Hey guys
As most of you probably know, as soon as you select for instance a pin for your lock screen the S4 disables the possibility for lock screen widgets. I'm currently getting around it with xposed and SamsungMultipleWidgets KitKat.
Just curious if there's any way around this limitation without xposed, or maybe even without root? I'm guessing that it's not possible, still.. I'm curious.
Obscure Reference said:
Hey guys
As most of you probably know, as soon as you select for instance a pin for your lock screen the S4 disables the possibility for lock screen widgets. I'm currently getting around it with xposed and SamsungMultipleWidgets KitKat.
Just curious if there's any way around this limitation without xposed, or maybe even without root? I'm guessing that it's not possible, still.. I'm curious.
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Some ROMs have this feature baked in. SlimKat for instance. I dont believe there is a way whilst using a stock rom without using xposed, at least i never found one, and I looked hard!
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Some ROMs have this feature baked in. SlimKat for instance. I dont believe there is a way whilst using a stock rom without using xposed, at least i never found one, and I looked hard!
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Yeah, I know.. I had it built in while running CM. Just had an urge to go back to stock for a while and was just wondering what features I wanted actually required root (and xposed).
If anyone else knows of a way, please let us know.
Hi gys, slightly different issue here, but would appreciate any help.
basically the PIN lock does not activate until 30 seconds or so after the phone boots up. So there is no securuty on initial boot up.
Its there if I do a reboot. But not there if I do a startup from fully off.
It used to work but at some point a few ROMs ago t stopped working.
I was told it was the kernel but I have tried 4 and all with the same result and have tried several roms.,
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Hey all, I searched but didn't come up with anything. I have an S4 Active and it is still on the AT&T bloatware. But its rooted and I used Titanium Backup to freeze a bunch of the AT&T bloat and Samsung stuff that I never use. I didn't freeze any google or com stuff, so I think it is unlikely I froze whatever controls it.
I only had the phone for a day before I did this, so it could be I never noticed it before and its done it since new.
But now, 5 days into owning the phone I notice that automatic brightness always sets the screen to the lowest brightness level, regardless of ambient light. I only noticed because I spent a lot of time in the sun Friday and Saturday and noticed I had issues seeing the screen until I turned off automatic brightness.
Is this a known bug with these? Is is possible I froze something that controls this?
OK, using the *#0*# dial screen shortcut I was able to verify that the light sensor is working as it should. I have tried rebooting, and factory reset isn't an option for me.
I've seen kernel functions mess up after rooting sometimes. Try flashing another kernel, maybe a custom kernel compatible for your phone.
ilabs said:
I've seen kernel functions mess up after rooting sometimes. Try flashing another kernel, maybe a custom kernel compatible for your phone.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Not sure there is a custom kernel for this phone yet, as I'm not sure that the regular S4 kernels will work for it. But I'll look into it.
over2land said:
Thanks for the feedback.
Not sure there is a custom kernel for this phone yet, as I'm not sure that the regular S4 kernels will work for it. But I'll look into it.
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Try going back to stock unrooted firmware and see if the issue still persists. I think it might be tied to root coz some other features like allshare also break with root, and root works at the kernel level. You could check on the thread from where you got the rooting method, maybe others are having the same issue.
just got my S5 last week..and since ive had it i have to do constant battery pulls..
for some reason either it locks up OR the screen simply goes black and the only way to get it back up and running is to do a battery pull.
any idea as to why this would happen and/or a possible fix?
t.i.a :good:
I haven't had any problems with mine except i had the camera fail, then replaced with new phone, but since no problems. But I have most if not all bloat frozen, and anything else that I don't need I have disabled that too.
I'm going to knock on wood as I write this, and say I haven't had any issues with mine.
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I haven't had any problems with mine except i had the camera fail, then replaced with new phone, but since no problems. But I have most if not all bloat frozen, and anything else that I don't need I have disabled that too.
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howd u freeze all the bloated apps?
i thought we didnt have the capabilities since we're on vzw
SoCalSpecialist said:
howd u freeze all the bloated apps?
i thought we didnt have the capabilities since we're on vzw
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You can force stop APS, settings> applications>application manager. Scroll to the right to all. Select on one and stop it.
