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[Q] Alternative ways to turn screen on/off

Hi all,
I'm wondering if there's any alternative ways to put the Nexus 7 (or any Android device I guess) to sleep/wake it up. I'm thinking something along the lines of an app that forces the touch screen to stay active but turns the display off so you can use touch input to activate wake/sleep.
Might be a bit of a stupid question. The reason I ask is because my N7 is mounted in my car and the power button isn't easily accessible.
Cheers for any tips..

UnitedWeFall said:
Hi all,
I'm wondering if there's any alternative ways to put the Nexus 7 (or any Android device I guess) to sleep/wake it up. I'm thinking something along the lines of an app that forces the touch screen to stay active but turns the display off so you can use touch input to activate wake/sleep.
Might be a bit of a stupid question. The reason I ask is because my N7 is mounted in my car and the power button isn't easily accessible.
Cheers for any tips..
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Not sure if this helps but I have a case that I bought for my N7 and when I open it and close it the screen turns on and off.
Here it is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B008D2POAS&linkCode=as2&tag=newyormus-20

MineralGray02K said:
Not sure if this helps but I have a case that I bought for my N7 and when I open it and close it the screen turns on and off.
Here it is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B008D2POAS&linkCode=as2&tag=newyormus-20
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Thanks for that but nah, it's mounted in my car dash so a case won't fit..
But that give me an idea.. does sliding a magnet across a specific point on the screen turn it on/off? That's the idea with the smart cases right?

UnitedWeFall said:
Thanks for that but nah, it's mounted in my car dash so a case won't fit..
But that give me an idea.. does sliding a magnet across a specific point on the screen turn it on/off? That's the idea with the smart cases right?
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Yes,
The magnet is somewhere to the bottom left of the device (i would say to about a quarter from bottom up and on the black contour) . If you can add an sliding magnet (make sure is weak) then you can lock/unlock screen.

Nfc tags dude i wonder if they would work
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I know some kernels can enable touch wake. I imagine it can incorporated soon. On my Galaxy Nexus, there's an app I downloaded that allowed a specific screen swipe to wake the screen.
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wyattyoss said:
On my Galaxy Nexus, there's an app I downloaded that allowed a specific screen swipe to wake the screen.
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What was the app?
Sent from the third Galaxy on the left.

That would be awesome. Do you remember the name of the app?

Gesture Control?

UnitedWeFall said:
Hi all,
I'm wondering if there's any alternative ways to put the Nexus 7 (or any Android device I guess) to sleep/wake it up. I'm thinking something along the lines of an app that forces the touch screen to stay active but turns the display off so you can use touch input to activate wake/sleep.
Might be a bit of a stupid question. The reason I ask is because my N7 is mounted in my car and the power button isn't easily accessible.
Cheers for any tips..
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Hey man. I used to have an awesome app on my very first Android tab years ago. It would turn the screen completely black (via home screen or notification icon) without actually putting it to sleep. Because it wasn't really asleep, a double tab would turn the screen back on. I CANNOT FIND IT FOR THE LIFE OF ME! Anyway, after reading your question, I searched for an hour, because I could use something like this for my setup in my car.
So, I found something that turns the screen both on and off, and actually works on my N7. Search for Proximity Screen Off. I installed the free lite version, and it works. I found out the screen won't turn on though, unless you disable your lock screen. Play with the settings to your liking.
Oh, and since we don't have prox sensors, you can use your ambient light sensor. Good luck, lmk if it works for ya.

joelhon said:
What was the app?
Sent from the third Galaxy on the left.
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It's called PGM Nexus. I almost don't want to give up my Galaxy Nexus (but I sadly still plan to) just because of this one app alone...it is so godawful nice to be able to swipe, or simply double tap the screen to fire up the screen. Unfortunately this app apparently requires some deep voodoo to work as its kernel related, and applies strictly to the Galaxy Nexus. I know a bunch of people have already started bugging the developer to make a version for the Nexus 7, I'd suggest piling on. :fingers-crossed:
It's apps like these that make you realize how superior the Nexus devices are at getting really good customized software over other devices.
I do wish there were some other options for the Nexus 7, like using the front camera as a proximity sensor of sorts to detect a handwave, or simply shaking the tablet.

jaycustom said:
Hey man. I used to have an awesome app on my very first Android tab years ago. It would turn the screen completely black (via home screen or notification icon) without actually putting it to sleep. Because it wasn't really asleep, a double tab would turn the screen back on. I CANNOT FIND IT FOR THE LIFE OF ME! Anyway, after reading your question, I searched for an hour, because I could use something like this for my setup in my car.
So, I found something that turns the screen both on and off, and actually works on my N7. Search for Proximity Screen Off. I installed the free lite version, and it works. I found out the screen won't turn on though, unless you disable your lock screen. Play with the settings to your liking.
Oh, and since we don't have prox sensors, you can use your ambient light sensor. Good luck, lmk if it works for ya.
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Thanks for that! Appreciate it. I'll give it a try when I get home after work and report back.

