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Hello guys. As promised, im releasing a closed beta of Killswitch on XDA. Its a utility designed for tablet devices that will give you a more intuitive user experience by sending the device to sleep when certain sensor conditions have been met.
In effect it means that you can put your device into standby by shutting the case or turning the device over if youre already in a dark room.
For more details, check out the thread HERE.
The app thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988126
We accept anyone, but reserve the right to choose based on post count, join date and general XDA experience.
Posted in Galaxy Tab forums because this is where we come from
Bump - we need more testers!
Count me in. This is a great initiative. I have a Galaxy Tab with a Zenus flip portfolio style case.
Please by definition of 'xda-pro' user I hope you are not measuring this based on the amount of spam they spread in these forums, as this could potentially exclude your best testers. It's constructive feedback your after, not persistent noise or complaining, right?
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No we are not... but we will be looking through peoples post history because of recent security issues with XDA betas. Its not enough, but we need testers.
In any case, we have tested it on the tab extensively in the last couple of weeks (we have 4 at the office), and there are almost no issues.
Hi. I'd also be happy to test something like this. I have many different cases: one of the ones that covers just the back and sides (so no trigger there), a cheap red leather book type, a white plastic one that forms a shell or a stand, the Samsung leather easel with D30 and the Otterbox Defender.
Thanks for the beta. Here's my feedback. Worked very well. Especially, my screen timeout being 10 minutes (because of e-reader) it seemed like a useful app. Also, it always gives the option of locking or not locking, which is useful. Now, the bad part. Noticed that my tab was unusually warm, battery was draining fast, checked consumption: 13%. Uninstalled. Hope you can fix this.
Hi everyone! A big thanks to all the beta testers! Just to let you know that the app will be avaliable in the android market from around 4PM GMT today.
n2s2k2india - regarding your power consumption issue, we have not experienced this on any of our devices. In fact, Killswitch does not even register on both my Xoom and Galaxy Tab. Looking at the spare parts battery use on both devices its 0.1 to 0.15 of total battery consumption...
by the way, the app is now on the market
Well done on getting this app released. Promise I'm not sour grapes for not being chosen as a beta tester! I've just installed from the market and unfortunately, it's not looking too good so far. So far, I have the following issue.
Both light and proximity sensor is flakey. Light sensor has worked once and not again. Can't get proximity to register. Accelerometer works though.
And just a question, is this app supposed to disable screen shutoff due to inactivity?
I'm using Roto JMIv2 if that helps.
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Hello!
Im sorry youre having trouble with Killswich... lets see if we can do something about that!
Please update to the latest version if you havent already.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab does not have a proximity sensor (although the system reports it, this is just a glitch from the Galaxy S phones). This means you should be using the light sensor and the accelerometer. Your settings for the Tab should something be like this:
Enable Killswitch: tick
Admin Permissions: tick
Confirmation time: 10sec
Activation delay: 6sec
No-lock: Disable screen lock
Use proximity: no tick
Use light sensor: tick
Sensitivity: 10%
Use accelerometer: no tick
These are the settings Im using right now and they work perfectly.
The point of the app is also to avoid accidental sleep mode in a dark room through the popup dialog. Do not choose "Use accelerometer" unless you plan on using both light sensor and facedown at the same time. Instead, choose "Enable facedown mode only" if you see the popup dialog while using the tab in a dark room - this will disable the light sensor but enable facedown until you next swich on/ off.
Please dont hesitate to write again, or provide a logcat if the light sensor continues to malfunction.
I recommend to disable light sensor usage in killswitch, if your device provides proximity sensor, for better results.
Could we have a add supported version for free as well. If you need more testing i would be happy to test it on my wildfire
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Hello everyone! Could those using the app on their Tabs provide us some feedback regarding its compatibility with roms that are floating about?
Also, Im sorry but we will not be providing an ad-supported version. For one thing, there is nowhere to put the ads without wrecking the general aesthetic, and for another ad support is not economically viable. Android programmers have obscene salaries
Its only $1.99 - if you own an android device you can most certainly afford it.
Same issue
krispyjim said:
Well done on getting this app released. Promise I'm not sour grapes for not being chosen as a beta tester! I've just installed from the market and unfortunately, it's not looking too good so far. So far, I have the following issue.
