes the prime by shaking it. I also believe widgetlocker has a setting to wake on volume button press.
Seriously though, I doubt you will have a problem with the power button.
Here is a video of how HTC stress tested the Nexus One before it was released: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1sz5c-R9h0
Now obviously ASUS isn't HTC, but I'd imagine all companies stress test their products in a similar way before they release them, thus I'm sure the Prime's power button has been tested and proven to last through the normal usage of it.
If you get the keyboard there is a setting that you can toggle(in the stock rom) to wake it up when you touch a key.
Note: it does affect battery life though
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Um...get an Ipad? Oh wait... get a Galaxy Ta..oh wait..guy, every tablet has a power button. And every power button on every tablet gets used -_-. The power button will be fine, trust me.
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Stop being an ass.
@OP
Download an app called Widget Locker. It will replace your lock screen but there is an option in the settings that allow you to wake up your tablet by using the volume rocker. That way you can alternate between physical buttons.
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Wouldn't feel that confident about the prime's buttons. Volume button on mine already feel weird after a month with it (have to press volume up harder...)
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Stop being an ass.
@OP
Download an app called Widget Locker. It will replace your lock screen but there is an option in the settings that allow you to wake up your tablet by using the volume rocker. That way you can alternate between physical buttons.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk
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does widget locker work in ICS?
adiliyo said:
does widget locker work in ICS?
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Try it out real quick and let us know.
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Iv used it for a while. It works great.
adiliyo said:
does widget locker work in ICS?
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ayman07 said:
Stop being an ass.
@OP
Download an app called Widget Locker. It will replace your lock screen but there is an option in the settings that allow you to wake up your tablet by using the volume rocker. That way you can alternate between physical buttons.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk
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Is there an app i can use to not press the screen every time i want to do something, im afraid if i keep pressing the glass, its going to stop/break?
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Is there an app i can use to not press the screen every time i want to do something, im afraid if i keep pressing the glass, its going to stop/break?
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Use a stylus.
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Is there an app i can use to not press the screen every time i want to do something, im afraid if i keep pressing the glass, its going to stop/break?
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dont worry, just watch a few videos on youtube about "gorilla glass"! unless you want to an hammer instead of your fingers, the tab should be fine
Smasher816 said:
Another option is a thread in the development sections. A person there is a attempting to create an app that wakes the prime by shaking it. I also believe widgetlocker has a setting to wake on volume button press.
Seriously though, I doubt you will have a problem with the power button.
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I'm personally not concerned about the power button...however, I would still like a feature as the one described here (shake to wake). However, it would need to be accompanied by a widget or means to enable / disable on the fly because in order to do this, you would need to keep your device in partial wake state even if the screen is off which in turn may lead to unexpected battery usage.
I see this as handy for those instances when you are going between tablet and other things and back to tablet (which i find myself doing often)....I'd want to enable during those times and disable when not necessary.
I didn't see the thread in the dev section so if someone wouldn't mind pointing me to it, I'd appreciate it.
Guys, The reason why I started this thread was because I see in other threads this has already been a problem with the original transformer power button (the only way users could wake the display was by plugging the tablet in to charge)
Also, these contacts inside the power buttons that most manufacturers use in the tablets are not the best quality micro switches. Repetitive usage could possibly kill them quickly. (Go check the Acer Iconia A500 forums!) I don't feel very confident of their longevity.
One great thing about Honeycomb and ICS, is that it does away with most of the mechanical buttons. The biggest point of failure that still remains on these tablets is the mechanical power switch.
I set my tablet to sleep after 5 minutes without use so that it does not drain the battery, but I don't wan't to wind up RMA'ing this thing back to Asus if there is a way to prevent it. I will try some of the recommendations provided. I really do hope that this is something that is looked into by the developers. Keep the suggestions coming! and thank you all!
Mom always said if you keep playing with it , it will fall off... lol
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Is there an app i can use to not press the screen every time i want to do something, im afraid if i keep pressing the glass, its going to stop/break?
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Good god how hard are you pressing the screen? It only needs a gentle touch or caress
If you don't want to press/touch you screen, I would highly recommend getting the dock. A stylus will apply even more pressure than the average finger. You won't have to touch the screen at all once you get the dock. If you are worried you are gonna wear out and stop/break the touchpad, get an external usb mouse.
If you are afraid of wearing out or breaking an external mouse, well then I am out of ideas.
