The unlock screen is well annoying as the backlight is dim when you have to unlock... and the grey unlock box on the grey background is practically impossible to see in certain lights!
Is it possible to replace this with a black screen with a big white UNLOCK box or something?
p3eps said:
The unlock screen is well annoying as the backlight is dim when you have to unlock... and the grey unlock box on the grey background is practically impossible to see in certain lights!
Is it possible to replace this with a black screen with a big white UNLOCK box or something?
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in the settings for energy you can select the backlight to turn on.
if you want a big button you can use s2u2 (slide to unlock)
Where is the slide to unlock setting?
I want my backlight to be dim when the phone is locked... its just a shame it doesnt brighten when I try to unlock it.
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Where is the slide to unlock setting?
I want my backlight to be dim when the phone is locked... its just a shame it doesnt brighten when I try to unlock it.
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Google "s2u2 for pocket pc", its nothing but an iPhone rip and looks ugly.
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Where is the slide to unlock setting?
I want my backlight to be dim when the phone is locked... its just a shame it doesnt brighten when I try to unlock it.
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that is exactly what the setting does. it is dim when locked, it will brighten when you unlock.
sandervanzijl said:
that is exactly what the setting does. it is dim when locked, it will brighten when you unlock.
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at least it helped to me, thanks
Dim unlock screen
I use my phone to connect to my work Exchange server and they force the phone to have a pin to unlock it.
As mentioned earlier, the unlock screen is dim and completely invisible in sunlight.
Is there any way of making the phone (mine is a T-mobile Compact IV running native WM6.1, no Touchflo) display a bright unlock screen?
Would there be a registry setting somewhere?
Any suggestions really appreciated!!
For those of us trying to keep the software as stock as possible, is there another skin out there. Even the same unlock skin with black as the background would be better. Ive done the S2u2 thing and it can cause phone freezes. Rarely, but it still does the odd time.
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is there anyway of unlocking the kaiser when the keyboard is slid open. Why would you slide the keyboard open unless you were going use so it seems silly to keep it locked. Anyone got a fix
Slide to unlock!
There are some applications that do this. Don't know if there is any for the Kaiser.
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is there anyway of unlocking the kaiser when the keyboard is slid open. Why would you slide the keyboard open unless you were going use so it seems silly to keep it locked. Anyone got a fix
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Unlock the Kaiser when the keyboard is slid open???
Can you explain what you mean?
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Unlock the Kaiser when the keyboard is slid open???
Can you explain what you mean?
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Just Like the Slide phones.
The phone is locked i slide open the keyboard and it unlocks automatically rather than clicking unlock on screen. The reason i want to do this is i find it difficult to find the unlock key on screen as the screen is so dull until unlocked. So i want to slide it open slightly to unlock the phone and then slide it back and the phone is unlocked and goes back to portrait mode.
Even more preferable would be say to slide the phone half open and it would unlock the phone and the display mode would stay portaitb i.e. the display would only change to portrait when keyboard is fully out. I guess that would be much harder.
I too was thinking that this would be pretty cool. The phone already wakes up on slide, so it if unlocked itself too that would be superb.
using a registry program and goto
hklm/hardware/devicemap/keybd and create a new dword SlideWakeUp
0 = wakeup
1 = stay lock
update: wrong info, this is only for wakeup, it will not unlock.
kms
I agree this would be a cool app to have. Hopefully someone can integrate it with one of those locking apps out there, i.e. S2U etc...
Did anyone work this out ?
just put it to sleep without locking it then when it wakes up it wont be locked. its not what you want but it works the phone is still unlocked when it wakes
when i purchased my handset, sim free, from htc this feature came as default but i found it a nuisance. say you have your phone in your pocket, you place your hand in there and nudge the handset, it opens ever so slightly and it is unlocked. you then, unwittingly, call people in your contacts list and end up having changed the clock! slide 2 unlock is a fantastically versatile piece of software and keeps this from happening. plus you can operate the software slider even if you have fingers like hotdogs!
kms108 said:
using a registry program and goto
hklm/hardware/devicemap/keybd and create a new dword SlideWakeUp
0 = wakeup
1 = stay lock
update: wrong info, this is only for wakeup, it will not unlock.
kms
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I know this thread is a bit old at this point but just in case anyone else stumbles up on this as i did I thought I would correct this post.
KMS had this backwards:
0 = stay lock
1 = wakup
Also when creating the dword select decimal. Not usre if that makes a difference or not but that's what I did and it worked for me. In my case I was actually looking to turn this off since my phone case has a magnet that would make the phone think the keyboard was opened as I put the phone away.
I'm trying to use Conduits Pocket Player with S2U2 version (1.13), and I'd like to have the hardware buttons (at least volume buttons) working even when S2U2 is active and locks the screen...
