When I long press end key, the phone will be locked. The holdtime is about 3~5 senconds. Can I change the holdtime to 1 or 2 senconds?
I would love to know this too - it's always really bugged me that there isn't a quicker way to lock the phone (apart from using the power button).
I would also like to know this, 1-2 seconds would be perfect.
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nobody found a registry key yet?
I'd be interested in knowing if there's a way to speed up locking the screen//buttons too.
I know that you can set the device to "lock" whenever the screen is turned off (single press of power button), but this is awkwards as you never get the screen to come back on at the "normal" brightness, and it's annoying for the device to lock in the middle of a call (for example).
Riceburner said:
I'd be interested in knowing if there's a way to speed up locking the screen//buttons too.
I know that you can set the device to "lock" whenever the screen is turned off (single press of power button), but this is awkwards as you never get the screen to come back on at the "normal" brightness, and it's annoying for the device to lock in the middle of a call (for example).
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You should look into these apps:
G-Light - save battery and adjust screen brightness based on ambient light. Very useful and completely configurable.
HD In-Call Screen Tweak - turns screen on and off based on vertical/horizontal position and/or using light sensor to check when it is close to your ear. Also very useful and configurable.
With these apps I never have to worry about brightness level and never need to lock my phone. During a call if I put the phone to my ear the screen turns off. If I take it away from my ear it turns back on so I can use the keypad. If I lay it down on a surface the speaker turns on. Oh, and as far as configuring the amount of time required before triggering the long-press-send-key event... it is unfortunately hard-coded
I have had the same issue with the lock function.
What I did was use AE Button Plus and set it so that a double press of the end call button will lock the phone. And through settings, changed hold end call to set ringer/vibrate. So now holding the end key is more useful and I can lock the phone with a quick double press.
And I also use HD In-Call Screen Tweak (well mine is called Touch In-Call Screen Tweak, maybe iv got the wrong one!) and its excellent in the features mentioned earlier.
Hope this helps
cRaCKwHoRe said:
You should look into these apps:
G-Light - save battery and adjust screen brightness based on ambient light. Very useful and completely configurable.
HD In-Call Screen Tweak - turns screen on and off based on vertical/horizontal position and/or using light sensor to check when it is close to your ear. Also very useful and configurable.
With these apps I never have to worry about brightness level and never need to lock my phone. During a call if I put the phone to my ear the screen turns off. If I take it away from my ear it turns back on so I can use the keypad. If I lay it down on a surface the speaker turns on. Oh, and as far as configuring the amount of time required before triggering the long-press-send-key event... it is unfortunately hard-coded
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Would second this. Both excellent apps and worth looking into
cRaCKwHoRe said:
You should look into these apps:
G-Light - save battery and adjust screen brightness based on ambient light. Very useful and completely configurable.
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Will look at that.
cRaCKwHoRe said:
HD In-Call Screen Tweak - turns screen on and off based on vertical/horizontal position and/or using light sensor to check when it is close to your ear. Also very useful and configurable.
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Already using it.
The problem ( as I stated) is that if you're using the HDTweak setting where anytime the screen is blanked (eg phone call using the in-call tweak, pressing the power button once tec etc) the phone locks: you never get the same level of brightness back - which is annoying.
Will look at G-light and see if it answers the issue.
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Will look at that.
Already using it.
The problem ( as I stated) is that if you're using the HDTweak setting where anytime the screen is blanked (eg phone call using the in-call tweak, pressing the power button once tec etc) the phone locks: you never get the same level of brightness back - which is annoying.
Will look at G-light and see if it answers the issue.
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G-Light should take care of that for you. It routinely polls the light sensor for the screen brightness, as well as anytime the screen turns on it immediately polls it. There be a split-second or so delay from the point you turn your phone on to when the brightness level is adjusted but hey, nothing's perfect.
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G-Light should take care of that for you. It routinely polls the light sensor for the screen brightness, as well as anytime the screen turns on it immediately polls it. There be a split-second or so delay from the point you turn your phone on to when the brightness level is adjusted but hey, nothing's perfect.
