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No LED/Status Indicator? No cursor?

Anyone come across any fixes for the fact that (a) there is no LED indicator telling you that you have a message; and (b) there is no pointer/curser/trackball?
I tried NOLED app from the market, but thought it was useless.

NOLED is probably the only "fix" you are going to find for notifications. Android is a touch screen OS, why on earth would you need a pointer?

The trackball on the N1, for instance, is super helpful when typing.
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coldbeverage said:
The trackball on the N1, for instance, is super helpful when typing.
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So you didn't notice your phone didn't have a pointing device when you bought it?

migsims said:
So you didn't notice your phone didn't have a pointing device when you bought it?
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Haha maybe he thought it it had some weird gesture area like the crappy Pre or something.
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ON topic, mate a lot of keyboard apps for android include a d-pad option which will let you accurately simulate a cursor/trackball.
No LED notifications is a bummer. Strange how people with iphones are not annoyed by that! Something like sms popup can be set to periodically vibrate to remind you etc. No real solution there Im afraid!
There was some dev work on getting the backlight touch buttons to blink but work seems to have hit a dead end.

Ozy: thanks for the helpful reply!!
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Ozy: thanks for the helpful reply!!
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No worries. For now, look for updates to these two links (I appreciate youve already tried NOLED but it can only get better )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692 - NOLED
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706426 - Use button backlight

ozy944 said:
No worries. For now, look for updates to these two links (I appreciate youve already tried NOLED but it can only get better )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692 - NOLED
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706426 - Use button backlight
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Thanks! It's weird. I can't get NOLED to work on the Captivate. In any event, the backlight option is brilliant!

ozy944 said:
No LED notifications is a bummer. Strange how people with iphones are not annoyed by that!
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Meh. I was always irritated by the notification LED on my MT3G. I love that my Vibrant doesn't have any blinkenlites.

coldbeverage said:
Anyone come across any fixes for the fact that (a) there is no LED indicator telling you that you have a message; and (b) there is no pointer/curser/trackball?
I tried NOLED app from the market, but thought it was useless.
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There is a dpad on the Samsung and swype keyboards. Hole the 123 key on S. And drag between the two bottom left keys in swype.
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ozy944 said:
No worries. For now, look for updates to these two links (I appreciate youve already tried NOLED but it can only get better )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692 - NOLED
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706426 - Use button backlight
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This second link is exactly what ive been looking,
I think the LEDs at the bottom would make perfect notification lights,
Is there any more news on this?
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Heh, its the ideal solution, except theres not really a solution at the moment. Drivers have now been made public (or so Im led to believe). so Im hoping to see it come along side Cyanogen Mod.
Theres an online petiotion that can be signed regarding some dev work for this. At the moment, theres like 350+ signatories....now if everyone chipped in $5 ......

for the D-pad just slide from the "S" sybmbol in the lowwer left of the keyboard to the "sym" key directly next to it (using swype, not the samsung keyboard). a directional pad pops up and it has backspace, backspace by full word, delete, cut, copy, paste, select all, page up, page down, home and end, and a "tab" key, though i don't know if it works like tab of if it is just a large space for starting paragraphs.
samsungs keyboard also has something similar if you hold the key to the numbers/symbols for three seconds.

micro2112 said:
There is a dpad on the Samsung and swype keyboards. Hole the 123 key on S. And drag between the two bottom left keys in swype.
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Wow. Thanks! Dolphin HD, LiveJournal, and text entry don't get along so well for some reason; it never puts the cursor where I tap when I want to go back and edit text. So I'm extremely happy to hear there are arrows on the Swype keyboard! The trackpad and GPS were the only two things I was still missing from my Aria, and you just remedied the former.
Though now I feel silly for not figuring it out myself!

Too be honest I only knew about it from a review I read but they didn't explain how to do it, after a few days of messing with it I found it in the swype tutorials
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I've taken a screen shot but not sure how?

Yesterday a screen capture image appeared in my gallery. I have noticed a screen capture apk in the system folder but have no idea how to take a screen shot other than the one I took by accident yesterday whilst texting. I'd rather not install a third party programme if the phone will already do this for me. I'm on froyo.
Could anybody enlighten me.
Thanks
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If I'm not mistaken the key combo is:
Hold BACK soft button + Press HOME.

Ah! Thats great. Thanks very much.
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doesn't work for me, i tried
i end up installing ShootMe for screen captures

AllGamer said:
doesn't work for me, i tried
i end up installing ShootMe for screen captures
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it is a froyo implementation

AllGamer said:
doesn't work for me, i tried
i end up installing ShootMe for screen captures
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just press the back button first than the home button

[Q] Locking screen with home button?

Would it be possible to modify a firmware or create an app that runs automatically, that would let the home button be used to lock screen? Kinda like the last thing, after returning to the home screen?

yes i guess it's possible, since it's open-source you can almost all you want.

