I am wondering if there is something like pgm for the nexus 7. It's really handy on my galaxy nexus, just to be able to swipe the screen. I think it's even more needed on the nexus 7 since the power button is sometimes awkward to find.
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I am wondering if there is something like pgm for the nexus 7. It's really handy on my galaxy nexus, just to be able to swipe the screen. I think it's even more needed on the nexus 7 since the power button is sometimes awkward to find.
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If u mean to put it to sleep without pressing the power button; yes there is. it isn't a swype, but a button you can put on each home screen. Don't remember the name of the app, but it's in the play store.
Some custom roms will allow you to "remap" button and add longpress feature so you could put lockscreen on longpress of Homebutton for example, you could also put a widget on your home screen or even in notification bar ( not sur for notification bar)
i know what your talking about. i don't think its on this device yet as far as i know but i know in the evo lte section zarboz has been trying to get the source code for that feature so he can bake it into his kernel. im sure if you ask one of the kernel devs here they can try to get it as well. not making any promises tho seeing how zarboz has been trying for 2 somewhere around 2 months as far as i know with no luck so far.
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If u mean to put it to sleep without pressing the power button; yes there is. it isn't a swype, but a button you can put on each home screen. Don't remember the name of the app, but it's in the play store.
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Some custom roms will allow you to "remap" button and add longpress feature so you could put lockscreen on longpress of Homebutton for example, you could also put a widget on your home screen or even in notification bar ( not sur for notification bar)
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hes not trying to put it to sleep guys, he is trying to wake the screen with a swipe.
Yes wake is more important, although pgm does sleep with a swipe of the navigation keys as well.
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how about a smart cover? wakes/sleeps the screen with a fold of the flap.
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how about a smart cover? wakes/sleeps the screen with a fold of the flap.
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If his finger was magnetic then he could wake with a swipe of the finger. I guess your hand would get tired from holding your finger in place to keep the screen off though...
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If his finger was magnetic then he could wake with a swipe of the finger. I guess your hand would get tired from holding your finger in place to keep the screen off though...
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My buddy actually had magnets inserted into the tips of his index finger and thumb (he's a techie guy... and crazy). He had them "installed" as a test to test implants. He can pick up screws, paperclips, and of course, turn on the smart screens!
So implanting finger magnets has to be the best answer. KISS principle
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My buddy actually had magnets inserted into the tips of his index finger and thumb (he's a techie guy... and crazy). He had them "installed" as a test to test implants. He can pick up screws, paperclips, and of course, turn on the smart screens!
So implanting finger magnets has to be the best answer. KISS principle
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Sounds cool where do I sign up? Guess I'll have to start using Google wallet though, can't be good for credit cards.
Seriously though if there is anything I hate more than cases it's cases with covers. :-$
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By knowing obvious two ways of taking screenshot using S-pen and Palm sweep,
yesterday i discovered 3rd way which is by pressing lock button and home button simultaneously !
I dont know how many of us know this, just thought sharing, but nowhere i have read about this.
And if you really didn't knew this, being "Noob" i would really like to see something on my Thanks meter
Most of us know it I guess but thanks anyways
I didn't know it, thanks. probably won't use it though a its a little more awkward than the other 2 ways
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Actually pressing the lock button and home button simultaneously is quite easy... ive been doing that since i got my note. That was how I used to take screen caps with my iphone
Maybe in landscape
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how do you capture using palm sweep? i saw the video on youtube but can't seem to duplicate it. is there a setting i need to enable before i can do this?
You should just have to Swipe your hand from the right hand side of the screen to the left
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Left to right works also, learn something new everyday
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I don't really find the hand swipe convenient
Most convenient method is hand swipe but 9 out of 10 times, I can't get it to work. I always end up with the other 2 methods.
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Coming from iPhone (besides my BB days) this was a natural gesture I tried when I got my note. Still, I usually need a screenshot when I am going to annotate it with my SPen, so button+screen press is my preferred action.
I can't seam to get the swipe motion to work. Are you guys using one finger? 2, 3, 4? The Palm? right at the middle of the screen? the top? bottom? I tried them all, can't seam to get it to work.
The Lock/Home Button method seams to work on most android devices by default.
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Coming from iPhone (besides my BB days) this was a natural gesture I tried when I got my note. Still, I usually need a screenshot when I am going to annotate it with my SPen, so button+screen press is my preferred action.
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You do know that pressing the button on the pen and holding the stylus on the Note will take a screen shot, plus bring up the S-Pen annotation tools right? It would be faster to do it that way rather then save the screen shot, then go to the gallery and annotate the photo after the fact.
