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Call me crazy... but I actually prefer the screen rotation from 2.1. With Froyo I feel like I'm fighting with it all the time. Is there anyway to bring it back to only one way rotation like before? I noticed if you disable it in the settings it disables it completely!
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I noticed that too when I was running Froyo. It flips more that a fish out of water. I found a temporary solution... run 2.1 (ha). I suppose its a glitch in the way the software was written and probably could be fixed by the developer. If enough people complain maybe they will amend it.
Personal, I like the 270 degree rotation and can deal with the hypersensitivity for now.
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Is it possible to have the power button act as a camera button when a camera app is in use? Just curious, as I've noticed recently that it's difficult to take self portraits without being shaky.
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allthrottle said:
Is it possible to have the power button act as a camera button when a camera app is in use? Just curious, as I've noticed recently that it's difficult to take self portraits without being shaky.
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It's possible to remap but then you would lose the lock function built into it right now.
I hate the lock function anyways. I never use it intentionally
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What is the purpose of the lock function besides preventing any action while in the camera app? What advantage does camera lock have that would make it more useful than a physical camera button? Not a sarcastic question either. I first noticed this function a week ago when I was at the zoo taking pictures and would lock the phone every few pictures and put it in my pocket, eventually realizing it wasn't going to sleep.
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So can it be done?
Is there any developer who can say if this can be done?
Any idea if there is such a thing?
allthrottle said:
What is the purpose of the lock function besides preventing any action while in the camera app? What advantage does camera lock have that would make it more useful than a physical camera button? Not a sarcastic question either. I first noticed this function a week ago when I was at the zoo taking pictures and would lock the phone every few pictures and put it in my pocket, eventually realizing it wasn't going to sleep.
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It's for the video camera, so you don't accidentally stop recording. Just sucks that it does the same for the camera when you don't need it.
I have not found the lock button to be useful for a camera.
But it sure would be nice to have a button to take a picture.
There might be a way
to develop it, either by app or a special ROM.
Maybe there is a developer who can tell his opinion regarding this...
This would be great if any dev could get this working and have this in there rom.
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Maybe open logcat in eclipse copy the action taken when a picture is taken and mickic/add it to the lock button? Honestly I do think its possible but wont be avalible. Too complicated just look at froyo r3 something like that, the home, amd back button took weeks for a fix
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Just in case anyone subscribed to this thread.
There's an app in the market called "SGS Tools". You can now use the power button as a shutter button, take pictures when battery is low, and pinch to zoom on the camera (it's a little sluggish). Thanks to Fr4gg0r for developing this.
Article here:
http://androidspin.com/2010/12/12/update-your-galaxy-s-camera-to-support-push-to-zoom/
Edit: Do Not Download. There has been reports of it messing up the camcorder and force closes.
Thanks
Many thanks!
Just found this article few days ago.
Dont use SGS Tools Camera hack
This thing is borking many people's camcorder. The camera function is fine but many folks have reported that it force closes or reboots the phone when trying to record video. Mine is doing the same thing. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to restore my camera app to its original state.
Androidawg said:
This thing is borking many people's camcorder. The camera function is fine but many folks have reported that it force closes or reboots the phone when trying to record video. Mine is doing the same thing. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to restore my camera app to its original state.
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The hacked camera In sgs tools is foe 2.2 froyo only!
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Alright, so....don't know if many people know about this, but there's a built-in screenshot function on the epic 4g. On the device keyboard, hold the back button and hit the home button a couple of times
Sorry if everyones knows about it, just thought it'd come in handy for people who don't.
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Cool. I didn't know that.
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Alright, so....don't know if many people know about this, but there's a built-in screenshot function on the epic 4g. On the device keyboard, hold the back button and hit the home button a couple of times
Sorry if everyones knows about it, just thought it'd come in handy for people who don't.
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Didnt work for me, is this on froyo or eclair? And where do the save?
davidrules7778 said:
Didnt work for me, is this on froyo or eclair? And where do the save?
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Make sure youhit the home button in quick succession a few times. It saves in a folder called /ScreenCapture on /SDcard
I'm on froyo, heard from people it works on eclair too though.
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Make sure youhit the home button in quick succession a few times. It saves in a folder called /ScreenCapture on /SDcard
I'm on froyo, heard from people it works on eclair too though.
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Dont have that folder and still didnt work, might be a froyo thing? At least no luck with stock rooted eclair.
HOLY CRAP BATMAN! Goodbye Drocap
Awesome. It worked for me.
I only drink the finest cambodian breast milks.
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Dont have that folder and still didnt work, might be a froyo thing? At least no luck with stock rooted eclair.
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Mebbe. I'm on DK28.
Are you talking about the device hardware keyboard?? If it needs device keyboard open, then wont it only take screenshots in landscape mode only??
you are a genius
prabhg said:
Are you talking about the device hardware keyboard?? If it needs device keyboard open, then wont it only take screenshots in landscape mode only??
