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[Q] Does slide to unlock work ?

With screen lock disabled (no password/pin/pattern/face), I find that slide to unlock does not work. What I mean is that a simple touch (anywhere), unlocks the device.
Is this normal behaviour ?

Thats is wierd, you should still need to slide somewhere ... can u post a quick video ?

You sure you're not sliding somewhere? You don't have to slide from the lock, you can pull up from the middle left of the screen or wherever you please..
This does sound odd if you're just tapping . Like the v-b-n said, is there a chance you can post a video?
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I'll take a video with my old phone in a few mins. Need to charge it.
Is there any specific parts of my phone you want to see or just the unlock bit ?

efox29 said:
I'll take a video with my old phone in a few mins. Need to charge it.
Is there any specific parts of my phone you want to see or just the unlock bit ?
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I can't seem to find any option that disables slide to unlock, so at this point, no.. Just go ahead and demonstrate the touch to unlock if it unlocks, i dont know what to tell you to be honest :s looks like a defect
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It's uploading now.
I'm pretty sure I noticed this before on stock, I am running a custom kernel and ROM. ARHD 7.3 and faux123 kernel. I don't necessarily want to revert back just to confirm it.

http://youtu.be/4jB4-i4NBAU
Sorry for the random blur. Autofocus lol

I believe it has something to do with some assistive stuff. Saw an earlier thread about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264360
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That's what it was. I had Tasker and Pebble enabled in the accessibility section. Disabling those, gave me proper slide to unlock. But that's dumb, because now Tasker and Pebble won't work properly (especially Pebble).
but that did solve it.
Thanks samflorin!

efox29 said:
That's what it was. I had Tasker and Pebble enabled in the accessibility section. Disabling those, gave me proper slide to unlock. But that's dumb, because now Tasker and Pebble won't work properly (especially Pebble).
but that did solve it.
Thanks samflorin!
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Glad you got it all working!
I was thinking if accessibility options but taking a look at mine, I couldn't find anything that would interfere or cause similar problems.
What exactly are you using Tasker for? I have Tasker enabled, but the Tasker JB option is disabled. Tasker is working properly in my case
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WolfDale7 said:
Glad you got it all working!
I was thinking if accessibility options but taking a look at mine, I couldn't find anything that would interfere or cause similar problems.
What exactly are you using Tasker for? I have Tasker enabled, but the Tasker JB option is disabled. Tasker is working properly in my case
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I believe Tasker needs accessiblity for access app information like K9 mail. I can probably live without that, but Pebble notifications, that's hard to ignore because the watch itself is useless without it.

efox29 said:
I believe Tasker needs accessiblity for access app information like K9 mail. I can probably live without that, but Pebble notifications, that's hard to ignore because the watch itself is useless without it.
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Quite interesting... Odd to see Pebble breaking it..
I'd rather live with tap to unlock than without Pebble.
Maybe try widgetlocker or try go locker with some kind of sense theme.
No need for root. Won't be as seamless, might take up more battery, but you get proper functionality
A little off topic, what do you think of Pebble?
Personally, I think the functionality on paper is pretty good, but i dont see myself wearing it because of the looks (i like more circular, military style, all black, discrete stealth watches)..
And then just wait for HTC or Pebble dw
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efox29 said:
That's what it was. I had Tasker and Pebble enabled in the accessibility section. Disabling those, gave me proper slide to unlock. But that's dumb, because now Tasker and Pebble won't work properly (especially Pebble).
but that did solve it.
Thanks samflorin!
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Hello,
Someone mentioned this as being a bug. Hopefully it will be fixed in a future firmware upgrade.
Enjoy your device

WolfDale7 said:
Quite interesting... Odd to see Pebble breaking it..
I'd rather live with tap to unlock than without Pebble.
Maybe try widgetlocker or try go locker with some kind of sense theme.
No need for root. Won't be as seamless, might take up more battery, but you get proper functionality
A little off topic, what do you think of Pebble?
Personally, I think the functionality on paper is pretty good, but i dont see myself wearing it because of the looks (i like more circular, military style, all black, discrete stealth watches)..
And then just wait for HTC or Pebble dw
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The watch is good. It's my third smart watch. I have a MetaWatch digital and Analog as well. For a more elegant look, I prefer the Metawatch analog, but for a day to day @ work and stuff, the pebble is great. I hardly use my Metawatch digital. The pebble feels very...plastic. Not very good build quality if im being honest, but Metawatch...amazing build quality. Feels proper.

