I have had my GS4 for about 3 weeks now, and I have had more pocket dials, and pocket changes in this 3 weeks than I have in the last 10 years.
Without setting up a password on my lock screen how do I get it to lock properly?
Many times when I grab my phone out of my pocket it is unlocked already, and when I hit the home button from a locked state most of the time it just unlocks my phone without me needing to swipe the screen or anything.
I normally run the MIUI rom, but it's not out yet, so I am on how ever it comes from Bell, and it says up to date. I installed the MIUI launcher, and it helps, although sometimes the normal launcher shows up from waking it up instead of the MIUI one. And there are still the times where it's just unlocked taking it out of my pocket, and where waking it up it is unlocked without swipping.
Please help.
Also, seems yesterday I merged several contacts into one, is there a way to roll it back to get my contacts how they should be? I have no idea who all the contact number are without having their names
Search Google there was a post about disabling the home and volume wake using root explorer...had the same problem your experiencing...
Edit here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263253
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devoured321 said:
Search Google there was a post about disabling the home and volume wake using root explorer...had the same problem your experiencing...
Edit here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263253
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Hi!
I just noticed that when the screen is locked and you double tap the home butten, the voice control will start. Then you are able to just go to your homescreen. Is this happening on your sgs2's too?
Found it on Villain Rom 1.1
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No
But you are using a modified non standard rom .
jje
However, i just wanted to share it. Here's a short video of it on youtube: http://goo.gl/F0Fuh
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Yep same here using KE7 XEU (stock version) and default lock screen.
Double hit home button while in lockscreen and when voice control starts just tap cancle and viola youre on home screen.
But it doesnt happen when you active pattern or number lock.. so its not really a security issue =)
lugi93 said:
Yep same here using KE7 XEU (stock version) and default lock screen.
Double hit home button while in lockscreen and when voice control starts just tap cancle and viola youre on home screen.
But it doesnt happen when you active pattern or number lock.. so its not really a security issue =)
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Why does everyone have to put FIVE ALARM FIRE!!! titles in their not so significant posts. If the phone doesn't have lock enabled this is a convenience feature not a security problem.
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Why does everyone have to put FIVE ALARM FIRE!!! titles in their not so significant posts. If the phone doesn't have lock enabled this is a convenience feature not a security problem.
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Watch my video.. I have the passcode enabled and it happens.
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Cannot reproduce on villainrom 1.1 using pattern lock
Cannot reproduce on villainrom 1.1 using alphanumeric password.
Not happening on mine..Gingerbread. Rooted. Stock ROM. Pattern lock
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Watch my video.. I have the passcode enabled and it happens.
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Then friggin turn off Voice Talk so its not running in the background and turn it back on when you need it. If you need more help, post in Villian's thread in the development forum. No offense, but this isn't front page news.
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Then friggin turn off Voice Talk so its not running in the background and turn it back on when you need it. If you need more help, post in Villian's thread in the development forum. No offense, but this isn't front page news.
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I believe it is. I didn't know about this
supermult said:
Watch my video.. I have the passcode enabled and it happens.
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I think this IS a security issue
Stock or modified?
Rooted?
Not happneing for me
Im on a stock KE2 firmware and this doesnt happen for me, it stays on the lock screen (have the alphanummeric lockscreen set).
Mittaa said:
I think this IS a security issue
Stock or modified?
Rooted?
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I mean seriously, do you even read any of the posts before replying?
1) OP said he's running a Villain ROM which means he's rooted and modded.
2) Another poster running Villain can't replicate the problem.
3) No one other than the OP (and I'm assuming even you) can replicate the problem.
4) Who knows what the OP might be running app wise that might be triggering the issue on his phone.
I know I'm not a mod but these little "crisis" posts that start out as embers end up being raging fires. Maybe its because of all the different languages spoken. By all means, if anyone running a stock ROM can replicate this report back. It would indeed then be an issue worthy of the front page and the title "Security Flaw in our phones."
Just to add - I'm using litening 1.1, and I have an enforced exchange PIN.
Double clicking the home button will not get past the password entry screen.
Believe me, I've tried all ROMs and various apps to get around the password, still haven't found one yet.
My phone is restoring now, hope it works. I just installed Mobo Video Player Pro because the Google movie app no longer showed my sd card videos. My phone immediately crashed/went to sleep. Hit the home button and swiped it, but it had crash alert for the app, then it would turn off again in 3 seconds. I managed to get to the app manager and uninstall it but no good. As long as I was scrolling or selecting options it would stay on. But 3 seconds of inactivity would shut it down. Beware.
