After getting the S23U initially turned on backtap but found it too sensitive (2as getting too many screenshots that I was not intending) so I turned it off. However I am still seeing screenshots getting captured spuriously, particularly on my morning drive to work. Practically every morning I have screenshot notification and a gmap capture in my Pictures folder. Anyone else seeing this? I confirmed that backtap is not enabled, and I am being extra careful to make sure I am not accidentally triggering a volume down/power button press when I insert the phone in the car holder.
Palm swipe to capture maybe? Like, you might have this option enabled, and you might be capturing Screenshots by doing this accidentally...
ceftriaxone said:
Palm swipe to capture maybe? Like, you might have this option enabled, and you might be capturing Screenshots by doing this accidentally...
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That is likely the case, did not even knew it existed. Thx
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Palm swipe to capture maybe? Like, you might have this option enabled, and you might be capturing Screenshots by doing this accidentally...
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Turns out that this is not the problem. Palm swipe is disabled yet I still see spurious screenshots of gmaps in drive mode exclusively. I am very careful not to insert the phone so that it triggers volume Dn + power.
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My Touchwiz update went fine on my stock unrooted tab. However, the new pan and tilt functionality doesn't work even though I've turned on all the settings and calibrated my tab.
Am I missing something or has anyone else experienced this?
this feature looks kind of.... stupid
For photos in the Gallery and web pages you need to put two fingers on the tablet initiate it's ability to zoom. They show holding it by the bottom corners then touching the screen with your thumbs. It works as show on mine. It can also be turned OFF in settings. Make sure its not OFF if you want to try it.
Ultimately it is a gimmick. Can't see even holding the tablet that way in normal use.
ericyyou said:
this feature looks kind of.... stupid
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Agreed. For me, pinch to zoom works much better.
I like the ability to move an icon/widget from screen to screen while holding it down and turning tab left/right.
Much better for moving icons.
4dthinker said:
For photos in the Gallery and web pages you need to put two fingers on the tablet initiate it's ability to zoom. They show holding it by the bottom corners then touching the screen with your thumbs. It works as show on mine. It can also be turned OFF in settings. Make sure its not OFF if you want to try it.
Ultimately it is a gimmick. Can't see even holding the tablet that way in normal use.
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Apparently I'm as stupid as the feature...didn't realize two fingers had to be on the screen. Doh.
walkamongus said:
Apparently I'm as stupid as the feature...didn't realize two fingers had to be on the screen. Doh.
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Pwned. Lol it shows a demo of how to use it the first time you open the browser.
So, I double checked, and several reviews out on the webs noted the ability to use the camera button to activate the camera (even while locked?) and start taking pictures instantly without the need to use the power button. Since unboxing and setting up my phone I have been unable to duplicate this, and I must say it was a feature I was strongly looking forward to.
Anyone attempted this and have success? Is there an option somewhere to enable the ability to do this?
Thanks in advance! Happy unboxing day!
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So, I double checked, and several reviews out on the webs noted the ability to use the camera button to activate the camera (even while locked?) and start taking pictures instantly without the need to use the power button. Since unboxing and setting up my phone I have been unable to duplicate this, and I must say it was a feature I was strongly looking forward to.
Anyone attempted this and have success? Is there an option somewhere to enable the ability to do this?
Thanks in advance! Happy unboxing day!
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From what I read, you have to unlock it first. D:
If you have the camera on the shortcuts bar then sliding that to the unlock circle will bring up the camera. To access the gallery or home screen it will require you to unlock(face, pattern, pin, ect..)
backedc4 is right, if you have it on the lock screen shortcuts, just slide it open directly. anything else will require an unlock first.
from whatever you are doing with it once unlocked though, just long-press the camera button (all the way down) and it'll bring up the camera.
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i thought it would be a gimmicky thing, but that long camera-button press rapid-shot photo capture is freaking awesome. i dont know how i ever took decent pictures before!!
