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Buttons that wake up the phone

i`m currently playing and tweaking my 3 day old HD2. Shame I got one, now my Rhodium and Kaiser are oldish and forgotten =) What a wonderful device the HD2 is.
So far, I´ve managed to tweak all the things I wanted, except for one: in all other devices, I can access the system page and a "keylock" option there, so I can configure the device to wake up ony if the power button is pressed while locked. There is no keylock option in the HD2, and while in the pocket, buttons keep getting pressed and the screen is turning on. I want to reduce that to as few times as possible (since battery life seems to be a problem with the HD2).
Any ideas ? Guess they removed the keylock option simply because the HD2 does not have a power button... anyway, waking up the device with a specific key (only) would be nice.
tia

I'm looking for the same thing. Please advice!
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Add me
to the list that would like this option. My HD2 is always being turned onin my pocket and its seriously reducing the bettery life!!!

ok... bump. My day ended up with a dead phone. The screen turned on so many times that the cellphone got warm... more than once.

doesnt it has Automatic lock ????

rahulelectra said:
doesnt it has Automatic lock ????
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... it does... and it works. Problem is not locking or remaining locked, but the fact that the screen turns on even locked.
I mean, if you lock the phone, there is only 1 way to unlock it (by sliding the unlock button on screen). But hitting *any* button (except for the volume) brings the display up. Since the buttons are elevated, it´s not that difficult to keep hitting the buttons while it is in your pocket.
The end result is that the screen remains lit, wasting battery. It would be nice if, once locked, only 1 single button would bring the screen on. That would reduce the chance of turning it on by accident.
With my Kaiser and Rhodium, both have a power button. Once the screen is locked, the only key that will bring it to life is the power button itself (that is somewhat difficult to hit by accident). But the Leo does not have a power button.

Would the leather case solve that? I know it's more impractical but if anything saves battery it would be worth it.

MrMagicMushroom said:
Would the leather case solve that? I know it's more impractical but if anything saves battery it would be worth it.
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Unfortunately, no... In fact, the standard leather case (that came with it) is so tight that if you put the phone with the buttons first, they get pressed.

StealthNet said:
Unfortunately, no... In fact, the standard leather case (that came with it) is so tight that if you put the phone with the buttons first, they get pressed.
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Yeah just tried, don't think it will loosen any more either. I guess you need a jacket pocket with plenty of space, a trouser/jean pocket would be fine until you sit down.

Well, didn´t find any app that would help me do this trick. In fact, a simple app that enable us to configure the key that wakes up the phone after locking, could solve the problem. Was thinking about changing to the volume down key (guess it is one of the hardest to accidentally press, like when in a pocket).

As a temporary measure, if you use the leather slip case it came with, put the phone in upside down so that the USB is pointing out the open end.
I've bought a leather executive flip case that stops accidental button pressing. But it's not everyone's cup of tea to make the phone bulkier in the pocket.

Any people can provide other solution like change the registry or make a simple software?

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Any people can provide other solution like change the registry or make a simple software?
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Bump - someone must know the answer - I hope!

Just to share my experience.
I never use the leather case. It is too tight to squeeze in. And the HD2 is not as fragile as the other models. However if you use a screen protector, then you may find that it is pretty easy to scratch and dent the screen protector, which is rather visibly annoying.
As for keylock, I think TouchLockPro is rather good. It can't stop the end button from waking up the phone. Nobody can, because it is the only method to wake up an HD2. However, you can set the phone to go back to sleep in say 5 seconds. Or you can keep it always locked when it is dark (in your bag or pocket).

Power Button!!!

Hello all,
I have not rooted my phone as of yet but plan on doing it. I used to have a G1 and moved to the slide. The biggest problem I have is I like to keep my phone in my pocket at work, but have to have the phone off. If I barely tap the phone's power button it turns on and I end up either pulling the battery or putting my phone in my lunch bag (praying no one takes it).
Anyone know if it is possible to change the power button to need a long press to turn on instead of a short press? Alternatively moving the power button to the genius button would work too.
Any ideas?