jaycustom said:
Hey man. I used to have an awesome app on my very first Android tab years ago. It would turn the screen completely black (via home screen or notification icon) without actually putting it to sleep. Because it wasn't really asleep, a double tab would turn the screen back on. I CANNOT FIND IT FOR THE LIFE OF ME! Anyway, after reading your question, I searched for an hour, because I could use something like this for my setup in my car.
So, I found something that turns the screen both on and off, and actually works on my N7. Search for Proximity Screen Off. I installed the free lite version, and it works. I found out the screen won't turn on though, unless you disable your lock screen. Play with the settings to your liking.
Oh, and since we don't have prox sensors, you can use your ambient light sensor. Good luck, lmk if it works for ya.
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Could you please post the settings you are using? Specifically the light sensor settings. I am having trouble getting this to work properly. Thanks!

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gtdRR said:
Could you please post the settings you are using? Specifically the light sensor settings. I am having trouble getting this to work properly. Thanks!
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Hello. I'm not sure if it helps you, but for turning off screen I use Nova Launcer (alternatively you could use Apex Launcher - as far as I remember, it has gestures in its free version) with Screen Off app by Katecca. I've set Nova Launcher to react to swiping up screen by executing Screen Off app. So I have to turn on screen by pressing button, but to turn off I just swipe up screen.
Best regards,
Artur

Added support for nexus 7 to ProximityScreenOffPro v6.0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoffpro

[Q] Any way to disable wake-on-motion?

Seems to me that far and away the #1 battery killer in Wear is the fact that the watch turns itself on constantly due to incidental movements. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next OS update (however that works) but in the meantime... I'm using a Moto 360 and I've read that "silencing" the phone would turn this feature off, didn't work though. I'm thinking of making an app that would just force the screen off until I hit the hardware button and disregard accelerometer events, but I don't know if this is possible. Anyone know if there's a working fix to the overzealous motion wake yet? If not I'll give it the ol' college try...

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Seems to me that far and away the #1 battery killer in Wear is the fact that the watch turns itself on constantly due to incidental movements. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next OS update (however that works) but in the meantime... I'm using a Moto 360 and I've read that "silencing" the phone would turn this feature off, didn't work though. I'm thinking of making an app that would just force the screen off until I hit the hardware button and disregard accelerometer events, but I don't know if this is possible. Anyone know if there's a working fix to the overzealous motion wake yet? If not I'll give it the ol' college try...
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Can someone please help with this?? I have the same problem!

I would really like this as a feature too. In class it can be a bit distracting. There should really be a ton more options in the Android Wear app. Options like:
Disable Motion to Wake
Disable Tap to Wake
Swipe up/down (on the bottom) to hide/show notifications
Option to re-show dismissed weather cards without saying "Show me the weather".
Option to turn off vibrator (I can just glance at my watch when I feel my phone vibrate)

To answer the OP, no you can not disable wake-on-motion.
Many want this, I want this but who knows what Google will offer.
Rumor is there will be a Android Wear update soon, but I read the main thing is you will be able to play music from your watch, great I get 16-17 hours battery life and I really want to use it as a MP3 player.

Hand wave to wake lock screen does work ! Well kind of

Hello everyone this is my first post here.
I just upgraded from a Moto X XT1060 to the newer Moto G 3rd Gen 1GB/8GB XT1540 two weeks ago, And found out that it does have a hand swipe to wake the Moto Display but it only works once every lock screen cycle.
I'm assuming this behavior is a bug, Can anyone else test this for me ?
1. Make sure Moto Display is on and set the phone on a table, let the screen go black, wait 2min.
2. Now swipe your hand over the screen about 1/4inch from the glass, Walla !! screen turns on ! woohoo ! lol
3. Now hand swipe again, Yep it doesn't work anymore....
4. Now unlock the screen to show your main home page etc.
5. Now set the phone back on the table and let the screen turn off again, Wait 2min and repeat hand swipe, Works again lol ! but again only works once.
Anyone else seeing this ?

No it doesn't work for me.
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That is moto display, the moto g 2015 shouldn have swipe to unlock.

not working for me
Tested under these conditions :
1) Moto display ON
2) Layed it still on bed , table.
3) waved my hand really close to it several times, and i touched with out disturbing it on every spot ..
Result :: Not working wave gesture,
NOTE: if ur device moves in x,y,z directions even a little.. the moto display gets active ONLY ONCE.

