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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?
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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.
davidrules7778 said:
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
Kcarpenter said:
HOLY CRAP BATMAN! Goodbye Drocap
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Thanks for the tip!
Sent from my fully armed and operational frozen Epic using XDA App
Works awesome, Thanks!
Wow thats crazy. I wish you could do it in portrait mode.
Sent from my shoe, I mean....Epic shoe... I mean Samsung Epic! http://mobilehighway.blogspot.com/
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.
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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.
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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..
Judba on IRC and I have been looking at this for a while, and its been stumping us because the key mappings are already set for it to wake the phone from sleep.
As you know, only the power button currently wakes the device.
This patch will enable the wake on volume function.
Credit jcase, rhcp, and myself.
jcase and rhcp figured out the modification needed, I decompiled and recompiled.
Use this at your own risk. Only tested with BAMF roms.
http://adrynalyne.grdlock.net/bamf/patches/wake_on_volume.zip
Nice, been hoping for this.....thanks!
Great work. The number of mods and ROMs and kernels are increasing so fast. Good jobs every dev.
This might get me to finally root my Thunderbolt.
Does it put it to sleep too?
suzook said:
Does it put it to sleep too?
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Good question!
&
Good job dev's!
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I hope not. . Otherwise it would kind of be worthless for volume control. . But yes good question.
My volume button is pretty sensitive. I can see this turning my phone on in my pocket all the time.
Besides that, I use WidgetLocker.
Nice job, devs! I'm sure a lot of people will love this mod.
Cool, I've been wanting this
Gonna give this a shot, might take some getting used to. Thanks guys.
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very nice. it's little things like this make me love my thunderbolt =)
FYI, works great on Liquid Thundersense 1.25...
jc
If you do not mind losing your lock screen then there is an appropriate called No Lock in the market that does this too
installing right now, running virus r1b3, let you know what happens
*Crashed on boot, had to battery pull...
*Seems to work fine now, I hate battery pulls..
BUT GOOD WORK, THANKS!!!
Wooot Thanks! It's so difficult hitting that power button, much preferred the Droid 1's power button - closer to the edge of the phone. AWESOME.
Adry how does this function when your playing music with the screen off?
How do i make this work
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Took a long time to boot, was stuck on thunderbolt screen long enuff for me to start taking the case off for a battery pull, then it just booted completely. Running BAMF remix 1.5 with included kernel and some of the ZH pilot mods.
THANKS
chingy51o said:
Adry how does this function when your playing music with the screen off?
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It wakes the screen while increasing volume.
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chingy51o said:
Adry how does this function when your playing music with the screen off?
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For me, a single press turns screen on then adjusts volume while still locked
(using htc music)
9/10 i think they liked it
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
damn you samsung.. i swore to never buy another one of your phones but with the impending GB and this phone dropping it looks like i will be *****ing about OS updates for the forseeable future
i'm thinking the epic may hold me over till the next Nexus... which i'm hoping will be based on the SGS2 unit and come out on sprint
Hmm, no dedicated camera button. I really like the camera button,
The only thing keeping me away from the SGS2 Sprint variant is the 3D screen in the EVO 3D. if samsung decides to make one with 3d I would get it like there is no tommorow.
The review forgets to mention the super high speed delivery of stable updates.
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The only thing keeping me away from the SGS2 Sprint variant is the 3D screen in the EVO 3D. if samsung decides to make one with 3d I would get it like there is no tommorow.
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I don't see how a 3D screen is even remotely useful, there aren't any 3rd party apps for it and it only works in the camera and video apps.
knyque said:
Hmm, no dedicated camera button. I really like the camera button,
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i like the idea of the button but i always find that when i use it i can't keep the camera steady.
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I don't see how a 3D screen is even remotely useful, there aren't any 3rd party apps for it and it only works in the camera and video apps.
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this whole 3d gimmick is really tiring. same deal with that echo phone... how long are developers really going to support one single unique phone?
murso74 said:
i like the idea of the button but i always find that when i use it i can't keep the camera steady.
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Same boat I'm in. I really like the fact that I can save real estate by not launching with an icon but when it comes to taking the actual picture, it's the screen button for me.
murso74 said:
i like the idea of the button but i always find that when i use it i can't keep the camera steady.
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Same here. The dedicated camera button was something I wanted, but after using it I found I take better pictures using the touchscreen one as I ddon't shake the phone as much. Now it never gets used other than to start the camera up.
So when the hell is this thing coming to sprint?
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So when the hell is this thing coming to sprint?