Also, I think it's all the bkoatware and 4.4 bugs in general. My 4.2/4.3 S4 never had These issues rooted on aosp ROMs, let alone brand new stock
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You can disable them also so that they don't start. And as you can see from these screen shots they are disabled/turned off. These are the ones that I have disabled:
thank you both..i just frooze a ton of apps!
lets see how this plays out.
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I have a note 3 am-n900 exynos version. after updating stock lollipop, without apps running on it uses over 2 gigs of RAM.
what can i do, it's still on warranty and dont want to root because of Knox.
any suggestions?
p.s. from lock screen modes "none" option is missing
any solution?
Memory leak / ram overload is a common issue with L5.0... 5.1 is suppose to help fix most of those issues... you can only wait, reboot, or root and install greenify and titanium backup. ***but I think maybe you can install greenify also now works with non root phones (just not all features).
besotsima said:
hello
I have a note 3 am-n900 exynos version. after updating stock lollipop, without apps running on it uses over 2 gigs of RAM.
what can i do, it's still on warranty and dont want to root because of Knox.
any suggestions?
p.s. from lock screen modes "none" option is missing
any solution?
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First, let it settle in. I don't know why but smartphones seem to need time and a few reboots to get everything set. So give it a bit of time, reboot a couple of times across a few hours and then see how it goes.
If still a problem call Samsung in your country for assistance - might as well make them work for the warranty. But be careful about telling them HOW you upgraded unless you used OTA or Kies...
thanks for answer.
what about lock screen issue, do you experiencing the same?
I installed OTA by Odin 1 month ago, so it is settled. memory leak is the big problem with Lollipop
there is no way to reduce this huge usage without root.
there is a one strange thing "none" option is missing from lock screen menu
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thanks for answer.
what about lock screen issue, do you experiencing the same?
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I'm not sure if LP ROMs have a None option - in the middle of installing ROMs right now so I can't check mine but I think my top option is 'Swipe' not None
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I'm not sure if LP ROMs have a None option - in the middle of installing ROMs right now so I can't check mine but I think my top option is 'Swipe' not None
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I do remember that I had "none" option and was using it
but for now it is mysteriously missing
I wonder If someone knows any rom or any method for enabling Ok google detection when screen off
I had the feature in nexus 5x..and it is lot lot useful
Not at this time on OOS (any version). I've not heard of any custom ROM with that feature as your question has been discussed a number of times. I posted a clumsy work around when the OP5 is in a charger using two apps but I only do that because I use the phone as a Google Home and want to avoid screen burn-in.
Ah ok, understand
Well, about your workaround, dont you think it might be harmful for the phone to be pluged in all the time?
http://www.droidviews.com/force-ok-google-detection-screen-off/
I had also seen a Xposed module that had this option. I don't remember the name. Maybe you can try some combinations of google now search etc. in the xposed repository.
Great find. thanks, but like others in the comment section of the article this doesn't work with the OP5 with OOS. When the battery set command is activated it automatically turns the screen back on. So the normal lockscreen timeout goes into an endless loop of screen off then automatically back on, not something you could tolerate. There may be a way to work around by adding another command but so far I've not found a compatible command. Tasker's own Sys Lock isn't an option as it forces a pin/swipe unlock (no fingerprint) and definitely cuts off trusted voice.
Hmm ok, thanks both! So maybe it would work with custom roms then...but for now is not my plan. But thanks anyway
Ok thank you! I've not installed Xposed yet but I note it so I will check when I do
Hello!
I've been out of the rooting / custom rom game for awhile (last used with my galaxy s5) and I had a couple of questions for the community. I've been looking at rooting my phone and installing a custom rom basically only for these two things that keep bothering me.
1. Phone turns on screen when placed on charger. I won't explain why this annoys me and I've read all the posts where people are like "just set your time out to 30 seconds". I have a long time out because I am a musician and I use the phone at times for reading music. My nightly routin consists of placing my phone on my wireless charger and then pressing the power button to turn the screen off. I'd just like the phone to start charging without turning the screen back on. Minor inconvience I know, but we live in 2019 and I should be able to customize my phone the way I want, right?