I keep on messing up the ring volume when grabbing the phone in my pocket, because I inadvertently push the up/down vulme buttons and the power button at the same time. So for example I find the phone on mute without even realizing it... Is there a way to disable this shortcut?
Thanks
Jay
Jiiins said:
I keep on messing up the ring volume when grabbing the phone in my pocket, because I inadvertently push the up/down vulme buttons and the power button at the same time. So for example I find the phone on mute without even realizing it... Is there a way to disable this shortcut?
Thanks
Jay
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I've had the same issue.
There are a couple of apps on the market that are a bit finicky but will reset you volume after a change based upon a timeout (and a dialog box coming up). Personally the best 'fix' I found was to get a case with button cutouts; I know it's not really a fix but making the buttons a little harder to press makes a world of difference when pulling it out of my pocket.
Thanks! Could you suggest one of those apps?
Despite having no lock screen set, I cannot get the volume button long press to work to load the applications. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? The option is enabled, and I've only disabled applications that deal with the voice recognition stuff from LG.
Edit: Go figure... After half an hour of research and trying different things it only works after I posted this question. I have no idea what I did differently.
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Despite having no lock screen set, I cannot get the volume button long press to work to load the applications. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? The option is enabled, and I've only disabled applications that deal with the voice recognition stuff from LG.
Edit: Go figure... After half an hour of research and trying different things it only works after I posted this question. I have no idea what I did differently.
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I assume your talking about the screen off press and hold to launch camera or quick note trick? I've noticed a couple Times it hasn't worked right for me, but it usually does.
Make sure your screen is off, and press vol down and hold for a good couple seconds and it should launch the shortcut. Also make sure the proximity sensor isn't covered. Mine didn't work at all when it was covered, which is the same for the double tap to wake.
Btw, do you know how to change what the button launches? I like the camera but don't care for quick note, and didn't see a way to change it.
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I assume your talking about the screen off press and hold to launch camera or quick note trick? I've noticed a couple Times it hasn't worked right for me, but it usually does.
Make sure your screen is off, and press vol down and hold for a good couple seconds and it should launch the shortcut. Also make sure the proximity sensor isn't covered. Mine didn't work at all when it was covered, which is the same for the double tap to wake.
Btw, do you know how to change what the button launches? I like the camera but don't care for quick note, and didn't see a way to change it.
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I have found they will not launch for me if I am in a Chromecast session, or playing some music with the screen off through the phone's speaker. I am assuming that was my problem since I can't replicate it under any other circumstances.
There is an option in the phone's menu system to turn it on or off, but it does not allow for the shortcut to be changed. We'll have to wait for custom ROMs to give us this feature.
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I have found they will not launch for me if I am in a Chromecast session, or playing some music with the screen off through the phone's speaker. I am assuming that was my problem since I can't replicate it under any other circumstances.
There is an option in the phone's menu system to turn it on or off, but it does not allow for the shortcut to be changed. We'll have to wait for custom ROMs to give us this feature.
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Yeah that does make sense. And I didn't think they were changeable but it's good to know this is confirmed.
Hi everyone,
I'm a bit more than a week in with the Pixel 6, coming from a phone that has an actual hardware ring/vibrate/silent switch. I miss that switch dearly.
Is there a fast way to silence the Pixel 6? I'm aware you can press the volume key, then choose the "silent" icon, but that takes some time/fiddling, and it DOESN'T SILENCE THE PHONE. Only silences notifications/rings. My old phone when silenced also silenced media, everything except alarms.
Invariably I'm doing something at the table or whatever and an ad comes on at volume. Sure, I can hold the volume down key, but it takes a bit for that to gradually silence the media.
What I want is to be able to double tap the volume control or something similarly fast and have it instantly silence everything (except alarms), similar to how the physical sound off switch worked on my OP6T.
Is there a solution for this? I'm fully stock, not rooted, not planning to root.
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Hi everyone,
I'm a bit more than a week in with the Pixel 6, coming from a phone that has an actual hardware ring/vibrate/silent switch. I miss that switch dearly.
Is there a fast way to silence the Pixel 6? I'm aware you can press the volume key, then choose the "silent" icon, but that takes some time/fiddling, and it DOESN'T SILENCE THE PHONE. Only silences notifications/rings. My old phone when silenced also silenced media, everything except alarms.