Both light and proximity sensor is flakey. Light sensor has worked once and not again. Can't get proximity to register. Accelerometer works though.
And just a question, is this app supposed to disable screen shutoff due to inactivity?
I'm using Roto JMIv2 if that helps.
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I just purchased and installed the app on my Sprint Tab with similar results. Accelerometer works great but the light sensor doesn't register. I have adjusted the sensitivity from 10% -> 0% -> 100% with no affect. I even thought that maybe I needed to have the brightness set to auto but that too did not work.
When I tried to move over into direct light (12 inches from a bulb) the sensor worked right away at 10%. As I walked back over to my desk in a dim corner, the device went to sleep again. Once in the dim corner, the sensor could not differentiate between dim and closed case. I'm using the official Samsung case FYI.
I don't know if this helps you any but thought I would post my experiences. For the price I love the app if nothing more than for the Accelerometer and No Lock features. Keep up the good work!
Hi. Please read the help and tips section carefully. Killswitch is not a solution, its a hack. If you want it to work well, you have to understand how it works. Sprint tabs are exactly the same as any euro model, and we have had nothing but positive reviews from everyone with galaxy tabs in europe.
I made this app for myself. I have a gsm tab running overcome and everything works flawlessly.
+1 on the lightsensor problem, working one out of ten times i close the lid....
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Hi. Please read the help and tips section carefully. Killswitch is not a solution, its a hack. If you want it to work well, you have to understand how it works. Sprint tabs are exactly the same as any euro model, and we have had nothing but positive reviews from everyone with galaxy tabs in europe.
I made this app for myself. I have a gsm tab running overcome and everything works flawlessly.
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that's not true is it? i beta tested this app and i couldn't get the light sensor to work either with stock roms or modded one's and I wasn't the only one.
it was very hit and miss and per the feedback provided with logs!
Seems to me the light sensor method just isnt enough on the tab all credit for other devices, but the tab just doesn't work correctly with it.
Never mind, looks like my gt has problems with the light sensor...... I'm using richardtrips kernel with the sensor fix but......
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Im not sure where these problems youre having stem from. We have 3 tabs at the office, two stock and one overcome, and they all work flawlessly!
And of course those who beta tested but never sent us logcats, we would at least have tried to fix your problems...
brilldoctor said:
Could we have a add supported version for free as well. If you need more testing i would be happy to test it on my wildfire
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If u were wondering why - im too young 4 a credit card. Would it be possable to have a 10 or 5 min free trial
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Hi All
I don't know if this was discovered before or not, If so please ignore this thread and forgive me.
I got my Galaxy S2 less than a week ago, I was really disapointed as the display had a greenish tent and the colors saturation was very High.
However I upgraded the phone to the latest Middle East FW which is
Firmware info
PDA:JPKG2
PHONE: XXKF1
Date: 04/07/2011
And then rooted it using CF-Root.
Then I came Across The following thread which update the Kernel to OverClock the S2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075061
Strangely enough When I updated the Kernel to the one from the above thread my Display Colors were correctd and the color saturation is also corrected.
The greenish tent is now gone, Colors are great now.
The next step I did was rooted my phone again but this time I used the CF-Root file for KE2 which is the Version of the OverClocked Kernel and It worked and kept the new Color Saturation.
Regards
All those views and no comments, Guys did you find this thread useful ?
Best regards
I find it interesting but have yet to try it. And also. This doesn't belong in the developer forum.
But thanks for the tip. I will try it
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troyjamz said:
I find it interesting but have yet to try it. And also. This doesn't belong in the developer forum.
But thanks for the tip. I will try it
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Thank you for your reply, I though as it involves flashing it should be posted here.
Regards
Have you tried changing to the movie option in settings - display - screen mode sorts out the colors for me
also the above poster is right this belongs in the general/Q&A forum as you haven't created anything.
mynamesteve said:
Have you tried changing to the movie option in settings - display - screen mode sorts out the colors for me
also the above poster is right this belongs in the general/Q&A forum as you haven't created anything.
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Yes I have tried the movie option but the greenish tent effect remained un changed,it will be clear in the internet browser as the site will show greenish.
