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Hey,
I don't want to call it a tweak, but I can't find another word what can describe it.
I've my Xperia Arc S since two days and I am playing a bit around with it.
What I've seen is, that I hate the power button and the lockscreen looks good, but I don't like the sliding. But I don't lke 3rd party lockscreen apps, too, because they eat memory and sometimes you have to wait for them to unlock the phone.
Some guys knew my MIUI Roms for Nexus One, Nexus S and Incredible S, but with Arc S I've thought that I don't want to do any development.
But hey, trying some things are not as bad.
So:
If you don't like lock screen sliding, you can do the following
- open a root explorer on your Arc (S)
- navigate to /data/local
- make a new file there
- call it "enable_menu_key"
- give it the right permissions, as the other files in that folder have
Then you can unlock your phone with Home key (opens to lock screen) and then simply pressing menu key for going to the home screen
This is a simple thing, you can try it. I'm new to Xperia Arc. Don't cry too loud if it was a bad idea to post this. If you can use it, be happy with it.
And a bit more power to your phone:
Open the build.prop in the /system folder, search for "dalvik heap size" and change it from 32 to 48. Then you have to reboot. It's a bt more speed or less laggy.
Bye!
Download the enable menu key file:
http://db.tt/qPRWfvpM
tweak work, thx for this.
Does it works for X10 also ?
I think yes.
You can try it. There's nothing to damage with.
If it don't work, just delete the file.
Could you post if it works on your phone?
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can u share yours
What do you mean?
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It works on my ARC S... Is there a way to make Home button to unlock the screen? I tried to make a file enable_home_key but it does not work...
Not so easy. This what I have posted is an very old hack left from the Google programmers while making Android.
They don't want to unlock the phones every time while coding and testing.
But you're right, home key is better.
If anyone has an idea... ;-)
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FormelLMS, very cool! Good working on my X arc!
FormelLMS said:
Not so easy. This what I have posted is an very old hack left from the Google programmers while making Android.
They don't want to unlock the phones every time while coding and testing.
But you're right, home key is better.
If anyone has an idea... ;-)
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For other keys you would need to change Android code.
See android sourcecode in: /frameworks/base/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/LockScreen.java
You can easily add any key to this But for that you would need to compile your own version of Android OR lockscreen.
But i personally don't like this "feature" much. It's very insecure if you carry the phone in your pocket You could accidently unlock the phone ...
Regards
I must resist to compile something. :-D
I wanna settle down a bit but I don't know if I can do a full stop.
But we can meet in real life. I'm coming from 42499, 25 km from you
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Hi guys !
Thanks a lot, I have a stupid question if you want to leave department opening screen of the machine is locked away and replaced the screen with another app, please guide sorry my english is not good
Sorry, I don't understand.
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Nice Trick
Thanks for the tip. Did it in 10 seconds, and works like a charm! (on my Neo, added it here)
Yeah, cool.
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Bin4ry said:
For other keys you would need to change Android code.
See android sourcecode in: /frameworks/base/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/LockScreen.java
You can easily add any key to this But for that you would need to compile your own version of Android OR lockscreen.
But i personally don't like this "feature" much. It's very insecure if you carry the phone in your pocket You could accidently unlock the phone ...
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hi Bin4ry i agree with u... i have even disabled "wake using home button" on my ARC...
actually wht i was thinking is can we use the second level of camera button (the click image mode not focus mode) to act as a power button?
Hm, never accidently unlocked the phone on arc with the buttons.
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It works... thanks so much for share your trick!
Works like a charm!
Very convenient! I use a nice case but power button is a hit-and-miss and this trick made my life a bit easier!
Also, as Doom said, I really hope to see a MiUI ROM by you posted here!!
Hi
I know what I like about this handset.
What I want to know [as being more informative to me] what is not to like about this one.
I'm planning to buy it with contract and use it for another 2 years.
So I'm asking for opinion of these of you that don't change phones every quarter and think about annoyances in long shot.
My highlights:
Most worrying info I have found about this handset is:
A) music reproduction is poor [as on gsmarena] - is there any other review that uses synthetic test? [I use phone to listen to a music for 5h a day]
B) no notification LED - never had phone without it, how big pain is it? [I know about noLED app, it MAY drain battery]
C) fairly often on holidays I take film shoots of people, is rubbish focus still an issue or was it fixed, or is fixed with custom ROM [I'll head to andro development once I'll finish this post ]
Handset will be bought in UK.
thanks for any info
please keep your post as negative as possible ))):angel:
this post'd better be in the general discussion session if you want good responses. Otherwise dont hold your breath because this phone is apparently not selling well at all, so no point putting it here.