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I can't seam to get the swipe motion to work. Are you guys using one finger? 2, 3, 4? The Palm? right at the middle of the screen? the top? bottom? I tried them all, can't seam to get it to work.
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use the side of your hand. Too hard to apply even pressure across the entire screen otherwise.
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use the side of your hand. Too hard to apply even pressure across the entire screen otherwise.
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Thanks! So...apparently it works if you run your phone across your abdomen as well...yeah, don't ask.
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how do you capture using palm sweep? i saw the video on youtube but can't seem to duplicate it. is there a setting i need to enable before i can do this?
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use the edge of the palm below index finger and slide it from left to right or right to left. It helps applying uniform pressure on ample amount of pixels......
Hello,
Just picked up my 16GB S3 and none of the motion stuff works including the Palm Swipe. I can't even take Screenshot with Home + Power?
I followed you tube instructions and on how to swipe etc, but no go. The only thing was that the batt was at 10%, I am charging it now but is this a power issue? or do I have a broke piece and if yes, is it the s/w or the h/w issues
EDIT: I was waving my hand instead of kissing it over the screen. I did the tutorials for the motion and they work as well
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Hi there, I have the same problem. Did you figure out why? I can't save any pictures at all!
It does work for me . ACtivate the motion and the Palm swipe to capture. You need to put the side of your on the screen from left to right.
hmm, the easiest one to check is the screenshot or the auto contact call one, turn it on. go to messaging app and open a thread with someone you are texting and just put the phone to your ear, it will auto dial the person.. try that one
I think there are some bugs with the SGH-I747M. I have tried on 4 different phones and none of them allow the palm screenshot
Also the tap to top only works on a couple apps
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I had problems too until I found out the you DON'T use your palm. You have to swipe from right to left with the side of your hand (karate chop basically ). After I figured that out it has been working without problems. It's a little tricky taking a screenshot with home+power as you have to do it with perfect timing for it to work, but once you figure that out it's pretty simple. Not as easy as my iPad though but still fairly easy now.
Hope that helps
Screenshot with the power and home button need to be held down until it takes the picture. Don't just hit them quickly.
With the motion screenshot your karate chop hand needs to touch the screen as your swiping from right to left.
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defnow said:
Screenshot with the power and home button need to be held down until it takes the picture. Don't just hit them quickly.
With the motion screenshot your karate chop hand needs to touch the screen as your swiping from right to left.
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Thanks for the tip about holding the home+power a lot easier then what I was trying lol
Palm swype work like a charm for me on rogers
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The palm screenshot thing isn't even worth using since you have to be touching the screen to do it and it always manages to change things on the screen while you are trying to swipe your hand across to screenshot. Home+Power works a lot better.
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The palm screenshot thing isn't even worth using since you have to be touching the screen to do it and it always manages to change things on the screen while you are trying to swipe your hand across to screenshot. Home+Power works a lot better.
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Wow.. I finally got the screen shot motion to work. Lmao
You have to touch the screen. And here I was thinking the front facing camera is responsible for this :banghead:
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Doh!
manny05 said:
Wow.. I finally got the screen shot motion to work. Lmao
You have to touch the screen. And here I was thinking the front facing camera is responsible for this :banghead:
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OMG thank you, so did I. Glad I'm not the only one. Somehow it made sense to me that the camera was doing it too! :silly:
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The palm screenshot thing isn't even worth using since you have to be touching the screen to do it and it always manages to change things on the screen while you are trying to swipe your hand across to screenshot. Home+Power works a lot better.
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Wasted all kinds of time trying to sort this out. When will I learn to Google first? Would have saved me all kinds of frustration
So I got the HTC One today and I have to say the build quality is out of this world. But I have a few gripes about it and I was wondering if anyone had the same opinions. First the feedback from the softkeys is really weak. I barely feel the vibration when I hit the key. This is especially an issue when I have to double tap the home key for the multitasking screen. I'm also getting incredibly irritated with the location of the power key. It literally could not be further for me to reach when I'm using the phone. I came from an S3 where the power button was on the side and feedback from the soft keys is always a good intensity. Maybe I'm being too critical but I'm wondering if anyone else is getting bothered by these issues.
You may have a point but do we really need to start a thread for this? Just add it to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247601
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You may have a point but do we really need to start a thread for this? Just add it to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247601
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You're probably right. I'll be moving my criticisms over there.
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You're probably right. I'll be moving my criticisms over there.
