[Q] disable long press power button in lockscreen? - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Sometimes my phone reboots while I have it in my pocket because I accidentally press the power button for a few seconds and then somehow touch the screen so it reboots.
This happens while the screen is locked! It's still possible to press the power button a few seconds and shutdown/reboot/airplane mode/disable data.
Anyway to disable this feature?
I've found a few other threads, with this one the most promising: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302169. However, I changed the four *.kl files, but no luck.

Have you tried with a custom lockscreen or pin on screen? Maybe it helps instead of digging in the phone system...

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X1 Auto Key Lock?

Hey I was hoping that someone new of a registry setting or 3rd part app that I could use to automatically lock the keys of my X1 after a minute or so.
I can only find the option to do it with a password in the standard settings and I'm sure that would get annoying after a while so I was hoping to do one without, just like that standard key lock.
Any ideas?
For me after one minute it will lock automatically and can only restore it with the power button (can lock the keys manually by pressing the power button key too).
See Start -> Settings -> System -> Power -> Advanced
Tick the second option and set your preferred time.
Do you mean the lock function from holding down the end call button?
larzulu said:
Do you mean the lock function from holding down the end call button?
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Exactly, I would prefer that to the setting to turn the screen off and only being able to turn it on via the power button, if possible
Something like this. Have not tried it myself
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386451
Is there an app that uses something like iphone slide to unlock?
coolius said:
Exactly, I would prefer that to the setting to turn the screen off and only being able to turn it on via the power button, if possible
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Sorry if this isn't what you are after, but...
Start -> Settings -> System -> Power -> Advance
On battery power:
[x] Turn off device if not used for: [3 min \/]
Start -> Settings -> System -> Key Lock
When device is in Sleep mode:
(x) Wake up the device by pressing the POWER button
...results in my phone going to sleep after 3 mins of no use, with the only way to wake it by pressing the power button (or to have an incoming call)
artesea said:
Sorry if this isn't what you are after, but...
Start -> Settings -> System -> Power -> Advance
On battery power:
[x] Turn off device if not used for: [3 min \/]
Start -> Settings -> System -> Key Lock
When device is in Sleep mode:
(x) Wake up the device by pressing the POWER button
...results in my phone going to sleep after 3 mins of no use, with the only way to wake it by pressing the power button (or to have an incoming call)
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Yeah in those 3 minutes the screen takes any touch as an input though, while being in your pocket.
I don't get it, if you hold down the close call button the phone locks itseld and you get a click here to unlock screen if you touch the screen. Why can't the X1 have an option to enable this after x seconds?
Hell, my T630 has that.
gold333 said:
Yeah in those 3 minutes the screen takes any touch as an input though, while being in your pocket.
I don't get it, if you hold down the close call button the phone locks itseld and you get a click here to unlock screen if you touch the screen. Why can't the X1 have an option to enable this after x seconds?
Hell, my T630 has that.
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What's wrong with the power button lock? It is almost the same, the difference is that you don't have to touch the screen to unlock but press the power button.
I don't understand at all this topic. The topic starter said he wants a lock without pressing anything after one minute. The solution provided by me and artesea is exactly that. Again the only difference is the unlocking method which instead using the screen you press the power button.
People are quite finicky these days....
I find this annoying also.
I now have to lock my phone (holding down the end call button) and then push the off button when I put it in my pocket. Would be better if theres an auto screen off and keyboardlock when you push the off-button.
Sorry, do we have different phones??????
To "lock" my phone I press the Power button, everything goes dark and I can put it in my pocket, doesn't matter if I hit the call button or tap the screen, the only way to "unlock" the phone is to press the Power button again.
If I forget to press the Power button after 3 minutes (but you can set this as low as 40 seconds) it "locks" the phone for me.
No need to press the End Call, or tap on the today screen.
dadeadman said:
Is there an app that uses something like iphone slide to unlock?
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yes, and its called 'slide 2 unlock' or s2u2
2 seconds of googling leads you back to xda-dev: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412418
artesea said:
Sorry, do we have different phones??????
To "lock" my phone I press the Power button, everything goes dark and I can put it in my pocket, doesn't matter if I hit the call button or tap the screen, the only way to "unlock" the phone is to press the Power button again.
If I forget to press the Power button after 3 minutes (but you can set this as low as 40 seconds) it "locks" the phone for me.
No need to press the End Call, or tap on the today screen.
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I used to just press the power button and put the phone to sleep too... but then after a could long flight I found out that 1) if I put my phone in my jeans' front pocket (or actually... anywhere that have a chance to bump the power button), I can hit the power button and 2) once I hit the power button, the phone wakes for a couple hours trying to search for the network in the sky... and thanks god the plane didnt crash because of that but it did drain all the battery
I dunno if you have seen this too, but I realized that happened to me a couple times (not only on the plane but when I was walking as well) and eventually I decide I will hit the end call button to lock the phone before I hit the power button
this also happened when I had S2U2 installed... but since I didnt find it too useful (very nice if you want a iphone feel... but I already had an iphone for too long =P) and I dont want another application running in the background I decided to use the lock button instead
I was looking for automatic keylock too .. and then I too relized I don't need it ! Automatic screen-off is all I need.
For everyone who doesnt understand this thread, hold down the end call button and wwatch what happens.
The benefit is that yiu can see updates, email, sms, etc because the screen remains on for a while.
gold333 said:
For everyone who doesnt understand this thread, hold down the end call button and wwatch what happens.
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Sorry but if you read what was originally requested from the poster, you'll see what he was after was exactly what XavierGr and myself have suggested.
there's a programe named S2U, may be it can solve your problem
calvinzhang said:
there's a programe named S2U, may be it can solve your problem
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aaa..a lil help needed..i want to lock (the end call button lock) to happen automatically.
NOT the POWER button lock....
When i long hold the cut-call button, (which also has a lock icon on it) to happen automatically and is there a setting anywhere???
Try TouchLockPro, ever the best, even if just a few function is working on Xperia.
But actually this is what you are looking for.

