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Please tell me you can get rid of that ugly black bar menu button in apps. Is there a way to route the menu button to holding down the back button or something? This will decide if I buy the phone or not.
Yes it is possible but at the moment only of you root. The option was available in pre release software so it's always possible HTC will include the option in a future update.
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tdingene said:
Yes it is possible but at the moment only of you root. The option was available in pre release software so it's always possible HTC will include the option in a future update.
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Thanks, guess I won't be purchasing the phone.
brian85 said:
Thanks, guess I won't be purchasing the phone.
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That's awesome. Glad u made such a wise decision.
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Wow, not purchasing the phone due to that? Come on dude, please tell me you are not that anal retentive over something so small.
Then again what is small to me, might be huge to someone else.
Losing out on what looks to be an awesome phone and may even be fixed with a future OTA update..
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Thanks, guess I won't be purchasing the phone.
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How can you not purchase the phone over a silly problem as that?? anyways rooting is an option also wait for htc to update it
It's not a dealbreaker to me but I understand that it can be for someone as it takes away some screen real estate. For the same reason software buttons are a dealbreaker to so many people.
Because its annoying and takes up real estate on a screen that is only 4.7". I'm confident it will be fixed via software update. But if would sure piss me off until then. Assuming this thing ever gets released I the US... I'll still buy
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It's not a dealbreaker to me but I understand that it can be for someone as it takes away some screen real estate. For the same reason software buttons are a dealbreaker to so many people.
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Because its annoying and takes up real estate on a screen that is only 4.7". I'm confident it will be fixed via software update. But if would sure piss me off until then. Assuming this thing ever gets released I the US... I'll still buy
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Both of these. It's annoying as hell and I don't want to "hack" my phone to get rid of it.
I'll wait and see if the US models have the option to get rid of it at launch. If not, different phone for me (I'm not going to wait for a software update that could "possibly" happen).
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How can you not purchase the phone over a silly problem as that?? anyways rooting is an option also wait for htc to update it
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Honestly... If this was the only new phone coming to the market this year your argument might make sense. I dunno his opinion but for me. I like having a consistent menu button and not having onscreen buttons... Now when you have this and the galaxy s IV among other phones coming out or currently out... And like some of the stuff with each, and one has something that you know aggravates you, it could be enough to send you to a different phone.
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I am the one who made the mod to remove that menu button on the screen and reverted back the option to map it on the back button. Apparently it's just a bug and they did not remove it. So expect it to be fixed/back on the next standard update when the phone is already released globally.
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Both of these. It's annoying as hell and I don't want to "hack" my phone to get rid of it.
I'll wait and see if the US models have the option to get rid of it at launch. If not, different phone for me (I'm not going to wait for a software update that could "possibly" happen).
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Thanks, guess I won't be purchasing the phone.
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I thought exactly the same way and even cancelled my pre-order because of that but after playing around with a mates HTC One I was like.... woah this ain't as bad as I thought it would be and ordered one again a couple of days later.
Trust me with the screen as big as it is you end up with the same usable space with the menu bar as the Nexus 4 and I am sure a firmware fix will be coming in the future and/or apps will be updated to match the google guidelines (facebook are you seeing this!!!)
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I am the one who made the mod to remove that menu button on the screen and reverted back the option to map it on the back button. Apparently it's just a bug and they did not remove it. So expect it to be fixed/back on the next standard update when the phone is already released globally.
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Where did you hear it's just a bug and you expect it will be fixed in the next update?
Like I said I was the one who made that mod in the development section. Obviously I already know how it functions/why it's not showing up in the menu/why it's not working in the stock ROM. And the whole code was in there and intact. It was just not updated so it's not showing itself in the menu options.
If I translate the code in english language it goes like this.
Back menu option: Hey are you "HTC One-debug"?
HTC One: No I am "HTC One"
Back menu option: Sorry then you can't use me I'm only available on a device named "HTC One-debug" not "HTC One"
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So what I did was
HTC One: Hi!
Back menu option: Enough talk! Just use me.
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Sounds stupid if you're not a programmer but really! That's whats happening there! lol
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I thought exactly the same way and even cancelled my pre-order because of that but after playing around with a mates HTC One I was like.... woah this ain't as bad as I thought it would be and ordered one again a couple of days later.
