Is there a magic trick to the finger print sensor? Seems like a good 60% of the time, I still have to enter my passcode to get into the phone...
I have deleted an reregistered my finger, and even made additional entries of my thumb at other angles just in case...
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Looks like it may have been due to a "double tap to lock" app I installed. I read something that said that in Marshmallow, third party apps that lock the screen disable the finger print sensor unlock.
I tested this theory by allowing the phone to lock by time out setting and also manual locking with the power button, and I got consistent results that way.
I have uninstalled the app.
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i don't have any extra locking app installed but still i have to put passcode 80% of time, very annoying
In my case it's working like charm. No problem at all when I have clean thumb
Mine is working 99% just once it asked for passcode and mostly if your hands are wet.
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This is driving me crazy! There is a feature on the G2 where of the screen is off you can press and hold the volume down for 3 seconds and the camera will launch. Is there a way to disable this??? It bypasses the lock screen which is a no no!
There isn't as far as I know. However, putting a case on the phone solves the issue
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It does not bypass the lockscreen if you have anything besides swipe and no lock set set... the proximity sensor won't let it even work if covered. VS980.
You can with xposed if you're rooted, otherwise I don't think there is a way to disable it completely.
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It does not bypass the lockscreen if you have anything besides swipe and no lock set set... the proximity sensor won't let it even work if covered. VS980.
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The proximity sensor doesn't prevent the camera or QuickMemo app from launching off the volume buttons (when locked) - just tried this by covering the sensor - camer/app still launch. However, the QuickWindow case does prevent this action when the case is closed...
Get a QuickWindow case (or stick a magnet on the screen about two thirds up the left hand side :cyclops
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The active display feature is great but it's sensors seem to be extremely sensitive with it turning on every few seconds as a result.
Also when I put it in my pocket with the active display still on there's a good chance it will unlock itself and open a bunch of apps by itself.
Is there any way to get around this? thanks
You can disable active notifications or add a lockscreen code/pattern if you are that concerned. Mine so far, "sometimes" activates notifications in my pocket, but the sensor is designed to avoid this. However, mine has never unlocked in my pocket.
Lol......I guess this happened to me a couple days ago, because when I was looking through my gallery I had 28 black/blank pictures (of the inside of my pocket). The best party, the new Google Photo's app sent me a notification that I had an animated montage of all my "recent photo activity", it was 5 seconds of noting
Thanks Google photos for making me laugh!
You must have activated the twist camera... Must have been some party!
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You can disable active notifications
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If you were to do this, is there any kind of notification indicator at all remaining?
I don't know if it was the same thing, but when i was running it often goes crazy. Switching the screen on and then selecting random apps to open.
I was walking at work today and suddenly heard the "Beep-boop" of the dialer from my pocket... and I have a lockscreen code.
Happens to me too, annoying
I just got my moto x style a few days ago and almost every time I put it into my pocket it unlocks itself, I can tell because it gets very hot in my pocket from opening apps and using internet.
Those of you having this issue, do you have "Lift for Moto Voice" enabled? I was having problems and turned off that feature and noticed a huge difference. Doesn't seem to wake up on its own anymore ...
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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.
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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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Hi,
I need to know something. I hope you'd help me.
On the g4 plus, how fingerprint scanning is working? the sensor is excited for finger's sense at all times or only when the phone's held in the hand ie when the phone detects a motion? Asking this 'cause I'm having some weird problem. My sensor doesn't sense my finger at all when I don't hold it in my hand. I just put a finger on the sensor when phone's absolutely still on the ground in sleep mode, not moving. But the sensor was unable to respond. I have to press it harder to make it detect my fingers. Quite irritating.
But the sensor properly detects and senses my fingers when the phone's in my hand. What could be the problem? Is the sensor defective or it's perfectly normal ?
It doesn't work when is horizontal on a table. If you press slightly harder, the phone moves (tilts "up" the top part a little) and it works.
Weird for me to test since I have registered only my thumbs. I never use it like that. On table I see the notifications and if I need to do something about them, I always lift the phone up from the table.
Mine (UK model) works just the same on the desk or in the hand. no added pressure required. maybe try re-doing the finger registration
Are you sure that the phone's in sleep mode when you touch the sensor? Just put the phone on table for 2-3 minutes and then try to touch the sensor without touching anything other than it. Could you please check it again... Can you unlock the phone?
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Mine (UK model) works just the same on the desk or in the hand. no added pressure required. maybe try re-doing the finger registration
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Mine (IN model) works perfectly in both situations...
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Mine (IN model) works perfectly in both situations...
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In that case, my replacement for the phone isn't unnecessary.
What I feel like when we move the phone a little then it activate s the FPS and it works fine.
But if the phone is stationary for some time and touching the FPS doesn't unlock.
So I think it's not a problem.
Mine works fine also... but I can't use the finger print sensor to sign in apps or remember passwords on the browser (I use chrome) ... I used to have a Galaxy S6 and it automaticaly asked me If I'd like to use the sensor for this ... but G4 don't.. can anybody help me with that? thanks
I am wondering if I can mimic the lock screen behavior from my s2 with my s5 (neo if that matters)
On my s2, if I pick lock after 5 minutes, if I turn the screen back on before then, it doesn't make me reinput my pattern yet, but it does make me swipe to unlock. Can I make the s5 do this, instead of absolutely no lock at all until the 5 minutes pass?
I just really like this behavior and I would like to enable it on s5. So basically swipe to unlock until after 5 minutes, then I have to draw my pattern again.
If anyone has any suggestions would be appreciated! (Without just telling me to use thumb print, I'd rather use the pattern)
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Check lock screen settings. There should be an option to choose when to lock the phone. I think there are certain time intervals.
I found that... But to choose an interval, there's literally no security until that time goes by. Like to power the screen on just stays exactly where it was.
My older style, on the s2 requires a swipe to unlock, until after 5 minutes then it needs me to redraw my pattern. This was what I was hoping to mimic.
Just feels like it would be too easy to do things by accident while in your pocket, with no lock at all. The s2 offers the perfect middle ground
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