Hey all, could consider me a bit of newbie...iv had my htc diamond for a while now and have got a cooked 6.5 rom on there.
just the other day I had a bit of thought - everyone know how they put there phone down somewhere and when they come back to it, they know someone has played with it but they dont know who?
well my idea...using the g-sensor in the diamond, or if someone presses the middle button (not all know to press the on/off button), that the phone will take a photo using the front camera and capture the person who attempted, or did eventually get into your phone...
I know it sounds random, but I thought it could help some people, and might be an enjoyable task for someone to create
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1 - Stylus camera. For those who does not like using the Dpad to take a shot and or for the upcoming touch HD using the stylus as camera button might work out.
2 - Stylus, light sensor, G-sensor together as a lock. I've seen keylocks with light sensor or the stylus. However, i'm sure many of us will agree the password lock on wm6 makes the device look like its from the 90s. Would it be possible to have all three combination of users own choice (some what like the G1's lock but with sensors instead of numbers or touch screen). Maybe its too fancy.
3 - Mute calls! Either in call or before picking up, would it be possible to make a trigger (flip phone 180 to left) to mute phone ring or hold call and flip the other way to undo. Or the other way around for left handed people. this way, you can flip to put the phone face down on table to mute or flip away from ear when driving to hold call.
4 - Finally, X1 is out!!!! Looks soo sexy. But seems soooo damn slow. But i can really care less about it. However, SE does have pretty damn good build in Apps and they have added them into the WM6 X1! Is there any chance if someone would want to use SE example camera's funtion/walkman function on a HTC device instead? In other words, is there any way to extract their build in apps to put them into other devices.
Sorry if bringing up so much. For all the pros here, there might be some stuff that sounds stupid but i wouldn't know cuz i have no clue on how to create my own ideas for testing. Would love to learn how to do so. Tips on how to start doing these shorts of things for a noob would be helpful!
O yea, one more thing, GAMES! needs to be improved for WM devices! as much as such smart phones were meant for business use, having more games wouldn't hurt. plus, g-sensor would help.
I was wondering if there's a app that allows the screen to turn off when you put the phone to you head? Then when you bring it out and in front of you, it turns back on. My Iphone did that and I loved that feature.
upping cause i'm intersted too
im believe this feature on the iphone is provided by a proximity sensor, you can probable do this with the light sensor but it would only work in the day time bc at night the screen would always be off...
not unless you use the gsensor too? i think if you work with the light sensor and the gsensor..you can get it to work. maybe have it only work when theres a active call.
This is an extremely good idea!
now if I was only a programmer
i'd love to see this feature on my diamond/blackstone too, i always have problems with the cursor jumping somewhere else when taking a note while in call...
theres already a thread about that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=451456
sweet. thanks
I really love that fuction on iPhone as well. I found some program that can adjust the Light Sensor to dim the back light as you want. I never try it but surely not work in the dark. If any news on this issue, pls advise!!
I think the g-sensor is the answer, off course in combination with light sensor. If someone could make an app that would turn off the backlight during an active call AND when phone is in vertical position; this could resolve difficulties with light sensor.
aonavy said:
I was wondering if there's a app that allows the screen to turn off when you put the phone to you head? Then when you bring it out and in front of you, it turns back on. My Iphone did that and I loved that feature.
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There are a couple out there that attempt to solve the same problem the iPhone does.
One I know of is Touchlock Pro - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444215
It is free but it still has a little way to go before it is a polished solution
The other is PocketShield -- http://www.pocketshield.net/
It's not free but I found it so effective for the in-call problem as well as general locking/unlocking that it was worth paying for
I've also, as a developer by trade, played with the light sensor, g-sensor, and stylus sensor APIs and tried to create a basic proof of concept that solved just the in-call problem very well and found that without the approach taken by Pocketshield it just was not reliable enough for me.
fireweed said:
There are a couple out there that attempt to solve the same problem the iPhone does.