Trust me with the screen as big as it is you end up with the same usable space with the menu bar as the Nexus 4 and I am sure a firmware fix will be coming in the future and/or apps will be updated to match the google guidelines (facebook are you seeing this!!!)
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Where did you hear it's just a bug and you expect it will be fixed in the next update?
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Like I said I was the one who made that mod in the development section. Obviously I already know how it functions/why it's not showing up in the menu/why it's not working in the stock ROM. And the whole code was in there and intact. It was just not updated so it's not showing itself in the menu options.
If I translate the code in english language it goes like this.
So what I did was
Sounds stupid if you're not a programmer but really! That's whats happening there! lol
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I asked about where did you hear the information about the fix in the next update not kiddie speak for explaining how you fixed the issue.
1. Properly designed apps that use Google's design framework will have an in-app menu button. So no black menu bar. Vast majority of apps now won't require the black bar.
2. HTC got rid of it on the One X when user feedback said they wanted it gone. I see no reason to assume they won't do it again if enough people say they don't want it.
Like I said it's just a minor bug. HTC just skipped updating this one piece of code for it to work on the production units.
Meh! I give up! lol
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I asked about where did you hear the information about the fix in the next update not kiddie speak for explaining how you fixed the issue.
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I asked about where did you hear the information about the fix in the next update not kiddie speak for explaining how you fixed the issue.
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He was merely explaining how the bug worked to point out that mapping Menu to Long-Back option is, actually, meant to still be there. HTC simply forgot to make sure that scripts in all places were talking about the same device.
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I know it's a bug and how he fixed it but let me quote what he said...
Apparently it's just a bug and they did not remove it. So expect it to be fixed/back on the next standard update when the phone is already released globally.
Was this bit just guessing or is it from a well known source??
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Wow, not purchasing the phone due to that? Come on dude, please tell me you are not that anal retentive over something so small.
Then again what is small to me, might be huge to someone else.
Losing out on what looks to be an awesome phone and may even be fixed with a future OTA update..
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Flaming isnt necessary really
People use their phone differently, its the same reason why theres never a "best rom" or a rom with the "best battery life"
And to the other comments, its likely not to be patched so that they have more reasons to sell a "developer" version
I may have a bad news related on HTC to bring back button remapping options.
Just saw engadget chinese mention in their HTC One review about that Google MIGHT be the force behind that lead to HTC sudden removal the remapping option from HTC One's newer ROM because Google insisting the menu button must somehow be 'observable' on sight.
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As many people have noticed, the home/back capacitive/virtual buttons often do not work.
http://www.pocketables.com/2013/04/...-issues-with-capacitive-hardware-buttons.html
http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-one-capacitive-button-problems-198220/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40538985
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231832
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243961
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40574171#post40574171
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2248951
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvxi6KUR-WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7zKpBSluKU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5Oc5-7rbA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxkwyyvOkZ8
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/270508-home-button-shorting-out.html
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=24147320
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/270811-back-button.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/271243-button-issue-htc-one.html
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/569148
Personally, I find it to be *incredibly* annoying and pretty much ruins the experience of using this otherwise good phone. I have already been to the Sprint store to possibly exchange it, but their demo unit had the exact same problem (and the employee I was talking to had also noticed the problem). I have also ran "getevent -lt /dev/input/event6" from adb shell (/dev/input/event6 seems to be the raw output of the touchscreen, some people said it is event5 on theirs rather than event6). This shows you raw data every time you touch the screen. However I noticed that when my touches of the home button go undetected, nothing is read from /dev/input/event6...so I am afraid it may be a hardware problem. I have 11 more days before my 14 day Sprint satisfaction period ends, so I'm on the fence on whether or not I should return it and wait for a better phone, or exchange it and probably get another with the same problem, or...wait for HTC to try to fix it with software.
Some have said a recent update to the Taiwan version of the One solved the problem...:
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doing a bit translation from Taiwan version if you guys can't wait. not sure if I used the correct words though, hope you don't mind.