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Don't think this one is.... lol
CapsLockKey said:
Same here. The dedicated camera button was something I wanted, but after using it I found I take better pictures using the touchscreen one as I ddon't shake the phone as much. Now it never gets used other than to start the camera up.
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Hmm, I've found the opposite. I hold the phone on the edges with my index finger & thumb of each hand, so my right index finger is right there where the button is. If I used the screen, I couldn't hold it steady with both hands.
*drool... might be selling my Epic among other things to get one once the Sprint variant drops!
Locked/encrypted bootloader devices can GTFO and DIAF.
k0nane said:
Locked/encrypted bootloader devices can GTFO and DIAF.
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Ok... But this doesn't have a locked/encrypted bootloader. Check the SGSII forums.
Poryhack said:
Ok... But this doesn't have a locked/encrypted bootloader. Check the SGSII forums.
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They have a forum too wtf...
Where's the NS4G forums ?....
47 MFlops...<dies>
knyque said:
Hmm, I've found the opposite. I hold the phone on the edges with my index finger & thumb of each hand, so my right index finger is right there where the button is. If I used the screen, I couldn't hold it steady with both hands.
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I just use my thumb and middle finger of my right hand to hold that side, and use my index finger to hit the onscreen button. Just found for me anyway, the force I was using to push down the side button made me shift the phone more often than not.
zetterwing said:
The review forgets to mention the super high speed delivery of stable updates.
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The reviewer is in Europe, where this isn't a problem....
The locked bootloader wil be the evo3d. Good luck getting root/recovery on that one. SGSII FOR ME. it is supposed to come to all carriers so sprint Included.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!
Does anyone has any idea regarding how the double tap to lock and wake works?
Need a port to other devices
I highly doubt it works on rom or device other than the g2 stock rom at this point.
Maybe scrosler knows.
I believe it is part of the launcher.... I thought I read some where that if you installed 3rd party launcher you lost that function...
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mouf32 said:
I believe it is part of the launcher.... I thought I read some where that if you installed 3rd party launcher you lost that function...
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nope its in the kernel, the launcher just allows you to do it anywhere on the homescreen if you are on a 3rd party launcher you just have to tap the status bar
thoughtlesskyle said:
nope its in the kernel, the launcher just allows you to do it anywhere on the homescreen if you are on a 3rd party launcher you just have to tap the status bar
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Or download "Lock Screen" from the play store and make a double tap gesture with nova launcher that opens the activity of that app. That's what I did and I have the double tap to lock working. The unlock works regardless of launcher.
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sublimejosh2000 said:
Or download "Lock Screen" from the play store and make a double tap gesture with nova launcher that opens the activity of that app. That's what I did and I have the double tap to lock working. The unlock works regardless of launcher.
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I'm Def gong to have to do that now thanks for the tip
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I think its the kernel. Pgm in the market does this. This feature has been out on the galaxy nexus.
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leyvatron said:
I think its the kernel. Pgm in the market does this. This feature has been out on the galaxy nexus.
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Same with the HTC one
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Yup, I'm using the nova launcher, double tap status bar still working
Anyone has any idea how does it work? Is it the digitizer just stay awake and listen for unlock? Won't it consume a lot of battery?
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woshiitcy said:
Yup, I'm using the nova launcher, double tap status bar still working
Anyone has any idea how does it work? Is it the digitizer just stay awake and listen for unlock? Won't it consume a lot of battery?
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I attempted to write an app to do this a long time ago. If its app-based like that, it needs to keep at least a partial wakelock on the phone to "listen" for the knock knock.
My guess is, on a multi-core CPU like the G2 has, they are turning off all but one core and putting that one core in the lowest MHz it will run, just to "listen" for the knock knock. Not app-based, but kernel based (like PGM). Clearly this doesnt use very much battery at all, as judged by the stellar battery life people have been reporting and that Ive seen on my own G2.
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I attempted to write an app to do this a long time ago. If its app-based like that, it needs to keep at least a partial wakelock on the phone to "listen" for the knock knock.
My guess is, on a multi-core CPU like the G2 has, they are turning off all but one core and putting that one core in the lowest MHz it will run, just to "listen" for the knock knock. Not app-based, but kernel based (like PGM). Clearly this doesnt use very much battery at all, as judged by the stellar battery life people have been reporting and that Ive seen on my own G2.
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hi
I thought it worked off a motion sensor.. unlike the HTC One kernels and franciscofranco's mako kernel, which use the touchscreen. I can't remember where I read it but I think it uses motion sensors for this, gyro or something
I don';t think it uses the main CPU cores, it uses another ultra low power one to work. This is why these features drain so much on the One, because it doesn't have the extra things that the G2 and MotoX have
no idea what I am doing in this forum but I thought I'd answer it
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The software platform is Android 4.2.2, and atop that is LG’s skin. LG has added a bunch of new features to its skinned Android experience, although its visual themeing remains essentially unchanged. Double tap to turn on and off uses the built in accelerometer to wake the phone up or turn it off – you just double tap quickly on the device when it’s in an off state to turn it on, and double tap quickly on a blank part of the display or status bar to turn it off. I don’t have a problem getting my index finger to the raised power button, but this is obviously an accommodation just in case that’s difficult.
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-http://www.anandtech.com/show/7205/hands-on-with-the-lg-g2-lgs-latest-flagship
Haven't looked into any code but Brian is knowlegable when it comes to these things
Could be the reason why, *according to reviews* it doesn't work 100% of the time
woshiitcy said:
Yup, I'm using the nova launcher, double tap status bar still working
Anyone has any idea how does it work? Is it the digitizer just stay awake and listen for unlock? Won't it consume a lot of battery?
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I lose about 1% battery every 3-4 hours when idle the whole time so while it may consume more battery the amount lost doesn't matter to me since idle drain is still hardly anything.
With the screen off and in the right light I can see hundreds of small grid like squares. I always assumed that they had something to do with the knock on feature.
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With the screen off and in the right light I can see hundreds of small grid like squares. I always assumed that they had something to do with the knock on feature.
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You know pretty much every super LCD screen has them, it's just to what degree they show
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I'm pretty sure it's NOT the accelerometer.
I tried it, and it even works with the slightest touch I can do. I hardly touched it at all. Can't believe, that there was any motion.
Furthermore it doesn't work when knocking with my fingernail or any other thing.
So I think, it really works by touch-recognition by the display.
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I'm pretty sure it's NOT the accelerometer.
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you are right. it's definitely the touch screen waiting for the touches.
just try it on the edges on the screen - still works. next to the edges - doesn't work.
There's this post that I read somewhere from HardwareZone:
Not too sure if this is a solution, my imagination or simply I have gotten perfect overnight on using the KnockON feature but the insensitivity issue, that many and myself, have been facing is now gone - since last night, after I performed the following tests on my G2. (Yes, thses are merely TESTS, so wasn't expecting much..)
I got my set on the 26/9/13 and until last night this function got rather spot-on accurate and is not behaving in that erratic manner any more - at least for me. Here are the steps :
First Test
- Key in 3845#*802# on your phone dial.
- HW Device Test > Touch Test > Multi Touch Test
At this point, drag your finger across the screen from corner-to-corner and when your done. Press Volume-Up key once to exit.
Second Test
- From the same menu select "Touch Sensing Test 7*12"
- Tap in every box as many times as you want and on the red text as well at the bottom of the screen.
- Press Volume-Up Once to see result
- Press Volume-up again to Exit
- Finally, to exit the whole menu just use "return" soft key.
Once again, I like to highlight as strange as it may sound the above method has worked for me. And if not, then something definitely has. Do take note, Rockwell screen protector is still on and lastly, please do share your findings.
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I tried it and strangely this seems to work. I can't tell if it's placebo but now I'm a hell lot more confident that my phone will wake up at the first pair of knocks.
Also, this is definitely true for me:
The knock on is 100% effective the first try when my phone is lying flat on my desk OR vertical on a car mount. In fact, these are the only 2 instances where I actually use KnockON. When I hold my phone, I naturally use the power button. Yes, I still do have probs with knockON when I use my thumb to wake it up while holding the phone.
3845#*802# did nothing for me. No menu.
There are apk for the knock on feature. But I'm sure there are libs and services involved
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poondog said:
hi
I thought it worked off a motion sensor.. unlike the HTC One kernels and franciscofranco's mako kernel, which use the touchscreen. I can't remember where I read it but I think it uses motion sensors for this, gyro or something
I don';t think it uses the main CPU cores, it uses another ultra low power one to work. This is why these features drain so much on the One, because it doesn't have the extra things that the G2 and MotoX have
no idea what I am doing in this forum but I thought I'd answer it
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-http://www.anandtech.com/show/7205/hands-on-with-the-lg-g2-lgs-latest-flagship
Haven't looked into any code but Brian is knowlegable when it comes to these things
Could be the reason why, *according to reviews* it doesn't work 100% of the time
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Could be the motion sensor. Try doing the double tap while holding the phone in your hand... It become completely unreliable. BUT, it's 100% reliable for me while the phone is laying on a flat surface.