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[new release: "Kontoor"] Screen Fade on Suspend (help needed!)

I saw this idea in another thread that I don't currently remember, and I thought I could do it.
Kontoor fades out the screen, suspends the device, and when it is resumed, the screen comes in fading.
The zipped EXE file is attached below. You're supposed to place it somewhere into internal memory and put a shortcut to it to \Windows and name it "Short_Power.lnk", but it doesn't work on my device and Kontoor doesn't run. I'm seeking help for that! Many thanks.
Note that the attached EXE file is a test version.
Also, note that there may be other problems or improveable areas:
- starting the program 2 times will most probably wreck havoc (or pressing the power button 2 times , if it works for you)
- most probably, will not work when in games and other framebuffer-apps
- taskbar changes to "Start" before fading, if nothing changes it's better
- sluggish PDA's (like the HTC Universal I have) may experience added slowdown during resume
- ****ty PDA's (like the HTC Universal ) flash a brief white screen when resuming... it's a bit anti-aesthetic, and I can't control that
many thanks for you audience

yeah..it was requested by nesty24...thanks

wtf... i post something here, hoping it'll get some attention, and the only attention I get is the spam's

I tried it on my Prophet and Kaiser on prophet it does nothing at all. on kaiser it fades out nicely and I like it but when I press to turn screen on it fades out again. having real dificulties turning my screen back on. but the fading looks cool and now I have a reason to flash my next test rom

The exe works fine on my Sprint Vogue. I don't have a Short_Power.lnk in my Windows dir so when I copied it over, it did nothing. Any other way to set this app to run when the power button is pressed?

mr.jcarter said:
The exe works fine on my Sprint Vogue. I don't have a Short_Power.lnk in my Windows dir so when I copied it over, it did nothing. Any other way to set this app to run when the power button is pressed?
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You can follow make :
* Copy Kontoor in Device
* Install FTouchFlo 1.4 and FTouchFloConfig 0.9
* Run FTouchFlo 1.4
* by FTouchFloConfig seting UP DOWN Follow same under Picture (I copy Kontoor in My Device ) and press DONE:
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NOW, Slide UP to DOWN >>> POWER its OFF with Screen Fade on Suspend. Super PRO
Sorry for my English

You guys probably haven't heard of SuspendFX havent you?

Not all devices use the "short_power.lnk" method. I think newer devices like the Kaiser do, but older devices such as the universal and the Prophet have a different method. I shall look into the registry and see if it links from there.

l3v5y said:
Not all devices use the "short_power.lnk" method. I think newer devices like the Kaiser do, but older devices such as the universal and the Prophet have a different method. I shall look into the registry and see if it links from there.
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many thanks...looking forward to your answer!

Pocket Suspend FX
DaVince said:
You guys probably haven't heard of SuspendFX havent you?
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It costs money is the problem ! However in this case it is such a showstopping program, and if remember very cheap, then I agree with you.... Give him some money and enjoy !(My kids keep asking me to switch on/off my PDA since I bought it !)

ather90 said:
yeah..it was requested by nesty24...thanks
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hmmm. it is somehow like that, but not fading, i mean, maybe fading maybe a feature, but it's not the real function. The idea was on the backlight, when you didn't touch your device (it is power on) for a several seconds, it fades out or dims and get to normal when you touches it again.

Battery Drain?
I try this on my HTC Touch Cruise. It works perfect, but i think my battery is draining faster. Anyone else who had the some problem?
I think it goes not in really standby mode and the screen is only going blank.
I will test it over night again.

nesty24 said:
hmmm. it is somehow like that, but not fading, i mean, maybe fading maybe a feature, but it's not the real function. The idea was on the backlight, when you didn't touch your device (it is power on) for a several seconds, it fades out or dims and get to normal when you touches it again.
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Maybe a mortscript could be written that detects any kind of usage (or lack of usage) and then executes this program after a set time.

nesty24 said:
hmmm. it is somehow like that, but not fading, i mean, maybe fading maybe a feature, but it's not the real function. The idea was on the backlight, when you didn't touch your device (it is power on) for a several seconds, it fades out or dims and get to normal when you touches it again.
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That could be done, but I don't think it would work just right on every PDA... most PDA have different screen backlight settings, some have more light steps, some only 3 settings.... and I think it would stress the light hardware....