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I too am not the biggest fan of the power button being at the top. I have my screens set up to be used one handed, but the power button ruins it
I switched to Revolution HD ROM, which has a feature to use the volume up/down keys to wake the phone up, but I am slightly concerned about performance. I might be wrong, but I think the stock ROM was smoother (especially when opening and closing the apps draw). I will compare it with a friend's phone today.
I feel so sad for this
OK, had a look at the stock rom and the same lag is there. Will stick with Revolution HD Rom.
Either they fix this or I don't feel them unresponsive. They are working good enough for me.
You can use the HTC logo or the menu buttons to turn screen on and off on alot of the custom kernels. I don't even use my power button any more
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I got used to the layout in under an hour when I first got the phone. Now I have no problems using either my sensation or my h1. People always find stuff to.complain. The button and power button layout is the least of worries tbfh.
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HTC choices with buttons are absolutely horrible
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I don't have any issue with the power button placement, btw how many times do you use the power button when using your phone? Only once, and that's when you pick it up
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I'm loving that the development community unlocked the HTC symbol. I use Logo2Wake and Logo2Sleep and use it as a power button. Faux kernel seems to have the most responsive that I have seem so far
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I might be in the minority but I think the power button is designed just right. I have no trouble pressing it with my other hand of course. But yeah, the useless HTC logo at the bottom is a big faux pas.
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I might be in the minority but I think the power button is designed just right. I have no trouble pressing it with my other hand of course. But yeah, the useless HTC logo at the bottom is a big faux pas.
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I cannot blame them though... as far as larger branding goes that one is very attractive and I don't feel like I'm using a billboard
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The power button is at the top so that the you can point the phone straight forward when using the IR blaster. Not sure why everyone is overlooking this. As for the buttons, I don't see a problem with them. The lack of a menu key annoyed me but I re-enabled the long press back for menu and it's been fine.
We could have one more button yes. But there are phones with power button on the left so that's not a "mistake"
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The power button is at the top so that the you can point the phone straight forward when using the IR blaster. Not sure why everyone is overlooking this. As for the buttons, I don't see a problem with them. The lack of a menu key annoyed me but I re-enabled the long press back for menu and it's been fine.
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No one is overlooking anything, it doesn't have to be a stupid combo button
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No one is overlooking anything, it doesn't have to be a stupid combo button
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I was about to say the same thing...it would have been great to have the power button on the side about two-thirds up (Samsung Galaxy style) and the IR blaster on the top. It would have also been cool if they had put a second wide-angle IR blaster on the back of the phone (for example somewhere near the camera lens). The gyroscope could determine which IR port would be active...when the phone is horizontal, it would use the IR port on top, and when the phone is upright and in the normal viewing position it would switch to the IR port on the back. This would permit you to hold your phone in a normal manner and push the remote app buttons without having to swing your phone horizontally and point it at your equipment like a traditional remote control, which is kind of silly when you think about it.
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I don't have any issue with the power button placement, btw how many times do you use the power button when using your phone? Only once, and that's when you pick it up
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Exactly. Everyone needs to stop complaining about where the power button is, pick up ya damn phone and turn it on and then everything you need is well within reach.
For me personally I don't care I like the button where it is, I usually leave my phone on a flat surface and when I pick it up or turn it on my index finger is already in the general area. NBD.
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I prefer the power button at the top. Having previously owned the S2, Note, S3, Note 2, I am glad the power button is not opposite the volume buttons!!
I just got my Note last week, and I never realized how often I hold the tablet right in the middle. The buttons are constantly in the way or getting pressed. When I tried to switch holding it on the sides the bezels are so thin that my palm keeps touching the screen. I originally loved the slim bezels, but not so much anymore. Anyways I've started using my tablet upside down now, and it seems to have fixed my problem.
Anyone else experienced this?
Coming from a HP Touchpad, I've come accustomed to on-screen buttons and a single home button. I would love a rom control/mod to turn off the backlight buttons. I have the on-screen navigation bar in the cleanrom and love it. Especially for when using the tablet in portrait mode.
I feel your pains. Button placement is bad. I'm annoyed by the backwards volume buttons the most. Especially when shooting for recovery.
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Mave025 said:
I just got my Note last week, and I never realized how often I hold the tablet right in the middle. The buttons are constantly in the way or getting pressed. When I tried to switch holding it on the sides the bezels are so thin that my palm keeps touching the screen. I originally loved the slim bezels, but not so much anymore. Anyways I've started using my tablet upside down now, and it seems to have fixed my problem.
Anyone else experienced this?
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I noticed this problem from day 1. I bought this tablet because of the Spen. I can fill out invoices and make notes. I can then hand the tablet to the customer for their signature. But every time they started signing their name they would press one of the buttons. So now I always hand them the tablet up side down. Works great this way.