Well weird lol my moto g is bugged or something.
I do have both hand gestures turned off, Both the camera twist and chop for Flashlight are off, Wonder if that's why I have this bug.
I hope someone else posts this same behavior or I guess ill be forced to return it since it could be a defective product. Would any of you return it for this bug ?

No go for me either. OP are you sure you're not somehow moving the phone when you wave your hand by it? I mean it only takes an ever so slight movement to active the Moto Display, so if you're waving your hand 1/4 inch from the screen maybe wind is moving the phone causing it to work?

Proximity sensor can activate moto display to.

I'm sure I'm not moving the phone when i wave my hand over it, I'm also sure it is the proximity sensor.
But can anyone check this, I didn't run Google play store to update apps yet so I'm thinking its because of that it hasn't updated the Moto app. Which in turn is something else that's strange, Within the first 12hours of setting it up it only updates like 13 apps etc. then after 12 hours of sitting the Google play store is offering more to update like Moto boot and some others, Weird that letting it sit for 12hours it then is offering more to update very strange.

garikfox said:
I'm sure I'm not moving the phone when i wave my hand over it, I'm also sure it is the proximity sensor.
But can anyone check this, I didn't run Google play store to update apps yet so I'm thinking its because of that it hasn't updated the Moto app. Which in turn is something else that's strange, Within the first 12hours of setting it up it only updates like 13 apps etc. then after 12 hours of sitting the Google play store is offering more to update like Moto boot and some others, Weird that letting it sit for 12hours it then is offering more to update very strange.
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yeah, that might be the case, when i got the mobile the 1st moto app used to behave strangely.. that was infact good and less intelligent
1) BEFORE:when i power on torch using Chop CHop it used to be ON till i OFF with either Chop-chop or manually turn off. that is the only case to turn off.
NOW : if i keep the phone idle without disturbing it in Flipped/regular way it stops automatically after 2 seconds or so..
2) moto display also became more agressive,while i am sleeping if bed's cushion goes down even a little it would lit up .. that was a little annoying.
These are the things i had seen changed..
so.. i am sure that updates had changed the behaviour of Moto App, that might also be the reason.. i will try to uninstall updates and check it
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Yo genius it works
i had uninstalled the Updates and now the proximity seems to be working but it just Lights up the moto display, and quickly turns off the display
and that i call it a WORKING
if you update your Moto app, this will be GONE
Tested conditions :
1) on a table, by keeping a haircomb near to it for a second and removed it with out disturbing the mobile
2) On the bed same with my hand on the proximity sensor or a second and removing it
NOTE: i am not waving my hand over it, it seems like i am not perfectly waving it else it would also work ..

Awesome thanks !, So it only does the hand wave once then doesn't do it again until you go to home screen then let it fall back to sleep ?

I noticed my twist motion has become far more sensitive, as well...I'm forever opening my camera by accident. Especially when I take my phone out of my pocket.

All the Reviews I've read for this phone were saying the same thing that the twist for camera is sensitive.

Whenever I wave my hand over it, it wakes up for about 3 seconds then turns right off. I woke it 3 times in a minute.
Not unlocked but awake.
I'm using gestures in Moto and in Res Remix ROM.

So your using a custom ROM with your Moto G 2015 ? and it lets you do the wave more then once per lock session ?

It works very well just you need to wave your hand over proximity sensor and it will wake your phone.
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Clock appears on lock screen when the phone is moved

Just got a G5 Plus yesterday.
When the phone is at rest, if the surface moves or I pick it up without touching the finger print sensor or the power button, the clock/battery/date appears very dimly on the screen and disappears after a few seconds. Is there a way to turn this feature off? I have searched for ways to turn it off but haven't found a way yet.
I'm worried that when I work out with the phone in my pocket, the motion will wake up the phone and the sweat/heat will accidentally call 911 or something even though I haven't pressed any buttons.
Thanks

It's called Moto Display. To turn it off, go into the Moto app and hit display. I've used it for years and I don't think the phone ever was unlocked while in my pocket. If you have a password/pin or fingerprint set up, it's almost impossible to become unlocked in your pocket.