Yeah, I knew about that, but I am sad to find out that the claims reviewed online are not holding true. Namely "For starters, that dedicated button lets you access the camera functionality with the phone switched off." (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/04/htc-evo-4g-lte-preview-video/)
However, upon further research Cnet had the issue as well (http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-evo-4g-lte/4505-6452_7-35182267.html) so it would appear moot. Blah! This is most certainly a feature I would like to show up in rooted versions tho, hah
Are we talking screen or security lock here? I'd say if you have a security lock you would not want to be able to bypass it for the camera. Once in the camera all of the photos you have taken are visible. As for screen lock I agree you should be able to bypass it.
hey, it does that if you take off locking
I remember tech blogs complaining about the amount of time they had to hold down the button to activate the camera, but I like it. I find myself accidentally pressing it a bit whenever I try to stretch my right hand up the screen. If it activated on every little press, that'd be really annoying. I haven't gotten to open from the lockscreen though (I have a pattern unlock)... But I don't mind that at all either.
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wlpywd said:
from whatever you are doing with it once unlocked though, just long-press the camera button (all the way down) and it'll bring up the camera.
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Thanks for the tip. Now I can get into the camera app from where ever I'm at by just holding down the camera button for a few seconds. I love having a dedicated camera button.
I saw it in the reviews, too. Also I saw another thread where it's mentioned. Have you guys tried (while screen off/locked) just holding the button down for about 5sec?
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scottspa74 said:
I saw it in the reviews, too. Also I saw another thread where it's mentioned. Have you guys tried (while screen off/locked) just holding the button down for about 5sec?
sent from 2yr old Evo on ICS
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Yeah, no go sadly. It's not that big of an issue to use the shortcut bar from the lockscreen, it really only adds a slight extra motion / time frame, but hey, I had to ask to see if anyone knew different!
I was able to access the camera via the dedicated button while the screen was locked for the first day or two, but at some point it has ceased to work. I have gone through every settings menu I could find to see if I made a change somewhere but have yet to find a reason. It was an awesome feature and I want it back.
I've also noticed various small things different from the first day or two, and I haven't rooted or made significant changes. I get the gut feeling this thing is getting secret silent background updates from either htc or sprint. not happy and worried about rooting because of ths...
anyone know how to check or monitor this??
Whoa the above 2 posts are pretty nuts! Completely silent updates could be quite annoying for people running rooted devices.
exactly, has me worried. I'll start another post about it later
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I've also noticed various small things different from the first day or two, and I haven't rooted or made significant changes. I get the gut feeling this thing is getting secret silent background updates from either htc or sprint. not happy and worried about rooting because of ths...
anyone know how to check or monitor this??
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Care to expand on what "small things" you have found that have changed from the first day or two?
In theory it would seem possible as the capacitive screen is "always listening" (ie as with the knock-on feature) you could create custom gestures that an app could listen to and perform tasks. For instance, I would like a gesture where you swipe your finger up the screen to turn the volume up, or down to turn it down.
Is this technically possible? Does anyone know of an app/hack to get such a thing working? Personally I find the back-button placement a bit fiddly and find that touching the camera lens is often the case as oppose to just wanting to turn the volume up
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontrol&hl=en
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontrol&hl=en
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Does that work with the screen off? I can see no mention of it on the play store details page.
Interesting idea. There are alternative methods of turning your phone on though. There are shake on apps you could try to see how you like. I use a shake off app that I love. Just doing a quick shake when I'm done with the phone is just extremely convenient. Its one of the apps that I make sure to install first thing.
If you do find a gesture app that can work with the screen off that doesn't eat the battery like little shop of horrors, let us know.
Ever since I've had this phone I've never managed to get the timer working on the camera. I thought an update would sort this out. Having updated to B140 I see that the timer is now more accesible in 'pro' mode rather than buried in the menu... but it doesn't work. Whether I put it on 2,5 or 10 second delay the shutter goes immediately when I press the button. Could someone please confirm?