Vulture if you wish , but I found out more here http://www.badappreviews.com/apps/8936/mobo-video-player-pro
Just trying to be helpful.
Tell me where it should be posted. My restore worked fine, back to Awesome!
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Tell me where it should be posted. My restore worked fine, back to Awesome!
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Glad your back up and running. Next time just be more conscious of where you are posting, especially when it comes to development threads.
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Hi !
So I have this problem when I open my contacts and when I receive a call or if I'm calling someone, the phone starts to block. Like everything just blocks and stays like that for like 30 seconds or even more.
I can't hang up on my calls or do anything after that
I tried on so many forums and nobody knew what the problem is. Please help me, how can I solve this ?
By block you mean freeze? becomes unusable?
Which rom are you on?
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By block you mean freeze? becomes unusable?
Which rom are you on?
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Exactly
And I may sound reaaaallyyy stupid right now lol, but I don't understand your last question or I just don't know what do you mean and how I'm supposed to know that
Go to Settings, then About Phone & perform a software update if available, if there isnt one available may i ask how many contacts you have? ive seen problems like this on my old Xperia Play, the reason was because i had around 2100 contacts.
This may sound stupid but have you restarted your phone? and if you have, keep hold of the home button, press the icon on the bottom left, then find the RAM tab & press Clear Memory.
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AwaisKhan said:
Go to Settings, then About Phone & perform a software update if available, if there isnt one available may i ask how many contacts you have? ive seen problems like this on my old Xperia Play, the reason was because i had around 2100 contacts.
This may sound stupid but have you restarted your phone? and if you have, keep hold of the home button, press the icon on the bottom left, then find the RAM tab & press Clear Memory.
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I updated my software last night and I have around 80 contacts so that is not the problem i guess.
I restarted it, a tried a reset of phone few times and cleared memory too. I really can't figure it out. Sometimes when I open my contacts it just goes back to my homepage.
it seems to me a factory reset & ota update wont hack it.
So i suggest you go onto Sam Mobile or Samsung Updates & find the right firmware for your phone with the right network & flash it using odin.
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My phone randomly vibrates without any notifications or apps running. It only happens when the screen is off. and yes I know about the feature which vibrate if you have a notification once you touch the phone.
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Where do you enable that feature?
I was gonna post a thread about this issue earlier today lol. Mine vibrates when ever I touch it. If it sits on the dresser or in my pocket for a bit and I go to grasp it, it will vibrate. I don't touch any buttons yet and it vibrates. I'm wondering if it's the smart stay feature using the camera to see movement.
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My phone randomly vibrates without any notifications or apps running.
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It's hatching.
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Mine randomly vibrates when I enable USB3 mode to move large files. It vibrates for a second at the start of the transfer and a few times (when different files are moving).
Chillout2010 said:
I was gonna post a thread about this issue earlier today lol. Mine vibrates when ever I touch it. If it sits on the dresser or in my pocket for a bit and I go to grasp it, it will vibrate. I don't touch any buttons yet and it vibrates. I'm wondering if it's the smart stay feature using the camera to see movement.
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I know there is a feature when u pick up your phone, and there is some kind of notification waiting for you, the phone will vibrate. This is a feature that is built in to TouchWiz. There should be a setting to turn it off, but cant remember right now off the top of my head.
scribbles395 said:
My phone randomly vibrates without any notifications or apps running. It only happens when the screen is off. and yes I know about the feature which vibrate if you have a notification once you touch the phone.
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Settings-Accessibility-Notification Reminder (Uncheck)
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Settings-Accessibility-Notification Reminder (Uncheck)
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Thank you!!!!!!! This was driving me insaine since I reset my phone last week!
Use task manager
Press menu, go to task manager, RAM, clear memory.
That worked for me. It closes 9 programs.
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Hey All,
All you have to do is ....
Go to TASK MANAGER app,
Go to the Downloaded tab from Task Manager
UNinstall Playstore.
That's all!
Vibrating due to Account Sync (Loop?)
For anyone still wondering:
It is because the phone is syncing up for some reason it doesn't stop syncing (Looping?)...
Best way around it:
Settings->Accounts and sync->Background Data/Auto Sync Turn Those off!
After a restart it should stop vibrating and get quite alot faster.