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Does the continues polling affect the battery life?
dataSaMm said:
Does the continues polling affect the battery life?
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Yes, but in all reality it makes the overall battery life better by keeping the backlight at an optimal level. I notice huge improvements in battery life with it installed.
dbgoku said:
When I long press end key, the phone will be locked. The holdtime is about 3~5 senconds. Can I change the holdtime to 1 or 2 senconds?
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you can try this program...you can remap the hard keys to just about anything and the long press is about 1-2 secs to execute...
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Yes, but in all reality it makes the overall battery life better by keeping the backlight at an optimal level. I notice huge improvements in battery life with it installed.
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Thanks for the prompt reply, what matters is the long run. I will install it and see how it works out.
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has anybody ever experienced this before?
while talking to the phone, your ear is pressed against the screen hence accidentally touching the screen with your ear and doing unwanted tasks
i have tried lowering light timer and;
pressing the on/off button once to turn off the screen
i find this a big problem for me, its an inconvinience, anybody has got any solutions for this?
thanks
use xperia tweak (use search function)
There is an option to urn screen off during calls
im using xperia tweak 2.0
all i see is
"disable screen turning off during calls" wouldnt this be the opposite of what u want?
I keep my screen on during calls and my cheek does not press any buttons, even when touching. Maybe your cheek bone or ear is too pointy?
lol actually its the clock button at the windows bar is being pressed on and it changed itself to analog/digital
Eh?
Standard behaviour is to switch the screen off during a call. So unless you changed it, why is your screen on? I wish this worked like y iphone and siwtched as you put it to your head, then screen goes back on when you pull it away during a call.
Same for me, my screen has never gone off while calling. Same by enabling and disabling the feature in Xperia Tweak.
I read somwhere that R2 changed that behaviour in opposition to R1..
alias_neo said:
Standard behaviour is to switch the screen off during a call. So unless you changed it, why is your screen on? I wish this worked like y iphone and siwtched as you put it to your head, then screen goes back on when you pull it away during a call.
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agreed, even the nokia 5800 comes with the proximity sensor feature...
Just made a hard reset because of lots of beta software testing, I reinstalled only my very needed software, and the screen turns off like expected during the calls. I am in R2.
press the power to off the screen during calls.. best and free
leobox1 said:
press the power to off the screen during calls.. best and free
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inconvenience
but thats all i have bene doing now...i was hoping for an app to fix this
These are my current customizations and turning off screen taps save me too much battery. It is important to turn those settings off because if you tap on the screen, the speaker will stay on for 1.5 second each and every time. You can hear the 1.5 second hiss if you listen closely. Disabling it makes my Xperia lasts almost forever.
Keep:
S2U2
SPB Diary on Today Screen
Alarm Master on Today Screen
Date on Today Screen
Uninstall:
Phoneweaver
Hourly Chime
Touch Flo 3D
Wisbar Advance
Turn Off:
Screen Taps Sound (each tap will eat your battery 500% more than without sound)
Hardware Buttons Sound (verbatim from above)
Auto adjust backlight
Modify:
Backlight is constant at 80%
Turn off backlight if device is not used for 10 sec
Turn off device if not used for 2 minutes
Habits:
Never turn off your phone to save battery if you are carrying the phone
Only turn off your phone if you are in the movie theater or if away from phone
What's "forever" for you? What do you do with your phone?
Firefall! said:
What's "forever" for you? What do you do with your phone?
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It lasts 1.5 hours longer on media playback
2 hours longer on games
2.5 hours longer on business activities
5 hours longer on standby
Sounds good, but why does auto adjust backlight drain the battery quicker?
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Sounds good, but why does auto adjust backlight drain the battery quicker?
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was wondering that my self too - maybe because its calculating info from the LDR and such? Is the 80% what it is usually at because that seems pretty high
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Sounds good, but why does auto adjust backlight drain the battery quicker?