Hey,
About the music, I think there is nothing wrong with it. I think it depends more on your headset. And dsp manager helps a lot .
About camera, it's an excellent camera in good light and in bad light it isn't that bad only there is some noise in pictures taken in bad light condition.
Hope this helps.
muzamal said:
Hey,
About the music, I think there is nothing wrong with it. I think it depends more on your headset. And dsp manager helps a lot .
About camera, it's an excellent camera in good light and in bad light it isn't that bad only there is some noise in pictures taken in bad light condition.
Hope this helps.
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Have you tried even switching to video recording mode in partly lit room? Room is good enough to read but not good enough for this crap phone to record video.
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There's no custom Roms. Bootloader is locked and no way to unlock it. Battery life is not that good. Phone gets hot. If the first two get fixed at any time, the last will most likely be fixed by custom Roms.
Notification via key LED works quite well.
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Notification via key led? How?
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muellersmattes said:
There's no custom Roms. Bootloader is locked and no way to unlock it. Battery life is not that good. Phone gets hot. If the first two get fixed at any time, the last will most likely be fixed by custom Roms.
Notification via key LED works quite well.
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I can imagine that LED that lit soft buttons is being used by noLED application - smart if true. Why "quite well" not "very well" ?
I realize that putting question about sound Q in poll is subjective, but I keep in mind gsmarena results too.
Yes I went to 'development' and noticed that there is no custom ROM, but also this is fairly new phone... anyway I'm on PAYG for next 3 or 7 or 11 weeks and waiting for better news about LG or better price of S3 [17.50pm vs 22.50pm on mobiles]
I have also read that all phones get hot to some extent
face-t said:
I can imagine that LED that lit soft buttons is being used by noLED application - smart if true. Why "quite well" not "very well" ?
I realize that putting question about sound Q in poll is subjective, but I keep in mind gsmarena results too.
Yes I went to 'development' and noticed that there is no custom ROM, but also this is fairly new phone... anyway I'm on PAYG for next 3 or 7 or 11 weeks and waiting for better news about LG or better price of S3 [17.50pm vs 22.50pm on mobiles]
I have also read that all phones get hot to some extent
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It's not the NoLed app, but there's the LG Notification app linked in the Themes & Apps section. As you guessed right it uses the LED that lights the buttons. Can be set up to different events and blinking frequencies and stuff, it takes a while to set it up. That's why i wrote "quite well". It's not out-of-the-box, but if you set it right, it works "very well", at least for me. Of course it can only do what the LED supports, so it's only white light and no fading.
Is the video focus issue solved with an update? I didn't see it on lists of the changes on the updates, maybe i missed it. With which update was it solved?
I am most upset by the sound quality of the phone speaker as it is at the back of the phone so miss a lot of incoming calls if you put you phone in your pocket even though volumn set to highest!. It sucks when you use the speaker phone during a call. Same problem for the the alarm, it is not loud enough unless you place it with the back facing up
Lepanto said:
Is the video focus issue solved with an update? I didn't see it on lists of the changes on the updates, maybe i missed it. With which update was it solved?
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Video focus bug has been fixed since v10c.
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Yeah but there is now an issue with the exposure in a dark, or slightly dark, area. It's way underexposed.
upset bootlocker locked. thus still no custom to make device better.
xkill3rprox said:
Video focus bug has been fixed since v10c.
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Thanks for answer.
NO!
muellersmattes said:
There's no custom Roms. Bootloader is locked and no way to unlock it. Battery life is not that good. Phone gets hot. If the first two get fixed at any time, the last will most likely be fixed by custom Roms.
Notification via key LED works quite well.
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There is a way to unlock the bootloader, we just havent figured it out yet. There might even be a solution before the end of september.
alekthefirst said:
There is a way to unlock the bootloader, we just havent figured it out yet. There might even be a solution before the end of september.
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there might be a ways to root it, but i doubt that unlocking bootloader will be possible (not that i know too much about it)
m4rkiz said:
there might be a ways to root it, but i doubt that unlocking bootloader will be possible (not that i know too much about it)
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I dont know about this stuff either, but i read about this app that unlocks the bootloader on verizon galaxy s3. If there is any way to do this for our phone, it would be awesome.
Damn xda won't let me post links, but check "VZW GS3 EZ-Unlock" on google play.
I just now figured out it cannot do USB-OTG although all other new phones can. Dealbreaker!
VOIP / SIP is cut away although it is standard in ICS. Thanks LG!
Touchscreen does not work well under extreme situations / when capacitively loaded (cold wind, charger connected, litte moisture, etc.)
Although the GNSS chipset can do GLONASS it is switched off can only do GPS. Thanks LG!