Atze001 said:
I try this on my HTC Touch Cruise. It works perfect, but i think my battery is draining faster. Anyone else who had the some problem?
I think it goes not in really standby mode and the screen is only going blank.
I will test it over night again.
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you're right, the app just turns off the screen but doesn't go on standby mode right away, however, it should still go on automatic standby mode (after 30 seconds for me) if you have configured it on your power settings
if you are using spb mobile shell and have configured to show Now screen when device wakes up, you'll notice if you use this app to turn off the screen and you press power button to wake up your device right away, spb gives a sign that it didn't came from standby mode, it shows the last screen you've left.. just my observation, i could be wrong though

[Observations/Results] XXLSJ Lockscreen/Device Wakeup Freeze

I'm sure almost everyone has now experienced the freeze that happens sometimes when the device comes out of deep sleep, usually for a couple seconds.
I (personally) think its the only thing from making this ROM pretty near perfect. I have been trying to get to the bottom of this freezing issue for a few days and I'm sure a lot of other people have been trying too!
I have disable a whole bunch of things, and since it seems it could be related to WiFi (as many are reporting) I started disabling and uninstalling apps in different stages. Iv ended up with the following (see screenshots) disabled/uninstalled and have been repeatedly locking and unlocking the device (letting it enter deep sleep first of course) and have yet to experience the bug again.
Maybe it doesn't work for you, but perhaps someone can pick up from here and we can all get to the bottom of the problem! It might be impossible at this stage and may simply require a newer leak/release of JB for the i9100.
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Hopefully this helps, if not I apologize, but think the problem needs any insight available

I have not freezed, deleted all the extra functionalities and stuff, but the problem is still there, even worst on wifi. I gave u a thank for make a step up to try to solve the problem

I have removed almost every single samsung app from syatem. Using apex instead of TW. Always have wifi turned off. Because i use my data plan. As its unlimited. I have this problem all the time. Is there anything i can do to help? Logcat or anything.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

I think its a touch panel driver problem but better to do a logcat if you have time for this. I also have experienced the problem when trying to end a call.

gszabi said:
I think its a touch panel driver problem but better to do a logcat if you have time for this. I also have experienced the problem when trying to end a call.
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Yes, last night I was using logcat and when the screen came on and froze the logcat contained data such as waiting for input, loading mali driver for touch recognition. I laso thought it could be related to motion control, as if its waiting for acceleration from it so as to use the camera motion shortcut etc but alas disabling motion didnt help either
Will upload a logcat or two later after college today!

It also happened to me too when trying to end a call after the screen came back on after taking the phone away from my eat. Ive also noticed that when the screen comes on and touch is unresponsive. The menu and back keys at the bottom are not lit. And after 4/5 seconds they light up and then it is working. Will post a logcat when i next experience it.
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Tried many lock screen apps including the stock one, random freezing with all of them with wifi on. Have been using Holo Locker for a couple of days, seems to fix the problem.

darkloop said:
Tried many lock screen apps including the stock one, random freezing with all of them with wifi on. Have been using Holo Locker for a couple of days, seems to fix the problem.
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I get around it like another user suggested,
I have a tasker that turns my wifi off when the screen goes off.
I also have phenomenal battery life this way. It is definitely a wifi issue.