Can't you just put your phone into silent mode? Airplane mode? Or turn off the mobile network.

Unfortunatly for me to be able to have my phone on me it has to be off. It is a government facility and its their rules. I may be outta luck but figured I'd ask the fine people here.
Thanks!

It can be done
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i have been looking into remappring the buttons, follow link in sig above and it may help

tubaking182 said:
i have been looking into remappring the buttons, follow link in sig above and it may help
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I looked and in my keylayout directory, I have 3 *keypad.kl files, a Verion 0, 1, and 2... whats the deal on those?
Edit: Eh, doesn't really matter. None of them clearly had a "GENIUS" label. On was called SOFT RIGHT, which may or may not be it...

i was mainly looking into them last night, made bachups of course, tonight i will be playing with changing things and seeing if it works, i figure i will start be changing the A key in each version to something different(comma in one, period in another and something else in another) then we can see which version the phone is reading(i would think it would be v2 but idk) and then we can start remapping those buttons.
not sure how we would change power to require a long press though

May I advise a hard-case?
The idea is that it adds a layer around the phone, and this makes the power button indented. Protecting it from accidental hits.
1/8 of an inch makes all the diff.

Foolish Frost said:
May I advise a hard-case?
The idea is that it adds a layer around the phone, and this makes the power button indented. Protecting it from accidental hits.
1/8 of an inch makes all the diff.
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For an interim solution I may look into this. I know my problem isn't the norm so I appreciate all the comments!!
Thanks!

Junonion said:
For an interim solution I may look into this. I know my problem isn't the norm so I appreciate all the comments!!
Thanks!
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So in the creation of this abnormal problem, do you do anything abnormal? For instance, are you poking around in your pockets? Does your Government job require any running and jumping where as to cause crushing of objects into your pocket? Can you carry the phone in an exclusive pocket? (i.e. just the phone, no keys, loose change, peanuts, hard candy, etc.) food for thought...

JWKJr said:
So in the creation of this abnormal problem, do you do anything abnormal? For instance, are you poking around in your pockets? Does your Government job require any running and jumping where as to cause crushing of objects into your pocket? Can you carry the phone in an exclusive pocket? (i.e. just the phone, no keys, loose change, peanuts, hard candy, etc.) food for thought...
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Nope, just an average guy sitting at a desk working with computers. I have nothing in the front left pocket of my pants other than lint and my phone normally. Thing is...the slide likes to slide around and all it takes is a tap of that power button. I wouldn't never know it was turning on if it wasn't for that annoying T-mobile sound (which I'll get rid of eventually if this problem is resolved).
I've also had the phone slide out of my pocket before and keeping it still in the car while listening to pandora can be interesting. I'll have to look for a good all-purpose case that could fix all these small annoyances I guess lol.

Didn't see it posted in here, but if you can boot into Clockwork Recovery using the update.zip in the root thread, under the Advanced menu, you can do a Key Test, and every key you press, it's key # is displayed. None shows up for the Genius button. This is probably because of what was mentioned before, being mapped by software, or something...

Junonion said:
Nope, just an average guy sitting at a desk working with computers. I have nothing in the front left pocket of my pants other than lint and my phone normally. Thing is...the slide likes to slide around and all it takes is a tap of that power button. I wouldn't never know it was turning on if it wasn't for that annoying T-mobile sound (which I'll get rid of eventually if this problem is resolved).
I've also had the phone slide out of my pocket before and keeping it still in the car while listening to pandora can be interesting. I'll have to look for a good all-purpose case that could fix all these small annoyances I guess lol.
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i know it isnt a solution to your problem, but if you power off the phone while in silent mode, it wont play the tmo sound when powering on the next time.
Not a solution, but it may keep you from being discovered if it does accidentally happen.

