This is probably the dumbest question ever asked on this forum, but I have no idea which end is up on my Tab. I bought this thing used off CL so I have no idea how the orientation was out of box. Then, it works no matter how I turn it in my hands which confuses me more.
So, I figured a simple solution would be to look at the volume rocker and see which way I have to push it to turn the volume up. That makes me think the power button/volume goes in the lower left hand corner. But I find myself bumping the buttons during regular use and the Time magazine app displays upside down. So I rotate it the other way so the power button/volume is in the upper right hand of the device but now when I press volume down the volume goes up and vice versa so I'm extremely confused. Which end is up on this thing?
You want the buttons on the top of the Tab.
The Word SAMSUNG should be in the lower...
...in addition, the 30 pin connector is at the bottop, right below SAMSUNG ...
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His question is about portrait mode.
As per me the volume buttons should be top right hand corner. Also try to get accustomed to use the volume button in the opposite way
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ansonantonym said:
His question is about portrait mode.
As per me the volume buttons should be top right hand corner. Also try to get accustomed to use the volume button in the opposite way
Sent from my GT-P7510
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So the volume rocker is backwards then? When I'm holding it in portrait (I never use it in landscape ever) the dock connector is on the left and the power buttons on the right then? Why is the rocker backwards?
1) Correct, this is the dumbest question ever asked on this forum.
2) There is no "up" on a tablet. That's kind of the point. Some programs will turn to a specific orientation. In these programs, your best bet is to turn the tablet so that the words read left to right. Or so that the angry birds fly from left to right. I really hope you get the picture, but judging from the question, I'm skeptical that you don't need a youtube video (the "play" button should be in the lower left hand corner).
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1) Correct, this is the dumbest question ever asked on this forum.
2) There is no "up" on a tablet. That's kind of the point. Some programs will turn to a specific orientation. In these programs, your best bet is to turn the tablet so that the words read left to right. Or so that the angry birds fly from left to right. I really hope you get the picture, but judging from the question, I'm skeptical that you don't need a youtube video (the "play" button should be in the lower left hand corner).
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Thing is I feel like I'm operating a helicopter with all the spinning. I just want one end to be up so I can label it with an arrow or something. Different apps change the orientation confusing the crap out of me.
Just use it the way it fits best to use.
And as a hint, the tab is less laggier if you hold it landscape with the Samsung Logo readable. A weird Tegra 2 Bug which hasn't been fixed until know, hardware problem
Go into the settings and turn off autorotate then. Problem solved. At least one of them, that is...
slack04 said:
Go into the settings and turn off autorotate then. Problem solved. At least one of them, that is...
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I tried that at first. But some apps turned it upside down and the market always goes into landscape for some reason. It never displays in portrait.
If there was a hall of fame for stupid threads on XDA, this one would be in it.
No need for that, we all have to start off somewhere.
Galaxy tab 10.1 is supposed to be operated in landscape mode. So almost all the apps will open in landscape except some non tablet optimized ones.
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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?
bradyonly said:
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.
SatanR1 said:
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
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...
Cheers
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...
Thanks
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.
Cheers
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.
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My unit has not so such tuning features for home button (and i would love it), very smooth for my taste...
Re the physical buttons pictured here:
http://www.dellstreakrepairs.co.uk/images/button set.JPG
Which way do they go into the frame? I am right with the camera and volume buttons, as I noted which way they were, but the on/off button fell out before I could note which way the tab went. Anyone have an idea?
-- Mic Jack - Vol Up/Vol Down ----------- Power --- Camera ---
Holding it with screen facing you rightside up.
Thanks, but you misunderstood me ......... I know WHERE each button goes, as you have described. But which way does each individual button sit in the frame?
As I said, I know the camera and the volume buttons, because they have external features that are assymetrical and I noted which way they went before disassembling the phone.
But if you look at the on/off button in the photo is has a little stepped tab on one side. Does this tab point towards the screen or towards the back of the camera?
