BGR India says in their review this phone not only has double tap to wake (I know), but also "lift to wake".
Where is that setting or are they full of crap? I haven't found. Doesn't mean it's not there, hidden somewhere...
http://www.bgr.in/reviews/lg-v30-review/
Waking the phone is easy enough with a double-tap or lift-to-wake gesture, but I’d still prefer a traditional power button positioning
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Face unlock will let you directly go to the home screen with a double-tap or pressing the power button, while the phone can see your face. Activating lift-to-wake can make this even quicker, doing away with the need to knock to wake the device
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I totally found this as a bug the other day but of course, now I cant replicate it. I had AOD activated and would tap the fingerprint/power button and the screen turned completely black. Once I picked it up, the AOD screen turned back on. Not sure what other factors were involved.. I call scam.
I can only think that if the phone if face down AOD turns off, when you lift it up it turns on other than that not found a way to do this and haven't had it as a bug either
Very strange. Makes me think they didn't even really use this phone - just culled together statements from other reviews. to TWICE mention a feature that's not even on the phone?
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See attachment. I have V30+ Korea variant. India variant is V30+ dual sim. I think they want to mention this feature.
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See attachment. I have V30+ Korea variant. India variant is V30+ dual sim. I think they want to mention this feature.
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But that's not what they described...
They mention face unlock, but then talk about lift to wake as something different from that. See the quotes in post #1. I have lift to wake on my Moto XT1225, so I'm very familiar with that feature. This phone doesn't have it, unless I'm just not seeing the setting.
With lift to wake, when you pick up the phone, the display turns on. Has nothing to do with facial unlock or even pointing it towards your face. It would be the movement of picking up the phone.
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ChazzMatt said:
But that's not what they described...
They mention face unlock, but then talk about lift to wake as something different from that.
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Actually this feature works like "Raise to wake and unlock by face". It's very fast. But I also prefer to disable it.
starrynighthn said:
Actually this feature works like "Raise to wake and unlock by face". It's very fast. But I also prefer to disable it.
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To clarify, you are talking about facial unlock and not actually lift to wake, right? Because in REAL lift to wake you don't need to point it towards your face. The motion sensor reacts to movement and wakes the phone.
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ChazzMatt said:
To clarify, you are talking about facial unlock and not actually lift to wake, right? Because in REAL lift to wake you don't need to point it towards your face. The motion sensor reacts to movement and wakes the phone.
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I see. I also have an iPhone 6s that have "Raise to wake" feature.
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What I found out is that the timing of the two knocks is less important, what is more important is to keep the finger on the screen after the second knock. After the second knock just keep it on the screen until you see the LED lights up, and you'll see how more efficient it will become.
Im tapping on every other device since I have my LG!
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i go knock knock knock, it almost always helps.
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What I found out is that the timing of the two knocks is less important, what is more important is to keep the finger on the screen after the second knock. After the second knock just keep it on the screen until you see the LED lights up, and you'll see how more efficient it will become.
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Excellent information; exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Yeah works good so far!
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I noticed most of the time when Knock On fails for me is because the phone isn't on a solid flat surface for example while I'm holding it in my hand or while it's on my bed.
This makes me think the accelermeter is used for this feature. So if you have too much "suspension", it won't trigger.
Just my thoughts!
Edit: I just tested with incredibly light touches and it still worked so perhaps it isn't accelerometer enabled. =S
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i go knock knock knock, it almost always helps.
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yeah, i hear if you say "knock knock" out loud as you do it, it works EVERY time.
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Great tip
Exactly what i was looking for although still a bit slow compared with what i had with my Nexus 4 and the touch control app. But at least I just do Knock knock once.
That really does work everytime.
Nice tip. I have been playing around with suggestions that I have seen elsewhere but yours seems to be the most consistent (I've done it 25+ times now in a row with your technique). I've even tried changing the rate at which I do the knocks (fast versus slow) and have also tapped on different parts of the screen. It seems like the key is leaving your finger on the screen on the second knock.
Previously some things that I read to increase the success rate were (each with mixed results):
- Always tap on the top of the phone (where the notification bar would be)
- Always tap three times instead of two
- Tap once and then pause slightly and then tap twice
On a side note, does anyone know how this feature works exactly? Is it simply the digitizer detecting the taps on the screen or is there something else going on?