Invariably I'm doing something at the table or whatever and an ad comes on at volume. Sure, I can hold the volume down key, but it takes a bit for that to gradually silence the media.
What I want is to be able to double tap the volume control or something similarly fast and have it instantly silence everything (except alarms), similar to how the physical sound off switch worked on my OP6T.
Is there a solution for this? I'm fully stock, not rooted, not planning to root.
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Jus flip it.
Frankenscript said:
Hi everyone,
I'm a bit more than a week in with the Pixel 6, coming from a phone that has an actual hardware ring/vibrate/silent switch. I miss that switch dearly.
Is there a fast way to silence the Pixel 6? I'm aware you can press the volume key, then choose the "silent" icon, but that takes some time/fiddling, and it DOESN'T SILENCE THE PHONE. Only silences notifications/rings. My old phone when silenced also silenced media, everything except alarms.
Invariably I'm doing something at the table or whatever and an ad comes on at volume. Sure, I can hold the volume down key, but it takes a bit for that to gradually silence the media.
What I want is to be able to double tap the volume control or something similarly fast and have it instantly silence everything (except alarms), similar to how the physical sound off switch worked on my OP6T.
Is there a solution for this? I'm fully stock, not rooted, not planning to root.
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Bro I feel you! I'm noticing now valuable that switch was to me as well. I'm literally thinking about sending this phone back and buying another OnePlus device or buying a refurbished item.
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Thanks I was unaware. I will give it a try.
biglo said:
Bro I feel you! I'm noticing now valuable that switch was to me as well. I'm literally thinking about sending this phone back and buying another OnePlus device or buying a refurbished item.
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There are times I feel I should have grabbed an 8T for $400, but i wanted for once to experience a pure google phone. I knew it was going to be thick and heavy when I bought it but I didn't realize how much I would miss that switch.
That said, I'm enjoying the Pixel otherwise, and am pretty settled in with it. I've made the transition and don't plan to send mine back. This is a pretty nice phone!
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Thanks for this but it didn't silence the phone. I was playing a game, an ad came up with loud sound. I tried flipping the phone but nothing happened. Am I missing something?
Frankenscript said:
Thanks for this but it didn't silence the phone. I was playing a game, an ad came up with loud sound. I tried flipping the phone but nothing happened. Am I missing something?
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Settings > System > Rules. Enable and use the "silence phone" rule. It's location-dependant so there is no toggle like what you are used to.
EDIT: For finer control than what Google provides, Tasker or a similar app should work for you.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Settings > System > Rules. Enable and use the "silence phone" rule. It's location-dependant so there is no toggle like what you are used to.
EDIT: For finer control than what Google provides, Tasker or a similar app should work for you.
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Hmm. I'm not sure I understand how this is supposed to work. I don't want the rule to start when I reach a location or connect to a network, I just want to be able to quickly tell the phone to silence all sounds (other than alarms of course) at specific times like if I see an ad loading up. And I would want to be able to undo the silencing quickly too.
I went into the rules and tried enabling, but it's all about doing things when I reach a location/wifi spot.
I did double check my gesture settings, to make sure the Flip to Shhh was on... it is... I Think the shushing just applies to notifications and ringing, not media (ad sounds are controlled via media sound level).
Use button Mapper by flar2 and map long press volume as you wish. That's what I've done coming from op6t
mitchst2 said:
Use button Mapper by flar2 and map long press volume as you wish. That's what I've done coming from op6t
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Thanks. Installing the app now.
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Thanks. Installing the app now.
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I'm sure you'll work it out but here's the setup
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I'm sure you'll work it out but here's the setup
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THANK YOU
I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief. I set mine so a single tap of the volume down mutes the media volume. Problem solved! And I like the option to disregard button mapper when the volume control is being used manually.
OK now! My biggest beef with this phone now fades into the sunset.
My initial reason to install was torch which I've mapped to volume down. Great app and @flar2 is a member on here so give him a thumbs up
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Use button Mapper by flar2 and map long press volume as you wish. That's what I've done coming from op6t
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Genius!
Frankenscript said:
THANK YOU
I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief. I set mine so a single tap of the volume down mutes the media volume. Problem solved! And I like the option to disregard button mapper when the volume control is being used manually.
OK now! My biggest beef with this phone now fades into the sunset.
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curious how you set this up, i can't find that option.
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curious how you set this up, i can't find that option.
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Here it is. I went into Volume Down and set it up as shown here: