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Is there an issue with my HD?

Hi All,
every time i reboot my HD, the screen brightness dims? i always need to go through the battery icon to increase the brightness!! why is that?
Also, how can i set up sounds for when i switch my HD on and off? Custom sounds...
thanks in advance

this might be due to the light sensor on the right side of the (top front side) speaker, try http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-lumos.html
goodluck

No issue
there is no issues with my HD I love it. It's better than my Samsung I900 . I have Tomtom and is great. Love. it fast

rickytr23 said:
there is no issues with my HD I love it. It's better than my Samsung I900 . I have Tomtom and is great. Love. it fast
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your msg does not help rafter_01 in any way, you might consider providing a solution for his problem

rafter_01 said:
Hi All,
every time i reboot my HD, the screen brightness dims? i always need to go through the battery icon to increase the brightness!! why is that?
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This must be the light sensor. You can switch off the sensor:
1. tap on the battery symbol.
2. In the neu screen tap again on the battery symbol
3. go to the second tab and switch it off
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Also, how can i set up sounds for when i switch my HD on and off? Custom sounds...
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Try Schap´s Advanced_Configuration_Tool_v3.3. There are some options for that (check the "HTC Animation" tab).

how about just going into settings\power and switching autoadjust backlight off?

thechefcooks said:
this might be due to the light sensor on the right side of the (top front side) speaker, try http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-lumos.html
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Thanks, works great on my HD

I have the same problem with my HD....is not the problem with the light sensor because is already turned off, sometimes after reboot the brightness dims.

Turn off screen when phone is face down?

Is there an app that will turn off the phone's screen when it is faced down?
I've been looking everywhere to find such and app and have not found one.

You shouldn't need a tweak to accomplish that. When you put the device face down, the proximity sensor will be blocked and will turn off your screen automatically.
(Unless you put it face down on an overhead projector surface!)

Maverick777 said:
Is there an app that will turn off the phone's screen when it is faced down?
I've been looking everywhere to find such and app and have not found one.
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I'm no programmer but this seems like it would be relatively simple, I'm surprised it doesn't already exist (or if it does, a quick search for me turns up nothing).
it would have to use the light sensor as well as the accelerometer, though. If you ever look at your phone while laying down, the phone turning off while upside down would not be very useful
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You shouldn't need a tweak to accomplish that. When you put the device face down, the proximity sensor will be blocked and will turn off your screen automatically.
(Unless you put it face down on an overhead projector surface!)
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I forgot about that (i'm still waiting on my phone to arrive)

ohyeahar said:
You shouldn't need a tweak to accomplish that. When you put the device face down, the proximity sensor will be blocked and will turn off your screen automatically.
(Unless you put it face down on an overhead projector surface!)
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That feature only works when you are on a phone call.
It doesn't work outside of the call function unless I'm missing something. My screen definitely stays on when I put it faced down.
The reason I'm asking for an app like is is because I've been listening to audiobooks as I go to sleep. Since the speaker is on the back I leave the phone faced down on my bed. I'd like the screen to automatically turn off when I do that to conserve battery life. (I know I could just hit the power button, but I'd rather have something do it automatically).

Maverick777 said:
That feature only works when you are on a phone call.
It doesn't work outside of the call function unless I'm missing something. My screen definitely stays on when I put it faced down.
The reason I'm asking for an app like is is because I've been listening to audiobooks as I go to sleep. Since the speaker is on the back I leave the phone faced down on my bed. I'd like the screen to automatically turn off when I do that to conserve battery life. (I know I could just hit the power button, but I'd rather have something do it automatically).
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You're right. I was assuming you were referring to an in-call scenario.

gyrator will do..jz discover urself with the event setting..gyrator2 is an realy awesome app..

cwkean said:
gyrator will do..jz discover urself with the event setting..gyrator2 is an realy awesome app..
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Wow I always thought gyrator was just for screen rotation, I never looked into it. Thanks for the heads up!

cwkean said:
gyrator will do..jz discover urself with the event setting..gyrator2 is an realy awesome app..
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Thanks for pointing out Gyrator for this. I never thought about using it for this.
Works like a charm for what I asked.
Now if I can find something that will turn the screen back on when I flip it face up again I'd be set.

Tonight I have written a little APP that will switch off the backlight when face down and turn it back on when you flip it over.
Seems OK on my device.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=560206

dahoarty said:
Tonight I have written a little APP that will switch off the backlight when face down and turn it back on when you flip it over.
Seems OK on my device.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=560206
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Tested on Sprint TP2 doesnt work

Why don't you try TouchLock Pro?

gyrator the best
since gyrator is the most stable one for me..i think i will stick to it..anyway..thank for ur handyflip..

Disable lights when charging

Does anyone know if there is a way to disable the orange led by the earpiece and/or physical button lights on the bottom of the phone when charging? The lights keep my wife up at night...

Currently running fresh 2.0d by the way.
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Not to sound like a jackass, can't you just turn the phone over so the light is facing down?

tmidle8575 said:
Not to sound like a jackass, can't you just turn the phone over so the light is facing down?
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Glass Desk? (Yes I have this problem if I sleep on one side of the bed lol).
It really would be nice to have a bit more control over the LED though.

tmidle8575 said:
Not to sound like a jackass, can't you just turn the phone over so the light is facing down?
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yes, but that doesn't disable the lights, so its not an answer to the question, but possibly the only workaround if not possible. i don't have a "naked" phone so i'm also not sure if without a case the trackball wouldn't be in the way of facing it down
i'm interested in this too as i'd rather have my phone face up at night vs. down so that instaed of having to grab my phone to disable an alarm, i can just reach over and swipe it down or snooze...
R

I run a clock on the phone at night. I got desperate enough last night to carve "endcaps" out off styrofoam to cover the lights...not very elegant, but works for now I suppose.
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RTessi said:
yes, but that doesn't disable the lights, so its not an answer to the question
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He said the lights keep his wife up, so I would think it is a solution since the light would be facing downwards and thus be much less visible.

I was going to look in to this since I already know how to control the leds via command line... but I would rather not re-invent the wheel.
Search the market for leds hack (put the s in leds or it won't find it. I believe it's also a protected app so make sure you're on a rom that shows it). Run it, select Nexus 1. Done.
The trackball led stays on at first but just hit the power button and it turns off. I know it says it only works for droid and nexus1 but I just tested it for you.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/net.geekherd.softbuttonshack

I have been using this for a while with bedside pro. the track ball does stay on. I have not been able to figure out how to turn it off.
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kraminc said:
I have been using this for a while with bedside pro. the track ball does stay on. I have not been able to figure out how to turn it off.
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On my phone it turns off and stays off as soon as I put the phone to sleep. Well anyways I just spoke to the developer and let him know what's up with it and he's going to look in to disabling the trackball. I offered my assistance if he needs any help tracking it down on our phones.

Keep the phone right side up...put your wife upside down.

atoy74 said:
Keep the phone right side up...put your wife upside down.
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LOL...that might work for a week or two more, but she's about 21 weeks pregnant, so not much longer

joelgarnick said:
LOL...that might work for a week or two more, but she's about 21 weeks pregnant, so not much longer
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I sent the dev of that app I was talking about exactly what he needs to disable our trackball. He said he should be able to get it done tonight. I'll let you guys know. I have 0 use for this app but I just figured his was so close that I'd help the last little bit.

tmidle8575 said:
Not to sound like a jackass, can't you just turn the phone over so the light is facing down?
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I put my phone on a dock, and it serves as my alarm clock. I like to be able to see what time it is, so turning phone down is not an option. Right now I slide the top of an old phone holster over the top inch or 2 of the phone just to block the LED.

flipzmode said:
I was going to look in to this since I already know how to control the leds via command line... but I would rather not re-invent the wheel.
Search the market for leds hack (put the s in leds or it won't find it. I believe it's also a protected app so make sure you're on a rom that shows it). Run it, select Nexus 1. Done.
The trackball led stays on at first but just hit the power button and it turns off. I know it says it only works for droid and nexus1 but I just tested it for you.
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Works so far! Thanks for pointing that out to me...I had looked for led related apps, but never thought to seach for "leds" Thanks!

qngds said:
I put my phone on a dock, and it serves as my alarm clock. I like to be able to see what time it is, so turning phone down is not an option. Right now I slide the top of an old phone holster over the top inch or 2 of the phone just to block the LED.
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Hmm...This app seems to be disabling my trackball as is...
EDIT: But i'm not using a dock, just a power cable...

Wow, I have to say I envy you guys who get to sleep in such dark rooms.
For the past 20 years of so I've been so close to bright street lights that even with heavy curtains something as dim as the LEDs on a phone isn't even noticable (much less be enough of a bother to keep me awake...).
It's one of the things I absolutely love about camping, getting to sleep in actual darkness.
I know I'm not offering any solutions here, just saying that if you can even notice the LEDs on the phone at night, be thankful that you don't have much light pollution to deal with.

subliminalurge said:
Wow, I have to say I envy you guys who get to sleep in such dark rooms.
For the past 20 years of so I've been so close to bright street lights that even with heavy curtains something as dim as the LEDs on a phone isn't even noticable (much less be enough of a bother to keep me awake...).
It's one of the things I absolutely love about camping, getting to sleep in actual darkness.
I know I'm not offering any solutions here, just saying that if you can even notice the LEDs on the phone at night, be thankful that you don't have much light pollution to deal with.
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Haha, I have electrical tape over all my LED's on computers etc in my room. I have two sets of blinds, and my area is just dark to begin with.
Darkness > *
The phone I just turn upside down though so it's never been an issue.

Luckily for me my wife hasn't said anything about my Hero keeping her up. But then again, I don't charge it while I sleep. My old phone had an LED all the way across the top of the phone and blinked every 15 seconds. I had to turn that one upside down or cover it with clothes.

joelgarnick said:
Hmm...This app seems to be disabling my trackball as is...
EDIT: But i'm not using a dock, just a power cable...
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I take it back, when plugged into my computer and set to "charge only" there are no lights, but when plugged into the AC adapter, the trackball still lights up...in case anyone was wondering

Turning off A7 noise

When I turn off the A7 I feel/hear a low sound/feeling like a hard drive starting/stopping. Is that supposed to happen or is there something wrong with my A7?
I really don't know how to describe the sound. It is more like something 'moving' inside the A7.
Thank you.
Alice
BTW: How do I register my unit?

I'm guessing what you are feeling and hearing is the haptic feedback vibrate mode...it's normal

durango99 said:
I'm guessing what you are feeling and hearing is the haptic feedback vibrate mode...it's normal
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I turned off the Haptic and I still 'feel' slight vibration when I turn ON/OFF the Elocity A7. (Feels like something 'moving' inside the A7.)

I don't think you can turn off the haptic feedback that occurs during bootup. It's more or less a system check. I have tried already, but can live with that one instance.

rapcon said:
I don't think you can turn off the haptic feedback that occurs during bootup. It's more or less a system check. I have tried already, but can live with that one instance.
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So, the "vibration" I feel when I turn ON/OFF the A7 is 'normal," and nothing to worry about?
As I said, it feels like something 'moving' inside the A7.
I just want to make sure there is nothing wrong with my A7 because my 30 day return policy is running out, in case I have to return it.
P.S. In the Settings, there is a (green) check mark next to the Haptic. I unchecked that and still feel the 'vibration' (moving inside the A7), when turning ON/OFF the A7.

alicez said:
So, the "vibration" I feel when I turn ON/OFF the A7 is 'normal," and nothing to worry about?.
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Yes, perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.
alicez said:
As I said, it feels like something 'moving' inside the A7.
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That's because there is something moving, that how the vibration is done, it vibrates. Perfectly normal.
alicez said:
P.S. In the Settings, there is a (green) check mark next to the Haptic. I unchecked that and still feel the 'vibration' (moving inside the A7), when turning ON/OFF the A7.
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As mentioned above. The vibrations on shot down can't be turned off. Heptic feed back can only be turned off for screen presses and the keyboard.

RojasTKD said:
Yes, perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.
That's because there is something moving, that how the vibration is done, it vibrates. Perfectly normal.
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Thanks so much for your time and patience. You say "That's because there IS something moving."
What is moving?
Funny thing is that it baffles my grandson because he has used the Edge and Pandigial tablets and he said when he turned them on or off, there was never that feeling of vibration when they were shutting down. He just wondered why this A7 would vibrate (feeling of something 'moving' inside the case) after he has turned it ON or OFF. Shuffle - would that be a better word?
Just can't describe the exact feeling we get when we turn it on and off. Guess best word would be = short 'vibration.'
He says he thinks something is loose inside the A7 and we might have to send it back as being defective. I told him that everyone here says it is NORMAL, for it to vibrate when after turning ON/OFF. A little more vibration when it has been turned OFF.
I don't think this has anything to do with "Haptic" which is in the Settings (turn On/Off)? Do you?
Does yours do the same - the vibration when turned ON and OFF?

It's just a little motor wizzing inside the unit. It runs when the device is turned on because the system is probably just doing some basic function checks and it's also to let you know the device is on/off. Mine does the same...they all do. All tablets are different so this may not have been the case when using other models

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It's just a little motor wizzing inside the unit. It runs when the device is turned on because the system is probably just doing some basic function checks and it's also to let you know the device is on/off. Mine does the same...they all do. All tablets are different so this may not have been the case when using other models
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Thank you.
Same sound when A7 is turned off. Correct?

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Thank you.
Same sound when A7 is turned off. Correct?
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That is correct.

Proximity sensor delay after a call

Hi guys just wondering if you noticed this strange behaviour.
I noticed a quite frustrating delay after a call when i take the phone away from my ear, it takes 2-3 sec for the screen to turn back on.
Has anybody experienced the same?
Do you know if there is a solution for this?
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yes, think its normal. looks like the same delay when pushing power button for screen on.
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Thank you.
That seems strange as it is something really basic that you expect to work in a phone of this price range. Moreover it's something you come across quite often.
Do you know if the latest firmware improves this?
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i am on ke7, so no.
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Cuz80 said:
Thank you.
That seems strange as it is something really basic that you expect to work in a phone of this price range. Moreover it's something you come across quite often.
Do you know if the latest firmware improves this?
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You can just turn off the sensor in the call app, if you want your screen to be available just after a call.. I don't see the problem.. but my delay is also just around a second or so.

mljjlm said:
You can just turn off the sensor in the call app, if you want your screen to be available just after a call.. I don't see the problem.. but my delay is also just around a second or so.
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But if I do that i will drain battery unnecessarily. I don't know you guys but I find it really annoying having to wait 2sec after a call for the screen to wake up. I want to be able to hang up immediately i think I'm not asking something ridiculous.
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you can also set the power button to terminate the call and you will not have to wait for the screen to turn on...

Reading the data from an analogue sensor (such as the proximity one) is always tricky... You need time to level out the values coming back from it, then determine that, over a period of time, the distance is suitable to enable the screen.
Only then can it be turned on etc

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you can also set the power button to terminate the call and you will not have to wait for the screen to turn on...
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How do you go about doing this? Can it be changed in the setting sor does it require a separate App?

xiga said:
How do you go about doing this? Can it be changed in the setting sor does it require a separate App?
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Pls go to settings then call then calls answering ending and tick power key ends calls

Yes i find this very annoying too!
Especially when on a call center, press 2 (wait for screen) then press 4 (wait for screen) you get the idea
this is actually the only problem i have with the SGS2 since ke7
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pulser_g2 said:
Reading the data from an analogue sensor (such as the proximity one) is always tricky... You need time to level out the values coming back from it, then determine that, over a period of time, the distance is suitable to enable the screen.
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sgs 1 managed it fine though?....or am i missing something

Yeh my i8000 had no delay with the proximity censor.
But the screen delay seems to be everywhere. Turning on from sleep, time to adjust to ambient light and obviously the proximity sensor after pulling it away from your face.
Its not a major drama for me but I agree that it would be good to not have the delay.

I just noticed that when I use Skype the sensor works really well, meaning there is almost no lag.
I'm confused..
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Yes! Very annoying.
Yep! I was commenting on this the other day. To be honest, I make and receive very few calls from my phone but when i do, I feel the rage rising inside me everytime because of the sensor delay.
It's the small things that annoy you the most.
As mentioned, you can opt to have the power button hang up the phone. It also does not turn the screen off, so you can continue working on the phone.
This is actually under accessibility settings, not call settings.
Menu -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Cancel the prompt -> Tick 'The power key ends calls'.
I also find the lag on waking up very annoying. Even once the screen has woken up, it takes a second for the touch input to be recognised so the pattern unlock only registers my last two or three inputs depending on how quickly I start swiping. I have to enter the pattern again. Very annoying.

pulser_g2 said:
Reading the data from an analogue sensor (such as the proximity one) is always tricky... You need time to level out the values coming back from it, then determine that, over a period of time, the distance is suitable to enable the screen.
Only then can it be turned on etc
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I also have this problem, although I'd estimate it only takes about 1-1.5 seconds for the screen to come on.
I do however not think that this is a sensor problem, but rather a software problem.
Type *#0*# in the dialer, and press Sensor.
The phone will now vibrate once you trigger the proximity sensor. And it seems to be very fast and responsive here.

i have the problem using Skype...when i start a call it turns automatically the screen off ! i need then to push on home button to get out of skype...very ennoying...

last time i made an order online, my bank sent me a code by phone and following the instruction, the voice asked me to push the number i hear...i simply could not !! the screen was completely off ! and i could not succefully purchase online, my order was cancelled !.....due to this problem of screen..i think it is seriously ennoying and must be fixed in an update firm or something .

Agreed, this is a very annoying and unnecessary delay. Especially coming from an iPhone, where the screen turns on instantaneously when removed from the ear.
Hoping for a fix.

im ready to pay to get this fixed