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Oh, it's just an assumption. I'm only guessing that the ambient light sensor is no longer automated and therefore it takes less processing. And constant lighting allows for the light to not need to adjust itself.
Background applications and automatic function and unnecessary bits waste battery
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was wondering that my self too - maybe because its calculating info from the LDR and such? Is the 80% what it is usually at because that seems pretty high
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I chose 80% because I want my screen constantly bright and when in the dark doesn't burn my eyes.
is there any way to shut off the sound that the lock/hang up key generates while on the today screen?
that also produces a bit of a short sound wave.
poetryrocksalot said:
Habits:
Never turn off your phone to save battery if you are carrying the phone
Only turn off your phone if you are in the movie theater or if away from phone
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or never turn it off at all... standby barely uses any power and turning it on again uses a lot. Just sayin'
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is there any way to shut off the sound that the lock/hang up key generates while on the today screen?
that also produces a bit of a short sound wave.
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Yes, follow my Steps:
1) Press Call
2) Tap Menu
3) Tap Options
4) Look for "Keypad:"
5) Change the "Keypad:" option with OFF.
6) This will turn off the end key and the numeric keys.
7) Seriously though, if you want to disable the end key tone but keep the numeric key tones active, then you obviously have no logic at all.
8) Chances are that you dial the numeric keys more often then you press the end call button. Might as well turn if all off.
9) Since you know that the end key is pressed very rarely you might as well not mind it being enabled as a tone (especially if you need tactile hearing for the dialpad).
Therefore the end key is not a very big battery drainer.
Also I have a Samsung SCH-i760 Windows Mobile phone and when I press a numeric key / end key / or enable button and tap tones... there are no 1.5 second hissing noise. The stereo speakers are always inactive. This is a major flaw that causes your Xperia to lose a lot of battery very quickly. Perhaps this is how all mono speakers work? Does anyone know?
I was referring to the physical button.
probably should have been more specific, but it's fine, I barely touch it anymore!
and thanks for the tips, although the remark about me having no logic was hurtful.
Haha, sorry but the title of driving me crazy. It should be either; "Yes! Now my battery lasts longer." or "My battery lasts longer now(, or : or Yes!". Still it works better the first way. Sorry hah, it's just one of those things that keeps repeating itself over and over in my head.
USB Charge
I have got some experience with the battery charging.
Using USB charge or any charger with 500MA can make my x1 live 30min long than the original battery charge.
First of all, I was using PM Recorder and now I use Audio Notes Touch from VITO, to record all my phone calls. It is very useful to have the phone call recorded when somebody gives you an address, a phone number, or a name of a person, you don’t need a pen to write it down.
Now the problem: After the other person answers or you answer and the application starts recording, the backlight of the screen turns on to maximum level of intensity and it stays like this until you finish your phone call. It does not reduce the light level of intensity after a minute or so. When not using the application to record, the light is reduced to minimum level and it stays like this until I hang up. I have found a workaround to press the power button to turn off the whole screen and the light when I am in a call, but sometimes I forget and a lot of battery power is consumed during the call. I have also tried to set the backlight level both on battery and on power to minimum level, but still the recorder application is able to turn the light at maximum level, I don’t know how.
If you want to do a test, set the backlight level on battery and on power to the lowest level, and then start the Voice Commander. You will be surprised, because you will see the backlight to maximum level.
Now the question is: How can we turn the backlight off completely and automatically when in a call? I think the battery consumption is double or maybe triple when in a call and with the backlight turned on to maximum level.
Maybe using S2U2 will help you. Also look at this thread.
I have installed the application.
With the black screen option the screen is black, indeed, but the backlight is still on at maximum power.
How is it possible to put the device into standby when talking instead of black screen? Something similar when I press the power button one.
Thank you.
there is a design flaw that prevent the backlight from turning off when blanking screen..the only solution is to use the backlight controller to turn off the screen.
I am not aware of any ways to put the phone in standby when talking.
