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Hi XDA,
I thought I'd create a thread to share a useful app (at least for myself) that I came across recently. I did not create this app, nor am I in any way affiliated with the creator.
It's called "Smart Cover".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=smart.cover&hl=en
What it does is turn your screen off when it detects something blocking the proximity sensor. As soon as the obstruction is removed, your screen turns back on.
Why would this be useful? Well if you're concerned about your power button wearing out, using this app would definitely minimize your total number of power button actuations.
In my day-to-day usage over the past week or so, I've found it incredibly useful to have my phone turn on as soon as I take it out of my pocket, and shut off as soon as I put it back. Also, when at my desk I now just need to turn my phone face down.
I should note that if the screen times out by itself, or you turn your screen off manually (i.e. without interacting with the sensor), then to turn your screen back on, you just need to wave over the proximity sensor with your hand/finger. For those who are unaware, the proximity sensor on the Nexus S is directly above the screen, on the left.
This app provides the option to disable itself while in landscape mode, to avoid accidentally shutting off the screen while typing, playing games, watching movies, etc.
Of course, it's important to realize that since this app uses the prox. sensor constantly, it will have an effect on battery life. From my experiences though, it's drain has been minimal. Inspection of processor state with "CPU Spy" shows that the NS is still able to reach the Deep Sleep state with this app enabled.
Probably not everyone will enjoy this app however. The first day or so of using it was a bit tricky, as it forced me to use my device differently. I have since gotten used to it. Anyways, I recommend you check this app out.
EDIT:
After searching around there appear to be a number of similar apps on the Play Store, each with different options/features. Here are some others:
(I have not tried any of these yet).
Proximity Screen Off https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoff&feature=search_result
Tap Tap App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.maicas.android.wsleep&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwibmV0Lm1haWNhcy5hbmRyb2lkLndzbGVlcCJd
Smart Screen Off https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoffpro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIml0LmFuZHJvaWQuc21hcnRzY3JlZW5vZmZwcm8iXQ..
This one looks interesting as it combines both the proximity sensor and light sensor. Battery drain would probably be higher though.
Feel free to share your experiences with any of these apps, or post if you discover better ones.
Taptap seems to work best for me
Having this constantly running and using constant hardware I'd imagine this drains quite a bit of battery.
are you seeing any dramatic saving in battery? or does running the program kill batt life?
mauiyob said:
are you seeing any dramatic saving in battery? or does running the program kill batt life?
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This app does not save any battery life.
At the end of each day, I find that the app uses about 5% of my battery.
developersdevelopers said:
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This app does not save any battery life.
At the end of each day, I find that the app uses about 5% of my battery.
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It's not a battery saver app. it's a feature app, I personal don't like hitting the power then slide to unlock. When i take it out of belt clip it turns on.
that's the feature.. worth 5% [imhp]. using Smart cover and working good.
Thinking only useful feature if you have a clip.
I'm using Tap Tap App
Tap Tap App is great. It just does what I need.
No need of Power button
Hello,
Like the tittle said. I have a little problem with active display, it seems like my moto x is too sensitive to movement, for example, when I am on my bed and my device is besides me active display start showing the time without touching or picking up the phone, I think it does it just because of the movement I do. Does anyone else have this problem? I also want to know if there is away to only show active display only for notification and not for the time. I appreciate the help.
p.d.: sorry for my bad english
I have the same issue. If I'm not mistaken active display works off of the proximity sensor. If it see dark then light it will trip the display. Like if you were to take it out of your pocket.
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yankeesfan714 said:
I have the same issue. If I'm not mistaken active display works off of the proximity sensor. If it see dark then light it will trip the display. Like if you were to take it out of your pocket.
