Would it be possible, and has anyone made, a mod to require a double press or long press of the power button for screen on? I have had my 3d since launch day and I finally can't take it anymore, nothing is more irritating than pulling my phone out of my pocket and the screen is already on and I have no battery left.
Screen time out? Never had that issue... Volume rocker wake? Idk
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austontatious said:
Would it be possible, and has anyone made, a mod to require a double press or long press of the power button for screen on? I have had my 3d since launch day and I finally can't take it anymore, nothing is more irritating than pulling my phone out of my pocket and the screen is already on and I have no battery left.
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With my previous "HTC Desire" I was able to edit the file "bravo-keypad.kl" so that the power button does not turn on the screen ... check out this post if you want to try.
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Hello,
you can try this mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334871
I use the fully LeeDroid ROM and there you can set the volume buttons or the camera button for unlock the screen. So you won't have your problem with the power button any more
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Is there an app that allows you to reassign the functions of the power button to another key? I am trying to minimize how often I have to use the power button because of the issues several of us are having with the power button.
What are the issues with the power button?
Its hard to describe, its as if the Power Button is moving into the phone it is not sticking out nearly as much as it was when it was new as a result it is becoming tougher to push as it becomes flush with the top of the phone.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046425
HarlyFan said:
Its hard to describe, its as if the Power Button is moving into the phone it is not sticking out nearly as much as it was when it was new as a result it is becoming tougher to push as it becomes flush with the top of the phone.....
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I know what you mean. I came from the Droid X and my first thought when using the Thunderbolt was "WTF at the power button!?" It sits too damn flush with the top of the phone. It took me a good 2-3 days to get used to it. I kept having to look at the top of the phone to get my finger in the right spot.
Anyways... are you rooted? Das BAMF has a feature that allows the volume rockers to be used to wake up the phone. You could then download something like SwitchPro and use a widget to turn to the screen off. Essentially you'd never have to use the power button then.
dbisch said:
I know what you mean. I came from the Droid X and my first thought when using the Thunderbolt was "WTF at the power button!?" It sits too damn flush with the top of the phone. It took me a good 2-3 days to get used to it. I kept having to look at the top of the phone to get my finger in the right spot.
Anyways... are you rooted? Das BAMF has a feature that allows the volume rockers to be used to wake up the phone. You could then download something like SwitchPro and use a widget to turn to the screen off. Essentially you'd never have to use the power button then.
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Yes I am rooted, I have not tried any custom roms yet. I will try SwitchPro and see how that works. Thanks for the info!!!
SwitchPro does not have anything that looks like it would work as a power button, are there any other suggestions?
I use the free version of quick boot and hardly ever use the power button it allows:
reboot
recovery
bootloader
Power off
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046425
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don't ignore this link because its the only way to get it to wake with the volume rocker buttons
I also downloaded Screen Off to put my device in sleep mode. With these two apps the only time I need to use the power button is when I'm updating ROMs or I need to power on my phone.
Good luck
HarlyFan said:
SwitchPro does not have anything that looks like it would work as a power button, are there any other suggestions?
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Did you even follow the link I posted?
HarlyFan said:
SwitchPro does not have anything that looks like it would work as a power button, are there any other suggestions?
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Hmm... I could have sworn that it had a button to turn the screen off. My bad man.
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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!!!
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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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
Tairen said:
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.
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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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Of course
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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.
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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?
flipper2006 said:
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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flipper2006 said:
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
flipper2006 said:
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.
Hi guys, I got the HTC Legend, and I'm finding it a pain to have to press on the lock button every time to wake it from sleep and so I want to be able to wake it by pressing on the optical trackpoint or any of the capacitive buttons as well.
It really frustrates me sometimes if I forget I've turned it off already and I try to wake it, so I press the power button, and it boots up instead and I have to wait for it to turn on only to turn it off again.