If you are using custom rom you can use built-in in-call recording if it is good enough for you
Hello keyx. I tried all the custom roms including yours, I really appreciate your work, but for me the original rom fits the best.
Audio Notes Touch and even S2U2 somehow have a method or triggers a function to detect when a conversation is started.
Is there a possibility to add a script via Mort Script, maybe, to launch the backlight controller when I am on the phone?
I have no idea you would have to try to code that yourself..
Does anybody have an idea how can I trigger a started conversation?
What function or procedure can I call to find this?
Thanks.
Finally I succeded. If anyone interested I will post my solution. Thanks for your answers.
nickey1982 said:
Finally I succeded. If anyone interested I will post my solution. Thanks for your answers.
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I have created a script with MortScript.
While(1)
If(ProcExists("Audio Notes Touch.exe")=1)
Run("\iPAQ File Store\Program Files\Backlight Controller\WM6_612C_Backlight.lnk")
EndIf
Sleep(10000)
EndWhile
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WM6_612C_Backlight.lnk it is a shortcut with the /togglescreen parameter.
I have made a copy for Audio Notes Touch.exe and renamed it to Audio.exe and modified the Start Menu shortcut to point to the Audio.exe. This way I can listen to my recorded phonecalls afterwards.
Hi guys!
So I'll have to wait for my preordered HD2 untill 20th November here in Poland, but watching all the preview videos, a question arose in my head. I know the device isn't out yet, but its rom builds are already flying around, so maybe someone knows the answer. Will it be possible to disable showing of the lock screen after waking up the phone with the end call/power button and the device taking you immediately to the homescreen? I'm used to that on my TD2, and I think that using the phone this way is just much faster.
If i have undersood ur question correctly by completely disabling lock screen of ur future Leo, then yeah, thats possible. If u navigate through ur moving cursor to Settings, then Sound and Display and finally to Backlight options, there two options exist, when phone its on battery and/or External power, to either set the time limit to have the screen locked (and dim backlight of course) or to completely diselect it, which actually disables Leo to show and/or show lock screen.
Hope that clarification helped you
It sure did, thanks a lot I just hope that the buttons on the face of the HD2 will turn out to be as "shallow", flat and "stiff" as they look like in the vids, so that no accidental pressing of the end key while the device is in the pocket will be possible in practice
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It sure did, thanks a lot I just hope that the buttons on the face of the HD2 will turn out to be as "shallow", flat and "stiff" as they look like in the vids, so that no accidental pressing of the end key while the device is in the pocket will be possible in practice
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I did not think about the accidental pressing of END key before, but this will surely worry me, atleast I get the handset myself and test it in real-life...
Well even if any accidental cliks will be happening, then the lock screen will actually come in handy
well even if the buttons get pressed somehow, the screen won't react to pressure so only buttons will work if there's no lockscreen
You're right, good point hehe I guess all of us WM fans will have to get used to capacitive screens and their advantages/disadvantages
I think there will be 2 potential risks...
1. "Send" button is pressed accidentally more than once (last dialed number will be dialed)
2. Any keys get accidentally pressed continuously (device will remain on impacting battery life)
So yet a good screen locking solution will be recommended
3. "end call/power" button pressed and hold -> device turns off (at least I think so..or is there a "confirmation screen"??) -> you don't get any incoming calls/messages/etc at all =)
Btw, if you turn off the stuff as B3ler3fonte said, would there be any locking at all? So would touchscreen etc be allways "ready" and consuming battery?
In my Diamond2 (I dont use any lock screen or anything) when the screen is turned off and I press long the power button, the confirmation for powering off the device does in fact pop up, but the screen remains turned off, so its impossible to confirm the power off prompt (I see the prompt popped up when I press the pwr button once again to turn on the screen). So probably no threat from here. And even if the screen activates and the prompt for turning off the phone does come out, there's no way of confirming it in your pocket - thats the capacitive screen advantage. But the battery draining issues may occur at some scale... I guess we'll see how it all turns out in real life. The probably unavoidable problem will be if the end button would be possible to get pressed by accident - then we would be facing constant battery drainage with the lockscreen always appearing for no reason.
kabakara said:
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Btw, if you turn off the stuff as B3ler3fonte said, would there be any locking at all? So would touchscreen etc be allways "ready" and consuming battery?