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Yeah just a while ago I put it on my table with no movement and just move my hand above it without touching it and the time appear, so i guess it is the proximity sensor, but it feels very weird and annoying
ECassinelli said:
Hello,
Like the tittle said. I have a little problem with active display, it seems like my moto x is too sensitive to movement, for example, when I am on my bed and my device is besides me active display start showing the time without touching or picking up the phone, I think it does it just because of the movement I do. Does anyone else have this problem? I also want to know if there is away to only show active display only for notification and not for the time. I appreciate the help.
p.d.: sorry for my bad english
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The behavior you have described is normal. I don't consider it a problem. Yes the phone uses sensors to trigger Active Display, but because of X8 it uses almost zero battery. The convenience of not having to press the power button (to trigger the lock screen) is well worth it IMO. If you find it too 'annoying', I would suggest disabling AD since there is no adjustment you can make to it.
P.S. The phone uses multiple sensors to trigger AD. Proxmity, Gyro, Accelerometer, and even the microphone.
Good Luck
Or, simply place your phone face down on an opaque surface
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If you have pending notifications, it will get annoying. Swipe away the pending stuff and it won't be as sensitive
It's not an issue, it's how it is supposed to be. And I like it this way.
Just to reiterate what everyone is saying, this behavior is normal. It doesn't use much battery at all, and it's very handy.
I prefer it this way. I can just knock hard on whatever surface the X is sitting on and it shows me the time and/or notifications.
Anyone else seem to have a problem with the ambient light/proximity sensor on their N6? I've noticed that a lot of times when i make calls, the screen won't shut off when i put the phone to my head... often with that resulting in my cheek touching something, and the person on the other end not being able to hear me. If i leave the phone at an angle against my ear so my cheek doesn't touch the screen, eventually the screen will shut off, but won't come on when i take the phone away from my ear, resulting in me having to press the power button to turn the screen back on.
Had that happen to me yesterday ... Rebooted and it hasn't happened today.
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I'm having a issue now. Phone call comes in and screen stays on. I did a reboot, factory reset even installed custom ROM. It was working the other day. Anyway to calibrate this thing? Or do we have a bad sensor.
Also now my phone won't rotate screen.
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Do any of you happen to have a screen protector on? As there have been some users that have been reporting issues with certain screen protectors. I believe most are tempered glass protectors that are the cause of the problems.
I took mine off and still nothing.
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I took mine off and still nothing.
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Did you try going to settings , accessibility , power button ends call, toggle that on and off.
We own two new Nexus 6 devices that are rooted and decrypted. We have the same issue where the phone screen stays on during a call. Rebooting fixes for a short period (hours or so) but the problem comes back. Other threads show this to be an issue with other phones (nexus 5) with Lollipop. Not sure of a fix. These devices are only a few weeks old so it is not a dust issue.
Having the same issue that just suddenly started. Rebooting does not seem to help.
Happening here too. Frustrating.
My screen turns off when taking the phone to the ear but it doesn't turn on again after i take it away from my ear.
It's pretty bad on my phone. The screen turns on when I am on a call making the notification bar drop down. Also, the phone doesn't wake up when I pull the phone away from my fasce 80% of the time. When I am on a call the phone randomly vibrates like I am getting a notification and when I look I have nothing. With all of this going on, making phone calls on this device is a nightmare.
Restore clean wipe did nothing.
nexus 6
The below mentioned fix is for brand new Nexus 6.
Did you try going to settings , accessibility , power button ends call, toggle that on and off.
After completing the above mentioned step. Reboot your phone and try making a call. I hope the issue get resolved.
I tried this step on an unrooted phone, which was recieved just yesterday.
I got this fix from some other thread.
aditya2529 said:
The below mentioned fix is for brand new Nexus 6.
Did you try going to settings , accessibility , power button ends call, toggle that on and off.
After completing the above mentioned step. Reboot your phone and try making a call. I hope the issue get resolved.
I tried this step on an unrooted phone, which was recieved just yesterday.
I got this fix from some other thread.
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I'm using an app a Dev created just for this issue and it's fixed.
Nexus 6
Krunk83 said:
I'm using an app a Dev created just for this issue and it's fixed.
Nexus 6
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Orzly works fine... It doesn't cover the sensor. The Slimwrap orange vinyl (leather) face was a problem for me, had to enlarge the cutout to get suitable performance. I believe the sensor is longer than it is wide, the opposite of the factory cutout? It frames the face of the phone nicely with this screen protector on and I didn't want to take it off. The 24mm added height changes the profile of the phone alot, it no longer rests on the speaker bars/guards. This must also have effected placing the wrap on as well. The larger cutout box for the sesnor is a detractor, but the sensor works 100%. This is good , as it is my intention to run nekid with this phone but its size precludes using a case with any of the pockets I currently own.