You need to try it to see the difference .
Also as I stated b4 I thought it belongs to here as in involves flash in new kernel.
Regards
Slightly off topic,I've set a profile pic but its not showing in this app,have I missed a setting somewhere?
Hello. I have written an app that helps to improve the accuracy of the S-Pen. It works only on Note phones because Samsung has compiled some S-Pen device driver interfaces out of the tablet ROMs. It is not clear why they did this. I have asked Samsung but gotten no replies. I have confirmed that parts of the kernel code is commented out in the open source kernel code (and you can see that some of the interface files found on phones do not exist on the tablets). It seems that the tablets suffer from the same issues related to the S-Pen as do the phones and I have many people asking me to make my app work on their tablets. I cannot do so with the stock ROMs because of the missing interface files.
So I am wondering if there any non-stock ROMs in which the S-Pen is more fully supported. The missing files are located on my phone in /sys/class/sec/sec_epen/ and the two files I need are called epen_hand and epen_rotation. If anyone knows of any ROMs for the S-Pen equipped tablets that provide these interface files, I would appreciate knowing and may be able to direct some folks to using them.
Thanks
I see the two files in Slimbean ROM installed on my Note I, and the list of supported devices include few tablets - see here:
http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/supported-devices, so I suppose those files could be there as well.
Edit: no S-pen tablet on the list...
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those one from my 5100 ?
geek78 said:
those one from my 5100 ?
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That is interesting. Isn't the 5100 also known as the Galaxy Tab 2? I did not think it came with an SPen. Please let me know if I am incorrect here. If it does not, I am surprised to see these files on your device. Are you using a stock ROM? Thanks
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That is interesting. Isn't the 5100 also known as the Galaxy Tab 2? I did not think it came with an SPen. Please let me know if I am incorrect here. If it does not, I am surprised to see these files on your device. Are you using a stock ROM? Thanks
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The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is P5100
The Note 8.0 is N5100 (comes with S-pen)
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those one from my 5100 ?
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It sure looks like you 5100 has the necessary files. Can you answer a couple other questions:
(a) Are you using a standard ROM? If so, what version? If not, what ROM and version?
(b) Does your 5100 have a dominant hand setting for the SPen?
(c) If your 5100 is rooted, would you be willing to try my Reset SPen (free) app and tell me if it runs on your tablet? After install, simply click the app's icon and you should see a success or failure message.
Thanks
Stock Rom: JZ054K.N5100XXBMD1 over here = Both files also present.
TarKin said:
Stock Rom: JZ054K.N5100XXBMD1 over here = Both files also present.
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Thanks. I am downloading a dump from a 5100 right now and will look to see what I can find. But if those 2 files are present, there is good hope here. Do you see a dominant hand setting for the SPen? Cheers!
whitedavidp said:
Thanks. I am downloading a dump from a 5100 right now and will look to see what I can find. But if those 2 files are present, there is good hope here. Do you see a dominant hand setting for the SPen? Cheers!
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No, i don´t see such a setting.
Looking for a Couple Testers
As it appears that the Note 8 does have the necessary device driver interface files, I am looking for one or two rooted users to test my app who have the following issue with their S-Pens:
There seems to be a lack of accuracy in the point where the SPen's point actually is located and where its touch seems to be registered. This is most easily seen as a discrepancy between where the floating/hoovering pen icon (enabled on phones at least via an SPen setting) and where the actual tip of the SPen is located.
Reset Spen Pro attempts to resolve this problem. As a by-product, it may also be able to give you the following:
* A dominant hand setting (left/right) such as is found on Note phones but which seems to be missing on Note 8 tablets.
* Better support for the SPen's response to orientation changes which can improve SPen accuracy as orientation changes.
If you are interested, please PM me and we can discuss how best to do this. Thanks
Hi, I have a rooted Note 8 runing this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287367
I installed your app and it asked me what my dominant hand was. So it seems to be working. Is there anything you want me to try? how do i know if its working properly?
gacostac said:
Hi, I have a rooted Note 8 runing this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287367
I installed your app and it asked me what my dominant hand was. So it seems to be working. Is there anything you want me to try? how do i know if its working properly?