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That could help but won't much, because(at least current models) they wake up upon any reminder, battery low, call, text, etc. Besides you will have to use both hands to turn phone on (the top button, unless you got ET fingers ) HD is tall...
Cannot see that menu item
B3ler3fonte said:
. If u navigate through ur moving cursor to Settings, then Sound and Display and finally to Backlight options, there two options exist, when phone its on battery and/or External power, to either set the time limit to have the screen locked (and dim backlight of course) or to completely diselect it, which actually disables Leo to show and/or show lock screen.
Hope that clarification helped you
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Sorry but there is no setting for lockscreen in this menu. There is only settings for the backlight in battery or charged mode.
There is no control for the lockscreen at all Still looking for a way to completely disable this damned lockscreen.
Agreed - even the entry in the Settings tab that claims to control the lockscreen seems to have no impact (I have mine set to 12 hours and it completely ignores that) and the standard registry hacks don't seem to have any effect.
This is a real puzzler!
jgal said:
Hi guys!
So I'll have to wait for my preordered HD2 untill 20th November here in Poland, but watching all the preview videos, a question arose in my head. I know the device isn't out yet, but its rom builds are already flying around, so maybe someone knows the answer. Will it be possible to disable showing of the lock screen after waking up the phone with the end call/power button and the device taking you immediately to the homescreen? I'm used to that on my TD2, and I think that using the phone this way is just much faster.
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back to the original topic:
changing the registry key: HKey_current_user/ControlPanel/Backlight/AutodevicelockEnable to value '0' (zero) works with other 6.5 roms
by default it must have seen to '1'
edit: my bad, its been solved already
idrisito said:
back to the original topic:
changing the registry key: HKey_current_user/ControlPanel/Backlight/AutodevicelockEnable to value '0' (zero) works with other 6.5 roms
by default it must have seen to '1'
edit: my bad, its been solved already
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Is it solved already?? i can`t find it
mika34 said:
Is it solved already?? i can`t find it
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the clarification was made to the guy who started the thread in post 3. if thats not it then the reg change i have put it should disable/enable the lock screen if the power button is pressed
Hi, my typical procedure before putting the phone in the pocket is to hold right soft button to lock the screen and to switch off the screen with the power button. I wonder if there is a way to do it at once. You press the power button and screen goes off locked?
Thanks.s.
Install AutolockScreen 1.7 (I'm at work so don't have the cab with me, but if you search this site you'll find it. Install the cab and then go to Start\Settings\System\SmartLock and tick Suspend lock.
LockDevice works well...
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2009/09...k-the-windows-mobile-screen-after-wakeup.html
Do either of these lock screen apps consume a lot of power?
I understand they have also been created with power saving feaures but what do they run like in a coarse of a day for instance, do they drain the battery quickly?
Thanks.
HD Tweak also has option for autolock when device turned off
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HD Tweak also has option for autolock when device turned off
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It does but it has a problem with the background light not undimming after locking.
Doesn't the phone automatically lock itself when you turn off the screen? Mine seems like it always does.
rpimps said:
Doesn't the phone automatically lock itself when you turn off the screen? Mine seems like it always does.
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Mine doesn't do that unfortunately. I am using the app suggested above by ClydeB1 and its working great, not much battery drain either.
Regards.
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It does but it has a problem with the background light not undimming after locking.
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My phone is set to quite dim anyway in Power settings so this doesn't affect me.......hence why I forgot about it
I've attached the cab which ClydeB1 was talking about, i.e. SmartLock 1.7
Mastoid said:
Mine doesn't do that unfortunately. I am using the app suggested above by ClydeB1 and its working great, not much battery drain either.
Regards.