I tried tapping on the back of the phone. This didn't work so the at least use the touchscreen for the knock knock feature.
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kamiel said:
I tried tapping on the back of the phone. This didn't work so the at least use the touchscreen for the knock knock feature.
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Ya, after doing some more testing, it must be the touchscreen. The reason I thought it may have been something else is I have gotten it to work by tapping in the top right corner of the phone (presumably not on the screen) but that's probably b/c the bezel is so small. I haven't been able to get it to work along the bottom of the phone (over the LG logo).
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i go knock knock knock, it almost always helps.
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This! Works 99.9% of the time for me
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Im tapping on every other device since I have my LG!
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This as well!!!
I hate it bc that's how I was when the first iPhone came out...made me want to pinch to zoom my laptop screen. Now I find myself tapping the iphone or laptop to unlock but get mad when they don't lol
Knock On feature to turn screen on doesn't work if proximity sensor is covered (try to cover it and tap the screen - it will stay off). Also phone needs a short while to detect the sensor is not covered anymore. So if you pull out your phone out of a pocket and immediately try to turn screen on it simply won't work at first try. Second usually does the job. I've never really had a problem with unlocking the phone while it's on the table or something, when the sensor isn't (or wasn't two seconds ago) covered by anything.
So the reason of our problem is slow response from proximity sensor, it's super fast to detect the sensor is covered, but a lot slower to detect it's uncovered. (You can test it during the phone call - you'll see what I mean).
The solution is just wait a second after you pull out your phone from pocket or after you holding it the way it covers or is near the proximity sensor. I don't think guys triple knocking or keeping your finger on the screen is really helpful. ?
Maybe it can be fixed somehow by our devs, make the proximity sensor reacts quicker.
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Knock On feature to turn screen on doesn't work if proximity sensor is covered (try to cover it and tap the screen - it will stay off). Also phone needs a short while to detect the sensor is not covered anymore. So if you pull out your phone out of a pocket and immediately try to turn screen on it simply won't work at first try. Second usually does the job. I've never really had a problem with unlocking the phone while it's on the table or something, when the sensor isn't (or wasn't two seconds ago) covered by anything.
So the reason of our problem is slow response from proximity sensor, it's super fast to detect the sensor is covered, but a lot slower to detect it's uncovered. (You can test it during the phone call - you'll see what I mean).
The solution is just wait a second after you pull out your phone from pocket or after you holding it the way it covers or is near the proximity sensor. I don't think guys triple knocking or keeping your finger on the screen is really helpful. ?
Maybe it can be fixed somehow by our devs, make the proximity sensor reacts quicker.
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Probably does that so it won't come on by "knocking" in your pocket. Not a big deal for me at all. And the OP's method is working 100% of the time fur me. No need for 3 knocks any more.
I'd like to confirm what don't others have said and say that the most common mistake is tapping too fast.
Correct that the knock on only uses the sensor to avoid turning the screen on in your pocket.
However, if the touch screen constantly listens for these knocks while it is turned off, shouldn't that consume at least a considerable amount of battery?
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What I found out is that the timing of the two knocks is less important, what is more important is to keep the finger on the screen after the second knock. After the second knock just keep it on the screen until you see the LED lights up, and you'll see how more efficient it will become.
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this is an excellent tip, thanks! I went from knock knock knock knock, to knock knock and hold and its worked every time for me..
Exellent tip thanks!
Works 100% of the time now! :good::victory::laugh:
This tip however, does not apply to turn off the device. Two quick taps (and release) takes care of that always!
Cheers!
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What I found out is that the timing of the two knocks is less important, what is more important is to keep the finger on the screen after the second knock. After the second knock just keep it on the screen until you see the LED lights up, and you'll see how more efficient it will become.
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sorry for this really really dumbass question but when u say "After the second knock just keep it on the screen until you see the LED lights up"
i infer 1 knock (tap and lift finger) and then 2nd one is not actually a knock (tap and lift finger) but just tap and keep ur finger there itself
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is it 2 knocks and then (after second lift of finger) jst touch the screen again
good i really feel like dumbest dumb on this planet asking this question but please do reply
i dont yet have g2 but planning on buying it so i cant confirm myself what u meant
Does anyone else have this problem? Everytime i pick up a call, my face will inadvertently touch something on the second screen and open another app. it doesn't affect the call, but it's just annoying knowing that when i'm done with the call, my phone will have the camera open or in another app that's in my second screen shortcut. i know the V10 has a sensor up top that turns off the second screen when covered, but it just doesn't seem to work fast enough, because everytime i put the phone to my face, it opens another app.
am i doing something wrong? has anyone else here experienced the same problem?