1.29.709.12(214.04MB)
1. virtual button sensitivity adjusted
2. slow motion video quality improved under low lit
3. better Beats Audio experience
4. better background noise when using headphone
5. better bluetooth device matching
some said back button issue fixed after upgrading.
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Further evidence that a software patch fixed the home button:
http://translate.google.com/transla...a=X&ei=fy91Ua_5HYaQqgHi_ICwCA&ved=0CGgQ7gEwAw
Poor Google Translate translation:
Did not receive update notifications
Through Settings> About> Software Update> Check Now
We can immediately receive an update notification
After the update the virtual keys become normal
There is a need to go faster
PS: Please note that this is the official update, Brush, may not be updated automatically through the official update to brush back the official
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Here is the response I got from HTC:
Thank you for retrieving the information for me, [xxxxxx]. I did some research and there will be an MR update to fix this issue with the virtual keys. We do not have any information as to the date the update will be released since it will be released via Sprint your network provider, and it is currently being worked on.
I realize that not having the specific details such as the date is annoying, but we do appreciate your patience. I want to thank you again for sending me that information because that really helps us out a lot. Let me know if you have any other questions I may be able to address with you at this time.
Sincerely,
Casey
HTC
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I don't have this issue. I'll pay more attention to it, maybe I'm missing it.
~Sent in beast mode using my HTC One~
I've noticed that the area to hit is small. You have to hit it exactly.
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I've noticed that the area to hit is small. You have to hit it exactly.
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Most likely what you are actually noticing is that not all presses are registered and you are rationalizing it by assuming that you just missed the target. In reality, there is a problem with the home/back buttons that HTC needs to fix, soon.
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I don't have this issue. I'll pay more attention to it, maybe I'm missing it.
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Be thankful you don't. It is an issue. There are videos on you tube from here in the states about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5Oc5-7rbA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I have this issue as well. Seems like you have to hit the button in almost the perfect spot to get it to register.
After watching that I'm very thankful. Mine has always registered my touches. I'm very very thankful. I would be one mad mofo.
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Be thankful you don't. It is an issue. There are videos on you tube from here in the states about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5Oc5-7rbA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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~Sent in beast mode using my HTC One~
chogardjr said:
After watching that I'm very thankful. Mine has always registered my touches. I'm very very thankful. I would be one mad mofo.
~Sent in beast mode using my HTC One~
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Hey chogard. Waaazz up? Where's your Rom if you have the one. Wheres that odexed beauty?
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Lots more confirmations that OTA 1.29.709.12 solved the problem for the Taiwan variant HTC One. WHEN WILL SPRINT/HTC GIVE US AMERICANS THIS FIX?
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Here's some information about 1.29.709.12 upgrade (Taiwan version), and some responses I read from other forum.
And... sorry guys, I really don't know when will your updates come. and i don't have the phone yet . I envy you!
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1.29.709.12(214.04MB)
1. virtual key sensitivity adjusted
Lots confirmed the home/back key issue fixed, looks solid.
2. slow motion video quality recording improved under low lit
Didn't see anyone post about it
3. better Beats Audio experience
Some said the left / right sound are better balanced.
4. reduce background noise when using headphone
a few guys said noise is "significantly" reduced.
5. better bluetooth device matching
a few guys confirmed bluetooth device matched faster.
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For anyone interested, the Taiwan OTA firmware is available here:
http://www.androidrevolution.nl/downloader/download.php?file=1.29.709.12.zip
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Same here. I've found that pressing the button with the pad of my finger vs a tap with the fingertip seems to work more reliably - if only because it covers more of the screen that happens to include the tiny area that registers a button press...
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Same here. I've found that pressing the button with the pad of my finger vs a tap with the fingertip seems to work more reliably - if only because it covers more of the screen that happens to include the tiny area that registers a button press...
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I prefer to tap with my fingertip and this is rarely detected by the home/back buttons, which is SOOOO annoying. I'm debating trying to swap it out for a new one. From what I can tell the problem seems to affect EVRYONE, although many people might not notice or be annoyed by it. So the question is, is it truly a pure software fault, or is it a hardware fault that software (ie, an OTA) can mask or at least partially correct.