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What happens if you just turn the screen off with the power button? Does touching send/back/etc turn it back on?
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What happens if you just turn the screen off with the power button? Does touching send/back/etc turn it back on?
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On my device, no. If you turn screen off, only way to turn it on again is with the power button (unless someone rings etc)
rpimps said:
What happens if you just turn the screen off with the power button? Does touching send/back/etc turn it back on?
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On my device, no. If you turn screen off, only way to turn it on again is with the power button (unless someone rings etc)
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Yes, if you just press the power button the screen goes off but it is not locked and although touching the buttons does not turn it back on, if an sms comes in and wakes the device the buttons are then active and could be accidentally touched whilst in your pocket. With the screen locked this does not happen and you need to first unlock the screen to access the sms or the device in general.
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Yes, if you just press the power button the screen goes off but it is not locked and although touching the buttons does not turn it back on, if an sms comes in and wakes the device the buttons are then active and could be accidentally touched whilst in your pocket. With the screen locked this does not happen and you need to first unlock the screen to access the sms or the device in general.
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True, yes, but I use Smartlock 1.7 so phone does lock
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True, yes, but I use Smartlock 1.7 so phone does lock
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Was using your answer and expanding on it for explaining to rpimps
ClydeB1 said:
Yes, if you just press the power button the screen goes off but it is not locked and although touching the buttons does not turn it back on, if an sms comes in and wakes the device the buttons are then active and could be accidentally touched whilst in your pocket. With the screen locked this does not happen and you need to first unlock the screen to access the sms or the device in general.
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Oh ok thanks for the info. Mine does unlock when I get a call/sms but I text a lot so I prefer it to do that, otherwise I'd be wasting a lot of time unlocking it every time I got a message.
Thanks for the hint ClydeB1 and thanks for the cab Fallen Spartan.
I tried SL 1.7 and there are three things, which I do not really like.
1. The phone returns to the very same screen where it was switched off. Some may consider it a pre. I prefer to see the clock when I switch it on.
2. The screen blink once when the phone is switchd on. I find it a bit irritating.
3. I do not see how I can uninstall it.
So, I wonder if you can undim the screen in HD Tweak by touching it or you need to do something extra?
You uninstall it as with any other cab. It's called Chobit Company Smartlock on the list of apps.
If you do use the hd tweak edit, you'll need to push the power button twice I think (it's been a long time since I used it I've forgotten), the first time to activate the screen (you'll see the screen but the backlight will not light up properly) then again to undim and then you can unlock the screen. I think that's the sequence, you'll need to play a little.
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You uninstall it as with any other cab. It's called Chobit Company Smartlock on the list of apps.
If you do use the hd tweak edit, you'll need to push the power button twice I think (it's been a long time since I used it I've forgotten), the first time to activate the screen (you'll see the screen but the backlight will not light up properly) then again to undim and then you can unlock the screen. I think that's the sequence, you'll need to play a little.
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The way I had activated the lock was by pressing and keeping pressure on the end call softkey, after a few seconds it vibrates and activates the lock. It comes on automatically when you put the screen off or restart the phone.
Regards.
Auto-lock screen
I'm running CLEAN ROM (B version) with SPB Mobile Shell.
Considering I don't want any superficial apps installed on my HD, I used HD Tweak and turned autolock on.
To get over the "background light not undimming after locking" problem, I initially unchecked "Automatically adjust backlight" under Settings > System > Power > Backlight and set at 100%. I also set the "Dim backlight on Device" when on battery power to the same time as "Turn off device if not used for". In my case that was 1 minute. I tested and this worked fine.
I then went back in and checked the "Automatically adjust backlight" checkbox.
I also performed the wake up with volume button reg edit making it easier to wake up device.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd]
"DefaultKeyLock"= 0
UPDATE:
Just tested again and I realised if you wake up device but don't unlock. The screen will automatically dim. Unfortunately if you unlock immediately after, the dim screen issue rears it's ugly head again. The only workaround at this point is to completely disable dim backlight.