The fingerprint scanner at the back of the honor 5X is fast and accurate, but simply unlocking the phone is not the only thing you can do with the sensor.
Here are some neat things you can do with it:
1. Accessing Locked apps - Your fingerprint can be used to access the locked apps
2. Shutter button - while you're in the camera app, simply touch it and you will snap a picture or start recording a video clip.
3. Answer a call - when someone tries to reach you, press and hold the sensor to answer the call.
4. Stop an alarm - if your device is face down and your alarm goes off, just touch and hold the scanner to disable it.
5. Expand your notification - swipe down on your sensor in order to expand your notification shade and quick settings menus.
6. Clear notifications - Double tap on the scanner to clear your notifications.
7. Launch apps - You can launch an app linked to your fingerprint when the screen is locked. Ex Whatsapp, Camera
8. Call - Call a fingerprint associated contact when the screen is locked.
That's pretty much a lot of added functionality that few other phones have. Impressive, indeed!
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Just good ol' Android customization and apps, baby:
EDIT: How do I make pictures smaller? Sorry for the giant pics...
Using Swipe Pad (free from Play Store), you can set it up so that it's activated from a gesture from the bottom of the screen (or anywhere else). I have it there so. To activate, I gesture up from the HTC logo (very BBZ10 like). This can be done from anywhere and any app.
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Then the "Home" portal (a default option of Swipe Pad) can bring you back to the home screen. Then the two portals around it are to put the device to sleep (via an app that's called Screen Off and Lock, also free) so I don't always have to reach up to the power/wake button.
Then the above level of portals are my most frequented apps. I didn't set anything higher but that may yet come. You can add almost anything you want!
It's not only a handy app switcher of sorts, but also one that allows you to set gesture based commands.
Anyway, links to the apps I used are below.
And there you go, a nearly full gesture base HTC One. The only time I have to really reach up to press the power/wake button is to wake the device.
Just thought I'd share! The only obstacle is when the on-screen menu buttons are present. All the more reason for HTC to update the software to rid us of that obnoxious menu bar.
SwipePad: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1vYmkuY29uZHVjdGlvbi5zd2lwZXBhZC5hbmRyb2lkIl0.
Screen Off & Lock: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
Now if only you can figure out how to turn it on with swipes without rooting
Hi everyone. I often look Windows Feedback and each time a little surprised what users offer do:
"add another view calendar"
"live tiles does not work"
"return the view albums"
"add the closing applications with one button"
"optimize battery consumption"
And this is the end of user suggestions...
I thought for a moment and decided to write about what I lack. I write here because it is very difficult to bring my 'unique' ideas to other users via the application. Of course, there are ideas that have been proposed, but for some reason not scored any significant number of votes. Hope, you will support:
Using phone as SD card. It's very fast and convenient.
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Using phone as a webcam. Agree with me it would be cool to use a 41 megapixel camera as the webcam?
Shooting a photo during video recording
Flashlight while shooting a photo
Touch to shoot
The maximum exposure time should be up to 30 seconds
MHL
OTG
Continuum via MHL and Bluetooth/Wi-Fi paired devices
Switching tabs in Edge by swiping left or right on the adress bar, swipe up - view tabs
Back button should close the tab. Also, it should be a button to restore the closed tab(s)
Applications must be closed by pressing "back" key
There should be a button to close playing music
Permanent notifications for processes like downloading
New Universal applications launching is very long
Swipe from left to right to open hamburger menu. Just it should be here
I'm attaching screenshots so you can find your review and to vote for it
So late. Tomorrow completed yet.☺
I would be very happy if I can read and reply to SMS from Windows 10 PC.
Maybe some gestures in Edge - for examples - swiping with two fingers to go to next tab.
Fingerprint Gestures app let you Perform custom actions on fingerprint gestures using fingerprint sensor of your mobile.
you can open any selected app quickly ,take picture in any camera app and much more actions using a single gesture on your fingerprint sensor.
---- Fingerprint Gestures -----
Gesture Up
Gesture Down
Gesture Left
Gesture Right
---- Available Actions -----
Open Specific App
Take Picture
Back
Go To Home Screen
Recent Apps
Switch To Last App
Open Notification Panel
Notification Quick Settings
Ringer Mode
Vibration Mode
Silent Mode
Play/Pause Song
Next Song
Previous Song
Toggle Flash Light
Toggle Wifi
Toggle Bluetooth
Power Dialog
Split Screen
Scroll Up
Scroll Down
---- Note -----
Fingerprint Gestures will work on devices having Android 8.0 [Android-O] and fingerprint sensor Hardware.
If Take Photo feature does not work in any camera app or any other feature that you think should be added then feel free to contact [email protected][email protected]
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Fingerprint Gestures app let you Perform custom actions on fingerprint gestures using fingerprint sensor of your mobile.
you can open any selected app quickly ,take picture in any camera app and much more actions using a single gesture on your fingerprint sensor.
---- Fingerprint Gestures -----
Gesture Up
Gesture Down
Gesture Left
Gesture Right
---- Available Actions -----
Open Specific App
Take Picture
Back
Go To Home Screen
Recent Apps
Switch To Last App
Open Notification Panel
Notification Quick Settings
Ringer Mode
Vibration Mode
Silent Mode
Play/Pause Song
Next Song
Previous Song
Toggle Flash Light
Toggle Wifi
Toggle Bluetooth
Power Dialog
Split Screen
Scroll Up
Scroll Down
---- Note -----
Fingerprint Gestures will work on devices having Android 8.0 [Android-O] and fingerprint sensor Hardware.
If Take Photo feature does not work in any camera app or any other feature that you think should be added then feel free to contact [email protected][email protected]
DownLoad Link
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** I first posted this in Android Q&A, as I'm not sure if this is a device specific problem, but there weren't any answers to be had there - so I'm hoping that somebody here knows how to get rid of this extremely irritating bug. **
I somewhat recently got an LG V20. (H990DS)
Quite soon I became aware of the following issue:
Several times per day, when turning on the screen, either through fingerprint or pattern, the homescreen doesn't respond to touch.
I've activated "show touches" in the developer menu, and it show that the touches are being registered by the screen, but nothing at all happens.
Horrible stuff caught on camera:
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If I first press the home key, then everything works as it should. It's like there's some kind of invisible overlay on the homescreen that intercepts the touches. It's also possible to pull down the status bar while the homescreen is non-responsive. Selecting anything in the notifications resets the homescreen to a working state.
Swiping the notifications up without selecting anything preserves the homescreen in the non-touch-responding state.
Things I've tried:
Factory reset
Rooting/downgrading ROM
Other launchers than stock: Nova, Next Laucher 3D Shell
Checking accessibility settings
Why u do me this horrible thing, Android?
So I'm all out of ideas. I've held off on using this phone as my daily driver because of this horrible nuisance.
I'm hoping that someone here has an idea about what's going on.