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Good point.. Has anyone tested it with the capcitive buttons in portrait?
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Are you talking about the device hardware keyboard?? If it needs device keyboard open, then wont it only take screenshots in landscape mode only??
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Yeah, that seems to be the case. D: and yeah, I tried it with the capacitive buttons and it doesn't seem to work.
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THANK YOU!!! I did this once accidentally and have spent much time trying to figure out how to do it again to no avail. It appears not many people know this trick, as searching both google and the forums was unproductive for me. There is a similar trick for the galaxy tab that seems to be well known, but is accomplished differently.
thank you, you saved me from making a thread on this lol
happened 4 times on accident when the phone was running sluggish
at times.
thought it was a hacker trying to steal screenshots of my porn
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Thanks for the tip!
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Works awesome, Thanks!
Wow thats crazy. I wish you could do it in portrait mode.
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NOPE I cant get it to work on mine, (stock rom )
meh cool but i rarely take screenshots of anything lol
It's a feature in Froyo only. Several, if not all, phones with Froyo have the capability.
The reason it only works with the hardware keys and not the capacitive buttons is because of the way that Samsung made them work. For whatever reason, the capacitive buttons don't actually respond to your finger pressing the button, but rather the finger lifting from the button, making a long-press impossible. Why this is the case is beyond me, as my Samsung TV and PS3 both have capacitive buttons and both respond to the actual physical touching (proof in that they both have long-press functions on the buttons).
Also, you only need to press home once. Just hold back for about three seconds before pressing it.
Must be a Froyo thing, works for me. Only issue is that pics are sideways (landscape only). Still prefer "ShootMe" though.
title says it all; its a PITA to reach around through the case to turn the screen on all the time, and, even though the screen is supposed to come on when you push the menu key on the hardware keyboard, it doesnt work that way, at least for me..
Can anyone offer any other suggestions?
I know once I root this, there will be other choices, but, I want to learn more about the device before I root it
thanks so much for your help!
no, since xoom doesnt have soft keys so the only way to turn the screen on its to touch the power button. in other terms if you want to wake the xoom up when screen is off you need to press power button.
hopefully, some one will develop a software fix
for this; I cant be the only person that is annoyed by this..
thanks!
What's so hard about pressing the power button?
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if you have the motorola folio case on it, its a pain reaching through the cut out every few minutes to turn the screen on..
Idk if it works on the xoom but simply lockscreen on the market has a feature that uses the devices proximity sensor to unlock the phone, it might be just what you are looking for. Like I said, not sure about compatibility but the developer is pretty active here on xda and he might be able to figure something out.
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Idk if it works on the xoom but simply lockscreen on the market has a feature that uses the devices proximity sensor to unlock the phone, it might be just what you are looking for. Like I said, not sure about compatibility but the developer is pretty active here on xda and he might be able to figure something out.
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The Xoom does not have a proximity sensor. One developer that frequents the forms and gave us all a screenshot app for the Xoom for free, has an App Killswitch which does the opposite action that you want. When you close the case, the light sensor senses the darkness and turns the screen off. It would take more battery but likewise would be possible to do it the way you wish when opening the cover. Maybe if we ask nicely, he can make it happen
well, I installed nolock, from the market, and it reduces the steps to one to get the screen on; when you push the power button, there is no lock screen to go through, which helps, but I wish there was a way to wake it up with either the keyboard, or just tapping the screen..
I'm sure this will come one of these days..
EDIT: It only works sometimes, not ready for 3.0 I guess....
It is possible but will not work until we have a deodexed ROM. The is a way to remap the volume keys to wake the screen but as soon as the keyguard kicks in the volume keys are disabled. With a deodexed ROM I can disable keyguard. An alterative option I might be able to work out is to wake the screen with a paired keyboard via blurtooth. So far in my testing this is working well.
Basically I have mapped the F1 key on my keyboard to wake/sleep the Xoom.
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that would be fantastic!
I bought the moto keyboard, hoping those features might be baked into it, but they arent.
I could have saved 70 bucks, and just used my apple mini BT keyboard...
Keep us informed, and if you need a tester, I will be glad to help out!
thanks
wase4711 said:
that would be fantastic!
I bought the moto keyboard, hoping those features might be baked into it, but they arent.
I could have saved 70 bucks, and just used my apple mini BT keyboard...
Keep us informed, and if you need a tester, I will be glad to help out!
thanks
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Try to push the below file using adb ... you need root for this to work. After rebooting the right ctrl key on the Motorola keyboard should become a power button for you. Let the screen goto sleep for a few minutes and attempt to wake it using the button. Let me know if this works.
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hsqqsehpcjr812t
ADB PUSH:
adb remount
adb push Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl \system\usr\keylayout\Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl
adb reboot
Make sure you unplug the USB cable before testing. I think while it is plugged into USB keyguard is disabled.