I found a work around for it. It requires root access, Tasker and Secure Settings.
What I did was create a Context that is activated when the display is on and then using Secure Settings, disable all Accessibility for all events. As an exit task, I re-enable all my accessibility apps.
Now when i turn on my display, I actually have to slide to unlock.

Decent ROM with active display working?

I've been testing some roms and so far none of them have a working active display.
Is there any decent ROM with a working active display?

Yea, i'm looking for one too. As close to stock\AOSP as possible would be great.

Pacman works decent IMO

luniz7 said:
Pacman works decent IMO
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Thanks. I'll try it.

Stock.

nhizzat said:
Stock.
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Yep! Lesson learnt! Apparently, there's nothing like stock. I won't try another ROM ever again on my Moto X. Stock + XPosed is the sh*t !
The only thing missing are the themes, but i can live without those.

I recommend Acid + Acdisplay

pintasmapila said:
Yep! Lesson learnt! Apparently, there's nothing like stock. I won't try another ROM ever again on my Moto X. Stock + XPosed is the sh*t !
The only thing missing are the themes, but i can live without those.
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Does XPosed allow you to dim the display by swiping across the notification bar? Honestly, that is the only setting I ever cared about with my previous ROMs and phones, which is why I always used something akin to PAC Roms.

Eclipse hands down.

Feanux said:
Does XPosed allow you to dim the display by swiping across the notification bar? Honestly, that is the only setting I ever cared about with my previous ROMs and phones, which is why I always used something akin to PAC Roms.
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Gravity box does
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rocketsaucev2 said:
Gravity box does
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I love you.

How to maximize battery life?

....I stream music sometimes during the day so that's obvious, but what else?

Greenify is your best friend

Keep your wakelocks to a minimum. Google search on wakelocks and preventing them from occurring.

Black backgrounds because it's an AMOLED, black keyboard etc...

kashk5 said:
Greenify is your best friend
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Do I have to be rooted?

dinosaur1 said:
Do I have to be rooted?
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Latest version of greenify works with non rooted devices. Not sure how effective it is.
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zephiK said:
Latest version of greenify works with non rooted devices. Not sure how effective it is.
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Do I install it and then just leave it? Or do I have to make some settings?

dinosaur1 said:
Do I install it and then just leave it? Or do I have to make some settings?
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You have to greenify apps that are intrusive. Please read the app description before asking. You seem to be confused on what greenify is and what it does.
Apps that are intrusive would be apps running and doing calls in the background. You can find a list of them by searching or using a battery wakelock app.
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zephiK said:
You have to greenify apps that are intrusive. Please read the app description before asking. You seem to be confused on what greenify is and what it does.
Apps that are intrusive would be apps running and doing calls in the background. You can find a list of them by searching or using a battery wakelock app.
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Correct I'm coming from an iPhone so this is new to me. I need to find out how to search for them.

zephiK said:
You have to greenify apps that are intrusive. Please read the app description before asking. You seem to be confused on what greenify is and what it does.
Apps that are intrusive would be apps running and doing calls in the background. You can find a list of them by searching or using a battery wakelock app.
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What about using Battery Saver mode?

dinosaur1 said:
What about using Battery Saver mode?
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dinosaur1 said:
Correct I'm coming from an iPhone so this is new to me. I need to find out how to search for them.
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I'm sorry but not everybody can answer every single question you ask. You have to find it for yourself, we can just lead you into the right direction
Rule #1 of XDA,
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting or creating a new thread. Whether you have a question or just something new to share, it's very likely that someone has already asked that question or shared that news.
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If you're asking about Battery Saver, look it up on what it exactly does. But it would not help you as its the last 15% of your battery. Find existing battery optimization threads and then you'll have some ideas.