Cheers
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Ever since I've had this phone I've never managed to get the timer working on the camera. I thought an update would sort this out. Having updated to B140 I see that the timer is now more accesible in 'pro' mode rather than buried in the menu... but it doesn't work. Whether I put it on 2,5 or 10 second delay the shutter goes immediately when I press the button. Could someone please confirm?
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I tried it just now (normal mode) and it works as supposed. I’m on B140 as of yesterday, and I didn’t try the timer until today. The selection buttons are a bit confusing in the settings depending on theme and colour selection, but once you go back you see what timer mode you have selected and it stays that way.
Thanks for trying. This is plain weird. I can select 2,5 or 10 seconds delay and it appears at the top of the screen but when I press the shutter it takes a picture immediately. I can't imagine hardware damage causing this and I had the same problem in B121 so square bugs seen unlikely. Irritating, as I'd like to try out the night mode.
Works perfectly for me too. Only thing I noticed is that you must lightly tap the shutter button to start the timer countdown - if you hold it down it will take the picture immediately. If you are struggling with that, use the fingerprint scanner as the shutter button, its less sensitive.
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Works perfectly for me too. Only thing I noticed is that you must lightly tap the shutter button to start the timer countdown - if you hold it down it will take the picture immediately. If you are struggling with that, use the fingerprint scanner as the shutter button, its less sensitive.
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Thanks for your reply but nope, just doesn't work. The shutter works immediately. Looks like I have a dud even though it makes no sense as it can't possibly be a hardware problem.
timer for me only works for rear camera and not for front
ludovicien said:
Ever since I've had this phone I've never managed to get the timer working on the camera. I thought an update would sort this out. Having updated to B140 I see that the timer is now more accesible in 'pro' mode rather than buried in the menu... but it doesn't work. Whether I put it on 2,5 or 10 second delay the shutter goes immediately when I press the button. Could someone please confirm?
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How do you switch to the pro mode? I am on B160 with the Indian version and presuming would have this feature
No, the pro mode is available on Android 5.1.1 and Indian users are on 5.0.2. So either an update to 5.1.1 or marshmallow should bring us there, hopefully
A full phone reset solved this problem. The timer now works. Many thanks for your answers.
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Holey Light is a LED emulation app. It animates the edges of the camera cut-out (AKA punch-hole) as replacement for the sadly missing LED on many modern devices.
Additionally, it provides a notification display for when the screen is "off", replacing - or working in conjunction with - the Always-On Display feature. As this display is not around the camera hole, it is aptly named the Unholey Light.
Supports all Samsung devices with in-screen camera hole, and several Google Pixels.
Features
Emulates notification LED
Four different display modes: Swirl, Blink, Pie, Unholey Light
Configurable animation size, position, and speed
Customizable color for each notification channel
Selects initial notification color by analyzing dominant color of app icon
Displays during screen "off", sub-1% battery use per hour in Unholey Light mode
Separate configuration modes for different power and screen states
Ability to mark notifications as seen based on various triggers
Respects Do-Not-Disturb and AOD schedules
Can hide AOD completely, partially, and/or keep the clock visible
Additional AOD Helper package for further battery usage reduction
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It's all on GitHub!
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You can grab it from Google Play.
Feedback
You can feedback here. Or in the GitHub issue tracker. Or talk to me on Telegram. I guarantee no response or fix.
The workings of the app are quite intricate, so describe what is happening in minute detail.
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Here we go. Another app I'll probably buy.
Just post the donate button now. ??
Nothing pops up on my S10+ after permission needed 2/4 (link device). Are there any logs i could provide? Is there any way to link it manually?
Seems not working for me - S10.
I tried it and received some push notifications from telegram, Outlook and WhatsApp, but no holey light (nice name btw).
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Nothing pops up on my S10+ after permission needed 2/4 (link device). Are there any logs i could provide? Is there any way to link it manually?