Same here. I had my signature (name) on it and it always take me to edit signature page. So i have to disable it and i put recent app and app short cut only. And i notice when we are on call they dont show up.
mine turned off during call if i put my phone to my ear. there is proximity sensor which should turn off your both screens when it is closed.
Same here as well, I need to point the phone angle to 45 degrees from my ears to avoid activating that 2nd screen when my ear presses on it. I wish LG would fix this behavior in the next patch
May I know which model you guys have?
because on my H961N everytime i make a call or during call, the second screen turn off.. totally black.. so you won't be able to press anything.
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May I know which model you guys have?
because on my H961N everytime i make a call or during call, the second screen turn off.. totally black.. so you won't be able to press anything.
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i have the official Hong Kong version, which i believe is F600? i know the phone has a proximity sensor up top BUT, for my phone at least, it only works when the main screen is off (meaning, when the mainscreen is off, covering the sensor would shut off the second screen too). but when the main screen is on, the sensor does nothing, covering it doesn't turn off the second screen, which means the second screen stays on even when my face is pressed against it.
probably nine out of ten times, after i'm done with a phone call, the phone will have opened another app because my face pressed something on the second screen.
i love this phone overall -- it's so well-built; looks great; and the camera is the best in industry -- BUT that second screen is pretty damn useless to me. i almost never use it under day to day use and it actively gets int he way when i'm making a phone call... sigh. i hope the G5 can have V10's build but get rid of the second screen (which would make the phone a bit shorter too)
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i have the official Hong Kong version, which i believe is F600? i know the phone has a proximity sensor up top BUT, for my phone at least, it only works when the main screen is off (meaning, when the mainscreen is off, covering the sensor would shut off the second screen too). but when the main screen is on, the sensor does nothing, covering it doesn't turn off the second screen, which means the second screen stays on even when my face is pressed against it.
probably nine out of ten times, after i'm done with a phone call, the phone will have opened another app because my face pressed something on the second screen.
i love this phone overall -- it's so well-built; looks great; and the camera is the best in industry -- BUT that second screen is pretty damn useless to me. i almost never use it under day to day use and it actively gets int he way when i'm making a phone call... sigh. i hope the G5 can have V10's build but get rid of the second screen (which would make the phone a bit shorter too)
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isn't HK version is H961N as the code? and Taiwan is H962 i believe..
F600 is korean?
I got mine imported from HK and it is H961N
Mine is H961N, which is the model from Hong Kong. This problem does happen when I use the application Line to make a voice call, it doesn't when I use the normal phone application.
Maybe its about the proximity censor couldn't sense our face?
same with my V10, however, it's not a problem.
hi i like this phone but without double take to wake i wont buy it.
it doesnt have the 4g b20 800mhz. i could live with that.. but i really cant live without double tap to wake i have a lg g3. and every chinees phone i buy has it. so for me it's a standard
Your can wakeup by fingerprint sensor. It was the best.
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U can also use the proximity sensor, it's faster than fingerprint and dt2w and eats nearly zero battery.
i was tempted to port it but after getting used to the fingerprint i guess its not really necessary
hum. my phone is always laying on the table next to my pc. so it's pretty annoying to have to lift up the phone to see if i have notifications. (i mean to read them)
i have LG phone and i can't live without double tap to wake. i mso used to the back buttons so a finger print scanner on the back is nice but no dt2w is stupid i mean i dont always have my phone in my hand. so if i want to wake it up i just double tap, but without that i need to lift up the phone or press the side power button dont know it seems pretty annoying for me.
i had a doogee f5 great phone but i use more double tap to wake then a finger print scanner i mostly turned it off cause i hate passwords only use it when im not at home. but soo yeah without double tape to wake this xiaomi is a no for me every 'f:iking chinees phone has double tap to wake even 50$ ones
why can't a 160euro xiaomi have it ilove xiaomi it's quality but yeah no 800mhz 4g and no double tap. if it had double tap to wake i could consider buying it.
so no rom has it implanted? or some one made it?