Nokia 6 Incoming Call Screen

Greetings,
I've recently bought a Nokia 6 for my mother, and, after some time, she is having a problem with incoming phone calls: she reports that, since two or three days, they are not showing anymore as they used to (screen below), but rather only as a pop-up on the highest part of the screen (similar to any notification from any app). I've tried to fix the problem for her but it's seems that the only way to bring up the old interface is to click on the pop-up, but my mother would rather have the "blue screen", as she calls it, every time she receives a phone call.
Thank you all for your time and sorry for my English, it is not my native language.
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Hurr_Durr said:
Greetings,
I've recently bought a Nokia 6 for my mother, and, after some time, she is having a problem with incoming phone calls: she reports that, since two or three days, they are not showing anymore as they used to (screen below), but rather only as a pop-up on the highest part of the screen (similar to any notification from any app). I've tried to fix the problem for her but it's seems that the only way to bring up the old interface is to click on the pop-up, but my mother would rather have the "blue screen", as she calls it, every time she receives a phone call.
Thank you all for your time and sorry for my English, it is not my native language.
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Okay listen, this is not a problem actually, from android lollipop to oreo, it was maintained that if you are doing something with other app and suddenly a call came and tak you to the whole incoming call interface
This intrupts your current apps working, but now it depends on you, whether u want to accept the calls from the top of screen or you can finish working on the current app like you are using whatsapp and messaging someone and suddenly a call come, then you might can answer the person you are messaging that an incoming call is coming just wait for a while so i come back after call to join you again.
This can help you making understandable thing between people you talking with or you are doing any bank work and suddenly an incoming call can intrupt that work so you can finish your work and accept it after few seconds
Hope you get your answer

Hi, I am facing a slightly different issue. When the screen is locked, there is no Incoming Call Screen, instead only the screen gets lighted up with the digital clock, along with the ringer ofcourse. Any idea how to fix that?

vishal.vp said:
Hi, I am facing a slightly different issue. When the screen is locked, there is no Incoming Call Screen, instead only the screen gets lighted up with the digital clock, along with the ringer ofcourse. Any idea how to fix that?
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Reset your phone app
If it still occurs
Reset your device

sltushar said:
Reset your phone app
If it still occurs
Reset your device
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Ok thanks. I think I will reset the phone since It seems after the Oreo update most of my notifications, especially the Outlook and AccuWeather apps are behaving strange. The phone automatically kills their processes.

I am also facing this problem
Hello i am also facing the same problem in nokia 6.1plus... what he is trying to say is when someone is calling, that person's name or number is not not appearing in the main screen instead of that it is appearing in the notification bar and to answer a call i have to go to notification bar and answer from there only... I have updated the phones app, i tried to force stop and restart the phone many times but still i am facing this problem how to fix this?

Navedgladiator1 said:
Hello i am also facing the same problem in nokia 6.1plus... what he is trying to say is when someone is calling, that person's name or number is not not appearing in the main screen instead of that it is appearing in the notification bar and to answer a call i have to go to notification bar and answer from there only... I have updated the phones app, i tried to force stop and restart the phone many times but still i am facing this problem how to fix this?
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Go to settings and try resenting app preference, this will help you, if not, poke me back

sltushar said:
Go to settings and try resenting app preference, this will help you, if not, poke me back
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facing same problem with same device and that doesnt work too

same problem with no solution yet
i am having same problem when the screen is off it pops up with only clock no option to pick up or reject ..and when phone is open the phone answering option available only in upprr portion of phone near notification.

finally fixed it...
heyy greetings to every one ..i found the solution of this problem finally ...all u need to go into apps and notification and the open phone after that notification and then click on incoming calls after that click behaviour and select make sound and pop up on screen ...hurray you are done...cheers.!!!

Thanks. This is working. No need to factory reset.

HI, I am facing a different challenge. When the phone rings while it is in my pocket, the phone automatically gets answered, even if I dont want to pick it. How can I change the setting of my phone so that it responses as per my instruction.

joy4252 said:
HI, I am facing a different challenge. When the phone rings while it is in my pocket, the phone automatically gets answered, even if I dont want to pick it. How can I change the setting of my phone so that it responses as per my instruction.
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You can look under Settings > Display for an option called something like prevent wakeup when in pocket.
Alternatively, a hammer should do the trick.
Edit: The phone just broke my hammer, I'm out if ideas.

Touch screen input lagg...