If anyone knows any solution please help me. It's driving me insane. On the iPhone I could just press the home button to wake and it wouldn't turn on the phone if it's off. I'm on stock Froyo 2.2 with sense UI, not rooted. Would prefer not to root and definitely not install a new ROM as it is not my phone and I don't want to mess with it too much. Thanks.
you could use an app like widgetlocker to achieve this. link to market
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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jellymelly said:
Hi guys, I got the HTC Legend, and I'm finding it a pain to have to press on the lock button every time to wake it from sleep and so I want to be able to wake it by pressing on the optical trackpoint or any of the capacitive buttons as well.
It really frustrates me sometimes if I forget I've turned it off already and I try to wake it, so I press the power button, and it boots up instead and I have to wait for it to turn on only to turn it off again.
If anyone knows any solution please help me. It's driving me insane. On the iPhone I could just press the home button to wake and it wouldn't turn on the phone if it's off. I'm on stock Froyo 2.2 with sense UI, not rooted. Would prefer not to root and definitely not install a new ROM as it is not my phone and I don't want to mess with it too much. Thanks.
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Trackball waking cannot be done via froyo sense! If you are willing to root your phone then flash Cm 7.1 as your rom. Then you can go to settings to activate trackball waking.
Other than that you can look around the market for apps that allow this.
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ranger4740 said:
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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what I meant was to unlock the screen while the phone is on by pressing any button apart from the power button, because at night I turn off my phone (the normal way), then I forget if I've turned it off or not, so I press the power button again, and then the startup screen appears - Sh*t! so I have to wait for it to turn on again so I can turn it off.
So essentially I want to press the capacitive buttons or trackpoint so that
1. It will unlock the phone if it is on.
2. It will not turn on the phone if it is off
ranger4740 said:
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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what I meant was to unlock the screen while the phone is on by pressing any button apart from the power button, because at night I turn off my phone, then I forget if I've turned it off or not, so I press the power button again, and then the startup screen appears - Sh*t! so I have to wait for it to turn on again so I can turn it off.
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you could use an app like widgetlocker to achieve this. link to market
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hmm thanks. But when I looked through the comments everyone finds it a huge battery drain... So I'd rather not.
Thanks for the suggestions guys but if anyone knows an app that can does this it'd be great! So frustrating!
So stock rom in locked mode only reacts to pwr? Hmm
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So stock rom in locked mode only reacts to pwr? Hmm
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Yep. Not good.
Anyone has solution?
jellymelly said:
Yep. Not good.
Anyone has solution?
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Currently no app except for widget locker and some launchers allow this. The only other way is to root and flash.
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ranger4740 said:
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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I think what he is saying is that he can't check if the phone is off or not.
Why you don´t use the rom from blay0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866849)? It is based on HTC stock version and has several extensions and wake on trackpad. It is very stable and i had no problems with this rom in the last months.
Hey guys, i noticed when pressing the power button to turn the LCD on, it turns on a second or two after being pressed. Is there any way to make it turn on instantly when you press the power button? Its kind of annoying to me since im used to all my other phones turning on right away when being pressed.
It's probably due to the fact that your phone is exiting deep sleep.
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demondor said:
It's probably due to the fact that your phone is exiting deep sleep.
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@op's post i have noticed it too, with s-voice disabled on double pressing the home key ; @demonor, that is true but lighting up the screen using the home is faster than the power key even if it isn't already in deep sleep.
just try doing it over and over again, lighting the screen up is instantaneous as compared to about almost a second after when you use the power button to light the screen up.
same here... it's really annoying... thought i'm the only one..
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Try turn off wave effect, it should help.
So, for the past few days, I've had to push the power button three times to turn the screen on. Yesterday it completely stopped working, and had to use a Viper tweak to use volume buttons as power button. Late last night it has been working so-so. Aby ideas?
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iandmacdonald said:
So, for the past few days, I've had to push the power button three times to turn the screen on. Yesterday it completely stopped working, and had to use a Viper tweak to use volume buttons as power button. Late last night it has been working so-so. Aby ideas?
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This is more of a workaround than a fix, but MeanBean has the option to use the camera button to turn the screen on, to hold the home button to load the advanced power menu, and to hold the back button to turn the screen off. You can get by pretty well without ever using the actual power button.