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Hello and thanks for your effort and your reply. What this means is that my app finds the device driver input files it needs on your device/ROM but that it does NOT find any dominant hand setting (as exists on Note phones with standard ROMs). The app tries to support ROMs which lack this setting by creating and using a setting of its own.
Basically, the app exists to try and remedy a commonly described situation whereby the accuracy of the touches of the SPen's tip degrades over time. This is particularly evident when the floating/hoovering SPen pointer is enabled. This shows where the SPen device "thinks" the SPen tip is located. Over time, many phone users notice that the location of the pointer and the location of the actual SPen tip diverge. When this happens, touches of the SPen tip often do not get registered where the user thinks they should (under the SPen's physical tip). If you do not see this situation, the app may "work" but you will see no "benefit". Some phone users have reported this. But many have shown the app to create a large improvement in the accuracy of their SPens. This remedy is performed via the epen_hand file. It seems that the Note 8 stock ROM has this file but lacks the dominant hand setting. This makes little sense to me. And so far, Samsung has not responded to my queries about the situation.
Also, some non-stock phone ROMs fail to report changes of device orientation to the SPen which uses this information to recalibrate the SPen for the new orientation. This is done via the epen_rotation file. I have not encountered this issue in stock phone ROMs but I have no idea about the Note 8. So my app makes sure that orientation changes are reported to the SPen. Again, this affects the "accuracy" of the SPen's tip - on phones particularly in non-portrait orientations. It is important to note that this function only works if the app is scheduled to run in the background.
I hope this clarifies what the app is doing.
If your Samsung note 10.1 2014 edition is rooted
Check this app out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.xposed
It's awesome, you can customise the notification drawer etc
Best thing is you can trick the tab into thinking it's not customised under security setting and setting it to m official, this mean you can receive updates normally through settings
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Looks good but wouldn't receiving the updates undo root though?
Most likely but doub there will more than a couple more updates like kit kat next year. Worth it , doesn't take long to re root it
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Can't get this module to work. Changed several settings but it has no effect (even after reboot). You got it working on your Note?
One thing I've noticed and that's a show stopper for me, is that if you've got a PIN unlock set, the unlock screen is forced to portrait mode. The way I've got my tablet charging on my desk this means that it's upside down. Note that this module works really well on my Note 3.
Regards,
John Francis
jfrancis999 said:
One thing I've noticed and that's a show stopper for me, is that if you've got a PIN unlock set, the unlock screen is forced to portrait mode. The way I've got my tablet charging on my desk this means that it's upside down. Note that this module works really well on my Note 3.
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John Francis
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You can use the Gravitybox Xposed module to force it back.
jpearn said:
You can use the Gravitybox Xposed module to force it back.
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Thanks a lot!
Regards,
John Francis
jfrancis999 said:
One thing I've noticed and that's a show stopper for me, is that if you've got a PIN unlock set, the unlock screen is forced to portrait mode. The way I've got my tablet charging on my desk this means that it's upside down. Note that this module works really well on my Note 3.
Regards,
John Francis
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That's also a couple settings on the app to let it turn all ways, there's a couple if u look through
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FYI
Xposed framework was created by a developer on here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
There's lots of different modules
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327541
http://repo.xposed.info/
Its worth checking xda's youtube channel there's a few videos available.
Definitely a great app. It's great to check to see if there's actually any updates for my device, since the coverage of this device's updates seem to be very hard to find and different for different areas of the world.
But way more importantly, the main feature to get this app is to add any app to multi-window, like the other Note devices could do with MultiWindow Manager (which doesn't work for 10.1 2014).
Please check the attachment. This is about a Note 3 special feature where we can downsize app windows somewhere from the corner. Please help me how to do this.
Thanks
ipreetmalhotra said:
Please check the attachment. This is about a Note 3 special feature where we can downsize app windows somewhere from the corner. Please help me how to do this.
Thanks
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This seems to be a feature of some Xposed module, like "Gravity Box", "Halo Floating Window", "Floating Android" or so...
You must have Root access.
aftnoon2 said:
This seems to be a feature of some Xposed module, like "Gravity Box", "Halo Floating Window", "Floating Android" or so...
You must have Root access.
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Thanks for replying, but, bro, have you used Note 3 with 5.0 update? This is my phone and what you seeing is a stock feature.