Junonion said:
Hello all,
I have not rooted my phone as of yet but plan on doing it. I used to have a G1 and moved to the slide. The biggest problem I have is I like to keep my phone in my pocket at work, but have to have the phone off. If I barely tap the phone's power button it turns on and I end up either pulling the battery or putting my phone in my lunch bag (praying no one takes it).
Anyone know if it is possible to change the power button to need a long press to turn on instead of a short press? Alternatively moving the power button to the genius button would work too.
Any ideas?
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Junonion said:
Unfortunatly for me to be able to have my phone on me it has to be off. It is a government facility and its their rules. I may be outta luck but figured I'd ask the fine people here.
Thanks!
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Not to sound like a smart ass but if you cant have it on when working then why keep it in your pocket? leave it in your car.

You maybe better off getting a case to keep the phone on your hip and out of your pocket. I personally don't like putting my phone in my pocket unless its a flip phone. I bought a case for cheap off of Ebay.
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Pop out the battery. That's my super-geek move to the power button issue =)
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Side note, as there seem to be possible issues with dust collecting under the bottom of the screen glass, may not be the best idea to keep it in your pocket unprotected anyway.

Do what I did, buy a holster from T-mobile. I basically have to do the same thing as you but only in my budiling! (Government facility also) reason I don't leave it in the car is that I like to have my phone with me in case I need to make a phone call outside of the office.
The holster keeps you from acidentally pressing the power button and its comfortable on your hip and its convient.

I just keep mine in the cloth case that came with my G1...if you still have it its worth a shot...it keeps the button from being pressed...
-BMFC
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FYI,
Power is key 116
Genius button is key 187

[REQ] Trackpad Wake

Well one of my biggest complains by far has got to be reaching my finger all the way across to the top everytime I want to use the phone. On my G1, every single one of the buttons could turn it on, and I know that on the nexus there is a hack called "trackball wake" that does precisely this. Does anyone think that they might be able to port this over? Lol and while we're on the topic of remapping buttons, how about porting the CM long press on volume rocker to skip songs?
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This type of thing really bothers me. You're seriously too lazy to reach up 3 inches to press the unlock button? Come on people, its a phone. Half the things on this forum are due to pure lazyness. No personal attack to you, just saying.
Other then that, no there's no app out at the moment. I'm sure cyanogen is working on it if its not done already. Probably waiting for perm root and custom recovery. Patience...
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I sometimes just pop the keyboard out-and-in and the screen unlocks. Especially easy since my hinge is loose... ;-(

mejorguille said:
Well one of my biggest complains by far has got to be reaching my finger all the way across to the top everytime I want to use the phone. On my G1, every single one of the buttons could turn it on, and I know that on the nexus there is a hack called "trackball wake" that does precisely this. Does anyone think that they might be able to port this over? Lol and while we're on the topic of remapping buttons, how about porting the CM long press on volume rocker to skip songs?
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Maybe once the phone is rooted. Otherwise, we can only wish that HTC will pull their heads out of their asses and pay attention to some of the great features coming out of the ROM community.
So yeah, once the phone is rooted.

You know... I wouldnt mind having something like this. It'd be a little more convenient.
I wonder if Tasker can do something like this.

As long as it is configurable so I don't accidentally unlock the screen in my pocket and uselessly waste battery. I dunno my index finger is always sitting next to the power button when I am holding the phone, its not that hard.
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Coming from BB....
in BB the track pad is king.....is is not about laziness...but depending on the situation....if I have it sitting on my desk it would be nice to just press the tp with a finger, as opposed to having to hold the phone with my hand in order to press the top button....

How is this a matter of laziness? Sure I can reach up there, but wouldn't it be much easier just to press the button? It's a matter of convenience, not laziness. Also, my case covers the power button.