One I know of is Touchlock Pro - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444215
It is free but it still has a little way to go before it is a polished solution
The other is PocketShield -- http://www.pocketshield.net/
It's not free but I found it so effective for the in-call problem as well as general locking/unlocking that it was worth paying for
I've also, as a developer by trade, played with the light sensor, g-sensor, and stylus sensor APIs and tried to create a basic proof of concept that solved just the in-call problem very well and found that without the approach taken by Pocketshield it just was not reliable enough for me.
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All these programms are great software but are nowhere near the iphone solution... like i already said, the problem is e.g. that if you are on the phone and the person on the other end tells you a phonenumber you need to write down - the cursor always jumps to somewhere else as soon as you put your phone back to your ear (and then take it away again ofcourse to continue to notice the number).
ive messed with those apps before with no luch for what i was looking for. Simple app...JUST for incall and end call. light goesout..then comes back in. those other apps are pretty detaild
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All these programms are great software but are nowhere near the iphone solution...
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Very true, but unfortunately this hardware does not have the same sensor as the iPhone so you can only fake it so much.
I'd love to see this developed as well. But just wondering as some have mentioned using the gsensor; what if your laying down using the phone?
any developers out there. this would be awsome. make it simple. only works when the phone is in call. the gsensor sensing the phone from 0-45 degrees and only 0-5% light. seems sorta simple when u look at it like that.
hey everyone. My HTC Touch Pro came with this functionality out of the box. And i really don't like it at all. I think the difference to the iphone is that the screen does not turn back on until the power button is pressed.
millab said:
hey everyone. My HTC Touch Pro came with this functionality out of the box. And i really don't like it at all. I think the difference to the iphone is that the screen does not turn back on until the power button is pressed.
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My diamond does this already?
mine didnt. very weird.
For what it's worth, S2U2 v.1.42 has an option called "blank screen on call" which essentially disables the touch screen and makes it turn off when a call is connected (both sent and received). To get the screen to turn back on, simply press any hardware button. (Note though that pressing the END button while on a call will end the call as well as turning on the screen.)
I've found this feature to be VERY useful and figured it's as close as we're going to get for the time being .
I tired quite a few roms.
And most of the roms have the problem when I am speaking, my ear touch the screen.
Is there anyway to auto lock the screen once the call is connected??
PocketShield perhaps solves your problem
MegaPower said:
I tired quite a few roms.
And most of the roms have the problem when I am speaking, my ear touch the screen.
Is there anyway to auto lock the screen once the call is connected??
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I turn off the screen with the power button when I take the call.
anyway to make it like the stock rom that you need to slide in order to use the number pad.
Or use regedit to change the setting??
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=488991
It uses the g-sensor to detect when the phone is held in the typical in-call position, and turns the screen off. Turns the screen back on again when you move the phone back down from your ear.
Well that option is just fine, it helps you to keep your phone bill affordable ...but without kidding there is another app that let's you phone go to quick sleep it's called:
advanced configuration tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418151
next to those options, there is a lot more to change..if you ain't an expert user, don't mess around with things that you don't understand!!!
thanks for all the input, my rom comes with the advanced configuration tool.
I play around with the light senser and g-senser, but still cant get it work.
I guess I will just keep playing with it.
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Well that option is just fine, it helps you to keep your phone bill affordable ...but without kidding there is another app that let's you phone go to quick sleep it's called:
advanced configuration tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418151
next to those options, there is a lot more to change..if you ain't an expert user, don't mess around with things that you don't understand!!!
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anyone can give me your configuration??
I play around with the light and g-sensor setting, but it doesn't work on me.
It is quite surprising that HTC did not put any proximity sensor in topaz. It's not that they aren't aware of this issue, they have put one in rhodium. Then why would they not put one in topaz?
HTC took 3 years to come up with a hardware comparable to iphone. IMHO HD2 is the only one that is comparable and in fact better than iphone. I like HTC and windows mobile... but sometime I feel that they are just using my trust to force me into buying a new phone every year by doing incremental upgrades to their phones.
Hi all
So i got my HTC HD2 nice feel to it....but..
2 things :
1:while i have handsfree on i answer a call as always and the phone unlockes in my pocket a.s.a i answer and then...well buttons keep pushing and calls keep shutting off e.t.c
i called HTC and they said nothing they can do and that there is a 3rd party app to fix this....well i am to "stupid" cause i cant find it..
plz help.
