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Hi,
I am struggling why HTC tagged a button as power on/off, if in fact all hard buttons turn the phone on...
Anyhow, any idea hot to change that and only make the bottom right button active for switching the HD2 on ?
Very annoying to have the phone switching on in bags or pockets constantly. I figure that if only one of 5 button had the ability to turn on, it would happen 5 times less...
Thanks
Well MY HD2 can only be turned on using the power button... I've tried pressing all the other buttons but they will not turn it on.
I've got stock ROM v1.66.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
Funny, also stock rom 1.66 here and all buttons work for power on...
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Sven
Yes that's correct if you mean "Standby modus". My phone will not power on by pressing other buttons than the power button. I'm using the 1.66 stock rom.
hmmm... any registery guru around to work this one out ?
For me too with the 1.66 stock rom. All buttons turns on the screen. Is there any way to turn on only with the power button????
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well if you didnt have a power button you wouldnt be able to turn it off, regardless of which buttons turn it on again
there used to be an option in the settings menu on my omnia to do this but I really cant find it on my HD2, maybe some other users knows more about the location of this setting. (PS I was sure it was in the Lock or the buttons settings panels.)
Can't find much in the standard WM settings.
I'm also interested in a solution that the screen does NOT turn on by pushing any button.
Nothing find yet...
so what would happen if you're talking to someone and the screen goes into standby? If you want to get out of standby...you'd have to press the end/power button...thus ending your conversation in the process?
the way i understand it is that the HD2 uses the proximity sensor to determine when to turn off the screen during a call.
so i can't imagine a scenario in which the screen would go off during a call and never come back because the moment i pull the phone away from my ear, the screen lights up!
Aren't people confusing standby with turning the phone on and off?
The power button is the only button that can Power on the phone from Off....
However any of the buttons can bring it out of standby...
Bit like my TV... if in standby any button will turn it on, but if turned off only the power button will turn it on.....
crispy514 said:
Aren't people confusing standby with turning the phone on and off?
The power button is the only button that can Power on the phone from Off....
However any of the buttons can bring it out of standby...
Bit like my TV... if in standby any button will turn it on, but if turned off only the power button will turn it on.....
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I'm sure we all know what the OP meant.
My problem is that, if you put your phone on speaker mode, it'll negate the proximity sensor altogether. If my understanding is correct, proximity sensor is only activated when you're using the earpiece and not the speakerphone. So if that's the case, if I were to talk through the speakerphone and the screen goes into standby after a minute or so, how would i bring it out of standby? If all i have left is the power/end button, then that will end my conversation. People who use the speakerphone a lot to talk will know what i mean...
lude219 said:
I'm sure we all know what the OP meant.
My problem is that, if you put your phone on speaker mode, it'll negate the proximity sensor altogether. If my understanding is correct, proximity sensor is only activated when you're using the earpiece and not the speakerphone. So if that's the case, if I were to talk through the speakerphone and the screen goes into standby after a minute or so, how would i bring it out of standby? If all i have left is the power/end button, then that will end my conversation. People who use the speakerphone a lot to talk will know what i mean...
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Totally agree with you! I use this all the time, or even a bluetooth headset...
Probably why HTC didn't implement it like that and any button brings it out of stand by...
lude219 said:
I'm sure we all know what the OP meant.
My problem is that, if you put your phone on speaker mode, it'll negate the proximity sensor altogether. If my understanding is correct, proximity sensor is only activated when you're using the earpiece and not the speakerphone. So if that's the case, if I were to talk through the speakerphone and the screen goes into standby after a minute or so, how would i bring it out of standby? If all i have left is the power/end button, then that will end my conversation. People who use the speakerphone a lot to talk will know what i mean...
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Nah... that's nonsense. If HTC had been clever enough to allow bring out of standby using only one button, it would also have been clever enough to program "don't end call when power button used to bring out of standby"...
Anyhow, I personally would love to stop having my phone switching on constantly just because any random object/coin will hit any of the hardkey.
No disrespect, but this has gone off topic. I get your points, but the question is whether/how can it be achieved, not whether or not you would personally want it.
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Any setting/way to make an app or hack for them to stay on for longer? It's so annoying that they turn off!
Oh man, I'm getting REALLY annoyed by that. It's bad enough that you can only turn the screen on to use the phone by using the power button that is in such a stupid position.
I'm really starting to miss the Home button on my iPhone.
Actually any of the 3 hard buttons will wake the phone so you can use vol up and down as well
zDisturbed1 said:
Actually any of the 3 hard buttons will wake the phone so you can use vol up and down as well
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The volume keys aren't waking up mine.
zDisturbed1 said:
Actually any of the 3 hard buttons will wake the phone so you can use vol up and down as well
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you had me excited for a second... Volume keys do not work on mine to wake the phone.
Same only three power lock key worked and I wish there was a setting to have the lights on ask the time screen is on
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you had me excited for a second... Volume keys do not work on mine to wake the phone.
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Right. Vol keys don't wake the phone. It would be nice in theory, but adjusting volume (listening to music) with the phone in your pocket would then wake the phone and possibly allow the screen to unlock. I know that's a bit of a stretch, but being a touchscreen right next to your leg.....it could easily happen.
I can't believe there isn't a setting for this. The lights turn off too quickly. There should've been a low-power 'Always On W/Screen' option.
I wish they would've opted for hardware buttons, to be honest. That way, you can at least feel them out in the dark.
I'm new to the Android development scene, but would it be possible for someone to develop a market app to address the issue?
Why did the US carrier phones had the Home button removed.
Now they are incompatible with the regular Galaxy S firmware, and are hard to use in the dark.
Just stupid.
But 4 hard buttons are not a good solution either. A large Home button is.