Regards, Bernie.
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But if you look at the on/off button in the photo is has a little stepped tab on one side. Does this tab point towards the screen or towards the back of the camera?
Regards, Bernie.
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Tabs face towards the screen.
I love my evo 3D but one thing that has been driving me nuts is that whenever im holding it in landscape mode i keep hitting the heat sensitive buttons on the right while playing games or watching movies... this either causes the phone to vibrate or minimizes the app
is there a way to turn off the buttons in landscape mode?
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I love my evo 3D but one thing that has been driving me nuts is that whenever im holding it in landscape mode i keep hitting the heat sensitive buttons on the right while playing games or watching movies... this either causes the phone to vibrate or minimizes the app
is there a way to turn off the buttons in landscape mode?
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i haven't seen any 3rd party apps which disable these buttons .. the only controls i've seen were for the LED backlight on the buttons, which i don't think is what you're looking for.
i would think, in theory, there should be some type of API an application could tap into which would disable those buttons. the first downside which comes to mind is there is no way to exit out of the application if for some reason the application has any type of issues and the back/home buttons are still disabled.
perhaps with back/home buttons disabled, enable volume rocker to go back to home? the logic starts to get a bit tricky.
the best and most narrowly focused solution which comes to mind would be for the game app developer to handle those buttons during game play. perhaps require the home or back buttons to be held instead of tapped in order to trigger their standard action.
perhaps a 3rd party app could disable tapping the buttons and require them to be held for 5 seconds in order to trigger their standard tapping action?
i know on ics, this is handled a bit better as there are no hardware buttons and they are handled in the software. in the stock ics gallery, the buttons are dimmed to dots instead of their full icons while viewing images, which gives the impression there is greater software control over those buttons than previously.
i'm sure if somebody else has seen any solutions, they'll post up.
hope that helps with a few technical thoughts from the background of an application developer!
S23U is my first ever Sammy device, and I am decidedly not in love with placement of the volume buttons. Any idea why it is so far up on the right side of the device, forcing me to slide my hand up every time I need to adjust? This could have been avoided if they had placed them below the power button. What am I missing?
Well, if you don't like using it, just return it and look for a phone meeting your expectations?
Edit: the Asus Zenphone 9 could be what you're looking form in term of size factor.
I mostly like the phone, it is just those god damn buttons. Have pressed the power button 5x in the last 3 hours when intending to adjust the volume. was a genuine question trying to understand what the rationale may have been.
you will get used to it in time - changes are always hard at the beginning
The only solution i can give You is to use samsung one hand operation:
One Hand Operation + – Aplikacje w Google Play
Z łatwością korzystaj z urządzenia jedną ręką!
play.google.com
It is must have app for me as you can do everything with gestures. In example you can short swipe up to volume up and swipe down to volume down. You can adjust long swipe with all other phone settings like one hand mode, home, back button etc. I use it for so long time that i can't even operate the phone without it xD
I agree, but there's surely a objective reason for that, pretty sure engineers thought about it .
I hate the placement too coming from oneplus, but Ill get use to it I guess.
You have to get used to it.
It took me a week to learn that the power button is under the volume control (pixel 7 has the power button above)
aureum said:
The only solution i can give You is to use samsung one hand operation:
One Hand Operation + – Aplikacje w Google Play
Z łatwością korzystaj z urządzenia jedną ręką!
play.google.com
It is must have app for me as you can do everything with gestures. In example you can short swipe up to volume up and swipe down to volume down. You can adjust long swipe with all other phone settings like one hand mode, home, back button etc. I use it for so long time that i can't even operate the phone without it xD
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That is what I was looking for. Thanks so much. Moved the volume control to the left edge which is where it should have been. Today I discovered that their placement interferes with my X-ram phone holder and my DJI drone controller. Truly mystifying decision by Samsung. Ended up just disabling the volume buttons with Button Mapper.