That's my preference as well - it has been an adjustment and one that I'm not terribly pleased with. I'm surprised the issue didn't show up in pre-release testing but I have to imagine it's something that software can fix with a remap of the area the system recognizes as buttons.
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I've noticed that the area to hit is small. You have to hit it exactly.
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Where's the Rom Fernando?
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It's really not an issue with the "area", as I can touch the dead center of the home button and it still won't work. Seems to me that it is either not sensitive enough, or some other problem.
Regardless, word is that an OTA fixed this problem on the Taiwan HTC One 2 days ago, so now I guess we just need to complain loud enough that HTC/Sprint pump out the fix to us ASAP before we all return our phones.
Mines like this as well, you can hit the back button dead on and no response. Hopefully they issue a fix somewhat quickly.
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Having this problem as well. My device was built April 9th 2013. I can sit there and tap on the home button for 30 seconds or more in every way possible and have no registration of the contact.
This might just be wishful thinking but for some reason clicking the app drawer icon seems to fix the issue right away making me think this is software.
Other than this the build quality and everything else seems perfect.
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HTC needs to admit they have a problem here and advise us whether we should be returning these or waiting for an OTA patch which will be coming VERY soon.
I saw some people talking about this and didn't know what they were referring to.. I got my phone on launch day and have no issues with it, that looks super annoying
Someone posted this over in the international forum. I haven't tried it, as I haven't noticed a problem with my button sensitivity, but there are others who say it works. Worth a shot if you're experiencing problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231832
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mang0 said:
Someone posted this over in the international forum. I haven't tried it, as I haven't noticed a problem with my button sensitivity, but there are others who say it works. Worth a shot if you're experiencing problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231832
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Calibration does not resolve the issue.
Is it possible to add sounds for the keyboard, notifications and using the touch screen? Since the Nook doesn't make noise, when something doesn't work right, like an app doesn't come up when you tap the icon, it'd be nice to eliminate right off the bat that the screen is not registering your touch. I guess using lots of other gadgets and gizmos that use sound as an attention getter when you've done something wrong I've come to depend on it.
If it is possible would you need root or is there an app for that which I haven't found?
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Is it possible to add sounds for the keyboard, notifications and using the touch screen? Since the Nook doesn't make noise, when something doesn't work right, like an app doesn't come up when you tap the icon, it'd be nice to eliminate right off the bat that the screen is not registering your touch. I guess using lots of other gadgets and gizmos that use sound as an attention getter when you've done something wrong I've come to depend on it.
If it is possible would you need root or is there an app for that which I haven't found?
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To have sounds while using the touchscreen, it's already available in the latest KitKat ROM that CWM11 offers. There's probably add-ons you can get by rooting, I wouldn't doubt that.
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To have sounds while using the touchscreen, it's already available in the latest KitKat ROM that CWM11 offers. There's probably add-ons you can get by rooting, I wouldn't doubt that.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I'll check it out.
I know Samsung's fingerprint scanners have left much to be desired and I hear or see a lot of negative feedback about it in the past and some present but supposedly it was much improved on the Note 4.
I've only had mine for a week but can say I am pleasantly surprised as it has performed much better then expected. I did have low expectations and on the S5 I tested for a while it was mediocre at best with frequent bouts of re-scans but on this one it works great.
I've use mine for lock screen and have probably got a couple hundred tests now and maybe I've had to redo a scan... 5-7 times? For me that's more then acceptable...and the times it fails it was more just me going fast or bad alignment.
All in all I'm very happy and will continue to use it.
I know there are a lot of variables but just curious...how's it working for you and are there tips for others on how to make it more successful?
Now I disable lock screen with fingerprint this need to keep stable phone and not always is possible. I'm using only to lock some apps.
Using it to lock some more personal apps but stopped using it for unlocking the phone because its a hassle really.
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Using it to lock some more personal apps but stopped using it for unlocking the phone because its a hassle really.
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Noob question but how do you lock certain apps with fingerprint instead of the whole phone? Can't find it in settings :s
quadlt said:
Noob question but how do you lock certain apps with fingerprint instead of the whole phone? Can't find it in settings :s
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Its not in the settings, i'm using this app
I find mine fine, occasionally it has a bit of trouble but nothing terrible
Mine actually works pretty well. On else you figure out how to swipe your finger, it works well. The problem is that I don't like the swipe motion, so I don't use it, but when I tested it, it worked well. I wish they would have implemented the scanner into the heart monitor on the back.
