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This is a small tip for those who owns the Asus EEE Pad Transformer and bought it together with the keyboard dock – there is a simple way to wake up your EEE Pad Transformer from sleep mode (when the screen is turned off from a display timeout) without pressing the power button. To do this, you can just disable the option “mobiledock battery saving mode” in the settings -> display section and that’s it. Now when the screen timeout goes into effect, you can press more or less any key (try spacebar for instance) to wake the transformer up from sleep mode. Do take note that this will however drain the battery more quickly but it is useful if you’re the type of person who goes back and forth your Android Netbook Hybrid often (like myself). Alternatively, you could always get “Screen On Toggler” from the Android Market to disable the screen timeout temporarily and then reenable the timeout when you’re done working. Hope this tip helps
Note: This will not work while your transformer is charging via the keyboard. It works only when your transformer is connected to the keyboard dock AND not charging (i.e: running purely on battery)
Source: Nexus One World
Kinda silly, that's what the unlock button the dock does too, you don't need to press the power button on the pad....
darkonex said:
Kinda silly, that's what the unlock button the dock does too, you don't need to press the power button on the pad....
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you dont need to press the power button only if you have disabled the “mobiledock battery saving mode” in the settings -> display section. If you did not disable it, you wont be able to unlock with the unlock button on the dock. Also when your dock is being charged pressing the unlock button on the dock wont' do a thing, you still have to press the power button on the tablet to show the lockscreen.
It's old news that if the power saving feature is off you can unlock with any button on the keyboard. I wouldn't give up sleep mode for dock just to unlock it w/o pressing the power button though. The dock doesn't sleep the instant the screen is off, takes another minute or so, in this time you can press unlock button to unlock again. If you left the tablet for a long time, I don't see the difference between reaching for the power button and pressing a button.
frosty5689 said:
It's old news that if the power saving feature is off you can unlock with any button on the keyboard. I wouldn't give up sleep mode for dock just to unlock it w/o pressing the power button though. The dock doesn't sleep the instant the screen is off, takes another minute or so, in this time you can press unlock button to unlock again. If you left the tablet for a long time, I don't see the difference between reaching for the power button and pressing a button.
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Well actually there might be a difference, depending on how durable the power button is if you get my drift
The unlock button does unlock it for me with dock power saving on.
Unlock key works.
But it is nice to be able to use other keys.
seshmaru said:
The unlock button does unlock it for me with dock power saving on.
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It does work if you just locked it, but after about 5 minutes or so you wont be able to unlock it with the unlock key if you leave the mobile dock battery saving setting enabled.
anyone else disable their lock screen? seems totally pointless to me, the tf's not going to turn itself on in my pocket - it cant fit in my pocket
It doesn't matter whether I turn the option on or off (and it seems no matter how long I leave it in the sleep mode); multiple taps on any key will always wake the pad up!
Does the mobiledock battery saving mode work for anyone? No matter how many times I toggle the mobiledock battery saving mode, it always will wake up when the keyboard is attached, and the battery drain is waaay higher. I've resorted to not leaving the two connected when idle, which is stupid, but at least I don't lose 50% of the dock battery as it idles while I'm at work.
effwun said:
Does the mobiledock battery saving mode work for anyone? No matter how many times I toggle the mobiledock battery saving mode, it always will wake up when the keyboard is attached, and the battery drain is waaay higher. I've resorted to not leaving the two connected when idle, which is stupid, but at least I don't lose 50% of the dock battery as it idles while I'm at work.
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Same issue here. The dock always wakes the tablet and my dock battery drains as if it is always on. I didn't know that if you disconnect it, the battery will drain slower. Good to know.
effwun said:
Does the mobiledock battery saving mode work for anyone? No matter how many times I toggle the mobiledock battery saving mode, it always will wake up when the keyboard is attached, and the battery drain is waaay higher. I've resorted to not leaving the two connected when idle, which is stupid, but at least I don't lose 50% of the dock battery as it idles while I'm at work.
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I've had the opposite experience.
In fact, I didn't know about the battery saving mode and I was starting to get really pissed off that my unlock key wasn't working.
No keys were working to wake it up and I was forced to use the power button (I know, what a hard life right!)
I leave the two connected all day and battery life is incredibly good.
I disabled the battery saver thing because I was hoping to solve an SD card issue I had where, upon waking after sleep (had to use power button) I would get that "preparing external sd card" message everytime but occasionally my files wouldn't show up.
And, since this is where my roms are kept, I get grumpy!
I haven't used it enough to see if I still get the SD card problem yet though.
So far from what I noticed at least on my unit of transformer+dock is that the battery in the dock lasts longer if the mobile docking battery saving mode is enabled but this prevents me from unlocking the tablet using any keys on the keyboard dock which i feel is a bigger disadvantage, so i decided to disable the option
I like to squeeze my Transformer's nose shut while it's sleeping to wake it up.
I always thought I was crazy but I have the same problem. Regardless if it's checked or not, I can wake up my TF with any key.
New guy here!
I'm from holland and I have a 2009 hd2 which is currently running AOKP Milestone 5 SE
So this is my first guide and i'll start with something simple.
Eliminating those frustrating pocket unlocks and the screen turning on in your pocket which drains your battery.
The easiest option is to start using your volume rocker as a unlock button and removing all the front button mappings for waking your phone.
