[Q] Who uses vibrate on keypress? - Nexus S General

Just curious how many of you use this feature.

Waste of battery IMO..

yes for keyboard and home key.
i used to hate this feature on those cheapo samsung phones of yesterday but i started using it because it felt better to type with...at least

It annoys me.

I use and love it. Lets me know I hit all my letters when typing.
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I always had a fear of all that buzzing having a negative effect on the motor eventually causing it to break ,
so i just dont use it

Nope. I turned it off to save battery.
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Definitely a waste of battery, the sound feedback is enough

My friend has haptic feedback enabled on his Moto Droid. Annoying as hell for ME as you can hear him type and push keys. Haha.

I love it. It simulates a kind of tactile feedback that is otherwise missing.
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Anyone else with this screen problem

Around the notification bar area, touch the screen hard. Does your screen feel like its clicking in like the blackberry storm? I have a problem and I'm wondering if it's only me
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Mine doesn't do that.
Are you pressing down?
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Android Touch said:
Are you pressing down?
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Yeah, not super hard, as I don't want to break it. But a lot harder then I would be if I was trying to use the touch screen or buttons.
If I were you I'd go to best buy and ask to play with the demo. Try it on the demo, if it doesn't happen, exchange yours.
Thanks for the advice
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Did you try it with the screen off or on because mine seems to do it when on only
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Mine does NOT click or feel like it's clicking when touching (moderate pressure) the notification bar area (right, left or center), with the screen on or off.
None of the three Nexus S handsets I've gone through so far have done that. Take it back. Samsung's QC needs a lot of work.
Thanks alot for the replies guys. I'll be exchanging it
I unfortunately just realized I have this problem,right near the FCC woohoo 3rd nexus s
yea it sucks tell me how your exchange goes
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Sure thing. Its dissappinting that you pay $530 for a phone and I has quality problems

Keyboard issue

Does anyone have problems with the android keyboard dissapearing? ?? And the only way to get it back is by restarting the phone?
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I have several issues with the keyboard including the one you mentioned.
If I plug it in to charge it kind if messes with the calibration and when I'm tying it seems like the phone thinks I'm touching all other parts of the screen (like hitting the backspace will type P's in the text field)
I've also experienced something with the new m.Facebook where ill tap on text field and it'll open up the keyboard but it'll hide again. I have to try to open it sometimes more than 7 or 8 times before it stays open.
I'm thinking of unrooting it and taking it to best buy (I got the protection for it) I've just been lazy about it lol.
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Risi2112 said:
I have several issues with the keyboard including the one you mentioned.
If I plug it in to charge it kind if messes with the calibration and when I'm tying it seems like the phone thinks I'm touching all other parts of the screen (like hitting the backspace will type P's in the text field)
I've also experienced something with the new m.Facebook where ill tap on text field and it'll open up the keyboard but it'll hide again. I have to try to open it sometimes more than 7 or 8 times before it stays open.
I'm thinking of unrooting it and taking it to best buy (I got the protection for it) I've just been lazy about it lol.
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Which charger were you using when the touch screen problem happened?
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Which ever charger is at work lol. I think its the moto one that comes with the Droid x (cuz thats what my coworker has)
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rhcpcjg said:
Does anyone have problems with the android keyboard dissapearing? ?? And the only way to get it back is by restarting the phone?
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My keyboard will sometimes partly disappear and become unresponsive. It gets really weird when I switch the phone back and forth from landscape. The only way to fix it for me is to restart the phone.
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Risi2112 said:
Which ever charger is at work lol. I think its the moto one that comes with the Droid x (cuz thats what my coworker has)
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If I use a third party charger from china to charge my Nexus S, the touchscreen goes crazy too lol. The original charger doesn't do that
The worse offense of the keyboard is still the double-letter glitch with the first letter of words (for "eexample"). Still rampant since 2.3.3.
If y'all want to add your recent experiences to the keyboard glitch report I filed with Google, please do: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14755
I have the same issue. The keyboard will disappear and they will just be empty space where it was. If you remember where the buttons are u can still type its there u just can't see it (great, right! ) . I am running stock 2.3.3 and I have done a factory reset for that and other issues but it comes back. I have to turn the phone off and back on to resolve.... until it comes back at least. Happens at least once a week sometimes a lot more sometimes less. Either way, very annoying.
So, no, it's not just you.
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Samsung Epic vibration mod

On the some of the other phones I've owned you were able to modify the way the phone vibrated when in silent mode. There were options that could set it to pulse and change the duration and increase the vibration strength.
I was curious if this was something one of the developers could possibly bake in to a future rom or if anyone knew any apps that did it.
There are apps thatll do that
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There are apps thatll do that
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Really? You got my interest. You care to name one that'll do any of what the op said? I am personally interested in increasing the vibrate strength to something a bit more less pansy like.
Hell, my pager from the late 80's had more a vibrate than this thing does. I can set the phone on top of my hand whilst I am on my laptop and if it weren't for handcent lighting up the screen i'd have never known I got a text message while on silent/vibrate. It's weaker than a ladybug fart.
Smart vibrator for one ,its free im sure there are others havent really looked
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You can customize how long short or strong it vibrates for both calls and other notifications
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How about a program that causes the Epic to vibrate stronger than its default maximum? I think that's what op was asking. I have the same question since my intensity decreased after the update. Can we mess with the "settings"?

