Does anyone know a way to disable the magnetic sensor that locks and unlocks the screen? I use a Steelie Nite Ize http://www.niteize.com/product/Steelie-Car-Mount-Kit.asp as a car mount and the magnet immediately locks my phone.
I know on previous phones I used someone usually finds a way to disable this feature. But I cannot find anything for the Nexus 6.
Any help is appreciated!
mjphillips1981 said:
Does anyone know a way to disable the magnetic sensor that locks and unlocks the screen? I use a Steelie Nite Ize http://www.niteize.com/product/Steelie-Car-Mount-Kit.asp as a car mount and the magnet immediately locks my phone.
I know on previous phones I used someone usually finds a way to disable this feature. But I cannot find anything for the Nexus 6.
Any help is appreciated!
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I'm having the same issue as well!!! This is tremendously annoying.
I bought the Logitech dashboard/windshield magnetic mount just yesterday and tried to unlock my phone while connected to it and as soon as it locked back again I immediately thought - "MAGNET! Damn!"
To me a magnetic solution seems most elegant since you don't have to release any mechanisms to remove or place your phone but obviously it loses it's function when you can't even unlock your device. I can't find ANYTHING on the Nexus 6 magnet on the net. I've seen a couple of things about the Nexus 7 magnet and apparently IT has an option to disable the lock function unlike the Nexus 6.
I'll keep looking into it as best as I can but if anyone has any insight into how to disable this function it would be greatly appreciated. I'm wondering if there's maybe a kernel level command/modification like the one that disables the hidden LED on our phones that could disable it.
There's an app called Magnet Unlocker that definitely detects the magnet and gives you a meter/readout of magnetic field strength that's supposed to let you configure behaviors based on the magnet being activated and also lets you adjust the sensitivity but i can't seem to make it do anything. Maybe you guys can try and have success with it. I found it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.magnetunlocker&hl=en
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Recently I was getting a kinda weird effect. My compass now always directs to the bottom of the phone/screen, except when it is in open state. I think I have magnetized some parts somehow, and it is kinda disturbing when I want to use Layar or anything else what uses the built-in magnetometer.
Is there any way to fix this?
Theoretically putting the device into a simple depolarized magnetic field would solve the problem, but I don't know if it will damage the phone itself or not.
fonix232 said:
Recently I was getting a kinda weird effect. My compass now always directs to the bottom of the phone/screen, except when it is in open state. I think I have magnetized some parts somehow, and it is kinda disturbing when I want to use Layar or anything else what uses the built-in magnetometer.
Is there any way to fix this?
Theoretically putting the device into a simple depolarized magnetic field would solve the problem, but I don't know if it will damage the phone itself or not.
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There are no magnetic components in the phone.
That means that it can't be magnetized.
I'm sorry to say that your magnetic field sensor itself is shot.
Note that putting the thing into a demagnetizer, if the sensor wasn't already dead, would DEFINITELY destroy it.
How do I demagnetize my cell phone screen
Actually phones have a magnet for the compass function and apps such as google maps to show which direction you are facing. Also, if you put your phone near magnets a lot it might magnetize metal parts in the phone messing up the compass. Demagnetized get your phone would demagnetize both the unintentional magnets and the magnetic compass. Please don't do that.
I'm using a Nexus 4. I've noticed that my screen is glitching out, and detecting touch between the Back and Home buttons.
I've been searching for a way to disable touch in a very small area, but I've not found a way yet, so I'm wondering, if there is a way to do this with Xposed? I've got programming knowledge, but I've never programmed a mod for Xposed before.
Is this possible, and if so, could you direct me to some documentation on which components I should use? Thanks.
Hi, I am trying to find a solution to disable the magnetic sensor on the Nexus 6. I have bought a magnetic car cradle and wanted to place the small magnetic piece over the M dimple between my phone and hard case, but every time it shuts the screen off and I can't turn it back on. I have tried to install xposed but I am on android 5.1 and can't get it to work. Would love to hear any solutions or suggestions. The cradle is the Steelie by Nightize
There is no option yet tot disable the magnet sensor.