Buttons quit working / not responding

This is the second Sprint Touch Diamond I've had with this problem, and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing it. I boot the phone fresh, then when it's done turn off the display with the power button. When I press the power button again, it turns on, and then the buttons stop working. The device is fully usable other than no buttons, including power, work. The display also stays on, and will not turn off after the normal period of time. I also noticed if I hold the power button, the pop-up for a soft reset will come up, but choosing yes does not actually soft reset it.
Has anyone else had this problem and fixed it without bringing it in?
Thanks!

Lock the phone

I know we can lock the phone by pressing the end button, which turns-off the screen and locks the phone.
The problem i have is,i want to be able to unlock the phone "only" by using touch screen, by dragging the HTC curve-bar on the lock screen. This works but the real problem is you can also unlock by pressing the Menu button twice in succession.
Is there any way to stop the unlocking via Menu button ?
I've messed around with remapping hardkey actions via this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936
Short answer: no, you will always need some button to initially turn on the screen on before you can swipe it, and by default whatever hardkey is assigned the MENU action will also unlock the phone with a subsequent press. If you want, you could edit your heroc-keypad.kl and remove "WAKE_DROPPED" from the line
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
That way pressing the end button will lock your screen but won't turn it back on, leaving you with only the menu button to turn on the screen.
the new "fresh 2.3.3" rom has that perk.

[Q]Is there a way to change what buttons do?

As a resulted of my phone getting wet, my home button works only once a day and for a minute each day, and that means i cant control clockworkrecovery.
I want to convert my vol up button to home button, how can i do that?

Screen not working?

Turned my phone on today to find the touch screen is not working. The exterior lock button wakes the screen up but I cannot enter my pin to unlock the phone and touching emergency call etc does not do anything. I have tried turning the phone off and on by holding the power button (as I can't select any of the options when I try to turn it off). Has anyone experienced this or a similar problem and knows how to fix it?
Jacard said:
Turned my phone on today to find the touch screen is not working. The exterior lock button wakes the screen up but I cannot enter my pin to unlock the phone and touching emergency call etc does not do anything. I have tried turning the phone off and on by holding the power button (as I can't select any of the options when I try to turn it off). Has anyone experienced this or a similar problem and knows how to fix it?
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If you keep the power button pressed it will reboot. If you hold power and vol up it will boot into recovery from there you should be able to factory reset. That said if you don't know what your doing it won't help and if the touch screen has become disconneced it also won't help.

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