Hey,
I'm currently rocking the 6T with OOS 9.0.11 not rooted.
I'm overall very happy about it but the stock phone-app is just horrible. I really often accidentally tap on the button "Hold Call" or "Mute Microphone".
I'm slowly getting really angry about this.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way (with, preferably: without) root to change the callling app or deactivate the "hold call" and/or "mute mic" button during a call?
Or is there maybe a way to change the way the phone reacts to de- and re-activate the screen during a call?
Thanks in advance!
i use stock phone app too and did have any issue so far. When its on call if you hold your phone close enough to your ear the screen should go black and not receiving any touch events . you might need to check if your phones' proximity sensor is working correctly.
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hello xda community
i'm very new to the blackstone and this is my first post here. so please bear with me if i'm asking very basic questions here.
my problem:
i carry my blackstone in my pocket all the time. and many people told me throughout the last days that they called me and that i picked up the call by accident.
since i work at customer sites mostly my phone is muted. so people call me and somehow i pickup the calls while the phone is in my pocket.
i always turn of the screen and i have the automatic lock (password protection) enabled. still when the incoming call screen comes up it looks like it is possible that calls are being picked up.
i know there is the slide which has to be moved to the left in order to pickup calls.
i have tried myself by calling my from my home phone and touching the screen and the buttons at random. and indeed the calls are being picked up. i was not able to find out how this is happening ... but it does.
so is there any setting i can change or any additional piece of software i can install to make sure calls are only answered when i want?
possible a reg key i need to change?
any help is very much appreciated
cheers
This isn't just a problem with the Blackstone; every WM phone I have had does this. I have found that a good locking program handles this quie well. I personally like S2U2 by A_C, but there are many others available. You can look in the apps forum, or check the development & hacking forum from the main menu.
The other thing to check is that you have all your notifcations set properly. I set all of mine to vibrate only. Many of them turn on the screen by default. Unfortunately this won't fix the problem on its' own though.
mwelch16 ... thank you very much for the reply
i will give it a try and see how it works for me.
so that means first of all i will have to slide that iphone type of lock and then take the call by using the regular slider?
is there any other way (without) an additional piece of software to handle this? cause after all there is the build in slider ... but somehow it's not working as it is supposed to. any enhancement to that?
thanks again
Is there a way how to disable the CALL PICKUP button which is on the left? so the first of the four buttons?
I think it's because it getting pressed while my phone is in the pocket.
thanks a lot
I use Pocket Shield - it's not free (free to try though) but it's worked well for me
tibor78 said:
mwelch16 ... thank you very much for the reply
i will give it a try and see how it works for me.
so that means first of all i will have to slide that iphone type of lock and then take the call by using the regular slider?
is there any other way (without) an additional piece of software to handle this? cause after all there is the build in slider ... but somehow it's not working as it is supposed to. any enhancement to that?
thanks again
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No, S2U2 will unlock itself for a phone call and then lock the phone again after the call. So no need to slide to unlock and then answer your phone. It has a bunch of different settings, and yes I believe it locks the hard buttons.
thanks folks for the replies
i found all the settings i was looking for in the S2U2 options. so i'm good right now.
thanks again
You're probably answering the call by pressing the "phone" button (the very left of the four buttons on the bottom). You can either use those buttons to answer/hang up, or the on screen slider.
I've used AE Button Plus to disable the 'Answer' and 'End' hardware keys and re-mapped them to turn wifi and bluetooth off and on. This way there is no chance of hanging up on a call by mistake since you need to use the slide to answer on screen.
Similar but opposite problem
I'm having a problem along the same lines. If I get a call when the phone is in my pocket and answer it on my bluetooth headset, when the call ends the phone then rings someone else, usually the same person who is at the top of my contacts list. Not only is this damned annoying for me, it's getting a bit tedious for the person getting the unwanted calls.
Is there any way to get the phone to immediately lock as soon as a call terminates to prevent this happening? I'm assuming that once the call ends and it returns to the default contact/dial pad screen, the merest brush against the screen will be enough to start a new call.
I'm beginning to think I should have stuck with my iPhone
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You're probably answering the call by pressing the "phone" button (the very left of the four buttons on the bottom). You can either use those buttons to answer/hang up, or the on screen slider.