There are options in the player to allow buttons mapping even when screen is "locked" or when app is in background, but it looks like the "lock" intended by this app is not S2U2's lock...
I don't know if I made myself clear, but any help would be great!
Thanks!
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I'm trying to use Conduits Pocket Player with S2U2 version (1.13), and I'd like to have the hardware buttons (at least volume buttons) working even when S2U2 is active and locks the screen...
There are options in the player to allow buttons mapping even when screen is "locked" or when app is in background, but it looks like the "lock" intended by this app is not S2U2's lock...
I don't know if I made myself clear, but any help would be great!
Thanks!
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S2U2 doesn't work very well with Diamond..at least a while ago when i tried it and finally got it set up the way i wanted, i noticed the home button wasn't locked. It doesn't lock the homebutton.. so it's kinda useless..
Maybe your Diamonds auto-lock is on? Every time the screen goes black, it gets locked automatically?
I don't think so.
It is totally useful to lock the screen. To have backlight off but screen on, to have it on but still locked when you touch the screen, in order to see what time it is, and other usages.
I personally never accidentally unlock my phone by using hard buttons, and furthermore do need them to be unlocked to use them while the phone is in my pocket.
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S2U2 doesn't work very well with Diamond..at least a while ago when i tried it and finally got it set up the way i wanted, i noticed the home button wasn't locked. It doesn't lock the homebutton.. so it's kinda useless..
Maybe your Diamonds auto-lock is on? Every time the screen goes black, it gets locked automatically?
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Yes you can, lock the home key
Maybe your Diamonds auto-lock is on? Every time the screen goes black, it gets locked automatically?
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What auto-lock config are you exactly talking about ?
No no no ?
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What auto-lock config are you exactly talking about ?
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I misread your post.. I meant the autolock feature by holding down the end call button.. but it doesn't make any sense, cuz i misread ..
I used to untill I found out it doesn't lock the homebutton. But i might use it if it does now..
Sorry.. couldn't be of any help..
edit: I read something there about custom mapping sound control..maybe it'll help.. first post, all the way down.. but you should ask your question there .. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412418
edit2: installing s2u2 will make side volume control button useless.. so maybe that's it.. check the above link
Sergio PC said:
Yes you can, lock the home key
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How?? Speak!!
Is there a way to make the stock "lock phone" program lock the kaiser when the screen turns off. I liked the throttle lock app but with it installed my camera button did not work. I really want something more like the iphone unlock.. i/e. "slide to unlock". It locks the screen when it turns off. Any help is appreciated.
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Is there a way to make the stock "lock phone" program lock the kaiser when the screen turns off. I liked the throttle lock app but with it installed my camera button did not work. I really want something more like the iphone unlock.. i/e. "slide to unlock". It locks the screen when it turns off. Any help is appreciated.
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Try searching next time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412418&highlight=Slide+Unlock
Ta
Dave
Looking for a app that will wake/turn on screen when on sleep mode with a simple touch of the screen.
While Asleep>>>Touch Screen>>>Slide to Unlock
instead of
While Asleep>>>Back/Home or Menu Button>>>>Back/Home or Menu Button to Unlock
Anyone want this? or am I being picky?
its called Lock 2.0
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its called Lock 2.0
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Thanks Johnny,
I know of Lock 2.0 BUT it does NOT wake the screen by a simple touch of the screen.
I am using Hero and would like to keep the slide down lock it comes with.
What I would like is a app that will simply turn the screen on with a touch of the screen so I can then slide down to unlock.
Lakers3408 said:
Thanks Johnny,
I know of Lock 2.0 BUT it does NOT wake the screen by a simple touch of the screen.
I am using Hero and would like to keep the slide down lock it comes with.
What I would like is a app that will simply turn the screen on with a touch of the screen so I can then slide down to unlock.
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isn't that kind of the point of the screen being off? i turn it off so that i'm not hitting "buttons" in my pocket like i did with other phones
tubaking182 said:
isn't that kind of the point of the screen being off? i turn it off so that i'm not hitting "buttons" in my pocket like i did with other phones
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Yes I understand that, but have you noticed that the screen ONLY responds to the HUMAN touch. You can NOT use a stylus or anything other than your finger/skin. So having it in your pocket with say keys or what not will not activate the screen.
don't think thats possible,
if it did, it would BE A HUGE BATTERY DRAINER.
good luck finding one =) , i think your over your mind with this app lol.
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don't think thats possible,
if it did, it would BE A HUGE BATTERY DRAINER.
good luck finding one =) , i think your over your mind with this app lol.
