Weird lock screen? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Every once in awhile I get a strange lock screen when the screen times out which shows the time and a little call symbol and text symbol under it with the amount of missed calls or texts that's different from the regular lock screen.
It kind of remind me of a basic AOSP lock screen. Any clue how or why my phone does this? It only happens once in awhile.
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ExBrasil said:
Every once in awhile I get a strange lock screen when the screen times out which shows the time and a little call symbol and text symbol under it with the amount of missed calls or texts that's different from the regular lock screen.
It kind of remind me of a basic AOSP lock screen. Any clue how or why my phone does this? It only happens once in awhile.
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Air View .. Wave your hand or so past the sensor while the screen is off and it will give you a glimpse of info (missed calls, texts etc along with the clock) and then disappear

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A brilliant idea for an APP

So, I have a Behold II and noticed this damn thing doesn't have a notification LED. So i was wondering.... can someone make the following app:
When you receive a text, there is no LED to show you got one, so you constantly need to look at your phone...
If someone can make an app where when you receive a text... your screen slowly glows? that would be pretty neet. Let me know if theoretically this is possible.
Imagine, phone on your desk, you get up, come back and its slowly fading on and off... (i know this will be a battery killer).
Handcent sms has a funtion that turns your phone on when you get a text...
The problem with that is that it might turn on the screen momentarily but then it'll auto sleep again in a minute or less. I want to know if someone can make something where when we get a text, the screen just faintly "glows" white.... a slow fade in and out until you grab your phone.
Ideas would be:
- Make the screen fade in and out slowly (a faint glow, almost like the Flashlight App, but faint... not BAM LIGHT lol)
- Make a settings to be able to choose the color you want
- Make a setting to pick the time of day you don't want it to glow (save battery). So if I set "no glow" from 12AM - 8AM and i get a text at 3AM my phone won't glow cause it'll glow all morning till i wake up and drain all battery.
Any ideas?
If you make the screen glow until you grab your phone, this would kill the battery. Just imagine receiving a text at 1 am while u r sleeping, when you wake up your battery would be unecessarily used up.
yash08 said:
If you make the screen glow until you grab your phone, this would kill the battery. Just imagine receiving a text at 1 am while u r sleeping, when you wake up your battery would be unecessarily used up.
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thats why i wrote one of the settings for time frame... a "NO GLOW" time...
so you can set NO GLOW from 12AM - 8AM (while you're sleeping) and if you get a text nothing happens... It only works at the hours you choose.
Sounds like a cool app and for those that have hearing problems kinda even more important
In case this never materializes you could turn the notification reminders on so it could beep or vibrate after the initial notification
mglassco said:
Sounds like a cool app and for those that have hearing problems kinda even more important
In case this never materializes you could turn the notification reminders on so it could beep or vibrate after the initial notification
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Thats how I have it now but it only vibrates once every so often... I could use more of a visual notification specially while at work... phone goes on the desk and I don't always feel the vibration

something i just noticed about the screen....

just noticed this today, but whenever i receive a text message (sms/mms) the screen doesnt turn itself on. I hear the bell notification and see the trackball light up but the screen still stays on standby mode. Is this normal?
Im used to the iphone turning the screen on its own whenver i get a text message.
Nope, this is normal on all Android phones. Download SMS popup if you want a feature such as this. Quite irritating if you ask me, kinda a battery waster I would assume.
This is why Android phones usually have LEDs, or a trackball. For notifications
Doesn't Handcent SMS have this feature too..
Ok thank you! Its just was never around my phone or actually looking at it when i receive text messages. but for some reason today i was next to it and the screen didnt turn on.
I dont really want the feature, but i just wondering if i did anything to screw up the phone. Thanks again for the help!
handcent and chompsms have the popup i know for sure
I think I may actually like this feature better. The trackball seems more subtler. Although, I did enjoy knowing who was texting.
I prefer the trackball lighting as well (I don't want the screen to light up), but on the Desire ROM from MoDaCo, when you get a message the screen lights up and you see a preview on the lock screen. Messaging application icon also shows how many unread messages on the screen. I think it is cool. I don't want the screen coming on, but I like how it shows a preview on the lock screen.
h2opoloplyr_11 said:
just noticed this today, but whenever i receive a text message (sms/mms) the screen doesnt turn itself on. I hear the bell notification and see the trackball light up but the screen still stays on standby mode. Is this normal?
Im used to the iphone turning the screen on its own whenver i get a text message.
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Why would you want the screen to turn on?
So everyone else can read your texts?
Trackball notifications are awesome.
I just got TrackballAlert on the Desire ROM which allows you to choose your own colors.
During St Patty's day: "Hey your phone is glowing blue. What is that? That looks awesome!"
LOL. i didnt like that the texts would just take over the screen....people can see that mug!!!
not that i wanted that feature, but i thought it was standard for all phones to have the screen turn on from standby when getting a text....i just thought i did something to screw up the phone.

[Q] My VZW G2 vs Friends ATT G2. Why doesn't mine do it too?