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I've the exact same problem, 3/4 of the incoming calls rejected when I get the phone out of my pocket due to End button accidentally pressed.
What did they thought when they implement the slide to answer ????
The purpose of the slide to answer is to avoid such accident, but why the hell did they keep the Answer / End buttons active ????? total non sense to me.
Will check if this AE Button + app can solve this annoying behaviour.
has anyone tried Lockmelite?
It may help - haven't used it myself though.
x 2 for PocketShield. It uses the light sensor in your phone to prevent the touchscreen from activating when the device is inside, say, a pouch, or in your pocket.
I'm using evaluation version 2.6.2.10, which as I understand it, has full functionality, except that every now and then, randomly (and IMO infrequently enough to not be annoying) before unlocking it displays a 10 second message saying that you're using an evaluation version. Note that this *never* happens during an incoming phone call. Good stuff.
Hi,
Try TouchLockPro :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444215
Now it handle light unlock in any cases, that as solved all my issues (pocket, in cas BT,...) and fulfill all my requirements.
BR
Pocket Shield doing perfect job for me
I use AE Buttons Plus to disable the "Answer" & "End" virtual buttons. Then I used iconsoft Phonext to handle all my calling functionalities. When a call comes in, Phonext display a lock screen which you have to slide before it presents you with all the options like answer, decline, silence etc.
This way, I never accidentally pickup a call or dial a number.
Hi there,
I am a little ticked off with the way the phone switches the light off and you HAVE to press a button to get it back up when in the middle of a call.
Is there any way to keep the phone awake while on a call? Ofcourse, I HAVE tried out "Shake Awake", but thats a little buggy too.
And also, the buttons for Hold, Mute, Speaker mode and all those options come up only when you press the menu button. Is there any alternate dialler available or something which can get all these options on the screen while on the call like the iPhone as its easier to use it than press the button to get the options?
just install keepscreen.
edit: this will keep the screen alive. about the alternative dialer i don't know. but be aware that the phone has no proximity sensor, so you are prone to accidentally press random buttons.
Cool. Will check it out man. Thanks.
I have a different problem - since, sadly, Hero has not got a proximity sensor, I constantly drop my calls by accidently touching the end call button with my cheek. I believe that's a reason the screen backlight goes off so quickly during a call - when the screen is off, it does not react to touch too, so that accident call drops would be less likely.
There are still some serious problems though. First of all, screen timeout during a call is not short nough - while you can know that you must wait a few seconds before you can actually touch the phone with the face, others can't, so call drops are, sadly, unavoidable in such cases. The fact that hold, mute and other buttons are hidden under the menu button is a good thing not only because it keeps Android phillosophy straight, but reduces chances of unwanted misc. actions. The solution of this problem could be an option to disable the end call button, since there are dedicated hardware keys for that.
I have also noticed that if you minimize the dialer during a call with home button, the screen timeout will not be quick, so before continuing a call it's a good idea to bring the dialer back by tapping the hardware call button so the screen timeout becomes quiick again.
Very true. I thought about all these before I posted, but on the other end, I just said 'f it' to myself and asked it here.. hehe.
I wonder if iPhone users have such issues.
As someone in this forum mentioned, it is best to have the screen switched OFF during a call, unless you have something to do. This way, it prevents you from fiddling with the controls.
Not just the hero, earlier models too have this feature. It quite odd in the beginning, but you will love it later.
subhramani said:
Hi there,
And also, the buttons for Hold, Mute, Speaker mode and all those options come up only when you press the menu button.
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Not necessary!
During a call
- Press "Call" to hold (will also mute)
- Press and hold "Call" to activate speaker mode.
Sorry if this is a repetition, but couldn't find a satisfactory answer anywhere else.
The thing is I hate using the power button to wake my phone up. I don't mind the pulling down of the bar on the screen (which is the second step), but constantly fiddling with my power button each time I have to unlock it doesn't gel well with me.
Is there any way one can bypass the first step? I am using an app called Lockbot, but the problem with that is that when I receive an incoming call, it automatically unlocks my phone.
So basically looking for an app which uses any of the front buttons (as first step) and then either the pull-down-bar or an iphone type slide or an eclair type rotating as the second step. Also don't want the phone to unlock all by itself when getting a call.