Seriously! I have redmi note 3 and i miss this feature a lot, even just to read notifications i need to hold up the phone and press power button or fingerprint scanner. Now many would argue and say there are apps like active display/gravity screen/proximity sensors but they all consume some amount of battery. Also these apps would be user apps, not system ones and so would be killed by miui Aggressive battery saver mode.
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Seriously! I have redmi note 3 and i miss this feature a lot, even just to read notifications i need to hold up the phone and press power button or fingerprint scanner. Now many would argue and say there are apps like active display/gravity screen/proximity sensors but they all consume some amount of battery. Also these apps would be user apps, not system ones and so would be killed by miui Aggressive battery saver mode.
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Finally some one who understands.
Yes there are apps but all use proximity or something.
I just love double tap is so easy.
And my lg g3 is getting old and the g4 is a bit expensive and not much of a ungrade so im looking for a new phone but thats almost impossible to find someone better then my lg g3 for a good price
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Finally some one who understands.
Yes there are apps but all use proximity or something.
I just love double tap is so easy.
And my lg g3 is getting old and the g4 is a bit expensive and not much of a ungrade so im looking for a new phone but thats almost impossible to find someone better then my lg g3 for a good price
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I had posted this in miui forums, but got the same vague response. Even though mi4 and others had this feature, it's missing on note3. Everyone considers it redundant due to the fingerprint sensor at the back but to me it removing dt2w would have only made sense if the fingerprint sensor was on front. From the looks of it, guess xiaomi won't be adding this feature back anytime soon. Till then we could just hope that someone somewhere ports it rn3.
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I had posted this in miui forums, but got the same vague response. Even though mi4 and others had this feature, it's missing on note3. Everyone considers it redundant due to the fingerprint sensor at the back but to me it removing dt2w would have only made sense if the fingerprint sensor was on front. From the looks of it, guess xiaomi won't be adding this feature back anytime soon. Till then we could just hope that someone somewhere ports it rn3.
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Yup tell then i wont buy it... I mean it's a steal for its price but damn. It's a simple feature that every phone out of China has.... Damit.
And wierd the mi4 has it. (saw the miui forum reeded every page) snif guess the remdi note won't be my next phone or will it? hahaa
damit i love the battery life. and the 'openess' of xiaomi/miui with sources aviable etc. i think it will get some custom roms. even if miui is already great.
i can get used to no double tap but i will miss it... and still hope some one ou xiaomi will implant it.. the 4g b20 pff not sure if i really do care that much.
but can some one tell me how dark the lowest brightness is? is it lower then a lg g3? or is it lower then a oneplusone (lg g3 is pretty bright a 0% that's not always fun, oneplusone was great at 0% very dark)
I used fingerprint sensor to wakeup by second finger. I found it was excellent.
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We just need a kernel support for it if the dispaly pannel supports that gesture!
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We just need a kernel support for it if the dispaly pannel supports that gesture!
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just needs time.
there are more and more roms every day.
some one started on a kernel. (or something with kernel)
it will come.
i ordered the phone (again lol i bought it first a 163.50 euro and now its 155.96euro at a other seller) i tried to get my seller to drop the price or give me a flip cover. but he wouldnt. so i canceled. now just wait for it to ship finaly a fast phone again. after 6 months a oneplusone then exchanging that for a lg g3 2gb was a good deal but the lg is getter slower and slower i mean the apps are getting heavier and heavier i use greenify and **** for the facebook app. but messenger whatsapp snapchat arent greenified cause i need notifications lol
if i let that apps sleeps i will get a fast phone i think. love the lg g3 it's one year. but i want better battery life faster phone and no bull**** 2k screen to get less battery life
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just needs time.
there are more and more roms every day.
some one started on a kernel. (or something with kernel)
it will come.
i ordered the phone (again lol i bought it first a 163.50 euro and now its 155.96euro at a other seller) i tried to get my seller to drop the price or give me a flip cover. but he wouldnt. so i canceled. now just wait for it to ship finaly a fast phone again. after 6 months a oneplusone then exchanging that for a lg g3 2gb was a good deal but the lg is getter slower and slower i mean the apps are getting heavier and heavier i use greenify and **** for the facebook app. but messenger whatsapp snapchat arent greenified cause i need notifications lol
if i let that apps sleeps i will get a fast phone i think. love the lg g3 it's one year. but i want better battery life faster phone and no bull**** 2k screen to get less battery life
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You're right. Gonna get this device asap.