This phone is driving me nuts.... I've been using this device since 2 months now and it is extremely annoying. You just can't play any bloody games that require you to react in a very short time... The taps register very late. For example, It's impossible to use SwiftKey or swipe keyboard because if you swipe too fast it will miss a few letters and predict the wrong word.
Any custom ROMs or kernels that may fix this? Sd835 is useless if I just have to play tic tac toe..

Android P fixes it entirely, that was a huge issue I had with the phone as well. I don't notice any lag at all now.

crixley said:
Android P fixes it entirely, that was a huge issue I had with the phone as well. I don't notice any lag at all now.
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Hey sir thanks again for helping me with my rebooting issues... Essential checked the logs and I'm sending in under warranty. It did get better with your tips though . on this note, why does P still not have an option to reboot into the other sides partition? It would make restoring much simpler because you could do it without a computer. Is there a wat to reboot into the other partition without one?

KingBeefy said:
Hey sir thanks again for helping me with my rebooting issues... Essential checked the logs and I'm sending in under warranty. It did get better with your tips though . on this note, why does P still not have an option to reboot into the other sides partition? It would make restoring much simpler because you could do it without a computer. Is there a wat to reboot into the other partition without one?
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Anytime!
Glad I could help to some degree.
I'm not sure any phone with an A/B partition has that option, unless I'm mistaken. That is really there for system use only, not for those looking to tinker.

I have the ph-1 since one week and I have the exact same problem. Swiftkey or Gboard with swipe gesture typing is absolutly impossible to use with this phone! It drives me crazy since 90% what I do with a phone is writing text messages in Whatsapp. I am using Swiftkey since my Galaxy S2 and I had a couple of low class phones since then. None had this problem. I cannot confirm Android P fixes it. Any other ideas/fixes/custom roms that address this issue?

Same problem here. This phone drives me crazy -.- i can't use swiftkey and swift.
Here a touch screen test. Left screenshot is the essential phone, right one is my xiaomi redmi note 4.
And what happens if i try to write "this is a test" three times.
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I need a fix for this, isn't there any custom rom or kernel or whatever that fix this?
I'm using the official android p version.

This is a test
This is a test
This is a test
All with gboard swipe, all first time
This is a test this is a test this is a test this is a test
And again.
Maybe you have a faulty digitiser?

kboya said:
This is a test
This is a test
This is a test
All with gboard swipe, all first time
This is a test this is a test this is a test this is a test
And again.
Maybe you have a faulty digitiser?
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could you download the "touch screen test" app and post a screenshot, how it looks like on your phone?
Would be great, thanks!

As requested

I contacted essential supported they told me following:
There are a couple of settings available to fine tune how the screen responds to touches (and scrolling) that you can customize for your own preferences and might have an impact on what you have noticed when using swipe gestures on the keyboard. These are in Developer Options in Settings. If you haven't enabled this menu, these instructions will make it available:
In the Settings menu, scroll down and tap on the System menu.
In the System menu, tap About phone.
Scroll down until you see "Build number" at the bottom of the menu.
Tap the "Build number" 8 times in a row.
After 8 consecutive taps, a message will pop up alerting you that Developer Options has been enabled.
Developer Options can now be found in Settings > System
Once we've enabled Developer options, I would suggest disabling "Grip Rejection" and testing to confirm if that helps with the touch responsiveness issues that you are noticing. Also in this menu, you will find the option for "Touch Sensitivity", if you are noticing issues when scrolling, you can experiment with other values to see what works best for you. The higher the number, the screen will be more sensitive to touch but you could notice more "jitter" when scrolling.
Also, if you are using a screen protector (or left the protective plastic on the device), it can impact how the device responds to touch, so I would recommend removing it and re-testing if none of these settings result in an improvement.
Because Android 9 Pie has just been released, it is also possible that specific apps haven't been optimized for this OS, so I would also recommend reaching out to the developer to provide the feedback that you have noticed in case some improvements can be made in a future update.
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At first I thought it would be better. But when using Swiftkey longer I still miss words due inaccuracy. Does it help you guys in any way?

Thanks kboya!
@br3ak
i already tried this too but it didnt help in any way.