I guess it has to be implemented in launcher.

Should be possible...
Alternatively, is there a widget that simulates the lock button ?
Would be handy for me, i always mute my phone when i want to lock it LoL

hello guys ...
Perhaps there is an application that can do for you ..
Download by market a free application called "lock screen widget"... put the widget on the home and lock the screen just click on the widget ..
I find it amazing ..
I hope you like it
Sorry if my english is not very good

Im using a paid app called screen off. Works great. Tried other free ones but didn't work well.
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Thanks for your suggestions. Im only interested in the actual home button. If someone would kindly start develop something that could do the trick for me, I would be the first to donate 10$?

I'll try to look into it, I have simple yet not-so-sure-about idea.

xan said:
I'll try to look into it, I have simple yet not-so-sure-about idea.
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Thank you very much for even sharing the interest!

4.2 known bugs

I thought it would be nice for both users and developers what to expect from next update to fix or be fixed. I'm gonna give a kick start to known bugs, so that we can be aware of the faults of 4.2. Don't shoot the things you didn't like here since it is nothing to do with this "bug" thread. Here I go..
1. I keep telling myself this should not be a bug since it is so obvious but there is no reason for it to be implemented that way. Which is the hour segment of lock screen time being bold and the other half is normal font.. Maybe there is a reason for this hopefully..
2. Pull down the notification bar from top, when it is down, pull down from the top most again. Notification center will continue going down and out of the screen. It applies for both quick settings and notification center.. Major bug! - 1 to googles test engineers.
Now you can add your own test cases and bugs and maybe we have great devs to sort them out and develop great custom roms..

I don't think either is a bug ,more or less design desicions. I actually like both things you mentioned
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neither are bugs
last one you mentioned stops extending menus down the way when dpi is changed

Wakawaka024 said:
I don't think either is a bug ,more or less design desicions. I actually like both things you mentioned
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I can understand the first one but you clearly didn't understand the second. This is a major bug because a layout goes out of screen. They seem to not lock pulling down from the top most of the screen when it is already pulled down.. Result; notification center goes out of the screen..

aLPaSLaN07 said:
I can understand the first one but you clearly didn't understand the second. This is a major bug because a layout goes out of screen. They seem to not lock pulling down from the top most of the screen when it is already pulled down.. Result; notification center goes out of the screen..
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If you fling it down it stops ,then you can pull it all the way down or just fling it back up.trust me they designed it that way ,it's not a bug.
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This is probably a feature Not really a bug..
But on the lock screen .. Long tap the clock quickly.. you will see a big square highlight the unlock button Slide to unlock . This will take you to a STOP WATCH TYPE INTERFACE..
I Was hoping there would be a way in there to change the stupid bold hour number . That is gross to look at ..
Just to try it i Created a 3rd user..From the lock screen then you log into that user account to set it up. When it gets the point it ask for user Name SU Pops up asking to grant permission .. then give a message ..
SuperSU has granted superuser permission :/system/bin/id
tried 3 times .. if you let it set on that screen you will get Supersu isnt responding .. You click ok then it will allow you to continue setting up the account.
The second account set up fine.. Just thought i would try a 3rd and look at directory structure..
Can someone try and see if its just me with the issue. It finally created the account. with a reboot. but its unstable .Thanks Erica

Youtube is borked with stereo (a2dp) bluetooth headsets - sync issues, laggy, scratchy. They have clearly done some changes to bluetooth audio (you can hear the bluetooth headset mute/come alive when there is a moment or two of no sound).
Can't log into gmail with another account in chrome.
I used to log into another account in chrome that I haven't bothered linking. I went to gmail in chrome (not requesting desktop version) and I was already logged into my primary account. It's never done that before. I thought no big deal and signed out. Now gmail continually loops on the address constantly refreshing but the site never actually comes up.
And not a bug, but I'm annoyed Nexus 7 didn't get miracast. Can't imagine the reason for that. And the what's new page isn't clear that it is only nexus 4. http://www.android.com/whatsnew/
Yes it does say "Share what’s on your phone on the big screen." but the rest of the text and the page makes it seem like these are 4.2 features and not exclusive to N4. I'm hoping custom roms will enable miracast.
Also, not a bug but a feature lost, the camera no longer has the funny faces (big nose, small eyes etc). ya I know a dorky feature but I don't see why it was removed. I know the nexus 7 didn't have the camera enabled by default but we have the new camera app so I assume other devices lost those as well.

Settings -> About tablet -> Status crashes, 100% of the time
Navigation never gets past "waiting for location" even though the icon on the status bar indicates a lock in. It works fine in the maps app.

Matt1408 said:
Settings -> Status crashes, 100% of the time
Navigation never gets past "waiting for location" even though the icon on the status bar indicates a lock in. It works fine in the maps app.
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No issues with settings Or google nav.. Nav will get a lock and waiting for me to drive . With me sitting in my living room.. .