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In twrp recovery the screen wakes up by just tapping on screen in redmi note 3. I am using twrp cofface. That means the display can support double tap to wake up.
Hoping some developer start working on it soon.
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In twrp recovery the screen wakes up by just tapping on screen in redmi note 3.
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You are mistaken. Check again your screen before "tapping to wake". You will see that screen is still powered up, it just has backlight dimmed to very low value.
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You are mistaken. Check again your screen before "tapping to wake". You will see that screen is still powered up, it just has backlight dimmed to very low value.
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Just checked again in dark room. Clearly the screen is off. Also its not an amoled display that i can't figure out.
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hi i like this phone but without double take to wake i wont buy it.
it doesnt have the 4g b20 800mhz. i could live with that.. but i really cant live without double tap to wake i have a lg g3. and every chinees phone i buy has it. so for me it's a standard
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Short answer that it's likely not.
If you'll look at in which models Xiaomi is used to implement this feature you'll notice it only appears for the (premium?) MI lineup models.
Redmi phones hasn't ever had this feature in Xiaomi OEM ROMs/kernels despite hardware support. So, it is unlikely that it will ever come to RMN3 Pro in OEM ROM.
However, should someone have implemented it in a custom kernel, it is rather simple task to make it available in the Settings app through a patch.
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Short answer that it's likely not.
If you'll look at in which models Xiaomi is used to implement this feature you'll notice it only appears for the (premium?) MI lineup models.
Redmi phones hasn't ever had this feature in Xiaomi OEM ROMs/kernels despite hardware support. So, it is unlikely that it will ever come to RMN3 Pro in OEM ROM.
However, should someone have implemented it in a custom kernel, it is rather simple task to make it available in the Settings app through a patch.
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we will see. not in a hury.
don't have the phone yet.
it's on it's way. will get used to no double tap to wake it will obligat me to use the fingerprint scanner always i hate passwords but what ever.
but it's stupid cause every cheap mediatek phone has double tap to wake and xiaomi nope, just a big middel finger but anyway it's a great phone for it's price (i hope)
Coming from the LG G2 I too miss this feature a lot!
Hate to pick the Note up to unlock it if its lying flat on the table....such a simple and essential feature
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Coming from the LG G2 I too miss this feature a lot!
Hate to pick the Note up to unlock it if its lying flat on the table....such a simple and essential feature
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Use Gravity Screen https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexnor.gravityscreenofffree
Then just swipe over the proximity sensor and the screen turns on, no battery drain and you can disable/enable it with one tap in the status bar
Hello guys, let's start saying that I own an LG G5 se, only because LG couldn't repair my N5x and gave me that...
Until "yesterday", I was used to unlock with my phone by just pulling the phone from my pocket while touching the fingerprint sensor, so by the time necessary to reach "my view/eyes" it was ready to go! And this habit is a die hard!
Now with the G5 se it's a pain: for my understanding the fingerprint sensor needs to have the screen powered on in order to work, so it result in waiting time or "double tap" the sensor as I'm used to touch it while pulling out from the pants!
So.... Is there a way to prevent the touch sensor from "sleeping" so I can unlock faster my phone like my old beloved N5x?
maybe some adb command, an app, but nothing that involves root as it's not available
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Now with the G5 se it's a pain: for my understanding the fingerprint sensor needs to have the screen powered on in order to work, so it result in waiting time or "double tap" the sensor as I'm used to touch it while pulling out from the pants!
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On my H850 G5 I place finger on reader and it unlocks, even when off. Maybe it's an issue on SE or settting?
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On my H850 G5 I place finger on reader and it unlocks, even when off. Maybe it's an issue on SE or settting?
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Are you saying that if you have the phone in your pocket and you touch ( not push ) the fingerprint you have the haptic feedback and the phone is unlocked and turned on?
I'm not having this (wanted) behavior, and I'm starting to think that it could be a feature/design, OR it could be something related to deep sleep that somehow disables fingerprint scanner.
I have no clue..
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Are you saying that if you have the phone in your pocket and you touch ( not push ) the fingerprint you have the haptic feedback and the phone is unlocked and turned on? .
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The unlock will not work in your pocket as the fingerprint reader is disabled due to the proximity sensor. If I pull the phone out and slide finger onto reader it unlocks. Having the unlock work in pocket would not make sense.
