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Is this possible by any means??
What I mean is we have trackpad wake, which is nice. But is there anything we can do so that when you long press the trackpad it locks the phone? Just an idea I've had floatin around..
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Good idea but the phone would unlock easier in ur Pocket...not a big fan of Pock Dialing - I'll stick to the OldSchool Method on this one...
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Y49Si said:
Good idea but the phone would unlock easier in ur Pocket...not a big fan of Pock Dialing - I'll stick to the OldSchool Method on this one...
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Huh? How would this make the phone easier to unlock on your pocket? I think you misunderstand. The OP is asking about a feature to LOCK/SLEEP the phone using the trackpad button. Did you think he meant wake/unlock the phone?
A mod to wake the phone with the trackpad button already exists, and its pretty awesome. It turns on the screen, but does not unlock the phone, same as the "normal" power button. You still have to swipe to unlock. And doing so in your pocket is very unlikely.
Ahh u are correct....I mis-read his post. My apologies to the OP and its actually a pretty good idea!
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I need this too, cause my power button is broken(sometimes works), I dip it on cup holder with water
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Is there a possible link that we may be directed to?
from what ive hear it doesnt exist becuase I was looking for this earlier. the trackpad has a mind of its own sometimes...
Mog said:
from what ive hear it doesnt exist becuase I was looking for this earlier. the trackpad has a mind of its own sometimes...
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Yes...Very True - in certain lighting condtions my cursor jumps all over the screen unless I cover my tackpad with my thumb...
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&feature=search_result
Can take over the default long-press of the search button. And if your running CM7 you can change the search button to launch the app, so no need for a long press
Remap the trackpad press to the power button.
IE - it becomes the power button, you could then change the power button to something like Play/Pause, Trackpad, etc.
It will still boot with the power button, a remap only affects the Android system.
I I have looked all over for an app to do this but have found nothing. I am ready to start writing my own, but want to make sure it doesn't exist already? Seems hard to believe no one has done this yet!?
say i need to copy/paste listing descriptions from evernote into ebay... I want a QUICK trigger, maybe double tapping home or something that shows a simple app list in a transparent overlay.
Pick the ebay app and it loads. After pasting the title there, double tap home again and instantly, it flips back to Evernote where I can repeat this process with the description and other fields. Maybe the volume key could flip between the two apps, or better yet, a swipe.
Seeing how I use that technique a million times a day, it would save countless hours over all the other task manager types that always load a display of all (or none) of the recent apps when triggered. I don't know about everybody else, but there's a 90% chance that if I want to quickly flip to another app, it's because I intend to quickly flip right back in a few seconds.
This is such a vital function for me on computers that I dedicate a whole button on my mouse to pressing Alt+Tab so I can flip back and forth very fast. I have become very spoiled by that technique and can't stand doing work on Android just because of its annoyingly slow and painful "task manager" if you can even call it that. TIA!
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toothpick5 said:
I I have looked all over for an app to do this but have found nothing. I am ready to start writing my own, but want to make sure it doesn't exist already? Seems hard to believe no one has done this yet!?
say i need to copy/paste listing descriptions from evernote into ebay... I want a QUICK trigger, like double tap home (or whatever) that shows a simple app list in a transparent overlay.
Pick the ebay app and it loads. After pasting the title there, double tap home again and instantly, it flips back to Evernote where I can repeat this process with the description and other fields. Maybe the volume key could flip between the two apps, or better yet, a swipe.
Seeing how I use that technique a million times a day, it would save countless hours over all the other task manager types that always load a display of all (or none) of the recent apps when triggered. I don't know about everybody else, but there's a 90% chance that if I want to quickly flip to another app, it's because I intend to quickly flip right back in a few seconds.
This is such a vital function for me on computers that I dedicate a whole button on my mouse to pressing Alt+Tab so I can flip back and forth very fast. I have become very spoiled by that technique and can't stand doing work on Android just because of its annoyingly slow and painful "task manager" if you can even call it that. TIA!
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I am sorry, but you cannot override the home button.
You could try one of the various side bar apps though.
It could be a swipe gesture or anything that requires only ONE step. I don't want to bring up an app selection list on every switch, but just the first time. Maybe a notification bar button could bring up the selector, then a side swipe gesture could flip back and forth between the two apps? It should be simple to write this. I just cant believe that it hasn't already been done? Surely someone knows of an existing app?
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toothpick5 said:
It could be a swipe gesture or anything that requires only ONE step. I don't want to bring up an app selection list on every switch, but just the first time. Maybe a notification bar button could bring up the selector, then a side swipe gesture could flip back and forth between the two apps? It should be simple to write this. I just cant believe that it hasn't already been done? Surely someone knows of an existing app?
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The problem is that the part of the screen which will be "swipeable" will not react to touch events anymore.
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The problem is that the part of the screen which will be "swipeable" will not react to touch events anymore.
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Yeah. But it could be a small invisible hotzone like many of the task managers do. Swiping is just for the cool factor really. Using the volume button should work just fine for my needs. Would that work? The volume button can still listen to an app thats not in focus because music players do it right? But i guess that would be a problem if one of the switched apps overrides the volume control...? Any suggestions? If nobody has pointed out an existing app with this capability I will start on it tonight. I'm still a newb to Android but, I am majoring in programming so I gotta jump in on something!