Is swiping through home screens smooth? Before it would bounce back
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erica_renee said:
No issues with settings Or google nav.. Nav will get a lock and waiting for me to drive . With me sitting in my living room.. .
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Maybe I should do a factory restore. I don't want to lose my game save files though, grrrr!

Um....why does changing dpi to 160 in build.prop not flip to tablet mode? I have confirmed it reads that way in build.prop after reboot....
Help...i will have to revert...
Rooted, unlocked c60 with ota updated 4.2
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tbonezx11 said:
Um....why does changing dpi to 160 in build.prop not flip to tablet mode? I have confirmed it reads that way in build.prop after reboot....
Help...i will have to revert...
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Google got rid of tablet UI forever.
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Thanks ... anyone want to provide a helpful tip and not be a dbag?...
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Anybody else having issues with Gmail 4.2 not having pinch to zoom? I installed the ROM and did a factory reset. Still no pinch to zoom.
EDIT:
As it turns out, this option is in the settings. User error.

tbonezx11 said:
Thanks ... anyone want to provide a helpful tip and not be a dbag?...
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What I told you is true I'm not being a dbag dude! There's no way for tablet UI on 4.2 until a devolver figure it out.
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geoldr said:
Anybody else having issues with Gmail 4.2 not having pinch to zoom? I installed the ROM and did a factory reset. Still no pinch to zoom.
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Go to gmail settings and click the auto fit messages
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erica_renee said:
This is probably a feature Not really a bug..
But on the lock screen .. Long tap the clock quickly.. you will see a big square highlight the unlock button Slide to unlock . This will take you to a STOP WATCH TYPE INTERFACE..
I Was hoping there would be a way in there to change the stupid bold hour number . That is gross to look at ..
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Thanks for the tip, I had a bit of a play. It looks like it's just the digital clock widget, it's probably just a matter of time before more lock screen widgets become available
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I'm getting an issue when tethering via Bluetooth. This morning it was working fine, the update came down while I was tethered to my phone, after the install I can pair to my phone but it won't connect.
I've tried deleting the pairing on both, re-pairing, rebooting... Anyone else having a problem? Anyone else doing Bluetooth tethering?
edit: never mind, I worked it out, I had to go in and select that I wanted to use the "Internet Access" profile

Seems like realvnc doesn't like this new update crashes
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Matt1408 said:
Maybe I should do a factory restore. I don't want to lose my game save files though, grrrr!
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I know it sucks. I backed up with rom toolbox. And restored. Not sure if it saves game data thou.
I was on custom rom

Lock screen

I don't think my lock screen is working correctly. I have is set to no pin or password but once I wake the screen with the power button if I tap anywhere on the screen it unlocks. Previously on Sense you need to drag the lock or an icon into a ring on the screen. Is this how its supposed to happen now?

bobbyball said:
I don't think my lock screen is working correctly. I have is set to no pin or password but once I wake the screen with the power button if I tap anywhere on the screen it unlocks. Previously on Sense you need to drag the lock or an icon into a ring on the screen. Is this how its supposed to happen now?
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I would go into your sellings > lock screen and see if the quick launch apps are disabled. That's the only thing that comes to mind :fingers-crossed:

I can remember watching a video on YouTube about HTC tips and tricks or something and one if the things the guy was showing was the ability to unlock the phone from anywhere in the screen, I actually liked the idea if this however on mine you have to drag the lock item up.
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Here is the video of it, still don't know how he is able to do it, there must be a setting or something on the phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsZemJdR48&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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hpsauce37 said:
I can remember watching a video on YouTube about HTC tips and tricks or something and one if the things the guy was showing was the ability to unlock the phone from anywhere in the screen, I actually liked the idea if this however on mine you have to drag the lock item up.
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Here is the video of it, still don't know how he is able to do it, there must be a setting or something on the phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsZemJdR48&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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He said to just swipe up to unlock. It didn't sound as if there was any setting that had to be changed.

Well it dose not work that way on mine, I have to grab the lock or one of the shortcuts.
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Well it dose not work that way on mine, I have to grab the lock or one of the shortcuts.
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Mine, I just swipe anywhere and it unlocks.

swipe anywhere on the clock and it unlocks. swiping on the upper area does not work

Mine only unlocks if I do it on the clock or shortcut or notification area
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I've tried all the settings I could find but can't seem to stop it unlocking just by a touch.
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bobbyball said:
I've tried all the settings I could find but can't seem to stop it unlocking just by a touch.
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I'm no expert, but that sounds like a screen/digitiser issue.

M_Woody said:
I'm no expert, but that sounds like a screen/digitiser issue.
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Ive started to think that too.
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bobbyball said:
Ive started to think that too.
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Have you tried a restore?
Also, try going to a long-ish website on it (or something else that you can scroll through) then just tap once at around the same place as the lock-clock would be, see what happens when you do that.