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The unlock will not work in your pocket as the fingerprint reader is disabled due to the proximity sensor. If I pull the phone out and slide finger onto reader it unlocks. Having the unlock work in pocket would not make sense.
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Ok, so it's a feature not a bug, it has 1-2 sec of delay until the proximity recognize that is pulled out... It is simply different from my N5X.
Thank you for helping me to "debug" this problem!
bob8x said:
Ok, so it's a feature not a bug, it has 1-2 sec of delay until the proximity recognize that is pulled out... It is simply different from my N5X.
Thank you for helping me to "debug" this problem!
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It's a feature yup
Nvm, I was wrong, can't find a delete button for posts..
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Nvm, I was wrong, can't find a delete button for posts..
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Don't worry it about the post and discussion is interesting
I'm pretty sure my S7e had the option to turn the screen completely off when in a pocket or face down, even when AOD was turned on. I can't find any way to do that on the S9. Even on auto brightness it stays on, very dimly. On manual brightness, it stays on at whatever brightness you've set. What's the point of having AOD use even a little bit of battery if you can't see the display at all?
Anyone found a way to shut AOD off in these circumstances?
Try Blocking Touches in the Display Options.
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Try Blocking Touches in the Display Options.
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Thanks, but that's not it. I do have that turned on. It's not that AOD turns off but comes back on because of touches. Unlike the S7, it never turns off, even in a pocket or screen down.
Is this just a rant? Cause it seems like you've answered your own question.
Actually, it does turn off completely. If you cover the proximity sensor for around 30 seconds, the AOD turns off completely.
Same as the S7, same as the S8.
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Thanks, but that's not it. I do have that turned on. It's not that AOD turns off but comes back on because of touches. Unlike the S7, it never turns off, even in a pocket or screen down.
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I've been trying to solve this as well. It seems some models have different wording in the block touches option. My tmobile device says something like prevent touches while in a dark place, pocket. I've been told the wording for that option on other models is more like disable screen in dark places, pockets. I hope it gets changed in an update.
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Actually, it does turn off completely. If you cover the proximity sensor for around 30 seconds, the AOD turns off completely.
Same as the S7, same as the S8.
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Actually it does not. What's weird is I swear it did when I first got the phone but it seems like an update broke it or something because it no longer does it.
Really hope a future update brings it back because I haven't found any settings that enable it.
Anyone figure this out?
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Actually it does not. What's weird is I swear it did when I first got the phone but it seems like an update broke it or something because it no longer does it.
Really hope a future update brings it back because I haven't found any settings that enable it.
Anyone figure this out?
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What I've figured out is that it works 100% on my S9+.
And my wife's S9+.
And my daughter's S9+.
And my other daughter's S9+.
You may wish to review the settings on your device again.
I hope you find the missing configuration, because I can understand the frustration when something appears to not work as it should.
Having had a number of S7 phones that featured a stuck rotation-lock due to a borked accelerometer, and "glowing" screens while turned off due to bad display drivers, I would not discount the possibility that your device could be defective, if you have turned on the appropriate feature-set and the AOD still does not turn off when the proximity sensors are covered.
the_scotsman said:
Actually, it does turn off completely. If you cover the proximity sensor for around 30 seconds, the AOD turns off completely.
Same as the S7, same as the S8.
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Nope. If I put it face down on a table or desk in a completely dark room, I can see the light from the screen reflecting off the surface. (My case lifts the screen slightly off the table.) And if I take it out of my pocket, I can see the AOD is very dim immediately after coming out, and then brightens after a split second.
afh3 said:
What I've figured out is that it works 100% on my S9+.
And my wife's S9+.
And my daughter's S9+.
And my other daughter's S9+.
You may wish to review the settings on your device again.
I hope you find the missing configuration, because I can understand the frustration when something appears to not work as it should.
Having had a number of S7 phones that featured a stuck rotation-lock due to a borked accelerometer, and "glowing" screens while turned off due to bad display drivers, I would not discount the possibility that your device could be defective, if you have turned on the appropriate feature-set and the AOD still does not turn off when the proximity sensors are covered.
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Have you checked it in a totally dark room (say, a bathroom, at night, with the shade closed and the door closed)? Because that's when it becomes clear the screen is just very dim, not off. Also, if you set manual brightness on the AOD, instead of auto, it's very obvious that it stays on even when the phone is face down.