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This type of thing really bothers me. You're seriously too lazy to reach up 3 inches to press the unlock button? Come on people, its a phone. Half the things on this forum are due to pure lazyness. No personal attack to you, just saying.
Other then that, no there's no app out at the moment. I'm sure cyanogen is working on it if its not done already. Probably waiting for perm root and custom recovery. Patience...
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It' not a matter of lazyness, it's that it's different from the way I'm used to doing things. The whole point of android is that you can customize it however you like. I mean, according to your thinking, using a bluetooth/wifi/brightness toggle widget makes me lazy since all those settings can already be changed manually? Really?
And I know there's nothing out yet to do what I want. If you check logcat though, every time you push a button on the device you can see the output on the computer. I was hoping a more talented coder than I could help me achieve what I wanted, or at least could point me in the right direction so that I can try to figure this out on my own. Do we really need perma-root for this? It would definately help out so that we don't have to reaply it everytime, but we could make a gscript or something similar with what we have now.
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So are you saying that all people who use the trackball to wake up their phones are lazy? Are you saying that wanting to make it easier for myself is a matter a laziness? So what do you call a TV Remote. I COULD get up a turn the TV off, or I can use the remote. Your logic is flawed, maybe you need to find something worthwhile to ***** about.

mejorguille said:
Gosh XDA can be is really mean.... I mean, I made a simple request because I thought it would be a nice feature to have but I'm getting eaten alive for being "lazy". If you look me up, you'll see that a good 85% of my posts are on the G1 are helping out newbies out. I was just expecting similar treatment here.
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That would be a great feature. On my Nexus I use NoLock from the market. One of the main reasons I use this is because of the power button on the Nexus had a history of dying after long wear and tear. If you can take away the wear and tear on a part with a history of failing then it is a big plus.I want this feature for my G2 as well. Tried both NoLock and Widgetlocker without success. They both work on the Nexus One without root.

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great idea. Thats why they did it on the nexus one....
no laziness. also because the power button broke easy on the nexus and people wanted a way to unlock their phone.

The power button being on top is one of my number one things i dislike about this phone, makes it akward to turn on. So I would LOVE track pad wake. Especially since my hard case kind makes the track pad recessed a bit so it would be hard to push in my pocket.

There is a app on the market called extended controls which has a option to turn off auto lock and use any button to wake the phone up I use it in the car when listening to music, pandora, or making phone calls...
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Yup it is kind of habit, not simply laziness
I am still getting used to pressing the power key and then swipe the screen to unlock, come on! Most of the time I just turn on then shut the screen
When I was using my G1 with custom rom all I need to do was to press the menu button twice
Hope this thing gets sorted out soon

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yup this thread is filled with dbags who have probably never customized anything in their lives and just accept things the way they are
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Yea I've never customized anything in my life even though the g2 is my 2nd android device ever. Wait not to mention I've bought and sold iphones for a living along with jailbreaking them in every possible way and customizing them for anyone with specific settings. But yea i guess "dbags like me never customized anything in my life" id customize my automatic reboot issue but i havent found out how so i guess i gotta accept things the way they are
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haha such a heated debate over this. but i agree the power button is in a really bad spot. i was baffled why they didnt make the trackball wake up the phone, especially since it doesnt stick out and sits flush with the front part of the phone so there's minimal chance of an accidental push. to have to push a small button on the very top and back part of the phone and then have to swipe across the bottom of the screen to unlock the phone is really a pain in the ass, especially using it with one hand. the only way it makes sense is if u slid down from the top right of the screen to unlock so u got one fluid motion going.
and while we're on the subject of dumb hardware decisions why the search button on the front but no phone button? maybe it's just me

I came from the iPhone 2G, so Im familar with the power button placement. It did take me a little time to get use to it since the G2 is slightly thicker. I dont think it's in a bad spot though.
Now if we want to talk about bad spots, then the micro USB port is the winner. Not sure what they were thinking there. Why cant it be at the bottom?
Anyway, the trackpad definitely needs a way to wake up the phone. If not a touch-to-wake at least a press-to-wake would be cool.
Personally, the power button should be reserved for powering down and locking the phone.

it was a simple hack on the mytouch slide when i had that, all we needed to do was change a few things in the keymaps and it was fixed, unfortunately since we have NAND locked device we would need to re-apply the hack every time(save hacked keymap to sdcard and add entry to visionary.sh to copy it over to /system) maybe i will look into it, maybe i won't either way the rest of you should be able to figure it out with some looking around the forums and at the correct files

yeah, need track pad and shutter button wake.