I like the idea of a single hard button (the N1 trackball, the iPhone home button, the Galaxy S home button), and I agree: it was a stupid decision to remove that button.
ntoxicated said:
Oh man, I'm getting REALLY annoyed by that. It's bad enough that you can only turn the screen on to use the phone by using the power button that is in such a stupid position.
I'm really starting to miss the Home button on my iPhone.
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dude, stop whining like a lil biscuit. the power button as screen on/off method is fabulous and quick. Loving the 4 touch buttons. Yes I understand the lights go off quite quickly but don't worry, i already have and you will also remember their position.
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dude, stop whining like a lil biscuit. the power button as screen on/off method is fabulous and quick. Loving the 4 touch buttons. Yes I understand the lights go off quite quickly but don't worry, i already have and you will also remember their position.
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Power Button on top of the phone is more ergonomic.
Big Home Button is also more ergonomic and you don't have to "remember" it.
I think the US carriers wanted space to slap their branding, so they removed the large Home button. Plus, the 4 buttons make it harder to use international firmware, which will likely advance faster than the US-only versions.
Hi all,
I heard a lot of people complain about the hard to (press power) buttons.
Logically is the main reason why htc makes hard to press (power) buttons is to avoid acitentally turning the device on/off while its in your pocket or wathever.
So why not make good easy to press CAPACTIVE (power) HARDWARE buttons.
I think that should solve a lot of problems
Please share your opinions about this!
A capacitive power button would lead to people triggering it every time they put their hand in their pocket to get it if they so much as brush against it.
It's not that hard to press anyway.
edit: No to mention if you hold the phone in landscape mode the button would then rest against your palm, again triggering it.
a capacitive power button wont be enabled if u switched the device off.. how are you gonna start your phone then .. thats why its a physical button
i have no problem with the power button, i like it. was using a hd2 before and on this device the power button was the same like the [call end] button. and that drained my battery always. sometimes you sitting in a tight seat like on a airplaine and you alway acciedently hit the button or even by walking arround or if you have other stuff in your pocket.
It would have been nice if we could get an option to also use the volume down button to turn the screen on.
YumYumHD said:
It would have been nice if we could get an option to also use the volume down button to turn the screen on.
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search this forum.. a couple of pages back there is this app that can do what u want.
lukesky said:
search this forum.. a couple of pages back there is this app that can do what u want.
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Next time please just name the app, makes it a lot easier, and saves a lot of searching.
Anyway, I found it on my own, and the app is called "No Lock". Best thing of all, it's free in the market!
This app will disable the lock screen, and thus wakes up immediately without having to unlock. Also, now you can wake the phone up with the volume button.
widget locker can also power on with volume button, and its very customizable but its not free, well worth the cost tho
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Next time please just name the app, makes it a lot easier, and saves a lot of searching.
Anyway, I found it on my own, and the app is called "No Lock". Best thing of all, it's free in the market!
This app will disable the lock screen, and thus wakes up immediately without having to unlock. Also, now you can wake the phone up with the volume button.
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i would if i remembered what exactly the name was, all i know is this question was asked several times by different people already so i just glanced through them without really paying much attention to specific names
Hi all,
i sometimes notice this problem on my omnia 7..
when the screen is turned off and i press the middle button the screen is not turning on.. i have to press it again or press the power button.. anyone experienced this problem?? any idea what can it caused?? I do not have any apps installed..
Thanks..
I have the same, sometimes the middle windows button will not wake the phone up.
When the middle button refuses to wake up the phone the camera button also refuses to wake up the phone and go straight to the camera app. I need to press the power button and then the camera button.
Annoying.
Do you guys know the term "it is a feature" when something in reality is a flaw - well in this case it really is a feature
If the sensors notice that the phone is in a complete dark surrounding it assumes the phone is in a pocket. Therefore it not wakes your screen up and also the camera button will not work. You can test this if you hold your thumb over the sensors next to the speaker strip.
Should your camerabutton not function in a bright setting, it is of course a different situation.
What an easy and clever answer..
Thank you very much.. next time i will think more.. OMNIA 7 rulezzz
Aaaah clever stuff!
Superb thanks
I read a lot of reviews about the Omnia 7 before buying one (can't have it until Christmas - I'm being good you see!) and a lot of them complained about the power button being in a place you're likely to press during a call.
My question: what happens if you press the power button during a call? On my HD (WinMo 6.5), it just goes in and out of standby but the call stays connected (so you can turn the screen on to use the keypad or switch to loudspeaker, etc). Is it the same with WP7?
My question too cause im looking to buy this phone also
I use the Omnia 7 for about 2 weeks now. Never had the problem of hitting the power button while making calls. But if I do so, nothing happens, it just turns of the screen, the call is still on. Same thing as you put your phone near your head and the sensor turns your screen off.
On other hand i "had" little problems with the back and search buttons. You can easily hit those buttons while doing other stuff. But its not as a big deal as it sounds.
Thanks very much - just what I needed. I was a bit worried as the Engadget review went on and on about the power button being just by your thumb, but it doesn't seem a big deal to me.
Edit: I thanked _ivo_ as well by accident - didn't mean it! No hard feelings
CreepinJesus said:
Thanks very much - just what I needed. I was a bit worried as the Engadget review went on and on about the power button being just by your thumb, but it doesn't seem a big deal to me.
Edit: I thanked _ivo_ as well by accident - didn't mean it! No hard feelings
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This almost put me off too. They must hold their phone in the most unusual way known to man, because my thumb sits nicely between the power & camera buttons...
The power button needs to be firmly pressed to turn off power, it would be very hard to press this unintentionally unless you hold your phone as tight as possible while calling.