Your power button is still your lock button though.
1. Find out if your rom has any special rom options (e.g. rom control, some toolbox, cynogen mod options etc)
2. Go through those options and try to find something with volume wake, it's probably under lockscreen options.
3. If you have found the option enable it, if not you have to download WidgetLocker in the market it comes with the option in it.
4. Once you've tested it we can begin with disabling the front keys by downloading ButtonRemapper in the market.
5. Now when you're in the app, you are seeing a list of key numbers with their name and function behind it. key number 116 is the only one you need to keep on its original state, it is for the power button when the phone is unlocked.
6. Start by clicking a key and putting its state in NONE and press ok, now do this for the remaining keys, EXCLUDING 116.
7. Hit the apply button and see your hd2 hot rebooting
8. When the phone comes to its senses again, try it out!
Lock with your power button
Unlock with your volume rocker.
It almost feels like a modern android phone with the lock/unlock button on the top or side.
I hope you like it, because I really do!
3ll0s said:
New guy here!
I'm from holland and I have a 2009 hd2 which is currently running AOKP Milestone 5 SE
So this is my first guide and i'll start with something simple.
Eliminating those frustrating pocket unlocks and the screen turning on in your pocket which drains your battery.
The easiest option is to start using your volume rocker as a unlock button and removing all the front button mappings for waking your phone.
Your power button is still your lock button though.
1. Find out if your rom has any special rom options (e.g. rom control, some toolbox, cynogen mod options etc)
2. Go through those options and try to find something with volume wake, it's probably under lockscreen options.
3. If you have found the option enable it, if not you have to download WidgetLocker in the market it comes with the option in it.
4. Once you've tested it we can begin with disabling the front keys by downloading ButtonRemapper in the market.
5. Now when you're in the app, you are seeing a list of key numbers with their name and function behind it. key number 116 is the only one you need to keep on its original state, it is for the power button when the phone is unlocked.
6. Start by clicking a key and putting its state in NONE and press ok, now do this for the remaining keys, EXCLUDING 116.
7. Hit the apply button and see your hd2 hot rebooting
8. When the phone comes to its senses again, try it out!
Lock with your power button
Unlock with your volume rocker.
It almost feels like a modern android phone with the lock/unlock button on the top or side.
I hope you like it, because I really do!
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Nice guide! Very similiar to my original mod here but you make it a bit more simplified xD
After removing WAKE and WAKE_DROPPED from the keys, clicking buttons doesn't wake the screen (as expected), but lights the buttons, and they stay lit forever (i.e. until the next unlock/lock).
Do you also experience the same thing? Any solution?
d4v0r said:
After removing WAKE and WAKE_DROPPED from the keys, clicking buttons doesn't wake the screen (as expected), but lights the buttons, and they stay lit forever (i.e. until the next unlock/lock).
Do you also experience the same thing? Any solution?
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Yes this is normal, caused by a gpio wake lock from the kernel. No solution yet, I personally don't care as it drains a lot less battery than having your screen come on
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elesbb said:
Yes this is normal, caused by a gpio wake lock from the kernel. No solution yet, I personally don't care as it drains a lot less battery than having your screen come on
Sent from my HTC HD2 using Tapatalk
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gpio don't need wakelocks in kernel, when interrupt is raised, cpu exits suspend and services the raised gpio interrupt. This is problem with bad coding logic of the key's backlight driver, i will see what can be done in some days (really busy atm).
Rick_1995 said:
gpio don't need wakelocks in kernel, when interrupt is raised, cpu exits suspend and services the raised gpio interrupt. This is problem with bad coding logic of the key's backlight driver, i will see what can be done in some days (really busy atm).
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This is still kernel related though right? as it deals with the driver? And you really dont have to work on it its not that big of a deal, put it on lowwwww priority you do amazing work here so as it is
the most important thing is to not keep anything else metal and/or hard, in your pocket with the hd2. Items like batteries or keys
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Lock with your power button
Unlock with your volume rocker.
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This idea is awesome, thank you!
I've customized it a little bit to save my power button (and so my touchscreen connector).
I've set all my hardware buttons to power, but without wake property.
Now, I can:
Lock with any hardware button
Unlock with volume rocker.
thanks a lots aha
How do I take a screenshot with the stock ROM, without installing any apps?
I was using a Samsung Galaxy S3 before switching to Moto X Play.
With the default TouchWiz ROM, you could swipe your palm across the whole screen to take a screenshot.
With custom CyanogenMod based ROMs, you could extend the power button menu to take a screenshot.
Just press and hold volume down and power and wait for about a sec...
Thanks, that works.
It's a bit tricky to get the combination right. Both keys have to pressed simultaneously, otherwise the typically the volume starts getting lowered.
Yes. But you're a pro, right?
I disabled my lockscreen and instead changed the button mapping to only turn on the screen when I double press and hold either power or home with Xposed Additions, which works perfect (Home button sometimes doesn't wake, power does). Problem though is this damn annoying battery warning keep on waking my phone.
Anybody know a method to disable it that still works on Android 6.0 Touchwiz?
Hi guys.
Does double-tap on-screen power-off affect the battery?
What is the effect of enhancements on the battery?
thank you to everyone who answered my question
I don't think double tap to power off affects battery but double tap to turn on definitely does