Sidenote:
Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300) is the phone i that had the issues and got fixed this way.
just DELETE/UNINSTALL GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES "update"
-Pydro
FINAL SOLUTION!!!!
Please ignore all of the comments above and below, except for what MYFRED and mr08022001 Pydro said. That is the solution. Simply uninstall or delete Google Play Services, and do not reinstall ever again. This is what was causing the constant vibrating on the phone. Plus it also rendered useless the Play Store app, so no applications could be installed or updated. I thought I had lost my phone due to the constant vibrating. But MYFRED helped me save it. Thanks mate, you are a genius. Alfred
Hi All,
Who know what apps or anythings script for double tap to wake the screen (like Lumia) so.. we no need to push the button..
seven6ixers said:
Hi All,
Who know what apps or anythings script for double tap to wake the screen (like Lumia) so.. we no need to push the button..
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As I remember it comes as a part of the kernel for those devices including LG G2, since there aren't any custom kernels out for these devices yet I highly doubt that's a possibility right now.
you can opt for proximity actions for locking and unlocking, although it would drain your battery a bit.
I'm using Wakeup Touch Nexus which is available in Google Play for free. Dint notice any battery drainage. Very nice app. If anyone got better app can suggest me too...
chris7524 said:
I'm using Wakeup Touch Nexus which is available in Google Play for free. Dint notice any battery drainage. Very nice app. If anyone got better app can suggest me too...
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How is it going frenz? is it ok?:laugh:
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How is it going frenz? is it ok?:laugh:
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Very good:good:
Tnx
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Hey, try this app- knockr
It can be downloaded free from playstore
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It's not really "double tap", I use "Gravity Screen" as an alternative to the on/off button
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Hey, try this app- knockr
It can be downloaded free from playstore
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Doesnt work for me.. lags a bit..
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Pretty much every major OEM like Sony, HTC, LG and even Chinese manufacturers like OPPO , Xiaomi etc have implemented double tap to wake on their large screen phones and I really don't know what's stopping Samsung to implement in spite of so many Note generations .
Only way to properly implement this is using a custom kernel for the device
Tap Tap App @ Play Store
Tap Tap App works for me. Galaxy Note 4.
Requires configuration.
Lost functionality, how to get it back?
rakeshishere said:
Pretty much every major OEM like Sony, HTC, LG and even Chinese manufacturers like OPPO , Xiaomi etc have implemented double tap to wake on their large screen phones and I really don't know what's stopping Samsung to implement in spite of so many Note generations .
Only way to properly implement this is using a custom kernel for the device
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OK, I've got a VKWorld VK6050S (note the S). This will be a long story, but I feel I must post many details. Otherwise, there will be that smart-*** posting "but you can't do that!!!"
Had the phone for several weeks now. Took a LONG time to set it up and get it running EXACTLY the way I wanted it to. As part of that process, I installed Nova launcher, and an app called "DTSO". Anyway, when it was all set up.... I could double-tap the home screen to lock, and the display would go black. Then, *without using the proximity sensor*, I could double-tap the middle of the BLACK screen, which would cause the display to wake up and display the lock screen. I didn't set a lock on this screen, so I could just swipe up to clear it. Note I could double-tap the BLACK screen to wake it up.
So I was happy with the way everything was set up. Only problem was, it was not stable. Most of the time, if you tried to take a picture, the phone would freeze. (forever). Or sometimes a reboot would take HOURS (starting after the animated vkworld logo displayed) I tried several suggestions. It was not a bad memory card, and it was not corrupted files on a memory card. I tried clearing various caches, etc. Nothing worked. Finally, in desperation...I went to the factory boot menu (chinese, but I found a guide for it) and cleared hardware cache / emmc / whatever. That left me with *** CHINESE LOLLIPOP ***, and all my apps/settings/data were GONE...
(sigh)
So I had to start from figuring out how to switch back to English. And then starting all over again. I wasn't back to "zero". I went back to "minus one". (!!!!)
After many hours setting up the phone again with dozens of applications, getting my account settings input, getting it all configured...
The only thing I can NOT do now is to double-tap the black screen to wake it up. The phone is rock-solid STABLE now, so that is an improvement. But I want it to wake the screen with a double-tap, like it did before!!!
I'm now using "Go" launcher. But I (temporarily) tried "Nova" launcher, like I had it before. DTSO does not work like it used to. It won't wake up the screen while black. Again, this USED TO WORK, so it's not a hardware issue. What did I do wrong? What did I miss in setting this thing up again?