zephiK said:
I'm sorry but not everybody can answer every single question you ask. You have to find it for yourself, we can just lead you into the right direction
Rule #1 of XDA,
If you're asking about Battery Saver, look it up on what it exactly does. But it would not help you as its the last 15% of your battery. Find existing battery optimization threads and then you'll have some ideas.
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Gotcha

zephiK said:
If you're asking about Battery Saver, look it up on what it exactly does. But it would not help you as its the last 15% of your battery. Find existing battery optimization threads and then you'll have some ideas.
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Actually, you can turn Battery Saver mode on at any time. Problem is that you have to deal with those garish orange bars on the top and bottom, and it'll disable vibration, ambient display, and most background data (i.e. no more push emails or app notifications). It also throttles the processor and disables animations, so Battery Saver mode is not an ideal solution for all-day use.
Reining in bad apps is the best way to maximize battery life. Either uninstall/disable bad apps, or prevent them from burning through your phone's battery through Greenify.

kashk5 said:
Actually, you can turn Battery Saver mode on at any time. Problem is that you have to deal with those garish orange bars on the top and bottom, and it'll disable vibration, ambient display, and most background data (i.e. no more push emails or app notifications). It also throttles the processor and disables animations, so Battery Saver mode is not an ideal solution for all-day use.
Reining in bad apps is the best way to maximize battery life. Either uninstall/disable bad apps, or prevent them from burning through your phone's battery through Greenify.
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Ah you're right. I was referring to automatic battery saver. I would rather tweak battery using Franco kernels per app mode which enables profiles on performance based on what app is being used in the background.
In my opinion, battery saver isnt very good. It cripples your phone to the point where you're not using your phone since so many features are disabled. It's good for having the essentials like texting and calling but other than that there are better ways to get the most out of the battery
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zephiK said:
Ah you're right. I was referring to automatic battery saver. I would rather tweak battery using Franco kernels per app mode which enables profiles on performance based on what app is being used in the background.
In my opinion, battery saver isnt very good. It cripples your phone to the point where you're not using your phone since so many features are disabled. It's good for having the essentials like texting and calling but other than that there are better ways to get the most out of the battery
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I concur, that's why it's only useful when you're down to 10-15% of battery life so you can get an extra hour or so, which could be useful in cases where you need to be able to call/text but you're not able to get to a charger.

Q: Root and then unRoot

Hi
I just moved from LG-G3 to N6, and like it for the most part. There are a couple of things I liked, which I believe I can achieve by rooting my N6
- Notification light
- Knock Code.
The rub is, that my corporate requires me to use AirWatch agent which doesn't work on Rooted devices. Is it possible for me to Root, install the notification light/knock code changes and then unRoot again (and retain these modifications)?
I hope the answer is yes
BTW, my Android version: 6.0.1, Build MMB29K

Probably not. Almost definite not for the light as it requires writing to the kernel's virtual file system to turn the light on or off... But maybe someone can correct me with some other way.

no. once you unroot, your mods won't work anymore. anyways.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/attention-questions-t3228454

Well the tap thing is xposed right? Never tried but I have heard since xposed installs its own framework to run its programs that you can unroot and things may still work. Though I think a lot of things that look for root look for xposed too, so your still likely out of luck.

Thanks a lot for all your help. Next time I will post to the right (Q&A) sub-forum
Sad, that the notification light is in the HW, but not enabled in Nexus

Legolas2 said:
Thanks a lot for all your help. Next time I will post to the right (Q&A) sub-forum
Sad, that the notification light is in the HW, but not enabled in Nexus
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yea, it is sad. and google has done that several times, on other nexus phones as well. lol, I think it might even be all of them that google has done it to!

simms22 said:
yea, it is sad. and google has done that several times, on other nexus phones as well. lol, I think it might even be all of them that google has done it to!
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To be honest, I prefer ambient notifications compared to led. Much more info at a glance.
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Jaspreet84 said:
To be honest, I prefer ambient notifications compared to led. Much more info at a glance.
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I don't like any notification, led nor ambient :angel:
I do like my notification led glowing when my phones charging though.