OK so I have a VZW G2 and my friend has an ATT G2. When he gets a text message his screen will turn on and mine won't. And his notification light blinks about every 2 to 3 seconds where as mine is something like everything 30 seconds. These both suck and I want it to be like the ATT version but I can't figure out how.
Any help would be great.
One more thing, I've also got home screen redraws and he said he has never had one. WTF?
Interesting. I hate how the screen doesn't turn on when I get a text on my VZ g2. Would love to hear the answer or if the is a fix.
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At least it not just me i guess.
Been using this since I got my phone. The time isn't very accurate in my experience, I have it set for 10 seconds but it's closer to 5 or 6. Anyway, it works well enough so I haven't bothered looking for another similar app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dberm22.SMSWakeUp
pimfram said:
Been using this since I got my phone. The time isn't very accurate in my experience, I have it set for 10 seconds but it's closer to 5 or 6. Anyway, it works well enough so I haven't bothered looking for another similar app.
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Just tried it. It does wake the screen but then it gets rid of my notification light and missed message icon in the status bar all together. So if I missed to screen turning on I wouldn't know I had a new message at all.
masterpickle said:
Just tried it. It does wake the screen but then it gets rid of my notification light and missed message icon in the status bar all together. So if I missed to screen turning on I wouldn't know I had a new message at all.
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I use Light Flow for LED control. Stock LED controller has never been very useful for me. You can easily set different colors and durations and pretty much anything else you'd ever want.
pimfram said:
I use Light Flow for LED control. Stock LED controller has never been very useful for me. You can easily set different colors and durations and pretty much anything else you'd ever want.
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Any other suggestions?
Light Flow ftw!
pimfram said:
I use Light Flow for LED control. Stock LED controller has never been very useful for me. You can easily set different colors and durations and pretty much anything else you'd ever want.
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Plus one on Light Flow. So many customizations and can even control your power button led and flashlight. Blows all others away imho.:good:
I can't get Light Flow to do anything other than wake the screen.

Moto Display turns on every 5 seconds?

I noticed when I get a Gmail notification, my Moto Display turns on about every 5 seconds to show me the notification. I have Moto Approach turned off. I thought it would just show up once and then I would only get the notification once I picked up my phone? Is it supposed to come on every 5 seconds? I need to confirm if it does this on all my notifications or just Gmail.
Think of MotoDisplay like an LED indicator. It's going to notify every 5 sec until you acknowledge the alert. If it didn't, then you wouldn't know you had an alert if you missed the initial.
okay just making sure that is normal....I thought before it would only go off when I picked up the phone, guess I was not paying attention. Hmm so what uses more battery, approach or it coming on every 5 seconds?
Even with approach on, it will still flash every 5 sec if you have a notification. They have nothing to do with each other.
whats the point of approach? Just in case you want to see those notifications in-between the 5 seconds or just so you can see your clock? lol
So that you don't have to push the power button.
Mine doesn't flash every 5 seconds. It flashes once then if I don't see it I can either use approach (which I have turned off) or I just nudge the phone or pick it up to see if there are ay notifications waiting.
how do you turn on the "approach" option?
This phone has more bugs than a louisiana swamp
Sometimes the notifications pulse until i stop them ....sometimes they pulse a few times and then stop by themselves ...and sometimes it never pulses at all
tmzbeme said:
how do you turn on the "approach" option?
This phone has more bugs than a louisiana swamp
Sometimes the notifications pulse until i stop them ....sometimes they pulse a few times and then stop by themselves ...and sometimes it never pulses at all
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Go to your app drawer, select Moto, hit the stars in the upper right hand side corner, select actions and top action is approach for Moto Display
I had my approach off but when I got out of the shower today, I saw mine coming on about every 2-3 seconds. Apparently it was my emails. I blocked my email from activating the screen and it stopped. It is not an issue for me as I am working at my computer most days and can check emails at the computer. The days I am on the road, I have always been in the habit of checking my emails when I feel like it. I don't need the notifications.
If it's on its back and sensing physical movement.... For example.... Waiting on your passenger seat in a moving car.... It will light up.... It's sensing movement. If you put it vertical it doesn't light up....
This is with approach turned off.
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shoman94 said:
If it's on its back and sensing physical movement.... For example.... Waiting on your passenger seat in a moving car.... It will light up.... It's sensing movement. If you put it vertical it doesn't light up....
This is with approach turned off.
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I noticed mine doing this from a text/hangout notification, while I was driving, though, it was "vertical" in my car dock.
I notice while driving it comes on more often, vertical or not. Changes in lighting conditions inside car affect it. If I leave it in darker area of vehicle it doesn't come on continuously.
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Weird.... With approach off and vertical.. Mine doesn't light up.
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Edge of lockscreen

When I get a fb msg I hear it ding, get the green light every 5 sec, but the edge screen doesn't show the msg unless I rub my finger along the edge of the screen. Shouldn't it show the msg on the edge? I have nova but nothing else is touched. Please help
Not the lock screen but the always on screen is what I nean
gsxcorey said:
Not the lock screen but the always on screen is what I nean
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3rd party apps don't have access to the notifications on the Always On Display.
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They have access though. Send yourself a fb msg from someone else. Wait till the light blinks then run your finger up/down the very left side of screen like two full times and then wait and a sec later their is the notification in the side of the screen
Does it work if the screen is facedown?
I thought I saw that somewhere in the options?

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