2. When I'm listening to music over bluetooth, I try to increase the volume and get the "listening at high volumes..." notification. I would like to disable this permantely. I know that it goes away after hitting okay once, but it comes back after restarting. This is esspecially troubling while in the car and I have to look down at the phone and press the button making it more of a risk than it "helping me with loud volumes".
I remember using roms years ago that addressed these two specific problems and I loved them for that. So my question is, are there any fancy rooted mods I can do to my phone to disable these things, or is there a ROM that specifically addresses these issues I have? Are there files I can delete, or code I can modify? Ideally I can just disable these two things and stay stock, but I'm down for anything at this point.
Running a Unlocked Galaxy S8 SM-G950U1 with Android version 8.0.0.
Thank you for your help XDA community!
-M
mikeymasonic said:
Hello!
I've been out of the rooting / custom rom game for awhile (last used with my galaxy s5) and I had a couple of questions for the community. I've been looking at rooting my phone and installing a custom rom basically only for these two things that keep bothering me.
1. Phone turns on screen when placed on charger. I won't explain why this annoys me and I've read all the posts where people are like "just set your time out to 30 seconds". I have a long time out because I am a musician and I use the phone at times for reading music. My nightly routin consists of placing my phone on my wireless charger and then pressing the power button to turn the screen off. I'd just like the phone to start charging without turning the screen back on. Minor inconvience I know, but we live in 2019 and I should be able to customize my phone the way I want, right?
2. When I'm listening to music over bluetooth, I try to increase the volume and get the "listening at high volumes..." notification. I would like to disable this permantely. I know that it goes away after hitting okay once, but it comes back after restarting. This is esspecially troubling while in the car and I have to look down at the phone and press the button making it more of a risk than it "helping me with loud volumes".
I remember using roms years ago that addressed these two specific problems and I loved them for that. So my question is, are there any fancy rooted mods I can do to my phone to disable these things, or is there a ROM that specifically addresses these issues I have? Are there files I can delete, or code I can modify? Ideally I can just disable these two things and stay stock, but I'm down for anything at this point.
Running a Unlocked Galaxy S8 SM-G950U1 with Android version 8.0.0.
Thank you for your help XDA community!
-M
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You need a modified Frame Jar so you can be able to have the screen stay off when you put in the charger if you was willing to install xposed I can lead you to a Module that resolves your first issue... For your second issue the same module resolves that issue also
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You need a modified Frame Jar so you can be able to have the screen stay off when you put in the charger if you was willing to install xposed I can lead you to a Module that resolves your first issue... For your second issue the same module resolves that issue also
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I'd be way into that! Please lead the way! So if I'm understanding correctly, I will need to root, flash a recovery such as TWRP, install Xposed frameworks as shown here for Oreo (my current OS), install the APK, and install the modules you point me to? Will I need to flash the stock OS again after installing the recovery? Please let me know if the link I added is out of date and if there's a newer thread. Also I am curious as to what the preferred/most up to date rooting method is for an unlocked Galaxy S8 if someone wouldn't mind sharing a link? It seems as there are a few more steps than what I was used to years ago, but I'm definitely down to dig in. Thank you for your help!
-M
PoochyX said:
You need a modified Frame Jar so you can be able to have the screen stay off when you put in the charger if you was willing to install xposed I can lead you to a Module that resolves your first issue... For your second issue the same module resolves that issue also
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I'm now realizing I may be in some trouble as I've been doing some more digging. Am I correct that because I have an SM-G950U1 Snapdragon US "Unlocked" phone, that I have a locked bootloader and therefore cannot root?
The only thing that looks hopeful I've been seeing is with this guide, but the rom is for Nougat: here
I'd prefer to stay "stock" Oreo if possible.
Can I even install TWRP or Xposed without root on Oreo?
Thanks for your help.
Can anyone help with this? Thanks!
mikeymasonic said:
I'm now realizing I may be in some trouble as I've been doing some more digging. Am I correct that because I have an SM-G950U1 Snapdragon US "Unlocked" phone, that I have a locked bootloader and therefore cannot root?
The only thing that looks hopeful I've been seeing is with this guide, but the rom is for Nougat: here
I'd prefer to stay "stock" Oreo if possible.
Can I even install TWRP or Xposed without root on Oreo?
Thanks for your help.
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