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There's no selection dialog for a Wi-Fi network / Bluetooth device at all? Have you tried closing/reopening the app? Uninstalling/reinstalling it? Making sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are both on and you're connected to something?
I do not know how to link the device/companion app manually, no. Until I needed it to work around a bug in the notification system, I didn't even know it existed.
Jannomag said:
Seems not working for me - S10.
I tried it and received some push notifications from telegram, Outlook and WhatsApp, but no holey light (nice name btw).
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Try un/reinstalling and rebooting.
I've seen others who use notification access comment it sometimes doesn't start, though I haven't encountered that behavior even once during testing.
Otherwise I don't know. Did you grant all the permissions? Did a device link pop up?
It could of course also be an internal crash. Check logcat.
Chainfire said:
There's no selection dialog for a Wi-Fi network / Bluetooth device at all? Have you tried closing/reopening the app? Uninstalling/reinstalling it? Making sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are both on and you're connected to something?
I do not know how to link the device/companion app manually, no. Until I needed it to work around a bug in the notification system, I didn't even know it existed.
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Enabling Bluetooth fixed it, I didnt know it has something to do with it. Thank you for your work an quick help.
F0rbidN said:
Enabling Bluetooth fixed it, I didnt know it has something to do with it. Thank you for your work an quick help.
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Neither did I, hah! It actually shows Wi-Fi networks for me too, and selecting one of those worked just as well during testing, so I didn't think it'd matter.
thanks master for your app.
I'm using s10+ exinos and i just want to report that's working.
my device is charging and notification is working fine, got an email for testing. i hope it will work if device is using battery power and screen keeps off if notification comes in.
additional info if it's important: I'm using fingerprint, face and pin security.
thanks again
m8980 said:
i hope it will work if device is using battery power and screen keeps off if notification comes in.
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Hopefully soon, but I am quite busy with my day job at the moment, it may be a week or two!
Thanks!
Off screen show lights does not show.
i am charging my phone wirelessly and AOD is turned off.
on S10
Can't seem to get it running but I'm super excited about this. Maybe I need to ditch the Samsung edge Lighting
When I tried to perform permission needed 2/4 (link device), I cannot find any device name call "Holey Light" and I only can find the Bluetooth-enable device around me. Do I just need to choose one of them?
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Try un/reinstalling and rebooting.
I've seen others who use notification access comment it sometimes doesn't start, though I haven't encountered that behavior even once during testing.
Otherwise I don't know. Did you grant all the permissions? Did a device link pop up?
It could of course also be an internal crash. Check logcat.
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I found out that it's working for Gmail and Samsung's Stock Email app, even when locked.
WhatsApp works, but only when unlocked and only when status bar is visible (so not for full screen apps).
Does your app stops the phone from going into deep sleep?
hi,
what shall i need to do to step 2/4?
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m8980 said:
thanks master for your app.
I'm using s10+ exinos and i just want to report that's working.
my device is charging and notification is working fine, got an email for testing. i hope it will work if device is using battery power and screen keeps off if notification comes in.
additional info if it's important: I'm using fingerprint, face and pin security.
thanks again
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how did you passed step 2/4?
It's written in the description what to do. Link it to any Bluetooth or wifi nearby.
pigmich said:
When I tried to perform permission needed 2/4 (link device), I cannot find any device name call "Holey Light" and I only can find the Bluetooth-enable device around me. Do I just need to choose one of them?
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Just pick something, it doesn't matter what.
Jannomag said:
I found out that it's working for Gmail and Samsung's Stock Email app, even when locked.
WhatsApp works, but only when unlocked and only when status bar is visible (so not for full screen apps).
Does your app stops the phone from going into deep sleep?
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WhatsApp works fine for me, both locked and unlocked, so that's strange. What sort of full screen app did you test with? Might be Android hides the overlay when an app is fullscreen? Note it only works in portrait mode, there's no way to draw in the right place in landscape.
stefanz08 said:
hi,
what shall i need to do to step 2/4?
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Just select something, doesn't matter what.