(Do Lock 2.0 / Keyguard Disabler help here?)
Is your phone rooted? There is such an option in the cyanogen mod to wake up via the trackball
No it isn't, and wouldn't like to root this to be honest. Any apps available for this?
I keep my Nexus4 in my jean pocket with the screen facing inward and I am having the incoming call screen problem causing some un-intended actions.
While the mobile is in pocket and a call comes, I sometimes skip it by using the volume rocker to silence it and leave it in pocket. But when I take it out after sometime, I would be seeing all sorts of key events registered on the screen (due to screen on and in contact with my pocket) causing random opening of apps and quick settings.
Ideal solution would be to keep the screen off when incoming call comes while the phone is still in pocket and turn the screen on only when the phone is pulled from the pocket (Using Proximity sensor). I searched and could not find any app which would do this for me. Any other suggestions to prevent the random touches from happening?
I'm running CM10.1 on my N4
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I keep my Nexus4 in my jean pocket with the screen facing inward and I am having the incoming call screen problem causing some un-intended actions.
While the mobile is in pocket and a call comes, I sometimes skip it by using the volume rocker to silence it and leave it in pocket. But when I take it out after sometime, I would be seeing all sorts of key events registered on the screen (due to screen on and in contact with my pocket) causing random opening of apps and quick settings.
Ideal solution would be to keep the screen off when incoming call comes while the phone is still in pocket and turn the screen on only when the phone is pulled from the pocket (Using Proximity sensor). I searched and could not find any app which would do this for me. Any other suggestions to prevent the random touches from happening?
I'm running CM10.1 on my N4
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I would try possibly SmartCover or Proximity Screen On.
You could just hit the power button after you hit the volume rocker.
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hhairplane said:
I would try possibly SmartCover or Proximity Screen On.
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I would want the screen to be on/off based on proximity only during incoming call. Other times I prefer turning it on/off with power button
rysup said:
You could just hit the power button after you hit the volume rocker.
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Hmmm.. that's one more step to do additionally but I guess that's the easiest way as of now.. thanks
vpraveenis said:
I keep my Nexus4 in my jean pocket with the screen facing inward and I am having the incoming call screen problem causing some un-intended actions.
While the mobile is in pocket and a call comes, I sometimes skip it by using the volume rocker to silence it and leave it in pocket. But when I take it out after sometime, I would be seeing all sorts of key events registered on the screen (due to screen on and in contact with my pocket) causing random opening of apps and quick settings.
Ideal solution would be to keep the screen off when incoming call comes while the phone is still in pocket and turn the screen on only when the phone is pulled from the pocket (Using Proximity sensor). I searched and could not find any app which would do this for me. Any other suggestions to prevent the random touches from happening?
I'm running CM10.1 on my N4
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i have the same problem as you. Have you solve it yet ?
ga_ran said:
i have the same problem as you. Have you solve it yet ?
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As rysup mentioned, now instead of silencing with volume keys, I use the power key to turn off and silence while in pocket. That way the screen is turned off and no accidental touch/swipes. I take it out of the pocket and use the power key to turn on the screen again. Not the best way but it works for now.
PS: You should have power key to reject calls in accessibility settings disabled. Otherwise pressing power key will reject the call instead of silencing.
Like most other S7/S7E users I presume, I use the fingerprint scanner to unlock my S7E. However, if I need to suddenly mute the phone, the volume keys don't work until I unlock the phone. This is really annoying, especially as the volume keys work just fine when listening to music and the phone is locked.
Am I missing something obvious here? I'd rather not have to install a lockscreen app if i can avoid it.
Cheers!
Pull down the notification shade to access your quick toggles...
Ah yes, of course, totally forgot about that, lol.
Would still be better if we didn't have to turn the screen on first though. Is there a fancy way to work around that do you think?
There is an option that lets you mute incoming calls by putting your finger on the LED/sensor next to the back camera when the phone is face down.
a little late, but you can do it with macrodroid or LLama free apps.
The Trigger is= proximity sensor, fast wave.
Actions= ringer volume to zero.
Conditions= while phone is ringing.
When the phone rings, you just wave over the proxim sensor and it mutes the phone
just tested and works great.
If you turn "Easy mute" on in Advanced settings you can mute by waving your hand over the top of the screen.