EDIT:
Getting Back to Default Settings:
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3sxm4n1wh86a7u8
ADB Push:
adb remount
adb push Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl \system\usr\keylayout\Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl
adb reboot
I appreciate it man, but I haven't rooted the xoom yet..
I want to wait a bit, and learn it better before I do.
Even when I got my evo last june, I waited a few weeks b4 rooting to learn it beter.
thank you for the file!
This has been discussed many times on this forum.
Long story short, I agree with you, especially since I leave the xoom on a table during a meeting. My solution...I downloaded Widgetsoid2.x. Among other widgets, I have a no turn-off widget on my main page. walking into a meeting, i hit it, forcing the xoom to stay on. obviously kills the battery, but i still get two full days.
not pretty, but it works.
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I appreciate it man, but I haven't rooted the xoom yet..
I want to wait a bit, and learn it better before I do.
Even when I got my evo last june, I waited a few weeks b4 rooting to learn it beter.
thank you for the file!
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I guess I figured everyone was like me and rooted on day one. LOL. No problem. Anyone else with a Moto keyboard give that file a shot and let me know. It will only work with the Moto keyboard.
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its a PITA to reach around through the case to turn the screen on all the time
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?! ... it is?
Never did get why people malign the power-button placement so much. I think it's perfect, myself ....
kcrudup said:
?! ... it is?
Never did get why people malign the power-button placement so much. I think it's perfect, myself ....
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I personally don't like the power button placement myself. It's all personal preference. But that's the benefit of getting and Android platform right? If something doesn't quite fit our preference we can personalize it. I think that's all the OP is asking for.
microbespecialty said:
I personally don't like the power button placement myself. It's all personal preference. But that's the benefit of getting and Android platform right? If something doesn't quite fit our preference we can personalize it. I think that's all the OP is asking for.
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Ditto. The case I bought till a nice option comes along doesn't have the hole for the power button. That's why I started looking for alternative options.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016594
Posted the how-to in the dev section for Moto/Apple/Generic Bluetooth keyboards for those interested.
What is that you are doing that it is going to sleep? The easiest thing would be not to let it sleep so quick. Set the timeout to 15 minutes or something.
I guess I am still treating this like my EVO, which, doesnt get the best battery life if you leave it on too long..this thing gets awesum battery life, so I think I wll start leaving the screen on longer, until someone comes up with software that will wake it up easily..
Taking it back to 2011 N1 style. I'd love to learn from others.
This is one I really like... long press Home button brings up a menu with a nice task manager, no widget required.
i like the way we can take screenchot...by swiping the palm over the screen from left to right and right to left....but it needs to be enabled in settings--> motion
Reserved loll I didnt knowbi had to turn on motion for the palm screenshot. I just figured we didnt have it lolll. Thanks
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Oppss..silly me..this was US verion at&t..i thought only 7100 n 7105 version do exist..forgive me OP
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You can quickly check the time msg etc by rolling your palm over the light sensor quickly then back. There will be a slight delay for the display to turn on. Of-course you'd have to switch the option on in motion settings. Don't be scared if you notice a red light peeking at you next to the ffc after that move. It's "quick glance" option at work. Doesn't really seem to drain battery either.
ps - Make sure you turn on smart stay and smart rotate, they are freakin awesome and they really work. - only downside, it makes auto rotation a tad bit slower but not by much. This is due to smart rotate needing a short time to recognize the angles.
boodies said:
You can quickly check the time msg etc by rolling your palm over the light sensor quickly then back. There will be a slight delay for the display to turn on. Of-course you'd have to switch the option on in motion settings. Don't be scared if you notice a red light peeking at you next to the ffc after that move. It's "quick glance" option at work. Doesn't really seem to drain battery either.
ps - Make sure you turn on smart stay and smart rotate, they are freakin awesome and they really work. - only downside, it makes auto rotation a tad bit slower but not by much. This is due to smart rotate needing a short time to recognize the angles.
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I'm a big fan of the magic wave. Likewise with smart stay and rotate. I also set the calibration for auto-rotation at a slight bias towards portrait, so the switch to landscape is only triggered when I'm actually holding it landscape.
Also, I noticed there's a separate forum for the T-Mobile T889 http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1877
In case the moderators want to move this thread.
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Reserved loll I didnt knowbi had to turn on motion for the palm screenshot. I just figured we didnt have it lolll. Thanks
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I actually figured the same thing. I was rather upset and thought to myself "do I really have to take out the spen every time I want to take a screen shot?" thank goodness for that! Actually my friend had go show me that there was another option in the motion menu.
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You can now take a "screen shot" with the spen of only parts you want.
Take out your pen and then press the side button and then draw a complete circle, square, or any shape you like around part of the screen and then let go of the button. You need to connect the two ends though. It's very useful if you don't want to have to take a screen shot and then edit it with the crop feature. It's also very useful to just send off as the share button is just right there.
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