An option is to fix/glue a metal on the outside of the hard case about 1 cm below the M-logo.
On my N6 the magnet is than not activated.
I am using 2 hard cases.
In the car a hard case with metal.
The MagnetOff Xposed module does work for the Nexus 6 running 5.0.1, I just got it set up yesterday. I know you're on 5.1 so that may not be super helpful, but there is an alpha version of Xposed working on 5.1. Since it's an alpha not all modules are working and you may encounter bootloops so make sure you backup before doing anything. The MagnetOff module isn't listed in the working or non-working module list I found so it probably hasn't been tried yet. As a last resort you could always downgrade back to 5.0.1.
Has anyone found any updated solutions ? I too have the same issue with a magnetic car mount.
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I too am curious, or maybe a mechanical solution. Any ideas?
HI, i want to be able to disable the magnet in MM, currently use xposed module but it is only compatible with LP, does anybody have any solutions or ideas to get this accomplished in MM?
Is it too simple an idea to suggest losing the cover and swapping to another that doesn't have magnets?
Not trying to be clever, just asking what seems to be the obvious question - if you don't want the magnet functionality, why buy it?
dahawthorne said:
Is it too simple an idea to suggest losing the cover and swapping to another that doesn't have magnets?
Not trying to be clever, just asking what seems to be the obvious question - if you don't want the magnet functionality, why buy it?
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Ha...fair question. The problem is that I use a magnetic stand/mount in my car (by far the best stand to use in your car) and whenever I put it on the mount my screen turns off. The module would simply disable that.
I am having a hardware issue with my phone. I was wondering if there might be a software work-around to it. The sensor that detects the removal of my s-pen fires off randomly. I've set all of the settings so nothing happens (no air command, no vibration or noise) when these misfires happen, but it still wakes up the phone randomly. The misfires do not happen when the pen is removed. I tried a new pen but that didn't help - so the issue is on the phone.
So, I was wondering if there is some software solution that will trick the phone into thinking that the pen is always out - basically disable the signal from the sensor. I opened the phone and I found the magnetic sensor that triggers this but I really don't want to remove or replace it. It would be hard if not impossible since it's right on the board. I know this is an odd problem and I've not seen any reports of anything similar, but I was hoping that there might be some ideas out there. Thanks for your help!
PS: My note 4 is rooted.
drklaw said:
I am having a hardware issue with my phone. I was wondering if there might be a software work-around to it. The sensor that detects the removal of my s-pen fires off randomly. I've set all of the settings so nothing happens (no air command, no vibration or noise) when these misfires happen, but it still wakes up the phone randomly. The misfires do not happen when the pen is removed. I tried a new pen but that didn't help - so the issue is on the phone.
So, I was wondering if there is some software solution that will trick the phone into thinking that the pen is always out - basically disable the signal from the sensor. I opened the phone and I found the magnetic sensor that triggers this but I really don't want to remove or replace it. It would be hard if not impossible since it's right on the board. I know this is an odd problem and I've not seen any reports of anything similar, but I was hoping that there might be some ideas out there. Thanks for your help!
PS: My note 4 is rooted.
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Flash cyanogen based roms like cm12.cm13.resurrection remix
This roms are stock android like nexus phones and actually spen dosent works except with 3rd party apps.the spen detects aircommand only with touchwiz roms. so you dont have to worry if the pen is in or out it wont detect.if Hope that helps
Trex888 said:
Flash cyanogen based roms like cm12.cm13.resurrection remix
This roms are stock android like nexus phones and actually spen dosent works except with 3rd party apps.the spen detects aircommand only with touchwiz roms. so you dont have to worry if the pen is in or out it wont detect.if Hope that helps
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Thanks. I think I fixed it. I had replaced my screen some time ago. The adhesive had become undone and it was pulling away from the board. I opened it up and glued it down. Seems to have worked.