All I want to know is the proper way of enabling this. This is called Pop-up window. This can be enabled by a flick from corner, but 98% of the time, I end up opening Notifications. So wanted any Note 3 user to help me learning this.
ipreetmalhotra said:
Thanks for replying, but, bro, have you used Note 3 with 5.0 update? This is my phone and what you seeing is a stock feature.
All I want to know is the proper way of enabling this. This is called Pop-up window. This can be enabled by a flick from corner, but 98% of the time, I end up opening Notifications. So wanted any Note 3 user to help me learning this.
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Oh, sorry, I'm still on KK...
Maybe you must go to a Display settings or so. Or go to Ssung site and download the latest version of the manual...
I have Dark Lord Note 5 port instead of official Note 3 Lollipop ROM. So I am not sure if this works in official Note 3 ROM but at least in Note 5 port you can also long press title bar of app in recent apps list to open it as popup window. Also if you have two apps in split screen view you can long press circle in border of split view and drag currently used app to popup view.
kuitsu said:
I have Dark Lord Note 5 port instead of official Note 3 Lollipop ROM. So I am not sure if this works in official Note 3 ROM but at least in Note 5 port you can also long press title bar of app in recent apps list to open it as popup window. Also if you have two apps in split screen view you can long press circle in border of split view and drag currently used app to popup view.
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Hoe much stable are these note5 ports compared to Official 5.0 lollipop for note3?
ipreetmalhotra said:
Hoe much stable are these note5 ports compared to Official 5.0 lollipop for note3?
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Interest to know this too.
ipreetmalhotra said:
Please check the attachment. This is about a Note 3 special feature where we can downsize app windows somewhere from the corner. Please help me how to do this.
Thanks
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When in an app, slide in diagonally from top right corner to around bottom left area. You may have to try a few times to get used to it.
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Interest to know this too.
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First of all there are multiple Note 5 port ROMs in this forum. Some of them might be more stable & bugfree than others. Personally I haven't tried any other Note 5 port ROM than Dark Lord. Also I have never had official Note 3 Lollipop ROM in my phone so it makes comparision bit difficult too.
Based on my own experience Dard Lord ROM has been stable enough to stay in my daily use. I have noticed however occasional lagging for example in recent apps list. It has happened for me only after waking up phone from standby mode. Other than that I haven't experienced any issues. Also I don't know if lagging is caused by porting ROM from Note 5 or some of many customizations I have done like Xposed modules or if it is just common to all Samsumg Touchwiz Lollipop ROMs.
In conclusion I think Note 5 ports are quite stable and bugfree. If you decide to try one I would probably recommend to try some other than Dard Lord since Dard Lord development has stopped for now. Also it is highly recommended to read all the installation instruction carefully and read about known issue and fixes to them from thread of your choice Note 5 port ROM beforehands.
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First of all there are multiple Note 5 port ROMs in this forum. Some of them might be more stable & bugfree than others. Personally I haven't tried any other Note 5 port ROM than Dark Lord. Also I have never had official Note 3 Lollipop ROM in my phone so it makes comparision bit difficult too.
Based on my own experience Dard Lord ROM has been stable enough to stay in my daily use. I have noticed however occasional lagging for example in recent apps list. It has happened for me only after waking up phone from standby mode. Other than that I haven't experienced any issues. Also I don't know if lagging is caused by porting ROM from Note 5 or some of many customizations I have done like Xposed modules or if it is just common to all Samsumg Touchwiz Lollipop ROMs.
In conclusion I think Note 5 ports are quite stable and bugfree. If you decide to try one I would probably recommend to try some other than Dard Lord since Dard Lord development has stopped for now. Also it is highly recommended to read all the installation instruction carefully and read about known issue and fixes to them from thread of your choice Note 5 port ROM beforehands.
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Most of the Note 5 ports are based on DarkLord's Note 3. Most of the ports simply add more custom features or fix bugs that were valid in DarkLord's port.
ipreetmalhotra said:
Hoe much stable are these note5 ports compared to Official 5.0 lollipop for note3?
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I would say about 95% .
Requires user to read the instructions and browse the thread for any problems .
Original DL rom is for me near enough perfect .