simms22 said:
I don't like any notification, led nor ambient :angel:
I do like my notification led glowing when my phones charging though.
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I like that as well. I'm using PureNexus ROM that provides configurable LEDs(like I've it enabled only for battery charging) + double tap to wake and sleep out of box. It has many more customization options and very stable as its very very close to stock. Have been using it for a while now.
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Jaspreet84 said:
I like that as well. I'm using PureNexus ROM that provides configurable LEDs(like I've it enabled only for battery charging) + double tap to wake and sleep out of box. It has many more customization options and very stable as its very very close to stock. Have been using it for a while now.
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I'm using that as well :angel:

Root, install the mods you want, then use xposed to install root cloak to hide root from airwatch.
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[App]: Always On Display - All AMOLED Devices

Greetings all,
What is it ?
I found this application in the Goole Play store which simulates the "Always On Display" feature for all AMOLED devices.
It is basically turns all pixels in AMOLED screen into black except the selected pixels for the clock. Yes it works with all kind of screens however it causes battery drain for non AMOLED screens.
Issues:
- Doesn't work well with fingerprint as you need to tap the home button every time you need to open the screen
- Doesn't work with 3rd party lock screen apps.
note:
Please note that I'm not the developer, I just know the developer and I can communicate with him issues.
or you can directly do so in the comments section in the Play Store
Download Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turki.alkhateeb.alwayson

Yeah not good if you want to turn your phone on lol you can't

What about battery drain? Anyone already try it?

meg0n00b said:
What about battery drain? Anyone already try it?
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I did try it. It consumes slightly more than 1% of the battery ever one hour similar to what S7 and G5 do.
to me it is too much
around 24% daily is wasted

jaythenut said:
Yeah not good if you want to turn your phone on lol you can't
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Yes, I already communicated this with the developer hoping for a fix.

Yup gave it a shot, sorry to say the fingerprint unlock has spoiled me can't live without it

zeflun said:
Yup gave it a shot, sorry to say the fingerprint unlock has spoiled me can't live without it
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Yeah, I installed it and it was difficult to get my phone back.
This is a bad app on a 6P. Don't use. Don't even try.

Would be better if we could have ambient display on always but only the clock aspect[emoji14]
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I lose 1% overnight on my phone as is, and as interesting as this app sounds. You'll be losing 1% an hour ? Bit excessive

All I really want is a way to wave over the proximity sensor like the og moto x
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Does it move the clock around to prevent burn in?
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Koragg618 said:
Does it move the clock around to prevent burn in?
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it does

emiwonder said:
it does
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Unless I'm missing something, I don't see any option to automatically move the clock around the screen. It gives you the option to have it be on the top center or bottom of the screen, but no option to automatically move it around to prevent burn-in.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I really want this app to work and not burn my screen! But I don't see the option, and thus far it's not moving on it's own...

Sparky1306 said:
Unless I'm missing something, I don't see any option to automatically move the clock around the screen. It gives you the option to have it be on the top center or bottom of the screen, but no option to automatically move it around to prevent burn-in.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I really want this app to work and not burn my screen! But I don't see the option, and thus far it's not moving on it's own...
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My clock moved every 2 to 3 seconds maybe

Oh this app is very interesting.

dladz said:
I lose 1% overnight on my phone as is, and as interesting as this app sounds. You'll be losing 1% an hour ? Bit excessive
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Do you use greenify or any apps like that?
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Chillz88 said:
Do you use greenify or any apps like that?
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I have done but the drain tends to be the same either way.
Amplify has had a good impact on my phone but at the moment i don't use that either, for me it's really about the apps that want to constantly update, so facebook, twitter etc.

Is this different with our default clock's "night mode"?
night mode also automatically move the time.
any tap on the screen will return it to the lockscreen, if its locked, returns to the clock menu if unlocked.

Nice app, but could have more customization options, such as changing the battery icon and much more! But i liked of this app

This app is working great on my Pixel XL. Disabled all the gestures for "waking" the phone up as I have fingerprint scanner.