2:Very sensitive screen and i have dificulty figuring out hoe to change that..
thnx allot guys for "listening" hope to get some answers...esspecially for nr1 its a pain....
Hi,
I know you are new on here but a few threads up from yours you would have found this one...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638
Take time out to read it and you should find answers to at least some of your problems.
Good luck
WB
The screen is capacitive, so it shouldnt be possible for anything to be pressed in your pocket.
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The screen is capacitive, so it shouldnt be possible for anything to be pressed in your pocket.
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Whilst the screen is capacitive, the material of a pocket may be thin enough to still allow a key press to register.
Also I believe the hard keys would still be available to press and could hang up the call.
I think there is an issue with the keypad becoming active while on a call.
I've used this phone since launch and it's driving me nuts.
One of the main problems is the proximity sensor which should turn off the touch screen during an active call intermittently doesn't work.
I called my wife today and cut her off at least twice because of this bug.
There is a reg tweek to reduce the sensitivity of the screen- you have to google it.
SMS is alos occasionally sticking.
I'm going to start a new thread to ask if 1.61 cure these issues.
Hey everyone,
I really hope I'm not the only one out of the loop about this (and I doubt I am cause I spend way too much time on xda...lol). I use my HD2 with a headset quite alot (almost always actually), so the proximity sensor is not of great use. Since when I'm on my headset (wired), and have the phone facing up, the screen is turned on, and I have to put something on the proximity sensor to cover it up in order to turn the screen off and stop draining the battery.
But here's the crazy part I found out today....and I can't believe it took this long:
Do a two finger (multitouch) on the call status screen (the regular screen while on a call) and it will TURN THE SCREEN OFF!
The screen will turn back on if you move the phone (but it turns it on via the proximity sensor and not the gsensor....at least that's my thinking at the moment). I'd play around with this more, but I have mad finals coming so I just wanted to post this for everyone.
So...go out and give it a try!
PS. I have the USTmo version (just in case it has a different dialer/call status then Euro version, but I'm guessing this will work on both).
OMG. this TOTALLY WORKs! I just called my voicemail and tested it out! IT works like a charm! THANKS SO MUCH.
are there any more little tricks like this out there? WOW I want to know more about y device!
That is an excellent discovery...thanks!
Great find!!!
Doesn't work on my ROM.
genius, good find
It works
Just tested it and it works
Great find man!! Thanks
I can't believe my eyes it works! thanx
can ppl pls post which rom theyre using, so we can have a overview where this great find works. Thank you!
I'm using the 1.66 WWE ROM in the UK and it's not working.
i can't believe it, it works on stock tmo rom
works on energy. thanks!
Can someone post a video how to do this, please? I am using 1.72 rom with O2 and have no idea how to do that.
Cheers
at my 1.72 ROM it does NOT work.
tapped with 2 fingers on the screen while calling the Voicemail but nothing happens.
hopefully someone will fix this .. very annoying that the standby and the disconnect function is at the same button
looks like its a v2 rom feature.
it actually works!
wow....great find! i always had to put my finger over the light sensor. not anymore
Also works on my T-Mo GREAT find...Tj
Sweeeeeet!
Was excited but gonna stick with my current method
I tried this with high hopes but the fact that it turns right back on if you move the phone is no good for me while on the go, but is great for when my phone is just sitting on top of my desk or a table.
What I have been doing, and what others might want to try, takes a few steps but does work. I installed a little app called DisplayOff which turns off the display with one tap and will stay off until any hardware button is pressed once. I used Resco Explorer to create a shortcut for the app which is just an exe that doesn't need to be installed, just placed somewhere on your device and clicked on to activate. So when I'm in a call on bluetooth as I almost always am, I have to tap the home key so that I can then tap the DisplayOff icon which is a Sense Quick Link.
After thinking about this more, I just realized that using AE Button Plus, I could map DisplayOff to activate with say 3 taps of a hardware button instead of my current method..........
I know this since the day tmobile usa hd2 came out, nothing special about this as method, you can also blank the screen by placing your finger or object on top of the sensor next left to the speaker.