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Really... I dont see it that way, but then again im not a app developer
I dont see the difference in having a app that will replace the need to hit a button(call,menu,home or back) with touching the screen.
I've had my phone in my pocket with the screen accidently on and have had all kinds of buttons pressed from inside my pocket, so I personally wouldn't have a use for that app. But if it works for you, I hope someone makes it for you.
The difference is you'd have to poll the touchscreen constantly for any input, where as the buttons don't us any power until they're pressed and the circuit is completed.
I'm not an app developer either. I'm also not retarded. Just because you don't know the inner workings of an operating system doesn't mean that you're allowed to ignore physics and common sense.
Lakers3408 said:
Yes I understand that, but have you noticed that the screen ONLY responds to the HUMAN touch. You can NOT use a stylus or anything other than your finger/skin. So having it in your pocket with say keys or what not will not activate the screen.
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altho it only responds to human touch, it does detect touch through thin clothing, so if you put it in your pocket, it will still press the screen.
The system is set to stop polling the screen once its off. The system will not respond to touch while it is off. The support for this would have to be built into a ROM I believe
I often find that my phone is unlocked or pocket dialed in my pocket, occasionally feeling a little vibration when I guess it is trying to unlock.
I unlock with fingerprint usually. My trouser pockets clearly don't have my fingerprints pressing against the sensor.
I've turned on the "pocket mode" option in advanced settings but it still does it.
Is there any way I can fix this? I am not rooted and have locked bootloader.
Thanks
batjon said:
I often find that my phone is unlocked or pocket dialed in my pocket, occasionally feeling a little vibration when I guess it is trying to unlock.
I unlock with fingerprint usually. My trouser pockets clearly don't have my fingerprints pressing against the sensor.
I've turned on the "pocket mode" option in advanced settings but it still does it.
Is there any way I can fix this? I am not rooted and have locked bootloader.
Thanks
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I have the same problem
Dave.a said:
I have the same problem
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At least they are consistent
I'm using Pocket Lock from Play Store, I set it to lock my phone when it's upside down and the screen is getting turned on.
It's not perfect, but solves the above problem which annoyed me as well as you.
Edit: I've turned off the phone's own pocket mode, Pocket Lock alone is sufficient enough.
batjon said:
I often find that my phone is unlocked or pocket dialed in my pocket, occasionally feeling a little vibration when I guess it is trying to unlock.
I unlock with fingerprint usually. My trouser pockets clearly don't have my fingerprints pressing against the sensor.
I've turned on the "pocket mode" option in advanced settings but it still does it.
Is there any way I can fix this? I am not rooted and have locked bootloader.
Thanks
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Big problem also for me, I've made like a thousand call or multiple WhatsApp forward...
I solved turning off face unlock. Just using the fingerprint or sequence
The most confusing thing here is how on earth does the phone accept the unlock while in pocket? When using my finger it rejects it often enough.. in my pocket my thigh has a higher success rate? I doubt it randomly would draw the right pattern so often.
So all a thief would have to do is put the phone in their pocket and it unlocks eventually!
Use a case/care when placing in pocket and place the back the phone against your skin, not the display.
What's really disturbing is when you find it has opened setup pages you don't even recognize
Has anybody tried Pocket Lock? ASUS' built-in pocket mode is very buggy, it would be more than enough to check the gyroscope if the phone is in mostly vertical position (upside down or vice versa), and when the proximity sensor shows almost 0 distance to something, the screen should stay off and the phone locked. That's what Pocket Lock provides a working solution for - I'm not the developer, so I'm not advertising it, but as somebody who had the same problem as you have in this subtopic, I bought the pro version and the "ghost unlocking" is now gone.
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Has anybody tried Pocket Lock? ASUS' built-in pocket mode is very buggy, it would be more than enough to check the gyroscope if the phone is in mostly vertical position (upside down or vice versa), and when the proximity sensor shows almost 0 distance to something, the screen should stay off and the phone locked. That's what Pocket Lock provides a working solution for - I'm not the developer, so I'm not advertising it, but as somebody who had the same problem as you have in this subtopic, I bought the pro version and the "ghost unlocking" is now gone.
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Thanks. And also to the previous poster about this app.
Once installed do you lose access to fingerprint unlock etc?
batjon said:
Thanks. And also to the previous poster about this app.
Once installed do you lose access to fingerprint unlock etc?
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There's an alternative locking method to keep fingerprint unlocking, but seemingly it doesn't work under A12 - still, you can keep using the fingerprint reader until Pocket Lock has locked your device, which is better than call anybody from your pocket.
BTW, your pocket won't unlock your phone as stated in one of the previous posts, but an incoming call will turn your screen on, and if you're unlucky, on the virtual dial pad your pocket will enter numbers.