Works good once you get the hang of it. Small learning curve coming from TouchID but it is definitely much better than the S5 implementation IMO.
Guess it's not for everyone.
Definitely better then the S5 by a mile. Just surprised so many have issues I guess.
Yes the scanning method itself could be better but I think it's the "registering" or setup of one's print that is causing the issues for most.
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Register your same fingerprint 6 times and it will be much easier to unlock.
Pretty good for me
Works well for me.
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Register your same fingerprint 6 times and it will be much easier to unlock.
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you can only register 3 fingerprints ?
I think samsung made a massive mistake in the finger scanner and I'm obviously comparing it to iphone 6 plus. iPhone 6 plus scanner works seamlessly very single time as it's design and method isn't swipe but touch based. Just like Htc one max finger print scanner samsung idea is flawed difficult to get spot on most times.
Why swipe when a simple touch will do, simples really.:silly:
Wake up samsung before you lose more customers who are getting fed up of their slow reactions to consumer demands.
LBTaylor1984 said:
you can only register 3 fingerprints ?
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Yeah, twice for each register.
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Yeah, twice for each register.
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Please explain this?
LBTaylor1984 said:
Please explain this?
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When you register a fingerprint, it has you swipe it 20 times (two groups of 10). You can add 2 additional fingerprints, each of which need the same registration process. Using the same finger and motion for all 3 fingerprint registrations makes unlocking via the scanner much easier.
Good for me but I want more usefull, convernient: sign in any where, lock/unlock any apps by finger.
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I think samsung made a massive mistake in the finger scanner and I'm obviously comparing it to iphone 6 plus. iPhone 6 plus scanner works seamlessly very single time as it's design and method isn't swipe but touch based. Just like Htc one max finger print scanner samsung idea is flawed difficult to get spot on most times.
Why swipe when a simple touch will do, simples really.:silly:
Wake up samsung before you lose more customers who are getting fed up of their slow reactions to consumer demands.
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Let's think with other way..
Have you seen LG promotion video that said knock code are safer than fingerprint scanner ?
Based on my view, the fingerprint in note 4 and s5 is far safer (because you need to swipe it in right registered angle, ppl who don't know what angle we register won't get easy access to our phone.
And someone post in another thread here, that swipe fingerprint scanner is more secure than touch fingerprint scanner.
So it's just personal opinion, want to choose more ease of use or prefer to safety
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I know there are a lot of variables but just curious...how's it working for you and are there tips for others on how to make it more successful?
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Just make sure to disable the function that wipes your phone if you fail to unlock your phone successfully after x amount of times Nothing happened to me, but I noticed it was checked by default x_x;;
The finger print scanner has been working fine for me, but it does seem to be a tad sensitive.
My advice would be to swipe your finger or thumb in a manner similar to how you might do it without thinking when you are registering your fingerprint, if that makes sense?
know I can do this with root? there is the all in one gestures app but it uses to much battery it seems... I'm coming to the Samsung world from using nexus so the reversed buttons are confusing...
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know I can do this with root? there is the all in one gestures app but it uses to much battery it seems... I'm coming to the Samsung world from using nexus so the reversed buttons are confusing...
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You mean swap the capacitive buttons?
It should be possible by modifying the key file, but come on really?
It's the same with my htc and my tab, buts it's no big deal.
In any case you need root.
ya too bad Google couldn't standardize these... I know it's fairly minor but sucks to have 2 devices with different buttons...
nolook said:
ya too bad Google couldn't standardize these... I know it's fairly minor but sucks to have 2 devices with different buttons...
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Nothing to do with Google, it's Samsung being backward as usual.
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Nothing to do with Google, it's Samsung being backward as usual.
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I meant that Google should enforce the buttons to keep the ui consistent across all the manufacturers...
found a OK solution just hold tab upside down then buttons are at least on right side.. also easier to hear speakers when they fire up...
Simple,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flar2.homebutton
And this one is cool,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixiaoxiao.touchassistant