My attempt to kill the softkeys

Maybe someone who knows a bit more or notices something I did not can help... I was looking in literally every folder for the file that controls the soft keys. This is a script I wrote up that *should* disable them but they turn off and come back on when you tap them.
#!/system/bin/sh
chown root /sys/devices/virtual/sec/t_key/brightness
chmod 0777 /sys/devices/virtual/sec/t_key/brightness
echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/t_key/brightness
chmod 0555 /sys/devices/virtual/sec/t_key/brightness
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have you checked into the rom control toggle that disables the softkeys? even though it doesn't work on every theme/framework it seems, it might get you in the right direction?
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have you checked into the rom control toggle that disables the softkeys? even though it doesn't work on every theme/framework it seems, it might get you in the right direction?
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ROM control in AOKP? That adds the on screen buttons.
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Hahaha well your a recognized developer go ask an Elite Recognized Developer
You can't ask us scrubs here .
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Hahaha well your a recognized developer go ask an Elite Recognized Developer
You can't ask us scrubs here .
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I *could* just disable them in the kernel but still, it is not a good option if people want to toggle them on any rom.
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I set tasker to run this command for literally everything lol
Constantly run when keyboard is not out
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I like this thread
I think that short of disabling them in the kernel there isn't a way, I tried looking through other places in hopes to figure it out but to no avail either.
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I am ALL for the kernel disabling the soft keys and if need be, the keyboard backlight. After two years of fondling this phone, I know her every curve.
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Marcus, if you can just disable them completely, this would be the first and ONLY option for the 80% of us who want those battery draining LED's gone for good.
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Do they really have that significant of an impact on battery life?
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Do they really have that significant of an impact on battery life?
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no but they are really bright at night time.
Well, for battery life freaks like myself, I'm sure I would notice a gain if there were no lights activated.
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The moment always had kernels that came in LEDon and LEDoff versions, however the moment had a white background on its cap. buttons. I would love thhis for the epic as well
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BUMP
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I hate these bright soft keys with a passion. If there was a way to completely disable them by tweaking the kernel I would be all for it.
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't stay on so long or pop on with the slider. Please marcus....slay these annoying lights.
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FYI, with CM9, the Screen Filter app disables the soft keys. They'll turn back on if you touch them, but you can start and use an e-reader indefinitely without doing that. The app also works as a widget, so if you touch the soft keys accidentally, a quick double tap of the widget will turn them back off.
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FYI, with CM9, the Screen Filter app disables the soft keys. They'll turn back on if you touch them, but you can start and use an e-reader indefinitely without doing that. The app also works as a widget, so if you touch the soft keys accidentally, a quick double tap of the widget will turn them back off.
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You can also make tasker run the echo 0 part of the script I wrote every time you hold the search button or open the launcher/book app.
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From a linux based standpoint there is only one legitimate option. That is to run your script and then wear gloves which hamper the output of static electricity from your fingertips, so that you can surgically apply DUCT(or your preferred brand/type) TAPE over said lights without them turning on, in which case your script works, and peoples woes go away.
Trololol.
i agree
I agree on disabling them in the kernel for good i personally think this phone looks sexier with the lights off (no pun intended =P)

Touchscreen way too sensitive

Has anyone noticed that the screen on this phone is way too sensitive? Mine goes as far as to register a touch when I hold my finger a few millimeters away. This results in accidental double presses and is very frustrating especially when typing. I even made sure the high sensitivity setting was off.
When in Camera mode, it even snaps photos by itself without my finger anywhere near the shutter button.
Any tips?
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Nobody else with this issue? I'm debating whether to exchange this phone for another s4 or just trade it for an HTC one at this point.
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makks said:
Nobody else with this issue? I'm debating whether to exchange this phone for another s4 or just trade it for an HTC one at this point.
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Have you tried turning off AirView?
There is a mode you need to turn off which makes it more sensitive. For winter and gloves.
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Use voice in camera like: SHOOT
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Have you tried turning off AirView?
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Turned off air view and all other superfluous Samsung gimmicks.
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I'm not having that problem. If you like the phone, warranty it out. That's not normal.
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Could your setting "high touch sensitivity" under display settings be turned on? Also for the camera, could it be you are saying things similar to cheese or smile or shoot?
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Could your setting "high touch sensitivity" under display settings be turned on? Also for the camera, could it be you are saying things similar to cheese or smile or shoot?
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As stated in OP I had made sure that the hi sensitivity option is off as well as any other convenience features.
As for the camera, I have been in windy conditions when this was occurring, so maybe it was thinking I was giving voice commands. But I had all of that turned off as well, so I'm not sure what the deal is.
I will probably revert to factory settings again before returning the phone to make sure it's not a software issue.
I think that Samsung went a little overboard with the touchscreen on this phone. I do not like the fact that everything can be used to touch the screen. What I actually liked about my iPhone 4s was that it was picky about only recognizing fingertip touches.
Great phone overall but this issue sadly ruins it for me. I do not want to go back to iOS so I think HTC One is the only other strong competitor.
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makks said:
As stated in OP I had made sure that the hi sensitivity option is off as well as any other convenience features.
As for the camera, I have been in windy conditions when this was occurring, so maybe it was thinking I was giving voice commands. But I had all of that turned off as well, so I'm not sure what the deal is.
I will probably revert to factory settings again before returning the phone to make sure it's not a software issue.
I think that Samsung went a little overboard with the touchscreen on this phone. I do not like the fact that everything can be used to touch the screen. What I actually liked about my iPhone 4s was that it was picky about only recognizing fingertip touches.
Great phone overall but this issue sadly ruins it for me. I do not want to go back to iOS so I think HTC One is the only other strong competitor.
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I am having the same problem as you. I can type without actually touching the screen. Now that I know it isn't normal, I guess I'll swap it for a new one...

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