[Q] Bug - simultaneous press of volume rocker and power button

I'm about to exchange my phone, but I wanted to check here if anyone might have seen a similar issue, or have a clean solution to the problem.
If I press the volume rocker (up or down) and the power button simultaneously, then the screen will shut off, and then turn back on to show the lockscreen. The display doesn't timeout, but if I clear the lock screen, then the phone sometimes acts as if the volume rocker is held down. That means if the volume down was depressed, then the phone continuously vibrates.
I was able to recreate the problem at the Sprint store, but I haven't heard of anyone else on the forums being able to do so. Can anyone here recreate the bug?
It seems that this should be a software issue with the screen off procedure, and perhaps a wiping of the original rom might help. So far a factory hard reset using the built-in procedure hasn't cured the issue. Anyone have ideas?

I tried it and it doesn't happen on my phone. I did notice that if I held the volume down that the vibrate would stay on as long as the button was held down.
Ohh, that feels funny and tickles! Hey guys, tell your lady about this feature... Watch sprint get a bunch of shifts with burnt out vibrating motors. Lol

I read about this on the AndroidCentral forums, and I can't get mine to do that. It will sometimes stop the lock process, but it hasn't gotten stuck on vibrate. The other people I read about also said their phones didn't do it.
ah, I was looking for the link and realized that was you (or someone with the same screen name and problem haha) on the other forum, so I'm sure you already know that part.

Yeah, that's me. Just thought I'd try a different audience in case there were some different ideas. Thanks for responding though. Hopefully the exchange won't be for a bug worse than this one like the screen scrolling up while messaging.
The earlier post just made me realize that none of my other phones could ever continuously vibrate. haha. Maybe button free continuous vibration is a feature not a bug?

Did you try a factory reset on the phone?

I was just able to reproduce this easily.
Kinda funny.
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Argh. I just exchanged my phone today and the new one does it too. I talked to an HTC person on the phone while at the store and they hadn't heard of the bug before. They also couldn't get the bug to reproduce, but I think it's just a matter of hitting the buttons enough times and at the right time. I also think the phone has to be in a ringer mode (at least two levels from the lowest setting).
I'm thinking I'm just going to have to get a case to make the rocker volume harder to hit. I think the size of my hands are just perfect for aligning my left thumb on the rocker when I'm powering off with my left index finger.
I did try the factory hard reset too, but no improvement other than it seemed like the odds of reproducing the bug went down a bit.

I don't see why this would be an issue, how often does one hit the volume rocker and the power button simultaneously? I've yet to come across this, and the thought of pressing the two buttons at the same time has never crossed my mind.
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oboroninja said:
I don't see why this would be an issue, how often does one hit the volume rocker and the power button simultaneously? I've yet to come across this, and the thought of pressing the two buttons at the same time has never crossed my mind.
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It would be great if I could claim to be an awesome bug tester, but unfortunately that is not the case. I discovered the bug because I was inadvertently hitting both buttons at once when turning off the display. I have the fortune of my hand being perfectly sized that my left thumb lines up exactly on the volume down rocker when my left index finger is on the power button. Same is true for my right index finger and right ring finger. It actually took me some time to figure out the cause of the continuous vibrate mode.
It would have been nice to replace the phone with a non-buggy version, but for now I'll just have to have better finger coordination haha.