Can't answer calls?

Does anyone else have this issue? Most of the time, when somebody calls, I get nothing that comes up on my screen. It's totally blank, no options to answer or reject the call.
I've factory reset a couple times, once when unlocking the bootloader to root it (this was after it happened with stock OS).
Any ideas on how to fix this? Some calls work, most don't...

Yes!
I have the same issue on my Oneplus 8 Pro!
It's an awful bug.
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I've found a temporary solution : I've installed a third phone app, set it as default phone app, and then set the OnePlus phone app as default again.
after reboot, the issue is gone for a few days.
but it come again...
Maybe it can work for you too?

misteurz said:
I've found a temporary solution : I've installed a third phone app, set it as default phone app, and then set the OnePlus phone app as default again.
after reboot, the issue is gone for a few days.
but it come again...
Maybe it can work for you too?
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I do have the should I answer app installed which is supposed to be set as the primary dialer, and does have its own UI for answering calls, but that doesn't come up either. Even when swapping from one to the other, rebooting or not.
I had a chat with OnePlus, they told me to reset my network settings which I did, and it began to work just fine, but today it's doing it again and I've done nothing to the phone. Changed no settings, installed no apps, etc...

My solution is, answering a call by holding the phone to the ear (in quick gestures, lift to answer or something alike (I'm Dutch))
It doesn't show the button but it works

Honestly,
I have had many phones... LG Gx, Galaxy Sx, Huawei PxxPro, and the OnePlus 6.
The OnePlus 6 was my best experience.
But I'm very disappointed about the amount of bugs on this 1000€ OnePlus 8 Pro...

I think I found the solution... I might be wrong, need to do more testing.
Settings > Battery > Battery Optimization > Tap the 3 dots at the top right corner and select Advanced optimization
On that screen, I disabled the "Sleep standby optimization" and so far it's worked perfectly.
I did this because a lot of my apps, with and without optimization would not give me notifications until I unlocked me phone, as though my phone was deep sleeping. Makes me wonder if this was preventing the phone app from displaying the UI because it was in too deep of a sleep.

This is already disabled on mine, and I have the issue [emoji6]

Do you guys use Android auto? I was having this issue after disconnecting from my car and car mode is still running.

Hey, it may be the cause!
How did you solve that?

@smalltownbird ?

I don't really know. I factory reset and it has been fine.

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I don't really know. I factory reset and it has been fine.
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[emoji26]

Short term solution is, after you unplug from your car, in your notifications it says something like driving mode enabled. Click it and you should be able to answer calls again.

smalltownbird said:
Short term solution is, after you unplug from your car, in your notifications it says something like driving mode enabled. Click it and you should be able to answer calls again.
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15 days ago, I have clicked on the option to avoid this notification to display (on the notification option). [emoji26][emoji26]
Can you tell me the name of the app who "send" this notification? So that I can re-enable it?

I did the same thing, that's why I factory reset. I could not find it anywhere to reenable.

I've tried to clear cache and data from android auto. I'll see if it works the next time I take my car

Maybe you can try something to help me?
When the notification is displayed, you swipe it on the left, and click on the wheel : the name of the app I'll be displayed on top.
See the pictures above
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I've tried to clear cache and data from android auto. I'll see if it works the next time I take my car
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It didn't work [emoji29][emoji29]

So, I've found the answer
It's true, it's related to the driving mode.
As I have chosen, a few weeks ago to hide the notification related to the "driving mode" still open when I leave my car, I was fxcked.
I've wipe cache of the phone app : no result
I've reset presets of the phone on android settings : no results.
I've wiped cache of the phone : victory : the problem is solved : I have the notification to close the "driving mode" still open.
So if you want to do the same thing :
Power off your OnePlus 8 Pro.
Push power and low volume at the same tame until the phone ask you your code .
You now select English language, wipe cache and data, wipe cache, ok and then reboot.
Don't wipe data, just cache, or you will loose all your datas [emoji6]

How has it been working for you? I still have the issue even after doing what your said.