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Orzly works fine... It doesn't cover the sensor. The Slimwrap orange vinyl (leather) face was a problem for me, had to enlarge the cutout to get suitable performance. I believe the sensor is longer than it is wide, the opposite of the factory cutout? It frames the face of the phone nicely with this screen protector on and I didn't want to take it off. The 24mm added height changes the profile of the phone alot, it no longer rests on the speaker bars/guards. This must also have effected placing the wrap on as well. The larger cutout box for the sesnor is a detractor, but the sensor works 100%. This is good , as it is my intention to run nekid with this phone but its size precludes using a case with any of the pockets I currently own.
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Thanks I was just having a crazy time trying to install the front, similar case (glass protector in front) and ended up cutting a hole for the proximity sensor about 2 times the factory height, everything (seems) normal now. I used this program to help make the minimum cut, and align correctly. Did you run into any issues with the thin left & right vertical part of the front cover? Mine seems to "wrap" around the glass protector, not sure if it will stay there though
Is it possible to completely disable Smart Screen? First and foremost, I don't want my screen to come on when I wave. Secondly, when I hit a bump in my car, the screen will come on. The phone could be sitting on a table and think I'm touching/waving at it, and the screen will come on. Ridiculous.
How do I disable it?
UrbanBounca said:
Is it possible to completely disable Smart Screen? First and foremost, I don't want my screen to come on when I wave. Secondly, when I hit a bump in my car, the screen will come on. The phone could be sitting on a table and think I'm touching/waving at it, and the screen will come on. Ridiculous.
How do I disable it?
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Disable it within the moto app. Why would you completely disable the moto display feature? Well, I do think they need to fix the sensitivity of it. You can just disable the approach one and you should be good to go. Once you get used the moto display, you couldn't go back to another phone that doesn't have that feature. It also helps with the longevity of your power button because you won't have to press power button each time you want to just check the time. Just slide up!
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I couldn't stand it. My phone seemed to never go into standby. That said, it's disabled now.
Don't worry, it don't mess with standby or your battery juice, test it with BBS, you will see!
Hi. Was just wondering what other users experiences were with the screen attention function.
I have nothing but praise for the pixel 4xl. Everything works perfectly and even the battery is fine for my use.
The only thing is the screen attention feature. I have it switched to "on" but no matter how long I stare directly at the screen, it will go into standby as if I'd just left it sitting on it's own.
Just curious how others have found this function.
Thanks.
Same here.
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It does not seem to work for me if the phone is lying flat on a surface. It seems to work only if I'm holding the phone up.
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It seems to work fine for me, though it does work differently than Samsung's implementation. Or it feels that way.
Anyways, I have an Xposed module that monitors camera usage and makes it very easy to see what it is doing. For instance, if my timeout is 15 seconds, it opens the camera every 10-11 seconds for less than a second if it sees me looking at it. A couple seconds more if I'm not visible, then the camera closes and the screen dims before turning off. By the time the screen dims, the camera is already off and only touching the screen will prevent it locking. In my hand or on a surface doesn't seem to change anything for me.
Doesn't work very well at all.
for me it often even works really good in my car at the magnetic car mount, even though I'm not really looking on at my phone. also works fine when I use it normally. I set the screen timeout to 2 mins, don't know if that makes a big difference
Screen Attention not working
Restart the phone. It will work fine untill you use camera or any calling app that is using camera. After that Screen Attention feature will not work though the screen attention is on. This seems a bug. Dont know how to report to google.
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Restart the phone. It will work fine untill you use camera or any calling app that is using camera. After that Screen Attention feature will not work though the screen attention is on. This seems a bug. Dont know how to report to google.
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I don't think this is a widespread problem as I cannot reproduce it. If an app is currently using the camera, Screen Attention cannot and the phone might sleep. As long as the camera is properly not-in-use, Screen Attention works.