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It would be great if I could claim to be an awesome bug tester, but unfortunately that is not the case. I discovered the bug because I was inadvertently hitting both buttons at once when turning off the display. I have the fortune of my hand being perfectly sized that my left thumb lines up exactly on the volume down rocker when my left index finger is on the power button. Same is true for my right index finger and right ring finger. It actually took me some time to figure out the cause of the continuous vibrate mode.
It would have been nice to replace the phone with a non-buggy version, but for now I'll just have to have better finger coordination haha.
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Lol understood.
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I've had this happen to me a few times too. It's probably a Sense (or HTC's Android build) bug not a problem with the hardware.

Makes me think of the old joke doc it hurts when i do this. Well dont do that lol
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[Q] Power Button Mod

I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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I do the same thing, gets frustrating.
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D-meist said:
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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Putting a case on made it a lot easier to find the buttons, and hit the right one. Without a case I had to flip it over every time. I feel like the back location of the buttons is basically OK, but the Verizon design change made them really hard to find by touch. Having them recessed inside a case really does help though.

D-meist said:
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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have you thought about putting a little drop of epoxy glue on the power button? it would give your finger something to feel for...

D-meist said:
I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the power button and the volume buttons by mere touch/feel. (I have the Verizon version). I keep pushing the power button when I want volume and vice versa. I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off. Anyone else share this frustration? I was thinking of buying some skateboard grip tape, cutting a tiny square, and placing it on the power button. Thoughts on a physical mod to the power button?
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Honestly this frustrated the crud out of me at first. the TPU case does help to find the buttons in general, But after using mine for a week and a half im starting to develop muscle memory and am looking or pressing the wrong button less and less. I think a couple more weeks and it will be a non issue.

D-meist said:
I use knock-knock a lot, but sometimes I don't want to have to go back to a home screen just to turn the display off.
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I completely agree about the home button, but you can knock knock on the status bar from anywhere to turn off (don't need to go to home screen).

Yo u can double tap the status bar to turn it off..
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trh1341 said:
Yo u can double tap the status bar to turn it off..
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Wow bro.... seriously I have been lamenting losing the tap to turn off feature since installing Nova launcher and now you have rocked my world with this revelation lol. You deserve a thanks for that. *high five*

trh1341 said:
Yo u can double tap the status bar to turn it off..
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Ah! I didn't know about the double tap on the status bar. This phone has so many cool hidden features. Thank you. I think I'm going to try that epoxy idea too. ✌
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PhilDX said:
have you thought about putting a little drop of epoxy glue on the power button? it would give your finger something to feel for...
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Best way to handle this.

Double post

dajmanjt said:
Wow bro.... seriously I have been lamenting losing the tap to turn off feature since installing Nova launcher and now you have rocked my world with this revelation lol. You deserve a thanks for that. *high five*
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If you have nova prime, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441027&highlight=nova shows how to re-enable the knock-knock to turn off on the screen instead of reaching for the sbar, works perfect for me.

fiyawerx said:
If you have nova prime, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441027&highlight=nova shows how to re-enable the knock-knock to turn off on the screen instead of reaching for the sbar, works perfect for me.
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Can also be done with Nova and Tasker if you already have it.
I've been looking for a way to lock the screen while in an app since I got the phone. The double tap in status bar will be huge.
Is there a list of all the shortcuts LG included somewhere? Doesn't make much sense to develop them and the not tell anyone about them.

I found an awesome solution for this. I've been reading a few threads about LMT launcher, so I decided to give it a try. You can get it from here. (Under settings>Set gesture input...choose #2). I setup my pie controls to swipe from the right side of the screen. In LMT settings, In PIE tab select your pie piece and then under advanced command options choose KEY and enter the number 26. Now when you press the word KEY in your pie shortcuts it'll turn off the screen. Works great!

Yea I know what you mean OP, lots of times I am just looking for the volume button and can't tell the difference.. quite annoying
I don't want to cover up the small light ring (which Verizon made smaller) so maybe epoxy glue is best idea