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Yeah. But it could be a small invisible hotzone like many of the task managers do. Swiping is just for the cool factor really. Using the volume button should work just fine for my needs. Would that work? The volume button can still listen to an app thats not in focus because music players do it right? But i guess that would be a problem if one of the switched apps overrides the volume control...? Any suggestions? If nobody has pointed out an existing app with this capability I will start on it tonight. I'm still a newb to Android but, I am majoring in programming so I gotta jump in on something!
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if I understand correctly you just want to have multitasking without having to hit the multitask button and then choose the app; you just want to be able to choose the app. I would say something like floating folders would work for you.
I don't like the hardkey. It feels different to press than a softkey. It takes longer to press and takes me out of my rythm. Therefore I tend not to use it as much (have built some alternate shortcut gestures into my launcher and my Notification Toggle setup).
Also from what I have seen softkeys last longer than hardkeys... the softkeys have no mechanical parts to wear out.
The whole thing bugs me, but I think I'd feel better if I understood WHY this design decision was made...
So can anyone explain the ADVANTAGES of having a hardkey home button?
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I don't like the hardkey. It feels different to press than a softkey. It takes longer to press and takes me out of my rythm. Therefore I tend not to use it as much (have built some alternate shortcut gestures into my launcher and my Notification Toggle setup).
Also from what I have seen softkeys last longer than hardkeys... the softkeys have no mechanical parts to wear out.
The whole thing bugs me, but I think I'd feel better if I understood WHY this design decision was made...
So can anyone explain the ADVANTAGES of having a hardkey home button?
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I prefer a hard key for the exact opposite of what you said.
BTW, why do you own a S4 ???
The day I cant buy an Android phone with a real home button will be the day Ill switch to something else.
Switching from the straight talk galaxy S2 to the S4 took me a bit to get use to as the S2 didn't have a hard key.... but I like the hard key better.... I think its more of a personal preference than anything
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I miss the HTC Amaze.. Power, camera, and volume were the only buttons on the phone.
I miss the smooth glass home button at the bottom of the screen between the menu and back buttons
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Softkey takes screen real estate, but, will relocate landscape to portrait. When a major crash occurs softkey will not work. Softkey is more suscptable to accidental presses.
Hardkey has a completely different tactile feel.
This is one of many reasons why I prefer Samsung to Nexus. Each to their own.
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I love being able to wake the screen with the menu button. This is much easier when using a case.
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First of all, welcome to the late party.
Second, I hated the hard key also.
Now though, I love the fact that I can "feel" the key without looking for it.
Guess I'd rather have a capacitive key still, but it would need to be a raised button that I can "feel".
Didn't we do this thread like nine months ago?
About fourteen times, back to back threads?
I like the hard key as well. I can turn on the phone using it
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bennyboy78 said:
I like the hard key as well. I can turn on the phone using it
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It's amazing how there is no one feature that can please everyone.
I actually have that option disabled on my phone.
Drives me nuts because everytime I pick up my phone, I'd accidentally press that button and the phone would turn on. Or when I wipe down my screen, I'd hit that button and with the next wipe, I'd unlock my phone and inadvertently open an app or something. hahah
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Didn't we do this thread like nine months ago?
About fourteen times, back to back threads?
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Unfortunately, that's about 90% of the threads in this particular forum now.
My bad. I'm new to S4. I didn't search but got the whim to express some frustration in what I thought would be a light-hearted conversational thread. Not the best decision in retrospect. Next time I'll do that on the Off-topic Cafe thread when I get that urge.
I think a big plus of using both a hard key and the touch sensitive keys (I really dislike the soft keys taking screen real estate, if they disappeared for full screen applications, I'd be more supportive – but I digress) is just being able to feel where the touch sensitive keys are without having to look at the phone. Long live the hard key
So i noticed there are many users coming from a galaxy device, and there are i think more features than most of us know when it comes to this device, everyone just post a tip you think someone might now know:
I'll start with mine: If you click and hold the multitask button, it will bring down the settings menu, this can be used pretty much anywhere, even in the homescreen.
Also if you open an app using qslide you can move the app all the way to the left edge of the screen and it will turn into a button which can be pressed and brought up at anytime.
good post this, keep them coming !
U can slide the Qslide to either edge. Works same ways for both the sides.
Good and keep the new tricks rolling..
ok, so here is mine:
you can use pinch gesture on multitasking window or in gallery view to resize thumbnails (make bigger or smaller).
Pretty nice
duchian said:
ok, so here is mine:
you can use pinch gesture on multitasking window or in gallery view to resize thumbnails (make bigger or smaller).
Pretty nice
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Oh my god this is so neat. I didnt know. Thanks for sharing. Love that i can change the multirask window
P.s: you can pinch zoom in/out for text messages too
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Double tap status bar to turn screen off anywhere
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Editing the notification panel (scroll the icons on the top all the way to the right), will also let you collapse the volume and brightness sliders giving the notification panel more space...