The single touch unlock seems to be caused by services activated under the "accessibility settings" (German: "Eingabehilfe"). This concerns Tasker, Lightflow etc. Set these to off and you need to swype to unlock.

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Ive started to think that too.
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I'm sure it's not your digitizer. It's the settings. This used to happened on my htc hd2 as well sometimes. I don't remember the settings of sense but if you do not find them just restore it to factory settings and it should be fine.

paranoid2007 said:
The single touch unlock seems to be caused by services activated under the "accessibility settings" (German: "Eingabehilfe"). This concerns Tasker, Lightflow etc. Set these to off and you need to swype to unlock.
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You're absolutely right. Thanks for solving this mystery for me.
I received my One today and at some point during the installation of my apps started experiencing the same problem: the lock screen unlocked with a single touch instead of a swipe. Turns out its normal function returns when I switch off all accessibility services.
Which is annoying, because I need those accessibility settings for Tasker and for my Pebble. I wish HTC made this a separate option instead of assuming that as soon as you activate one accessibility option, you must be physically unable to move your thumb accross the screen... :-/
It's not just that the lock screen doesn't really lock anymore; in the "productivity" setup, I can't swipe beyond the first calendar entry because it disappears at the first touch. I really hope HTC fixes this in an update soon.

Robrecht said:
You're absolutely right. Thanks for solving this mystery for me.
I received my One today and at some point during the installation of my apps started experiencing the same problem: the lock screen unlocked with a single touch instead of a swipe. Turns out its normal function returns when I switch off all accessibility services.
Which is annoying, because I need those accessibility settings for Tasker and for my Pebble. I wish HTC made this a separate option instead of assuming that as soon as you activate one accessibility option, you must be physically unable to move your thumb accross the screen... :-/
It's not just that the lock screen doesn't really lock anymore; in the "productivity" setup, I can't swipe beyond the first calendar entry because it disappears at the first touch. I really hope HTC fixes this in an update soon.
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I am having the same problem. This issue occurs also when you have to turn Accessibility Service on for apps like "Notify me" etc. The lockscreen unlocks with every single touch...
Does someone have a solution for this?
Thanks in advance

I've opened a support ticket yesterday on htc.com and described the issue. Haven't heard back from them yet, but it's weekend of course.
Maybe if we all contact support they'll become aware of the issue and we'll get a solution sooner?

Got a reply today:
Thank you for your email regarding your HTC device. Unfortunately we dont know what 3rd party apps will do to the phone and therefore we cant support 3rd party apps. If you dont like the fact that your screen can be unlocked by a single touch i would advise you to remove the 3rd party app(s) or talk to the developer of those apps. If you have any further questions you can reply to this email.
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So I wrote back:
Hello,
I wouldn't say those third party apps are responsible. They require accessibility services for certain features, but they do not in themselves affect the lock screen behaviour.
I believe it is the HTC Sense software that automatically (and unnecessarily) sets the lock screen to open at a single touch when any accessibility setting is used. I understand this issue cannot be solved at the moment, but I do hope a future update will introduce the option for the user to choose the lock screen behaviour himself.
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We dont have a current solution for this but i am sure there will be a update in the future to solve this.
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What kind of customer support is that
The bloke is basically washing his f*cking hands of it, what a joke.
This is p1ss poor it really is.... might have to see if there's another possible lockscreen i can use, i wouldnt mind so much but if my phone rings in my pocket its game over, picks it up without me even getting a chance to answer it
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A part solution is widget locker ...... not as pretty as stock lock screen but at least functional whilst you have this problem ....
still looking for a solution for when i recieve calls.
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What kind of customer support is that
The bloke is basically washing his f*cking hands of it, what a joke.
This is p1ss poor it really is.... might have to see if there's another possible lockscreen i can use, i wouldnt mind so much but if my phone rings in my pocket its game over, picks it up without me even getting a chance to answer it
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A part solution is widget locker ...... not as pretty as stock lock screen but at least functional whilst you have this problem ....
still looking for a solution for when i recieve calls.
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Tiny call confirm is your friend. Puts a lock on the screen, tap it then answer, works like a dream
I know all this is a pain in the backside, but in the meantime it's an answer to the problems we're facing at the moment

gsusx said:
What kind of customer support is that
The bloke is basically washing his f*cking hands of it, what a joke.
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Basically, yeah...
Thanks for the tips -- didn't know about the second one yet.
I'm a bit surprised there aren't more people reporting this problem. A lot of forum users here must be using Tasker, I can imagine, and have its accessibility service enabled, and therefore must experience the same lock screen defect. It's the only thing that really bothers me about this phone (apart from the fact that Zoe is practically unusable with Dropbox auto upload).