So far its not been a problem for me at all but I have to admit i very rarely hold my tablet as its always propped up or on my lap.
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I noticed this problem from day 1. I bought this tablet because of the Spen. I can fill out invoices and make notes. I can then hand the tablet to the customer for their signature. But every time they started signing their name they would press one of the buttons. So now I always hand them the tablet up side down. Works great this way.
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I use gmd spen control to reject touch input from anything but the pen
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I use gmd spen control to reject touch input from anything but the pen
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The palm rejection from the app I use is good for that. Its not input from the screen that is the problem. Its accidentally pressing the home, back or menu button.
Easy fix for that ..Root it..get Lmt Launcher along with Gmd gesture controls and unlock the beauty of this tablet!!!
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Easy fix for that ..Root it..get Lmt Launcher along with Gmd gesture controls and unlock the beauty of this tablet!!!
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I read up on that app and it does not block the soft buttons or home button.
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I read up on that app and it does not block the soft buttons or home button.
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Never mind it does disable capacitive buttons but that's not a good enough reason for me to root. Its working fine the way it is.
Yep, I hate it too!
Does anybody know if the screen on the Moto X Pure supports this function? Its certainly nice to not have to pick up the phone to take a quick peek at the screen.
I really would like it to be but i dont think it will im coming from a G4 and its one of the best features
once we get root and make a kernel
i think you can move your hand over it to get active display on from there you should be able to wake i think
It wakes before you touch the screen by just reaching for it. Far better than double tap to wake
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It wakes before you touch the screen by just reaching for it. Far better than double tap to wake
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I agree. The phone will wake when you wave your hand over it. So if there is dirt or anything unpleasant on your hands, you don't have to touch the phone at all to wake it. This is better than 2x tap. And if your phone is on the edge of something, there isn't a chance that you will knock it down, since you won't have to touch the phone.
D2W is old school. Say hello to waves.
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Waving isn't not a replacement for double tap... No one should assume that. Some folks love double tap. I hope to see it added soon
Waving is less reliable also. I have to wave a few times to wake it up sometimes. That did not happen with d2tw on other phone I tried.
I like the wave, but I do miss dt2w that takes you directly to your home screen. But to be honest, 95 % of the time I did dt2w, I was checking the time or seeing if I had any messages and didn't need to go to my home screen, so the wave is pretty cool in that fact.
Waving isn't a replacement true, I would of liked to see dttw as well its a good replacement since when u hold ur phone with one hand using ur thumb to do so and wake up the phone
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You don't have to wave. The screen wakes as you approach it. The screen comes on long before you can double tap..
i hope we can get the double tap to wake soon. the waiving thing is kinda janky doesn't work all the time and would like it to bring me to the full lock screen rather then a dark black screen .
I have to admit I am kind of spoiled by it from my G2. My X won't be here until next week so the jury is still out on the wave. At least I know i can double tap off once I get my Nova loaded.
I actually miss double-tap to lock/sleep more. The waving is cool enough for waking it back up, but having to mash the power button to lock it sucks.
I found a couple of transparent widgets that kind of do this, but the problem is that they are incompatible with Trusted Devices (BT, NFC) that I use a lot, and you have to reenter your pin if you use these widgets.
I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too....
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I actually miss double-tap to lock/sleep more. The waving is cool enough for waking it back up, but having to mash the power button to lock it sucks.
I found a couple of transparent widgets that kind of do this, but the problem is that they are incompatible with Trusted Devices (BT, NFC) that I use a lot, and you have to reenter your pin if you use these widgets.
I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too....
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you can use nova launcher to double tap the status bar to get the phone to sleep.
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you can use nova launcher to double tap the status bar to get the phone to sleep.
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No s**t? I've been using Nova for the past couple years and didn't realize it.
EDIT: looks like it's a Prime feature. I guess it's time to pony up some $$$ and give the dev some well deserved cash
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No s**t? I've been using Nova for the past couple years and didn't realize it.
EDIT: looks like it's a Prime feature. I guess it's time to pony up some $$$ and give the dev some well deserved cash
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apex has it too i believe and its free
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apex has it too i believe and its free
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I like Nova much better, and probably should give the dev some support. Thanks though!
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EDIT: maybe spoke too soon. I was reading it may not work with SmartLock (Trusted Devices) -- meaning I would have to reenter my password if I use the feature which kind of defeats the purpose of SmartLock
http://techpp.com/2015/03/13/android-double-tap-screen-wake-sleep-guide/ seems to work