When videochatting on SKYPE ( if it runs properly at all ) and charger is connected, still the battery drains ! The charger is not able to supply enough power when the whole system is running at max consumption. WTF ? Absolute no go ! Another Dealbreaker !
No open Bootloader! I did not know this. I'm new to android. I thought that rooting is everything. Crap...
Well meanwhile I have had the phone for 2 months, most probably I will not sell it back. I hope the bootloader is somehow opened and there will be a better ROM..
Folks,
Is anyone else bothered by the Weak Vibrations from the LG G Watch R?
The weak vibrations are really starting to bother me .. I assume that a new software update could possibly improve the vibrations strength and duration.
Encourage everyone having the same concerns as me to log a ticket to LG and hopefully this will bring our concerns to their attention and create a new SW update with better vibrations (either strong vibrations or longer duration)
Yes, it is a bit bothering me. I can not notice while running or walking.
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I'm trying to learn how to increase it. It looks like it will have to be a kernel implementation, and I am not at all familiar with kernels. I am trying to learn, I see the file that needs to be edited but I am not clear as to how to do it properly and I don't want to supply too much power to it and blow it up.
File is here: https://android.googlesource.com/ke...0-kitkat-wear/drivers/misc/msm_pwm_vibrator.c
So I've made great progress. I have successfully gotten TWRP to boot on our device which opens up all kinds of doors for us.
I have also rooted the device now, so stay tuned guys.
Let us know how you get on. Moving from a Pebble, I hardly notice any notifications from the LG G Watch R ... Very faint vibrations compared to he Pebble. Missed several notifications throughout the day ... How does one log a ticket with LG anyway? Perhaps that's the best move? LG are pretty quick to respond, right?
khyasad said:
Let us know how you get on. Moving from a Pebble, I hardly notice any notifications from the LG G Watch R ... Very faint vibrations compared to he Pebble. Missed several notifications throughout the day ... How does one log a ticket with LG anyway? Perhaps that's the best move? LG are pretty quick to respond, right?
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There is a mod now that makes it better but still not Pebble level. I dont think it will ever get as strong as the pebble but I think pebble might have had an overstrong motorntp begin with. I would say with the mod its at 70% compared to the. Pebble.
tonu42 said:
There is a mod now that makes it better but still not Pebble level. I dont think it will ever get as strong as the pebble but I think pebble might have had an overstrong motorntp begin with. I would say with the mod its at 70% compared to the. Pebble.
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What mod do you mean?
Regards
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cybermungo said:
What mod do you mean?
Regards
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch-r/development/mods-useful-mods-r-t2960546
So I found a way to enhance the sound of my phone and I wanted to share it with you guys.
Watch the video I made
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O4K2MgaCAg
omid_freesky said:
So I found a way to enhance the sound of my phone and I wanted to share it with you guys.
Watch the video I made
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O4K2MgaCAg
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It would be nice a comparation between the sound with the protector and without. You could use an app for checking the sound power. Thanks for the tip.:good:
Isn't that a dust/dirt filter?
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No it's not. It's a metal with holes. The dust filter will reveal when you remove this metal. I've done this about a year ago and never regret it.
omid_freesky said:
So I found a way to enhance the sound of my phone and I wanted to share it with you guys.
Watch the video I made
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I'll test, thank you bro!
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elmugal said:
I'll test, thank you bro!
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good luck, let me know how you liked the result.
just tried it myself...it gives a bit better sound yes.not much...
but at least it's something :good:
im gonna try this... here goes nothing
What's the best method to remove the metal screen?
I've just tried on mine galaxy 4 removing the metal protector but nothing changed, tried to put it on and off during several audio playing but I didn't noticed any difference.
If they put it on it means to me that it's better to have it!
Piumach, you need to put on your tinfoil hat to notice the Placebo Effect. I think it was very clear from this thread
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I find a lot of the 180°/360° videos I've found default to exactly the opposite of the desired POV. The video starts, and I'm looking at the back of the room, and I have to twist around 180° to see the "action." Obviously, very frustrating. Is there some setting or control I can't find that will immediately flip/reverse the POV by 180° so I'm immediately looking in the opposite direction?
Hold the Back Button and choose "neu orientieren", i don't know how the call it in english, maybe "orientate new"?
Hope this will help.
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mag148 said:
Hold the Back Button and choose "neu orientieren", i don't know how the call it in english, maybe "orientate new"?
Hope this will help.
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It's "Reorient" but that only puts the presumed center of the POV where I'm looking. Since the phone is presuming the center of the POV is exactly the opposite of where it should be, it means I have to twist my head around 180° and then follow those steps. What I'm looking for is something that just does an immediate 180° reversal.