roygbiv859 said:
It's called Moto Display. To turn it off, go into the Moto app and hit display. I've used it for years and I don't think the phone ever was unlocked while in my pocket. If you have a password/pin or fingerprint set up, it's almost impossible to become unlocked in your pocket.
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To add onto this. If it's in your pocket the display isn't turning on due to the proximity sensor being blocked by the pocket. You can test this by holding your hand in front of the earpiece for 5 seconds, remove it and the screen will turn on. The screen will also turn on if for example you pick it up from a table.
EDIT: Didn't see that he mentioned this in the OP. It's perfectly normal. Would also like to add I've had the Moto x which has the same features for years and it never accidentally unlocked or called anyone. And I didn't even have a password set on it.

bvsbutthd101 said:
To add onto this. If it's in your pocket the display isn't turning on due to the proximity sensor being blocked by the pocket. You can test this by holding your hand in front of the earpiece for 5 seconds, remove it and the screen will turn on. The screen will also turn on if for example you pick it up from a table.
EDIT: Didn't see that he mentioned this in the OP. It's perfectly normal. Would also like to add I've had the Moto x which has the same features for years and it never accidentally unlocked or called anyone. And I didn't even have a password set on it.
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It's a great feature. It's the sole reason I'm sticking with the stock rom.

roygbiv859 said:
It's a great feature. It's the sole reason I'm sticking with the stock rom.
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It's the main reason I go with moto phones now. All the other companies are starting to do it though but you can't get those phones for cheap like the g5 plus.

Operating as designed

I miss my g4 plus. It was stolen. Can anyone send me an APK for the Moto display of g5 plus. I want to use that on my phone ( Honor 6x). Wish it works. Thanks.

first thing i turn off.

roygbiv859 said:
It's a great feature. It's the sole reason I'm sticking with the stock rom.
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Ambient display/moto display works fine on custom ROMs and is configurable.

username8611 said:
Ambient display/moto display works fine on custom ROMs and is configurable.
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Can you tell me which ones? I was under the impression the stock rom had a separate processor set aside just for moto display which meant longer battery life

I turned this off because while driving at night and the phone rest in the passenger seat or on my lap/on the seat between my legs, the display would keep lighting up in response to vehicle movements. Too distracting.

Is there a setting to make that clock brighter and stay on a bit longer PLS?

What is pocket mode and how it works
Pinned ringtone inactive when phone is screen is on table

Smart View screen off?

Hi guys,
Is there really no way to turn off the phone screen when using smart view? I've been searching and there doesn't seem to be any threads in regards to the issue, so hopefully I'm just being stupid.
Surely such an obvious feature can't be missing?
Thanks
JamesPBK - Galaxy S8 Duos (64GB)

you need to install smart view app and configure in settings

With the latest android update, while connected to my tv with smart view (Note 8), my phone screen turns off after a few seconds. How can I set this so that it stays on? (I use it for exercise and sometimes want it on tv and sometimes on my phone. I don't want my phone screen to turn off.)

I've a note8 and I want my screen to be off.. somehow even after the update, my screen is still on. Can anyone point me to the right direction on where is the setting for this? Thanks

raphilevine said:
With the latest android update, while connected to my tv with smart view (Note 8), my phone screen turns off after a few seconds. How can I set this so that it stays on? (I use it for exercise and sometimes want it on tv and sometimes on my phone. I don't want my phone screen to turn off.)
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That is exactly what I also need - Connected with Smart View my Tab S3 Screen should stay ON - can't figure out how to do that. Is there a way?

Screen locks ...goes dim
Launch the app you want to screen cast then swipe down or up on ur screen...the app you are having trouble with is associated with a game booster .
Click on advanced settings of game booster/ launcher and disable "auto screen lock"

Hi, was wondering if anyone had further answers on this. Particularly the screen going off after few minutes whilst using smart view?. I have tab s3 and it does this whilst using zwift, it does not appear to be linked to a game booster or launcher (or j can't find that setting).
The screen doest lock i just need to swipe it to revive it, but i wish it could stay on so i can use both screens ?
Thanks all

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Its seems there is nothing you can do when smart screen is activated. Even the 'screen always on' apps that are out there are ignored while smart screen is active. Also the alwzys on in developer options is ignored.
However i found a solution with an app called Macrodroid. Create a macro to be trigged when smart screen is running , adding always on screen as the action and its working fine :good::good:
I think this would also work in reverse for those of you who are having problem wiyh screen not dimming or going standby

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Its seems there is nothing you can do when smart screen is activated. Even the 'screen always on' apps that are out there are ignored while smart screen is active. Also the alwzys on in developer options is ignored.
However i found a solution with an app called Macrodroid. Create a macro to be trigged when smart screen is running , adding always on screen as the action and its working fine :good::good:
I think this would also work in reverse for those of you who are having problem wiyh screen not dimming or going standby
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This did not work for me. The Macrodroid isn't even recognizing Smart View being opened.