Hahaha omg i thought that cant be removed.. Thank you so much. **** i guess i made this thread to profit for myself more than thw others i guess
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We can choose the style of the setting menu in a list or regular view using top right options
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I just upgraded from a well-loved GS3 (it was getting flaky though) and I miss having built-in widgets for controlling bluetooth or wifi on/off that you can put on your main screens (Samsung had the power bar - which had a bunch of stuff). I'd rather not use the HD widgets if I don't have to - and pulling down the menu bar isn't always convenient.
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I just upgraded from a well-loved GS3 (it was getting flaky though) and I miss having built-in widgets for controlling bluetooth or wifi on/off that you can put on your main screens (Samsung had the power bar - which had a bunch of stuff). I'd rather not use the HD widgets if I don't have to - and pulling down the menu bar isn't always convenient.
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This used to be my favorite tool, i know you mentioned you don't want to download any alternatives or so i understood but: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc&hl=en
You can create your own powerbar where you can toggle wifi on/off bluetooth etc.. infact, i think i'm downloading this myself now that you reminded me of it, it is indeed more convenient.
When you scroll from bottom to open the qhickmemo+
Press the brow arrows that appear in the top after you'll be able to select an area to capture it
Also in the gallery, you can make a collage photos, hide photos and videos so no more need for hiding picture apps
In the home screen pinch to zoom it'll hide everything
That what I remember for now
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This used to be my favorite tool, i know you mentioned you don't want to download any alternatives or so i understood but: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc&hl=en
You can create your own powerbar where you can toggle wifi on/off bluetooth etc.. infact, i think i'm downloading this myself now that you reminded me of it, it is indeed more convenient.
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Ohh, that's actually a nice low-impact widget.. Thanks! The HD widgets (while pretty) were very resource intensive and flaky sometimes for me. Too much for a widget.
Thanks!
You can unlock your phone with knock code even when screen is off ...
long press the back button will activate dual window
Home button+ down taking a screenshot
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You can pinch to zoom in the messaging app to make text bigger or smaller. Same thing with contacts app.
You can hide or show apps in the app drawer, or reorganize the entire app drawer by pushing menu while in the app drawer
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long press the back button will activate dual window
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This does not work. Do you mean press the home navigation button and volume down?
Power button + volume down takes a screen shot too.
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This does not work. Do you mean press the home navigation button and volume down?
Power button + volume down takes a screen shot too.
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The long press back button dual window works for me...
Hey im having a problen with unlocking my phone with my fingerprint when its on the always on screen, ive seen youtube videos on people unlocking there phones from that screen by when i place my fingerprint on that screen it wont unlock
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You have to press the home button and then just hold your finger there for a second or so. Same way as you would when you aren't using Always-On-display.
If you've seen cases where the lock screen doesn't even appear, sometimes it will unlock very quickly so you barely see it
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Ive seen people unlock there phones on the black screen with the clock, they just hold their finger on it and it unlocks
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They might use their own mod to do so but I've never seen it...
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Ive seen people unlock there phones on the black screen with the clock, they just hold their finger on it and it unlocks
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you can activate the edge feed when the screen is black and then unlock with the fingerprint but from the always on display it is not possible.
amar95353 said:
you can activate the edge feed when the screen is black and then unlock with the fingerprint but from the always on display it is not possible.
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Nice trick, thanks for the tip. Not sure which is more annoying though - having to press the home button or doing the finger swipe to avoid pressing the button LOL. Why oh why Samsung couldn't you have made the home button capacitive too.
Nitemare3219 said:
Nice trick, thanks for the tip. Not sure which is more annoying though - having to press the home button or doing the finger swipe to avoid pressing the button LOL. Why oh why Samsung couldn't you have made the home button capacitive too.
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Ahah agreed
But they just did this to allow us to see notifications without turn on the whole screen ^^
Nitemare3219 said:
Nice trick, thanks for the tip. Not sure which is more annoying though - having to press the home button or doing the finger swipe to avoid pressing the button LOL. Why oh why Samsung couldn't you have made the home button capacitive too.
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The finger print scanner is capacitive it's just that it isn't on all the time. Try this app it will allow you to wake the phone by placing your finger on the scanner but you will not be able to use fingerprint unlock as long as you have it set to wake the phone. I think you might have to pay for the full version to get the wake feature. I've paid for it so I know it works.
Here is the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.easyhome
EDIT: THIS APP NO LONGER WORKS AND IS UNABLE TO WAKE THE PHONE WITH THE FINGERPRINT SCANNER.
https://youtu.be/fWFgRls8Y9Q watch that video and u will see it can unlock from the standby screen
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Figured it out, u have to press the button and hold it
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I found an app called Always on AMOLED, that replaces the Samsung AlwaysOn and keeps the fingerprint scanner on, so you don't have to press the button, just touch it. It's auto brightness is a bit buggy though
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I found an app called Always on AMOLED, that replaces the Samsung AlwaysOn and keeps the fingerprint scanner on, so you don't have to press the button, just touch it. It's auto brightness is a bit buggy though
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Tried it's donate version, it unlock but stay on same AOD screen, just shows popup saying device is unlocked with fingerprint.