What do you consider the "appropriate feature set," because I've looked all through the settings and there is no setting for turning the screen off when in a pocket or face down.
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Have you checked it in a totally dark room (say, a bathroom, at night, with the shade closed and the door closed)? Because that's when it becomes clear the screen is just very dim, not off. Also, if you set manual brightness on the AOD, instead of auto, it's very obvious that it stays on even when the phone is face down.
What do you consider the "appropriate feature set," because I've looked all through the settings and there is no setting for turning the screen off when in a pocket or face down.
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I think I see where at least some of the misunderstanding is now.
What you describe is expected behavior in the dark/low-light scenario.
Note that the AOD turns off (if you've enabled "Block accidental touches" in the display settings) only if the >proximity< sensor detects that the phone is, well, in proximity to something - such as when it is face-down or in a pocket.
If not in proximity to something, what can be expected is that the illumination sensor will simply adjust the AOD brightness (if in the automatic mode) in response to the ambient light it detects - bright in bright light, and dim in low or no light. Just as you've described your experience.
Again, if your "Block accidental touches" feature is on, and the AOD isn't turning off when it is in proximity to an object (in a pocket, face-down, etc.) you may have a defect.
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Have you checked it in a totally dark room (say, a bathroom, at night, with the shade closed and the door closed)? Because that's when it becomes clear the screen is just very dim, not off. Also, if you set manual brightness on the AOD, instead of auto, it's very obvious that it stays on even when the phone is face down.
What do you consider the "appropriate feature set," because I've looked all through the settings and there is no setting for turning the screen off when in a pocket or face down.
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I don't have block accidental touches on but it does turn off when it's in my pocket or faced down. It might be just your device. It always turns off for me when it should.
chickenbb said:
I don't have block accidental touches on but it does turn off when it's in my pocket or faced down. It might be just your device. It always turns off for me when it should.
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Interesting. I was always under the belief that the setting was required in order to assure AOD would turn off in those situations.
Turns out, it does work regardless of the state of that feature!
I still think that having that turned on just makes sense for those times when it is in a pocket, but you are correct in that it does not preclude the AOD turn-off feature.
afh3 said:
Interesting. I was always under the belief that the setting was required in order to assure AOD would turn off in those situations.
Turns out, it does work regardless of the state of that feature!
I still think that having that turned on just makes sense for those times when it is in a pocket, but you are correct in that it does not preclude the AOD turn-off feature.
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I have that setting on but it still won't turn off AOD in my pocket. I was worried my proximity sensor was defective so I tested it but it appears to be working fine.
What model/carrier do you guys have. I have the attached branded snapdragon model. Like I said before it used to work but now it doesn't. Not sure if it coincides with an update or not
vintagerock said:
I have that setting on but it still won't turn off AOD in my pocket. I was worried my proximity sensor was defective so I tested it but it appears to be working fine.
What model/carrier do you guys have. I have the attached branded snapdragon model. Like I said before it used to work but now it doesn't. Not sure if it coincides with an update or not
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Verizon branded S9+ [ARBG] here.
afh3 said:
Verizon branded S9+ [ARBG] here.
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Hmm interesting.
I meant to say att branded is what I have.
vintagerock said:
Hmm interesting.
I meant to say att branded is what I have.
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You could always factory-reset the device and see if the functionality returns.
With an SD card and a SmartSwitch backup, it's not that painful to reset the phone and get it back to (more or less) the configuration you have right now.
After a reset, I'd probably test it >before< restoring the SmartSwitch backup - just to confirm that it isn't some app that is breaking the AOD turn-off deal.
Best of luck with this.
meyerweb said:
Thanks, but that's not it. I do have that turned on. It's not that AOD turns off but comes back on because of touches. Unlike the S7, it never turns off, even in a pocket or screen down.
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Don't know if you've figured out your issue yet but I finally figured out what was causing mine to not turn off. It was bcActions app I was using to remap bixby button.
vintagerock said:
Don't know if you've figured out your issue yet but I finally figured out what was causing mine to not turn off. It was bcActions app I was using to remap bixby button.
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I have the exynos version. Are you sure it's the bxActions app causing it? Because I have it and the AOD still turns off for me.
chickenbb said:
I have the exynos version. Are you sure it's the bxActions app causing it? Because I have it and the AOD still turns off for me.
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Yeah I stopped bxaactions and it instantly fixed the AOD problem. What actions do you have your button mapped to?